I have tried several times to post a 1932 short film by Comedy Great WC Fields and it doesn't go ...

VAL3941 comments on May 27, 2018:

Too old perhaps ??

fishline79 replies on May 28, 2018:

@VAL3941 Yeah, I'm too old for a lot of things these days!

“Four-toothed Mason Wasp,” Monobia quadridens. [bugeric.blogspot.com]

dede18 comments on May 26, 2018:

Wow, how did you catch that! is it starting to build a nest, you think? One of those, or its relative :-) once stung me right between the eyes (when a child) (I was picking figs in a tree) ... OMG that hurt! then subcutaneous bleeding made my eyes look like someone gave me a 'black eye' ... so my ...

fishline79 replies on May 27, 2018:

I thought that brown spot was peanut butter on the wood to attract the wasp! I used to do that with flying squirrels.

[youtu.be] of Fields' funniest and naughtiest shorts that the Hays Office missed.

Hitchens comments on May 27, 2018:

No..not working here either..

fishline79 replies on May 27, 2018:

I'm not sure what's happening. This is a Sennett comedy short from 1932. Like I said, even then it was passed by the Hays Office. My accompanying comment did say (tongue-in-cheek) that it was soft porn. Is that really why it would not copy on Agnostic? If so, what kind of Puritannical website is this? What hipocracy!

I'm working on some ideas with flowers.

MrLizard comments on May 27, 2018:

These are cool. Please tell me why you call them "holographic" images and how you piece them together. I presume I could just double the canvas height and width in Photoshop, duplicate the image and rotate it accordingly. It would have to be cropped square first, though. I may try that. See - ...

fishline79 replies on May 27, 2018:

Wow. I've been doing these for about thirty or more years and always thought it was somewhat original, and requires a lot of work! Of course that was long before digital and Photoshop. It's almost sad to me that you do it so easily. That's true of much "computer art".

[youtu.be] of Fields' funniest and naughtiest shorts that the Hays Office missed.

Brunnion comments on May 27, 2018:

The vid didn't work F :(

fishline79 replies on May 27, 2018:

@Abbelyne Me too!

I have tried several times to post a 1932 short film by Comedy Great WC Fields and it doesn't go ...

VAL3941 comments on May 27, 2018:

Too old perhaps ??

fishline79 replies on May 27, 2018:

It's on YouTube for anybody to see!

[youtu.be] of Fields' funniest and naughtiest shorts that the Hays Office missed.

Brunnion comments on May 27, 2018:

The vid didn't work F :(

fishline79 replies on May 27, 2018:

I tried again bbut apparently, not only the Hays office, but Agnostic.com is in the censorship business. Fuck them!

[youtu.be] of Fields' funniest and naughtiest shorts that the Hays Office missed.

Brunnion comments on May 27, 2018:

The vid didn't work F :(

fishline79 replies on May 27, 2018:

This website does not copy a lot of things that I attempt to post. When I entered it, it was perfectly visible. I merely copied the URL off You Tube and up it came. (at least on my computer) I'll try again

My two favorite people in the world. Granddaughters Talli and Kayli.?

fishline79 comments on May 24, 2018:

Good picture. Lighting very even. Did you use professional strobes?

fishline79 replies on May 26, 2018:

@Cherie44 That's probably the one you chose for your main "keeper"!

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pixiedust comments on May 26, 2018:

Unexpected - the oddest things can be found in YouTube land. I did not find it as funny as the politicians seemed to ... sigh

fishline79 replies on May 26, 2018:

I just thought he was a great juggler, unique and in spite of what Reagan and Baker thought, very funny. Is that because I'm a guy?!

THIS WAS WRITTEN BACK UNDER BUSH II HENCE THE REFERENCES, BUT IT STILL HOLDS UP TODAY, AND ...

pixiedust comments on May 25, 2018:

Sad how relevant your lyrics remain over the years. A few name changes and away you go! (It did get cut off near the end)

fishline79 replies on May 26, 2018:

Strange, I never saw that. "You owe it all to Cheney, Bush, and Haliburton's war."

I started this group but you are all invited to post your favorite songs which fit the theme.

pixiedust comments on May 24, 2018:

Hey, David! Is this a younger you?

fishline79 replies on May 26, 2018:

@pixiedust Well, I hope to continue leading it for as long as possible!

More backyard birds. Taken yesterday and today

WalterWhite comments on May 26, 2018:

Great pix! To have the downy woodpecker you must have some larger old trees not too far away,. You will have to ask the humming birds to flap more slowly to get sharper photos. :)

fishline79 replies on May 26, 2018:

Actually, with all that light use your SLR on manual and 1000 of a second. Nice photos. At least one photo of Hummer was stop-action. Maybe you didn't want the other to be so.

