Mid-Morning Art Thread
Ken Danby
Comments
(Jump to bottom of page)Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting terrorist in Nakatomi Tower at May 27, 2020 10:04 AM (UWqZJ)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at May 27, 2020 10:04 AM (IdHU4)
Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 27, 2020 10:04 AM (uRfeO)
Posted by: Carpe Manana at May 27, 2020 10:04 AM (PbH71)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at May 27, 2020 10:04 AM (IdHU4)
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You watching The Notebook or something?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting terrorist in Nakatomi Tower at May 27, 2020 10:04 AM (UWqZJ)
Posted by: t-bird at May 27, 2020 10:04 AM (1vynn)
Posted by: BignJames at May 27, 2020 10:05 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2020 10:05 AM (/669Q)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at May 27, 2020 10:05 AM (IdHU4)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2020 10:05 AM (V2Yro)
Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 27, 2020 10:05 AM (uRfeO)
Posted by: Jordan61 at May 27, 2020 10:05 AM (Ez6QX)
Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2020 10:05 AM (88xKn)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at May 27, 2020 10:06 AM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Someguy at May 27, 2020 10:06 AM (Zm+LZ)
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2020 10:06 AM (JUOKG)
Posted by: Carpe Manana at May 27, 2020 10:06 AM (PbH71)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2020 10:07 AM (V2Yro)
Posted by: BignJames at May 27, 2020 10:07 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:07 AM (rpbg1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSAJ0l4OBHM
Posted by: Augustine at May 27, 2020 10:07 AM (Alp4m)
Posted by: runner at May 27, 2020 10:07 AM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: spindrift at May 27, 2020 10:08 AM (c39tF)
Though I like all the nostalgia buttons it's pushing.
Great technique as well.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2020 10:08 AM (z0XD8)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at May 27, 2020 10:08 AM (oVJmc)
Posted by: davidt at May 27, 2020 10:08 AM (l3+k2)
Posted by: t-bird at May 27, 2020 10:08 AM (1vynn)
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2020 10:06 AM (JUOKG)
I do like it, but probably because I can easily visualize that as being me on that bike.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2020 10:08 AM (V2Yro)
Posted by: redridinghood at May 27, 2020 10:08 AM (wiXsO)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2020 10:09 AM (ysC0S)
Posted by: PeeWee Herman at May 27, 2020 10:09 AM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:09 AM (rpbg1)
Posted by: Tom Servo
I had the JC Higgins. Dual baskets in the back for papers. Tank light too. She was a beauty
Posted by: Bruce at May 27, 2020 10:10 AM (vd8XM)
Posted by: Kate Winslet's boobs at May 27, 2020 10:10 AM (ftFVW)
Posted by: Laughing in Texas at May 27, 2020 10:10 AM (DqwEn)
Posted by: Tuck Fitter, hunker in the bunker at May 27, 2020 10:10 AM (NVYyb)
Posted by: Heidi at May 27, 2020 10:10 AM (iq0yV)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. That's no hill. I used to have to walk a hill twice that big in the snow and barefoot.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:10 AM (axyOa)
Posted by: Bruce at May 27, 2020 10:11 AM (vd8XM)
Posted by: JEM at May 27, 2020 10:11 AM (8erNz)
Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 27, 2020 10:11 AM (sexas)
Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 27, 2020 10:11 AM (uRfeO)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2020 10:12 AM (ejd/p)
Posted by: davidt at May 27, 2020 10:08 AM (l3+k2)
No...Blue Oystrer Cult.
The painting's subtitle is: "Don't Fear The Reaper."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2020 10:12 AM (dLLD6)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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I still have the galvanized wire baskets.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2020 10:12 AM (bk3Sg)
Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 27, 2020 10:11 AM (sexas)
Something this country needs more of.
Posted by: BignJames at May 27, 2020 10:13 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2020 10:06 AM (JUOKG)
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I tend to agree. While it's a well-done painting, I think that, having grown up in the Midwest, I've seen similar scenes so many times, that this just fails to excite my imagination, nor does it bring on any feelings of nostalgia. My reaction is just "meh".
Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 27, 2020 10:13 AM (CAJOC)
Posted by: Tennessee Jed at May 27, 2020 10:13 AM (alrWI)
Don't really get photorealism. Which is a problem paintings have had since the invention of photography. However, it is really well done.
The boy on the bike does not suspect, but we know what lies over the next hill. [duhn duhn duhhhnnnnn]
Posted by: mindful webworker
Dancing Dude - not photorealistic
at May 27, 2020 10:13 AM (cHbIE)
Looks like a bespoke bicycle.
Posted by: stumck at May 27, 2020 10:13 AM (w9Wax)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 27, 2020 10:14 AM (Oq/TM)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 27, 2020 10:14 AM (3D/fK)
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2020 10:14 AM (W2taJ)
Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&&
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Frame looks too light for a Schwinn. The rear fender seems to sweep too low also.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2020 10:14 AM (bk3Sg)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at May 27, 2020 10:14 AM (Xt7n2)
Posted by: Tuck Fitter, hunker in the bunker at May 27, 2020 10:15 AM (NVYyb)
That was my honest first thought upon seeing this.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 27, 2020 10:14 AM (3D/fK)
Girls Bike. Girlish Ass
I am going with a girl
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 27, 2020 10:15 AM (85Gof)
That was my honest first thought upon seeing this.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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So, a fatal crash at the next crossroad?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2020 10:15 AM (bk3Sg)
Or...shooting at Cherry Ridge! As I am sure you know, it's open, though only 10 stations at a time.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2020 10:15 AM (dLLD6)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at May 27, 2020 10:15 AM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Big V Caffeinated at May 27, 2020 10:15 AM (eMtQa)
But I sometimes question the choice of subjects of some of these artists.. oh well.. that's why they call it art..
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at May 27, 2020 10:16 AM (CjFDo)
Posted by: Karen at May 27, 2020 10:16 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Colin at May 27, 2020 10:16 AM (f35MK)
Posted by: Karen at May 27, 2020 10:16 AM (mmVBj)
Posted by: Northernlurker, still lurking after all these years at May 27, 2020 10:16 AM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: Turn Two at May 27, 2020 10:17 AM (mmVBj)
If you came to Casa Bob and Heidi, we would pamper you! You're always welcome!
Posted by: Heidi
Look out, Heidi,
Jordan and I may head your way here pretty soon.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 27, 2020 10:17 AM (d7Ww2)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 10:17 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: davidt at May 27, 2020 10:08 AM (l3+k2)
No...Blue Oystrer Cult.
The painting's subtitle is: "Don't Fear The Reaper."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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America. Lonely People
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:17 AM (axyOa)
Dang! No fair! Diog posted while I was still composing my bon wit teller at #49.
Mine was better, but Thom Edison got the patent.
Posted by: mindful webworker
Dancing Dude - not photorealistic
at May 27, 2020 10:17 AM (cHbIE)
Posted by: Colin at May 27, 2020 10:16 AM (f35MK)
You wear a coat in the summer....riding a bike?
Posted by: BignJames at May 27, 2020 10:18 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: davidt at May 27, 2020 10:18 AM (l3+k2)
Kansas?
Posted by: davidt at May 27, 2020 10:08 AM (l3+k2)
No...Blue Oystrer Cult.
The painting's subtitle is: "Don't Fear The Reaper."
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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America. Lonely People
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:17 AM (axyOa)
Tom Petty - Running down a dream
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 27, 2020 10:19 AM (N39Ws)
Posted by: BignJames
Looks like a hoody
'Young Trayvon going to the store for Skittles'
Posted by: Bruce at May 27, 2020 10:19 AM (vd8XM)
I am going to be taking a day off the 2nd week of June just to go to the range and FINALLY zero my rifle. I figure it will not be as packed as it would on the weekend
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 27, 2020 10:19 AM (Oq/TM)
Posted by: Colin at May 27, 2020 10:16 AM (f35MK)
You wear a coat in the summer....riding a bike?
Posted by: BignJames at May 27, 2020 10:18 AM (X/Pw5)
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Given the proclivities of the denizens of this blog, I would consider the pants more unlikely.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 27, 2020 10:19 AM (CAJOC)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 10:20 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 27, 2020 10:20 AM (uRfeO)
Ain't no one given me any proclivities.
I earned them!
Posted by: Bruce at May 27, 2020 10:20 AM (vd8XM)
Posted by: t-bird at May 27, 2020 10:21 AM (1fg6a)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 27, 2020 10:21 AM (+QooI)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 27, 2020 10:21 AM (uquGJ)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 27, 2020 10:21 AM (dfRN6)
And don't get my started on the days when it rained and snowed!
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at May 27, 2020 10:21 AM (WEBkv)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 27, 2020 10:21 AM (TQ/zJ)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at May 27, 2020 10:21 AM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 27, 2020 10:21 AM (Lk1kq)
Posted by: mindful webworker
Dancing Dude - not photorealistic
at May 27, 2020 10:17 AM (cHbIE)
Well done. I was trying to get a snow angle in there but painting didn't lend itself to it.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:22 AM (axyOa)
>>No. . .Blue Oystrer Cult. The painting's subtitle is: "Don't Fear The Reaper."
