Jimmy Guterman's Jewels and Binoculars

Back in December, I tried to make this happen. Tonight, I finally did. Visual proof:

First it came out in Europe and it looked like this.

It didn’t get the attention it deserved. Then Ida put it out independently with the track listing moved around and expanded and it looked like this.

It didn’t take over the world in that iteration, so now it’s out on a new label with yet another messed-with track listing. It looks like this.

Most important for my stateside friends, this last version is available in the Lower 48 at reasonable prices. Get Ida Maria’s Fortress Around My Heart, which was my record of the year last year and is looking to duplicate the feat.

“Clean coal is like healthy cigarettes – it does not exist.” — Al Gore

The prospect of a McCain/Palin administration scares me, but this clip cracks me up.

P.S. The language in the video is quite NSFW. And please ignore the “click here to see more” link at the end of the clip.

P.P.S. For a lively, smart, personal take on Palin’s appointment that’s unlike any of the 10,000 other pieces you can read today on the subject, visit “I Am Sarah Palin” on Leaf-Stitch-Word. Forget experience and sexism. This is about class, people.

John McCain may have his own Sandinista project, it turns out. Seems dubious, but amusing nonetheless. Maybe this guy could make a movie built around the alleged event.

P.S. Don’t forget the real Sandinista Project!

What better way to start a new week than by winning a free copy of The Sandinista Project? The first person with a correct answer will win a copy of that semilegendary two-CD set. Good luck!

In what Steven Seagal vehicle is the lead character, played by “the world’s only aikido instructor turned movie star/director/writer/blues guitarist/energy drink inventor,” as he is identified in Seagalogy: A Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal, writing his autobiography on an Apple Newton?

First correct answer in the comments wins. Please don’t cheat. This isn’t Scrabulous.