Any one else mad at the government?

FearlessFly comments on Jul 16, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMVMbmQBug

This is a MUST READ for all Americans and those who wish to understand America. [eand.co]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 16, 2020:

I have heard (historically, not recently) New Yorkers say "why would anyone want to leave NY -- for any reason?). I still don't understand it, but I have never been/lived there. :P Although I wholeheartedly agree with the article, I don't think it begins to 'understand' America. :O

This is a MUST READ for all Americans and those who wish to understand America. [eand.co]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 16, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee_uujKuJMI

Llamas—Yes, Llamas—Could Help Us Fight Covid-19 | WIRED

FearlessFly comments on Jul 16, 2020:

Interesting article. . . sounds promising -- in multiple ways.

COLOR THEORY - A SAFE DISTANCE .

FearlessFly comments on Jul 16, 2020:

(from the YT page) Color Theory “Two” is the closing track from my 8th album, The Sound. Not only is it my favorite song from the album, but it may just be the longest Color Theory track ever. It started out as a collaboration with Swedish producer Johan Emmoth, who heard my music through my friend Viktor Ginner of Rupesh Cartel. He sent me an instrumental sketch to add vocals to. There wasn’t much extra space in the arrangement, but I did my best. When I collaborate, I intentionally write in a voice that’s very different from the “me” you’ve come to know. This was never meant to be a Color Theory song, but in the end it just didn’t fit in the mix, so Johan gave me permission to develop it on my own. Special thanks to Franco Girardi for creating the video.

Laura Ingraham is Fox News' biggest COVID-19 misinformer.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 16, 2020:

. . . wondering if this is a response to Trump's claim(s) of Faucis' past statements . . .

Anyone have days where you call out of work and stay in pajamas all day? Thats me today...LOL

FearlessFly comments on Jul 16, 2020:

. . . work ? What's that ? :O :P

"Your government hates when you hold them accountable." [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 16, 2020:

. . . hmmm . . . is there any government who likes it ?

Time for a little teatime treat (here in the UK it’s 5pm).

FearlessFly comments on Jul 16, 2020:

"Feeling Good" (also known as "Feelin' Good") is a song written by English composers Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd. It was first performed on stage in 1964 by Cy Grant on the UK tour and by Gilbert Price in 1965 with the original Broadway cast. Nina Simone recorded "Feeling Good" for her 1965 album I Put a Spell on You.

The Mystery at the Bottom of Physics - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Jul 16, 2020:

. . . never mentions spacetime (or Einstein) ! . . . why sidetrack to lazy-eye ? . . . variation of light ? NO evidence, but referred to as a **theory** ? WRONG ! . . . why is physics here ? why not ask why is their MOTION ? that IS what physics studies :P

Yesterday was Joe Satriani's birthday, music I really enjoy.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 16, 2020:

. . . wow, quite the following, great playing. . . . hard not to notice, all guitars very similar -- most with tremelo bars, no hollow bodies

Biden's plan to build back better. [facebook.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 16, 2020:

. . . some of us don't/won't do FB :P

Elton John. - Crocodile Rock [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 16, 2020:

Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The song was inspired by John's discovery of leading Australian band Daddy Cool and their hit single "Eagle Rock". "Crocodile Rock" is dominated by a Farfisa organ, played by John. The lyrics take a nostalgic look at early rock 'n' roll, dating and youthful independence of that era. Elton John band members, including Davey Johnstone on guitars, Dee Murray on bass and Nigel Olsson on drums, were also performers on the song. Elton John, however, did all the vocals, including the falsetto backing vocals.

Dr.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

https://www.universetoday.com/144016/tatooines-everywhere-many-of-the-exoplanets-already-discovered-are-in-multi-star-systems/

Cosmo Sheldrake has an unusual sound... [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

(from spellbindingmusic.com) Listening to Cosmo Sheldrake’s songs is sometimes tantamount to flicking through an early 20th century storybook of fantastic tales for children. Some songs could well serve as soundtracks to many of Georges Meliès surreal short silent films. Produced by Matthew Herbert and shaped by the musician’s lifelong interest in anthropology, ethnomusicology, soundscape ecology and music, The Much Much How How and I is a unique genre-bending creation.

