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Holdover Thread
Posted on: June 1, 2021
Hi All! This is just a quick holdover post until Madamab can post another. What’s going on with everyone?
Open thread.
Weekend Music – Holiday Style
Posted on: December 23, 2018
- In: "the Holidays" | Music | New Years
- 31 Comments
Hi gang! How’s your holiday starting out? Hope it’s festive. We’re having our Christmas dinner today instead of Tuesday, so I may not be around much. Everyone finally decided to only buy for the smallest kids this year. It was getting really, really over the top. The only problem with that is there are so few presents under the tree, it looks bare! Maybe I’ll wrap some boxes and put ‘fake’ gifts under there. It will be fine when everyone starts piling in and adds their gifts.
So, let’s do a holiday music thread. Here’s a start:
Elvis and Martina McBride – Blue Christmas
Kelly Clarkson – Please Come Home For Christmas
Rod Stewart – Let It Snow
Kenny G – Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas
Jose Feliciano (and cool kids) – Feliz Navidad
Okay y’all, don’t make me post ‘Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer’ because I will if I have to… Have a wonderful holiday!
Open thread.
- In: 2018 Election | Lazy Weekend | Music
- 38 Comments
Hi gang. Hope your weekend is going well. I find it hilarious that the crazy right is annoyed by Eric Holder saying “When they go low, we kick ’em”. Of course they are leaving out the last part – ‘nothing illegal of course’. Where would they be if they couldn’t take words out of context? My reply to them is “You ain’t seen nothing yet!”
Regarding Madamab and Quixote’s recent posts, it’s time to fight! No matter how discouraged we may be, we have to gather the strength to fight back at every turn. I’m thrilled to see all the national media attention of our hateful, racist SOS running for Governor in Georgia. Georgia started going deep red when former Republican SOS Cathy Cox introduced Diebold voting machines years ago with no paper trail. Coincidence? I don’t think so. If Brian Kemp wins Georgia by cheating – anything, the least innocuous – I want to see lawsuits flying at him from six different directions. At least, the results should be scrutinized like never before.
I also want to see the courts continue to smack, or at least, slow down Trump’s terrible policies. I want to see deep reporting on Trump’s foreign bank entanglements. But, right now I want to see a whole lot of Republicans lose in November. That will get the ball rolling.
Let’s hear some music about strength, strong, fighting and fighting back.
Unspoken – Good Fight
Chicago Feeling Stronger Everyday
Christina Aguilera – Fighter
Shaggy – Strength of a Woman
Raleigh Ritchie – Stronger Than Ever
You didn’t think I would forget this one from the Convention, did ‘ya? We need it more than ever.
“Our Fight Song”
Let’s get to it. Open thread.
Weekend Music – Follow the money
Posted on: October 7, 2018
- In: Lazy Weekend | Music
- 26 Comments
Welp. It looks like someone was finally able to unearth some of the financial shenanigins of the Trump family. Yeah, it was a big story for about half a day. Too bad they’re three years too late. We’ll be hearing a lot of ‘statue of limitations’ blah,blah, blah. It will take New York years to bring a case. So what if he ends up owing a 400 million dollar fine? Although it would be interesting if he couldn’t pay and ending up having to sell one of his properties. No foreign bank can bail him out of that. And what about his siblings and kids? I assume they’ve been doing the same. They just pay the fines – if they’re ever caught.
What we really need to know is after the 90’s when US banks wouldn’t lend to him because he was such a failure. How long will it take to dig that up? 2024? Everybody (mostly) knew he was a crook and a con. I’m still pissed at those Republicans in the primary who let him run all over him. They must have done zero opposition research.
So let’s do some music about money – for those that have it and those who don’t.
Donna Summer – She Works Hard For The Money (live at the Nobel Peace Prize concert)
Willie Nelson – If You’ve Got the Money, Honey…
ABBA – Money, Money, Money
Jennifer Lopez – Dinero
Cyndi Lauper – Money Changes Everything
Drake White – That Don’t Cost a Dime
Open thread.
- In: Lazy Weekend | Music | Videos
- 35 Comments
Hi gang! How’s it going? I see Fredster’s countdown thingy on the sidebar is down to 2.3 years to go. Years, people, years. Ugh. How did we make it this far? I guess we’ll keep hanging in until his time is up or Congress comes to their senses and decide it’s time for the madman to go. (which will be the twelfth of never)
In 2016, the 2018 midterms seemed so far away. Now it’s just around the corner and I’m nervous. How can we be sure of anything with voter suppression, hackable voting machines, Russians crawling around in the voter rolls and out-right voter purges by our own damn politicians?! We can’t. All we can do is wait and bide our time.
Let’s do some music related to time.
Chicago – Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is? (check your volume)
Matchbox 20 – 3 AM
The Rolling Stones – Time Is On My Side (lots of screaming fans here)
Pink Floyd – Time (again, check volume)
Maria Muldaur – Midnight At The Oasis
REO Speedwagon – Time For Me To Fly
This should be pretty easy. Open Thread.
The Widdershins 
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