Saints + Scripture: Pascha

Simplex Edition | Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa!

'Tis the Friday of the Third Week of Easter (Latin: Pascha, meaning "Passover"): Pascha-link & Wikipedia-link Paschaltide.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Mustard Plug, "Where Did My Friends Go?" from Where Did My Friends Go? (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Saints + Scripture: Pascha

Simplex Edition | Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa!

'Tis the Thursday of the Third Week of Easter (Latin: Pascha, meaning "Passover"): Pascha-link & Wikipedia-link Paschaltide.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Bombskare, "Bondtrack" from A Fistful of Dynamite (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Less Than Jake, "Whatever the Weather" from the Sound the Alarm E.P. (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"It's out of my hands, these too heavy times,
Whatever the weather, I'll never waver…"

Operation ÖSTERREICH: Easter Feaster Edition

Please Stand By | Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa!

Weekly Wednesday Weigh-in
Last weigh-in: 330.2 lbs. (12 June 2024)
Next weigh-in: ? lbs.
Difference: +/-? lbs.

I have not yet acquired a new scale.

Bonus! Lied von ÖSTERREICH
Less Than Jake, "Short on Ideas" from Pez Core (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whale)

Saints + Scripture: Pascha

Simplex Edition | Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa!

'Tis the Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter (Latin: Pascha, meaning "Passover"): Pascha-link & Wikipedia-link Paschaltide.

The Explorers' Club, № MLXXXVII

Operation AXIOM: The Space Age—The 40th Anniversary of S.T.S.-51-B, Part II
30 April-6 May 1985: Spacelab 3—The crew split to conduct science twenty-four hours/day (Gold Team: Overmyer, Lind, Thornton, & Wang; Silver Team: Gregory, Thagard, & van den Berg); Wang's experiment failed to operate initially & he made troubling remarks about "I'm not going back," but he was eventually able to effect repairs; after 111 orbits, the Challenger landed at California's Edwards.

Commentary: Duct tape was placed on the Challenger's hatch during S.T.S.-51-B; on later missions, the Commander was able to padlock the hatch to prevent accidental opening while on orbit.

S.T.S.-51-B was also the first flight to launch a small satellite from a Getaway Special canister.

Bonus! Space Age Song o' the Day: S.T.S.-51-B
The Chinkees, "Asian Progidy" from The Chinkees… Are Coming! (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)

Semper exploro.

Saints + Scripture: Pascha

Simplex Edition | Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa!

'Tis the Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter (Latin: Pascha, meaning "Passover"): Pascha-link & Wikipedia-link Paschaltide.

Bonus! Song o' Election Day!

The Aquabats!, "After-school Job Infomercial!" from Finally! (Captain Thumbs Up!)

Commentary: There is a special election today in Grand Blanc Township; so, I will spend the whole day at East Middle School, the polling place for Precincts Three & Four. There is only one item on today's ballot, the renewal of a "sinking fund" for the Grand Blanc Community Schools (which serve both the Township & the City of Grand Blanc).

This will be my first election as the Chairman of Precinct Four. Previously, I worked several elections as the Vice Chairman. This is a pretty ideal election for my first time in the top job: low turnout & an incredibly simple ballot.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Dan P & the Bricks, "Older Now" from When We Were Fearless (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: "Older Now" is the song from which the album's title, When We Were Fearless is drawn:

"Don't you remember feeling desperate?
Don't you remember like I remember?
I told the story about when we were young,
When we were fearless,
What a bunch of idiots, now!

"That we're so much older now,
That we're so much safer now,
That we're so much smaller, man!

"We were idiots, and now,
We can just stop reaching out
To anyone or anything,
We can quit on all our dreams,
And give up on everything.

"And we're so much older now,
And we're so much safer now,
And we're so much smaller, man!…"

Bonus! Song o' the Day: Cinco de Mayo

Less Than Jake, "Richard Allen George… No, It's Just Cheez" from Hello Rockview (Rude Boy Miguel Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's independance day, that's celebrated on 16 September. Cinco de Mayo is more of an American holiday than a Mexican holiday. ¡Happy Cinco de Mayo!

"Ay, ay, ay ay, Cinco de moustache!
The kids that are hip, they grow hair on their lip,
They throw down their razors and don't give a shit,
Then grow and grow and grow,
So let your moustache go!
Oh yeah!"

Saints + Scripture: Pascha

Simplex Edition | Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa!

The Popish Plot
"Conclave Extravaganza!"

'Tis the Monday of the Third Week of Easter (Latin: Pascha, meaning "Passover"): Pascha-link & Wikipedia-link Paschaltide.

Bonus! Space Race Song o' the Day: Freedom 7

Operation AXIOM: The Space Race—The 64th Anniversary of Mercury-Redstone 3
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, "Rocket Man" from Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Have a Ball (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary:

"Why don't you solve your little problem, & light this candle!"

