Bargaining for Banality (Unmeaning Flattery)

Thursday 07/21/2005 12:32 PM

A street in Prague. Those trains go flying by down the middle of the street all the time. (2003)

File Under: I Took This Photo!; Prague; Travel

I'm reading several books right now. Near the end of my Philip Marlowe book, I ran across these few lines that instantly flashed me back to my state government days. Now if any of my friends from the old stomping grounds are reading this, you know who I'm talking about (and it's not you!).

Here ya go:

"They were never young and will never be old. They have no beauty, no charm, no style. They don't have to please anybody. They are safe. They are civil without ever quite being polite and intelligent and knowledgeable without any real interest in anything. They are what human beings turn into when they trade life for existence and ambition for security."

Orchestra Baobab "Pirates Choice"

I watched a little bit of the recent Live 8 concert and during one segment they cut to the Live 8 concert in Johannesburg, South Africa. There was the coolest music being played on stage. The cut into the middle of it and then cut to commercial before it was finished. Thank God they at least displayed the name of the group: Orchestra Baobab.

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