12/12 - National Ding-A-Ling Day
~~ Telephone
It's National Ding-a-Ling Day... I ain't touching it.
What else is there? Festival of Unmentionable Thoughts? Not sure about that either, in our perpetual and seemingly increasingly censorious society that could contain vastly more than multitudes. Once mostly matters prurient or heretical from a religious perspective it now includes damn near anything and everything, especially politics, economics and sociology. There are venues where anything arguably controversial is blocked, you know, like somebody's sig line that says "Peace, y'all" or somesuch.
How about 12 by 12 works out to 144 which is a gross which free associates to "the dozens" which, for those of a reasonable antiquity calls to mind stuff needing one of those CAUTION; NOT FOR THE UNDULY SENSITIVE type warnings:
OTOH mebbe da kine Sound Check Day
On this day in history:
1098 -- Crusaders of the 1st Crusade massacred the inhabitants of Ma'arrat al-Numan and then ate them.
1897 -- Brazil's first planned city was founded.
1901 -- Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal
1917 -- Boys Town, a home for "wayward" boys, was founded in Nebraska.
1948 -- Fourteen Scots Guards slaughtered 24 unarmed Malayan civilians & burned their village
1963 -- Kenya gained its independence
1964 -- Jomo Kenyatta became the first President of Kenya.
1991 -- The Russian Federation became independent of the USSR.
2000 -- The Supremes released the Bush v. Gore decision
Some people who were born on this day:
“That which is not just is not law.”
~~ William Lloyd Garrison
1745 -- John Jay, jurist and politician
1805 -- William Lloyd Garrison, journalist and activist, founder of The Liberator
1806 – Stand Watie, Cherokee principal chief, signed Treaty of New Echota
1821 -- Gustave Flaubert, author and playwright
1863 -- Edvard Munch, painter and illustrator
1881 – Louise Thuliez, school teacher, author, World War I and II resistance fighter
1915 -- Frank Sinatra, singer, actor, and producer
1918 -- Joe Williams, singer and pianist (not Big Joe Williams)
1923 – Bob Dorough, musician, composer, and producer
1927 – Robert Noyce, inventor and businessman, co-founded the Intel Corporation
1928 – Helen Frankenthaler, painter and academic
1929 – Toshiko Akiyoshi, pianist and composer
1938 -- Connie Francis, singer and actress
1940 -- Dionne Warwick, singer
1943 -- Grover Washington, Jr., singer, songwriter, saxophonist, and producer
1944 -- Rob Tyner, singer, songwriter and bass player
1945 -- Tony Williams, drummer, composer, and producer
1953 -- Bruce Kulick, guitarist and songwriter
1957 -- Sheila E., singer, songwriter, drummer, and actress
1972 -- Hank Williams III, singer, songwriter and guitarist
Some people who died on this day:
There was no telling what people might find out once they felt free to ask whatever questions they wanted to.
~~ Joseph Heller
1889 -- Robert Browning, poet and playwright
1921 -- Henrietta Swan Leavitt, astronomer and academic, made Cepheid variables into standard candles
1951 -- Mildred Bailey, singer
1985 -- Ian Stewart, keyboard player and manager, co-founder of The Rolling Stones
1987 -- Enrique Jorrin, violinist and composer, cha cha dude
1996 -- Vance Packard, journalist, author, and critic
1999 -- Joseph Heller, novelist, short story writer, and playwright
2002 – Dee Brown, historian and author, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2006 – Alan Shugart, engineer and businessman, co-founded Seagate Technology
2007 -- Ike Turner, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer
2020 – John le Carré, author
Some Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such:
Festival of Unmentionable Thoughts
International Sound Check Day
Green Monday
National Ding-a-Ling Day
Today's Tunes
Ding-a-ling Day
Home for so-called "wayward" boys
Frank Sinatra
Joe Williams
Bob Dorough
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Connie Francis
Dionne Warwick
Grover Washington, Jr.
Rob Tyner
Tony Williams
Bruce Kulick
Shiela E.
Hank Williams III
Mildred Bailey
Ian Stewart
Enrique Jorrin
Ike Turner
Bonus tune(s):
Tony Williams with Miles Davis Quintet
Ok, it's an open thread, so it's up to you folks now. So what's on your mind?
