Friday Random Ten: Join the ARFM!
The ARFM (Agitprop's Revolutionary Front for Malta) is an organization that I formed yesterday which seeks the restoration of the Maltese monarchy into the hands of yours truly. My grandmother was Maltese. Before she died in 2001 she used to tell me that I should have been a prince in Malta. She said that our family supposedly had royal blood. I would repeatedly ask her why her family left the island if they were in fact royalty. To that she responded, "I don't know".
That said, I am determined to reclaim my rightful place on the throne of Malta. Would anyone like to join my organization? It will be something like the Iraqi National Congress, except I'm not an asshole like Ahmed Chalabi. If you join I promise you a sweet spot in my royal cabinet.
And now, on with the music . . .
1. Lucky 13 - Smashing Pumpkins
A B-Side from their Greatest Hits album. It's ok. Next.
2. Home Grown - Culture
Some Jamaican guy singing about how fine his home grown weed is, accompanied by guitar and harmonica. It's too early for songs about weed.
3. Numbed In Moscow - Portishead
Now we're talking. This is something mellow to wake up to. I can't take heavy music in the morning. Slow trip-hop beats are just what the doctor ordered.
4. Flutter Girl - Chris Cornell
This guy has one of the best voices in rock today. Taken from his solo album "Euphoria Album" which he recorded in between gigs with Soundgarden and Audioslave. This track is rather Beatlesque.
5. Just Another - Pete Yorn
Although this is a slow one, Pete can rock well. I saw him about three years ago in a small club in the OC.
6. Blue in Green - Bill Evans
Too slow. Next.
7. Further on up the Road - Eric Clapton
Hmm, was this the song Clapton played at The Last Waltz?
8. Los Angeles - Ozma
Sounds like an indie version of late 1990's Weezer.
9. Born of a Broken Man - Rage Against the Machine
Morello and De La Rocha, great combo. Born of a broken man, but not a broken man . . .
10. Nebula - Incubus
From the S.C.I.E.N.C.E. album, back when they were heavy into that space metal sound and Brandon Boyd still had dreads.
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Roxanne (Rox Populi) Norbizness Amanda (Pandagon) Lauren (Feministe)
Agitprop in Guatemala, April 2005.
Plotting coups is sort of a hobby of mine. I'd love to help. First things first: We need to set up an information (wink, propaganda, wink) center that produces op-eds arguing why we NEED to take out Malta NOW. Everything else will follow from that.
Posted by: john @ blogenlust | July 15, 2005 at 07:13 AM
Great! I think we should go with the following angle: Malta is where Saddam secretly transferred the WMD right before the US invasion of Iraq. It's also very close to Libya, so it probably has close ties to Qaddafi. Maybe he sent some of his WMD there before he publicly renounced his WMD programs.
Considering the island is only about 200 square miles big, our Marines could sack the place faster than they did Grenada. We'll be greeted as liberators with flowers and candy. It will be a cakewalk!
Posted by: Agitprop | July 15, 2005 at 07:23 AM
I've been told by a very reliable source that I was a Cherokee princess in a former life. Please count me in!
Posted by: Kate | July 15, 2005 at 02:36 PM
Sire! I pledge my sword to the cause. It's one of those little cocktail swords, a purple one, but nonetheless.
I don't have any skills, so could I be vice president or something?
Posted by: Mark | July 16, 2005 at 07:57 AM
May I be so bold as to request the cabinet position in charge of all the Vineyards? ;)
M#
Posted by: Mary | July 16, 2005 at 05:52 PM