Does a person have the 'right' to decide when one dies & should the option be legal?

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

. . . in some places yes, and IMO, it SHOULD be legal everywhere. :O

There are two things funny in this picture: one is the advice; can you spot the other? ;)

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

. . . not 'funny' but "God's" got the apostrophe in the wrong place :P

I've posted this joke before but for the benefit of 'Middle Way' here I go again.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Silly, Random & Fun . . . heard it before, still good. like "how many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb -- just one but the light bulb has to REALLY WANT to change ! "

There's a virus in the world [youtube.]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

NOT too subtle, eh ? :)

Keane. - Silenced By The Night. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

The song was written by Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin, Richard Hughes, Jesse Quin and produced by Dan Grech-Marguerat. Keane performed the song for the first time on 12 March on American talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

New music from my son the Rock Star. I hope you like it. [youtube.]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

It's got a good beat, you can dance to it -- I'd give it a 8.5 :O

Young Black Voters Don't Want Joe Biden! - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

. . . hmmm, the (private) windows I use are not full-screen, so I see the title of the post first (and often the YT 'picture'). But I have become so enured to your posts that I can predict that you are the OP before I see the bottom of the post on the forum -- very predictable. I also get the strong impression that your anti-Biden posts are not convincing folks here. :O

Donald Trump is moving to keep the CDC from getting Covid-19 data from hospitals.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

And I suspect (hope) most will not "obey", just like States objected to his 'Commision' demanded voter data. :P

Even agnostics have a belief system.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

I consider the word "belief" a 'trap' that can (and has) been used against me/us. I try to use 'accept/reject' instead.

GOP congressman faces felony charges over alleged voter fraud

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

. . . politics vs news : "Kansas Rep. Steve Watkins charged with voter fraud shortly before GOP debate"

Team Trump struggles to hide its indifference toward ethics laws

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

. . . that's not the whole story : https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/15/trump-cabinet-officials-in-ethics-scandals.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Trump_administration_dismissals_and_resignations https://www.propublica.org/article/the-trump-administration-says-it-has-violated-its-own-ethics-pledge

top-shelf hillbilly humor around here.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Apparently the doughnut was an essential part of the 'procedure' :O

The Career of Racist Homophobe Jeff Sessions Is Over

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

That Senate race will be interesting to watch.

Wow! A post I commented on got deleted. Surely not for content. Maybe they dropped their account?

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

. . . welcome to planet agnostic. :O :P

Paramore - Last Hope (Live from Brasil) - Multishow - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

(from songfacts.com) This song was inspired by the pain Hayley Williams felt following the departure of the Farro brothers from the band. "There were moments over the last year and a half that I really was just hanging by a thread," she said. "I felt like my purpose was gone. The song is about how I crawled out of it."

It’s G & T time here.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

"Burning Love" is a 1972 song by Elvis Presley written by Dennis Linde and originally recorded by country soul artist Arthur Alexander, who included it on his 1972 self-titled album.

If you are okay with this, you are the problem... [summit.news]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Overall, we rate Summit News Questionable based on Extreme Right-wing bias, promotion of conspiracies, misleading and unproven stories, and a complete lack of transparency. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/summit-news/

How do you heal a broken heart cover by trip trip Female version☺💛 [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Who needs a studio ?

Your Wildest Dreams by The Moody Blues- [m.youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Written by the band's lead singer, principal songwriter and lead guitarist Justin Hayward. The song was first released as a single, and later released on the Moody Blues' 1986 album The Other Side of Life. A blogger for ClassicHits 24.7 wrote his interpretation of the song: "The lyrics of "Your Wildest Dreams" tell the story of a man who is remembering his first love, and wonders if she remembers him the way he remembers her. Unlike a lot of 80's music videos, this one did not end well, and the star-crossed lovers remained apart with a very sad shot of the woman watches at her man [sic] is whisked away yet again by rock and roll."

Poof! I had a very nasty response and won’t allow these things to bother me so “block” ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

I haven't blocked anyone. "I try hard not to offend, but I try harder to not be offended" -- Navy SEAL veteran and congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw

LIAR! Christian liars are such idiots.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

Kinda hopeless convincing the faithful that the Bible is not historically accurate. IIUC, there are NO independent sources to corroborate the "500 witnesses" claim(s).

