The Curious Mr. Rollins: Henry Rollins on the Glenn Beck Rally, Annoying Customs Officials, and Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew"

• Rollins is a tool. Period.

• Yay...another boring liberal column...

• I still remember where I was when I first heard Bitches Brew and Live Evil, Awesome discs !

• Crystal Castles?!! Where are your balls, Henry?

• They will say anything, do anything, in order to answer thier shecks, even at the expense of hard working value producers.

• The Clintons do not owe any one anything as far as material items. They have earned their money, the do have the right to shum all comments.

• Once I slammed this LARP wizard staff into thr ground in jest - and when I came home huge quake somwhere on the news ! That it got so wicked

• "People that can only use Nazi propaganda methods, and refuse to discuss things intelligently, have nothing going for them." Beck endorsed a book by Nazi sympathizer Elizabeth Dilling on his show. 'Nuff said.

• You religious nuts crack me up. "Contributing money to honest debate in a Democratic Republic. " No, you didn't do that to "contribute to a debate." You did it because you wanted to deny another human being their worth as members of humanity. Morally, what the Mormon Church is doing is the equivalent of blacks being chased out of Lester Maddox' restaurant with axe handles wielded against them or Orville Faubus refusing to allow Little Rock schools to integrate. Or allow blacks and whites to marry. The very dialogue that came out of southern bigots during the civil rights movement is little removed from that of the rhetoric of anti-gay marriage can't mind their own business busy bodies. For crying out loud, with all the real evil in the world, some of it directly perpetrated by the Republican politicians you guys vote for election cycle after election cycle, you campaign against two guys or two women who love each other? Got some pretty big control issues do you? That and the magic underwear are why Mormons are still seen as odd by most of America, including Southern Baptists, who view your church as a cult akin to that of another Republican favorite, the Rev. Moon's.

• Just wanted to share my favorite Miles memory: I was in a biker bar in North Tucson back in the days when jukeboxes still had vinyl, and I was so psyched to find 'bitches brew' that I put a pocket full of silver into that machine and just let it rip. Pure voodoo. After about half an hour, a large gentleman in leather walked over and stood there, staring at me, then kicked the plug out of the wall... Being on unfamiliar turf, I just raised my glass & smiled. In retrospect, I got off easy... PS: thanks for coming back to Soho in Santa Barbara; great to see you again...

• What does it mean to discuss something meaningfully..a lot of times our language is either cryptic, loaded or just coming from such a unique perspective and use of language (or any combination of the above) that for another human being to derive truthfulness from semantics and syntax is no small feat. (is not content important?) I could say that my perspective of Glenn Beck is that he is experiencing a certain degree of narcissism. He is a bit in love with the image of himself and his place in the world. His work is filtered through this... are his opinions Just or True...I am sure that is all relative. I personally do not agree with him having a soap box all his own..but also believe that there will be enough people of America that will not be influenced and spoon fed what to think by one guy on the Fox network. when I think Nazi I think Mind Control, bigotry, hate, elitism and a basic horrifying disregard for human life. To call something Nazi is a BOLD statement. there is an entire movement of people that are traversing the human experience.. I am just becoming aware of this movement, what it is and how powerful its approach to interpreting oneself and the world one lives in....human evolution as part of a connected whole is being studied, discussed and encouraged by many organizations --The Integral Institute, The Institute for Noetic Sciences, David Lynch's Transcendental Meditation, Ralph Metzer, ..the list is rather tremendous..!! it is exciting ..I wish more poeple had the time in this hectic world to listen, digest and integrate some of what they are teaching...it isnt easy but I do think it is worthwhile... we are in a time that is completely new for everybody. it is scary. We DONT know what to do. .. I am not sure we are supposed to have all the answers....the minimum I hope would start with a reverence for life. Religion is a perspective , a lense in which to interpret a human experience.... things can get screwed up from this platform.... but a reverence for life...how can we screw that up? I think it comes down to trust...we have seen what humans are capable of....we are afraid of getting hurt.... self loathing, greed, self righteousness, having to have one's way no matter the consequence... being able to sit in the middle of a David Lynch movie... I think that is where we are... this trip to China..for whatever reason brought with it a sense of trepidation for me. we are so vulnerable to this super power in the world now. speaking of reverence for life..I just tried to kill a scorpion that I would rather not have crawling into my ear while i am sleeping.... oh well. if I see him again I will try and gracefully get him back outside.... life is too short not to love. and I am off on a tangent.... There was a time that China was a closed country..travel there was not possible...they are now owning major water ways blocking access for American trade....how long have they been dreaming this up...will the world ever see a time when one people is not putting energy into suppressing another? The move is not military...I think greed has been rotting away the integrity of humanity for a long time. Eve Ensler in her book "I am an emotional creature" is very articulate about the state of the world...and how things have changed.. I don't think it is possible to have a relationship virtually...honest in person interaction is the truest way and possibly the only way for human connection and for cultures to be a part of a global community. Maybe we need more people traveling and creating real life relationships in order for us to stop treating each other like "avatars" or "conquests". the world will never be ideal..there will always be a wide spectrum of beliefs, abilities, needs, wants....getting out of the cycle of our genetic code and our history is no small feat.

