Any Christian who thinks we have some 'duty' to prevent same-sex marriages is WRONG!!!! The ones who say it's OK (with God, that is) to be gay are also wrong, according to the Bible they claim to believe. However, we have NO RIGHT whatever to restrict the freedoms of anyone (except abortion, which actually kills someone). I hope you Christians hear me. Find this whole 'defense of marriage' thing in the Bible...or the Constitution. It's not there. The early Christians were told to obey the gov't (Rome, no less!) pay their taxes and live at peace with all. And to proclaim salvation through Christ. Banning anything does NOT fit in with that! While we can preach all we want (and we should) about sin and judgment, these gay people are our neighbors and friends and trying to control them according to what we believe just promotes hatred and strife. So, Mr and Miss gay: I say, live as you please, love who you want but remember...it's God you have to answer to, not ME!
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No one asked but here are some answers to questions which might arise visiting the Kitchen.
Q: Does PPS really think young rappers are weak?
A: No. This is comedy. However, in comedy there is often a kernel of truth. Many rappers of all ages are content to be lazy in their writing, e.g. You's a bitch nigga, you's a fake nigga, I only hang with reall niggas, blah blah. Now if their fans enjoy that, great, but IMHO a little more effort should go into one's art.
Q: All this ragging on rappers who cuss. Does that mean PPS dismisses anyone who uses profanity?
A: Hardly! My biggest influences are Ice-T and Eminem, both geniuses IMO. I just don't think explicit sex talk is suitable for the public discourse. Frankly, filthy rhymes are -again, IMO- a cop-out betraying a lack of imagination.
Q: Is an act who ONLY raps tedious (as indicated in Don't Mind Me)?
A: Nope, comic exaggeration again. It depends on the artist. Even within one medium there's room for variety and Ice-T and Shady, for example, are never boring.
Q: Does PPS really think he's a genius?
A: Yes I do. I say that because if I were someone else and came across PPS, my reaction would be 'wow, he's a genius'! It would be hypocritical to discriminate against myself. That is not humility, it's stupidity (I know I am nothing but dust who has had talent bestowed upon him by God. That's plenty humbling). There's always some guy who runs to the 2nd story of a burning building and carries an unconscious person out on his shoulder and afterward says, "I don't think of myself as a hero'. Puh-leeeze!! Then what exactly IS a hero? If it had been someone else you know he'd say differently.
Q: Is everything a joke to PPS?
A: No; just life. Death and the afterlife are the only issues of any true significance. I believe it's much more important to settle where you're going when you die than to agonize about the love your daddy didn't give you or whatever. My faith is in Jesus Christ.
Q: Good heavens, man, don't you hear all those mistakes in your recordings?
A: Ah, yes, I hear them too. Though I'm quite pleased with my lyrics, I'm not a very skilled musician. Cramming my recording into a 72-hour work week sometimes leaves perfection behind. If I held out for flawless recordings I'd never release anything...and who would want to live in a world like that? lol!!!
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When someone calls another fat, ugly or ridicules them for their clothing in a school with few, if any , witnesses, this is justifiably condemned as bullying. When it is done to a celebrity on a global scale it is passed off as 'freedom of the press' in 'reporting' on 'public figures'. Furthermore, the perpetrators are rewarded financially for doing so! If I ever get even close to understanding that, someone please drop a piano on my head. I saw a webpage about "Stars with Unattractive Significant Others'. No kidding. Hey, honey, look. There's a story about us. It's about how you're too ugly for me! How do these 'people' sleep at night? What do they tell themselves?
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Well, me and music go way back. I mean back to the sixties when I was born. I grew up with Motown, the Beatles, Grand Funk Railroad, Woodstock-era stuff like Mountain (Leslie West, baby, yeah!), y'know. The I moved to the suburbs and walked into this dude's house and heard this voice like nothing I'd ever experienced...it went 'la da da da daaaaaa'. Alice Cooper singing Generation Landslide. Whoa! The I started diggin' Bowie and Aerosmith, Queen and whatnot. I've always been into classical music too. Vivaldi, Beethoven, etc. Probably none of this really comes out very well in my rudimentary music but my heart's in the right place. Sometime people tell me I can play but I'm really a musical impressionist. I can't DRAW flowers but I think nice thoughts about them and make blobs on the canvas and the viewer says, 'hey, look, a flower'. Translate that into music. I think metal-y thoughts and bend strings and people hear good playing. It's an illusion but I love it anyway. Thanks to all my P-Brains. You've brought me satisfaction I thought I'd never know.
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The music and madness of Professor P-Soop. Rap. Rock. Rule. Repeat.
