Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist Yo Yo Ma on cello
Enjoy, Jack
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Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra with soloist Yo Yo Ma on cello
Enjoy, Jack
ahhh ma and his mellow cello does dark dvorak.
fitting background music to read the sunday papers by.
thanks, jack
the cold open was just too long and not so funny so here’s snl update instead
Yo Yo is beyond special.
I laughed my ass off at most of WU last night, and I have to agree on the length of the cold open. It had its moments but it was missing Jason Sudekis.
niece mary, uncle donald and the shrinks on the couch in wapo op ed:
Turning the corner…. (NYT)
I wonder what not turning the corner would look like?
to echo mary’s lament on crazy uncle, the hill quoting obama:
“A traitor is everyone who does not agree with me.” – King George III (1781)
the madness of king donald
This parody song about Michael Cohen and Trump’s other leaking ex-staffers will add some much-needed levity to your day Parody lyrics by Allan Piper and Jen Houston
wapo:
538 is issuing caution looking at polls right now. Seems good to consider since there is a lot going on. The scariest reading is list of people who voted for SFB in 2016 and what they plan on doing in 2020. It is not good. The pattern is they are completely clueless about reality.
L’etat c’est moi.
“When politicians start talking about large groups of their fellow Americans as ‘enemies,’ it’s time for a quiet stir of alertness. Polarizing people is a good way to win an election, and also a good way to wreck a country.”
― Molly Ivins
Thank you Jack. Beautiful selection.
I just watched a bio of Michael Tilson Thomas on PBS American Masters. He mentioned his fondness for Dvorak as well as many of the more modern composers.. Well worth watching on how to learn to be a conductor.
If a body catch a virus comin’ thru the rye.
While dumb fuck is trying to get away from Covid Covid Covid, Biden needs to be screaming asshat asshat asshat. This is definitely not done yet. I caught just a bit of shit head yesterday at what I believe was his Florida rally even though who can really tell the difference?He was repeating Biden’s words from the debate that we used against him and turning them back on by as if he is the champion of the middle class and Biden is the champion of the donor class. What a fucking asshole
Children of the Con
Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Cello.
Cello who?
Cello, statue?
Patd
https://youtu.be/hYr_BdXdpaI
I wonder if anyone’s ever done “Orange Blossom Special” on the cello.
I know a guy who tried once, but he dropped the cello and broke it.
jamie, well D’ump sure is adhering to the line “i’ll kill your friends and family to remind you of my love”
he’s killing way more than mad king G ever did. and soon, if the prediction of over 500,000 covid dead by end of year comes true, he’ll be responsible for killing more americans than all our wars. and just to remind us of how much he loves us.
sturge,
Yo Yo Ma fiddling on a cello
about the above biden ad from the hill:
And more,
imo it is rare to see a classical trained musician who can fiddle. Yo Yo Ma understands fiddlin’
.and one more , You tube is being kind today
So close they get a cigar.
Cigars all around. And brandy. Plenty of brandy.
Something I didn’t know, Mayor Pete has a best selling book. Called Trust
Things that slip through the cracks.
Jack
https://twitter.com/i/status/1320358080144658433
BiD
A poll from down your way, Biden leads Trump 48 to 45 in Texas. Almost out side the margin of error.
Again the asshole Alec Witless questions dems boycotting the Phoney Barrett vote. Saying it conflicts with the message of unity Biden is using now. Either she is an idiot or her writers hate her
And boosting the story that Trump is confident. trump is a liar
Amy Barret could be totally qualified, but if you attain a position due to hatred, hypocrisy, cheating, and lies, you are definitely NOT a Christian.
Did Coney-Barret give a single straight answer to any question asked in hearings?
…and i’m sorry, but no one that subscribes to “originalism” can be intelligent, it’s a ridiculously absurd philosophy.
(i suppose an amoral person of above-average intelligence could possibly wield the pseudo-philosophy of “originalism” as a manipulative tool. So, which is she? Dumb or manipulative?)
Phony Barrett’s opinion in a case was that calling someone a nigger DOES NOT create a hostile workplace. I wonder how her two black kids feel about especially since she said she always thinks about the impact of a decision on her family
She is perfect for Trump. A sly liar
…and once again, as a Catholic, Coney-Barrett necessarily believes in contextual interpretation of the Bible, but not of the Constitution?