Cross posted from http://caucus99percent.com
Comments
Good morning...
We'll have a couple of warm days before we get a big storm and it gets cold again. Looks like lots of snow out west. Y'all take care.
Thanks for the OT and all the music!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Heh, good morning Lookout hope the respite gives
you time to deal with the effects of the rain. We too get a respite (what a concept here, a break in the rain, bwahahaha). The snow, of course, is in the mountains and those who choose to dwell there are well equipped and amply experienced in dealing with it. It is one of our state sanity tests for the others, vast hordes of whom, zombie like, begin chanting "ski trip, ski trip, ski trip" and venture up from all directions ignoring warnings of hazardous road conditions and worse.
be well and have a good one
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 --
Whitney Webb on the Jimmy Dore Show, tying it all together…
[video:https://youtu.be/D3rhlXhvf-c]
…hat tip to Pam2 @ JackPine Radicals:
Good morning lot, thanks mucho. Will find time for
it today sometime.
be well and have a good one
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 --
That video is a MUST WATCH
Whitney is beyond brilliant at tying it all together. And
she must have a photographic memory as she goes from story to
story without missing a beat.
I never knew that the term "Never Again" only pertained to
those born Jewish
"Antisemite used to be someone who didn't like Jews
now it's someone who Jews don't like"
Heard from Margaret Kimberley
WOW, silly me. I've been calling the Feebs a
criminal conspiracy for ages, little knowing that they were only part of a yet larger one.
be well and have a good one
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 --
International sound check day!
That's a topic near and dear to my heart, for sure. I've long since lost track of the number of sound checks that I've done over my misspent musical career.
But given the state of the world, I'm having to change the thing I always say into the mike when it is my turn. I've always said "Check, Slovak, Pole, Zero" (inside nerd humor, I guess), but I just can't do it anymore...
Woke up not dead again this morning, so it is a good day. Heading out to the hospital now for my whittling-session to become a little more bionic. I'll check in later after I wake up.
Thanks for the OT, EL, and everybody be safe out there!
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
Good morning/afternoon UFS. Waking up
not dead is a favorite thing with me. It is always good to find onesself above ground when not spelunking or somesuch
be well and have a good one
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 --
hey UFS
love yer sound check terms UFS!
Old sportfishing boats typically have very poor audio quality. When I ran pelagic (ocean) trips for seabirds almost monthly I would get a chance or two to say mine. Testes one... [then wait a bit as if hunting still], two (sound almost suprised). Audio quality just poor enough (like a bad bullhorn) to get away with it.
be well brother!
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Thanks for the kind words, both of ya!
Everything went great, and I’m sitting here in the “toes above the nose” position, just having finished some ever-so-tasty hospital chocolate pudding. They’ve already had me up for my first round of PT, so that’s my reward. Give me chocolate and I’ll do damned near anything…
It’s a little bit achy and stingy, but in 10 minutes they’ll bring around my next tiny Dixie cup of Chemical Pleasantness, and then I’ll settle in for a good nap. Anyhoo, thanks to the whole community for the support, and for a good place to share an organ recital… Be well, everybody!
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
Good to hear!
Thanks for checking in with us and letting us know how you’re doing. Enjoy your Dixie cup of pills and have a good night.
Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.
Voting is like driving with a toy steering wheel.
Hey hey!
Kick ass, take names! I hope your PT doesn't go all Nurse Rachette on ya, bud!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Too funny ufs
“… a good place to share an organ recital”
As you know, technically the knee is not an organ, but your choice of words to describe the replacement of a vital part is very stylish. I think your whole comment is one for the archives ; ).
I’m glad you’re feeling no pain, and I wish you a smooth and strong recovery.
Thanks!
I just got back from walking a lap of the floor. I figure that if they are gonna keep waking me up to poke at me, I might as well get something for it… The second knee is being much easier than the first one was, because I know exactly what to expect. And “Better living through chemistry” ain’t hurting matters one bit, of course.
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
You are a model patient and inspiration
Keep doing great.
my sound check is...
testes, one, two.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
uh, oh, there is a lot of Dingle-Ding here in the EU
you better don't touch. Dirty money everywhere you look. I hope Lookout will analyze all of it.
Have a good one, all of you.
As Goethe said:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Good morning mimi.