The Wayback Machine Tour of Mercury-Redstone 3
Special: The 60th Anniversary of Mercury-Redstone 3
№ DCCXLVII: The 59th Anniversary of Mercury-Redstone 3

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Bite Me Bambi, "Gaslighter's Anthem" from the Eat This E.P. (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Bonus! Song o' Star Wars Day

John Williams, et al., "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan" from Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: I have not seen the twentieth anniversary re-release of Revenge of the Sith both because I already saw the film nineteen times at the cinema in the summer of 2005, but most especially because I don't want to put more money in Disney's coffers, not after their decade-long deconstruction of Star Wars & their open contempt for & gaslighting of Star Wars fans.

May the Force be with you.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the III Sunday o' Easter

Third Sunday of Easter
Letters to Cleo, "St. Peter" from Wholesale Meats and Fish (Saint Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: Providential that we have as our Gospel Reading this Sunday, the Sunday of the week the conclave begins, the Risen Lord's threefold reconciliation with Saint Peter after Peter's threefold denial during the Lord's Passion, & threefold recommissioning of Saint Peter as the first pope.

Bonus! Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

The Abruptors, "Waiting Forever" from Noticeably Cheerless (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Killer Diller, "Dance Craze" from the Extended Play E.P. (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: I discovered Killer Diller last Christmas as one of the myriad opening acts for Mustard Plug @ the show I attended with King Tot & his fiance, Golf Papa, the future "Queen Tot." I did not go to see Killer Diller last night @ a brew pub in Detroit because I didn't feel like going to show by myself.

Saints + Scripture: Pascha

Simplex Edition | Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa!

The Popish Plot
"Remembering Pope Francis"

'Tis the Friday of the Second Week of Easter (Latin: Pascha, meaning "Passover"): Pascha-link & Wikipedia-link Paschaltide.

Saints of the Day
'Tis the Memorial of Saint Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the Church (circa 295-373; the Great, of Alexandria), the defender of Christian orthodoxy against the Arian heresy & a Church Father.

Commentary: Wayback Machine '18.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Club Sandinista!, "Yeah Yeah Yeah" from the Punky Ska Music E.P. (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: So bouncy! So energetic! Ska's not dead!

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKAfter Party

Reel Big Fish, "Ban the Tube Top" from Cheer Up! (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: There's too much ska for just one month to handle!

"Beautiful girl, ugly shirt,
You are a fashion red alert,
But I can't resist, you've never been kissed,
I've never been in love like this.

"You're out of sight,
You keep my up at night,
You dress funny:
Strapless and skintight!
You're out of sight,
You keep my up at night,
You make me crazy,
You wear it out of spite!…"

Saints + Scripture: Pascha

Simplex Edition | Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa!

'Tis the Thursday of the Second Week of Easter (Latin: Pascha, meaning "Passover"): Pascha-link & Wikipedia-link Paschaltide.

Saints of the Day
'Tis the Optional Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker (floruit first century B.C.-first century A.D., of Nazareth)

Commentary: Wayback Machine '18.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKApril XV!

The Aquabats!, "No Rewind!" from Finally! (Captain Thumbs Up!)

Skammentary: It's so great that The Aquabats! includeded a ska song on their latest album, 2024's Finally!

"We don't need no rewind,
'Cause right now this is our time,
All them mountains that we gonna climb,
'Cause we don't need no rewind!…"

Fifteen years of SKApril; that's four hundred fifty (450) songs by one hundred thirty-three (133) bands. Thank you for joining me on this joyous journey through ska. Stick around for the SKAfter Party, & SKAugust is just around the corner. Don't stop skanking, rude boys & rude girls!

Bonus! Song o' the Day: From the SKArchives

Thursday, 30 April 2020
The Skluttz, "Ska Police" from the Confidence Is Key E.P. (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: Wayback Machine. "Ska Police" is about how snobbery, parochialism, & a fetish for purity can make ska divisive, even when it is meant to bring us all together.

Saints + Scripture: Pascha

Simplex Edition | Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa!

'Tis the Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter (Latin: Pascha, meaning "Passover"): Pascha-link & Wikipedia-link Paschaltide.

Saints of the Day
'Tis the Optional Memorial of Saint Pius V, Pope O.P. (1504-1572; A.K.A. Antonio Ghislieri, Michele Ghislieri), two hundred twenty-fifth (CCXXV) Bishop of Rome (1566-1572), Bishop of Mondovì (1560-1566); who implemented the reforms of the Council of Trent (1545-1563, the nineteenth [XIX] ecumenical council) & excommunicated the English queen Elizabeth I through the papal bull Regnans in Excelsis (1570); & who organized the Holy League that won the Battle of Lepanto (1571), which he celebrated by instituting the Feast of Our Lady of Victory.

Commentary: Wayback Machine '20.

The Explorers' Club, № MLXXXVI

Operation AXIOM: The Space Age—The 40th Anniversary of S.T.S.-51-B (№ 17), Part I
29 April 1985: Spacelab 3—The Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099 lifted off from Florida's K.S.C. with CDR Bob Overmyer, Pilot Fred Gregory, M.S.1 Don Lind, M.S.2/F.E. Norman Thagard, M.S.3 Bill Thornton, P.S.1 Lodewijk van den Berg, & P.S.2 Taylor Wang; "blow-by" damage to the Solid Rocket Booster O-rings prompted dire predictions of catastrophe within Morton-Thiokol, the S.R.B. maker.

