100 years ago this week, an American legend was born
This week — Wednesday to be specific — would have been the 100th birthday of the great Mahalia Jackson, whom I would rate as one of the top five American performers of the 20th century. Her voice, presence and passion are startling, putting in the shade even such remarkable artists as Aretha Franklin, to whom she is often compared.
As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “A voice like hers comes along once in a millennium.” Personally, I can’t listen to performances this one without the hairs on my arms rising. It’s been a hundred years since Mahalia showed up on this planet, and I don’t imagine we’ll see her equal in a hundred more.
Enjoy.
– Jay Bookman
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Peadawg
October 28th, 2011
3:44 pm
” I don’t imagine we’ll see her equal in a hundred more.”
Maria Carey, Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Lisa Fishcer in ‘Gimme Shelter’ just to name a few
.
Go Dawgs! Beat those gator choppin’, hean short wearin’, mullet wearin’ scumbags from Gainseville!!!
Peadawg
October 28th, 2011
3:45 pm
Fischer*
Stonethrower
October 28th, 2011
3:45 pm
You put Maria Carey in the same sentence with Aretha Franklin? Please!
Peadawg
October 28th, 2011
3:47 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1JI7aMtazY
Rolling Stones – ‘Gimme Shelter’ – live
That girl can sing
Jimmy62
October 28th, 2011
3:47 pm
Never heard of her, will check it out when I get home.
Peadawg
October 28th, 2011
3:48 pm
jean*
Damn, can’t type….
Peadawg
October 28th, 2011
3:49 pm
Fast forward to about 4:05 in the video to hear Lisa’s solo.
Granny Godzilla
October 28th, 2011
3:50 pm
Gosh I hope I look as good as Miss Lberty does at her age.
You rock sister.
That girl is mine!
kayaker 71
October 28th, 2011
3:50 pm
Bookman,
I was privileged to see Mahalia Jackson perform in a black Baptist church in Fulton, MO in 1958. She had come down from St. Louis for the funeral of a good friend….. Standing room only, the front yard of the church and the parking lot were full of admirers, both black and white. When she left the service, you would have thought that Queen Elizabeth was walking out. I will never forget it.
Stonethrower
October 28th, 2011
3:50 pm
It’s sad to say that in today’s silicone botox hair weave musical world even with a voice like hers, Mahalia Jackson probably wouldn’t even be given a second look. Heck, even Jeffifer Hudson had to lose weight.
kayaker 71
October 28th, 2011
3:52 pm
Peadawg,
The version from the Stones Amsterdam concert was the best “Gimmie Shelter”. Lisa Fischer at her best…… and those damn legs.
HG3
October 28th, 2011
4:00 pm
Now it’s Lisa Fisher, but on the original album cut, it was no other than the great Merry Clayton.
AmVet
October 28th, 2011
4:09 pm
Cool story, 71.
A far musical cry from Ms. Jackson, but that same thread runs through all of us.
I had a dream,
When I was young,
A dream of sweet illusion,
A glimpse of hope and unity,
And visions of one sweet union
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4UNoECibYk&ob=av2n
kayaker 71
October 28th, 2011
4:25 pm
AmVet,
good cut.
One thing that Mahalia says in the song that all of us might take to heart…… ” I’d like to thank God for bein’ so good to me”.
Aquagirl
October 28th, 2011
4:31 pm
Fast forward to about 4:05 in the video
Thank you for sparing me 4:04 of Keith Richard’s corpse.
josef
October 28th, 2011
4:34 pm
Why try to compare her with anyone…she’s a category all her own…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as1rsZenwNc&feature=related
AmVet
October 28th, 2011
4:35 pm
Yessir, 71. It’s real easy to forget just how much we all have to be thankful for. (Even if the man is trying to keep me down! LOL!)
This Bob Dylan song fits in well with the spiritual nature of the theme.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdWYKFByzv8
Matti Against the Machine
October 28th, 2011
4:55 pm
Sean** sang about “going home” shortly before he, um… .did. Damn, I hated to see this one go!
