Karen Dalton Beninato
@kbeninato
Writer, words in The New Republic, NOLA, Huffington Post, Earth Island. Nonprofit co-founder. Was publicist for legendary Dr. John; now working with badasses artists including Grammy nominated Corey Henry. Grammy mentor.
Being There: A fluke president who would rather watch himself on TV than serve. Also there's the Peter Sellers movie.
Catman: I swear, by the spirit of cat, to spend the rest of my life warring on all fireworks. #Caturday
The Weather Channel calls it: DC's Great American State Fair closed due to heat. Tens of people disappointed.
Happy 100th to Mel Brooks! Well on his way to being our first 200 year old man.
Why do they look like a duo that broke up in the 80s but agreed to get back together for one last album and this is the cover?
Hey this grass is the same color as my reflecting pool — you're under arrest!
Happy President Obama Appreciation Day! This is from 2012 in New Orleans, where he lit the place UP.
"The tarp, as you know, never came down. The Kennedy Center became known as The John because that's all you could still see. Old Donald wanders around it at night, howling, under the scaffolding, where he lives now, eating cheese sandwiches the kindly workmen slide under the tarp."
Of course he didn't spring for the opaque tarp. Maybe there's shadow puppet theater coming up at The Kennedy Center.
At this rate they're not even going to have the P chopped off until his birthday.
Remembering Mac on the seventh anniversary of his passing. He left us a universe of Dr. John music, and must be looking down commenting on the never-ending bullshittery of now.
And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.