Simpler times.
Enjoy the open thread.
Tags: Laughing, Mary Poppins, Music, Open thread
~Open Thread: Tuesday Edition~
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We're not easily offended and don't want people to think they have to walk on eggshells around here (like at another place that shall remain nameless) but of course, there is a limit to everything.
Play nice!
OK what happened? I had a very insightful 1000 word post for the Iran still funds Iraq terrorism thread and now both are gone.
/just kidding..it was good but only 6 words.
“Maybe in order to understand mankind, we have to look at the word itself: “Mankind”. Basically, it’s made up of two separate words – “mank” and “ind”. What do these words mean? It’s a mystery, and that’s why so is mankind.”
-Jack Handey
“Those are my principles. If you don’t like them I have others.”
-Groucho Marx
So this guy walks into a bar and asks the Bartender if he wants to hear a blond joke. The Bartender says,
“Look at me..I’m blond, and my waitress,…she’s blond. See my bouncer Gunther? He’s blond, and do you see the two patrons over there? They’re blond. Sir, you still want to tell a blond joke?”
The man answers, “Well, not if I have to explain it five times.”
re: #1 by song_and_dance_man
It will be up in an hour and half. I figure it can wait until later. Also That way the posts are spread out.
Sigh….I love that movie! I think the 60s were truly the end of our innocence as a country. The crap being churned out these days is all so cynical – it’s really rather sad!
re: #6 by vapig
We don’t build anymore. Today, everything is an act of destruction.
re: #4 by WrathofG-d
Now that was one cool and innovative vid. Ha
re: #7 by WrathofG-d
Very profound and true!
I could have posted this as well:
There was another glitch in the Matrix.
/knock it off
What is your favorite song?
For me, it is Beethoven’s 9th.
re: #10 by WrathofG-d
Here’s one for you!
re: #12 by song_and_dance_man
Wow, that is a question. Don’t really have a favorite. But since you brought up classical, for me it would be Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata.
I have an observation:
I find it interesting, to say the least, that the very folks who have jumped up and down over bailing out GM and Chrysler claiming that they should have been forced into bankruptcy and not to have attempted to save them, (I agree btw) are the same ones claiming that we should “bail out” the Republican party (with our donations) even though it did nothing for 14 years towards any of the “claimed core principles of the Republican party” (and reducing the size of government was always a biggy).
Who actually ENLARGED government and who are totally inept when handling the Media (that’s assuming that they actually believe what they told us they believe), unable to manage to field candidates that have “clean” backgrounds and currently abide by their contracts and oaths and show a willingness to “cooperate” with the Democrats regardless of the consequences.
I say it’s time to say “NO MORE”.
NO MORE RINO’S
NO MORE PHILANDERERS
NO MORE BI-PARTISANSHIP
NO MORE MEDIA WHORING
NO MORE MAN CRUSHES
ON OBAMA BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARTY
NO MORE TRASHING OF THE ONLY PERSON WITH
VALUES
NO MORE MONEY FOR REPROCRATS!
They say that we won’t get anyone in office with that attitude. I SAY; SO WHAT? IF WE ELECT SOMEONE BUT THEY’RE AS BAD AS THE DEMOCRAT WOULD HAVE BEEN, WHAT’S THE POINT?
I SAY THE REPUBLICANS HAVE USED AND ABUSED ME FOR THE LAST TIME. I’M SITTING ON THE SIDELINES UNTIL A CANDIDATE SHOWS UP THAT I THINK WILL KEEP THEIR PROMISES. UNTIL THEN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY CAN GO BANKRUPT. BANKRUPT ON VOTES, ON MONEY, ON MY BACKING.
Second place is the medley which starts with You Never Give Me Your Money from The Beatles Abbey Road.
re: #14 by WrathofG-d
Great piece of music. I haven’t attended a symphony in all too many years, but when I did it had to be a Beethoven shindig.
How about Bob Marley: Thank You Lord
14. WrathofG-d on 30 June, 2009 at 2:43 pm
#12 by song_and_dance_man
I like this one!
Here’s some Bob!
re: #19 by vapig
Another great song. I saw ELP do this live.
