The Evening Blues - 12-26-17
Hey! Good Evening!
This evening's music features another scoop of Christmas music. Enjoy!
Charles Brown - Merry Christmas Baby
No News or Opinion
News will return tomorrow night in its usual full glory.
A Little Night Music
Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run
Detroit Junior - Christmas Day, This Time Last Christmas
The Gems - Love For Christmas
Honey & The Bees - Jing Jing A Ling
Count Sidney & His Dukes - Soul Christmas
The Chambers Brothers - Merry Christmas, Happy New Year
The Soul Saints Orchestra - Santa's Got A Bag Of Soul
Gary Walker - Santa's got a brand new bag
Brian Setzer - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
Oscar McLollie & The Honeyjumpers - Dig That Crazy Santa Claus
Louis Armstrong & The Commanders - Zat You Santa Claus?
Brenda Lee - I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus
The Hepsters - Rockin' n' Rollin' with Santa Claus
Moonglows - Hey Santa Claus
Patti Page - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
Louis Prima - What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everbody Swingin’)
Johnny Guarnieri - Santa's Secret
Comments
evening folks!
i'm still recovering from all of the festivities, family and dog mayhem and working on shaking off a cold.
thanks to everybody who dropped by with christmas well wishes last night, i hope that everybody's holiday was warm and wonderful.
Those Damn Russians Are F@#$%^g Up. Again.
What to do? What to do?
A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma
time to hack the heads of greedy states
question everything
evening jnh...
heh, great cartoon, but the one flaw in it is that if there's coal in the stocking it means that trump's program to put coal miners back to work is effective. i think that his tax plan may be a part of it by encouraging the .001% to be extra nasty exploiters, meaning that santa will need enormous volumes of coal.
i think that maybe we ought to start a letter-writing campaign to encourage santa to switch from coal to horse manure, which is at least useful as fertilizer and, may perhaps provide an even more satisfying reaction from the giftee.
Trump IS Helping Coal Miners, But...
... not in the way he intended, or what they expected from him! Thanks, joe.
A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma
If your tastes in Christmas music are more traditional
please let me direct you to a blog post I once did about my absolute favorite Christmas Carol—O day full of Grace. If you have ever been in a choir that could sing this, congratulations.
Written by a Danish clergyman named Grundtvig in 1826 to celebrate the 1000th year of the coming of Christianity to Denmark, this was arranged by the choral genius F. Melius Christiansen and has become a standard by which choirs here in the upper midwest are judged. Grundtvig is also known as the father of the folk school movement—he is arguably the most progressive Lutheran preacher of all time.
https://real-economics.blogspot.com/2013/12/o-day-full-of-grace.html
Climate change is a scientific, engineering, and economic problem. It is NOT a political problem so ignore the politicians.
Welcome jonathan...
glad to have you with us here at c99p, make yourself at home.
Hey! Happy holidays, dude!
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
@enhydra lutris
Oh Please. Politicians and activists have be wasting time and money debating climate change for 30 years with zero progress to show for it. In the meantime, material scientists have reduced the price of solar panels from $75 per watt to $0.75 per watt. Elon Musk has made electric cars cool. Etc.
Some problems demand the expertise of the technologically literate. Climate change TOPS the list of such problems. If that makes you think that putting people who know how to do things in charge is Fascism, we will never solve the biggest existential problem facing humanity. And some problems simply are NOT political.
Climate change is a scientific, engineering, and economic problem. It is NOT a political problem so ignore the politicians.
???
To many tabs opened at the same time? Wrong essay?
I acknowledge your point of view.
A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.
Hey...
back at ya' compadre!
evening jonathan...
thanks!
while the piece is a little outside my usual listening, it is quite nice. welcome!
@joe shikspack
Yeah I know. Up here in Minnesota where high school choirs have considerably more status than most athletic teams, this thing is still widely taught. But I know this practice doesn't travel all that far.
Here is a short YouTube of the Stillwater MN high school choir doing a flashmob rendition of O day full of Grace in a hotel swimming pool. They look pretty good too. Which reminds me of the main reason I was in choirs until I was 27—altos.
Climate change is a scientific, engineering, and economic problem. It is NOT a political problem so ignore the politicians.
heh, pretty cool...
those sound like pretty good acoustics in that pool room. it's good to see kids having fun with their talent.
i also approve of baritones having a chance to hang out with altos.
the Feast of Stephen
The only Christmas Carol I'm aware of which makes specific reference to this day is "Good King Wenceslas":
source
Here's a traditional choral rendition of the same:
[video:https://youtu.be/SQVUMG6LZGM]
Now, being a long-time Grateful Dead head, I have a custom to listen to this every December 26:
[video:https://youtu.be/Xa8ImA_wSKI]
Here's a live version, woven with other music as is the Grateful Dead's way, and far more worthy (in my humble opinion, anyway) of the efforts of King Wenceslas and his page on that long-ago December 26:
[video:https://youtu.be/mf1dNTexCL4]
So everybody out there have a blessed Second Day of Christmas, and enjoy the music!