>>America. Lonely People
>>Tom Petty - Running down a dream
Dixie Chicks "Wide Open Spaces"?
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 10:22 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at May 27, 2020 10:22 AM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Joey Bidet at May 27, 2020 10:22 AM (Nfeuh)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 27, 2020 10:19 AM (Oq/TM)
My thought also. Maybe we can meet....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2020 10:22 AM (dLLD6)
It's funny, because I *don't* like it because I visualize it as me in the bike.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 27, 2020 10:23 AM (uquGJ)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 10:23 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles
If you or any of your loved ones have developed amateur-clivities while reading AoS, call the law offices of....
Posted by: Bruce at May 27, 2020 10:23 AM (vd8XM)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 27, 2020 10:23 AM (d7Ww2)
Girls Bike. Girlish Ass
I am going with a girl
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 27, 2020
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Is it a girl's bike? I see the support strut slanting down, but I can't tell if there is a horizontal strut above it.
The date on the painting is 1967. In the Midwest then, I'd think, girls wore their hair long. They might tie it in a ponytail, but they normally did not have boy-short hair. We'd see more hair trailing if this cyclist were a girl.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:23 AM (rpbg1)
Posted by: Bruce at May 27, 2020 10:23 AM (vd8XM)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 10:20 AM (bDqIh)
Ultimate driving song...Radar Love
Fight me.
Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 27, 2020 10:23 AM (uRfeO)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 27, 2020 10:23 AM (TQ/zJ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting terrorist in Nakatomi Tower at May 27, 2020 10:24 AM (UWqZJ)
I've got a bike, you can ride it if you like
It's got a basket, a bell that rings and
Things to make it look good
I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it
Posted by: Pink Floyd at May 27, 2020 10:24 AM (aKsyK)
Posted by: Girl in DC Song's Dad at May 27, 2020 10:24 AM (rpbg1)
Posted by: DB- just DB. at May 27, 2020 10:24 AM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2020 10:14 AM (bk3Sg)
Probably a CCM.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 27, 2020 10:25 AM (Lk1kq)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2020 10:22 AM (dLLD6)
Definitely! I will email you the date I am taking off. My nephew will most likely be joining as he still can't go into work (he's an electrician in NYC).
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 27, 2020 10:25 AM (Oq/TM)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at May 27, 2020 10:25 AM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 27, 2020 10:25 AM (wtvvX)
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 27, 2020 10:26 AM (d7Ww2)
Serpentine! Serpentine!
Posted by: andycanuck at May 27, 2020 10:26 AM (TQ/zJ)
yes they do this
OR photo silkscreen onto the canvas first for a really accurate underpainting
Posted by: HostageBlackOrchid at May 27, 2020 10:26 AM (j9HX3)
heh. Obviously, I was a cup of coffee ahead of you.
Posted by: mindful webworker
Dancing Dude - not photorealistic
at May 27, 2020 10:26 AM (cHbIE)
Jordan and I may head your way here pretty soon.
That would make my summer!! We can have Bob mix the cocktails! You must let us know when you plan on coming down!
Posted by: Heidi at May 27, 2020 10:26 AM (iq0yV)
Posted by: IrishEi at May 27, 2020 10:26 AM (sGotD)
Posted by: t-bird at May 27, 2020 10:26 AM (Za8VV)
Posted by: davidt at May 27, 2020 10:27 AM (l3+k2)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 27, 2020 10:27 AM (xfb67)
Posted by: DB- just DB. at May 27, 2020 10:27 AM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 10:20 AM (bDqIh)
Ultimate driving song...Radar Love
Fight me.
Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 27, 2020
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Also good driving songs:
"Route 66" by anybody
"Hot Rod Lincoln" by Commander Cody
"Thunder Road" by Robert Mitchum
"Town Without Pity" (instrumental) by Herb Alpert and the TJB
"Holding Out For a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:27 AM (rpbg1)
It's a guy."
Hoe dare you gender that bike!!!!
Posted by: The Neighborhood Karen at May 27, 2020 10:28 AM (3D/fK)
they are so cute
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 27, 2020 10:26 AM
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That's what they WANT you to think.
Posted by: Turn Two at May 27, 2020 10:28 AM (mmVBj)
Posted by: davidt
He had a pedal break off last week doing that. Did a nut crusher on the cross bar.
It's going to be a while before he chances it again
Posted by: Bruce at May 27, 2020 10:28 AM (vd8XM)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 27, 2020 10:29 AM (+QooI)
Posted by: freaked at May 27, 2020 10:29 AM (Tnijr)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 27, 2020 10:29 AM (TQ/zJ)
(Eye is about 20 miles from here)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 27, 2020 10:30 AM (3D/fK)
Posted by: mindful webworker
Dancing Dude - not photorealistic
Yeah. Just now sitting down for mine.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:30 AM (axyOa)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2020 10:30 AM (dLLD6)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2020 10:22 AM (dLLD6)
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Watch out, Scuba_Dude! It's a trap!
Posted by: Admiral Akbar at May 27, 2020 10:30 AM (/669Q)
Fight me.
Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 27, 2020 10:23 AM (uRfeO)
My favorite driving song is "Back to Shalla-Bal" by Joe Satriani
The image of me in a Ferrari going flat out with a hot blonde in the passenger seat doing nasty things comes to mind when I hear that song.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 27, 2020 10:30 AM (Oq/TM)
Posted by: shibumi, unemployed in covid 1984 at May 27, 2020 10:31 AM (ZCiJZ)
Maybe with Trump attacking Joe they are forced to defend him and coddle him. They can't help themselves!
Posted by: t-bird at May 27, 2020 10:31 AM (Za8VV)
It's going to be a while before he chances it again
Posted by: Bruce at May 27, 2020
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You'd think the boys' bikes would dispense with the horizontal cross bar for just that reason. Girls' bikes, well, once upon a time girls wore skirts, remember, and what was considered a "decent" length of skirt (until about 1966) would need clearance in front of the seat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:31 AM (rpbg1)
Posted by: freaked at May 27, 2020 10:31 AM (Tnijr)
Posted by: Michael Moore at May 27, 2020 10:31 AM (DMUuz)
You mean like Vermeer!!
Posted by: Tim at May 27, 2020 10:31 AM (TQ/zJ)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 27, 2020 10:31 AM (xfb67)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 27, 2020 10:31 AM (G546f)
Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 27, 2020 10:32 AM (CAJOC)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2020 10:32 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
Doctor looks at the beer.
"Damnit nurse. I said a Butt Light!"
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:32 AM (axyOa)
It's going to be a while before he chances it again
Posted by: Bruce at May 27, 2020 10:28 AM (vd8XM)
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Ah yes, the memories of taking a bike over a jump, having the feet fly off the pedals, doing the cross bar straddle...breathing deeply, then hitting the jump again.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at May 27, 2020 10:32 AM (WEBkv)
Is this great art? Not in the sense of depicting an important historical or mythological scene. But the sense of nostalgia and a boy's determination and imagination is very powerful. That could have been me, circa 1960. The Columbia bike, one speed (me) with coaster brakes. Feeling the wind you create. Facing the challenge of hills that seemed to grow as you approached. That bike could be a PT boat, an Iowa class battleship, or a tank going into battle.
Guess I like it.
Posted by: JTB at May 27, 2020 10:32 AM (7EjX1)
Posted by: Adriane the Music Critic ... at May 27, 2020 10:32 AM (LPnfS)
Posted by: lin-duh en fugue! at May 27, 2020 10:33 AM (UUBmN)
Posted by: Admiral Akbar at May 27, 2020 10:30 AM (/669Q)
I have a bad feeling about this.....
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 27, 2020 10:33 AM (Oq/TM)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2020 10:33 AM (hKLpI)
"Route 66" by anybody
"Hot Rod Lincoln" by Commander Cody
"Thunder Road" by Robert Mitchum
"Town Without Pity" (instrumental) by Herb Alpert and the TJB
"Holding Out For a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
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"Life is a Highway"
"Roam" (B-52's)
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 10:33 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: saf at May 27, 2020 10:33 AM (5IHGB)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 27, 2020 10:31 AM (xfb67)
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Who do you think is yelling out "stroke! stroke!" during those intimate moments?
Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 27, 2020 10:33 AM (CAJOC)
"Thunder Road" by Robert Mitchum
"Town Without Pity" (instrumental) by Herb Alpert and the TJB
"Holding Out For a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:27 AM (rpbg1)
Another great driving song, again by Golden Earring, When The Bullet Hits The Bone...turn it up.
Or Stranglehold by Nugent.
Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 27, 2020 10:33 AM (uRfeO)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 27, 2020
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"She was hotter than a two dollar pistol,
She was the fastest thing around!
Long and lean, every young man's dream,
She turned every head in town."
-- George Jones
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:33 AM (rpbg1)
Posted by: JTB at May 27, 2020 10:34 AM (7EjX1)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
Doctor looks at the beer.