Unless she believes a literal multi-headed hydra will rise out of the sea? Does she offer sacrifices of flesh to God? Does she keep kosher? If not, then how is she an originalist?
Why doesn’t she cover her hair in the sight of God?
(i’m not impugning Catholicism, just suggesting she seems like a rather unobservant one🤷♂️)
I can take the impugning catholicism part.
My grandmother didn’t leave the house without her hair covered. SHE was Catholic.
She doesn’t vote, i hope, because the Founding Fathers didn’t believe she should have that right.
Or an Orthodox Jewish woman
All Christians should be conducting themselves like orthodox Jews if they had any real conviction.
(the John 3:16 loophole is laughably convenient, must concede)
Two cars in the parking lot of my polling place today. Those probably belonged to the poll workers, so I hope there are more Dem votes to come. My guess is, a lot of Repugz will show up on Nov 3rd for the opportunity to act arrogantly and cause trouble if anyone brown shows up.
Jim Carey has got to STOP with the finger guns. Last night, he actually went full-Eastwood, but it wasn’t funny. Bring back Jason Sudeikis.
Jim Carrey couldn’t make the cast of SNL when he was funny, but he made it now that he isn’t funny🤔
Ok, my brain is going to meltdown from all these ironies✌️❤️🇺🇸
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/23/texas-ken-paxton-whistleblowers-fired/
TX is just full of corrupt, good-ol’ boys as ever.
As of yesterday, TX is at 42% of registered voters having voted. Early voting ends on Friday and it’s going to rain most of the week, so???
MOST RECENT DAILY CASE COUNT:
TAIWAN: 2
VICE-PRESIDENT PENCE’S STAFF: 5
for all who love tom lehrer songs, he has officially permitted all songs and lyrics “to be treated as though they were in the public domain”
see his disclaimer statement and list of songs
What a morning. I drove through a very conservative location. Not one SFB sign, and those people do a lot of signs, but a lot of Biden-Harris signs. Very weird feeling.
The Naval Academy commissary has the over ten pound turkeys at thirty-nine cents per pound. It may be a little early for some, not for us year around turkey eaters. So I picked up a nice six dollar turkey to thaw and then into the smoker a little later this week. I like turkey year any time of the year. A couple days ago I read that the turkey growers were really worried about selling big birds this year.
Biden store for anyone who would like to do some last minute shopping
https://store.joebiden.com/
NO, NO ! NOT BIG BIRD ! ! !
Sweetie and I deposited our votes for Biden/Harris a month ago.
We should be getting compounded interest.
If your Mommy is a commie. Then you have to turn her in
There are now more COVID cases per capita in rural counties than metro areas.
https://t.co/fV7DnzGuGm
I’m my tiny, hometown of fewer than 3,000 (and a lot of those are in the country), someone has a wedding. A few weeks later, they had 93 cases.
BB – Good to know you’re seeing Joe signs where you’d normally see see Republican signs. I’ve only seen one, small tRUMP sign on a house and one small Biden sign on the roadside with a dozen signs for local candidates. I am taking the scarcity as a sign of fear as to what someone may do if you’re not for their candidate. I haven’t worn my Biden mask and I had to wear a jacked to cover the names on the sleeve of my tee. I have been using my Kamala tote for work, but I turn it blank side out. It’s sad that it’s come to this, but we are here.
My Thanksgiving is almost ready. A container of Tofurkey gravy in the freezer and a garage full of green beans. Since it got cold this week, I think folks are stocking up already. The store was more crowded than I’ve seen and I skipped aisles because of folks just grouped together. I think it’s time to start only going ever two or three weeks, again. I miss fresh produce, but green beans, so.
“It sets a terrible, terrible example for the American public,” Schumer says of Pence coming to the Senate tomorrow and presiding over the chamber for confirmation vote after being exposed to aides with covid. Says Pence is going to put people who work at the Capitol at risk
I’ve seen this sign around town (in a larger form) at various intersections. This one is in the window at the Ottawa County Republicans office. This is what we are dealing with.
Played to the NFL end, Cleve over Cinci
XR, I honor KumCho by voting just the way she would want me too…which, of course, is the way I always vote!
Have to go into the local hosp for a big deal biopsy on Friday. I was going to vote on the 3rd—will do it during the week instead.
