Another pissy problem with getting older is that you accumulate all these anniversary dates to be relived, talked about and remembered every year when they roll around.
Today for instance, as with every 22 November since 1963, the Kennedy assassination will once again be front and center.
You will be hearing all sorts of very somber reflections on this throughout your day, so how about we check out some satire from The Onion? I know, I know how can you satirize an assassination? Well, because we now live in an alternative-facts-era where things bad can be explained as actually having been good, read on:
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| https://www.theonion.com/new-exhibit-at-dallas-visitor-s-center-focuses-on-thing-1839544956 |
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| https://www.theonion.com/new-exhibit-at-dallas-visitor-s-center-focuses-on-thing-1839544956 |
Music-wise we have the line “Who killed the Kennedy’s?” in Sympathy for the Devil. For a good discussion about Mick’s famous line along with his infamous followup “When after all, it was you and me” (click here.)
You’ve heard the Stones’ version of Sympathy, so check out this take on it by a group from Slovenia named Laibach. It includes the also infamous “I ain’t no cop” quote by Hells Angel Sonny Barger (00:28 mark.) Barger made this comment on a radio call in show that you can catch here in its entirety (click here and go to 00:55 mark.)