"Damnit nurse. I said a Butt Light!"
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:32 AM (axyOa)
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Then knocks it back, and grabs the butt light
Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 27, 2020 10:35 AM (CAJOC)
Posted by: HostageBlackOrchid at May 27, 2020 10:35 AM (j9HX3)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2020 10:35 AM (hKLpI)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 27, 2020 10:35 AM (ptqGC)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 27, 2020 10:35 AM (uquGJ)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 27, 2020 10:33 AM (Oq/TM)
M1 and my AR with a new upper and red dot!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2020 10:35 AM (dLLD6)
"Route 66" by anybody
"Hot Rod Lincoln" by Commander Cody
"Thunder Road" by Robert Mitchum
"Town Without Pity" (instrumental) by Herb Alpert and the TJB
"Holding Out For a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:27 AM (rpbg1)
A couple of years ago I put the top down on the Beemer and drove the coast highway from Astoria to Monterey. Listened a lot to Ventura Highway.
But never got that far.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:36 AM (axyOa)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 27, 2020 10:33 AM (Oq/TM)
M1 and my AR with a new upper and red dot!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2020 10:35 AM (dLLD6)
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Sounds like a "Most Dangerous Game" situation...
Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 27, 2020 10:36 AM (CAJOC)
They are waiting for Beijing to decide who they should run against Trump.
Posted by: Voter theater. at May 27, 2020 10:36 AM (AMtSu)
If he would have fought as hard as this against obama, he most likely would have been President.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2020 10:36 AM (JUOKG)
Jordan and I may head your way here pretty soon.
That would make my summer!! We can have Bob mix the cocktails! You must let us know when you plan on coming down!
Posted by: Heidi at May 27, 2020 10:26 AM (iq0yV)
Is it like 120 degrees there yet?
Posted by: Jordan61 at May 27, 2020 10:36 AM (Ez6QX)
Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 27, 2020 10:36 AM (CAJOC)
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As I said . . .
Posted by: Admiral Akbar at May 27, 2020 10:37 AM (/669Q)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2020 10:35 AM (dLLD6)
I will take "Things I Can Only Dream of Owning In NYC" Alex for $500
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 27, 2020 10:37 AM (Oq/TM)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2020 10:30 AM (dLLD6)
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Holy crap, you're right! I knew there was something familiar about this one.
Posted by: Turn Two at May 27, 2020 10:37 AM (mmVBj)
Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 27, 2020 10:38 AM (uRfeO)
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2020 10:38 AM (/669Q)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 27, 2020 10:35 AM (dLLD6)
I will take "Things I Can Only Dream of Owning In NYC" Alex for $500
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 27, 2020 10:37 AM (Oq/TM)
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Join a street gang. You can get all that and more!
Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 27, 2020 10:38 AM (CAJOC)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:38 AM (rpbg1)
you know I ain't afraid to lay it down
Yeah got me some leather, leather is my skin
black and chrome flashing through the town
Some call me the warlord 'cause I'm a god damn bad machine
young and hungry, not too proud and mean
Ride, ride, ride, I'm the warlord of the road
Riding , riding, riding, ain't never growing old
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 27, 2020 10:38 AM (9Om/r)
I know journalism isn't a math heavy discipline, but that's dumb even for them.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 27, 2020 10:38 AM (xfb67)
I owe you a coke, it seems ...
Posted by: Adriane the Music Critic ... at May 27, 2020 10:32 AM (LPnfS)
Syd prefers LSD. Lots and lots of LSD
Posted by: TheQuietMan at May 27, 2020 10:38 AM (+QooI)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 27, 2020 10:39 AM (3D/fK)
I know journalism isn't a math heavy discipline, but that's dumb even for them.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
Means it's overinflated by half.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2020 10:39 AM (W2taJ)
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at May 27, 2020 10:39 AM (SgjGX)
Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 27, 2020 10:36 AM (CAJOC)
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As I said . . .
Posted by: Admiral Akbar at May 27, 2020 10:37 AM (/669Q)
Oh shit............ O.O
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 27, 2020 10:39 AM (Oq/TM)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:27 AM (rpbg1)
Welp.
You had me and then in one fell swoop you lost me.
Sad.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2020 10:39 AM (z0XD8)
Nugent, Seger, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Alice Cooper, Iggy and the Stooges, Grand Funk Railroad.... pretty much all of the classic Detroit bands have excellent road tunes.
For some reason.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2020 10:40 AM (hKLpI)
Where is this, Flatlandia?
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2020 10:32 AM (ZLI7S)
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Says the guy who lives at sea level.
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2020 10:40 AM (/669Q)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:40 AM (axyOa)
It only stands to reason that that there would be a moron or two still holding our for some government regulation to finally make the dream come true. Later in the day though, we will find a new way to mock the Karens.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 27, 2020 10:41 AM (8IOEj)
For some reason.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
Well, who wants to stay in Detroit?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:41 AM (axyOa)
They call it "Corona" virus because it turns governors into kings.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 27, 2020 10:41 AM (h6CJG)
Posted by: dantesed at May 27, 2020 10:41 AM (88xKn)
If he would have fought as hard as this against obama, he most likely would have been President.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2020 10:36 AM (JUOKG)
Hmmm, I wonder if there's a dead intern in Rominy's past. Otherwise, why should he care.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 27, 2020 10:41 AM (hku12)
Posted by: JTB at May 27, 2020 10:34 AM (7EjX1)
Doesn't make me feel depressed and isolated so no Wyeth for me.
Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 27, 2020 10:42 AM (sexas)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:40 AM (axyOa)
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Bye-Bye, My Baby
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 27, 2020 10:42 AM (dfRN6)
Incidentally, Commander Cody (and many others) covered Hot Rod Lincoln. It was written by a country and rockabilly guy from eastern Washington, Charlie Ryan, and he actually built and drove the car described in the song. The car didn't have eight cylinders, it had twelve. A Lincoln V12 from a Lincoln Zephyr of the '40's. The car still exists.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 27, 2020 10:42 AM (Lk1kq)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:41 AM (axyOa)
good point.
Posted by: BignJames at May 27, 2020 10:42 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at May 27, 2020 10:42 AM (p7r9F)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:27 AM (rpbg1)
Welp.
You had me and then in one fell swoop you lost me.
Sad.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2020
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What;s wrong with it? I'm not suggesting it because of the lyrics (I can't make out half what Bonnie is croaking anyway), it's the excitement and speed and sense of danger in the melody. It's a shame Footloose wasted it on the "tractor chicken" scene.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:43 AM (rpbg1)
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 27, 2020 10:43 AM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 27, 2020 10:43 AM (aKsyK)
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yeah, he says poor nice joe is heartbroken over it
(and those poor orphaned Menendez boys ate too I'm sure)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 27, 2020 10:43 AM (G546f)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at May 27, 2020 10:43 AM (flINI)
Posted by: freaked at May 27, 2020 10:29 AM (Tnijr)
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It looked like it was heavily edited but if it wasn't? The media is more corrupt then even I thought they were for covering this up.
To people who say there will be no debates, I have to agree. The best strategy for sleepy Joe now is to hide him for six more months only to have him pop out, like the ground hog, on election day to show him voting.
Posted by: WisRich at May 27, 2020 10:43 AM (G0vdT)
Amazing watching the people who are so upset about this 'conspiracy theory' be the same people upset about the idea of 'Russia Russia Russia!'
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at May 27, 2020 10:43 AM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 27, 2020 10:44 AM (lhpkw)
*******
2004 video shows Rep. Nadler's disapproval of paper ballots | One America News Network
Posted by: Ghost of Qassem Soleimani at May 27, 2020 10:44 AM (j7aNt)
Posted by: JTB
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yes
and for driving songs try "Cocaine Cowgirl" by Matt Mayes & El Torpedo
Posted by: DB- just DB. at May 27, 2020 10:44 AM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 27, 2020 10:44 AM (sexas)
Posted by: BurtTC at May 27, 2020 10:41 AM (hku12
So he's not interested in justice for dead interns.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 27, 2020 10:44 AM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 27, 2020
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Commander Cody's is the version I first heard, but there is one by Johnny Bond and one by Asleep at the Wheel (which I have).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:44 AM (rpbg1)
Means the MSM will be hammering this "grim milestone" for the next week or so, blaming Trump and whoever else they want to demonize.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 10:44 AM (bDqIh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8wgrZ6t5BA
(an IRA song, if that matters)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2020 10:44 AM (hKLpI)
The rust on the rear fender, the little divets in the dirt road, the shadowing.
To the point where I'm assuming it's based on a photo. If not, I apologize and applaud his attention to completely realistic detail.
Oh, that's not to say I don't find his ability to render detail any less impressive, even if it WAS based on a photo.
Posted by: DamnedYankee at May 27, 2020 10:44 AM (e284m)
Hierate Mich by Rammstein (Lost Highway Remix, not the original one).
