WHAT I THINK....RICK FISK

So many times I have watched this campaign achieve utterly historic and cosmic coincidences. This was one of those times. For one, Tom Cruise was a guest. His new movie, Lions for Lambs revolves around the Iraq war. What a setup! For another, the Sex Pistols were the musical guest. The Sex Pistols were very controversial in their day. I bought "Never Mind the Bullocks" the year it was released. "Bodies," one of the best songs off that album is decidedly anti-abortion and in a very offensive way.

Dr. Paul was great. He was affable, witty and was treated well by both Leno and his audience. Later, when the Sex Pistols had finished their song, he rushed up to meet and shake Johnny Rotten's hand. Politics? Dunno. But the original Sex Pistols was one of my favorite bands ever. Not because they were so "good." They were mediocre musicians at best. Most of the songs that they recorded were actually performed by session musicians in the studio. Live it didn't matter. It's only three chords. The songs though, that's another story entirely. So is the influence that they had on music. They weren't the first punk band, but they certainly were the most influential.