Month: January 2021

Random Ruminations, Tommy T2 Comments

Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with random Ruminations – I ELPeed myself edition

Tommy T

My greatest concert experience, and my band Grendel   Emerson, Lake and Palmer in Dallas – Oct 20, 1977 I saw ELP on their Brain Salad Surgery tour. Entered Dallas Memorial Auditorium with anticipation. As I topped the balcony steps the audio geek in me fixated on the P.A. system, reportedly (pre-internet info age) quite a big deal. I looked at the stacks on either side of the stage (nobody was flying PA systems at that time) and saw a PA that was the equal if not better than any I had ever seen. – impressive, but not THAT big … Continue reading Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with random Ruminations – I ELPeed myself edition

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Fog Of History, Krewe du Vieux, Law/Justice, Music, New Orleans, Odds & Sods, Political Crack, Television

Saturday Odds & Sods: Circle Back

Peter Adrastos Athas
Blue Night by Edward Hopper.

Today is supposed to be the Krewe du Vieux parade. It was cancelled because of the pandemic. The timing was good for me: last year was the worst Carnival season I’ve had since coming to New Orleans in 1987. I wrote about some aspects it in a piece called The Cursed Carnival?

Shorter Adrastos: I needed a year off from Carnival so I’m not as unhappy with the situation as most people are. Some of the Krewe du Vieux sub-krewes including Spank are presenting art installations instead of marching. Since I wasn’t feeling it, I did not participate. So it goes.

John Hiatt wrote this week’s theme song for his 2003 album Beneath This Gruff Exterior. It’s one of his fatherhood songs as it describes taking his daughter to college. It also rocks much harder than the cradle ever should.

We have two versions of Circle Back for your listening pleasure: the studio original and a live version. Both feature Sonny Landreth and the Goners.

I mentioned Hiatt’s fatherhood songs. Here are two more:

Now that we’ve rocked the cradle, let’s jump to the break before we get too dizzy.

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Michael F

GOP…Q…Anon

mmferry1965

After a generation’s worth of Cletus Safaris, the NY Times finally took a look beyond the rural diners of central Pennsylvania and/or Southern New Jersey. As President Biden’s inauguration ticked closer, some of Donald Trump’s supporters were feeling gleeful. Mr. Trump was on the cusp of declaring martial law, they believed. Military tribunals would follow, then televised executions, then Democrats and other deep state operatives would finally be brought to justice. Just ordinary, “real” Americans…armed to the teeth. Despite the economic anxiety, they’ve amassed quite the arsenals. Meanwhile, the Republican leadership or wannabees — thinking of McConnell, Cruz, Hawley, et … Continue reading GOP…Q…Anon

Free Republic, Teabaggery, The Darnold, Tommy T5 Comments

Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – “End of the beginning” edition

Tommy T

All right, good people – as promised yesterday, the wrap-up of the GOP’s Very Bad Week.

Let’s start with “Thank god and Greyhound he’s gone”!

 

President Trump Leaves the White House (Live Thread)
Fox Business | January 20, 2021 | Fox Business

Posted on 1/20/2021, 7:10:30 AM by CedarDave

Fox Business and Fox News covering the President’s leaving the White House and he will remarks to the nation as he leaves and at Joint Base Andrews. Place comments and links here.

1 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:10:30 AM by CedarDave
I think this one sums it up nicely :
To: CedarDave

Tears…..

3 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:14:05 AM by DAVEY CROCKETT (Ec 1:2 The rest is, Vanity of vanities..vanity of vanities!All is vanity.)

Oh – and courtesy of Borowitz :

Trump Issues Alternate Inaugural Poem

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I won the election by a landslide
And everybody knows it
There were a lot of horrible things going on
That should never be allowed to happen
In our country
I’ve been treated
Very unfairly.

To: CedarDave

Had to cut away from Newsmax. They have some guy named Mustafa on trashing Trump.

6 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:15:11 AM by jersey117

…when newsmax isn’t right-wing crazy enough for you…
To: CedarDave

The Qballs are quiet.

