I just had an interesting thought. We all know that Senator Larry Craig of Idaho was arrested in a Minneapolis airport restroom. He's toast. Nobody wants him now.
Sad. What a way to go. I just imagined a remake of "Midnight Cowboy" (with Jon Voight & Dustin Hoffman). Craig would be the closeted salesman from the Midwest (or Idaho), and the dumb male hustler from Texas, Joe Buck? Bush, of course. Think about it. It fits him perfectly. And Gonzo as the young kid in the theater who went down on Joe but wouldn't pay up. Ratzo Rizzo, the pimp? Well, Giuliani, obviously.
What I want to say is Idaho is a very conservative state, one of the reddest. Lot of crazy people living out in the wilderness - Aryan Nation, the Christian Identity Movement, John Birchers. There are nice people there, too, but it can't be easy for them, living among so many lunatics.
But the main thought that brought me to write this piece is this: I listen to a lot of current music that most folks my age never heard of. Rock, indie, world, r&b, hip hop. So, anyway, in light of the Larry Craig story, what do you suppose is the name of the hottest band out of Idaho? Yes, a great band actually emerged from Idaho. I saw them play at Coney Island last year.
And the name of the band from Larry Craig's home state: BUILT TO SPILL.
Built to Spill! That’s Larry Craig in a nutsack.