#oh

Being raised Catholic in a pressure-cooker household besieged by alcohol and bill collectors enforced and heightened a sense of sentry duty in me, the oldest of five children and the one most responsible for keeping everything from capsizing. Wild indulgence was for other people, the non-worriers. ↗

— James Wolcott

#being #bill #catholic #children #collectors

In 2008, Barack Obama did get Democrats hyperventilating, whipped up to a creamy froth, while John McCain creaked ahead like a cranky granddad whom Republicans let move to the front of the buffet line, deferring to seniority, as they had in 1996, when Bob Dole turtled to the top of the ticket. ↗

— James Wolcott

#barack #barack obama #bob #buffet #cranky

Republicans: steely, rational, paternalistic, respectful of authority, easy to herd, the party of No. Democrats: sugary, emotional, idealistic, yearning for novelty, hard to marshal, the party of Oh Yeah, Baby, Make Mama Feel Good. ↗

— James Wolcott

#baby #democrats #easy #emotional #feel

The last show we played, I was straight as a die. It did feel weird not to be hiding behind alcohol or dope, but being focused was... good. ↗

— Ron Wood

#behind #being #did #die #dope

I like to see the glass as half full, hopefully of jack daniels. ↗

— Darynda Jones

#drinking #humor #optimism #humor

It's funny, in some of the interviews I've seen that were done for the film, some people say things like, 'Oh, I was never a very big Jim Woodring fan. I've never thought his work was that great.' ↗

— Jim Woodring

#done #fan #film #funny #great

I always carry lots of stuff with me wherever I roam, always weighted down with books, with cassettes, with pens and paper, just in case I get the urge to sit down somewhere, and oh, I don't know, read something or write my masterpiece. ↗

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

#books #carry #case #cassettes #down

People say, oh it's a shame, you're not nostalgic about the '60s. Well actually, it's quite good, when you think of it. Wouldn't it be sad if I was sitting here wishing it back? ↗

— Robert Wyatt

#actually #back #good #here #i

As much as I love heavy riffs, I like The Eagles, Neil Young, Elton John, Crowded House. ↗

— Zakk Wylde

#eagles #elton #elton john #heavy #house

This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law. ↗

— John Yoo

#convention #criminal #criminal law #federal #law