L

16 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:18:41 AM by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )

Noticed that, did you?
To: Lurker

Are they still trusting whatever the plan was? Or is it Emily Litella time – Never mind!

35 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:27:10 AM by Cecily

To: Lurker

Will at least one Q person stand up and show a shred of decency and apologize for years of lies and stupidity?

Anyone?

49 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:30:29 AM by cgbg (A kleptocracy–if they can keep it.)

To: CedarDave

Agony.

84 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:41:31 AM by jazminerose (NOW they like fences and guns)

To: DAVEY CROCKETT

Against my better judgement I started watching and now I’m stopping.

Why is he giving a stump speech? Should have just saluted and boarded the plane. Sorry.

90 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:42:54 AM by americas.best.days… ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)

To: jazminerose

I’m blubbering

95 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:44:42 AM by EnquiringMind

To: EnquiringMind

I stopped crying weeks ago.

No it’s just some kind of weird, random sobbing gasp frequently.

Some things hurt TOO bad to merely cry.

109 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:47:14 AM by Salamander (We’re All Hamlet, Now….)

Good.
To: pnz1

I am crying.

123 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:50:03 AM by HypatiaTaught (president PingPong of the divided states of america)

Go for it.
To: mulligan

From Chief to thief  thief to Chief.

128 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:50:48 AM by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)

FIFY.
To: Peter W. Kessler

“We enter the dark days today.”

Yes we do. Our Republic – gone – our GREAT President – gone from office and I hope not gone to prison….that is what they want. Dark indeed. Mourning our once great nation!

155 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:58:55 AM by Freedom’sWorthIt

To: jersey117

I didn’t fly my American Flag the entire 8 years of Obamao.

208 posted on 1/20/2021, 9:01:59 AM by fwdude (Pass up too many hills to die on, and you will eventually fall off the edge of the world.)

To: CedarDave

I am so mad and sad at the same time. This should not be happening. Furthermore they are counting votes STILL in Arizona for one. This is just sickening.

And I’m tired of hearing about Jan 6th as if there was something more there than what was. The hyperbole is despicable. And the turncoats in Congress. I hope we do have a patriot party that I think we should call the Constitution party.

Sick of it.

53 posted on 1/20/2021, 7:32:23 AM by genxer ( )

Oh – glad you brought that up!
The wonderful idea to tear the GOP into two smaller parts after the break…

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Free Republic, JOEY B SHARK, Q, The Darnold, Tommy T4 Comments

Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with the Freeperati – “The Beginning Of The End” edition

Tommy T

I have to admit – I’m a 50s horror movie buff. I used to sneak out of bed at midnight, tune in to the distant (distant from Waco, anyway) DFW channel 11, adjust the rabbit ears, and sit in front of the TV for movies like “The Giant Claw” and “The Crawling Eye”.

Another fave was “The Beginning Of The End”, which featured giant grasshoppers (harvested,  coincidentally, from the farmland around my Dad’s farm) attacking Chicago as a finale’.

Apparently, hundreds of thousands of the Qberts tuned into GAB to watch The Darnold swoop down upon the Inauguration ceremony, arrest/execute all of the libtards, and save the day just like “Q” promised he would.

Nope. Not even one giant grasshopper.

.

My beat, of course, is Free Republic, and I’m here to document what was the beginning of the end of all their shit-stupid LARPing fantasies.

Let’s get started, shall we?

How stupid do I/We feel about what happened today??
Nascar Dad ^ | 01/20/2021 | Nascar Dad

Posted on 1/20/2021, 6:29:44 PM by Nascar Dad

So I have been duped by Conservatives and Q Followers alike. Trump was supposed to be soooooo close to dropping info to prove Biden stole the election. What happened? Biden is now our president. Nothing on Horowitz. Nothing on Durham. Nothing on Declass. Nothing on stolen elections. Trump packed it up, split town and left us with Biden. Brilliant! It feels like I’ve been punched in the gut. I’m sure there are others out there that feel the same way. I listened, and bought into, the BS about saving the world… Yadda Yadda Yadda. I am done. I believed the hype and have nobody to blame but myself. That is all. It was fun while it lasted.