Here is Glenn Beck interviewing DeMint (R)
interesting
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/27441/
Blind Faith
re: #21 by song_and_dance_man
Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
re: #21 by song_and_dance_man
Duuuude! I was a total ELP freak when I was young. Saw them live 3 times!
Brings back some great memories!
re: #25 by vapig
I saw them only once at the California Jam in 74. But they were a fav of mine and still are.
re: #25 by vapig
I was a total ELP fan also! I’m keyboard player and I had a band back about 1980 that played ELP cover tunes. Lots of fun. Heh…I have a CD one of my band mates put together a couple of years ago from a tape he made of the very first time we played in public. He found that tape while cleaning out his garage. I wish he could have recorded any of the gigs after that one: I really messed up a lot of times that first time out.
re: #26 by song_and_dance_man
I was too young for the California Jam, but saw them twice in 77 and once in 97. They were awesome!
In fact, ELP was the first concert I had ever gone to and I remember one guy in line (yes I spent the night on the sidewalk) said I would be ruined for life as far as concerts go. He said ELP was the concert that should be your last, not your first concert experience!
He was right – so in 1997, the last concert I ever saw was – ELP!!!
re: #27 by Escovado
Cool! Musicians rock! I admire them greatly to have such a gift!
re: #27 by Escovado
Keyboard you say?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6g7B-MOcq0&feature=related
re: #25 by vapig
I have a couple of DVD’s of them when they regrouped. It’s funny that Keith still has his wall of synth equipment while using modern tech to achieve the same sound.
When I saw them at the Jam I was right up front and was amazed at the sound they produced live. At the end of their performance that wall turned towards the audience and sprouted wings. And then there was the drum solo of Palmer where the whole platform began to turn and kept on turning. And the other thing I distinctly remember was Emerson played the piano and he and the piano rose and began to twirl end over end while he still played. Amazing show.
re: #28 by WrathofG-d
Wow! That was really nifty, Wrath!
re: #29 by vapig
That’s funny, first big time show I ever saw was ELP at The Oval in London 1972.It was an awards show with Genesis and a bunch of others.Great time!
re: #32 by song_and_dance_man
Yes indeed! Well they are the “Greatest Show in Heaven, Hell or Earth!”
re: #29 by vapig
Did you ever get to see Zep or Deep Purple?
re: #35 by vapig
Ha, that’s the Jam performance.
re: #34 by vagabond trader
Never saw Genesis (I thought they were better with Peter Gabriel than Phil whatshisname – the drummer). Did see Yes, though. But that was after ELP, so what can I say.
re: #39 by vapig
They were fantastic with Gabriel in the early 70s when we saw them.It was at a football stadium and we sat on the grass.Wish I could remember more of that show lol.
re: #36 by song_and_dance_man
I may have seen Deep Purple. Not Zepplin – I didn’t like them at the time, but they grew on me later. After they had broken up, of course.
For a good 10 years I went to so many concerts they just kinda blur in my mind. It’s that first one that really sticks in my memory.
We used to have these things in the Bay Area called, “Days on the Green,” where you would be inundated with at least five bands in the hot sun with a bunch of drunk/buzzed teenagers/young people.
wow! Food fight!
O.T. (is that possible on an open thread???)
Fox news is reporting that Al Franken, the mean spirited, vulagar, alleged comedian is headed for the senate. He will be MY senator for chrissakes. I would expect CA or NY or MA to elect a POS like this but not Minnesota. It is a sad day here in the land of 10,000 taxes.
File Under: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
RI man who claimed raisins made him sick can sue
AP
2 hrs 22 mins ago
re: #41 by vagabond trader
Our “Days on the Green,” was like that. They were held in the Oakland Colliseum, which is the home of the Oakland A’s and Oakland Raiders.
re: #45 by tunnelrat
Here’s a pic of your senator. Print it out. Email to everyone you know. Make him a one-term senator.
He is the most hateful man – evah!
re: #46 by WrathofG-d
See, this is one big problem in this country. When we allowed these stupid cases to be litigated.
When we started letting everything get litigated is when we started down the wrong path.
re: #43 by vapig
Zep was good in concert as was Deep Purple. I saw them both multiple times.
Those days on the Green sound like a good time, but in like manner as many of the attendants there I was a stoner and remember very little of the many bands I’ve seen live. I compiled a list, not too long ago, of the groups I’ve seen to use for later reference.
