Thursday, December 24, 2009

DicksnJanes #228: happeeholidaze


Testing the new Christmas present. (the camera, stupid - not the hat!)

A happy Scarborough Dude gears up for the holiday season.

Music: Sleeve's Christmas Song
Year: 1958

Thursday, December 17, 2009

DicksnJanes #227: allchubbedup


The Scarborough Dude pisses on the Olympic Torch by mistake. Plus the usual rants & raves eh.

Music:
It’s Only Love - Beatles - Help!
A Pub With No Beer - Gordon Parsons - Essential Aussie Songs
Year: 1965

Special Thanks to James and Dave of Two Schooners Podcast for permission to borrow some of their shitty audio eh! Cheers mates!

Sunday, December 13, 2009

DicksnJanes #226: letusbemen




The Scarborough Dude manages once again to stuff thousands of words into another hour of your precious time.

Year: 1999

Music:
Put Your Lights On - Santana - Supernatural
Lost John (Live) - Van Morrison, Lonnie Donegan & Chris Barber - The Skiffle Sessions: Live In Belfast 1998
You Really Got A Hold On Me - Beatles - With The Beatles
DicksnJanes Theme courtesy of John Meadows

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

December 8

December 8, 2006
by Yoko Ono Lennon

December 8th is near again. Every year, on this day, I hear from many people from all over the world who remember my husband, John Lennon, and his message of peace. They write to tell me they are thinking of John on this day and how he was shot and killed at the prime of his life, at age 40, when he had so much life ahead of him.

Thank you for your undying love for John and also for your concern for me on this tragic anniversary. This year, though, on December 8th, while we remember John, I would also like us to focus on sending the following messages to the millions of people suffering around the world:

  • To the people who have also lost loved ones without cause: forgive us for having been unable to stop the tragedy. We pray for the wounds to heal.
  • To the soldiers of all countries and of all centuries, who were maimed for life, or who lost their lives: forgive us for our misjudgments and what happened as a result of them.
  • To the civilians who were maimed, or killed, or who lost their family members: forgive us for having been unable to prevent it.
  • To the people who have been abused and tortured: forgive us for having allowed it to happen.

Know that your loss is our loss.
 Know that the physical and mental abuse you have endured will have a lingering effect on our society, and the world. 
Know that the burden is ours.

As the widow of one who was killed by an act of violence, I don’t know if I am ready yet to forgive the one who pulled the trigger. I am sure all victims of violent crimes feel as I do. But healing is what is urgently needed now in the world.

Let’s heal the wounds together.

Every year, let’s make December 8th the day to ask for forgiveness from those who suffered the insufferable.
Let’s wish strongly that one day we will be able to say that we healed ourselves, and by healing ourselves, we healed the world.

With deepest love,

Yoko Ono Lennon

New York City 2006
Published in the New York Times, 8th December 2006.

Sunday, December 06, 2009

DicksnJanes #225: iaintnowussy


In the photo: The Accountant, the Babe, and Barnacle Bill- all seriously hungover after a long night at Diamond Tooth Gerties in Dawson City, Yukon.
The Scarborough Dude thinks there are way too many wussies out there.
Years: 1975 and 1984
Music:
Oh Yeah - Yello
My Pony Won't Go - Gordon Lightfoot - Old Dan's Records