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 27, 2020 10:45 AM (h6CJG)
Probably a CCM.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Good call
https://preview.tinyurl.com/y9zsyosk
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2020 10:45 AM (bPH26)
Posted by: DamnedYankee at May 27, 2020 10:46 AM (e284m)
Posted by: kallisto at May 27, 2020 10:46 AM (qtpPt)
Detroit used to be the Wonder City of the Modern Age, before the communists took over. Go look at some of the "Ruins of Detroit" websites, and weep for what was, and is no more.-
The same thing is happening in Silicon Valley right now, except without the cool architecture.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2020 10:47 AM (hKLpI)
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"It's got twelve cylinders and it uses them all..."
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2020 10:47 AM (bPH26)
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EXCLUSIVE: Obama Held Official State Dinner with Italy Three Days Before Carter Page FISA Warrant Kicked Off
Posted by: Ghost of Qassem Soleimani at May 27, 2020 10:47 AM (j7aNt)
Here are two songs from the World's Greatest Album for Driving At Night Upon an Empty Moonlit Texas Highway:
"Gypsy's Curse"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0HCDwthfkQ
"The Ride, Part 2"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnMVEkBgsE0
From the album -
"The Black Light" by Calexico
Just buy now. You'll never regret that choice.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2020 10:47 AM (z0XD8)
Celebrate otters!
Did you know they hold hands while they sleep?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 27, 2020 10:23 AM
Otters...why did it have to be otters?
Posted by: Indiana Jones at May 27, 2020 10:47 AM (ejd/p)
"Roadrunner" by The Modern Lovers.
I said uh roadrunner once (BAH-dum) roadrunner twice (BAH-dum) I'm in love with rock n roll, and I'll be out all night!
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 27, 2020 10:48 AM (+7yf7)
So this disc is Led Zeppelin and the next is Frank Sinatra or the Clancy Brothers or Nitty Gritty Dirt Band or...
Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 27, 2020 10:48 AM (uRfeO)
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The most prosperous city in the world, in 1960.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2020 10:48 AM (bPH26)
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at May 27, 2020 10:49 AM (jK8Z7)
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 27, 2020 10:44 AM
Being driven by a smug looking roadrunner.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 27, 2020 10:49 AM (ejd/p)
Posted by: Randolph Duke at May 27, 2020 10:49 AM (kVr0X)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 27, 2020 10:49 AM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at May 27, 2020 10:49 AM (NWiLs)
Summer between my junior and senior year the farmer let me use one of his cars to drive back and forth, a 1948 Mercury with a flathead V-8. Only proviso was it was to be used only to go back and forth. Of course being 17 I had to take it out to the Dairy Queen one night. Damned if he wasn't there. I was on my bike the rest of the year.
Posted by: Javems at May 27, 2020 10:50 AM (ofIwF)
Posted by: No One of Consequence at May 27, 2020 10:33 AM
Ahem.
Posted by: The cucks in the closet at May 27, 2020 10:50 AM (DMUuz)
Posted by: goatexchange at May 27, 2020 10:50 AM (iUjXP)
Posted by: Ghost of Qassem Soleimani at May 27, 2020 10:50 AM (j7aNt)
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 27, 2020 10:50 AM (Uu+Jp)
Where is this, Flatlandia?
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2020 10:32 AM (ZLI7S)
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Says the guy who lives at sea level.
Posted by: bluebell at May 27, 2020 10:40 AM (/669Q)
I have a theory, when I see cyclists oot and aboot in this area, climbing, not hills, but mountains... nobody really enjoys that experience. They're not doing it so they can get out there and be one with nature.
No, it's another form of virtue signaling. "Hey, you drivers, this is the way to see the scenery!"
Oh yeah? How can you see anything when you're hyperventilating, trying to drag those wheels up 30% inclines for 7 miles? And what are you going to do with that bike once you reach the top? Look at the same view I got, driving it in my car. It's not like you're going to take the bike on a hiking trail. What are you going to do, chain it up so you can walk? With the jelly legs you'll have when you reach your destination? Yeah, no.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 27, 2020 10:50 AM (hku12)
Posted by: Oregon at May 27, 2020 10:50 AM (+oR7L)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2020 10:51 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Mike Wolfe at May 27, 2020 10:51 AM (uhPTO)
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 27, 2020 10:51 AM (+7yf7)
I have a childhood memory of finally, after many attempts, making it up a steep hill near my house without having to dismount and walk the rest of the way.
Still sticks with me.
Posted by: A West Schoenfuss at May 27, 2020 10:51 AM (j0Esu)
Meme floating around Facebook. 4 pictures.
Hiroshima 1945 and now and Detroit 1945 and now.
H 1945 - Destroyed
H 2020 - Vibrant, lit up at night
D 1945 - Vibrant, lit up at night
D 2020 - Looking like 1945 Hiroshima
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2020 10:51 AM (W2taJ)
Road Trip!
Canned Heat - Going Up the Country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eQMA_noRYQ
Posted by: mustbequantum at May 27, 2020 10:51 AM (MIKMs)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:51 AM (rpbg1)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 27, 2020 10:51 AM (TQ/zJ)
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at May 27, 2020 10:52 AM (jK8Z7)
Posted by: ZZ Top at May 27, 2020 10:52 AM (DMUuz)
Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2020 10:52 AM (Zmnko)
Detroit used to be the Wonder City of the Modern Age, before the communists took over. Go look at some of the "Ruins of Detroit" websites, and weep for what was, and is no more.
we
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Close Detroit down and then it into a hella paintball arena.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 27, 2020 10:52 AM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: HostageBlackOrchid at May 27, 2020 10:53 AM (j9HX3)
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 27, 2020 10:53 AM (lhpkw)
Nice system! I still like listening to entire CDs, particularly on a road trip. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 10:53 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: DB- just DB. at May 27, 2020 10:53 AM (iTXRQ)
Hence the luminescence of the painting.
Extraordinary work and great talent.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2020 10:53 AM (lh1YW)
Posted by: Ghost of Qassem Soleimani at May 27, 2020 10:50 AM (j7aNt)
I have learned not to mock KISS....unless I want to get flamed.
Posted by: BignJames at May 27, 2020 10:53 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: Oregon
I was thinking the Palouse country around Pullman.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:53 AM (axyOa)
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at May 27, 2020 10:53 AM (jK8Z7)
I know journalism isn't a math heavy discipline, but that's dumb even for them.
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What is should mean is how this all translates into true, statistical numbers.
What they'll make it mean is sheer terror and panic.
Posted by: Lady in Black, sans mask at May 27, 2020 10:54 AM (O+I8R)
@realDonaldTrump
Twitter has now shown that everything we have been saying about them (and their other compatriots) is correct. Big action to follow!
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2020 10:54 AM (ZLI7S)
Speaking of songs that may make one inclined to bend the speed limit just a bit.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2020 10:54 AM (hKLpI)
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 27, 2020 10:54 AM (+7yf7)
Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 27, 2020 10:54 AM (sexas)
I.m just wondering why he's hitting so hard with it?
Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2020 10:55 AM (Zmnko)
Posted by: Archer at May 27, 2020 10:55 AM (gmo/4)
Hiroshima 1945 and now and Detroit 1945 and now.
H 1945 - Destroyed
H 2020 - Vibrant, lit up at night
D 1945 - Vibrant, lit up at night
D 2020 - Looking like 1945 Hiroshima
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2020 10:51 AM (W2taJ)
We should have dropped democrats on Hiroshima. Guaranteed to produce a wasteland or your money back.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 27, 2020 10:55 AM (9Om/r)
best song to make you want to punch the accelerator all the way down and hold it there - Red Barchetta
Best Car Song: Hot Rod Lincoln
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2020 10:55 AM (Kpl3J)
"Pipeline" by the Chantays (or the Ventures)
"Hawaii Five-O Theme," the original (though the Ventures' version is good too)
"The Snake," by Al Wilson
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:55 AM (rpbg1)
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon
A buddy told me he is retired now in Maryland (near Annapolis) and once a year he gets the band together for a single night at a bar where he got his start. Buddy has been there.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 10:56 AM (axyOa)
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I love REO and have to set aside Kevin Cronin's goofballness and leftyness because, well...REO. I'm thoroughly able to separate Golden Country from its 'America is really bad' message. Yes, I can do that.
Posted by: Lady in Black, sans mask at May 27, 2020 10:56 AM (O+I8R)
Posted by: Joe Biden at May 27, 2020 10:56 AM (FZYNt)
Detroit used to be the Wonder City of the Modern Age, before the communists took over. Go look at some of the "Ruins of Detroit" websites, and weep for what was, and is no more.
we
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Close Detroit down and then it into a hella paintball arena.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Close Detroit down. Put up walls. Open air jail.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 27, 2020 10:56 AM (W2taJ)
Posted by: BignJames at May 27, 2020 10:53 AM
Try advocating carrots in chili for a change of pace.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2020 10:56 AM (DMUuz)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 27, 2020 10:56 AM (9PtLS)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:56 AM (rpbg1)
OK, so i was wrong to dis them.
Salute!