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US Supreme Court and Same-Sex Marriage
Any Christian who thinks we have some 'duty' to prevent same-sex marriages is WRONG!!!! The ones who say it's OK (with God, that is) to be gay are also wrong, according to the Bible they claim to believe. However, we have NO RIGHT whatever to restrict the freedoms of anyone (except abortion, which actually kills someone). I hope you Christians hear me. Find this whole 'defense of marriage' thing in the Bible...or the Constitution. It's not there. The early Christians were told to obey the gov't (Rome, no less!) pay their taxes and live at peace with all. And to proclaim salvation through Christ. Banning anything does NOT fit in with that! While we can preach all we want (and we should) about sin and judgment, these gay people are our neighbors and friends and trying to control them according to what we believe just promotes hatred and strife. So, Mr and Miss gay: I say, live as you please, love who you want but remember...it's God you have to answer to, not ME!
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NAQ (Never Asked Questions)
No one asked but here are some answers to questions which might arise visiting the Kitchen.
Q: Does PPS really think young rappers are weak? A: No. This is comedy. However, in comedy there is often a kernel of truth. Many rappers of all ages are content to be lazy in their writing, e.g. You's a bitch nigga, you's a fake nigga, I only hang with reall niggas, blah blah. Now if their fans enjoy that, great, but IMHO a little more effort should go into one's art. Q: All this ragging on rappers who cuss. Does that mean PPS dismisses anyone who uses profanity? A: Hardly! My biggest influences are Ice-T and Eminem, both geniuses IMO. I just don't think explicit sex talk is suitable for the public discourse. Frankly, filthy rhymes are -again, IMO- a cop-out betraying a lack of imagination. Q: Is an act who ONLY raps tedious (as indicated in Don't Mind Me)? A: Nope, comic exaggeration again. It depends on the artist. Even within one medium there's room for variety and Ice-T and Shady, for example, are never boring. Q: Does PPS really think he's a genius? A: Yes I do. I say that because if I were someone else and came across PPS, my reaction would be 'wow, he's a genius'! It would be hypocritical to discriminate against myself. That is not humility, it's stupidity (I know I am nothing but dust who has had talent bestowed upon him by God. That's plenty humbling). There's always some guy who runs to the 2nd story of a burning building and carries an unconscious person out on his shoulder and afterward says, "I don't think of myself as a hero'. Puh-leeeze!! Then what exactly IS a hero? If it had been someone else you know he'd say differently. Q: Is everything a joke to PPS? A: No; just life. Death and the afterlife are the only issues of any true significance. I believe it's much more important to settle where you're going when you die than to agonize about the love your daddy didn't give you or whatever. My faith is in Jesus Christ. Q: Good heavens, man, don't you hear all those mistakes in your recordings? A: Ah, yes, I hear them too. Though I'm quite pleased with my lyrics, I'm not a very skilled musician. Cramming my recording into a 72-hour work week sometimes leaves perfection behind. If I held out for flawless recordings I'd never release anything...and who would want to live in a world like that? lol!!!
Thanks for not asking!
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Of course i didn't ask but I'm enjoying your blog entry anyways. 'a little more effort should go into one's art' ... haha so right, mate! Thanks for the very profound considerations. Cheers ~ k.
With my sloppy recordings, I shouldn't talk! But I was kinda referring to composition. Especially lyrics. Especially (as in the case of rap) where it's pretty much all about the lyrics. Thanks for commenting!
Freedom of the Press or Bullying?
When someone calls another fat, ugly or ridicules them for their clothing in a school with few, if any , witnesses, this is justifiably condemned as bullying. When it is done to a celebrity on a global scale it is passed off as 'freedom of the press' in 'reporting' on 'public figures'. Furthermore, the perpetrators are rewarded financially for doing so! If I ever get even close to understanding that, someone please drop a piano on my head. I saw a webpage about "Stars with Unattractive Significant Others'. No kidding. Hey, honey, look. There's a story about us. It's about how you're too ugly for me! How do these 'people' sleep at night? What do they tell themselves?
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Me and music.
Well, me and music go way back. I mean back to the sixties when I was born. I grew up with Motown, the Beatles, Grand Funk Railroad, Woodstock-era stuff like Mountain (Leslie West, baby, yeah!), y'know. The I moved to the suburbs and walked into this dude's house and heard this voice like nothing I'd ever experienced...it went 'la da da da daaaaaa'. Alice Cooper singing Generation Landslide. Whoa! The I started diggin' Bowie and Aerosmith, Queen and whatnot. I've always been into classical music too. Vivaldi, Beethoven, etc. Probably none of this really comes out very well in my rudimentary music but my heart's in the right place. Sometime people tell me I can play but I'm really a musical impressionist. I can't DRAW flowers but I think nice thoughts about them and make blobs on the canvas and the viewer says, 'hey, look, a flower'. Translate that into music. I think metal-y thoughts and bend strings and people hear good playing. It's an illusion but I love it anyway. Thanks to all my P-Brains. You've brought me satisfaction I thought I'd never know.
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What do I have to do to get a P-Soop t shirt?
Here here! Put me down for two!
Ha ha! All I've got at present is an iron-on template to put on your own shirts with your own iron-on transfer paper, available anywhere. Chris is making one...I'll just die if I ever see anyone wearing a P-Soop shirt. Available by email!
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The music and madness of Professor P-Soop. Rap. Rock. Rule. Repeat.
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