Last week I was reconnecting with some wonderful jazz from my freshman year in college. For various reasons I hadn’t listened to it since college. But within a few minutes I found it on Amazon and downloaded the MP3. I can’t find a free version anywhere on youtube or elsewhere, but the La Fiesta portion of the last album track is amazing.
Not the best written article; he makes a very weak case about environmental impact of covid testing. However, at least someone with a wider reach is saying to just stop all this damn testing.
I have a left leaning friend who several weeks ago got a cold/flu. He immediately got a covid test…negative. However, all his lib friends told him to keep testing, which he did until he felt better…all negative. I asked him what he would have done differently if it was positive. He said nothing, only if he got much worse and had to go to the ER. I then asked him, so why worry if it’s covid… he had no real answer. These people are so brainwashed.
Neo,
Mike Leach died last week. Incredible football innovator with a law degree. I loved him. Everyone who knew him seemed to. His answers to wedding questions and lots of other offbeat topics are legendary.
He got into football coaching after law school because of his love of coaching youth baseball as a teen and college student. He was always musing about strategy, tactics and ways to make his kids and his teams better. I can relate. I played football, basketball and baseball in college and baseball as a pro. After Vandy law and 7 years practicing law and serving on the selection committee of the Florida Citrus Bowl, I chucked law and went off to the football coaches convention looking for a slot on a college football staff. Ended up at Tennessee for Johnny Majors and the Vols. Football is the ultimate chess game. Fascinating and complex. So much so that I’m not sure anyone is capable of really mastering all of it. Finding a way to win with lesser talent is an incredibly invigorating challenge. You can see why I loved me some Mike Leach. RIP.
Anyway, while he was at Wash St, he taught a seminar on Insurgent Warfare and Football with a former army instructor. Applications to get one of the limited spaces in the seminar required two essays. One on whether the wishbone offense would work in the NFL. The other was on the British response to the Malaya insurgency. He also taught it when he moved to Miss St.
You made find his seminar of interest since you have written a lot on Vietnam. The Pentagon was obsessed with the lessons of the Brits in Malaya and their application to Vietnam. They seemed to have ignored the fact that Malaya didn’t have a neighboring country using “insurgents” as a cover for a massive invasion. Same kind of problem with Iraq where the insurgents were basically a cover for Iran waging war against the US. Difference.
Just thought you might find the insurgency stuff of interest. From a football coach.
Stan,
Dwight Eisenhower (remember him?) was a highly sought after football coach.
At many of his military postings his superiors would “kindly suggest” he ALSO coach some football team or another. Knowing how important performance reviews by superior officers was he always complied.
When asked he would simply reply that he loved helping kids improve their skills.
Football (NOT metric style VBG) is endlessly fascinating. I love watching games even though I probably understand only 1% of what is happening.
Thank you for your service! And your wonderful comment.
Peggy Lee’s Christmas albums are wonderful!
Apropos of Peggy Lee– When I think of her, I think of her 1969 hit, “Is That All There Is?” I remember one occasion when a streaker (remember them?) dashed across the infield at an MLB game, and the stadium organist promptly launched into “Is That All There Is?”– to the delight of the fans.
I do like Peggy Lee very much. Good choice Art.
In the summer there is plenty of live music going on here, but in the winter I’ve been going to a few local bars to get my live pop music fix. Or at least that’s my excuse.
So this weekend there was a sizeable crowd of folks shivering under gas heaters listening to an OK band, and as the final set was drawing to a close the band played a few big crowd pleasers. This one song got most on their feet and everyone singing the chorus which is rare. It’s a dead simple chorus, and I knew the song slightly but not the original band.
Later I looked up the song, “What’s up?” and was surprised to find the vocals and the alto voice to be quite special. It’s a lesbian anthem, I think; but at at 1.4 billion views on youtube it’s also a big hit.
PA-Cat,
I almost posted that song. My father played that often when I was a teen. I was always a little shocked by its darkness. Skip it, if you are not ready for something bleak.
The Jan 6th committee is recommending criminal charges for Trump. Their primary goal was to stop Trump from ever becoming president again, but at this point it seems almost moot since (to me anyway) it seems highly unlikely that Trump will ever be president again anyway. His popularity among Republican voters seems to be dipping for a number of reasons, so it’s far from certain that he’ll even win the primary. And even if he were to, at this point I doubt he’d win the presidency.
