OVERKILL, WALK THE LINE, KILL THE LIGHTS, IT'S LAMPSHADE TIME

I’m informed that Michael 'Würzel' Burston – formerly of Motörhead – is gone.

Technically I got into Motörhead during the Eddie Clarke years, but Würzel and Phil Campbell were more than worthy replacements, and I have several albums from that era.

1916 is one of them, and while it’s not exactly the greatest Motörhead album ever made, it does feature one of their best songs, as well as one of the best opening riffs in rock history, says I.

Respect.

Also, condolences to the person on my F-list who actually used to hang out with Würzel. Which is, I need not tell you, awesome.

Bought the farm and I won’t sell,

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BECAUSE YR NOT REALLY A GLOBETROTTER TIL YOU'VE OPENED AN OFFICE IN BEIJING

I get press releases.

Sometimes they’re about fake basketball teams.



No surprise, in a way – after all, basketball has a respectable following in China, thanks to Yao Ming going pro. And hey, they’re called the Globetrotters for a reason, I guess.

BACKGROUND: Like a lot of people my age, I first learned about them via Saturday morning cartoons. Meadowlark Lemon and Curly Neal were a part of my pop-culture landscape. They never made me want to pick up a basketball beyond some backyard hoop-chaw (as we call it in Tennessee), but they were a whole lotta fun to watch.

And even then, I had no idea the team had been around since the late 1920s. And they were actually from Chicago, not Harlem.

The things you learn about yr pop-culture past.

FUN FACT: Henry Kissinger is an honorary Globetrotter. Make of that what you will.

ANOTHER FUN FACT: The Globetrotters’ theme music is “Sweet Georgia Brown” by Brother Bones.

All the way from downtown,

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