The photos I'm posting in this group tend to be the result of an "archive dive" as it were.

fishline79 comments on May 24, 2018:

Yikes! Always dramatic. This was a lumber Co. Boy, did it burn!

fishline79 replies on May 25, 2018:

@gigihein It wasn't you who started the fire at the lumber company, was it?!

Wicked sky tonight! Plenty of lightning and thunder. Ten drops of rain!! :(

fishline79 comments on May 25, 2018:

Maybe you could "Photo Shop" out the damned wires.

fishline79 replies on May 25, 2018:

@DotLewis Gee, thanks, Windows. I still use 7 (until you can't anymore). Nobody I talk to seems to like 10.

Wicked sky tonight! Plenty of lightning and thunder. Ten drops of rain!! :(

fishline79 comments on May 25, 2018:

Nice, you're just about at the edge of your light-gathering capacity with that second one!

fishline79 replies on May 25, 2018:

@DotLewis Yes, you don't get much time to catch such pictures. Funny story, I used to come home from the beach on my home in Menorca as the sun was setting. There was often a beautiful sunset and from the hundreds of balconies at the lower end of the beach you would see camera strobes going off to "illuminate the sunset"!

I started this group but you are all invited to post your favorite songs which fit the theme.

pixiedust comments on May 24, 2018:

Hey, David! Is this a younger you?

fishline79 replies on May 25, 2018:

@pixiedust Long story. I met South Africans selling S.A. clothing from Swaziland in the Canary Islands who had a friend with a houseboat who was going to Singapore for 6 months and need someone trustworthy to "boat and cat-sit". I had no plans and thought I could play music in Amsterdam (which I did, some), so I (and my friend) stayed on the boat until he returned after which I went to Menorca to visit someone whom I met in Am*Dam who had a villa in Menorca. and stayed there for a couple of weeks, fell in love with Menorca and later went back and bought a house there. I played in Hotels and clubs for 15 years or so and still live there in the summer. see davidfishel.net

The photos I'm posting in this group tend to be the result of an "archive dive" as it were.

fishline79 comments on May 24, 2018:

Yikes! Always dramatic. This was a lumber Co. Boy, did it burn!

fishline79 replies on May 25, 2018:

@gigihein Yes, OK if nobody gets hurt!

Pure beauty in the air.

fishline79 comments on May 24, 2018:

Taken from the ground? I notice gears are down.

fishline79 replies on May 25, 2018:

@Lefthanded That's OK I've seen plenty of them. Of course they're better seen from the outside! I've been travelling back and fourth between US and Europe since 1971. Flew on on one of the first PAN AM Clippers and still miss 747s.

I started this group but you are all invited to post your favorite songs which fit the theme.

pixiedust comments on May 24, 2018:

Hey, David! Is this a younger you?

fishline79 replies on May 25, 2018:

@pixiedust You probably wouldn't if you had to get out of bed and walk through it to try to get the stove started and then go sit in the water closet and pump the handle to flush!

I started this group but you are all invited to post your favorite songs which fit the theme.

pixiedust comments on May 24, 2018:

Hey, David! Is this a younger you?

fishline79 replies on May 24, 2018:

@pixiedust Well it was winter, and heated by a smelly kerosene stove. You wake up in the morning and there is a foot of mist on the floor, but the swans tapping on the window were cute.

I started this group but you are all invited to post your favorite songs which fit the theme.

pixiedust comments on May 24, 2018:

Hey, David! Is this a younger you?

fishline79 replies on May 24, 2018:

Ignore the last message. It must have been in about 1976. My memory sucks. I had been living in Amsterdam in this "house"in 1975.

I started this group but you are all invited to post your favorite songs which fit the theme.

pixiedust comments on May 24, 2018:

Hey, David! Is this a younger you?

fishline79 replies on May 24, 2018:

Yeah, a lot younger! Probably 21 years old or so (about 69 or 70) at a Shopping Center Opening!

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pixiedust comments on May 24, 2018:

Very raw. Why do we still have wars and mass killings?

fishline79 replies on May 24, 2018:

I guess because we can, and we're human.

[youtu.be] An oldie from my first (1977) album. Nothing has changed!.....,davidfishel.net

mtnhome comments on May 24, 2018:

"But what you eat is all up to you..."

fishline79 replies on May 24, 2018:

That's the problem. Either you have will power or you don't. But I wasn't trying to be critical, just having fun.

Denizens of the past. Williams Grove, Pennsylvania

ronin73 comments on May 23, 2018:

Where would this be in relation to Irwin?

fishline79 replies on May 23, 2018:

Williams Grove is about twenty miles southwest of Harrisburg. Not far from Carlisle. There are still yearly steam tractor and 2 cycle flywheel engine shows and a weekly flea market but the amusement park is gone. I saw Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mac Wiseman, Stanley Bros. and many more there.

