SFist: Teenage Somali Pirate Totally Psyched to Be Famous, Alive

fizzandpop

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:20:17 -0800

And his "Brand New Friend". "Walking with a Somali pirate, talking with Jesus and Jane..." or whatever the lyrics were to that song off the second LC&C album that wasn't as good as Rattlesnakes but did make you want to drive through the French countryside wearing a black turtleneck with your leggy french girlfriend who had a complicated relationship with her mother.

fizzandpop

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:55:53 -0800

What was that Billy Connolly song? "We come from Somalia and we don't give a fuck, we've got a national debt of sixty eight squillion pooooounds"

The Angry Young Man

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:42:57 -0800

Dude, he's in New York City - far, far away from the Ayn Rand designed country of his origin. Somalia is a country that has been devoid of any kind of government for, what? 20 years? It's a post-apocalyptic, lawless, neo-con wet dream with what has been reported to be the best celluar telephone network coverage of any country in Sub-Saharan Africa. No dropped signals aide, he's prolly thrilled to be someplace where he'll have a roof over his head, three squares, a full gym, TV room, access to all the best Sally Struthers brand training courses. Better than avoiding random pot shots in the souk or whatever passes for decent shopping in his bombed out homeland...

sfrealist

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:00:38 -0800

This trial is going to be awesome

HHumbert

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:05:44 -0800

It looks more like Lloyd Cole.

sf_bikebike

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:53:26 -0800

Is that Morrissey to his left?

sf_bikebike

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:36:34 -0800

He's a hipster

wsanders

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:48:26 -0800

He's going to get a fair trial and three squares a day for a while. His buddies got either a bullet in the head or had to sneak back to that shithole country of theirs. I'd be happy too.