Here it is.
Black Sabbath 4x. (once with Dio)
Led Zeppelin 3x
Rush 2x
Styx 2x
Seals & Croft
Black Oak Arkansas
Deep Purple 4x
REO Speedwagon
38 Special
Steve Vai 7x
Joe Satriani 8x
Dream Theater 5x (and again this August)
The Wallflowers
Steve Morse 2x
Kenny Wayne Sheppard
Eric Johnson
Los Lobos
Jethro Tull
Gang of Four
The Ramones
Robert Fripp
The English Beat
Graham Parson
Oingo Boingo 2x
The B-52’s
Talking Heads
The Police 2x
The Joe Sharino Band
Dave Edmunds
Eddie Money
Rare Earth
Earth, Wind and Fire
Eagles
Santana
The Cars
Los Lonely Boys
The Kinks 2x
Pat Benatar
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
INXS
REM
Human League
Simple Minds
The Clash
X
The Osmond Brothers
Grateful Dead
Jerry Jeff Walker
Jimmy Buffett
Jackson Browne
Redbone
Fleetwood Mac 2x
Russia
The Baby’s
B. J. Thomas
Journey
The Rolling Stones
Prince
Molly Hatchet
Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul
Berlin
Quarterflash
U2 2x
Missing Persons
The Pretenders
Joe Walsh
Stevie Nicks
David Bowie
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Electric Light Orchestra
Elf (with early Ronnie James Dio)
Yes 4 x
Cheap Trick
George Thorogood
Rod Stewart and the Faces
Van Halen (At a high school before they hit the LA clubs)
The Go Go’s
Stray Cats
Soft Cell
The Firm
Alice Cooper
Grand Funk Railroad
ZZYZZ (they went on to become The Great White)
Loggins and Messina
The Osmond Brothers
re: #3 by song_and_dance_man
I don’t get it.
re: #48 by vapig
Thanks for the pic & yes I will spread it around. It sure makes a person ashamed to be from Minnesota. It is hard to believe that a hateful, foul mouthed, bitter old man can be elected to the US Senate based on name recognition alone. He has no experience whatsoever, and in fact recently was gigged for not paying taxes in 17 states!!! Not the sort of person I want making laws for us.
re: #44 by WrathofG-d
Well, that was disturbing!
Odd – I was rooting for the hamburger!
re: #50 by song_and_dance_man
Here’s a shot of a day on the green!
re: #52 by tunnelrat
Another donk not paying their taxes?
What.A.Surprise!
Do any democraps pay their taxes? Is it just us who are supposed to pay our taxes?
Do we get to opt out?
re: #51 by m
Well, there was this blond that got tired of all the blond jokes, so she decided to change her hair color. On the way back from the salon she sees this farm and a herd of sheep grazing so she decides to try out her new hair and turns onto the road leading to the house.
She pulls up to herder and says, “If I can quess how many sheep you have there can I have one?”
The herder thinks in bewilderment and says, “Yeah.. sure, OK”
So the brunette says, “223″
The herder is amazed that she guessed correctly and says, “Amazing..that’s right, go ahead and take your sheep” So she picks the animal up.
The Herder then says, “Miss, If I can guess your original hair color, can I have my dog back?”
re: #50 by song_and_dance_man
That’s quite a list. I’ve seen a lot of bands on that list, though not all. I’ve also sen some that were not on that list.
I used to have a huge stack of programs from every concert I ever went to. A few years ago I tossed them, but I may have an old scrapebook around that has every ticket stub. I’ll have to check that out!
re: #57 by vapig
Going to concerts is a joy. My son who is now older appreciates my love of music. In August we will see, with great seats, Heaven and Hell (sabbath with dio) and then fly the next week to Denver to see Dream Theater, again great seats.
re: #58 by song_and_dance_man
My concert going days are over unless it’s a symphany. I can’t stand the crowds!
re: #50 by song_and_dance_man
Alice Cooper was like a rock opera.
re: #57 by vapig
I wish I had the foresight to keep all my stubs and concert paraphernalia. I still have all the pics though.
re: #59 by vapig
I love the symphony and haven’t attended one since I was LA. But I did take my son to see RAIN – a tribute to the Beatles- a couple of months ago. It was reminiscent of a Broadway type show.