Denizens of the past. Williams Grove, Pennsylvania

Johnsalterego comments on May 23, 2018:

Nice! I wanna break in and take pics... :)

fishline79 replies on May 23, 2018:

Sadly, it's all gone now. It was very nostalgic for me. I am 71 years old.

Take a look at this ND man's work.

DarrelScott comments on May 23, 2018:

My virus software will not let me open either page.

fishline79 replies on May 23, 2018:

ditto!

It's alive! A shot from my daily walk.

OpposingOpposum comments on May 23, 2018:

That looks remarkably like a skeletal hand....

fishline79 replies on May 23, 2018:

Hence, my stupid little joke.

"Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave of new judges blown in...

doug6352 comments on May 23, 2018:

A noble thought, but unfortunately Hugo Black was mistaken.

fishline79 replies on May 23, 2018:

Well excuuuuse me, your honor!

"Our Constitution was not written in the sands to be washed away by each wave of new judges blown in...

oldnslow comments on May 23, 2018:

I think one "mistake" we've made(not just "us" but about every govt. out there) is to not clearly state the INTENT of a law when passed. maybe such intent is discussed but is it duly documented part & parcel along with said law? I think documenting the intent could perhaps avoid SOME conflicts later...

fishline79 replies on May 23, 2018:

Yeah, like the second amendment!

Fireworks anyone?

gigihein comments on May 23, 2018:

Great shots

fishline79 replies on May 23, 2018:

It's almost difficult to take a bad picture of fireworks!

Some renovation needed. (Northeast of Melbourne.)

fishline79 comments on May 22, 2018:

I can only say that it doesn't motivate me to move to Australia! I have enough scenes like that in my own country.

fishline79 replies on May 23, 2018:

@Coffeo Just kidding!

Here are pics of the building in Cleveland, OH of which I took pics in 2006 .

fishline79 comments on May 20, 2018:

Nice, but not really representative of "photography" as an art form. Anybody can take a good picture of a Frank Geary building, but ultimately he must take credit for it!

fishline79 replies on May 22, 2018:

@dede18 Actually, I'm not crazy about what they are doing to Gaudi's original designs. The new sculptures are, albeit modernist, very different to the wonderful Spanish Modernism from the period of Gaudi that makes Barcelona the fantastic Art Nouveau city that it is. Gaudi designed the building as he went, leaving very little in the way of plans. So nobody today really knows what he had in mind. Having said that, it is miraculous what the Catalans are doing and the speed at which they are doing it. It's unique in this or even the 20th Century!

This is a little satire I wrote back in the 80s or 90s.

Vicki2018 comments on May 22, 2018:

Lmao. Hilarious! You even look the part! :)

fishline79 replies on May 22, 2018:

Yeah, that was the idea.

Here are pics of the building in Cleveland, OH of which I took pics in 2006 .

fishline79 comments on May 20, 2018:

Nice, but not really representative of "photography" as an art form. Anybody can take a good picture of a Frank Geary building, but ultimately he must take credit for it!

fishline79 replies on May 22, 2018:

@dede18 I live in Spain for three months of the year and have a friend whom I've known since he was 9 years old who won a Fulbright Scholarship to study at Talyessen West. He wasn't crazy about it (treated like a grunt). but I'm sure he learned something. He now has his own architectural firm in Balbao, his hometown. Of course you know what is there, but it wasn't there when he was inspired to be an architect. Still, he is a proponent of the "steel and glass", Neo Bauhaus style, and of course, likes Geary.

"Nosy neighbors"

ronin73 comments on May 22, 2018:

My cat spies on me quite often

fishline79 replies on May 22, 2018:

@TampaHeathen I used to have a cat who played hide and seek. We'd take turns hiding and she would slink around the house trying to find me when it was her turn. One time I got up on a table in the kitchen just around the entrance arch. She crept into the kitchen and didn't see me. I yelled BOO! and she pissed herself. I felt like shit! She totally understood the rules. Very smart cat.

Here are pics of the building in Cleveland, OH of which I took pics in 2006 .

fishline79 comments on May 20, 2018:

Nice, but not really representative of "photography" as an art form. Anybody can take a good picture of a Frank Geary building, but ultimately he must take credit for it!

fishline79 replies on May 22, 2018:

@dede18 Thank you for the kind hint. I'm a bit of a technophobe (regarding computers ) but I still don't understand exactly. Wouldn't you be better off on an "architecture" group, because we all see your conversation? Just asking.