"US govt/military = bad. Russian govt/military = bad. Any politician wanting power = bad. Anyone wielding power = bad." --Shahryar
"All power corrupts absolutely!" -- thanatokephaloides
One of my favorites - Good King Wenceslas
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
evening sean...
hmmm... maybe next year on the 26th we can put together a compilation of our favorite live versions of st. stephen.
thanks!
There are two (at least) Saint Stephens, and the Dead song
refers to the other one. I discovered that while trying to make that same linkage for one of my OTs one time.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Ha! Russian collusionist takedown interview
Enjoy!
Or enjoy from her direct link, which has some of the transcript, but links to the interview via tweets:
https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/what-happens-when-a-russiagate-skepti...
More about Russia Gate
Here's a must watch interview of Clapper on the lack of evidence that Trump colluded with Putin during the election. Listen as he still tries to sell it after he admits that it's over. As in No Evidence
He starts out lying about the FISA warrant for listening to Trump's campaign. A warrant was taken out because the Steele dossier was their evidence to get one.
Russiagate Is More Fiction Than Fact
Her wrote this in her book, WTF Happened
Okay. If he had said something about it at the time, then what Hillary. Because of election law, you still wouldn't be president.
Lots of hype, little evidence.
This has almost half the country believing that Russia had to have changed either people's minds or their votes, yet the only charges against the people who Mueller has investigated has nothing to do anything during the election. Except that Flynn did collude for Israel on the vote about the illegal settlements. Funny how the media hasn't mentioned that!
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
Thanks for the links and excerpts, SD! I read
the excellent paper that you posted over the weekend (by the professor). Agreed with 98% of it, but couldn't figure out 'why' the Dude ignores that RussiaGate has everything to do with impeaching DT. Frankly, it blew me away that he wrote pages on the topic, and didn't even mention it. Go figure.
Thanks for the tune--look forward to listening to it. I luv their sound!
Mollie
Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.
I can't understand how so many people believe this
It was out of hand when it was just Trump that they were investigating, but then they said that Jill Stein was also involved and now the kids are saying that Putin is either blackmailing the republicans or they are also involved with it. Russia hacked the RNC too. Who's next? And anyone who doesn't buy into this are called Putin lovers, bots and other names.
If nothing else, watch the Clapper interview with Chuckles on meep the press. He flat out says that there is no evidence, then he says that Americans need to be concerned....
This morning I read a headline that says that Russia is going to interfere with the next election. DHS is going to be in charge of elections from now on, so wouldn't they be on top of this?
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
@snoopydawg Been saying, on here,
Then, a day or two later, Wikileaks dropped a batch of emails.
This was thought up before this year. I brought it up several times, and at one point, a very popular member here, by going on a way-back history of red-baiting schpeal, ended up hushing me (I'll stand up for myself better, next time) and again, my observation was buried.
They gave us a verbal heads up and actually told us this was coming.
evening deja...
thanks for that interview! it's quite instructive to see professing and professional russiagate proponents asked for true evidence of collusion and seeing that they have nothing to offer.
Stille Nacht
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
evening snoopy...
nice, thanks!
This brings a tear to my eye each time I hear it
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
...
[video:https://youtu.be/ez9fWw-GZbo]
Thanks, Janis
This brings back memories. I used to listen to Windham Hill a lot in the 90's. I'll have to find my CDs of them.
David Lanz is another favorite as is George Winston. Introduced to him on a trip to DC and driving through the Maryland countryside.
I listened to this the day I was leaving Utah for California over and over until I drove my brother nuts. Something about this music was about remembering old times and looking forward to new ones.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
That is quite an uplifting tune.
I can imagine the forward focusing energy it accompanied you with on the road to a new place.
Thanks for the tunes, Joe.
Good day on the mountain, legs are holding up at moderate pace, good to be alive and working and trying to spread positive vibes...lessons, we all learn on the way satisfy us in hard times with friend's lending hands and comfort.
Many thanks for your continued guidance in this world.
evening smiley...
delighted to hear that you are well and enjoying the snow.
take care and have a great evening!
Greetings Joe & Gang! Glad
to hear that you and yours had a nice Christmas! Hey, if you got any shots of that beautiful, black glossy Granddog of yours, would love to see them!
This will be a bit staccato in format, but transcript excerpts are mostly self-explanatory--which is one reason that I like them!
These excerpts are from Meet The Press, December 17, 2017,
and,
Hey, Everyone have a nice evening!