Here is a synopsis of the Lake argument before the court in less than 6 minutes.
I agree. It is absurd. So many people I know keep testing every time they get a sniffle. What does it matter? So if you have a mild version of COVID you’ll quarantine for 5 days but if you have Strep Throat you’ll go out and about and infect your friends, co-workers and family?
And any time anyone gets a positive test they share it with the world; endless text threads. I don’t know anyone who has had COVID requiring a hospital stay for well over six months, but every hint of COVID is news.
And a huge percentage of people I know are sick with non-COVID illnesses (colds and flus) now, some getting hit rather hard. But all they care about is whether it is COVID, or not.
TommyJay @ 1:12,
That 4 Non Blonde’s song came out shortly after I was married, when I still paid a little attention to pop music, so I know of it, but I was surprised when, about 15 years later, my kids started making jokes about it and singing it. It was odd because it was a 15 year old pop song, sort-of catchy, but nothing that would warrant multi-decade fame. My kids shared with me that someone had “mashed” the song with a “He Man” cartoon. This was the early-ish days of the Internet and very early into “mashing” two songs on-line.
Because there wasn’t a huge amount of video content on the Internet at the time it’s something that every person currently around 35 or younger saw as a teen. It was very widely shared and it was a HUGE joke with them all. Sort-of like people my age singing, “Kill the Wabbit” whenever Wagner’s Ring series comes up.
4 Non Blondes is/was an all lesbian group and the song is about feeling out of place in society, so it probably would have become popular in LGBT circles regardless, but I imagine a lot of people screaming the chorus at the show you saw don’t even know what the song is about and were just reveling in a funny meme from their youth.
Regarding, “Is That All There Is,” I agree it’s dark. I try to avoid it. There are some really good songs that capture melancholy so well I don’t like to hear them, despite their being very good works of art. The Beatles, “Blackbird” is another. When my wife and I first got a piano I stumbled onto the fact that “Sunrise, Sunset” was rather easy for me to play. My wife and I started singing the lyrics together in a very schmaltzy, comedic, loungy sort-of way and after about two lines we both had to stop. We didn’t even say anything to one another, but we obviously were both thinking of our own children and couldn’t go on.
Regarding neo’s post,
“Guys and Dolls!” What a show! So many great songs! I love “Fugue for Tinhorns,” but it is pretty much only performed as a novelty song for a trio that wants to have some fun with three part harmony. “Luck be a Lady” is probably the biggest hit.
I also love “Adelaide’s Lament” for the humor of it and it seems like women vocalists have a lot of fun digging into it. “A Bushel and Peck” is great! My wife and I sing that to one another quite often. “Marry the Man Today,” also great fun, as is “Take Back the Mink.”
I like the lyrics of “I Know” a lot, but the melody is a bit old fashioned. It’s a lovely song, but I don’t hear vocalists do it often.
“Luck be a Lady,” is obviously a huge hit from the play. Probably the most successful number as a standard*.
I like them all, but I suppose my two favorites are “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat,” and “If I Were a Bell.” “Sit Down” is so much fun and for me, it’s very real. It fits the play and the scene so well, but it’s also captures religion so well. We are all sinners, most all of us hedge our bets a little (or a lot) regarding our faith. But, like Nicely, Nicely Johnson, most of us have decent hearts. The lyrics of “If I Were a Bell” do such a nice job of describing that feeling when one falls in love, the feeling of being in love. And, it’s a good melody. A lot of jazz instrumentalists play it to riff off the structure and chords. Great tune!
*Sinatra made it a huge hit, but Brando sang it in the movie. Sinatra wanted the role of Masterson and was disappointed it went to Brando. Supposedly that is why Sinatra was determined to work the song into his shows as a huge number, to show that he should have gotten the role of Masterson. Sinatra also claimed he had to help Brando with his singing in the film, including that number. Probably true.
Rufus,
Good commentary, but …
It was odd because it was a 15 year old pop song, sort-of catchy, but nothing that would warrant multi-decade fame.
I disagree with that point. I thought Perry’s vocal treatment was great. Look at the critical reception commentary. I wouldn’t want to be the two nay sayers.
In addition to the He-Man spoof, there are two popular disco versions, and covers by a CW artist, Lady Ga-Ga, and Pink. Not bad.