Rainy day in Waco. My back yard.

btroje comments on May 20, 2018:

It is greener there than I thought

fishline79 replies on May 21, 2018:

I have long thought (half jokingly) that, with all the conflict in Israel, the Jews should move the entire country to a particularly barren part of Texas and they could live in peace and turn their part of Texas into a garden; something they are very good at.

I am a Facebook user, I have close to 800 people.

Kafirah comments on May 20, 2018:

One of the biggest reasons I deleted my Facebook was realizing all my friends were delusional, or idiots, or both. I needed new friends, so I came here. So far, so good. The conversations alone have made it worth it.

fishline79 replies on May 21, 2018:

@Kafir Unfortunately, Facebook aside, most people in this country haven't the education, life experience, or simply, the intelligence to discuss anything other than last night's episode of "The Voice" or 'Survivor"!

Here are pics of the building in Cleveland, OH of which I took pics in 2006 .

fishline79 comments on May 20, 2018:

Nice, but not really representative of "photography" as an art form. Anybody can take a good picture of a Frank Geary building, but ultimately he must take credit for it!

fishline79 replies on May 21, 2018:

@dede18 Sorry, I thought this page was about photography. And the animal photo was posted independently (or so I thought). That's the problem with "Social Media". The comments you make to someone else are out there for all to see. How can we know when a "thread" started? I joined a group that proported to be about photography and in which people were sending in their photos. I didn't mean to crash a private conversation. Please pardon my presumption.

I am a Facebook user, I have close to 800 people.

Kafirah comments on May 20, 2018:

One of the biggest reasons I deleted my Facebook was realizing all my friends were delusional, or idiots, or both. I needed new friends, so I came here. So far, so good. The conversations alone have made it worth it.

fishline79 replies on May 20, 2018:

Post an intelligent comment with some significant insight and you receive no response. The next time you check in there are 400 responses to the lady who decided on mauve dresses for her daughters wedding attendants, or her grandsons first independent potty experience.

Waiting for the bus. Not sure where they were going this morning.

fishline79 comments on May 20, 2018:

Where do you live? I have a friend who lives in rural central PA and routinely has up to 20 turkeys in his back yard. This is a big year for turkeys in PA!

fishline79 replies on May 20, 2018:

@gloriadeb I'm seventy one years old. When I was young it was a big deal to see a turkey in the wild. Now, they are ubiquitous. I'm not sure why because we always had a hunting season for turkeys. Ben Franklin nominated the turkey for our national bird but the eagle won out!

Another collage.

DarrelScott comments on May 19, 2018:

Nice job

fishline79 replies on May 19, 2018:

Thanks. I used to do this a lot. It's a lot of work with analog photography because you have to flip the negatives and paste them up on backing-board but they are very satisfying.

I know that you can see what this is......

fishline79 comments on May 18, 2018:

Long time photographer. What are your criteria? Grad. of Phila. College of Art. in Film and Photography.

fishline79 replies on May 19, 2018:

@jasen I love abstracts and have been doing them for many years. This is an analog example

[youtu.be] new Texas State Anthem!

SpikeTalon comments on May 19, 2018:

Error occured when I went to view the video.

fishline79 replies on May 19, 2018:

Yes, I know. I posted it again. YouTube, David Fishel, " Brady Bill Blues"

One of the greatest "Protest" Songs ever recorded. [youtu.be]

pixiedust comments on May 17, 2018:

This is a moving piece. First time I've heard it

fishline79 replies on May 18, 2018:

I guess I can assume you know what it's about. (Of course written anti Aparteid days)

One of the greatest "Protest" Songs ever recorded. [youtu.be]

pixiedust comments on May 17, 2018:

This is a moving piece. First time I've heard it

fishline79 replies on May 18, 2018:

That may be my favorite song! It really moves! As you see, my tastes are eclectic.

"Every faith in the world is based on fabrication.

WilliamFleming comments on May 17, 2018:

There are religious groups that don’t require faith, or belief. Buddhism does not speak of God, for example. New Thought churches generally require no belief. The do have a God concept, but that is not something for belief or disbelief.

fishline79 replies on May 17, 2018:

I don't think I would like Buddhism either. I've really got the shits of people with shaved heads. I used to think they might have some kind of answer, but they are as fucked up as the rest. They are committing genocide like all of the others. (Mienmar)

"Every faith in the world is based on fabrication.

Varn comments on May 17, 2018:

Religion attempts to create a human interface with reality - when humans are merely a product of that reality.

fishline79 replies on May 17, 2018:

@Varn Would you say that the "Big Bang" is a universal law, (or reality)? If so, does that mean god is religion's answer to the "Big Bang"? I guess I still don't know how one can define or identify what is reality. I think each of us has his own reality. "Nothing is real, and nothing to get hung about".