• "Fred Flowers say: People that can only use Nazi propaganda methods, and refuse to discuss things intelligently, have nothing going for them. The same methods are being used against Glenn Beck." Hmm that is what Beck has been doing using Nazi propaganda tactics , while accusing them at the same time comparing them to the Nazi's. Milibank counts Nazi references on Beck's show "Consider these tallies from Glenn Beck's show on Fox News since Obama's inauguration: 202 mentions of Nazis or Nazism, according to transcripts, 147 mentions of Hitler, 193 mentions of fascism or fascist, and another 24 bonus mentions of Joseph Goebbels. Most of these were directed in some form at Obama -- as were the majority of the 802 mentions of socialist or socialism on Beck's nightly "report.""

• Fred Flowers your comment sounds more like porpaganda. You forgot to mention that the Mormon Church "Two conflicts between the LDS and the the federal government: The LDS church has had a fascinating and turbulent history. They have had two major conflicts with the federal government. The first occurred in the mid-19th century when the Mormon practice of polygyny -- a form of polygamy -- was the main reason why statehood for Utah was initially rejected. Six additional refusals followed, between 1849 and 1887. In 1890, as the government was about to seize the assets of the LDS Church, the Prophet received a revelation from God. This was the "Great Accommodation" that changed suspended the practice of polygyny -- a form of polygamy. On 1896-JAN-4, Utah became the 45th state in the union. Pressure was also felt by the LDS during the 1970's because of the LDS' institutionalized racism. The IRS was threatening to cancel the church's non-profit tax exempt status. University sports teams were refusing to compete in Utah. This pressure was relieved on 1978-JUN-6 when the church received a new revelation from God to end the practice of discrimination against persons of African-American heritage."

• The original base player for the New York Dolls was a Mormon convert (now deceased). Ed Big Daddy Roth was a Mormon (also deceased). The producer of the Original Star Wars Movie and the first sequel is Mormon, Gary Kurtz. The person who started Pixar, Ed Catmull, and still is the top executive at Pixar and is also in charge of all Animated Movies at Disney (Including Toy Story etc.), is a Mormon. The inventor of the first electric amplified acoustic guitar Alvino Rey, was a Mormon. The producer of the Soap Opera Passions was a Mormon (deceased). The inventor of T.V. was a Mormon, Philo Farnsworth. The father of stereophonic sound was a Mormon (deceased). Medical instruments and prosethetic devices have had a huge impact by Mormon inventors and researchers. The Six Million Dollar Man was produced by a Mormon named Glen A. Larson who also produced Battle Star Galactica. I could go on and on. Right now Glen Beck is being accused of being a Mormon. Is this a bad thing? During the debate on Prop. 8 there were ads placed on T.V. pointing out that legalizing Gay Male parents would mean that a female child would be denied the inherent right to have a Mommy. The response by the anti 8 committee was to accuse prop. 8 of being a Mormon initiative. This is a bad thing? Regardless, it was pure Nazi-style slander tactics that had nothing to do with the debate over whether Homosexual parents should be allowed to deny a child the right to having a Mommy. Instead of addressing the question head on, they have done nothing but slander Mormons... for what again? Contributing money to honest debate in a Democratic Republic. The same thing is happening with Glenn Beck as we speak. It will keep happening. It is good for people to disagree and discuss. Those of European descent learned this from the Native Americans. It is good to communicate. Simple as that. Those who use Nazi-style slander tactics are the worst form of Anti-Americans. If anyone had any doubt that Gays are unfit parents, there can be no doubt now. None at all. People that can only use Nazi propaganda methods, and refuse to discuss things intelligently, have nothing going for them. The same methods are being used against Glenn Beck. I say let the man speak. If you disagree with him, then explain why you think that is so. Simple as that. Hmmmmmmm..... The word Think, what an amazing word that is.

• The original base player for the New York Dolls was a Mormon convert (now deceased). Ed Big Daddy Roth was a Mormon (also deceased). The producer of the Original Star Wars Movie and the first sequel is Mormon, Gary Kurtz. The person who started Pixar, Ed Catmull, and still is the top executive at Pixar and is also in charge of all Animated Movies at Disney (Including Toy Story etc.), is a Mormon. The inventor of the first electric amplified acoustic guitar Alvino Rey, was a Mormon. The producer of the Soap Opera Passions was a Mormon (deceased). The inventor of T.V. was a Mormon, Philo Farnsworth. The father of stereophonic sound was a Mormon (deceased). Medical instruments and prosethetic devices have had a huge impact by Mormon inventors and researchers. The Six Million Dollar Man was produced by a Mormon named Glen A. Larson who also produced Battle Star Galactica. I could go on and on. Right now Glen Beck is being accused of being a Mormon. Is this a bad thing? During the debate on Prop. 8 there were ads placed on T.V. pointing out that legalizing Gay Male parents would mean that a female child would be denied the inherent right to have a Mommy. The response by the anti 8 committee was to accuse prop. 8 of being a Mormon initiative. This is a bad thing? Regardless, it was pure Nazi-style slander tactics that had nothing to do with the debate over whether Homosexual parents should be allowed to deny a child the right to having a Mommy. Instead of addressing the question head on, they have done nothing but slander Mormons... for what again? Contributing money to honest debate in a Democratic Republic. The same thing is happening with Glenn Beck as we speak. It will keep happening. It is good for people to disagree and discuss. Those of European descent learned this from the Native Americans. It is good to communicate. Simple as that. Those who use Nazi-style slander tactics are the worst form of Anti-Americans. If anyone had any doubt that Gays are unfit parents, there can be no doubt now. None at all. People that can only use Nazi propaganda methods, and refuse to discuss things intelligently, have nothing going for them. The same methods are being used against Glenn Beck. I say let the man speak. If you disagree with him, then explain why you think that is so. Simple as that. Hmmmmmmm..... The word Think, what an amazing word that is.

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