Posted by: goatexchange at May 27, 2020 10:56 AM (iUjXP)
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2020 10:56 AM (lwiT4)
Posted by: DB- just DB. at May 27, 2020 10:56 AM (iTXRQ)
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Gary Indiana. City Methodist Church, then:
https://tinyurl.com/y5zg5tb5
Now: https://tinyurl.com/ycssl8s3
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2020 10:56 AM (ysC0S)
Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2020 10:57 AM (Zmnko)
I remember a weekend road trip from Anchorage to Homer (~450 miles, round trip) when the only tape we had was "The Best of Blondie".
It was fine.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2020 10:57 AM (hKLpI)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 27, 2020 10:57 AM (E+OcO)
And his cousin Jerry Lee Lewis's version of "Chantilly Lace"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:57 AM (rpbg1)
goofballness and leftyness because, well...REO. I'm thoroughly able to
separate Golden Country from its 'America is really bad' message. Yes, I can do that.
Posted by: Lady in Black, sans mask at May 27, 2020 10:56 AM (O+I8R)
REO is my daughter's favorite band. She must have gone to at least a dozen of their concerts.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2020 10:57 AM (lwiT4)
It bugs the Hell out of Joe and knocks him off his game of attacking Trump nonstop with the wifey, Mika?
Trump has always enjoyed needling other celebrities on twitter - he seems to do this to entertain himself (see his feud with Rosie O'Donnell). He also did this to Obama re: birth certificate. He knows how to rattle people he doesn't like. LOLGF
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 10:58 AM (bDqIh)
Nobody has more consistently piled on Trump, his family and associates over the last 3 years with lies about Russia collusion, peeing hookers, and other salacious and unproven garbage than Joe and his repugnant wife. It goes on for hours every single day.
Trump is a counterpuncher who hits back twice as hard and he never forgets a slight.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2020 10:58 AM (ZLI7S)
Driving? get back in the house!!!
Posted by: KAREN at May 27, 2020 10:58 AM (Zmnko)
Posted by: BurtTC at May 27, 2020 10:41 AM (hku12
So he's not interested in justice for dead interns.
Posted by: Brother Northernlurker just another guy at May 27, 2020 10:44 AM (Uu+Jp)
Serious point, I think Romney has grown up in a system where he's always been management, and being management, he's got the tone and wording down, regarding how he describes the little guy.
He's the CEO who puts on a hard hat once a month, comes down to the factory floor and "chats" with the men for 10 minutes. Then gets back in his limousine and heads back to his own kind, maybe having to wash the stank of dealing with those people.
So yeah, when there's a dead intern or whatever, he has his people handle it. It only bothers him, if some blood or brains got on his $1000 shoes.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 27, 2020 10:58 AM (hku12)
"Secret Agent Man," by Johnny Rivers
His version of Chuck Berry's "Maybelline" is pretty good too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 10:58 AM (rpbg1)
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2020 10:59 AM (lwiT4)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 27, 2020 10:59 AM (DMUuz)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2020 10:58 AM (ZLI7S)
Didn't think about it like that but that makses sense
Posted by: KAREN at May 27, 2020 10:59 AM (Zmnko)
Nobody has more consistently piled on Trump, his family and associates over the last 3 years with lies about Russia collusion, peeing hookers, and other salacious and unproven garbage than Joe and his repugnant wife. It goes on for hours every single day.
Trump is a counterpuncher who hits back twice as hard and he never forgets a slight.
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I still love the "bleeding from a facelift" tweet.
Posted by: bicentennialguy at May 27, 2020 10:59 AM (vg8iE)
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at May 27, 2020 10:59 AM (jK8Z7)
Beth is pretty good though.
Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 27, 2020 10:59 AM (sexas)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2020 10:59 AM (ysC0S)
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (+7yf7)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (9PtLS)
OK, so i was wrong to dis them.
Salute!
Posted by: goatexchange
Ditto a friend of mine in Europe. He got hired to be an interpreter for the band years ago and they have become good friends now. Said they are good people.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (axyOa)
Posted by: Lady in Black, sans mask at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (O+I8R)
Posted by: BurtTC at May 27, 2020 10:58 AM (hku12)
Dead girl or live boy?
Posted by: BignJames at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (X/Pw5)
Posted by: davidt at May 27, 2020 10:08 AM (l3+k2)
Probably Alberta/Manitoba/Saskatchewan, as the artist is a Canuck. Western Ontario?
Posted by: Fox2! at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (qyH+l)
We didn't get invaded by barbarians. We grew our own, and invited others in.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (hKLpI)
Posted by: goatexchange at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (iUjXP)
Love it, and the expanded version with all the extra stuff makes it even more of a great thing!
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (+7yf7)
Posted by: Lady in Black, sans mask at May 27, 2020 11:01 AM (O+I8R)
It's edited...the full clip is linked in the comments.
Posted by: Laughing in Texas at May 27, 2020 11:01 AM (DqwEn)
probably my favorite song of all the songs I've ever heard ever
ever
Posted by: DB- just DB. at May 27, 2020 11:01 AM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (9PtLS)
Proud to be an American
Courtesy of the Red White and Blue
Posted by: Fox2! at May 27, 2020 11:02 AM (qyH+l)
"The Black Light" by Calexico
Just buy now. You'll never regret that choice.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2020 10:47 AM (z0XD
wow, thanks. I hadn't heard of them, I love that deep guitar right from the start.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2020 11:02 AM (Kpl3J)
Here's a song from the World's Best Album for Driving on a Sunburnt Highway in Far West Texas -
"Time Changes Everything"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICqQ5dGCZhs
from -
"The Pine Valley Cosmonauts Salute the Majesty of Bob Wills, The King of Western Swing"
Great great driving album. I never go anywhere without it.
If you have even the slightest affection for Texas Swing, pick this up.
Again....you'll never regret that choice.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2020 11:02 AM (z0XD8)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 27, 2020 11:02 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Turn Two at May 27, 2020 11:02 AM (mmVBj)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (9PtLS)
Proud to be an American
Courtesy of the Red White and Blue
Posted by: Fox2!
I'm guessing the CO for breaking the chopper.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 11:02 AM (axyOa)
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2020 10:58 AM (ZLI7S)
I agree It is necessary for the times but one of my least favorite 'virtues' .
( reminds me one of my favorite Churchill quotes which I'm not applying to Trump)
He has all the virtues I dislike and non of the vices I admire.
Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 27, 2020 11:03 AM (sexas)
Posted by: humphreyrobot
Nazareth- "Hair Of The Dog"
Posted by: DB- just DB. at May 27, 2020 11:03 AM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at May 27, 2020 11:03 AM (jK8Z7)
Anything by Johnny Rivers is good. Memphis Tennessee gets me every time.
Posted by: grammie winger at May 27, 2020 11:03 AM (lwiT4)
Most artists use photo reference.
Not only did Rockwell use photo reference, he used models to stage his paintings then projected the photos onto the canvas and then trace them.
Alex Ross the great comic book painter uses models in everything he does.
Using photo reference is not a big deal.
I paint, so I've painted war scenes depicting tanks and other military equipment, I have no idea what an actual tank looks like other than what I can piece together from memory, so to capture an accurate depiction of a tank I use photo reference.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2020 11:03 AM (lh1YW)
Posted by: humphreyrobot
Instructions over a secured network
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 27, 2020 11:03 AM (85Gof)
https://bit.ly/2XDUGq5
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 27, 2020 11:04 AM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2020 11:04 AM (cGzEU)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2020 11:04 AM (hKLpI)
Got my hair cut here in DE yesterday for the first time in eight weeks. Yep, wearing a mask was required, so I dealt with trimming my beard at home beforehand.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 27, 2020 11:04 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 27, 2020 11:04 AM (lhpkw)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2020 11:05 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (9PtLS)
Proud to be an American
Courtesy of the Red White and Blue
Posted by: Fox2! at May 27, 2020 11:02 AM
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Got to see Lee Greenwood do that song live on a USO tour with Bob Hope back in 88 in the Gulf.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 27, 2020 11:05 AM (JUOKG)
Oh yeah? How can you see anything when you're hyperventilating, trying to drag those wheels up 30% inclines for 7 miles?
you'd be amazed at the things you can see while hyperventilating.
Posted by: Pink Elephants in Assless Chaps at May 27, 2020 11:05 AM (sGtp+)
Posted by: freaked at May 27, 2020 11:06 AM (Tnijr)
Then came the lawyers, and then came the rules
Then came the trains and the trucks with their loads
And the dirty old track was the telegraph road
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 27, 2020 11:06 AM (JFO2v)
I.m just wondering why he's hitting so hard with it?
Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2020 10:55 AM (Zmnko)
What's your question? Why isn't he hitting softer? Should he be hitting at all? Why Joe and Mika?
Seriously, what are you questioning? The timing of it?