Sad but true. Thanks for reading and thanks for the words of wisdom
be well and have a good one
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 --
Hi Mondayers
Hi all, Hey EL! Hope it's all good out there!
Good thing Marconi didn't see what they did with his radio.
Great obscure Ian Stewart tune! He was awesome, the sixth stone is right. Without his van they could not have gotten to the gigs in the early days. Allen Klein (ABKCO) thought he just looked too straight to be a stone. Boogie with Stu is an Ian Stewart (in part) composition...
Try this for fun...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZUHgXEGgic
Live Hummingbird Feeders at Sachatamia Lodge in Ecuador
Be well all!
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Good evening Dysto, thanks for the tune.
Thanks for the feeder cam too, takes me back. Only watched a minute or two before I saw one of those guys with the extreme tail. It's gonna be one of those tabs I just keep open for days.
be well and have a good one
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 --
Hi dystopian
Boogie with Stu is such a great addition to the playlist.
Are those flying specks in the background of the live hummingbird feeder link raindrops or bugs, or what?
It's amazing how constant motion can also be so mesmerising. Thanks for the music and the video link.
bees?
Hi Janis,
I have seen some bees hovering around the feeders, so maybe that was what you saw?
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Hi dystopian
I saw the bees and hummingbirds in living colour this morning when I checked back on the feed.
What I saw originally was at night in b&w, with only the occasional flitting by of a hummingbird, and lots of unidentifiable specks in the background. They're not there tonight. I think the many specks I saw flying around last night were either insects or rain drops. Anyway, it is fascinating to watch. Please repost the link on Friday Photography so more can enjoy it.
Hummers!
Thanks so much for the hummingbird feeder link! Can't seem to stop watching it. I've sent that link to others, so it's getting around.
It's amazing how quickly they can empty the reservoirs on those feeders!
Hi el
No wonder you didn’t want to go there. How could anyone compete with that live Chuck Berry performance ; ). It's a classic.
I will listen to the rest of the music over the next few days. I always enjoy the music videos you present.
and me classic lady has records from Chuck Berry
from the 1968 years, I remember. But never had a record player around here. Meanwhile I have one, but have no speakers. But I have memories and the version I remember sounded MUCH, MUCH better.
Now in my sister's house there are huge, excellent speakers my brother left behind some 25 plus years. My sister never listens to music, she is an eye person.
Sigh, there is always something wrong in my world. I told you so, I have to come back.
Be well, all, I hope it's not as cold in your woods as it is here. 21 Fahrenheit. It feels very good to stay in Bed.
Be well, all, and survive, we need each other.
Maybe you have to sneak the speakers out
and enjoy those nice memories again ; )
The temperature here is far from your kind of cold, but is colder and rainier than usual at this time of year, our early summer. I am still sleeping under a hungarian goose down duvet mit warmflasche. Keep warm.
sneaking out something ...
oh, oh, you have no idea by whom and with what I have been threatened with by 'the authorities' having
taking over the control of my sister's house. nah, I am very obedient and do nothing bad againt the bad stuff that I look at helplessly.
There are three things I can't stand anymore, the Ukraine discussions, football (soccer), and talking heads with nothing in their heads worth talking about.
I do not wanna think anymore about anything.
It is very cold here in my woods. I think it doesn't take a long time til I can't pay for heating my house.
Be well. all of you and survive. We need each other. Good night from over here.
Hi mimi
I don't envy you living under German authority. I'm sorry.
If you need help to stay warm please let us know.
oh, i have a warm buffalo fur cover
my parents bought in the sixties on their first US trip. Everything is fine considering being warm in my bedroom. The other rooms I don't heat up anymore. Saving gas and hopefully money.
The weatherman in the background just says it will get warmer as of Monday.
Be well and keep in touch, you and all.
Good morning Janis - saw him do that live once,
it was hilarious, especially when he did the last line. When I saw that today was ding-a-ling day, my brain went straight there.
Glad you enjoy the music.
be well and have a good one
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 --
Thanks for the music el
I really dug the Joe Williams. Bob Dorough was a nice surprise. Toshiko Akiyosh, a Japanese Dave Brubeck?
Very much so -
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/toshiko-ak...
be well and have a good one
be well and have a good one
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 --