Men Are Still Good (The Batman Suite)

The Red Capes are coming for the ultimate battle! Supes and Batman hold title to the World's Finest superheroes (Sorry Marvel) and they both hold all the characteristics of Barbarian Gents.

However, Batman has always been my ultimate Barbarian Gentleman, and music is such an integral part of the Batman experience.  It often makes him who he is in each incarnation.




The Batman TV show theme song in the 60's would always amp me up for what was about to follow. I could not get enough of the fun, the color, and the daring do-wrongers who always got beat down in the second episode of the week, after the big cliffhanger.  Although tame by today's standards, I was just as concerned about the plight of Gotham City as our heroes.

Why so serious, Adam West?



Moving from the Neal Hefti theme to The Animated Series, the Danny Elfman scores, and more recently The Dark Knight Trilogy by Hans Zimmer, each one sets the mood for the version of the character.

I can still hear what sounds like razor blades scraping on a piano wire in The Dark Knight Joker theme. Yeesh!

Next up, there are already reams written about the New Batman V Superman movie out on 3.25.2016.

So just check this out: Men Are Still Good (The Batman Suite)

No, really, I do like you...

ISTJ PERSONALITY (“THE LOGISTICIAN”)

See Me, Feel Me

My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein. -George Washington,  famous ISTJ

The ISTJ personality type is thought to be the most abundant, making up around 13% of the population. Their defining characteristics of integrity, practical logic and tireless dedication to duty make ISTJs a vital core to many families, as well as organizations that uphold traditions, rules and standards, such as law offices, regulatory bodies and military. People with the ISTJ personality type enjoy taking responsibility for their actions, and take pride in the work they do – when working towards a goal, ISTJs hold back none of their time and energy completing each relevant task with accuracy and patience.

ISTJs don't make many assumptions, preferring instead to analyze their surroundings, check their facts and arrive at practical courses of action. ISTJ personalities are no-nonsense, and when they've made a decision, they will relay the facts necessary to achieve their goal, expecting others to grasp the situation immediately and take action. ISTJs have little tolerance for indecisiveness, but lose patience even more quickly if their chosen course is challenged with impractical theories, especially if they ignore key details – if challenges becomes time-consuming debates, ISTJs can become noticeably angry as deadlines tick nearer.

ISTJ personalities adhere to established rules and guidelines regardless of cost, reporting their own mistakes and telling the truth even when the consequences for doing so could be disastrous. To ISTJs, honesty is far more important than emotional considerations, and their blunt approach leaves others with the false impression that ISTJs are cold, or even robotic. People with this type may struggle to express emotion or affection outwardly, but the suggestion that they don't feel, or worse have no personality at all, is deeply hurtful.

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ISTJ Personality Type

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The Edge of Manhood: Chest Hair, Bicycles, and Rock 'N' Roll

1973. 

Coming of age, 12 years old and just discovering the power of music, when, low and behold, Grand Funk unleashed this epic anthem! We all threw our shoulders back, mustered up our adolescent testosterone and swore we would "Walk Like A Man." Having absolutely no idea what that meant, we  strutted, grew our hair, and careened headlong into manhood. Man, I can still feel the wind in my hair on my ten-speed bike.

Grand Funk - Walk Like A Man (You Can Call Me Your Man)

From ultimateclassicrock.com:

‘Walk Like a Man’

From: ‘We’re an American Band’ (1973)

‘Walk Like a Man,' the second single from the band’s career-changing ‘We’re an American Band’ album, captures Grand Funk in transition as they moved from hard-rock crunch to more pop-oriented sounds. The song starts with a choppy riff that gives way to a full swing. From that point out, ‘Walk Like a Man’ is a strutting and swaggering slice of ’70s rock ‘n’ roll. Todd Rundgren’s crisp production helped send the song into the Top 20.

Read More: Top 10 Grand Funk Railroad Songs | http://ultimateclassicrock.com/grand-funk-

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Rock on, you funkers!

Red is grey, and yellow, white, but we decide which is right...

I had a very intriguing conversation with an old friend today.  Martin Fritz appeared at our office with news that he had finished a book that had been his passion over the last several years.  He was kind enough to favor us with a preview and espouse some of the theory behind the book.  The premise as I understood it was that that man's ability to operate with a sense of a dual morality was the explanation of where we find ourselves today, and where that will take us in the future.

The conversation went quickly deeper than anything we had thought we would be delving into in a normal workday, and he definitely peaked our interest in further discussions.  We have always had thought-provoking conversations with him over the years, but we quickly realized this book had become the denouement of those talks.  I'm looking forward to sinking my teeth into it.

http://youtu.be/bHQG4EJPa-M

See for yourself at: http://www.ourhumanherds.com/

Review: The Masculine Mandate: God's Calling to Men

The Masculine Mandate: God's Calling to Men by Richard D. Phillips
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is a wonderful explanation of what God desires for us as men, fathers, leaders, and Christians. I read it through in two sittings, with numerous highlights.

I have had a strong feeling in my gut over the last few years that making excuses and shirking work in favor of entertainment and other pursuits were taking the place of manly disciplines. Mr. Phillips confirmed that for me and shows us how to get back to when men were men. Some of it is not politically correct, but so what? Throughly enjoyed it.

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We Salute You...

1. in me·mo·ri·am

   ˌin məˈmôrēəm/

   noun

   1. 1.

      an article written in memory of a dead person; an obituary.

      "in memoriam notices in the paper"

   preposition

   1. 1.

      in memory of (a dead person).

      "an openly revolutionary work in memoriam Che Guevara.

      
      

The last few weeks have been kind to the Iudices Barbarorum. First, Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, bassist/vocalist of Motörhead and the last Roman of rock and roll, died quickly after a cancer diagnosis.  This one hurt.  As he sang in the later live shows, "I don't want to live forever...but apparently I am."  I think we all thought he never had to go.

The best tribute ever follows:

http://www.spin.com/2016/01/lemmy-motorhead-jack-daniels-whiskey-special-edition/

Next year was Alan Rickman, who is best known for his roles in the Harry Potter films, and also as Hans Gruber in Die Hard.

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/alan-rickman-hans-gruber

 Last but not least, Grizzly Adams was definitely a man to be reckoned with.

 Who else hangs around with a bear? And what a beard!

https://youtu.be/8FjeIeUQtT8

Finally, I think Josh Schaffer hit the perfect note in this article:

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/josh-shaffer/article54893045.html