Poor old Fred Phelps he has devoted his whole life to trying to convince us all that "God hates Fags" if only he had paid attention in English composition his life could have been so different. . .
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I remember seeing Utah a couple of years ago at the Kate Wolf festival. His set was full of piss, vinegar an politics. After the set he stood by one of the great oaks on the corner of the stage and watched Rosalie Sorrels set. Admiring fans came up to greet him. Expecting a bit more interaction some left disappointed but he just stood there hands in pockets giving one word answers and looking down. Your loving grumpiness and anger at the injustice of the world will be missed.

I remember my first entry into a discussion of presidential politics. I was 6 years old in 1952 when Adlai Stevenson was running for president against Dwight Eisenhower. This was at the height of Sen. Joseph McCarthy's investigations and such un-thoughtful films as Red Menace and John Wayne's Big Jim McClain. My father, a United Presbyterian minister, was a Republican at the time, but very much liked Adlai's intellectual and social perspective and humor and planned to vote Democratic that yea... read more