Happy, happy birthday, Linda Ronstadt! Poor,poor,pityful me [youtu.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

With genders reversed, it was made a hit twice: first as a top-40 hit for Linda Ronstadt, then over a decade later by Terri Clark, whose version topped the Canadian country charts and reached the country top five in the U.S. Ronstadt would recall Jackson Browne had pitched "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" to her, teaching it to her in the living room of her Malibu home.

Icehouse - Cross The Border. Great Australian band. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 15, 2020:

(from icehouse-ivadavies.com) “Cross The Border” was the fourth Measure For Measure single. It was released as 7” with a live version of “The Flame” as its B-side, and as an extended 12” with “The Flame” (live) and “Cross the Border” (dub mix) as B-side tracks. “Cross The Border” peaked at number 19 on the US music charts. A contributor to the track was rock legend Brian Eno.

Hi everyone I’ll be hosting an hour on nude radio Wednesday night at 8 pm EDT (Eastern Daylight ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

"Users were able to listen to thousands of stations on the Live365 radio network for free with in-stream audio ads" . . . that word 'free' -- I don't think it means what you think :

Hi everyone I’ll be hosting an hour on nude radio Wednesday night at 8 pm EDT (Eastern Daylight ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

OK, are you still NUDE, if you are wearing MASKS ! :O . . . well SOMEONE had to ask :) :) :)

Road music- Moab by Conor Oberst. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

(from songfacts.com) This song is about the town of Moab in Utah. Oberst told MTV News: "Moab is an amazing town. I'd heard about it and then actually I just drove out there by myself on a whim in between things, I wanted to check it out. There's this place, Arches National Park, out there, which has the big blown rock arches, and it's really amazing."

Waste Education Money?

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Considering the rampant obesity in the US, PhyEd is essential. :O

Arctic Monkeys. - Do I Wanna Know? [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

"Do I Wanna Know?" is a song by British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. It was released as the second single from their fifth studio album, AM (2013), on 18 June 2013. It received a download release through iTunes as well as an accompanying music video. The video begins with a black background and simple visuals of white sound waves (similar to the AM cover art) that vibrate in synchronization, first with the percussion and lead guitar, then with the lead singer, Alex Turner. As the band enters with the chorus, colored sound waves illustrate new voices. Simple sound waves then give way to fast-moving, representational line-drawing animations that morph between a variety of female, race car, race car engine, and road racing images. At one point, the undulating white line becomes the "trucker's Mudflap girl", seen in the single's cover art. The line drawings are interrupted several times with flashes of full-color animation, several that recall the surrealistic style of Robert Crumb.

Trump or COVID-19

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

. . . false dichotomy

Biden to call for $2T on clean energy spending. [bloomberg.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

. . . what if :)

To any French members and to any francophiles: Happy Bastille Day.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

I'm reminded of "Have fun storming the castle" (Princess Bride) :)

Hi all, how do you like our new group photo?

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

(low-angeled shot) . . . I don't think the two seniors will be trying-out for the NBA :O :)

Whenever there is a discussion about any aspect of socialism, there is always someone who brings up ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Who would choose Maduro to be the person to represent socialism ? Is it clear that the Venezuelans (legitimately) chose him ?

Grant Imahara of Mythbusters and the White Rabbit Project has died at 49. RIP

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

. . . your post is a duplicate . . . : "Grant Imahara, Host of 'MythBusters' and 'White Rabbit Project,' Dies at 49 ..."

Biden's plan for broadband and net neutrality. [gizmodo.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Obama promised NN also . . . It would be a huge step in the right direction to relegate Ajit Pai to the ash heap of history !

What is the best way to prevent data corruption for EXT4 filesystems?

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

. . . my, my, what big DISKS you have . . . :O :O

Russell Watson.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

"Faith of the Heart" is a song written by Diane Warren and performed by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack to the 1998 film Patch Adams. It was also recorded by English tenor Russell Watson as "Where My Heart Will Take Me" in order to be used as a theme to the 2001 television series Star Trek: Enterprise. This version of the single was used on four occasions as wake-up calls onboard Space Shuttle missions, and performed by Watson at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

I like Matt's cut to the chase approach.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

I liked it all.