TommyJay,
That’s a valid point. It’s not a surprise it has lasted, based solely on its merits. I suppose what I meant to say is; I wouldn’t have guessed it to have a resurgence, about 15 years after the fact, with 10 year olds.
Rufus T. Firefly:
“Guys and Dolls” was fabulous. Not a bad song in the bunch. Loesser was a genius. Likewise his “The Most Happy Fella.”
I know you like the musical, I’ve read you state that elsewhere, but somehow it looks like I did miss that post. Just finished reading it. Thanks!
Judge Thompson dismissed all but two of Kari Lake’s claims. Lake has to prove the tabulator/printer malfunctions were intentional and prove there were no chain of custody of 300,000 ballots.
Both of these claims are going to be hard to prove
“Plaintiff must show at trial that the [Election Day] printer malfunctions were intentional, and directed to affect the results of the election, and that such actions did actually affect the outcome,” the judge said of the first remaining count in Monday’s order.
If she not only has to prove there was no chain of custody, but that it “did actually affect the outcome”, the case will probably be dismissed.
The only claim that could be proven is signature mismatches– and that part of her suit was dismissed. Hobbs lawyers claimed these procedures were in place and she had to sue before the election for that claim to be valid. That would be a nice catch 22. She can’t prove they allowed invalid ballots to be counted until there are ballots to be counted.
edit: By the way, Mike Lindell is funding her lawsuit.
According to this article, Lake will have to prove the lack of chain of custody “did in fact result in a changed outcome.” Impossible to prove.
“Count four deals with alleged violations ballot chain of custody, per the County Election Manual.”
“As presented, whether the county complied with its own manual and applicable statutes is a dispute of fact rather than one of law. This is true as to whether such lack of compliance was both intentional and did in fact result in a changed outcome. Consequently, Plaintiff has stated a claim,” Judge Thompson said in regard to count four.”
More Russian troops and equipment have been arriving in Belarus, which may indicate that the Kremlin plans to reopen a northern front against Ukraine. Below Hudson Senior Fellow Can Kasapoglu analyzes the situation.
Well, whaddayaknow!
The NYT does NOT like the results of the latest elections in Israel, NO IT DOES NOT!!
ERGO, Israel is NOT a democracy.
Voila! Touche! QED!
(It’s all very simple…even if the NYT is echoing its Master’s voice (TM)…)
‘Former Israeli Ambassador to the US blasts New York Times for saying Israel isn’t a democracy;
‘ “Israel has had five elections in two years. We had 72% of the population voting,” Oren said.’ https://justthenews.com/accountability/media/former-israeli-ambassador-us-blasts-new-york-times-saying-israel-isnt
So, now you see the rabbit; now you don’t!
(To be sure, the NYT has been pulling this kinda stunt for quite a while now….)
Siddown AD, yer rockin’ da boat….
sdferr,
Thanks for the heads up about Lehrer releasing his copyrights. I will download the sheet music, post haste!
Blossom Dearie, with Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen & Mindel Lowe:
Wow. Neo does jazz. The Cavassa one is very nice.
Last week I was reconnecting with some wonderful jazz from my freshman year in college. For various reasons I hadn’t listened to it since college. But within a few minutes I found it on Amazon and downloaded the MP3. I can’t find a free version anywhere on youtube or elsewhere, but the La Fiesta portion of the last album track is amazing.
Return to Forever (the original album)
Wow. Neo does jazz.
Have yourself a slice of Peggy Lee:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHthqkXM37I
Twitter Files, part 7 — over to Shellenberger: https://twitter.com/ShellenbergerMD/status/1604871630613753856
Not the best written article; he makes a very weak case about environmental impact of covid testing. However, at least someone with a wider reach is saying to just stop all this damn testing.
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2022/12/19/if-you-dont-want-to-catch-covid-stop-testing-for-it-n2617281
I have a left leaning friend who several weeks ago got a cold/flu. He immediately got a covid test…negative. However, all his lib friends told him to keep testing, which he did until he felt better…all negative. I asked him what he would have done differently if it was positive. He said nothing, only if he got much worse and had to go to the ER. I then asked him, so why worry if it’s covid… he had no real answer. These people are so brainwashed.