(Click Play): http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/song_details/517119
**One of Bruno’s local faves!
AmVet
October 28th, 2011
5:07 pm
Matti, he was one of those bright comets.
A brilliant flash….and gone.
I’m glad I got to see him before he went.
His first national acclaim came from playing with this blueswoman…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvvlLs8ScIQ
out of the blue
October 28th, 2011
5:08 pm
Who the heck is Lisa Fischer? Wikipedia, says the female voice was one Merry Clayton!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimme_Shelter
Jack
October 28th, 2011
5:18 pm
Maybe we should all stand while all this sanctifying goin’ on.
Matti Against the Machine
October 28th, 2011
5:19 pm
AmVet,
Oh yeah, she can DELIVER! My baby’ daddy is totally in love with her. (Me, not so much.)
SOUTHERN ATL
October 28th, 2011
5:20 pm
Jay this is an excellent pick and very historical!! “True Legend”
March on Washington – 1963
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (or “The Great March on Washington,” as styled in a sound recording released after the event)[1][2] was a large political rally in support of civil and economic rights for African Americans that took place in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march.[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom
pogo
October 28th, 2011
5:25 pm
Claire Torry has my vote (taking nothing away from Mahalia as she was an American icon). Claire didn’t even speak a word but that range, my god that range. One of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard, even to this day.
josef
October 28th, 2011
5:26 pm
here’s real rolling stones…sound picks up into it…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGV9iClB004&feature=related
md
October 28th, 2011
5:29 pm
Adam….from downstairs…….just because you say it does not make it so…….the tactic does exist, and it is used in both directions.
As for the bumper sticker fella also from downstairs……..just know you are more than welcome to make a new bumper sticker that shows foreign companies are in control of the profits of the entire company……….even if they are sold in this country………..
Class act
October 28th, 2011
5:29 pm
Jay – you’re a class act; I really wish Wingfield could take a page out of your playbook, even if only for half a day.
md
October 28th, 2011
5:30 pm
Ooops……didn’t mean to spoil the music…….carry on.
Class act
October 28th, 2011
5:30 pm
…sorry to make this ‘partisan’ but he (Wingfield) has been particularly pathetic of late.
SOUTHERN ATL
October 28th, 2011
5:39 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjsXo9l6I8
AmVet
October 28th, 2011
5:43 pm
A really fun version of that one, josef.
For my money, the sweetest Dylan tune ever written…
Bird on the horizon,
sittin’ on a fence
He’s singin’ his song for me
At his own expense
And I’m just like that bird
Oh, singin’ just for you
I hope that you can hear
Hear me singin’ through these tears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_JhT3Q_1v0
Peadawg
October 28th, 2011
5:50 pm
Let’s not forget about Adele, who’s sold something like 4 million copies of her debut album this year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0 – ‘Someone like you’
She’s having throat surgery in the next week or so. Let’s hope she makes a full recovery.
Lecresia
October 28th, 2011
5:54 pm
Class act
October 28th, 2011
5:29 pm
“Jay – you’re a class act; I really wish Wingfield could take a page out of your playbook, even if only for half a day.”
Jay you are ghostwriting your own accolades, aren’t you? Must be salary review time @ the AJC.
josef
October 28th, 2011
6:02 pm
ZamVet
and one FOR Dylan…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JizRCGiwxVs&feature=related
josef
October 28th, 2011
6:03 pm
Lecresia
Jay IS a class act…at least of a Friday…
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Rich
October 28th, 2011
6:10 pm
Jay. Let’s don’t forget about the great Billie Holliday whose tragic life was made into the motion picture starring Diana Ross in “The Lady Sings the Blues.” Here she is with Coleman Hawkins Lester and Company before her voice became all hoarse and gravelly from too many drugs and too much alcohol. But in her prime, she was a hit sensation who put the “Blue” in “Blues.” Everyone enjoy this and go Cardinals!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au6hOCooDQ4
wet wiccan
October 28th, 2011
6:12 pm
What?!? No Halloween music?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUf4F9VXo_s&feature=related
AmVet
October 28th, 2011
6:18 pm
josef, you’ve linked that one before, I think.
