Rolling Stones: Doom and Gloom

The Rolling Stones need none of my help selling anything, but damn I like what they do in this single! This is some Rock. I love reading the lyrics in the video because they are so damn good. They punch and drawl and leer with all of Jagger’s wit and silk-tempered vitriol. The man is a goddam world treasure and we shall never see his like again. If you can, go see this band play. It is like a bolt of lightening. Nobody does it better.

Alan Watts Drones on About Doing What You Want

The late Alan Watts makes a rather pedantic speech about doing what you love. He’s probably right, but most of his skill is in making something boring sound really good. And his advice only works for the wealthy. Everybody else can just forget everything this man ever said.