Open thread 9/26/2024
I guess this sketch couldn’t be done today, and not just because Johnny Carson and Jay Silverheels aren’t alive anymore: Jay Silverheels was a descendant of three Iroquois nations.
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Open thread 9/25/2024
Open thread 9/24/2024
The Bee Gees’ music was more complex than you might imagine:
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It’s still usable, but a bit more difficult. I’m not sure why it happened or how to fix it. The plugin is updated, so it’s not that. Any suggestions?
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There’s so much news I could go on and on. But here’s a small sample: (1) Is Hezbollah’s Ali Karaki still safe, after an Israeli attack? Judge for yourself. (2) Peggy Noonan, of all people – I stopped reading her … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/23/2024
This made me chuckle:
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Impressive cover:
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Open thread 9/19/2024
Roundup
(1) In Montana, a court ruling that may help sink Tester’s re-election chances. (2) NPR tries to claim that Rich Lowry used the n-word in an interview. Of course he did not, and they know it. Doesn’t mean they won’t … Continue reading →
Open thread 9/18/2024
Mark Knopfler looks so happy here. He wrote this song. The Everly Brothers are way past their prime, but boy do they still sound good. And Chet Atkins looks like George W. Bush to me:
Continue reading →Open thread 9/17/2024
IMHO the greatest interpreter of Chopin ever. In this clip, Horowitz’s wife – Toscanini’s daughter Wanda – seems rather annoyed:
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