And it always blows me away. My gawd, what a talent she was.
Not nearly in her league, but she has a list of song writing credits for a veritable whos who of country music, including Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Suzy Bogguss and the Dixie Chicks.
Here’s her hauntingly sweet song with that killer Nashville sound, that I’ve linked before…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8Ryn82QLo
philosopher
October 28th, 2011
6:19 pm
Yes, she had a very rare gift, indeed… and I feel as though I have been given a very special, brand new gift every time I hear her.
Boris Badnoff
October 28th, 2011
6:20 pm
Then there’s Fats Waller describing Michelle’s feet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in1eK3×1PBI
Occupy Jay's Blog
October 28th, 2011
6:21 pm
Jay nice tun age
philosopher
October 28th, 2011
6:28 pm
Billie Holiday is/was absolutely amazing, too-.
Tommy Maddox
October 28th, 2011
6:31 pm
Every time my boys turn on their computer, up pops Mahalia belting out “Go Tell It on the Mountain”.
They can’t figure out how to remove it and I’m not gonna tell them. Wailin’!
Normal
October 28th, 2011
6:35 pm
I don’t know much about Mahalia Jackson, but my Mom had a good collection of the Black Female blues singers from the ’20’s and ’30’s. When I was looking for some, I came across this…great ones, one and all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieEN44N0PZ0&feature=related
I also came across this awesome woman…
Time Poll: Hillary Defeats GOP Contenders
Hillary Rodham Clinton is emerging as the most formidable non-candidate candidate heading into the 2012 presidential election.
A new Time magazine poll shows Clinton easily defeating the major Republican candidates, were she somehow to become the 2012 Democratic nominee for president, according to USA Today.
Clinton leads Mitt Romney, 55 percent to 38 percent; Rick Perry, 58 percent to 32 percent; and Herman Cain, 56 percent to 34 percent, among likely voters in a general election.
“The same poll found that President Obama would edge Romney by just 46 percent to 43 percent, Perry by 50 percent to 38 percent and Cain by 49 percent to 37 percent among likely voters,” Time magazine wrote.
Clinton — who lost the 2008 nomination fight to Obama — says she has no interest in another White House run.
© Newsmax. All rights reserved.
josef
October 28th, 2011
6:37 pm
ZamVet
“josef, you’ve linked that one before, I think.”
Probably…I do repeat myself a lot!
Nice link back…
JamVet
October 28th, 2011
6:38 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ5VaBgXzuM
josef
October 28th, 2011
6:42 pm
BORIS
Sounds like big feet envy to me…
Matti Against the Machine
October 28th, 2011
6:47 pm
Normal,
Wow. You da man! Seriously.
josef
October 28th, 2011
6:47 pm
ZamVet
Loves me some Cat Woman!
http://www.youtube.com/user/earthakitt?blend=8&ob=5
Normal
October 28th, 2011
6:50 pm
…and then there was the dancin’…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdWgHtTau48&feature=related
JamVet
October 28th, 2011
6:53 pm
Boys and girls, we got us a Game 7 tonight.
And that is a very special time for us national pastime fans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcahLxfaAIk
josef
October 28th, 2011
7:01 pm
wiccan
gotcha hallowe’en music…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeWBS0JBNzQ&feature=related
josef
October 28th, 2011
7:08 pm
wiccan
“…we’re all lucky…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi4K9Cus0_g&feature=related
Adam
October 28th, 2011
7:12 pm
No md, Class Warfare only goes in one direction, and it’s NOT the poor attacking the defenseless rich.
Everyone really knows that. Class warfare is pretty clearly going on – in the opposite direction from which the Republicans suggest. Really this is just another attempt by Republicans to take terms that used to mean something and turn them into slurs such as socialism, marxist, communism, compromise, stimulus, etc. Emboldened by the success of redefining other terms to their satisfaction, Republican propaganda artists are trying it with “class warfare.”