"Every faith in the world is based on fabrication.

Varn comments on May 17, 2018:

Religion attempts to create a human interface with reality - when humans are merely a product of that reality.

fishline79 replies on May 17, 2018:

I'm not sure I understand your usage of the word, "reality" in this comment. Do you mean their perception of what they imagine to be reality?

Chris de Burgh - The Road to Freedom [youtube.com]

fishline79 comments on May 17, 2018:

I love Chris De Burgh. Not really known for protest but a powerful song-writer. Try this guy on for size as wellhttps://youtu.be/7RB9Doq9gPA

fishline79 replies on May 17, 2018:

@pixiedust Many people's first impression, but I am a lyricist, and this mans songs were inspired, and very funny! He still has a large cult following. He died in the 90s.

As worker co-chair of a health and safety committee, I like this song, especially the rendition by ...

fishline79 comments on May 15, 2018:

WOW! I'll have to look them up.

fishline79 replies on May 15, 2018:

@pixiedust No wonder. Nobody wants to hear music of that quality anymore!

Anyone like Kraftwerk?

fishline79 comments on May 14, 2018:

Anybody ever heard (same period) Martin Kolbe & Ralf Illenberger or the Dutch group Flairc. I used to play folk music in Am.sterdam in the 70s and heard them there. They're kind of acoustic (non vocal) New Age.

fishline79 replies on May 15, 2018:

@artnerd Haven't heard him yet but Luca Bloom is wonderful, too.(I think that's the name) How did I spell mesmerizing in my last post?!

Anyone like Kraftwerk?

fishline79 comments on May 14, 2018:

Anybody ever heard (same period) Martin Kolbe & Ralf Illenberger or the Dutch group Flairc. I used to play folk music in Am.sterdam in the 70s and heard them there. They're kind of acoustic (non vocal) New Age.

fishline79 replies on May 15, 2018:

@artnerd You'll love them. And try "Timewind" by Klaus Schulz. It's on YouTube (Dog bless them) Its early New Age and very mesmorising.

[youtu.be] I had never heard this version. Very nice. Thanks, You Tube.

AstralSmoke comments on May 14, 2018:

I haven't either and I grew up with Simon & Garfunkel.

fishline79 replies on May 14, 2018:

I think the first version I heard was from the Chad Mitchell Trio. Written by Pete Seeger, or maybe Melvina Reynolds? Too lazy to look it up.

://youtu.be/C87LJ32ES_M

pixiedust comments on May 13, 2018:

The final rhyming couplet says it all

fishline79 replies on May 14, 2018:

@pixiedust Wait! I just got another member!

://youtu.be/C87LJ32ES_M

pixiedust comments on May 13, 2018:

The final rhyming couplet says it all

fishline79 replies on May 14, 2018:

@pixiedust Gosh! We have to stop meeting this way. BTW, you and one other person are the only two in this "Group"! If somebody else doesn't post something, they may tell me to get another idea!

://youtu.be/C87LJ32ES_M

pixiedust comments on May 13, 2018:

The final rhyming couplet says it all

fishline79 replies on May 14, 2018:

@pixiedust Anything posted on YouTube gives you the option of seeing captions (the little CC at the bottom). When you publish a video, you can use their computer generated captions, which are laughable, or you can enter your own. All my videos have my own captions. I want to be sure viewers are reading the proper words!

://youtu.be/C87LJ32ES_M

Spinliesel comments on May 13, 2018:

Good one. Truth and humor- a deadly combination.

fishline79 replies on May 13, 2018:

It now has captions that make sense. The auto captions are crazy!

://youtu.be/C87LJ32ES_M

pixiedust comments on May 13, 2018:

The final rhyming couplet says it all

fishline79 replies on May 13, 2018:

It now has captions.

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snytiger6 comments on May 12, 2018:

Love how it ended. I reposted this on Facebook.

fishline79 replies on May 12, 2018:

Thanks. So did I! What worries me is how it WILL end!

A FREETHINKER'S PRAYER: Teach me how, my faithful friend.

Ellatynemouth comments on May 10, 2018:

I would advise the opposite of most of what you wrote. Don't laugh if you don't feel like laughing.. Etc.

fishline79 replies on May 11, 2018:

@Ellatynemouth Apparently you just read the title, then neglected to read the poem. You might want to loosen up your sphincter a bit. As an artist, I can use the word "prayer" any way I see fit, and you are free to interpret it as you like, no matter how erronious that interpretation might be. Is it written somewhere in the "Agnostic.com" bylaws that there are certain words one may not use to make a point? So much for the First Ammendment if that's the case. Oh, well. We still have the sacred Second! It was posted in "Love and Relationships" and is a tribute to "Mans Best Friend". BTW: You used the P word in your comment!