I miss hearing the LA Philharmonic with Esa Pekka.
Those were the days.
re: #60 by m
I always liked Alice Cooper! Though I never really got into his music. Only thing I remember is, “Schools Out,” and “No More Mr Nice Guy.”
I remember an interview with him on tv and he was talking about how he was doing an interview in a resturant. During the entire interview, some old guy (he was probably a conservative – but I was young and the story was funny!) was talking about how shocking and disgusting “some people” dressed in public.
He said he did his best to just ignore the guy and answered the interviewers questions despite the distraction.
At the end of the interview, he said he got up and went right up beside the guy, leaned down, gave him a quick hug and said, “It is so nice to see you again!” And walked away.
I just loved that story – still do apparantly!
Any Admins here? I want to know if you all, especially Chen Zhen who doesn’t list The Blogmocracy on his Blogroll, are mentioning this wonderful site at the other places you post.
Hahahahaha Freshman Julie…uh oh.
re: #64 by WrathofG-d
While I don’t have the authority to add to the blogrolls at the other sites, I do mention 2.0, especially when I cross-post.
re: #63 by vapig
I had no choice in the matter. I had to be an Alice fan. And KISS. My uncles wouldn’t have it any other way, lol.
I never thought I would see him live and he came around in like ‘86 or so and I was amazed. From about ‘85 I had went to see every “hair band” 80’s type that came around (RATT n’ ROLL!, Motley Crue & the like). Alice was completely different. Back to rock. And every single song had a whole elaborate stage play to go along with it. That’s why I say it was like a rock opera.
I thought it was great.
BTW, I never did see the movie in the clip on this thread.
I did see Repo Man, a few hundred times, though.
re: #64 by WrathofG-d
I would if I had a chance to post anywhere else.
Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime’s not on my side- no it ain’t!
re: #67 by m
Only rock does rock operas and the lost rock ballads! I love that stuff! I think the Who were first with the rock opera with Tommy.
re: #68 by no2liberals
Duuuude??? You’ve never seen Mary Poppins???
re: #69 by m
Well you better get some.
Oh, and btw Admins have e-mail. Very top secret e-mail that everyone would want to read, but cannot because they aren’t all Admins. Especially those at you-know-where but they really can’t see them.
re: #65 by WrathofG-d
Where in the world do you find all this stuff???
re: #73 by vapig
I’m a very complex, diverse individual.
re: #71 by vapig
No ma’am.
Never been to New York City, either.
Hoping to put that on my headstone.
re: #72 by WrathofG-d
It really must be invisible, cause I don’t know where to look.
re: #76 by no2liberals
That would be because I don’t have your e-mail. But I do advise against giving it to me here in public.
You know how some of those loozards can be.
re: #77 by WrathofG-d
Sure you do.
It’s on the admins comment page.
Mike Tyson in the Hangover
The Last Waltz.
re: #75 by no2liberals
You have to see it at least once! It’s a good movie – one of my favorites from childhood!
New York City? Meh? Who cares?
re: #77 by WrathofG-d
Looozards!!! I love it!
re: #81 by vapig
Not my thing.
B-HO’s stink-eye.
re: #83 by no2liberals
Then maybe this is?
/
re: #85 by bar
No sir, still not my thing.
South Pacific was okay.
re: #86 by no2liberals
I don’t care for musicals much. I saw the sound of music as a kid and so far its about the only one I can tolerate.
Run Sarah, run.
Video: Vanity Fair author defends Palin hit piece
re: #87 by bar
Me too.
Musicals often make me uncomfortable.
Just the facts, ma’am, just the facts.
RED ALERT — La Raza: “If the American people found out…”
re: #90 by no2liberals
From an earlier post: Someone needs to tell me how to do a screan shot!
http://www.americanheritage.com/blog/200612_5_743.shtml
So this BS from Mexico and groups like La Raza are a bunch of lies. We didn’t steal the land and no one lived on it. Well, except the Indians, but that’s another story.
However the situation with the hispanic outrage over the theft of a land they never occupied is would be comparable to the pali outrage over their claim to a land they never occupied.
re: #87 by bar
I have been appreciating them more as time goes by.
