I imagine the rest rooms at W’s presidential library will play on the themes found in cheap bars–Cow Pokes, Pointers etc. Regarding Hezbollah, without music their half-time shows must be a tad boring, but the color and pageantry is top drawer.
Arianna Huffington writes a piece about identifying the big money contributors to W. $500,000,000.00 presidential library.
I shall weigh in with Ms. Huffington because careful thought and experience has driven me to the conclusion that Little Golden Books do not require much space. As for the “Think” tank which shall write glowing reviews of W’s presidency, there is a problem. Those flashlight-size, kindergarten crayons will demand storage space as will the detente rugs and congressional policy Jungle Jim.
Please find the column and NYT link at the Huffington Post.
Huffington Post also linked to a New York Times article about Hezzbollah’s desire to train Iraq fighters. The Post used an AP photo which supports a concept I have had about the radical Islamic organization.
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July 25, 2006
Dozens of ‘talking heads’ are informing us about Hezbollah–its terrorist tactics, fighting style, strength, social policies and aggressive behaviors. I have not heard one word about its fashion sense and choreographic stylings. That ends now.
The first thing noticed in any video of parading Hezbollah troops is the intricate nature of their marching style. In one clip, In a sixteen bar sequence(Western drum cadences are in 4/4 time and consume sixteen bars for a total of 64 beats.), I counted the following styles:
1. Gilbert & Sullivan chorus line
2. Riverdance
3. Mussolini Black Shirt
4. Grambling University Marching Band
5. North Korean Goose Step6. Mid-1950s American Hambone
I’m certain Martha Graham would have had difficulty keeping pace with these men.
The second aspect which separates the Party of God from the competition is their inordinately strong urge to amass uniform styles. I imagine the pre-march preparations are reminiscent of a Fall New York, Paris or Milan fashion show dressing room.
These few enclosed photographs show more uniforms than those which accompanied the British Rock Invasion of the 1960s. There are numerous uniforms not pictured and I did not even include snapshots of the women auxiliary divisions and the many Children’s units. Each had a different array of mufti. It is no wonder they cannot afford diesel for their tanks.
