Open Thread - Friday, April 27, 2018

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Greetings cyber_comrades, I am out of pocket today. I decided to skip The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and meander over to Merlefest.

The music is more rootsy and Americana than New Orleans fare, and I expect a less diverse crowd. Heh, it's still music, in the great outdoors, with a bunch of other music lovers. This will be the first time I see The Mavericks, without Sue.

I miss singing to Sue.

The lineup looks like fun, and the setting is in the hills of NC just east of The Blue Ridge, and is reflected in the music.

I am looking forward to catching Paul Thorn, with The Blind Boys of Alabama.

... and I have been wondering about Jamie Johnson. I suspect he will have a following out in the hills of NC.

Rhianna Giddens is rolling up from The Piedmont. Smile

There will be no shortage of pickers!

Some plugged in, like, NMA, Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale!

I'll check in later, so behave yourselves.

Have a great weekend!

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Lookout's picture

I've only been once to MerleFest. It's a good one. I hope y'all have a ball and hear some great music! Too bad Doc is gone. I'm sure he will be missed.

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May be he and Merle are together now still pickin' 'em like this...(3 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeJ4IerF7_s (3 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45_o0Fh_UHU (3 min)

All the best to all of you!

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“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”

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@Lookout He is sitting on a bench, in Boone. Rain and mud for day 1. Music was fine. Tommy Emmanuel and Jerry Doulas today.

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The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -

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You should have bodacious weather for Merlefest. What a setting! Are you like lucky or what? I never cared much for c & w. I do like bluegrass, especially live surrounded by a gigantic cookout w/plenty of cold brew. Smile There are a few old country-blues tunes I like. Anywho, one of your picks reminded me of this version.

Lowell George was a guitar pickin' genius who unfortunately liked his boozin' too much. Another one dead too young. Sad

You behave and stay safe, y'hear?! Definitely looking forward to your account next week. Hubby and I are flying up to visit his family in western TN Wed. for a week. He's also renting a bike in Nashville. I will skip this run. Hopefully, the weather gods will be kind. Rec'd!!

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Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.

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@orlbucfan Sue and I saw them ~5 years ago. It was surreal. The entire audience sang along, all night.

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The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -

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Have fun at the music-fest! Wish there was something like that going on around here! I'd go - casts and all!

Turns out my foot got broken those three weeks ago and misdiagnosed (the hand was X-rayed and found to be broken but even tho my foot was blue, the fellow was sure it wasn't broken!). So, got X-rays yesterday and it's off to the ortho clinic today for a cast or brace or something to stabilize it. I've been wearing the only pair of shoes that seem to help since then and the pain has been getting worse, so I hope no permanent damage has been caused!

Have a beautiful day and weekend, folks! Pleasantry

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"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11

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@Raggedy Ann I am wary of the foibles of aging. So, I have been living fast and loose. I know the sun is setting on youthful endeavors, so bring it on.

We saw the The Mavericks, last night. First time without Sue. It was not as cathartic as I anticipated.

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The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -

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[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyQXu6y3sqw]

The US will do everything they can to sabotage this. I guarantee it.

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Modern education is little more than toeing the line for the capitalist pigs.

Guerrilla Liberalism won't liberate the US or the world from the iron fist of capital.

One of my favorite ways to see/hear artists is at outdoor festivals. When the weather is right and the atmosphere is good, it can be almost perfect. I'm sure you'll enjoy the music...looks like an awesome lineup.

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@randtntx Jim Lauderdale and Buddy Miller are playing with them. I am anticipating a blues jam cutting contest.

Mud and rain Thursday, so mud all weekend. As a festival veteran, and former Boy Scout, I was prepared.

The event is on community college campus. There are a bunch of vendors, and the kids from the food service curriculum run a BBQ. The pulled pig and baked sweet potato were delightful.

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The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. - Friedrich Nietzsche -

@NCTim I'm going to have to see who can do what along those lines here this weekend. The weather is still nice, we should spend all the time outside while it lasts.

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http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-koreas-20180427-story.html

North and South Korea said Friday they will jointly push for talks with the United States and also potentially China to officially end the 1950-53 Korean War, which stopped in an armistice and left the Koreas still technically at war.

After their historic summit at the border village of Panmunjom, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced that the two countries will push for three-way talks including Washington or four-way talks that also include Beijing on converting the armistice into a peace treaty and establishing permanent peace on the Korean peninsula.

The Koreas said they hope the parties will be able to declare an official end to the war by the end of this year.

omg
make it so number one
feel the love

South Korea’s Historic Candle Light Protests Bring Down President Park

"blessed are the peace makers"
keep going

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here. Thanks for the OT, Tim, enjoy, and thanks for the samples/examples.

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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 --

The USPS delivered my Official Voter Information Guide yesterday, thank you very much. While reading a new word popped in to my vocabulary, I thought I was mashing up a new one but no, it really is already a word:

Definition of enragement
plural -s
: the act of enraging or state of being enraged

Okay besides that opening distraction, I was startled to discover Dianne Feinstein's "Official Voter Information" such as:

As California's Senator, I work hard every day to be a strong and effective voice for our state's progressive values. I am a proud and consistent advocate for universal healthcare,

screeech! (sound of brake stoppage)
~doink~ (sound of brain breakage)
Comments? Please someone talk me down.
I like Johnny Wattenburg NPP for Governor. His entire statement is "Why not?" and boy he looks toasted in the photo. go johnny

The Peace and Freedom Party candidates (real socialists!) look likeliest for my vote, if I even bother to cast a ballot. Primaries are fun why not, civic enragement for the win. I am open to being convinced by D-Berners but Gayle McLaughlin RU Kidding? Did you see the debate? California’s 2018 Lieutenant Governor Debate
cringe worthy
useless politics
very entertaining

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@eyo @eyo
The whole point of the top 2 primary system. When the hell are we going to be able to get rid of that stupid, duopoly reinforcing system and go to something like ranked choice voting.

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Beware the bullshit factories.

@Timmethy2.0 I am guessing you might be a California voter? I don't know but if you are then Gail is your candidate, what she says:

I will work to end Top-Two elections and restore voters' rights to choose candidates from all parties in November.

That is all. Sounds good.

Reviewing the Lt. Gov debate video once more, Gayle Mc, NPP could actually be perfect. I think sitting in meetings all day with her would be a kind of torture, but maybe that is exactly what is called for. I like her now. Unfortunately, I like the R talker Lydia Ortega most of all, wt holy f? srsly opposite day
http://lydiaortega.com/meetlydia/

Upon completion of her degrees, her father wrote to her “Congratulations mi hija. You have a B.A., a M.A. and a Ph.D. now you need a J.O.B.”

lol

That J.O.B. was found teaching Economics at San Jose State University in 1989. There Lydia found colleagues who shared her commitment to educate students to think for themselves. They shunned indoctrination that induced students to turn-off their questioning mind, rather they found it imperative that they think independently, evaluate risks, weigh cost and benefits, deal with incomplete information, consider short run and long run consequences and look for unintended outcomes.

Honesty gets my respect, she is the only one in the debate to say "this shit is fucked up" amidst all the rainbows and unicorns.

peace

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