Neo,
Mike Leach died last week. Incredible football innovator with a law degree. I loved him. Everyone who knew him seemed to. His answers to wedding questions and lots of other offbeat topics are legendary.
He got into football coaching after law school because of his love of coaching youth baseball as a teen and college student. He was always musing about strategy, tactics and ways to make his kids and his teams better. I can relate. I played football, basketball and baseball in college and baseball as a pro. After Vandy law and 7 years practicing law and serving on the selection committee of the Florida Citrus Bowl, I chucked law and went off to the football coaches convention looking for a slot on a college football staff. Ended up at Tennessee for Johnny Majors and the Vols. Football is the ultimate chess game. Fascinating and complex. So much so that I’m not sure anyone is capable of really mastering all of it. Finding a way to win with lesser talent is an incredibly invigorating challenge. You can see why I loved me some Mike Leach. RIP.
Anyway, while he was at Wash St, he taught a seminar on Insurgent Warfare and Football with a former army instructor. Applications to get one of the limited spaces in the seminar required two essays. One on whether the wishbone offense would work in the NFL. The other was on the British response to the Malaya insurgency. He also taught it when he moved to Miss St.
You made find his seminar of interest since you have written a lot on Vietnam. The Pentagon was obsessed with the lessons of the Brits in Malaya and their application to Vietnam. They seemed to have ignored the fact that Malaya didn’t have a neighboring country using “insurgents” as a cover for a massive invasion. Same kind of problem with Iraq where the insurgents were basically a cover for Iran waging war against the US. Difference.
Just thought you might find the insurgency stuff of interest. From a football coach.
Stan,
Dwight Eisenhower (remember him?) was a highly sought after football coach.
At many of his military postings his superiors would “kindly suggest” he ALSO coach some football team or another. Knowing how important performance reviews by superior officers was he always complied.
When asked he would simply reply that he loved helping kids improve their skills.
Football (NOT metric style VBG) is endlessly fascinating. I love watching games even though I probably understand only 1% of what is happening.
Thank you for your service! And your wonderful comment.
Peggy Lee’s Christmas albums are wonderful!
Apropos of Peggy Lee– When I think of her, I think of her 1969 hit, “Is That All There Is?” I remember one occasion when a streaker (remember them?) dashed across the infield at an MLB game, and the stadium organist promptly launched into “Is That All There Is?”– to the delight of the fans.
I do like Peggy Lee very much. Good choice Art.
In the summer there is plenty of live music going on here, but in the winter I’ve been going to a few local bars to get my live pop music fix. Or at least that’s my excuse.
So this weekend there was a sizeable crowd of folks shivering under gas heaters listening to an OK band, and as the final set was drawing to a close the band played a few big crowd pleasers. This one song got most on their feet and everyone singing the chorus which is rare. It’s a dead simple chorus, and I knew the song slightly but not the original band.
Later I looked up the song, “What’s up?” and was surprised to find the vocals and the alto voice to be quite special. It’s a lesbian anthem, I think; but at at 1.4 billion views on youtube it’s also a big hit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NXnxTNIWkc
PA-Cat,
I almost posted that song. My father played that often when I was a teen. I was always a little shocked by its darkness. Skip it, if you are not ready for something bleak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sWTnsemkIs
Yep
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/takeover-russell-jacoby
North Korea wants longer range, nuclear missiles.
Would things have been easier for China, if China had taken over North Korea, in The Korean War?
[I know- my question is me-doing-hindsight-stuff, but to me, it’s a very interesting question.]
The motion to dismiss the Kari Lake lawsuit is going on now.
Here’s a livestream of the proceedings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_3I93KqFno
The Jan 6th committee is recommending criminal charges for Trump. Their primary goal was to stop Trump from ever becoming president again, but at this point it seems almost moot since (to me anyway) it seems highly unlikely that Trump will ever be president again anyway. His popularity among Republican voters seems to be dipping for a number of reasons, so it’s far from certain that he’ll even win the primary. And even if he were to, at this point I doubt he’d win the presidency.
Here is a synopsis of the Lake argument before the court in less than 6 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RhzKtPHb-M
Nonapod – the latest Harvard Harris poll has him leading at 48% (ahead by 23%Moral?