Bring Out Your Dead! Trump signing hats today. CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Jonathan Reiner reacts: Trump is a “menace to society”
Flatus, loved the 11 seconds left TD. CLE done good.
Good luck with the biopsy.
Thank you, Mr Flatus ! I take your vote personally. I’ll bet KumCho could tell an incipient dictator when she smelled one.
I’m sorry about your big deal biopsy, and hope that it’s painless and good news.
The nice, big hospital at the town my dad lived in before moving near KC is now full.
The new, Biden ads here are all doctors talking about the unnecessary illnesses and deaths caused by tRUMPsky refusing to take in the responsibility of managing the virus/listening to the science.
Corey – Scary sign.
Carl Bernstein on CNN just now says Trump is pushing Barr to arrest members of the Biden family.
More Bernstein: “There are about 6,8,10 Republicans in the senate who are talking with each other about how to restrain what they regard as an out-of-control, almost madman…who is determined to do anything to hold on to office regardless of its legality.”
Maybe that’s why Barr is kind of “outa town”.
AXIOS: Trump plans to fire heads of FBI, CIA and Pentagon if he wins re-election https://t.co/OYnqhwMeUM
The only difference between trump and a madman is that he is not a man.
Also, what X said, Mr. F.
Those Republican Senators can do a few things to shut him down.
1) Do NOT seat Amy Phony Barrett
2) Talk to Senator Schumer
TS Zeta headed for the gulf.
Flate…….tell em you ain’t settling for less than a TRIopsy.
Six times more infections in Trump camp than Biden’s.
Breaking news…. New Hampshire’s largest newspaper …. The Union Leader… is endorsing Joe Biden.
Flatus hope all goes well with the biopsy.
Gee Mr. C, who coulda predicted there would be more infections in D’umptown than Bidenville? They both follow the CDC guidelines equally, right?
Flatus, good luck
Jack
Flatus… I wish you the best!
flatus, also well wishes for good report. hope you’re not having to undergo too much in the way of prep for the procedure.
Good people, hush! What will be will be. I’ll let you know a week from tomorrow.
I’m afraid D’ump is getting traction in PA with his lies about Joe’s fracking position. If any of you have connections with his campaign, tell them to overload PA with corrective ads.
how is it that pence escaped getting infected during the 1st WH superspreader event that nailed d’ump, christie and a couple dozen more folk? now even those closest to him are falling ill – what’s his secret? mother must be shielding him not only from unwanted encounters but also from unwanted viruses.
more falling by the wayside according to the hill:
axios:
[continues]
Got questioned on Twitter as to whether I was a great grandmother. It’s been a long time since doing an honest picture so here it is.
I think Pence already had it when he debated Kamala. He looked like he had pink-eye. Do you think they would tell anyone that Pence tested positive while tRUMPsky was down? Enter Nancy Pelosi.
The ads that seem to help here (locally and prez) IMO are the ones from doctors about the virus and the threat of losing healthcare altogether or not being able to afford coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
That’s the ad they need to make: COVID can have long term consequences. There are millions who’ve had a positive test who now have a pre-existing condition. This includes my 20-something cousins who are still testing positive after weeks of being really sick. No other health problems; athletes. Now, they have a pre-existing condition.
The Repugz are going hard on protecting gas and oil jobs here, too. Before the debate, most of the ads were using the false “defunding police” tactic. Pogo is right. Dems do need to answer those lies. Maybe bring up better-paying, green jobs.
Let’s vote. Jamie looks great to me!
Jamie – I think I would still recognize those great, Scottish cheekbones if I passed you on the street. Well, if weren’t for masks. Good to see you! (No, you don’t look like a great-grandmother to me.)
flatus – All the best.
I looked really old after that Dodgers game last night, Jamie.
“how is it that pence escaped getting infected[?]”
Robots are immune (obviously)
Thank you Flatus, BID
Corey, I was sobbing into my hands so no one could see the face. :). Despite the loss it was a fun game.
Is the new, TX Rangers ballpark the ugliest ballpark you’ve ever seen? That’s where farmers keep their combines, from the looks of it.
Well Jamie, they redeemed the loss tonight.
NEW THREAD
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/26/bloomberg-chrysta-castaneda-railroad-commission/
Thanks to Mike Bloomberg. The guy she’s running against is a filthy polluter.
Old Man! Bon hiver!