I don't know about you, but after this past week I need some comic relief. And as far as music goes, comic relief can only mean one thing for me—Disco! First up is The Classic by the Bee Gees. There is no substitute.
After that we've got Monty Python's famous sketch about the American economy the legendary Norwegian Blue Parrot ("beautful plumage"). After the parrot, Lewis Black talks about bottled water. And we'll end with the wonderful scene where Chief Dan George goes to the mountain top to die in Little Big Man. To appreciate this clip, you need to know that when he refers to "human beings," he means all Native Americans, which explicitly does not include the White Man. George plays Old Lodge Skins (aka. Grandfather).
Disgusted by the human condition, Grandfather has laid himself down to die, but it starts to rain and he wakes up instead. After I read some of the comments on my peak oil post, Old Lodge Skins expresses exactly how I felt—
Old Lodge Skins: Am I still in this world?
Jack Crabb: Yes, Grandfather.
Old Lodge Skins: [groans] I was afraid of that. Well, sometimes the magic works. Sometimes, it doesn't.
Enjoy.
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