Do not absorb the propaganda media mis-messaging.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/harvard-harris-poll-trump-leads-among-gop-for-2024-primaries
physicsguy @ 11:53am,
I agree. It is absurd. So many people I know keep testing every time they get a sniffle. What does it matter? So if you have a mild version of COVID you’ll quarantine for 5 days but if you have Strep Throat you’ll go out and about and infect your friends, co-workers and family?
And any time anyone gets a positive test they share it with the world; endless text threads. I don’t know anyone who has had COVID requiring a hospital stay for well over six months, but every hint of COVID is news.
And a huge percentage of people I know are sick with non-COVID illnesses (colds and flus) now, some getting hit rather hard. But all they care about is whether it is COVID, or not.
TommyJay @ 1:12,
That 4 Non Blonde’s song came out shortly after I was married, when I still paid a little attention to pop music, so I know of it, but I was surprised when, about 15 years later, my kids started making jokes about it and singing it. It was odd because it was a 15 year old pop song, sort-of catchy, but nothing that would warrant multi-decade fame. My kids shared with me that someone had “mashed” the song with a “He Man” cartoon. This was the early-ish days of the Internet and very early into “mashing” two songs on-line.
Because there wasn’t a huge amount of video content on the Internet at the time it’s something that every person currently around 35 or younger saw as a teen. It was very widely shared and it was a HUGE joke with them all. Sort-of like people my age singing, “Kill the Wabbit” whenever Wagner’s Ring series comes up.
4 Non Blondes is/was an all lesbian group and the song is about feeling out of place in society, so it probably would have become popular in LGBT circles regardless, but I imagine a lot of people screaming the chorus at the show you saw don’t even know what the song is about and were just reveling in a funny meme from their youth.
Regarding, “Is That All There Is,” I agree it’s dark. I try to avoid it. There are some really good songs that capture melancholy so well I don’t like to hear them, despite their being very good works of art. The Beatles, “Blackbird” is another. When my wife and I first got a piano I stumbled onto the fact that “Sunrise, Sunset” was rather easy for me to play. My wife and I started singing the lyrics together in a very schmaltzy, comedic, loungy sort-of way and after about two lines we both had to stop. We didn’t even say anything to one another, but we obviously were both thinking of our own children and couldn’t go on.
Regarding neo’s post,
“Guys and Dolls!” What a show! So many great songs! I love “Fugue for Tinhorns,” but it is pretty much only performed as a novelty song for a trio that wants to have some fun with three part harmony. “Luck be a Lady” is probably the biggest hit.
I also love “Adelaide’s Lament” for the humor of it and it seems like women vocalists have a lot of fun digging into it. “A Bushel and Peck” is great! My wife and I sing that to one another quite often. “Marry the Man Today,” also great fun, as is “Take Back the Mink.”
I like the lyrics of “I Know” a lot, but the melody is a bit old fashioned. It’s a lovely song, but I don’t hear vocalists do it often.
“Luck be a Lady,” is obviously a huge hit from the play. Probably the most successful number as a standard*.
I like them all, but I suppose my two favorites are “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat,” and “If I Were a Bell.” “Sit Down” is so much fun and for me, it’s very real. It fits the play and the scene so well, but it’s also captures religion so well. We are all sinners, most all of us hedge our bets a little (or a lot) regarding our faith. But, like Nicely, Nicely Johnson, most of us have decent hearts. The lyrics of “If I Were a Bell” do such a nice job of describing that feeling when one falls in love, the feeling of being in love. And, it’s a good melody. A lot of jazz instrumentalists play it to riff off the structure and chords. Great tune!
*Sinatra made it a huge hit, but Brando sang it in the movie. Sinatra wanted the role of Masterson and was disappointed it went to Brando. Supposedly that is why Sinatra was determined to work the song into his shows as a huge number, to show that he should have gotten the role of Masterson. Sinatra also claimed he had to help Brando with his singing in the film, including that number. Probably true.
Rufus,
Good commentary, but …
It was odd because it was a 15 year old pop song, sort-of catchy, but nothing that would warrant multi-decade fame.
I disagree with that point. I thought Perry’s vocal treatment was great. Look at the critical reception commentary. I wouldn’t want to be the two nay sayers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What%27s_Up%3F_(4_Non_Blondes_song)#Critical_reception
In addition to the He-Man spoof, there are two popular disco versions, and covers by a CW artist, Lady Ga-Ga, and Pink. Not bad.
