KillgoreTrout

Once a wander, working vagabond, fellow traveler on this 3rd stone from the sun. Hurtling through space and time. Lover of books (especially the classics), all kinds of books from novels, poetry, essay collections, fiction and nonfiction and a big Kurt Vonnegut fan. I am a secular humanist and technically an atheist.....Taoist.
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Weekend Music Thread – Summer Time

With school children and Congress on Summer vacation (is there a difference?), it's a perfect time to celebrate the season. So this week's theme is all about Summer, vacations and relaxing.

Weekend Thread? A Potpourri of Posts

I have mixed ideas about this weekend's entertainment. Of course, music is always the main attraction, but I felt the need for some humor and biting satire concerning this...

The Weekend Music Thread-Love and Light

It's been a tough week for love and happiness. Recent events have drawn darker lines between us human beings. Justice has proven to be a not so funny joke. Injustice...

The Weekend Music Thread-The Power of Women

There is no question that the right wingers are engaged in a war against women. Their guns have been fitted with silencers, passing legislation in the quiet, dark of...

The Weekend Music Thread-Music That Moves You

Turmoil in Egypt once again. The Fundie assault on abortion is heating up. Snowden is still evading the NSA, racism is alive and well, despite what some on the...

Weekend Music Thread-Stand and Fight

Well we've just had a major victory for equal rights and a disappointing loss for civil rights. Our schizophrenic Supreme Court has descended once again. While the decision of...

Weekend Music Thread-Mob Movie Music

James Gandolfini played the iconic Tony Soprano but should also be remembered for the other wonderful characters he played in his tragically short life and the great work he did to help our veterans. Pick your favorite tunes from the show and tunes from some of the other classic American mob movies.

Weekend Music Thread-Let’s Try To Save The World

Year after year, decade after decade, wars march on. As Creedence Clearwater once said so wonderously, Who'll Stop the Rain? With our nation poised upon the brink of yet...

Weekend Music Theme-As You Please

I thought that this weekend's music thread should be sort of a do it yourself venture. Choose your own theme and the music that fits your theme the best....

This Weekend’s Music Thread-Stormy Weather

This weekend's thread is about any weather condition, or floods as such songs may address the stormy weather in real life or the type of stormy weather that those in relationships and those alone, may go through.