George Bush barfing on Japan’s Prime Minister

restored video of George HW. Bush 🤮 barfing on the Prime Minister of Japan. The way this man described it on the comments I had to include it.

Love the silent tension and chaos of a man vomiting at an inopportune time. something about the outdated VHS quality, the sickening liminal, beige interior,  the aggressively soothing background music, juxtaposed, with the visuals, create a somewhat striking, and visceral image. Watching the bush team frantically sprawl to contain the spilling old man vomit is the perfect mix of both disturbing & rare.

https://youtu.be/B_KVL-wtpgg

Saturday, October 24: Visiting Bob in East Falls and Other Stuff

Sunrise This Morning

After a pretty wild set of dreamed last night I woke up to a really nice sunrise once again here in jolly old Fairmount. I got all my clothes took stuff down

V. Lenin to Darth Vader

and headed out to catch the 48 bus. There was

Next Door Building a Deck

no detour. The bus told me that the detour is an effective on the weekend. I'm certainly glad that it isn't raining like I thought it might've been. I'm now walking up third Street to meet Larry

Here Comes Some Rain

@Starbucks. I'm not going to have a coffee since I'm not even

It's Almost Holloween

done the one I bought at Rye bread in an hour and a half to two

Clean Energy

hours ago. I guess I'm going to go home and maybe take a nap after the meeting because I'm feeling I'm

The Dandelion

going to be ired. Yes it's a cold day outside in Philadelphia while waiting

tup in line for Starbucks trying to think if there's any events during

The Dandelion

the day. There is an event tonight that Larry would like me to go to. Come to

Posing for a Shot

think of it, get together with Bob after the meeting. It's now 11:44 AM I am not on top of Larry's roof deck in his condo right get a skyline view of the church steeple the Ben Franklin Bridge and the

Delaware river. Most folks appear to be busy with their own

Ben Franklin Bridge

activities. Bob hasn't checked in yet. It's very sunny outside.

View of 2nd Street from Room

We decided to come and relax and watch movies. We're gonna check out Larry's Netflix.

I convinced Larry to watch Fargo. He wasn't that interested but I liked it. His wife went out sailing in

Fargo!!

Delaware since it's the last weekend of sailing. I didn't help Blair move a couple things up in his attic and

took down a pet cage so I can put it away. I had a yogurt and a banana since I got a little wee bit hungry.  I am now on the 48 heading home. When I get

Stepping on the Bus Lane

home I'm planning a nap and a shower. Next is an arts

Here Comes the 48

culture festival at the art alliance. It's at 18th St. between Locust and Spruce. I first had to get a nap

because I was so tired. Well that nap helped out that's for certain. And then  I got up and talked to

Sharon after she finished your haircut for her friend. I also got a quick trim

Sharon @ Work

of the hair as well. Well I thought

Heading to Bob's

I could go to Bob's hang out and then take the train back to Center City to meet Larry and Veronica.

Bad Parkway Traffic

That didn't work out. It all started with the bad traffic at the parkway. I ended up catching the Chestnut

Nice View of Center City

 Broken-Down Bus

Bob's and he lives really close to Nadine. Nadine lives on a little street called Conrad. I'm hoping we can

get together tonight it's about 746 I'm knocking to be able to go downtown in time. Larry just told me

Bob and his New House

that the event starts at eight not at 7. Buckshot back the whole basement because it was covered

The Porch

message. I need to eat soon because it's 7:54 PM. Well we ended up going to a place called Murphy's.

Nadine

We had chicken wings and pork wings. They're both very good and filling. Nadine got back to us and we

Good Party

walked on over to her place on Conrad and chilled out for a while. Next we went to a party in the apartment

Donald Trump & Mexican

that Nadine has with her tenants.

After or mom and I crashed on this huge couch that Nadine has. It was a fun night

Time for Tuesday!!!!

Waiting for Bus 7am

Well twice I attempted to start the blog birthday and twice it said it was uploading and never uploaded so afterwords I walked  a friend  to 7th & Market, then  turned around, to 8th and Market to

At Saxby's

catch the EL.I got to work and didn't have a lot of interviewing for his energy not getting my miscellaneous junk and complete 3 reports just in time! I was quite relieved  that reports got done.  I got this message today and I thought it was funny.  