I’m sorry you fell for it. I hope you get better soon.
jconservative
October 28th, 2011
7:13 pm
Mahalia – yes.
Willie Mae Ford Smith – yes.
Aretha – yes.
josef
October 28th, 2011
7:18 pm
NORMAL
Yow-zuh! D*mn, now THAT’s dancin’
wet wiccan
October 28th, 2011
7:26 pm
JamVet
It’s hard to believe that 20 years have passed since the Braves first went to the World Series. It was so exciting! It seemed like every game went into extra innings and most were decided by 1 run. My stomach stayed tied in a knot. It broke my heart when we lost. This series reminds me a lot of that time, and even though I really don’t have a favorite in this series, the Rangers have never won the World Series and I’m sure their fans are just as excited as we were. So I kind of hope they win!
josef -
Rocky Horror … yeah!
Matti Against the Machine
October 28th, 2011
7:28 pm
Game Six was the most exciting (non-football) thing I’ve seen in years! Now…. TIME FOR GAME SEVEN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-hB1TzoG7M
josef
October 28th, 2011
7:29 pm
md, Adam
Hey, it’s FNM at Jay’s Place…
now sing together…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKTToVgAQlU&feature=related
josef
October 28th, 2011
7:40 pm
if it’s baseball you wanna talk about…
“…we all love baseball…I’m crazy about baseball…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sShMA85pv8M
Kamchak
October 28th, 2011
7:40 pm
Game Six was the most exciting (non-football) thing I’ve seen in years!
Technically futbol, the Women’s World Cup this year was better.
josef
October 28th, 2011
7:51 pm
well, okay, less talk ’bout futbol, then…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPQ_N4imYVE
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
7:53 pm
If Mahalia was in the top 5 then who are the other four Jay?
Roy Orbison had the second greatest voice in the last hundred years…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PLq0_7k1jk
Who has the best, strongest and versatile voice since folks started recording music? You might be surprised…….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GNhdQRbXhc
Mitchell
October 28th, 2011
7:56 pm
You know why there will never be another Mahalia Jackson?
Because she wasn’t trying to be the next whoever. There was nobody before her.
Just like there was nobody before Janis Joplin, Jimi Henrix, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Joni Lennon, etc.
There are the originals and then there’s everybody else.
Kamchak
October 28th, 2011
7:57 pm
Speaking of women;s futbol, any Dancing With The Stars fans out there?
U.S. goal keeper Hope Solo is competing this time ’round.
How is she doin’?
Mitchell
October 28th, 2011
7:59 pm
“Everybody else” meaning everybody who comes after.
Normal
October 28th, 2011
8:02 pm
josef
October 28th, 2011
7:18 pm
Josef,
I think that’s where the term “break a leg” came from….
Adam
October 28th, 2011
8:02 pm
josef: For some reason I did not realize this was the music thread. I try not to comment on those. Maybe some more next week
Normal
October 28th, 2011
8:08 pm
For tonights game…a “how to”…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kQ83_4RdkA
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
8:08 pm
I’m not trying to starts a fracas with Mitchell but Janis, Jimi, Jim and John??
Each had their contribution, valabale as they may been, but VOCAL performances ??
Huh??
Next thing somebody’s say is Bob Dylan has a great range….. Uhhhhh
Who can sing hard enough to make the hairs on your arms stand up….
This is the next Aretha…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Vu2uuaZ5I
Keep an eye on this kid……
josef
October 28th, 2011
8:08 pm
occupy
@ 7:53
Much agreed on both counts…
and for you and wiccan…who but him….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-bkTz31bw0
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
8:11 pm
BTW – She can sing Rock n Roll 2 :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYyWdw-0IyI&feature=related
Kamchak
October 28th, 2011
8:12 pm
2 runs in the 1st and only 1 out?