"Bribing politicians with donations is the only way the wealthy can offset the ill effects of ...

SageDave comments on May 10, 2018:

I have always found it amazing that the "Right to Life" folks are also the pro-death penalty and pro-gun people. It is the confusing part of the religious right and their concept of good and evil. It does not jive with the biblical calls for peace and understanding, as defined by these same people. ...

fishline79 replies on May 10, 2018:

Did you see my song, "If Jesus Were a Christian" on my group "Secular songs of Peace and Protest"?

A FREETHINKER'S PRAYER: Teach me how, my faithful friend.

Ellatynemouth comments on May 10, 2018:

I would advise the opposite of most of what you wrote. Don't laugh if you don't feel like laughing.. Etc.

fishline79 replies on May 10, 2018:

Well, I guess it's a good thing you didn't write it!

A FREETHINKER'S PRAYER: Teach me how, my faithful friend.

Hitchens comments on May 10, 2018:

Excellent...that's a handsome god by the way..whats his name?

fishline79 replies on May 10, 2018:

Her name is Mitja ("little bit" in Catalan), but the piece was written for a dog that died about 20 years ago (as well as all other dogs!). Thanks.

A FREETHINKER'S PRAYER: Teach me how, my faithful friend.

evergreen comments on May 10, 2018:

No prayers, or gods (no matter how cute they might be), thank you.

fishline79 replies on May 10, 2018:

You obviously didn't read it and have no sense of poetic irony. Anyway, you look like a cat and would obviously not be interested in a tribute to my dog!

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phxbillcee comments on May 8, 2018:

LOL! First I've heard of him, thanks!

fishline79 replies on May 8, 2018:

First you've Heard of whom? It's my song.

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birdingnut comments on May 8, 2018:

That's great! I posted the link to Twitter and Facebook.

fishline79 replies on May 8, 2018:

Thanks. Also see my Facebook page, "Simplicity in Musical Art", David Fishel

[youtu.be] An oldie from my first (1977) album. Nothing has changed!.....,davidfishel.net

pixiedust comments on May 8, 2018:

A tick snacked on me yesterday - danggit

fishline79 replies on May 8, 2018:

I've had Lyme disease and had to be subjected to Doxicyclene for 3 weeks. I think I caught it in time. I hate the little bastards!

[youtu.be] An oldie from my first (1977) album! Nothing has changed.

Duke comments on May 8, 2018:

Nice! I'd love to hear more of your material.

fishline79 replies on May 8, 2018:

davidfishel.net Thanks. It's about time somebody notices!

I probably never quit my native condition as a non religious being.

AmelieMatisse comments on May 8, 2018:

Spot on! Maybe it is some kind of human condition to revere something. Our national anthem has always bothered me. I would rather have America the Beautiful as the anthem but even that has to mention god. Separation of church and state is just smoke and mirrors

fishline79 replies on May 8, 2018:

https://youtu.be/SrSVRcpUv2o Yes, that would be a better choice except for the reference. I k we should have stayed with " Save the Queen/King" (My 'Tis of Thee). When I worked for a public Broadcasting station in the Sixties, for a time I convinced the program manager to use the one I am posting as their closing. It didn't last but I thought it a good idea.

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pixiedust comments on May 6, 2018:

I know him - the one you're singing about! (hee hee) Your dog is adorable! Did you notice how startled your little dog looks when you croon the line about him wearing his tie to prison?

fishline79 replies on May 6, 2018:

@pixiedust Th.e other is a Menorcan Podenco rescue. A real clown!

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snytiger6 comments on May 6, 2018:

Great little song. I think it is important o keep political leaders in proper perspective.

fishline79 replies on May 6, 2018:

Yeah, maybe one point perspective!

One of the greatest protest songs of all times by one of the most beautiful voices I have ever ...

pixiedust comments on May 6, 2018:

Not sure which singer and song you're referring to.

fishline79 replies on May 6, 2018:

I think it may be a note I sent to "Spinliesel" about the song by Vin Garbutt, "When Opressed Becomes Opressor"

Sorry, I submitted a post, but no song! Here it is. ://youtu.be/dZXNEDUYzFE

Spinliesel comments on May 6, 2018:

A fine musician and singer. I just read his biography on Wikipedia. Strange that i should not have heard of him. So thank youfishline'79 for introducing him.

fishline79 replies on May 6, 2018:

Hey, I'm 71 and just discovered him last year! Amazon has the CD "Plugged". It is a treasure. His sense of humor is as good as his voice!