You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine by Lou Rawls- [m.youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

"You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine" (written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff) is a song performed by R&B singer Lou Rawls on his 1976 album All Things in Time.

Are you a giver or a taker? | Adam Grant - YouTube

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

. . . stats ? none provided. . . . giver/taker ? seems like a false dichotomy to me.

The Killers. - Live on Letterman......Smile Like You Mean It. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 14, 2020:

Written by lead vocalist Brandon Flowers and bassist Mark Stoermer. Originally released as a B-side of "Mr. Brightside" in September 2003, it is featured on their debut studio album Hot Fuss (2004). The Killers claim that the song was written in just eight minutes. According to Brandon Flowers, the lyric "Looking back at sunsets on the East side" refers to the East side of Las Vegas, Nevada.

I needed a good laugh...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 13, 2020:

I"m reminded of the dyslexic, atheist, insomniac who stayed-up all night wondering if there is a dog. :O :P

I know I posted this a year or so ago, but came up on my play list this afternoon and made me laugh.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 13, 2020:

. . . the first rap song I didn't take an instant dislike to :O . . . the guy playing the ukulele -- hilarious :)

Carina Round-For Everything A Reason I discovered Carina Round through her work with Puscifer.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 13, 2020:

Her songs 'For Everything A Reason' and 'Do You' are featured in the FX series American Horror Story.

I listen to this one on the way to work most days.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 13, 2020:

"Space Lord" is a 1998 single by the psychedelic rock band Monster Magnet, from the album Powertrip. It brought them mainstream success, with its accompanying music video directed by Joseph Kahn. The line, "Space lord, motherfucker," was truncated and an echo added to make the song more radio- and TV-friendly (the lyric is heard as "Space lord, mother, mother"), but the vocal rhythm is unchanged, and a band version with the original lyric has never been released. The original lyric can be heard uncensored on the "Intergalactic 7 Remix" on international releases of the aforementioned Greatest Hits album and also on the unofficial Boys Noize "Monster Bootnet" remix.

It is so windy outside that I can hear the cat flap opening and closing.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 13, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBJRD1VkxmI

The Twisted Meaning Behind "Thoughts and Prayers." [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 13, 2020:

I know of no one who has come-up with a "every one can buy-into that" solution. :P

A friend of mine just posted this on FB.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 13, 2020:

Good questions.

Steve Martin - Grandmother's Song [youtube.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 13, 2020:

You will be part of lots of comments -- some post(s), just not mine. :O

Pavlov’s Dog.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 13, 2020:

http://dmme.net/interviews/interview-with-david-surkamp-pavlovs-dog-pt1.html http://dmme.net/interviews/interview-with-david-surkamp-pavlovs-dog-pt2.html

State of the Race | The Lincoln Project

FearlessFly comments on Jul 13, 2020:

I never thought I would see such common sense from a group of Republicans. Where is the DNC ?

Sudan repeals death sentence for apostasy

FearlessFly comments on Jul 13, 2020:

. . . didn't think a Muslim country would do this. :P

The Tremeloes. - Silence Is Golden 1967. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 13, 2020:

"Silence Is Golden" is a song initially recorded by the American vocal group the Four Seasons. The song was co-written by group producer Bob Crewe and group member Bob Gaudio. In 1967 British band The Tremeloes recorded a sound-alike version using the same arrangement, guitarist Rick West sang lead vocal. The Tremeloes also recorded an Italian version, "E in silenzio".

TORN - TRINE REIN .

FearlessFly comments on Jul 13, 2020:

"Torn" is a song written by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven and Phil Thornalley in 1993. It was first recorded that year in Danish (renamed "Brændt", Danish for "Burned") by singer Lis Sørensen, then two years later by Cutler and Preven's American alternative rock band Ednaswap, and in 1996 by American-Norwegian singer Trine Rein.

Getting Covid-19 twice: Why I think my patient was reinfected - Vox

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Not unique, but an outlier ?