Geez….
josef
October 28th, 2011
8:13 pm
Adam
I do wish you’d post some songs…I’d be interested to know what yours would be…
occupy
Christine Jorgeson’s theme song?
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
8:13 pm
Or you might try this…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzgJ6Mkkd-w
Thx josef – frm smeat
josef
October 28th, 2011
8:21 pm
occupy
@ 8:11
Nice. Thanks for linking…she’s got it…and he ain’t half bad…
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
8:22 pm
I debated on whether to put this up or not….
She’s a great performer and a 50 year veteran so I voted yes. Oh by the way, one of the greatest and sappiest but classic songs ever released.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW9Cu6GYqxo&ob=av2e
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
8:26 pm
And because it’s almost Halloween —–
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3_XFszZA5Y
josef
October 28th, 2011
8:26 pm
“Mick Jagger…a scrotum with lips…” –Bloom County
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
8:29 pm
yuck josef — Fergie makes me want to grow up to be an internet stalker —– Yummy !!!
Adam
October 28th, 2011
8:29 pm
josef: Any old song? No context? heh.
Curtis Rivers
October 28th, 2011
8:30 pm
Thank you for that, Jay.
Matti Against the Machine
October 28th, 2011
8:32 pm
josef,
“Whoa Nelly!” I remember the Bloom County Stones bit. OMG, hahaha!
Kamchak
October 28th, 2011
8:35 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqyxVzRL79Q
Normal
October 28th, 2011
8:37 pm
Don’t care…I love this singer…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2bGOxvgIH4
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
8:39 pm
More Halloween stuff only for the wicked at heart —
“Ridin’ in da Ferrari 458 with the boss in Miami while drinkin’ sake and watching others wonder who the blank we were…..” —– Better than some poor lost soul who works in a cubicle everyday………
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1ivA73ga20
Better Jay?
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
8:42 pm
Normal – Ok. Your tune you like just like the rest of us …. but sorry….. Gong !!!!
Normal
October 28th, 2011
8:42 pm
And remeber this one? it’s the theme song for the Republican debates…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a2QGDFHTv0&feature=related
wet wiccan
October 28th, 2011
8:43 pm
occupy
I suppose who one thinks had the greatest voice is very subjective, but IMO it’s Freddy Mercury!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3xwCkhmies&feature=related
But I also saw Johnny Mathis perform live once and he is no slouch either!
josef
October 28th, 2011
8:43 pm
the greats….? Another one without peer…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhc7NIy6tlM&feature=related
JamVet
October 28th, 2011
8:43 pm
Wiccan, we just wish it was the Bravos with another shot at redemption. (Damn you Jack Morris!!)
Diggin’ the tunes, all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AZKIOUyM20
Normal
October 28th, 2011
8:45 pm
Halloween music, you say?
Not really, but good anyway…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej1zMxbhOO0
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
8:46 pm
I love the last commentator’s post on youtube:
“It s so funny how so many religious people FIND their way to this kind of music to make comments…WTF are you doing here??? You have NO business here. yes this stuff is “evil”…So stay the HELL OUT of hell. YES this is the devils music, YES this stuff is bad for your children, YES its demonic….why are you even this far south of heaven??? You arent welcome here…Tell your children not to walk my way, not to hear my words, what they mean, what they say…MOTHER.
theGDbatman8686 4 months ago 61 “
josef
October 28th, 2011
8:48 pm
ADAM
Context? Like the rest of us here at FNM, show your
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbZDjnWtK1A&feature=related
Kamchak
October 28th, 2011
8:50 pm
More Randy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giw7_mLOH9k
Alan W.
October 28th, 2011
8:53 pm
Adele is the only artist who comes close Mahalia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw&ob=av2e
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
8:55 pm
Freddie and Tina are strong contenders….
I could do without Andrew L Weber but then again Broadway ain’t my gig thang ….
Have y’all been keeping up with this?