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pixiedust comments on May 6, 2018:

I know him - the one you're singing about! (hee hee) Your dog is adorable! Did you notice how startled your little dog looks when you croon the line about him wearing his tie to prison?

fishline79 replies on May 6, 2018:

@pixiedust Well, he's not for sale! BTW, I just watched it and I think he heard something coming from somewhere in the house. Maybe someone at the door! Here he is sparring with his buddy.

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sassygirl3869 comments on May 6, 2018:

I am in love with this song. First time I heard it-1st song I made a favorite.

fishline79 replies on May 6, 2018:

Wow! What an honor. Thanks awfully! Pick your politician, it'll probably fit!

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jacpod comments on May 6, 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCXnol8NGbg

fishline79 replies on May 6, 2018:

Very appropriate, and nice group. Are you familiar with Vin Garbutt? (one of my favorites)

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pixiedust comments on May 6, 2018:

I know him - the one you're singing about! (hee hee) Your dog is adorable! Did you notice how startled your little dog looks when you croon the line about him wearing his tie to prison?

fishline79 replies on May 6, 2018:

Actually, it was written long before Donald but was meant to fit just about anybody! Poco was probably reacting to some sound he heard in the music. Of course it's playback and we could hear the audio.

This is a little satire I wrote back in the 80s or 90s.

Condor5 comments on May 4, 2018:

Very clever. You're a talented man.

fishline79 replies on May 5, 2018:

I'm humbled! davidfishel.net

Any bilingual agnostic here?

Meta-Jen comments on Apr 22, 2018:

Hola amigo! Hablo castellano I també parlo català.

fishline79 replies on May 5, 2018:

He tocado la semana antes de Toti Soller en Alaior, Menorca el pasado verano. Que honor!

This is a little satire I wrote back in the 80s or 90s.

calgirlblues comments on May 4, 2018:

I get the satire! Laughing, love it! You have a great voice!

fishline79 replies on May 4, 2018:

Never thought my voice was my strong point but thanks. Keep an eye out for more.

This is a little satire I wrote back in the 80s or 90s.

pixiedust comments on May 4, 2018:

Very catchy tune. LOL (I also liked the prop beside your chair)

fishline79 replies on May 4, 2018:

Yeah, nice, huh? It's plastic, of course, but don't tell anybody.

Comparisons of religion and Fascism: 1.

NotConvinced comments on May 1, 2018:

Fascism should be replaced with 'All Governments'.

fishline79 replies on May 2, 2018:

@NotConvinced You are projecting (an ego defense mechanism which means seeing one's own undesirable traits in others, eg. Donald Trump) Seek help and thanks for the discourse. I've had enough. Good luck finding your Utopia.

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of-the-mountain comments on May 2, 2018:

We are being lead like sheep to slaughter!

fishline79 replies on May 2, 2018:

Yes, well, tell the Repubs in Congress. They're the enablers!

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NotConvinced comments on May 1, 2018:

Fascism should be replaced with 'All Governments'.

fishline79 replies on May 2, 2018:

@NotConvinced I prefer to chose my own "ponderings", thank you...(.An.ar.chism - The political theory that individual freedom should be absolute and that all government and law is evil. Capitalism and private property would be abolished and be replaced by voluntary cooperation.)...OK, so according to your interpretation, there can be rulers? How do you have rulers with no rules? And if you accept that dictionary definition, with what or whom are you cooperating? Also; how can you equate Democracy with Anarchy? How could a Democracy exist if nobody agreed to play by the rules? Adherence to such a system requires an implicit acceptance of the rules.....You won't convince me, but, like I said, why not put it up for a vote, or would that be too much like Democracy?

Comparisons of religion and Fascism: 1.

NotConvinced comments on May 1, 2018:

Fascism should be replaced with 'All Governments'.

fishline79 replies on May 2, 2018:

So, if we decided to do away with an organized system of government in this country (very hypothetically) what do you expect would happen? Personally, I would imagine that groups like the NRA would take over and we'd end up with "Terror in the Streets" or something like that post-apocalyptic film with Denzel Washington. I don't know about you but as for me, that's not exactly my cup of poison! Why not put it up to a vote: Anarchy or Governance? See what everybody thinks. I'l bet you'll lose!

Comparisons of religion and Fascism: 1.

AustinSkepticus comments on May 1, 2018:

BUT atheist communist dictators!!! Do they even realize that these dictators are acting more like them than humanist atheists? I don't speak for atheists but many do appear to be humanists.

fishline79 replies on May 1, 2018:

@of-the-mountain Why do all my messages have words missing when I send them? Very strange. I don't much like this website. It can be misleading.

When Eugene V Debs led his class in spelling at Terre Haut's Old Seminary School, his teacher gave ...

pixiedust comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Kudos to Eugene. Probably much happier and more moral for ignoring the admonition.

fishline79 replies on May 1, 2018:

@pixiedust For some unknown reason, the posts I send all have words removed! Very strange and frustrating. They are all there when I send but the messages arrive with words missing! What's that about? I'm new to this website.

