Posted On: Saturday - March 28th 2026 6:26PM MST
In Topics: Immigration Stupidity Music TV, aka Gov't Media Humor Curmudgeonry Race/Genetics Customer Care
It’s amusing anecdote time here at Peak Stupidity so as to wrap up the blog-week.
I got a ride from a Lyft driver recently. The guy was an African, a more and more frequent type to see EVERYWHERE - see our posts Coming to America: Part 1 and Part 2. He was, I don’t know, I’m guessing Nigerian, but it could have been one of a few dozen countries these days – probably western (subSaharan, of course) Africa.
He was playing his own country’s African music in the car, reasonably loud, not just for himself. I’d first thought it was some (c)rap, but it really wasn’t half bad. I don’t think much modern White music would have been any better. However, it did bug me that this guy thinks I want or need to listen to it.
Therefore, I relied on trusty site Peak Stupidity (What CAN’T PS do? Well, yeah, search…) on my phone. Since I’d just embedded Elvis Costello last week, I listened to that song at full volume – not really that loud on my phone – in the back seat. After it ended, I searched up Rush’s Red Barchetta from our post called The Motor Law. I mean, it’s a great car song, but this guy, besides not being a “car guy”, as there used to be more of, doesn’t even know what the fader function is. It’s there on the touch screen nowadays.
I imagine this driver was a bit miffed, but that was my statement: You might have your music, but we’ve got our music. Oh, and we live here. Oh, and I’m the customer – what happened to “customer care”?
I did give him a couple of bucks tip anyway, and I said “You should try some American music since you’re here and all…” I mean, what’s so funny ‘bout peace, love, and understanding?
That was the song that I played. How ‘bout some more Elvis?
I can’t say I’ve heard even half of his music, but, so far, Pump it Up is my favorite Elvis Costello song. This will be an even better one for the next such occurrence of this phenomenon during a Lyft ride.
Musicians use to come out with lots of music in a short time. This song is from the same year, 1978, as What’s So Funny…, but it’s from the album before, entitled This Year’s Model. I really like that bass playing by Bruce Thomas (I assume the brother of the drummer due to same last names).
Little known fact: Seinfeld star Elaine Benice picked up her dance moves from this guy. ;-}
Oh, and hey, wiki explained the origin of Elvis’ moves:
The video features Costello's signature jerky dancing. Costello explained,Enough about Elvis for a while. We WILL eventually get to Neville Roy Singham, who’s probably pre-occupied himself today supporting the pro Queensland rallies… but it’s tomorrow in Shanghai. Anyway, thanks for reading this week, Peakers! I always appreciate comments. Happy Sunday.The director quickly found out that I could walk on the sides of my ankles. That was a trick that I'd learned not in vaudeville school but at the hands of a vaguely sadistic doctor. When it was determined that I had flat feet as a child, I was first told I would never make it in the army, then I was taught to pick up a ball of socks with my feet like a monkey and do that trick with my ankles in an attempt to strengthen my arches. ... My bizarre attempts at rug-cutting in the "Pump It Up" video were becoming as much a calling card as a comedian's catchphrase, and I could sense myself being vacuumed up into the dust bag of light entertainment.
PS: Ooops, yeah, that’s not American music but New Wave British. Rush was Canadian. Oh, well, that guy will never figure that out anyway… his loss.
Comments:
The Alarmist
Monday - March 30th 2026 1:26PM MST
PS
“ Enough about Elvis for a while.”
So, you’re saying Elvis has left the building.
Ideas for later installments:
Mojo Nixon’s “Elvis is Everywhere.”
“Going to Graceland” by The Dead Milkmen
“Viva Las Vegas” by The Dead Kennedys.
BTW, Ted Cruz is a Canuck too … like John McCain, I don’t know why anyone thought he (or Kamala for that matter) were Constitutionally qualified to be the American President.
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“ Enough about Elvis for a while.”
So, you’re saying Elvis has left the building.
Ideas for later installments:
Mojo Nixon’s “Elvis is Everywhere.”
“Going to Graceland” by The Dead Milkmen
“Viva Las Vegas” by The Dead Kennedys.
BTW, Ted Cruz is a Canuck too … like John McCain, I don’t know why anyone thought he (or Kamala for that matter) were Constitutionally qualified to be the American President.
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I forgot that about both Ted Cruz and John McAmnesty - perhaps that was the back-up plan - if either had won the general election, the D’s would bring up that very important Constitutional requirement. They do read it sometimes, when it might help them out.
I did know about Kameltoe’s having arrived from Canada, in a similar way to the Nickei Haley family. It seems to be an easy route in. Now that the Canadians are all mad at us, maybe, … nah, hell, now they’ll sent them on purpose.