We're at war. War has casualties. Trump is over the target, he can tell because of the squealing he's hearing in response. Time to fire for effect.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 27, 2020 11:06 AM (hku12)
https://bit.ly/2XDUGq5
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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The singularly most bizarre/prejudiced presentation I have seen so far. It will, of course, be repeated.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2020 11:07 AM (cGzEU)
Posted by: DamnedYankee at May 27, 2020 11:07 AM (e284m)
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 27, 2020 11:07 AM (lhpkw)
Posted by: humphreyrobot
Killing is my Business...and Business is Good
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 27, 2020 11:07 AM (+7yf7)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (9PtLS)
Wavering stuttering indecisive voice of B Hussein
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 27, 2020 11:07 AM (JFO2v)
"Miami 2017" by Billy Joel (live) is a driving song, as is "Tennessee Plates" by Charlie Sexton.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 27, 2020 11:08 AM (pNxlR)
I'm guessing the CO for breaking the chopper.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 11:02 AM (axyOa)
Unlike the Son Tay raid, I don't think they were planning on crashing a chopper into the compound. Especially not one of the Night Stalker's aircraft.
Posted by: Fox2! at May 27, 2020 11:08 AM (qyH+l)
Posted by: Colin at May 27, 2020 11:08 AM (f35MK)
The U.S. of A.
'Cause we'll put a boot in your ass
It's the American way
This has to be one of the greatest lyrics of all time
Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 27, 2020 11:08 AM (sexas)
Posted by: re: artwork at May 27, 2020 11:08 AM (ldmQR)
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 27, 2020 11:07 AM (lhpkw)
Love Over Gold tracks pure sound is one of the best recordings I have ever heard.
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 27, 2020 11:09 AM (JFO2v)
Trump fights like WT Sherman, not Colin Powell.
He fights total war, scorched earth.
That is the cure for what ails us.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2020 11:09 AM (lh1YW)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (9PtLS)
Wavering stuttering indecisive voice of B Hussein
Was he even there to witness it? OBL was a sick old Man
Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2020 11:09 AM (Zmnko)
>>( reminds me one of my favorite Churchill quotes which I'm not applying to Trump)
>>He has all the virtues I dislike and non of the vices I admire.
I like and admire Churchill largely because he was a British aristocrat, born to the highest level of British society, but he was also a street fighter. As a result he was more polished than Trump but still a fighter.
We hired a commercial real estate developer from Queens to be a street fight in a new age against people who have no morals, no principles, will use any means including illegal means to win and have the protection of the media. Trump doesn't have the polish but neither do the times.
This is a war whether we like it or not. I don't have to like all his tweets or actions but he fights and he fights for me and he wins. I'll take the bad with the good.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2020 11:09 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at May 27, 2020 11:09 AM (jK8Z7)
Posted by: Lady in Black, sans mask at May 27, 2020 11:09 AM (O+I8R)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 27, 2020 11:09 AM (xfb67)
This is a cornball old song, however -
every time it comes up on the playlist, I find myself driving a little bit faster -
"Palisades Park" by Freddie Cannon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICqQ5dGCZhs
Like the driving melodic line and the nostalgia of first dates in high school, even though this song was way before my time.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2020 11:10 AM (z0XD8)
2) a lot of scoundrels suddenly find their inner liberal when the heat is on; Murderin' Joe used to call himself a conservative
3) it's like how Craig James killed five hookers at SMU. Or, as another Democrat favorite put it, "I don't care if it's true, I want to hear the bastard deny it. "
Posted by: RoyalOil at May 27, 2020 11:10 AM (aO8Gd)
Posted by: BurtTC at May 27, 2020 10:58 AM (hku12)
Dead girl or live boy?
Posted by: BignJames at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (X/Pw5)
He strikes me as more of a dead girl kind of guy. I don't see him as a poofter.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 27, 2020 11:10 AM (hku12)
Posted by: Fox2! at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (qyH+l)
There's some wheatlands like that in southern Ontario. Western Ontario is all forest and swamp, Canadian Shield country.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 27, 2020 11:10 AM (5iSc+)
We're at war. War has casualties. Trump is over the target, he can tell because of the squealing he's hearing in response. Time to fire for effect.
THIS
Also, the details of the coup are finally coming to light for normies w/Grenell's declassified docs an (PLEASE!) DoJ action -- so he needs to stir up a big ol' distraction for those who will be in overdrive to kill this news/protect Obama and Biden.
What better way to distract than to get one of his biggest media critics defending himself from potential murder charges?
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 11:10 AM (bDqIh)
https://bit.ly/2XDUGq5
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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The singularly most bizarre/prejudiced presentation I have seen so far. It will, of course, be repeated.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
Great. I can't wait till tomorrow at work and hear this crap being dutifully repeated as "TROOF!!!".
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 27, 2020 11:11 AM (lhpkw)
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 27, 2020 11:07 AM (lhpkw)
The pinnacle of the Dire Straits catalog. The decline of Western Civilization in 14:19.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at May 27, 2020 11:11 AM (e0p0c)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 27, 2020 11:00 AM (9PtLS)
Baraks own narration of Dreams of My Fathers.
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 27, 2020 11:11 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2020 11:03 AM (lh1YW)
Audobon was a great hunter, and shot and posed every bird he ever painted. That's why he was absolutely perfect in every anatomical detail. Even after almost 200 years, some have equaled him, but no one has ever surpassed him.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2020 11:11 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: Kilroy wasn't here at May 27, 2020 11:12 AM (sexas)
Posted by: DaveA at May 27, 2020 11:12 AM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 27, 2020
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"Sultans of Swing" and "Twistin' By the Pool"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 11:12 AM (rpbg1)
Posted by: mindful webworker
Dancing Dude - not photorealistic
at May 27, 2020 11:12 AM (cHbIE)
Posted by: Shep! at May 27, 2020 11:12 AM (vg8iE)
"I'm goin' down to Haskell
Got a woman back in Abilene."
Posted by: Les Kinetic at May 27, 2020 11:12 AM (+fPHo)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 27, 2020 11:04 AM (cGzEU)
You have a point. Ergo my post about the box of music in my truck. Just about any music can be road tunes. If you're into Mozart or Bach, those tunes can be classified as road music.
But there are just some songs that make you want to put the hammer down. I remember when I was in Germany back in the late 70's driving on the Autobahn...mixed tape with Radar Love and Highway Star...near the end of those songs, looked at the speedometer and I was doing over 120...the speedometer was pegged and quivering.
Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 27, 2020 11:13 AM (uRfeO)
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 27, 2020 11:13 AM (JFO2v)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICqQ5dGCZhs
Like the driving melodic line and the nostalgia of first dates in high school, even though this song was way before my time.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2020
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Yes!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 11:14 AM (rpbg1)
Posted by: Lady in Black
your foot presses down on the gas as time slows to a stop and all you hear is the music and the scream of air rushing past your window and then nothing matters anymore you're free
Posted by: DB- just DB. at May 27, 2020 11:14 AM (iTXRQ)
13,000+ people they have murdered in nursing homes, it is time for the
gloves to come off.
Posted by: An Observation at May 27, 2020 11:14 AM (PEOgT)
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 27, 2020 11:14 AM (9PtLS)
That sounds like fun. Bill Kirchen, the lead guitarist, lives in Austin now and I've gotten to see him at a number of local dives. He occasionally teams with Redd Volkert who is kind of a local guitar legend. I haven't been able to catch them together yet but it's on my to-do list.
Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at May 27, 2020 11:14 AM (qc+VF)
Posted by: It's me donna at May 27, 2020 11:09 AM (Zmnko)
There is a staged pic of him listening in!
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 27, 2020 11:14 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: Colin at May 27, 2020 11:14 AM (f35MK)
We hired a commercial real estate developer from Queens to be a street fight in a new age against people who have no morals, no principles, will use any means including illegal means to win and have the protection of the media. Trump doesn't have the polish but neither do the times.
This is a war whether we like it or not. I don't have to like all his tweets or actions but he fights and he fights for me and he wins. I'll take the bad with the good.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2020 11:09 AM (ZLI7S)
Right. Trump was hired to do a job. He's his own man, and he's going to do what makes sense to him. He listens to advisors (sometimes to his detriment), and he seems to have the people who voted for him in mind, almost all the time.
But that doesn't mean because I voted for him, he has to do everything I want. It doesn't work that way.
I don't read his tweets, I just mostly get word he's said something incendiary by the bleating coming from his enemies, who are almost entirely my own enemies. So I'm good.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 27, 2020 11:14 AM (hku12)
Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 27, 2020 11:15 AM (k/TB6)
meep meep
meep meep
his car goes meep meep meep
Posted by: mindful webworker
Dancing Dude - not photorealistic
at May 27, 2020
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"Beep Beep" by the Playmates!
