Professional opiners have begun to ask, "Where are the anthems for the Occupy Movement?" It's a darn good question, and not just because I've written one.

We remember the powerful unifying force of songs like "We Shall Overcome," and "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize," the songs that drove the...

I know, they WERE, to some degree. It's just an excuse to string together some of my favorite Beatles tunes and sing them in boisterous jig time to poke a little fun at St. Patrick on his day. And I can make fun of the Irish, 'cause I'm... German.

When a ship goes down, part of it actually rises for a while. Ever notice that? When I hear about soaring corporate profits made possible by layoffs and outsourcing, I think about the people on the end of the ship that's rising, and what a great time they're having ......

Ever visit a public library? 'Course you have, 'cause you're taxatin', appropriatin', regulatin', nanny-state-in' Socialist!

A song for today's McChrystal/Obama meeting:

Yet another rabid, virulent anti-gay activist who turns out to be gay. And the question becomes, "How do you know when a rabid, virulent anti-gay activist is, in fact gay?" And the answer is, "Well, duh!"

Yep, Pardner, if you're one of them "Grass Roots" protesters who hates socialism and just wants his country back, chances are you're of Western European heritage - a member of Haplogroup R1b perhaps - with ancient brothers and sisters in other haplogroups who populated Australia, and China, and crossed over...

We had a party in honor of Woodstock's 40th anniversary. It was a great event. Thousands of psychedelic relics, rolling their own...oxygen tanks. The Jefferson Facelift played. There was a loitering contest. I dressed completely in hemp, because it IS more comfortable than cotton. And I've never had a pair...

A modest proposal for health care...

In the summer of 1967, the US Supreme Court wrote, "Marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man,' fundamental to our very existence and survival." Of course, gay men could always get married. It's just that their wives didn't think much of it. Happy Loving Day.

If you're two consenting adults (and which of us isn't?) it's nobody's business who you love, right? Nobody's business who you love, where you love, what equipment you might use... Actually, the equipment is somebody's business. And yet, the "Traditional Values" people are all upset over homosexuality in the movies,...

Today is the tenth anniversary of the tragedy at Columbine. As a tribute, here's an ode to the Second Amendment...

In honor of Levi Johnston's admission that he and Bristol didn't always practice safe sex, here's a song dedicated to Sarah Palin, "Abstain With Me."

Today is "Pink Friday": Preliminary pink slips will go out from the California Education Department to employees, including many teachers. So, wear pink and sing along...