August 09, 2006

Lileks on castro

From James Lileks, via Newhouse News:

"What's that? Right, right, your funeral. You want to know. Oh, next week, next month, hard to say. There's the usual jostling for power right now. Odd, really: In this democratic, egalitarian nation, the only man you saw fit to follow happened to be your brother. What are the chances of that, eh? Most people in America don't know a thing about him. `Another Castro?' the Americans think. `They had a spare?'

Read the whole awesome thing.

Posted by Val Prieto at August 9, 2006 05:47 PM

Comments

Fontova for the hammer.
Lileks for the nails.

Someone got a coffin?

Posted by: Eleggua [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 9, 2006 06:10 PM

Too bad he forgot to write the epilogue about how millions of people will travel from all over the world just to spit on his grave.

Posted by: mario [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 9, 2006 06:18 PM

I will travel to piss and crap on his grave, spitting on it is too bland for what the bastard deserves.

Posted by: rambito [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 9, 2006 07:58 PM

The guy's a poet. A fantastic, gorgeous, luminous essay! I loved it!

Posted by: A.M. Mora y Leon [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 9, 2006 08:13 PM

Naw I dont feel like exposing myelf to the corpse, I'd rather paint him up like a clown and put high heels on him.

Posted by: Felix Ricardo [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 9, 2006 11:01 PM


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