1 posted on 1/20/2021, 6:29:44 PM by Nascar Dad
To: Nascar Dad

Yup, it was like the proverbial carrot in front of the donkey.

4 posted on 1/20/2021, 6:32:02 PM by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)

To: Nascar Dad

True that. Remember when we were told Sidney Powell was the smartest lawyer in DC? Yeah I didn’t believe it either

18 posted on 1/20/2021, 6:37:34 PM by STXOUTLAW

To: Nascar Dad

Only the Q morons are surprised by what happened today.

The rest of us knew Trump was leaving weeks ago.

Only the tik tok crowd was surprised that the latest declass was a bust.

I think it will be a while before we can really see what worked and what didn’t for the Trump administation.

But one thing I can see:

epic “owns” on twitter are no substitute for getting loyal and competent appointees confirmed.

and insulting the media is not adequate compensation for not passing significant legislation and changes to laws.

31 posted on 1/20/2021, 6:40:16 PM by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)

Ouch.
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People, this is going to be a long one – there are tens of thousands of gallons of Freeper tears to consume, so follow me below the fold to read more, and put your wet suits on.
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Random Ruminations, Tommy T6 Comments

Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with random Ruminations – Adventures in Babysitting edition

Tommy T

On playin’ da blooz…   For a bassist, it’s not much fun. I grew up in Texas, where playin’ da blooz is a rite of musical passage. “Nobody gets out of here without playing the blues!” isn’t just a line from a movie, it’s a way of life. It’s why Stevie Ray Vaughn, Lightnin’ Hopkins, T-Bone Walker, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, and Johnny Winter existed. Having said that, it’s one of the most boring and soul-crushing things a bass guitarist can do on stage. You’re basically (see what I did there?) playing I-IV-V-IV over and over and over, and every 16 … Continue reading Today on Tommy T’s Obsession with random Ruminations – Adventures in Babysitting edition

Adrastos, Diary, Film, Music, Odds & Sods, Sports, Television, Twitter2 Comments

Saturday Odds & Sods: Pirate Radio

Peter Adrastos Athas
Rooms By The Sea by Edward Hopper.

It’s been a long week at Adrastos World HQ. I’ve been tidying up my study/home office to make it easier for an AT&T tech to upgrade my internet service. It’s a daunting task. I’m a notoriously bad housekeeper so I’ve discovered dust bunnies the size of the late, great Paul Drake as well as the odd desicated peanut and Cheerio under the desk and book stacks. Clutter thy name is Adrastos.

Because of my clean-up attempt and hours spent watching the inauguration, I’m keeping this short by ditching our second act altogether. Who has time to write about longread-type articles when you’re at war with dust and clutter?

This week’s theme song is a lesser-known John Hiatt rocker. It’s a particular favorite of mine. It’s a road song that was written in 1997 for the Little Head album.

We have two versions of Pirate Radio for your listening pleasure: the studio original and a 1997 live version with Hiatt’s then crack band, the Nashville Queens:

While we’re being all piratical and shit, here’s ELP with a prog pirate song:

It’s time to shiver me timbers and jump to the break.

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Michael F2 Comments

BFD

mmferry1965

There was the Square Deal, the New Deal, the Fair Deal…why not the Big F***ing Deal? OK, Biden’s demanding decency, so effing is out, and I dunno, with the obscenity of the last four years, maybe a little decency is a refreshing alternative for now. But I’d still argue The Big (Effing) Deal is something to consider. And anyone who spent the last four plus years enabling Orange Narcissus that takes to clutching pearls or lurching to the fainting couch can fuck off. If nothing else, there’s no longer an official imprimatur of, name it, xenophobia, overt racism, white supremacy, … Continue reading BFD