The bannings on LGF just keep on coming and coming and coming. Check out the Cap and Trade thread if you want to see it in action. It is one thing if one is obscene or obnoxious but for stating ones opinion forthrightly and disagreeing with someone?
Any rock group that Jimmy Page or Eric Clapton was in, was terrific: The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominos.
re: #91 by vapig
They only started laying claim to the land that was formerly Mexico, because of the improvements made to it. At the time Santa Anna was President, he couldn’t get any Mexicans to colonize here, so he started allowing American settlers.
As for a screen-shot, there is a key on my keyboard for that. It says Prt Scr on top, with a line, and SysRq on the bottom. Keyboards are different, so check yours, and maybe the instruction manual, if you still have it.
re: #94 by Speranza
I was a fan of all those groups.
Really liked Blind Faith.
re: #96 by no2liberals
Blind Faith was great – only lasted 6 months. Too bad.
Defenseman (Hoosier Hoops) has another post on “stalkers”
http://defenseman.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/psychology-of-the-paranoid-blogger-part-2/
scary stuff on John Holdren
http://www.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=34198
When Barack Obama nominated John P. Holdren as his Science Adviser last December 20, the president-elect stated “promoting science isn’t just about providing resources” but “ensuring that facts and evidence are never twisted or obscured by politics or ideology.” In nominating John Holdren, his words could scarcely have taken a more Orwellian ring.
re: #93 by Speranza
I’m waiting for cj to start turning on zombie, though I don’t believe he’ll have the guts to do it. That would no doubt cause mass defections. However, I suspect there will be increasing, subtle “disagreements”. I also suspect zombie will begint to spend less time at 1.0.
re: #100 by zeebeach
Well he can ‘out’ zombie so I am sure that she will tread carefully although I agree that she might silently start pulling away. I suspect that Nevergiveup and Kenneth, will eventually get banned (particularly Nevergiveup). Not too many committed conservatives still there and those that are there are afraid of the ‘banning stick’ so they have to watch what they say particularly on the anti creationist and and anti tea party threads. This weekend there will be a lot of tea parties going on and I would expect a lot of hot words on LGF threads with Killgore Trout being the main agitator looking for Ron Paul and neo fascist connections.
re: #101 by Speranza
I have to admire the tenacity of Nevergiveup (perfect nic!). Personally, I couldn’t deal with the tyranny over there. I agree that he/she will be banned in due course. Are we totally certain that cj can out zombie? That would be horrible, though even more horrible is zombie being chained to lgf due to a kind of “blackmail”?
re: #102 by zeebeach
I am sure he knows who zombie is. Zombie is somewhat socially liberal so she and CJ are probably on the same page on a lot of things although she must be a bit put off by the leftward lurch of LGF. Nevergiveup, Kenneth, and maybe LGOPs probably will not last very long (although they might self ban themselves). This is the post that got Zimriel banned and I do not think it was deserved. It is his opinion that LGF is now an anti conservative blog. I tend to think that LGF is a left wing blog now but it can be a matter for debate.
re: #103 by Speranza
Ah, that’s the deleted post, I take it. Thanks for that. I wasn’t sure, as only portions of it were quoted in subsequent lgf 1.0 posts. Of course, I see nothing wrong with Zimriel’s post, but he was definitely on the list to be banned.
re: #104 by zeebeach
Yes that is the deleted post. It is a real reign of terror over there for people who only 1 1/2 years ago were considered to be the back bone of LGF. Now they all walk on eggshells.
Zimriel was emotional and a bit florid but did not deserve to be banned.
re: #105 by Speranza
He most certainly DID deserve to be banned! How dare he have the nerve to talk about the motives of Mr. Johnson or Mr. Trout.
And he was MEAN!
(*my Irish Rose impression, how’d I do?*)
re: #106 by m
You are getting good at it although it is “Mr. Charles Johnson”!
re: #107 by Speranza
D’uh!
Dang, and I forgot to throw in a few woe is me’s and threaten Zimriel.
I need to work on it.
re: #108 by m
Don’t forget to reference the stud boyfriend/sex machine known as “Sweetie”.
re: #109 by Speranza
You’re right. She’d be pissed if I left out mention of her blow up doll.
re: #110 by m
You mean “Lars”?
re: #111 by Speranza
Yeah. I hope “lars” was super-duper-reinforced!