Commentary: S.T.S.-51-B was the seventh flight of the Challenger OV-099.

The Challenger launched just ten days after Discovery landed at the conclusion of S.T.S.-51-D, presaging a new Space Shuttle cadance for 1985. No, you didn't miss a mission: Spacelab 3 flew before Spacelab 2. Also, as long as we have ordinal chaos, S.T.S.-51-B flew after both S.T.S.-51-C & S.T.S.-51-D.

Bonus! Space Age Song o' the Day: S.T.S.-51-B
They Might Be Giants, "Here Comes Science" from Here Comes Science (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)

Semper exploro.

Bonus! Song o' the Day: From the SKArchives

Friday, 29 April 2022
The Scofflaws, "Rudy's Back" from the United Colors of Ska, Vol. 1 compilation (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: Wayback Machine.

"Why do we do it?
Well, it ain't for the dough.
We're ska for life, mon!
O.K., boys, let's go!…"

Saints + Scripture: Pascha

Simplex Edition | Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea máxima culpa!

'Tis the Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter (Latin: Pascha, meaning "Passover"): Pascha-link & Wikipedia-link Paschaltide.

Saints of the Day
'Tis the Memorial of Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor of the Church, T.O.P. (1347-1380, a.k.a. Caterina di Giacomo di Benincasa), stigmatic.

Commentary: Wayback Machine '21 & Wayback Machine '18.

Saint Quote o' the Day

"You are rewarded not according to your work or your time but according to the measure of your love."
—Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor of the Church (1347-1380, feast: 29 April)

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKApril XV

The Goodwin Club, "Safety First" from Soda + Join the Club: 20th Anniversary Remastered Collectors Edition (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: I had never heard of The Goodwin Club until I watched the Pick It Up!: Ska in the '90s documentary. They were apparently active from 1993-1995 in the Orange County ska scene, featuring future Aquabats! Chainsaw, the Prince of Karate; the Mysterious Ultra Kyu; & Prince Adam. The Goodwin Club released one E.P., Join the Club, & one full-length album, Soda, before breaking up. Pick It Up! is the gift that keeps on giving!

"It's all fun and games until you lose an eye,
It's all fun and games until you die…"

Bonus! Song o' the Day: From the SKArchives

Sunday, 28 April 2024
Ken Boothe, "Everything I Own" from the Trojan Records: 40 Years, 40 Tracks compilation (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: Wayback Machine. Originally written by Bread, about the songwriter's dead father. Like most listeners, I assumed it was about romantic love, not filial love. Learn something new every day.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Day: SKApril XV

The Pietasters, "Crawling Back Home" from Awesome Mix Tape № 6 (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: The Pietasters were the most unlikely SKAll-stars of SKApril's first half decade. I've never counted them among my favorite ska bands & for the longest time I only owned a single one of their albums, yet they furnished a song to each of the first seven SKAprils, six of those from that one album, Oolooloo. Even the great Dance Hall Crashers, a band to whom I am much more emotionally attached, were never SKAll-stars, not debuting until the second SKApril (2012)!

From SKAll-stars to SKAffirmative Action, The Pietasters return for the first time in since 2017. There are no unworthy songs in SKApril; we welcome back The Pietasters & congratulate them on crawling back home with "Crawling Back Home."

Bonus! Song o' the Day: From the SKArchives

Thursday, 27 April 2023
MU330, "Danska" from Press (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: Wayback Machine.

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' Divine Mercy Sunday

Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy)
Daniel Schmit, Mike Hilliker, & Melanie Rea, "Lord, Have Mercy" from Mercy: Songs for Holy Week (Saint Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary:

"Lord, have mercy,
Christ, have mercy,
Lord, have mercy on me…"

Bonus! Song o' the Day: SKApril XV

Reel Big Fish, "I'd Rather Get It Wrong with You" from Life Sucks… Let's Dance! (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary:

"I'd rather get it wrong with you than right with anyone else,
I'd rather sing along with you, out of tune, than sing it all by myself,
And you sure drive me crazy, but at least we're on this road together, baby,
And I'd rather get it wrong with you than right with anybody else…"

Bonus! Song o' the Day: From the SKArchives

Tuesday, 26 April 2022
The O.C. Supertones, "It's a Good Day to Be from California" from For the Glory (Rude Boy Mike Papa Whiskey)

Skammentary: Wayback Machine.

Bonus! Song o' Easter Saturday

Saturday within the Octave of Easter
Audrey Assad, "Death, Be Not Proud" from the Death, Be Not Proud E.P. (Saint Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary:

"Death, be not proud, though the whole world fear you:
Mighty and dreadful you may seem,
But death, be not proud, your pride has failed you,
For you will not kill Me…

"Death, be not proud,
Death, be not proud,
Death, be not proud,
'Cause even death will die."