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Dave Alvin, Flaco Jimenez, David Hidalgo y Los Cenzontles: ‘Hey, Baby, It’s the Fourth of July’
Roots rock singer/guitar slinger and East Los homie (Downey) Dave Alvin sings a classic ode to America, folky roots, broken hearts, independence and Mexican kids shooting fireworks Hey, baby, it’s the Fourth of July! Alvin is backed in this version by Los Cenzontles, Tex-Mex accordion superstar Flaco Jimenez and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos.
Here’s the original music video, so old it’s in black and white!
Mas…Dave Alvin, Flaco Jimenez, David Hidalgo y Los Cenzontles: ‘Hey, Baby, It’s the Fourth of July’
United States of America scores another gold medal! (toon)
[Payton Hoegh toons regularly at Weekly Political dot com.]
Damn those immigrants from shithole countries (toon)
Dave Chapelle feels bad for poor white Trump voters (NSFW video)
Dave Chapelle doesn’t hate poor white people who voted for Trump; he does feel sorry for them, though. [NSFW excerpt from Chapelle’s upcoming New Year’s Eve streaming special on Netflix.]
Sheriff Joe Arpaio is on the Trump Train to Turdtown (toon)
[Payton Hoegh toons regularly at Weekly Political dot com.]
Donald Trump: Can’t we all just cherish our history? (toon)
[Payton Hoegh toons regularly at Weekly Political dot com.]
Trump: ‘Drain the Sewer’ is my new ‘Drain the Swamp’ (toon)
[Payton Hoegh toons regularly at Weekly Political dot com.]
Try these quality Trump Organization ‘Made In America’ products (toon)
[Payton Hoegh toons regularly at Weekly Political dot com.]
Dave Alvin (The Blasters): ‘Hey, Baby, It’s the Fourth of July’ (video)
Roots rock singer/guitar slinger and East Los homie (Downey) Dave Alvin sings a classic ode to America, folky roots, broken hearts, independence and Mexican kids shooting fireworks. Hey, baby, it’s the Fourth of July!
Trump on Twitter makes the presidency modern again! (toon)
[Payton Hoegh toons regularly at Weekly Political dot com.]
Adios dinero, adios hyna, bienvenidos ‘Tacos,’ hola amor (video)
Life can be better…. But it can be so much worse…. Those Tacos, though. [Video by Eric J. Vasquez]
The Blasters’ Dave Alvin: ‘Hey, Baby, It’s the Fourth of July’ (video)
Roots rock singer/guitar slinger and East Los homie (Downey) Dave Alvin sings a classic ode to America, folky roots, broken hearts, independence and Mexican kids shooting fireworks. Hey, baby, it’s the Fourth of July!
From Dreams to Trash: ‘El Sueño Americano’ (photos)
These photographs document the personal effects of migrants apprehended in the desert by U.S. Border Patrol agents which were subsequently seized and surrendered during processing at a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol facility in southern Arizona.
Life and death on the streets: ‘Los Angeles 1991’ (NSFW video)
Race relations in Los Angeles, 1991 are far from ideal. When Mexican-American Eladio goes to avenge the death of his older brother at the hands of a Korean-American merchant, he soon discovers that he’s not the only one with a reason to kill today. [NSFW adult language, F-bombs; graphic violence.]
Mas…Life and death on the streets: ‘Los Angeles 1991’ (NSFW video)
Saddest song ever! Lalo Guerrero sings “There’s No Tortillas” (video)
The great Lalo Guerrero can hardly sing for all the weeping as he performs There’s No Tortillas. And who can blame him?
Here’s our favorite (non parody) Lalo Guerrero song — he calls it a “boogie woogie jitterbug”:
Mas…Saddest song ever! Lalo Guerrero sings “There’s No Tortillas” (video)
Pocho Ocho top reasons for Brazil vs Alemania futbol FAIL
Tuesday’s disastrous Brazil-Germany FIFA2014 World Cup futbol match, which ended in Germany whipping the host country 7-1, has saddened the nation (photo.) And on Wednesday, Brazil’s soccer fans were struggling to understand what exactly went wrong.
We analyzed press and social media reactions and translated from the Portuguese to bring you their Pocho Ocho top reasons for Brazil’s FAIL:
8. Blame it on the bossa nova, with its magic spell.
7. All those pesky Hitler clones on the Brazil team let Germany win.
6. Alemania? We thought we were playing Ally McBeal!
Mas…Pocho Ocho top reasons for Brazil vs Alemania futbol FAIL
Henry’s Kitchen: How to make very sad anytime chili for one (video)
Henry Phillips, who grew up in New Jersey and got once beaned by a rock his brother threw, prepares Henry’s Anytime Chili for One, but first he needs to convert from metric, and then down-size the family-sized recipe because he’s only making dinner for himself. That involves dividing by seven, which is easier said than done. [NSFW language.]
Depressed? Shy? Ask your doctor if tequila is right for you (video)
Are you depressed? Shy? Trouble coming out of your shell? Do you sometimes feel you should be more assertive? Ask your doctor if tequila is right for you.
Sad? Depressed? It’s time to ‘Ask Your Doctor About Tacos’ (video)
Tacos: the only antidepressant specifically formulated to be freaking delicious!
Election Day Music Video: Bobby McFerrin ‘Don’t Worry Be Happy’
Don’t worry, says MR. POCHO. And be happy.
‘Luchano el Luchador’ was down on his luck, until… (video)
Luchano el Luchador was a wrestling great, a headliner – once upon a time. Now he’s washed up, works a depressing day job and has no hope for the future, until he picks up a card from a business that promises to change his life.
Make sure you keep watching through the elaborate credits (Puta #1, Puta #2, Puta #3, etc.) for the “shaggy dog story” ending!