Category: Misc.

Misc., politics, Pop Culture, YouTube

Military Atrocities, Nü Metal, & Me.

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20 years ago I was boots on ground in Iraq for the first time.  Roughly 1.5 million Americans can say something similar as veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).  
Many were in their 20s, and for many it was their first experience ever leaving the US.  
I don’t know that I’ll ever be able to adequately put into words what deployment felt like.  I write fun goofy articles.  I don’t write about the fucked-shit.   I don’t have the language.
I don’t have the nerve.

But I’m not writing about my experiences in Iraq.  I’m writing about something that came before.  Something I still to this day can’t get out of my brain.  A bit of brainwashing that I don’t think any generation of US troops before could have ever imagined.  

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Advice, Misc.

To the friends of parents of special needs children: An open letter

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To the friends of parents of special needs children: An open letter

Hey there. It’s me, Matt Drufke. I’m a writer. I’m a comedian and producer. I’m a husband. I’m a warehouse worker. Most importantly, I’m the father of two amazing and perfect boys, the youngest of whom is a nonverbal child on the spectrum. I know if you’re reading that, it probably sounds a little scary.

Guess what? You’re right!

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Advice, Misc., politics

Jordan Holmes Has Never Experienced Sexual Ecstasy

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Jordan Holmes Has Never Experienced Sexual Ecstasy

I just returned home to Gretna, Nebraska, and I’ve noticed abundant changes here at Fancy Boys Club. The first is that this site is no longer mind-expanding by way of well-thought-out material written by me. The second is that some guy named Jordan Holmes has been writing a lot. Every article features his passport photo then a mugshot next to it. I spent the next few days researching this buffon and I came to the realization that Jordan Homens has never truly experienced sexual ecstasy.

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Advice, Misc., politics

Han Shan – written by Jordan Holmes

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Han Shan – written by Jordan Holmes

I realize that this will be a difficult concept to understand, it is foreign, but I am intractable. I am uninterested in whatever you have found in these that you don’t like. It is what it is. We are at an impasse. 

You may call me names, you may find me disgusting, you may find my nature annoying or brash or hypocritical; whatever you may desire I give to you as your personal genie. But I will not change my mind. I will not alter my course. I will not take steps I don’t want to take. 

You may blame me! Blame me!  I accept! I am at fault for Biden’s loss! And I raise you, we are at fault for Biden’s loss! How about that? Whatever blame you may cast upon me, you owe yourself as well! Except when I take that blame, I will take it knowing I tried it your way first, you failed, and I gave you the option to change. I accept full responsibility for my actions. 

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Misc., Pop Culture

Elon Musk and his BDE (Big Divorce Energy)

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Elon Musk and his BDE (Big Divorce Energy)

I’m not sure Elon Musk has had a good week since he bought Twitter, but this last seven days has been especially bad for him.

With sites like Bluesky and Mastodon off and running as well as what feels like Musk’s own sabotage, Twitter is no longer the cool social media app to be on. The platform, at its height, represented everything the internet could be: a great community filled with laugh and smart ideas and fun. Musk has gotten rid of those and added more nazis and things he wants you to pay for.

Then, with Threads (Mark Zuckerberg’s foray into mini-blogs) revealed a week ago, Musk watched as his site’s numbers cratered while users signed up in droves for what was called the Fediverse, which is sadly not a social media site all about Kevin Federline. Elon handled this in a manner that could only be called “predictable to Elon”, calling the Zuck a cuck and then returning to Twitter 8 hours later to challenge him to have their penises measured.

Look, I should dislike Musk. And I do. That turd bought a thing I liked and turned it into something I like dramatically less. But there’s also another feeling I cannot help but have when I look at his behavior. And that’s pity.

Because right now, Elon Musk has BDE. Big Divorce Energy.

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Misc., Music/Movies, Pop Culture

I’m Coming Home, Via Chicago- Remembering Lin Brehmer (1954-2023)

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I’m Coming Home, Via Chicago- Remembering Lin Brehmer (1954-2023)

Chicago is mourning the loss of longtime radio personality Lin Brehmer, who died this morning of cancer. Since 1984, Brehmer worked at WXRT, with only a one-year absence when he temporarily went to Minnesota in 1990. Since 1991, he has been WXRT’s morning personality, calling himself “Your best friend in the whole world” and incorporating a lyric from a Frank Zappa lyric as his catch phrase: “It’s great to be alive.” Brehmer died of prostate cancer at the age of 68.

Our Rick Copper and Matt Drufke give their thoughts about the Chicago legend.

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Misc., Uncategorized

Ribbon on a Lexus: A holiday short story

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Ribbon on a Lexus: A holiday short story

Lucy Chesterton slowly opened her eyes as her children came barreling into the bedroom she shared with her husband, David. Sure, her little boy and girl were coming in much earlier than they usually do. The sun was barely starting to rise in the cold December sky. But today, Lucy could not blame her little ones for being excited to start the morning. Today, after all, was Christmas Day.

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Misc., Pop Culture, Uncategorized

Farewell Girl Group Goddess

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I’ve always had a fascination and affinity for the name Veronica. As a an Elvis Costello fan, his 1989 single bearing the name is still a favorite of mine. In the Archie Comics universe, I choose her over Betty. In the film Heathers, Winona Ryder played its heroine with the moniker. I also have been heard to say that I love the name because of a cute nickname that can be given to it….Ronnie.

Sadly and too soon, we lost one this week. The one, only and unforgettable Ronnie Spector (born Veronica Bennet in case you weren’t aware).

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