"I'll show him that a Cadillac
Is not a car to scorn!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 11:15 AM (rpbg1)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 27, 2020 11:16 AM (G546f)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting terrorist in Nakatomi Tower at May 27, 2020 11:17 AM (UWqZJ)
Posted by: Lady in Black
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DB said it in more detail, but a "driving" song is one where the speed and energy of the music makes you want to match the speed of the car with it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 11:17 AM (rpbg1)
Bill Kirchen
https://tinyurl.com/yabskm5x
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2020 11:17 AM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at May 27, 2020 11:11 AM (e0p0c)
you're right, that's what it captures. There's so much conveyed just in Knopfler's guitar work that doesn't need words. I think my favorite (although it's a close call) is Tunnel of Love, starting with the nod to "Carousel", and then ending in that instrumental which captures all of the longing and regret he feels, that the life he's chosen makes him let the only girl he's ever loved walk away.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2020 11:17 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: DaveA at May 27, 2020 11:17 AM (FhXTo)
Lyrics about the road or driving help, but a steady, insistent beat, what the Germans call a "motorik" beat can make a driving song regardless of lyrics. Driving lyrics PLUS a motorik beat (i.e. "Roadrunner") really make a driving song classic, to me.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 27, 2020 11:18 AM (+7yf7)
I think you are safe now!
Delaware just announced the end of that "out of state people must quarantine" policy which I think was driving their low-level harassment of PA people.
good luck! def wear a mask tho.
people around here are psycho about masks
next week I can go to a restaurant!!!! very excited
FYI will never go to West Chester for anything again. they are totally on board with Wolf and happy to stay closed. so off I go to dine/shop/get haircuts in Delaware. FUCK PA
Posted by: HostageBlackOrchid at May 27, 2020 11:18 AM (j9HX3)
The first thing that made me enjoy Trump's candidacy was that he said things that no one else dared to say about Hillary and Obama. The GOP was so cucked they had given up even stating the most obvious *facts* about their opponents, such as Hillary liking to lie and Obama 's failures.
With this comes him saying other things most people in the public eye wouldn't say - the insults. I can take the cringe with the harsh truths that need to be part of the conversations on issues (such as immigration, abortion, etc.). Totally worth it.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 11:19 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Roy at May 27, 2020 11:19 AM (Ti+Tv)
Posted by: Hierominous Botch at May 27, 2020 11:20 AM (YqED9)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 27, 2020 11:20 AM (xfb67)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 11:12 AM (rpbg1)
There are 2 version of Sultans
the original 7"
then the re record for Dire Straits the album
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 27, 2020 11:20 AM (JFO2v)
Almost done with my Alexander journey, guided by Oliver Stone.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting terrorist in Nakatomi Tower at May 27, 2020 11:17 AM (UWqZJ)
I kinda doubt the plan at Gaugamela was quite like Stone made it out to be.
Since no good commander ever expects the plan to go 'as planned', and the implication in the movie was, that WAS the plan. Too many variables, galloping your guys around, assuming you weren't going to tire them, that they wouldn't get separated, intercepted, etc.
I think Alexander saw the opportunity at that instant, and went for the gold.
Posted by: DamnedYankee at May 27, 2020 11:20 AM (e284m)
We hired a commercial real estate developer from Queens to be a street fight in a new age against people who have no morals, no principles, will use any means including illegal means to win and have the protection of the media. Trump doesn't have the polish but neither do the times.
This is a war whether we like it or not. I don't have to like all his tweets or actions but he fights and he fights for me and he wins. I'll take the bad with the good.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 27, 2020 11:09 AM (ZLI7S)
Stealing this for a Twitter conversation I'm having with a guy who keeps insisting we should "be better."
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at May 27, 2020 11:20 AM (e0p0c)
Posted by: Colin at May 27, 2020 11:20 AM (f35MK)
The first thing that made me enjoy Trump's candidacy was that he said things that no one else dared to say about Hillary and Obama. The GOP was so cucked they had given up even stating the most obvious *facts* about their opponents, such as Hillary liking to lie and Obama 's failures.
With this comes him saying other things most people in the public eye wouldn't say - the insults. I can take the cringe with the harsh truths that need to be part of the conversations on issues (such as immigration, abortion, etc.). Totally worth it.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 11:19 AM (bDqIh)
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We also needed a solid break from the W years, and Trump's willingness to call on the failure of the W administration from within the Republican Party helped us move on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting terrorist in Nakatomi Tower at May 27, 2020 11:20 AM (UWqZJ)
Chicago's I'm a Man is a great driving song, although I'm not entirely sure what constitutes a driving song.
Posted by: Lady in Black, sans mask at May 27, 2020 11:09 AM
GET UP, YOU'RE ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL!
Posted by: Bloodhound Gang at May 27, 2020 11:20 AM (Do5/p)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 11:17 AM (rpbg1)
In "Radar Love", that slow steady beat that throbs throughout the song always makes me think of the white lines going by on the road on a late late night.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2020 11:20 AM (Kpl3J)
Almost done with my Alexander journey, guided by Oliver Stone.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting terrorist in Nakatomi Tower at May 27, 2020 11:17 AM (UWqZJ)
I kinda doubt the plan at Gaugamela was quite like Stone made it out to be.
Since no good commander ever expects the plan to go 'as planned', and the implication in the movie was, that WAS the plan. Too many variables, galloping your guys around, assuming you weren't going to tire them, that they wouldn't get separated, intercepted, etc.
I think Alexander saw the opportunity at that instant, and went for the gold.
Posted by: DamnedYankee at May 27, 2020 11:20 AM (e284m)
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Probably, but the battle as presented in the film is one of the best battles on film.
I do not like the film in any cut (which I've gone through), but the two battle sequences are absolutely fantastic.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting terrorist in Nakatomi Tower at May 27, 2020 11:21 AM (UWqZJ)
Being better elected Obama. Period.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 27, 2020 11:21 AM (ZGrMX)
Heh, that's what started the discussion!
Love that song.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 11:21 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 27, 2020 11:07 AM (lhpkw)
The pinnacle of the Dire Straits catalog. The decline of Western Civilization in 14:19.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional
Yep. The consequences of Globalization in a song.
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 27, 2020 11:21 AM (lhpkw)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 27, 2020 11:21 AM (G546f)
Posted by: Northernlurker at May 27, 2020 11:22 AM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at May 27, 2020 11:22 AM (e0p0c)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 27, 2020 11:03 AM (lh1YW)
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When DIA was putting together the legendary "Soviet Military Power" series for publication, they did this. The photos from recon activities were classified. So they had the artists make drawn renderings of those photos from different angles to protect recon methods while publishing the information. The DIA had a huge team of artists to do this work for the series, and the originals hang in various hallways and offices at the DIA HQ.
https://youtu.be/m7R6fupOgG4
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 27, 2020 11:22 AM (hYcqw)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 27, 2020 11:22 AM (xfb67)
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THIS
Also, the details of the coup are finally coming to light for normies w/Grenell's declassified docs an (PLEASE!) DoJ action -- so he needs to stir up a big ol' distraction for those who will be in overdrive to kill this news/protect Obama and Biden.
What better way to distract than to get one of his biggest media critics defending himself from potential murder charges?
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 11:10 AM (bDqIh)
It's probably helpful to remember, Trump is a troll. I mean that in the good sense (yes, there is a good sense). He's going to sometimes troll his friends as much as his enemies. He keeps people guessing, wondering why he said this or that. He is seriously the most quotable President, at least since Reagan.
Everyone wants to know what the words mean, and sometimes the words just don't matter at all. It's the fact that he has people talking (and squealing) that matters.
So yeah, as you suggest this might be a distraction, so they aren't preparing the narrative for what's going to be coming, very very soon.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 27, 2020 11:22 AM (hku12)
Damn, I needed good news. Hope this is a sign of things to come for all.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 27, 2020 11:22 AM (+7yf7)
Posted by: creeper at May 27, 2020 11:22 AM (XxJt1)
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 27, 2020 11:23 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 27, 2020 11:22 AM (+7yf7)
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I am glad to hear it!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at May 27, 2020 11:23 AM (hYcqw)
Damn, I needed good news. Hope this is a sign of things to come for all.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 27, 2020 11:22 AM (+7yf7)
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We got an $80 million cash infusion, but it's not going to rehiring people.
I was disappointed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting terrorist in Nakatomi Tower at May 27, 2020 11:23 AM (UWqZJ)
surprised no one mentioned Chuck Berry yet.
All of that Dude's songs sounded like driving songs:
Chuck Berry - "Maybelline"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjrQWU2EcsA
Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2020 11:23 AM (z0XD8)
https://tinyurl.com/jerseyfraud
Ballots found deposited in mailboxes, bundled in stacks.
I know what you're thinking. "In New Jersey? The most electorally honest state in the union? The hell you say!"
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2020 11:23 AM (hKLpI)
Posted by: BurtTC at May 27, 2020 10:50 AM (hku12)
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Back when I was a serious cyclist, I had a resting heart rate this was unbelievably low, something like 50 bpm. Blood pressure and all was outstanding.
And, the bonus of cycling over running? Not nearly as hard on the joints.
So yeah, there's a reason cyclists hill climb. Plus, it's very hard to do.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at May 27, 2020 11:23 AM (WEBkv)
Posted by: creeper at May 27, 2020 11:22 AM (XxJt1)
I would rather have Catherine Bach riding my handlebars
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 27, 2020 11:24 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: Northernlurker at May 27, 2020 11:24 AM (Uu+Jp)
I'm in the import-export business. Mainly the importing, but sometimes the exporting as George might say. That's why I hope it's a good sign for all.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 27, 2020 11:24 AM (+7yf7)
Posted by: creeper at May 27, 2020 11:25 AM (XxJt1)
Posted by: creeper at May 27, 2020 11:22 AM (XxJt1)
I would rather have Catherine Bach riding my handlebars
Posted by: rhennigantx dont californicate my TEXAS at May 27, 2020 11:24 AM (JFO2v)
We're talking your handlebar moustache?