Comparisons of religion and Fascism: 1.

NotConvinced comments on May 1, 2018:

Fascism should be replaced with 'All Governments'.

fishline79 replies on May 1, 2018:

@NotConvinced Watch the film "Lord of the Flies" heh heh. What do you think I am, anyway.?! Can you give me proof that living under anarchy works better? Maybe you'll be lucky and get marooned on a desert island and you can play Robinson Crusoe.

When Eugene V Debs led his class in spelling at Terre Haut's Old Seminary School, his teacher gave ...

pixiedust comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Kudos to Eugene. Probably much happier and more moral for ignoring the admonition.

fishline79 replies on May 1, 2018:

@pixiedust You know, Pix, as much as I dislike religion, every one of them has some value. I was raised in Christianity and as far back as I can remember I resented having to go to church every week but I learned some things in spite of myself. With Christianity, all anyone needs to take from it is that one simple tenet called the Golden ! All the rest is window dressing! Wouldn't everything be great if everyone believed and practiced that little ?!

Comparisons of religion and Fascism: 1.

evidentialist comments on May 1, 2018:

You missed one, and it's an important one: 14. Both revere the state as a sacred entity. In the case of religion it is the body of the faith. Nationalism is dangerous in its own right, but to become a fascist state, the state needs to be worshiped in a sense as a deity itself.

fishline79 replies on May 1, 2018:

@evidentialist Strange: In my former statement the word god was missing. Is that a Freudian slip or are my keys sticking ("trump a god"). And I have been watching the idiot with apprehension for probably 30 years (ever since his first of a wife and Atlantic City). People our age who read and think have seen him coming. His "base" are clueless!

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NotConvinced comments on May 1, 2018:

Fascism should be replaced with 'All Governments'.

fishline79 replies on May 1, 2018:

Well, I think as flawed as most governments are we would be worse off under Anarchy, don't you? Countries who have a non-functional political system traditionally default to a repressive Autocracy. I guess we get the government we deserve. Under your system (or lack of system), who would maintain the infrastructure, education facilities, environmental control etc. etc. that we all take for granted? If we give the Trump regime it's head, we might just find out!

Comparisons of religion and Fascism: 1.

AustinSkepticus comments on May 1, 2018:

BUT atheist communist dictators!!! Do they even realize that these dictators are acting more like them than humanist atheists? I don't speak for atheists but many do appear to be humanists.

fishline79 replies on May 1, 2018:

I tend to simplify and call all authoritarian regimes "Fascism". I really don't k Stalin was a Communist. He was pretty much the same as Hitler or any-other dictator, except he hated the Church, having been raised by Monks. Franco (for example) was definitely a Fascist. He used the church to carry out his agenda, so he supports my theory even more succinctly.

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DavidLaDeau comments on Apr 30, 2018:

Well my religion may have every component of fascism but it does not matter. Its completely different because its done that way for "love."

fishline79 replies on May 1, 2018:

You must be a Quaker! I don't by the way, disrespect all religions or deny their right to practice and believe. Live, and let live, as as they do the same.

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evidentialist comments on May 1, 2018:

You missed one, and it's an important one: 14. Both revere the state as a sacred entity. In the case of religion it is the body of the faith. Nationalism is dangerous in its own right, but to become a fascist state, the state needs to be worshiped in a sense as a deity itself.

fishline79 replies on May 1, 2018:

Granted, but # 3 kind of covers that. I guess that makes Donald a , though. I don't k we quite qualify yet but he sure has a good start!

Yesterday someone asked about the reality of the self.

ArturoS comments on Apr 30, 2018:

I’ve never accepted the position that there is no “free will.” Free will to me means choosing something instead of something else after considering all options. For instance, if a restaurant offers potatoes or rice, I believe that in picking one of the two, both, or neither I am exercising my ...

fishline79 replies on Apr 30, 2018:

I'll buy that! (I think I'll have the rice, today.)

I chose this quote from Robertson Davies (Canadian author) to clarify my belief: "The real skeptic ...

Tomfoolery33 comments on Apr 29, 2018:

Read a bunch of Robertson Davies back in the day, but it's been a while. Really enjoyed him.

fishline79 replies on Apr 30, 2018:

@tnorman1236 They made one great album (Bargainville) before the shit hit the fan about the lead singer"s alleged perfidy. Sad! (as Donald would Tweet) .........davidfishel.net

Yesterday someone asked about the reality of the self.

Sticks48 comments on Apr 30, 2018:

HUH!

fishline79 replies on Apr 30, 2018:

I guess you had "TO BE" there!