Puscifer-Potions [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

from : https://www.nin.wiki/Potions "Potions" is a song by Puscifer that features written credits to Trent Reznor, serving speculation that the track may be an unused Tapeworm song. Only one version of the song exists, that being the Deliverance Mix found on the Puscifer EP C Is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference HERE). On Puscifer's website, Maynard James Keenan made a post explaining the song's origin Ok. Let's use an APC album as an example. eMOTIVe. APC did a song called "Imagine." If you view the credits for the song you'll find various bits of info. Generally speaking the writers name appears in parenthesis next to the track. The performer info may or may not be listed in the album credits. If you see performer info it may be broken down to instruments. For example... "Billy Howerdel - Guitars and Back-up Vocals. Josh Freese - Drums and percussion, etc... Or it may be a given that the people who performed on this project/album/track are the band in question. So it will just say "B Howerdel - guitars, Josh Freese - drums, M J Keenan - vocals, etc... But Writing credits are different. Next to "Imagine" you'll see the name John Lennon. Because he wrote the song. You may want to sit down for the next bit. Ready? John Lennon didn't perform or sing or play on the APC version of "Imagine." He didn't produce it, direct it, co-produce it, or grab us Latte's during the recording of it. Why? Because he's dead. he just wrote it. And we performed a version of it. If you visit the Project Credits of this site now, you'll start to see what we mean.

15 Habits of Genuinely Intelligent People 14 — they make everyone else feel smart ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

. . . in the article . . . "The difference between intelligence and ignorance" The difference between intelligence and stupidity is that intelligence has its' limits. :O

He had one job to do, Bunker Bitch wearing a mask

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6kQAToyocU

European diplomats believe Joe Biden will repair the damage done by Trump to America's broken ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

This is the first I have heard that the UK may be rethinking using Huawei.

Some Sunday Funday for the Group :)

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Can I have a shake with that ?

A Presidency At Death’s Door | The Lincoln Project

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Another hard-hitting expose.

Stolen from a friend of a friend posted on FB.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

. . . kinda scary, hope 'going public' will make a difference.

White House seeks to discredit Fauci amid coronavirus surge

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

. . . pot calling the kettle _____ :P

Some Sunday Funday for the Group :)

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Hold the pickle. :O :P

Desperado I've lived like this for 9 years, still counting, and.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

The track was written by Glenn Frey and Don Henley and appeared on the 1973 album Desperado as well as numerous compilation albums. According to Henley, Desperado was based on a song he started in 1968, written in the style of old songs by Stephen Foster. The song was originally about a friend named Leo and began with "Leo, my God, why don't you come to your senses..." In 1972, after they had recorded their first album Eagles in London, Glenn Frey and Henley decided that they should write songs together. In their first songwriting session after returning from London, Henley played Frey the unfinished version of the song, and said: "When I play it and sing it, I think of Ray Charles and Stephen Foster. It's really a Southern Gothic thing, but we can easily make it more Western." According to Henley, Frey "leapt right on it – filled in the blanks and brought structure", and the song became "Desperado". Henley added: "And that was the beginning of our songwriting partnership ... that's when we became a team."

Biden's plan for presciption drugs.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Some good suggestions. I'm no fan of Big Pharma (read the book), but it is hard to imagine legislation that will cover all the benefits/dangers of allowing consumers to buy drugs from other countries (I'm aware it is happening now).

Here's a sign outside a UK pub...that really puts visiting Americans in their place....

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

"Won't you be my neighbor?" :O :)

Facts You Did Not Know About America's Atheists - WorldAtlas

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

. . .actually I do know them. :O

Philosophy, metaphysics, religion, science [medium.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Liked it :O

I regard myself as a militant atheist

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Spectrum of theistic probability https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_of_theistic_probability

Ireland’s finest....Thin Lizzy. - Jailbreak. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

The song is typical of the band's music, with the dual lead guitar harmony and Brian Robertson's use of the wah-wah pedal. Phil Lynott's lyrics about a prison break are the typical personification of the "tough guys". "Jailbreak" is used in the films Detroit Rock City, Joe Dirt, Bordello of Blood, and Gracie. and was also used in the Veronica Mars episode "Ahoy, Mateys!" and on the MTV show Jackass.

