Open Thread 11-04-22 - On the Road
Sorry I didn't have time yesterday (Thursday) to put anything together. I'll be on the road almost all day today. Leaving out before this publishes, might be able to check in this evening.
So this will be your open thread.
I'll leave you with just one thought. Go out and have some fun. Enjoy life while you still can. Take a walk. Visit some friends or family. Lift your spirits.
There you go man, keep as cool as you can.
Face piles
And piles
Of trials
With smiles.
It riles them to believe
That you perceive
The web they weave
And keep on thinking free. --Moody Blues
There are those that wish you nothing but despair. Those that want you to feel like there's no hope, docile, despondent. They're counting on it. That's why the doom and gloom is so persistent. Don't give them your mind.
Keep on thinking free.
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Good morning Free Rangers...
Have a good one!
It's quite amazing, that is the level of shit she spews
It's quite amazing the level of shit that comes out of her heinous' mouth
But they do cover it up well here
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
Can't bear
, to watch it. Nothing personal and thanks anyway. Too early in the day for that. On second thought 11:59 pm would be too early. Perhaps someone with a stronger stomach could report in print. The alphabet is way less horrific.
Speaking of the alphabet, I just read that the Cyrillic alphabet was worked out by two Byzantine monks, Cyril and Methodius. They adapted the Greek alphabet and added letters to represent the Slavic sounds.
Another great Russian who fiddled around with symbols to represent and organize things, was Dmitri Mendeleev. This was the guy who gave us that periodic table of elements to memorize in eighth grade. Thanks Dmitri. Who knew the Russkies were so smart?
She's saying Joementia has been great for the economy
and for the 45 second clip, it shows how she should be behind bars
in an orange jumpsuit, w/Epstein hanging behind her, good humor!
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
Oh wow
. Nothing like making something up out of whole cloth. I guess all the USians who can't pay their utilities, rent, groceries, insurance, healthcare, transportation costs etc. will be convinced that everything is a-okay because she said so.
Thanks for the translation, my brain would not have kapished had I clicked on that, it would have instantly fried.
fried brains do go well with beans
not a big brain eater my own self
but if one hasn't a clue to begin with
perhaps eating brains makes sense?
Beans and brains
, I'll pass. But I guess that might be like eating your supplements. An extra boost of brain power and all. Or just a bean-brain.
X Rated for foul content
Thanks for the CliffsNotes version. No way could I stomach that video.
I didn't realize who it was with the little "play now" button covering her mug. So I clicked. Big mistake. Got about two seconds into it before I could hit the "stop" button.
That was a quick stop
, hope you didn't get whiplash.
Crikey, it looks like she stole Nancy Reagan's
old cloth coat.
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 --
Maybe Pat Nixon’s “respectable Republican cloth coat” from 1952?
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/eisenhower-checkers/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkers_speech
yep, that's the one, from the "checkers speech",
minor brain fart here, lo siento.
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 --
Snowing here in Santa fe
Hope all is well for folks or as well as it can be for you. We are getting our first snow of the year. Since it was in the 50’s yesterday the roads are clear and people are going about their business. I have family visiting from Texas and they are staying warm in their RV and we do not have big plans. Taking advantage of that, I am doing some cooking to further warm my place.
Later I will take a walk outside to enjoy the peaceful appearance of the snow on the trees, etc. This will allow me to escape the pleas from the D’s to save democracy and whatever else is spewing from the mouths!
Life is what you make it, so make it something worthwhile.
This ain't no dress rehearsal!
Sounds like fun
, Enjoy your wintery day, I imagine it's beautiful.
“Who’da thought *Moscow* might become that ‘city upon a hill’?”
https://journal-neo.org/2022/11/04/who-would-have-thought-moscow-might-b...
Went to a great
concert last night, speaking of "on the road": longtime Boston favorites Dropkick Murphys are touring in support of their new album, and came through Denver at the Paramount. It was a semi-acoustic show, but they still have the edge and the fire that we all love so much.
The new album consists of a bunch of never-before-published Woody Guthrie lyrics for which they have written music. They were contacted by the Guthrie family as being one of the last few protest bands that brought the real passion to the table, and were given unique permission to bring a bunch of unheard, unrecorded material out into the light of day. Some of the new tunes really bring it home. They mixed up tracks from the new album with their classics all night. Guthrie and Celtic Punk go together hand-in-hand. "This Machine Still Kills Fascists", indeed...
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
Yup,
, Dropkick Murphy's would be on my list to see if they rolled into my town especially if they have adapted some Woody Guthrie tunes to their repertoire. Can't disagree; punk and Guthrie meld together well. Those Celts know what they're about. And yeah, keep that killer guitar busy.
Glad you had a good time. And thanks for the heads-up on their new album, will have to give it a listen.
One secret that
we're not supposed to share, so don't tell anybody (even though Ken said it onstage) is that they'll be releasing another album with 10 more brand-new Guthrie-lyric tunes later on in the winter. They wrote and recorded them all at the same time, but they are releasing them in two separate parts. So that'll be 20 new Guthrie tunes to think about. That's going to be dynamite. But you didn't hear it from me.
You can stream the first new album on their site:
https://dropkickmurphys.com/
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
Thanks
! Can't wait to hear it.
And for those who don't know
the band, here's the video of their live free concert from Fenway Park at the height of the Covid pandemic. The park was empty, so they livestreamed the show. We watched it live, and were power-pogoing in the living room, at least as much as 60-somethings could at the time! It really does capture the essence of the band. Capture it if interested, because I'm not sure how long it'll stay up...
Well, hell, it won't let me embed it. Go to https://www.mlb.com/redsox/video/dropkick-murphys-live-at-fenway-1168 to see it.
[video:https://www.mlb.com/redsox/video/dropkick-murphys-live-at-fenway-1168]
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
Lucky You!
Dropkick Murphy's Live.
Oh. I see that we can all tune in.
NYCVG
Lucky You Got to See Them!
I should try to see the Dropkicks if they come to the Seattle area. Love them. Thanks for the news about the new album!
If you're poor now, my friend, then you'll stay poor.
These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so
Thanks for the OT
JtC. Nice to hear that old Moody Blues tune.
We "perceive the web they weave". So yes, keep your mind or, as Alice says; feed your head. [video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug2EcWkb26I]
Safe travels.
Some road-trip music.
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La1J2Ze7vzc]
for your return trip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEwyoo3fT8w
Have fun y'all.
great tunes
thanks rand! reminds me of the times I went away
to never return. how did I get here?
giggles
Never returned...
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DKM do a great version of this as well- I think they do it on the Fenway concert I posted elsewhere...
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
It can be disorienting
, how did any of us get here... I think Alice knows. No worries.
Hope all is well up there in the North Woods. It was 90 here today...but you know, I didn't even notice.
It is incredibly beautiful this year
raining leaves, warm days and cool nights.
Doesn't get much better than this in So. NE.
Did Alice ever get back from her hallucination?
Last saw her smoking a hoopla with a caterpillar
under the shade of a mushroom..
musta got lost ..
So looks like the tc family, Jtc and Otc, is on the road again.
what can one say.
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 --
super rendition
thanks man!