It was one of the most enjoyable projects I ever worked on… I made almost no money but the kids think it’s the coolest thing dad ever did………
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grWV8WZtAQc&feature=feedwll
Kamchak
October 28th, 2011
8:56 pm
Randy-est
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZguZw7Wagg
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 28th, 2011
8:56 pm
This one goes out to the left wing Kool Aid drinkers on Jay’s blog fawning over Barack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyU2pGWA6Jc
Normal
October 28th, 2011
8:58 pm
Anybody do this one ywt? If so, sorry for the repeat, but it’s worth it..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1mV_5-bRPo
g’night…
wet wiccan
October 28th, 2011
9:00 pm
Normal
That dance number you posted earlier reminded me of this movie. Did you ever see Blast From the Past?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdgySL41iDU&feature=related
josef
October 28th, 2011
9:01 pm
Normal
GOP debate theme song…I thought this was it…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R6nsIBiD1w&feature=related
Kamchak
October 28th, 2011
9:02 pm
This one goes out to
the left wing Kool Aid drinkers on Jay’s blog fawning over Barackthose that voted for G.W. Bush twice.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIidg6_OkeQ
josef
October 28th, 2011
9:09 pm
K’chak
“…and no exception to the rule…”
Kamchak
October 28th, 2011
9:11 pm
josef
“…use your
heartvote just like a tool…”josef
October 28th, 2011
9:13 pm
for OWS and Tea Party…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCkOmcIl79s
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
9:16 pm
Occupiers —–
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cjv7hEAytU
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 28th, 2011
9:29 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ow4lafFyeA\
Life without a teleprompter
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 28th, 2011
9:38 pm
Gotta love Jimmy Kimmel
http://www.gotchamediablog.com/2011/10/jimmy-kimmel-name-wall-street-occupier.html
Kamchak
October 28th, 2011
9:43 pm
“Teleprompter”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whn8jZa3mEU
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
10:18 pm
To anybody who’s still awake and in this blog ___ Ha, Ha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA&ob=av2n
fae
October 28th, 2011
10:23 pm
Della Reese
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
10:31 pm
Oh yeah… Some folks are upset nowadays…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQkActP-isE
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
10:34 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJHgM8QJwXE
BADA BING
October 28th, 2011
10:37 pm
Latest news……NATO is providing airstrikes in support of OWS gang.
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
10:43 pm
The 53% who actually pay Income Tax to the US Treasury understand that, “What I make, I earned”
The Occutards are what Lenin called Useful Idiots
Veteran Observer
October 28th, 2011
11:01 pm
Karen Carpenter is the best of all time and no one else comes close! Mahalia Jackson could sing but Karen sang to the heart and soul of each of us!
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
11:18 pm
But Karen should have eaten a sandwich…..
say what?`
October 28th, 2011
11:19 pm
Thanks for the virtual jam session today folks. Ironic that I had pulled out my Mahalia’s greatest hits collection today. She could saaang. Occupy you put up some really great links, listening to Miss Bonnie wret now.
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
11:20 pm
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
11:38 pm
And then there are others who find themselves in deep stuff and they think like this :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSdItuvBxc8&ob=av2e
Stacey
October 28th, 2011
11:43 pm
It amazes me how an article remembering the life of a very talented and amazing artist can get twisted into some very IGNORANT conversation! Thanks Jay! I truly loved Mahalia! We used one of her songs at my mother’s homegoing service! And yes, she was in a category of her own….MANY have no clue!
KJill
October 28th, 2011
11:48 pm
Thank yoy Jay for remembering Mahalia Jackson, the timeless legend, and thanks for sharing one of her best renditions of How I Got Over. To this day, she is still in a league of her own and she set the bar very high for all in her genre who came after her – Shirley Cesar, Albertina Walker, Aretha Franklin and many, many more. Much obliged sir!!