"The blog is cute - Sure I can meet up with you this weekend. PS I like the same kind of food you do."

What can say I got the cutest blog in West Philly! Correct that all of Philly ha

Cream in Coffee

ha Ha ha ha!! It's 6:50 PM I am now going to the Gratitude meeting at 17th and Delancey. It's a nice day all around.

Just before the gratitude I got a message from someone I got this text from someone I know well.

"What do you do when you want to throw your life away?"

I want to say in blunt terms get with(in) the program. I realize however I can't make anybody do anything that they're not prepared to do themselves. As I've heard many times you have to want it not just need it.

7th Street towards Market

I also heard from new friend in Michigan with her own views of  living in a large city. I found it to interesting. She lives in a small town where it is quiet

'Thank you mark from Philly. it was a pleasure meeting you also. your life is so different than mine. i look at your pictures and think damn, i couldn't live that way...in the city with no trees and all those people. i sit here tonight with no sound whatsoever. no nothing. quiet. peaceful. i couldn't live any other way.

Yes I have to agree with her, trees do make a place more livable and quiet!!

It's nice to meet new people from different lands and experiences. I met this friend at the Wheatland Music Festival earlier this month. It was a gas and I hope to come back in Sept 2014!!
I will wrap this up with a comment about 1992. This is the LAST time the Pittsburgh Pirates made the MLB Playoffs.

"This just in: 1992 was a long time ago. In fact, some who are reading this may not have even been alive then. What was happening in 1992? Tom Brady was a sophomore at Serra High School in San Mateo, CA. End of the Road by Boyz II men was the No. 1 song (as if you didn’t know). And Barry Bonds and Kirk Gibson were teammates with the Pittsburgh Pirates.That’s also the last time the Pirates made it to the postseason — before today."

On my front Porch

Boy that does sure bring me back to the carefree days of yore. The movie "American Graffiti" asked the question: "Where were you in '62?" In my Well, 1992 was when Bill Clinton won the presidency. This ENDED a woeful time to be a Democrat with losses with Michael Dukakis,  Walter Mondale and Jimmy Carter getting creamed by Ronald Reagan. I was going back to work for the Welfare Department and I was fired from the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging after 5 painful months. Frankly, I just sucked at that job. It was VERY depressing.  To my  friends born in the early 60's I want to ask the question:

Appel Farm in Elmer 1992

"Where were you in '92??

My World

Pat

Well, that is all. October is right around the Corner and a trip to San Diego is coming up on Oct 8th to Oct 15

Flashback!! REM Man on the Moon and 1992 Too!

Wes and Greg Rhode Island Dec 1992

Nadine and I 1992

This is back in the day of REM doing videos in the 90's. The Album was "Automatic for the People." released in 1992

I feel like I'm having a flashback to that time. I'm having a flashback because for the first time since 1992

November 1992: Training for my Current Job

I am actually going out. It reminds me of 1992 when I had a good attitude and I tried to meet anyone and that was that. I talked to folks today and I saw people from the past.in the middle of Philly.Here are some snapshots of the video of REM song "Man on the Moon".  and my photo highlights. I heard this song at the Milk and Honey Cafe where I cooled my heals before I got my haircut. The thing that REALLY got me to dig up this song and the photos was my old roommate Nadine calling me out of the blue. She sent one of the photos above of us in a photo.

Nadine and Lisa Dec 1993

December 1992

Video of "Man on the Moon

  

Man on the Moon by REM. This song is from Automatic For The People form 1992. 

Mott the Hoople and the Game of Life. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Monopoly, twenty one, checkers, and chess. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mask. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
See you in heaven if you make the list. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool

Moses went walking with the staff of wood. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Newton got beaned by the apple good. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are you having fun?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool

Here's a little agit for the never-believer. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a little ghost for the offering. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling (wrestling bears). Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now Andy, did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey baby, are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool

If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon
If you believed there's nothing up his sleeve, then nothing is cool

Sources:
http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.ns...

1989 Chris, Mike Kim, ? Wes.
I am kneeling in front