Hi all.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

"Downtown" is a song composed by Tony Hatch which, as recorded by Petula Clark in 1964, became an international hit. In the autumn of 1964 Hatch made his first visit to New York City, spending three days there in search of material from music publishers for the artists he was producing. He recalled, "I was staying at a hotel on Central Park and I wandered down to Broadway and to Times Square and, naively, I thought I was downtown. . . . I loved the whole atmosphere there and the [music] came to me very, very quickly". He was standing on the corner of 48th Street waiting for the traffic lights to change, looking towards Times Square when "the melody first came to me, just as the neon signs went on."

Coronavirus: Donald Trump finally wears mask in public. [bbc.com]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

So he again shows his two-faced true-face (actually covered-it-up) :P

Once upon a time I scoffed at the idea that Trump could become president.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

For me, it is hard to imagine any Republicrats (not a typo) voting for him. :O

I’m trying hard to be comfortable in my own skin.

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

"Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder" ! :O :P

Is ignorance bliss?

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

Ignorance is not a crime -- but it typically IS its' own punishment. :P 'Knowledge' is increasingly the "coin of the realm", those who have more of it typically prosper more than those who don't (ymmv). IMO, actively choosing ignorance IS a crime. :O

Re-imagining of an old classic ...[youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

(from rollingstone.com) A highlight from 1965’s Highway 61 Revisited, Swift’s cover showcases her delicate vocals over a 12-string Rickenbacker guitar. The video, which features animation and photos by Hugh Hales-Tooke, contains imagery from Dylan’s 1975-1976 Rolling Thunder Revue tour. He appears as a full moon in his iconic whiteface makeup, as Swift views him through a telescope. “The idea for the album came about during a long depressive phase,” Swift said of Blonde on the Tracks. “The kind where it’s hard to get out of bed and get dressed and present to the world as a high-functioning human. I was lost on all fronts no doubt, but especially creatively.”

Some oldies [youtu.be] [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 12, 2020:

. . . oldies ? -- I resemble that remark ! :O

Victim is burned to death in savage church hostage massacre: Thirty gunmen storm South African ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 11, 2020:

Did you forget to post a link ?

Dire Straits. - Heavy Fuel. [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 11, 2020:

In "Heavy Fuel," Mark Knopfler ironically extols the virtues of such vices as cigarettes, hamburgers, Scotch, lust, money and violence. The phrase "You got to run on heavy fuel" is from the novel Money by Martin Amis, on which Knopfler based his lyric.

History will record Donald Trump as being responsible for tens of thousands of additional deaths ...

FearlessFly comments on Jul 11, 2020:

"mentally ill person" -- let the 'echo chamber' begin :P

The U.S. States Graded on Their Covid-19 Response

FearlessFly comments on Jul 11, 2020:

I see no reason to give this website credibility for this kind of 'research'. What is their expertise ? Who is funding them, etc. ? When I try to access their "About" page, I get 'Access Denied'

Amy Winehouse has been singing in my head Will you still love me tomorrow? [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 11, 2020:

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow", sometimes known as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was originally recorded in 1960 by the Shirelles. Amy Winehouse recorded a cover of the song in 2004 for the soundtrack to Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, and a further version that was released in 2011 on her posthumous album Lioness: Hidden Treasures.

[huffp.st] Mitt Romney Slams Donald Trump's Commutation For Roger Stone: 'Historic Corruption'

FearlessFly comments on Jul 11, 2020:

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/04/security_risks_11.html 'Shortened' URLs are not trustworthy, here is the actual source : https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitt-romney-donald-trump-roger-stone_n_5f09bbedc5b63a72c3425d95?guccounter=1

Happy birthday Andrew Bird Tiny Desk Concert on NPR [youtu.be]

FearlessFly comments on Jul 11, 2020:

(from thecurrent.org) For this performance of three new songs, Bird came with a stripped-down acoustic band: just drums, upright bass and acoustic guitar, with Bird himself on violin. It functioned something like a hot jazz ensemble, with no effects pedals; just the songs, front and center, sounding perfect. Are You Serious is available now. (iTunes) (Amazon) Set List "Are You Serious" "Roma Fade" "Capsized"