In the paper this morning, the lead article in the Metro-State section was on the sentencing of Paul Ross Evans for leaving bombs at abortion clinics here in Austin. Evans got 40 years.

As part of the sentencing, the judge gave Evans a chance to explain himself.  After struggling to articulate his “beliefs” Evans finally said, “If I had to do it all over again, I would change everything about it.  I never meant for anyone, except for the abortionists, to get hurt.”

Oh, well, I feel so much better now.

Because when I go for my Pap smear, knowing that I might be killed by hundreds of nails being driven through my body by the blast of a propane tank, I will be comforted to know that I wasn’t the f****** target.

And I’m sure that the doctors, nurses, office workers, and cleaning staff who worked at that clinic also felt better upon hearing that Evans was only after the abortionists.  Gosh, all the wailing about, “He could have killed us all.”  I mean, he didn’t mean it.  Cry babies.

And now for another asshole who should have kept his mouth shut: Johnny Rotten (nee, Lydon). Yes, everyone’s favorite former Sex Pistol who didn’t die of an overdose after stabbing his girlfriend to death.

Mr. Lydon is now supposedly a “provocateur.”  Oh, please.  He’s a pissy little bitch.  The same as he was when he and his “band” were created by Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood. The Sex Pistols were every bit as manufactured as the Monkees.  And at least the Monkees had some talent.

Mr. Lydon’s recent foray into opinion comes from a recent issue of Spin Magazine:

“The Ramones to me were never really punk; they were closer to Status Quo,” he opines. “The record company wanted to shove us into that CBGB’s world of New York, but that’s a world of foolishness.”

And further into the interview:

“I never liked any of the Clash stuff, though,” he says. “And I never considered the Clash punk. Joe [Strummer] was alright. He was very sweet-natured. But he came from a different music background. He’d already tried the pub-band circuit, so he hopped onto punk.”

Where to begin?

Okay, let’s start with calling two of the most seminal bands from the punk era, “not really punk.”

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