Mollie
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."--Lao Tzu
Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.
evening mollie...
heh, sorry, i haven't gotten any new photos of indy (the beautiful black dog). she's really hard to photograph, partly because she is rarely still for long and mostly because she is a lighting challenge. she doesn't really like it when i use a flash (and i don't really blame her, i don't like it much, either) so, in order to get a really good photo of her, i need to shoot her outdoors in sunlight. her coat is actually a mix of black and dark brown hair and it takes fairly bright light to make a photograph match the reality of what my eyes see. (maybe i'm just picky, i dunno.) anyway, one of these days i hope to get some good shots of her and i promise that i'll post them for you.
thanks for staying on top of the continuing efforts of congress to steal the entitlements that we have paid for all of our lives so that they can give the money to their rich friends on wall street.
No problem, Joe. Maybe some time
this summer, you'll have an occasion 'outside' with decent lighting. I don't blame her, either, for hating a flash!
Oh, tell her she's got a kewl name--'Indy' has a nice ring to it.
Hope you don't push yourself too much--we'll be fine if you need to take a complete rest, or, with only music videos for the rest of the week, if need be.
If your cold is just coming on, this might help,
Mollie
Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.
heh...
that's pretty close to the shikspack all-purpose remedy to chase away whatever ails you:
piping hot cup of red zinger tea with honey, lemon, 1/4 tsp of peppercorns and a shot of tequila
boil only enough water for one cup - put the peppercorns in the boiling water before you run it through the teabag - water should appear oily (oils are released from the peppercorns) strain out the peppercorns if they bother you. add honey and lemon to taste, make sure that the tea is still steaming hot when you add the tequila.
repeat as necessary until symptoms decrease or you don't care.
Ayup. If MANCHIN is on board with this
how many others will be also? McConnell says that he will need democrats to work with him when he untangles the tax bill and I'm betting that Schumer is going to "reach across the isle" in the spirit of bipartisanship. He has already hinted at that.
I'm seeing a lot of comments saying that the democrats Need To Grow a Spine and stand up to McConnell and tell them that IF he wants their help on this, then he better...
I have no idea what McConnell needs to do in order for the democrats to work with him.
I'm seeing others write about what Pelosi did in 2006 when she talked about dry powder, but they get all kinds of feedback for being Debbie downers
They have such high hopes this time
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
Sad to see Bernie saying that
He of all people know that it didn't happen.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
What some folks (not all, of course) mean by “I trust Bernie”
in this situation:
“I trust Bernie’s judgment as a politician to a sufficient degree that, if he thinks it’s useful or necessary to catapult a Big Lie, I’m willing to catapult that lie right along with him.”
Other folks will make a different choice, deciding to stick with not catapulting Big Lies on principle.
That's an excellent point, LL. I must say, though,
from my nonpartisan viewpoint, it's detrimental to the greater good. From where I stand, I think it's that kind of tribalistic thinking that has, at least partly, been responsible for the Democratic Party having become so corrupt. And it's discouraging [to me] that some of the Party Base appears to be content to allow its Leaders to lie and deceive--so long as it's their lie, and/or a lie that furthers a goal of which they approve. (That applies to both legacy parties, of course.)
At some point, this 'the ends justifies the means' thinking needs to end. Else we'll see the total destruction of democracy--if we haven't already.
Plus, there's one more facet of this thinking that bothers me, which is--When it becomes glaringly obvious that a lawmaker is comfortable with rationalizing the telling of a 'Big Lie,' at some point, one has to wonder how many other times he/she may have employed this behavior, and if he/she will continue to do so. Frankly, contemplating this, gives me pause.
To be clear, this measure should apply to all lawmakers--whether they're Republican, Democrat, or Independent. If Bernie comes up more often in my quotes, it's only because he's serving in the Dem Leadership as the Senate Outreach Chair; as a result, he's frequently on Cable News programs and/or the Sunday Political programs, doing the 'messaging' for the Party. Having said all that, I agree with your assessment of the situation.
In the months to come, I intend to post quotes of all lawmakers' claims about the Russia Ruse (that I hear)--at least, those who appear on the Cable/Sunday programs which provide a transcript. (I'm not ambitious enough to do my own transcription!)
Have a Happy New Year across the pond!
Mollie
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."--Lao Tzu
Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.
Thanks and the same to you! Happy New Year! n/t
Best of luck with the cold Joe, I've been fighting one for
about a week. Take it easy.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
evening el...
thanks! i've been fighting it for a couple of days now, it's worst in the morning when i wake up all congested, which passes during the day. it's been making me really sleepy, though. i slept until the crack of noon today and took a nap this evening (not like i really had a choice, i just fell out after dinner). hopefully, this thing will just go away, though.
good luck with your fight against it, too. take care!
Ah good, you are okay.
We were worried maybe you got all choked up on the fruitcake or some such!
A truth of the nuclear age/climate change: we can no longer have endless war and survive on this planet. Oh sh*t.