Objective BLACK MAMBA

Today is the memorial of Saint Bonaventure (1221-1274), the "Seraphic Doctor": saint-link Ein, saint-link Zwei, & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Sweet fancy Moses, I am loving Objective BLACK MAMBA!

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
"Weird Al" Yankovic, "Theme from Rocky XIII" from In 3-D (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: It's not quite "You can't have one without the other," as "Temptation" & "Hawaiian War Chant" are for the University of Michigan Marching Band, but personally I can't think of yesterday's R.B.D.S.O.T.D., Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger," without also thinking of "Weird Al's" "Theme from Rocky XIII."

"Fat and weak, what a disgrace,
Guess the Champ got too lazy.
Ain't gonna fly now, he's just taking up space,
Sold his gloves, through his eggs down the drain.

"But he's no bum, he works down the street,
He bought the neighborhood deli;
Back on his feet now he's chopping up meat,
Come inside, maybe you'll hear him say:

"'Try the rye or the kaiser,
They're on special tonight,
If you want you can have an appetizer.
You might like our salami,
And the liver's alright,
And they really go well with the rye or the kaiser!'

"Never eats while on the job,
He heard it's good to stay hungry,
But he makes a pretty mean shish kebab,
Have a taste, they were made fresh today.

"'Try the rye or the kaiser,
Or the wheat or the white,
Maybe I can suggest an appetizer.
Stay away from the tuna
It smells funny tonight,
But you just can go wrong with the rye or the kaiser!'

"So today his deli comes first,
Still he dreams of his past days of glory.
Goes in the back and beats up on the liverwurst,
All the while you can still hear him say:

"'It's the rye or the kaiser,
It's the thrill of one bite,
Let me please be your catering advisor.
If you want substitutions
I won't out up a fight,
You can have your roast beef on the rye or the kaiser!'"