Obamboozled
This are the very high speed rail system President Obama wants to United States to imitate: Old 97-link. Mr. Obama's proposals wouldn't be so onerous if they weren't so explicitly derivative. If the United States should build a high speed rail network, we should do so because it suits our needs & would advance your commercial & social goals, not simply because we fear a "bullet train" gap with the People's Republic of China.

Autobahn
Last week, I saw a Bentley Continental G.T. in downtown Grand Blanc. Even in "Grahnd Blahnc" a machine from Crewe is a rare sight. At the recent North American International Auto Show, the Bentley display was the only one which kept the madding crowd at least six feet distant from the machines. There was, consequently, no opportunity for the peasants, such as your humble narrator, to sit behind the wheel & daydream about piloting a W-12-powered, $200,000 automobile. I spied retired pugilist Tommy "The Hitman" Hearns behind the barriers, having his picture in front of the Bentley Mulsanne, but I do not begrudge him his access. Who am I to say Mr. Hearns does not deserve such special consideration? 'Twas well-earned, I say.

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, "The Shadow" via iTunes (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: The theme to the unfortunate 1994 film starring Alec Baldwin as the title character.

Dienstag, 13 März
Herman's Hermits, "Mrs. Brown, You're Got a Lovely Daughter" from Herman's Hermits Retrospective (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: In a delightfully spooky coincidence, I made the acquaintance of a lovely girl surnamed Brown yesterday, but only after I'd chosen "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" as the R.B.D.S.O.T.D.