Posted by: Northernlurker at May 27, 2020 11:25 AM (Uu+Jp)
*sigh*
Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 27, 2020 10:35 AM (ptqGC)
I've had two of these so far. One went really well and the other not so much. Endocrinologist was review of blood work. She lost connection early in appt and called me immediately. Finished on the phone and I was happy (phrasing). Rheumatologist didn't go well at all. Bad connection throughout and appt was rescheduled for in person visit in July.
Posted by: Agitator at May 27, 2020 11:25 AM (y/e6R)
https://tinyurl.com/jerseyfraud
Ballots found deposited in mailboxes, bundled in stacks.
I know what you're thinking. "In New Jersey? The most electorally honest state in the union? The hell you say!"
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 27, 2020 11:23 AM (hKLpI)
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I really want the DOJ to be lowkey targeting electoral fraud, like prosecuting the judge in Pennsylvania.
I want the fraud the Democrats commit to be pro-actively countered with force before things even get up and running.
I mean, the DOJ wouldn't advertise that they were doing it if their goal was to catch people in the act and jail them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting terrorist in Nakatomi Tower at May 27, 2020 11:25 AM (UWqZJ)
And get called assholes
This never happened to Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare and
So Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
Well the girls would turn the color
Of the avocado when he would drive
Down their street in his El Dorado
He could walk down your street
And girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
Not like you
Alright
Well he was only 5 ft 3
But girls could not resist his stare
Pablo Picasso never got called an asshole
Not in New York
Oh well be not schmuck, be not obnoxious,
Be not bellbottom bummer or asshole
Remember the story of Pablo Picasso
He could walk down your street
Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 27, 2020 11:25 AM (9PtLS)
To be clear, WHO let the dogs out.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 27, 2020 11:25 AM (axyOa)
Yup - gets people checking out his twitter feed to see what outrageous thing he says next.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 11:25 AM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 11:17 AM (rpbg1)
In "Radar Love", that slow steady beat that throbs throughout the song always makes me think of the white lines going by on the road on a late late night.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2020
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As it happens, I first heard RL when I was driving overnight between Lafayette, LA, and Noo Awlins back in the '70s. So, true enough.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 11:25 AM (rpbg1)
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at May 27, 2020 11:25 AM (Do5/p)
I've seen Churchill called the Last Renaissance Man. He fought in wars, he led in Politics, he painted art, he wrote great histories, he gave magnificent speeches, he dominated his world as long as he was in it, he rose from a person who was politically reviled to become, arguably, the greatest Prime Minister England has ever had, and will ever have.
It is very rare in history to be able to honestly say that One Man saved the life of his Nation. But Churchill did it.
(and Great Men have Great Flaws - it goes with the territory)
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2020 11:26 AM (Kpl3J)
More great news. Some of them have been out for over 2 months. Good people.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 27, 2020 11:26 AM (+7yf7)
Posted by: HostageBlackOrchid
Chester County is full of these types. SAD!
Posted by: vmom 2020 at May 27, 2020 11:26 AM (G546f)
Posted by: Laughing in Texas at May 27, 2020 11:27 AM (DqwEn)
Posted by: DB- just DB. at May 27, 2020 11:27 AM (iTXRQ)
Probably, but the battle as presented in the film is one of the best battles on film.
I do not like the film in any cut (which I've gone through), but the two battle sequences are absolutely fantastic.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting terrorist in Nakatomi Tower at May 27, 2
I watched it specifically to see the phalanx sequences. Which I thought were probably pretty accurate given that we have to get all of it from historical documents and some practical testing to see what works and what doesn't. I recall reading that the sarissa's of the rearward ranks (that wouldn't reach past the front rank shield wall) were held angled over the forward ranks in an effort to deflect arrow volleys. I had hoped to see that but didn't.
Posted by: DamnedYankee at May 27, 2020 11:27 AM (e284m)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at May 27, 2020 11:28 AM (rpbg1)
And, the bonus of cycling over running? Not nearly as hard on the joints.
So yeah, there's a reason cyclists hill climb. Plus, it's very hard to do.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at May 27, 2020 11:23 AM (WEBkv)
Where we live in the upstate of SC, there are some really steep, curvy MTN roads. Some of the cyclists who compete in the Tour D France, practice in the area.
Posted by: Traveling Man Who's Stuck At Home&&&& at May 27, 2020 11:28 AM (uRfeO)
lol TELL ME ABOUT IT!
SAD!
btw Newlin County has had zero cases. ZERO. CASES. and everyone is like "oh well newlin" as if no one lives here?!?! wtf?!?! it's the heart of Chester County you asshats!
Posted by: HostageBlackOrchid at May 27, 2020 11:29 AM (j9HX3)
Posted by: Northernlurker
CCR or Ike & Tina Turner?
Posted by: DB- just DB. at May 27, 2020 11:27 AM (iTXRQ)
I think both would be fine, with a leaning toward Tina Turner.
Posted by: Northernlurker at May 27, 2020 11:29 AM (Uu+Jp)
I want the fraud the Democrats commit to be pro-actively countered with force before things even get up and running.
I mean, the DOJ wouldn't advertise that they were doing it if their goal was to catch people in the act and jail them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting terrorist in Nakatomi Tower at May 27, 2020 11:25 AM (UWqZJ)
I'd like the DOJ(?) top de-certifiy every single one of those ballots and set up a new ballot-
to be numbered and certified as to which address it goes to.
Not kosher in the secret ballot tradition of the USA, however -
if you're going to have a voting system of near impossible verification,
which is manifestly unfair and violates the voting rights of the citizens, then -
that's what you get.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 27, 2020 11:29 AM (z0XD8)
Posted by: HostageBlackOrchid at May 27, 2020 11:29 AM (j9HX3)
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Back when I was a serious cyclist, I had a resting heart rate this was unbelievably low, something like 50 bpm. Blood pressure and all was outstanding.
And, the bonus of cycling over running? Not nearly as hard on the joints.
So yeah, there's a reason cyclists hill climb. Plus, it's very hard to do.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at May 27, 2020 11:23 AM (WEBkv)
Right. It's good exercise, I get that.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 27, 2020 11:29 AM (hku12)
Obama was considered smart and amazing in the media for his "stray voltage" thing where he deliberately leaked things to distract everyone / judge public response while having deniability. Trump's Tweets are the New York version of that: brash and in your face.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 27, 2020 11:30 AM (ZGrMX)
Posted by: Guy Smiley at May 27, 2020 11:24 AM (+7yf7)
I had a friend who got into the import-export business from China a while back, made a couple million importing cheesy stuffed animals and other toys.
I always secretly wanted to go cut open some of those stuffed animals and see what they were stuffed with.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 27, 2020 11:31 AM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: saf at May 27, 2020 11:31 AM (5IHGB)
I want the fraud the Democrats commit to be pro-actively countered with force before things even get up and running.
I mean, the DOJ wouldn't advertise that they were doing it if their goal was to catch people in the act and jail them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, fighting terrorist in Nakatomi Tower at May 27, 2020 11:25 AM (UWqZJ)
I want them scourged\hung\jailed\hounded without mercy, held up for all to see, to show that crime, of ANY nature, does have a price that needs paid. We've lost that.
So by their actions, so be their prize.
Posted by: Pinochet Air Tours Flt Attendant at May 27, 2020 11:33 AM (zL/eJ)
Posted by: saf at May 27, 2020 11:34 AM (5IHGB)
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=387456
One thing about the art, though.
That scene really could be anywhere from S Texas up through Okla, Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and into Canada. Other places, too, but definitely mid-N.Am.
Posted by: mindful webworker
Dancing Dude - not photorealistic
at May 27, 2020 11:35 AM (cHbIE)
Love that song.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 27, 2020 11:21 AM (bDqIh)
Heck, Lizzy, my 8 year-old grandson loves that song, and at high speed, too! Boy been raised right!
Posted by: Hierominous Botch at May 27, 2020 11:35 AM (YqED9)
Posted by: Archer at May 27, 2020 11:36 AM (gmo/4)
Posted by: Matthew H Iskra at May 27, 2020 11:54 AM (day4e)
Also, despite the coat flapping, I get no sense of movement of the bike. It's as static as the road itself. Needs zoom lines coming off the bike or something.
Posted by: Mr. Joe Bangles at May 27, 2020 12:42 PM (4PGGt)
Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at May 27, 2020 04:28 PM (FLiOE)
Lawren Harris?
Tom Thomson?
Emily Carr?
A.Y. Jackson?
Fred Varley?
?????
Posted by: PubliusII at May 27, 2020 05:40 PM (NCsa7)
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