Aliens, Predators, Elected Officials, and Rock and Roll.

Recently I was watching Predator with my son.  I think it was the first time he had seen this modern classic.  My sister loaned him Alien vs. Predator when he was young and it had a profound affect on him.  He wanted to be a Predator when he grew up.

He asked me, after watching the aliens battle the predator, which I thought was better.  I told him the aliens were obviously better, they only killed as a method of advancing the species.  True, they were monstrous, destructive, salivating nightmares, but it was a biological imperative that drove them to their behavior.  While the predator killed because he could, just for fun.

Being a child he was not impressed by Darwinian reasoning.  He was impressed by the extravagant, sophisticated weaponry that the predator carried.  When I explained to him that despite bristling with an advanced, technical armory the predator could defeat neither Arnold Schwarzenegger, (Should I call him Governor Schwarzenegger) nor Danny Glover (though, in all fairness he did manage to kill Gary Busey, pre-accident version, but so did Mel Gibson), he was unmoved.

But, that is not what I am here to talk about today.  I am here to discuss the real star of the first Predator movie.  Little Richard.  When the helicopter was flying low, through the jungle, and Jesse Ventura, (should I call him Governor Ventura?) was rocking out with "Long Tall Sally" you knew the movie deserved some sort of award.  Maybe, best Jungle Helicopter Flight Soundtrack.

So, I toast the Alien, the Predator, the Governors, but mostly you, Little Richard, you are a rock and roller in the finest sense of the word.  By the way, you can get the "Very Best of Little Richard" on Amazon.com for only $5.99.

Here you go, dig it, daddy.

Even the Predator loves Little Richard.

Yes, another spider story.

Normally I try to avoid political issues completely.  For one thing there are plenty of political blogs, web-sites and programs already, (but, and this is an important point, only one Life Explained) but, when a politician fearlessly puts himself in the line of fire to protect his constituents it should be mentioned, even here where vital issues are covered, almost in real time.  Yes we pride ourselves on bringing you the news before it even becomes the news.

And when that politician goes one step further and starts eliminating the leading problem of the world today (that's right, loyal readers, SPIDERS) then he deserves a little Life Explained recognition.

So here's to you, Governor Chris Christie.  I would like to shake your hand, after you disinfect it, and maybe bleach it, unless you can find something a bit stronger.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwjke6iRD14