Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for December 05, 2013
December 02, 2013
December 12, 2013
Transcript:
cheers for the cheerless for the burned-out c'mon, guys. i'm really tired, dispirited & uninspired. all things gold & burgundy fill me with a vast ennui. for the depressed two bits four bits six bits a dollar! curl into a fetal ball and listen to some mahler! mahler mahler symphony #6 the tragic mahler kinder-toten lieder for those who have moved on. redskins? football? i don't care! i;ve discovered solitaire! for those who never cared much anyway. push 'em back push 'em back sis boom bah! footbal is an-athema!
Ida No almost 11 years ago
Is it possible to like reading comics here, and still have time to watch sports? Wouldn’t it make sense to just read more comics?
Sisyphos almost 11 years ago
Poor Richard. Whatever else, he’s doomed to being a fan of the W*sh*ngt*n Redskins [see? I made that inoffensive—the way the team plays]. That alone explains burn-out, depression, moving on, and energetic apathy….
Thomas R. Williams almost 11 years ago
Despicable faux combat. But I had a second cousin who was paralyzed in a high school scrimmage, so I’m a tad prejudiced.
puddlesplatt almost 11 years ago
Try Mahlers 2nd! for a real kick.
Thehag almost 11 years ago
this maybe the only time Mahler has made anyone laugh out loud.
chromosome Premium Member almost 11 years ago
I used to listen to Mahler’s 6th symphony quite often when I was in college. Oddly, it raised my spirits! I still enjoy listening to it now and then.
WaitingMan almost 11 years ago
Mahler’s 9th puts a smile on my face. His “Kindertotenlieder” (Songs on the Death of Children), not so much.