Tag Archives: Folklore

Wolfman is a man’s werewolf, no Olalla

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Eric Verlo

Poor wolf man, he’s the bastard of the horror big three. Dracula and Frankenstein have antecedents in folklore but bloomed on the quills of novelists. The werewolf traces back to the Greek, yet no one will pull him from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged America, American, Art, Beast, Cheese, cinema, Dracula, EPA, EWO, Family, Felipe, Film, Folklore, Frankenstein, Gay, Gold, Golden, Hollywood, Horror, IRA, IRS, Literature, London, Nature, novel, Olalla, Painting, Race, Rally, Recall, Robert Louis Stevenson, Stupid, Twilight, Werewolves, Wolfman | 2 Comments

Ludlow Massacre or unhappy incident?

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Eric Verlo

COLORADO COLLEGE- CC is holding a symposium on the 1914 Ludlow Massacre. Actually, it’s only called the Ludlow Symposium. True to Colorado Springs form, several among the audience want to call it an “incidence,” instead of a “massacre.” One of … Continue reading →

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Big Rock Candy Mountain unsafe for kids

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Eric Verlo

Here was a true bit of American folk wisdom, Harry McClintock’s everyman philosophy whose context was whitewashed for the sake of children and the Protestant work ethic. The original lyrics of the hobo’s nirvana, Big Rock Candy Mountain, where omitted … Continue reading →

Posted in Info Virus | Tagged Alcohol, America, American, Americana, ARN, Axe, Bees, Big Rock Candy Mountain, Bush, candy, Cars, children, cops, eggs, Fire, fires, Folklore, Fruit, Harry McClintock, Hiking, Hobos, jail, jails, Lyrics, Mining, Music, NSA, Origin, philosophy, Protest, reform, Rock, Sandy, Snow, Socks, Trees, White, work ethic | 5 Comments

Will race protest be curtains for Obama?

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Eric Verlo

If there is a indeed still a racial divide, what happens to the colorblind society tapped to elect Obama in November? Continue reading →

Posted in Headlines | Tagged African-Americans, Al Sharpton, ALF, America, American, Americans, Art, Barack Obama, Bigots, Cain, Christ, Christian, CIA, CNN, Community, cops, Department, DIA, EPA, Folklore, John McCain, Latin, Levis, March, McCain, Media, NASCAR, New York, New York City, NYC, NYPD, Obama, Permit, police, Protest, Race, Racism, reform, Television, Tribute, USA, verdict, Vote, White | 7 Comments

Black Friday and Paul Bunyan

Posted on November 29, 2005 by Eric Verlo

Did you know that the first shopping day after Thanksgiving was known as “Black Friday?” Neither did I! Apparently “Black Friday” is so named because it’s the first day of the year that retailers can recoup enough from their … Continue reading →

Posted in Info Virus | Tagged Advertizing, America, American, Apple, Argo, Art, Black Friday, children, conservation, coup, Crash, Crockett, Daniel Boone, depression, Folklore, Food, Great Depression, Growth, heroes, History, IFES, Industry, IRA, IRS, Madison, MAGA, Manifest Destiny, Myth, Paul Bunyon, Propaganda, Public Relations, Rock, Sales, Stock market, Thanksgiving, Theodore Roosevelt, Trees, War, Westward Expansion | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Folklore

Wolfman is a man’s werewolf, no Olalla

Ludlow Massacre or unhappy incident?

Big Rock Candy Mountain unsafe for kids

Will race protest be curtains for Obama?

Black Friday and Paul Bunyan

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