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Thunder on the Mountain
Written by: Bob Dylan

Thunder on the mountain, fires on the moon

There's a ruckus in the alley and the sun will be here soon

Today's the day, gonna grab my trombone and blow

Well, there's hot stuff here and it's everywhere I go

I was thinkin' 'bout Alicia Keys, couldn't keep from crying

When she was born in Hell's Kitchen, I was living down the line

I'm wondering where in the world Alicia Keys could be

I been looking for her even clear through Tennessee

Feel like my soul is beginning to expand

Look into my heart and you will sort of understand

You brought me here, now you're trying to run me away

The writing's on the wall, come read it, come see what it say

Thunder on the mountain, rolling like a drum

Gonna sleep over there, that's where the music coming from

I don't need any guide, I already know the way

Remember this, I'm your servant both night and day

The pistols are poppin' and the power is down

I'd like to try somethin' but I'm so far from town

The sun keeps shinin' and the North Wind keeps picking up speed

Gonna forget about myself for a while, gonna go out and see what others need

I've been sitting down studying the art of love

I think it will fit me like a glove

I want some real good woman to do just what I say

Everybody got to wonder what's the matter with this cruel world today

Thunder on the mountain rolling to the ground

Gonna get up in the morning walk the hard road down

Some sweet day I'll stand beside my king

I wouldn't betray your love or any other thing

Gonna raise me an army, some tough sons of bitches

I'll recruit my army from the orphanages

I been to St. Herman's church and I've said my religious vows

I've sucked the milk out of a thousand cows

I got the porkchops, she got the pie

She ain't no angel and neither am I

Shame on your greed, shame on your wicked schemes

I'll say this, I don't give a damn about your dreams

Thunder on the mountain heavy as can be

Mean old twister bearing down on me

All the ladies of Washington scrambling to get out of town

Looks like something bad gonna happen, better roll your airplane down

Everybody's going and I want to go too

Don't wanna take a chance with somebody new

I did all I could and I did it right there and then

I've already confessed " no need to confess again

Gonna make a lot of money, gonna go up north

I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth

The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf

For the love of God, you ought to take pity on yourself

Copyright 2006


snip ...

West Virginia is, perhaps, the reddest state in the nation. And so, the state legislature is absolutely dominated by Republicans (the state Senate is currently 31R, 2D; the House of Delegates is currently 91R, 9D, which certainly gives an appreciation for the feats of magick Joe Manchin pulled off in his last two or three elections). The legislature decided they would like to get in on the brainwashing, and so they appropriated $3 million for the creation of the Washington Center at WVU. After all, WVU is the Harvard of... well, West Virginia.

We wonder how the faculty at WVU felt about this money. On one hand, faculties like it when money rolls in. On the other hand, they tend to dislike it when the money is clearly meant to purchase legitimacy for problematic ideas. When (Z) was in grad school, the UCLA Department of History was offered multiple millions to establish a chair in Turkish history, and the faculty rejected it outright, because it was clear the real plan was to promote Armenian Genocide denial.

Whatever the WVU faculty felt about the $3 million, they did not get a vote, since it was an independent center being created, as opposed to an appointment within an existing department. And so, the Washington Center was established, and given office and classroom space, and a director, Dr. Patrick Lee, was hired at the bargain salary of just $300,000 per year. Do you know how far $300,000 goes in West Virginia?

The center announced an ambitious slate of 24 courses, including "Woke," "Nation and Migration" and "The New Right." But then the rubber finally met the road. You can appropriate money, allot space, hire a director, etc. by fiat, but eventually students have to enroll voluntarily. And students tend to avoid classes that won't help them graduate, while they positively loathe anything that has the faintest whiff of "propaganda."

Last century before cable TV, some people set up multiple TV aerials on their chimneys or rooftop poles, aimed at different directions to get channels from various broadcast sites.


For free, a homeowner near Albany could watch a Buffalo Bills NFL game, a Boston Bruins game, or a NY Yankees game with the proper array.

WOR-TV aired roller derby, the NY Rangers, The Avengers and UFO.

WABC ran free professional boxing on Saturdays.

New Yorkers used to receive several PBS stations using antennae pointed in different directions.

Now eveything is cable and monetized and the vile Trumpf junta cut PBS funding.

One. Big. Company. Store.

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