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DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANSAuthor: Rich Buckland and Bill Mesnik
My Fellow Americans, Life is actually just a microscopic, deluded moment in time, so let's cut to the freakin' chase. One look at our impending election debacle can solidify my case. It has been my contention since birth, that the answer to every difficulty we encounter on this sacred yet demented Stone, can be revealed with ultimate clarity through the ultra neurotic engagements of Music, Art, Literature, Film, Poetry and a good Pastrami sandwich. Why would any sane human spend so must time on a film set (Do you know how long you gotta wait until your 8 second deliverance of an edited beyond repair line gets a chance to become a professional embarrassment etched in time forever? ) or expend so much energy in a recording studio, piecing together another ode to a man or woman who could not care less how much love existed within your digestive tract? It's all about hymns and prayers and a quest for mercy and forgiveness and silence and faith. We were blessed with Charles Bukowski, Gene Chandler, Lenny Bruce, Mitch Ryder and a legion of creative explorers whose influences provided the air we breathe. So Let's Dance! This site shall explore the reaper, find a way to disarm the stench of injustice, discover some true loves and talk it all over before it's all over. So what's the worst that our desires could produce? Failure? So sue me. I'm going to require your assistance in making as much trouble for the grown-ups as possible. Let the record show that my childish heart yearns to disrupt the madness. Join me Ladies and Germs!With Gratitude For Gena Rowlands, Nancy Sinatra, Jerry Quarry, Leo Gorcey, Arthur Alexander and Joey Heatherton, Your Splendid Bohemian, Rich Buckland. Language: en-us Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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I CHING DIARY: HOW CAN YOU TELL IF SOMEONE IS SCAMMING YOU? MEZ SEES THE NATHAN FIELDER DOC, AND WONDERS "WHO'S SCAMMING WHO?" PLUS: AN "ELECTION DISAFFECTION" BONUS TRACK - FROM THE 1948 HENRY WALLACE CAMPAIGN, "IT'S THE SAME OLD MERRY GO ROUND."
Wednesday, 4 November, 2026
I just saw the Nathan Fielder documentary, “YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING,” about Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced billionaire tech entrepreneur, and it got me thinking… is it possible to ever know what’s really true when one person is dealing with another? Nathan spends the entire 3 hour movie trying to get Liz to admit that she lied to commit fraud, and she never does. Throughout the uncomfortable silences she holds her wide-eyed stare, and the tears well up and stream down her face - as she insists she has NEVER told a lie. Their connection in those moments is so intimate and Fielder struggles with his doubts. Holmes’s surrogate, Amanda Seyfriend, (the actress who played her in a made for TV movie), suggests to Nathan that perhaps he has fallen for her and lost his objectivity. So, getting at the “truth” seems really impossible. I have known a pathological liar or two, and it’s said that they lie without hesitation, even if there’s nothing to hide, and believe their own lies. So, then, it gets to the point where you just have to disbelieve by default. But, then I feel guilty about potentially losing my faith in the inherent goodness of people. The question then becomes: is it worse to allow myself getting scammed so I can retain my faith in humanity, or become a cynic just to protect myself?Do you suspect someone is playing you right now? Do you have that nagging feeling of doubt as your entanglement gets deeper?Let’s consult the oracle: Today’s question is “HOW CAN I TELL IF SOMEONE IS SCAMMING ME?”HEXAGRAM 13: “RELATIONSHIP” / Heaven over Fire: (moving lines 2-6) . HEXAGRAM 19: ‘OPPORTUNITY” / Earth over Lake.
