Thanks to Michael et al. for a great Grit night. Go Generals!

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I start to nod off at the mention of Mulcair’s name.

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Justin isn’t substantive? Seriously? From a guy whose most notable moment in the last debate was talking about how much he enjoys vacuuming?

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Political strategist and Liberal pundit Warren Kinsella told The Hill Times last week however that if competing against Mr. Trudeau’s social media presence was the objective, it could potentially backfire.

“Social media isn’t where you should go looking for affection—it’s where you lose it! If Hébert is right, Harper is going at this backwards. Trudeau has a lot of supporters on social media because he’s a likeable guy. He didn’t need social media to get more likeable,” Mr. Kinsella said, adding that what Mr. Harper did was not necessarily new. “Politicians tweeting inoffensive stuff is pretty standard fare, these days. Harper isn’t doing anything that every other politician on Earth isn’t also doing. Will it hurt him? Probably not. Will it possibly help him? Again, probably not. But, in the politics business, anything helps. So get ready for more adventures of Stanley the Cat!”

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Federal Grits, here we go!

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First such ceremony I haven’t been invited to in a decade. I wonder why?

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True story, too.  By Ritalin Boy.  Fave lyric of all time: “He saw England, he saw France, he made Hitler shit his pants.”

Never played before, anywhere! A world premiere!

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Fidlar is a band from L.A.  Their name is an acronym: Fuck it, dog, life’s a risk.  There are four of them, they are social blemishes, and they are perhaps the greatest band in the history of humankind.

If you were to fuse Black Flag, the Libertines, Birthday Party, Circle Jerks, Fear, Gun Club, Ramones and the Cramps, you would get something like Fidlar.  They sing about getting drunk, getting stoned, being broke and – lots – skateboarding.  They don’t care about school, politics, or anything beyond the next ten minutes. In this way, they are the summit of all rock’n’roll achievement.

My fave band remains the Menzingers, but Fidlar are in the Pennsylvania quartet’s rear-view mirror.  They are everything bands today are not: loud, snotty, passionate, young and committed.  Also, they should be committed.

If I was young again, I’d quit everything, and follow them around North America. I love them that much. (They’re in Toronto on April 5, and Montreal the next night.)

They have a pile of self-made videos on the Internet.  Here is one of them, featuring the enigmatic Alice, a girl who is found in many of them.  Watch it, and see why Fidlar should rule the planet.

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Tasha is always worth reading, if you ask me.

“After losing the premier’s office, why would Pupatello want to take charge of the most difficult file in cabinet? Do a lousy job, and you damage yourself professionally; do a great job, and you help reelect the woman who beat you. Or you can stay in the private sector, make a lot of money, wait for the Liberals to implode, and decide to toss your hat in the ring for leader again.”

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