TommyJay,
That’s a valid point. It’s not a surprise it has lasted, based solely on its merits. I suppose what I meant to say is; I wouldn’t have guessed it to have a resurgence, about 15 years after the fact, with 10 year olds.
Rufus T. Firefly:
“Guys and Dolls” was fabulous. Not a bad song in the bunch. Loesser was a genius. Likewise his “The Most Happy Fella.”
You probably saw this post of mine on “Guys and Dolls”, but if you haven’t, take a look.
Curious in light of whar is happening with captain yafi at the border
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/former-abc-news-producer-james-meek-doj-preps-charges-1234646196/
Vital weather information on the cold wave and winter storm forecasted to arrive just before Christmas.
https://www.mikesmithenterprisesblog.com/2022/12/245pm-cold-wave-and-winter-storm.html
“Guys and Dolls” was fabulous. Not a bad song in the bunch.
They’re show tunes. ‘Not bad’ in that context.
Art Deco:
Oh, no, show tunes!! Sacré bleu, how déclassé!
Ain’t Musetta’s Waltz a showtune? Heck, I think it is.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=360M9RXb_Xs
neo,
I know you like the musical, I’ve read you state that elsewhere, but somehow it looks like I did miss that post. Just finished reading it. Thanks!
Judge Thompson dismissed all but two of Kari Lake’s claims. Lake has to prove the tabulator/printer malfunctions were intentional and prove there were no chain of custody of 300,000 ballots.
Both of these claims are going to be hard to prove
“Plaintiff must show at trial that the [Election Day] printer malfunctions were intentional, and directed to affect the results of the election, and that such actions did actually affect the outcome,” the judge said of the first remaining count in Monday’s order.
If she not only has to prove there was no chain of custody, but that it “did actually affect the outcome”, the case will probably be dismissed.
The only claim that could be proven is signature mismatches– and that part of her suit was dismissed. Hobbs lawyers claimed these procedures were in place and she had to sue before the election for that claim to be valid. That would be a nice catch 22. She can’t prove they allowed invalid ballots to be counted until there are ballots to be counted.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/arizona-judge-dismisses-most-of-kari-lake-s-lawsuit-challenging-election-results/ar-AA15tjM8?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3e8b0731a594495f95ce8b2e6d842afd
edit: By the way, Mike Lindell is funding her lawsuit.
According to this article, Lake will have to prove the lack of chain of custody “did in fact result in a changed outcome.” Impossible to prove.
“Count four deals with alleged violations ballot chain of custody, per the County Election Manual.”
“As presented, whether the county complied with its own manual and applicable statutes is a dispute of fact rather than one of law. This is true as to whether such lack of compliance was both intentional and did in fact result in a changed outcome. Consequently, Plaintiff has stated a claim,” Judge Thompson said in regard to count four.”
https://amgreatness.com/2022/12/19/buckle-up-america-kari-lakes-election-challenge-will-go-to-trial/
https://hudsoninstitute.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/i/8997754AAA53C5642540EF23F30FEDED/EA646561A590F09D6A4D01E12DB8921D
Orwell unbound:
“The making of Nineteen Eighty-Four;
“A new manuscript edition allows us to see Orwell’s masterpiece anew.”—
https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/12/19/the-making-of-nineteen-eighty-four/
H/T Powerline blog.
Well, whaddayaknow!
The NYT does NOT like the results of the latest elections in Israel, NO IT DOES NOT!!
ERGO, Israel is NOT a democracy.
Voila! Touche! QED!
(It’s all very simple…even if the NYT is echoing its Master’s voice (TM)…)
‘Former Israeli Ambassador to the US blasts New York Times for saying Israel isn’t a democracy;
‘ “Israel has had five elections in two years. We had 72% of the population voting,” Oren said.’
https://justthenews.com/accountability/media/former-israeli-ambassador-us-blasts-new-york-times-saying-israel-isnt
So, now you see the rabbit; now you don’t!
(To be sure, the NYT has been pulling this kinda stunt for quite a while now….)
Siddown AD, yer rockin’ da boat….
sdferr,
Thanks for the heads up about Lehrer releasing his copyrights. I will download the sheet music, post haste!
Blossom Dearie, with Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen & Mindel Lowe:
https://youtu.be/Hk6BL9fGoKI