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 28th, 2011
11:50 pm
I’ll work for a paycheck. The client is just business…
Sorta like a mercenary…
G-Rated for family and those who go to church on Sunday…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm3aCyRD3Vg
Atlanta Native
October 29th, 2011
12:03 am
Thanks for sharing, Jay. Great old film of Mahalia J. Yes, unless you are into this genre, MJ (NOT the MJ whose death is the subject of the current trial) is a forgotten queen of gospel and spirituals. But, give me Sarah Vaughan any day of the week – now that’s a soul with a voice and passion and tone that I could listen to 24/7.
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 29th, 2011
12:16 am
Rock n Roll used to be “controversial” …. What happened to you wussies ??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK-FRac7m58
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 29th, 2011
12:28 am
Another One For The Occupiers —-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEbTe1GBIIQ
time_passenger
October 29th, 2011
1:37 am
Thanks for sharing the clip and for the story… She was amazing!
Truthteller
October 29th, 2011
2:02 am
Patsy Cline…
Occupy AJC Blogosphere
October 29th, 2011
4:48 am
Jay’s Friday Night Music Blog Ain’t What It Used To Be……..
Boo Hiss to the Regulars who used to live in this dweeling:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc0mxOXbWIU&ob=av2e
Grandma
October 29th, 2011
6:32 am
Sorry, but I’ve heard a lot better.
InsaneClownPosse
October 29th, 2011
7:11 am
I’m going to break from my tradition for Halloween, check the name I’ve used.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-agl0pOQfs
NSFW, Not Safe For Adults, Not Safe For Most. Probably Not Safe For You. 8.5 Million page-views, more dislikes than likes from registered users (~adults). Just remember, kids don’t think in words, they think in concepts and Halloween is for the kids. OH, Not Safe For Children, by “kids” I mean teenagers going to Haunted Houses this weekend. Have a fun weekend and DON’T go alone, it’s scary out there.
TaxPayer
October 29th, 2011
7:26 am
That was a most excellent selection, Jay. It’s a shame that the video is not a little higher quality.
Those Occupy folks could use a voice like her’s to get their message out. Of course someone like MLK wouldn’t hurt either.
InsaneClownPosse
October 29th, 2011
7:46 am
For all the people who must be disappointed with the earlier post for the kids.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVXqocPAz1k
Haven’t seen this classic posted yet. Posted for the ladies by the guys, Witchy Woman, Eagles.
JamVet
October 29th, 2011
7:58 am
Wow! What a Fall Classic, huh?
Game Six alone was one for the ages!
Certainly this Cardinal’s championship rivals, and now arguably surpasses, the storied feats of Thompson, Mazeroski, Fisk, Dent, Buckner, Puckett, Gibson and Carter.
And that crushing feeling with stay with Rangers fans for a long time.
Sometimes you win
And sometimes you lose
And sometimes the blues get a hold of you
Ahhh, just when you thought you had made it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-8HYbYYW1U
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
8:02 am
“Those Occupy folks could use a voice like her’s to get their message out. Of course someone like MLK wouldn’t hurt either.”
The problem is that the occupier folks have no message.
JamVet
October 29th, 2011
8:10 am
Del, tsk, tsk, tsk.
.
The message could not be more obvious.
You’ll just have to pull your fingers out of your ears to hear it.
Millions are now singing it.
(Listen.)
(Listen.)
Listen to the voice
Don’t let the words confuse you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILeuZcTrYgI
TaxPayer
October 29th, 2011
8:20 am
It is true that the Occupy folks have not condensed their pent-up frustrations into bumper-sticker format.
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
8:26 am
AmVet, Sorry but these days are long past.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdvCqUguIh8
carlosgvv
October 29th, 2011
8:37 am
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
Wall Street and the Republicans love tools like you.
GT
October 29th, 2011
8:38 am
I think in these hard times a voice like her’s is needed and would be heard. She was born in 1911 and probably hit her stride around the 30s during the depression. That was an era that brought us Babe Ruth, Joe Lewis, and many more. I notice the singers of the national anthems at these ball parks put a little extra in it now day and the audiences really listen. When you hear a Jackson sing you know there is a God ,no random freak of nature could invent that, and a human spirit that survives all. America could use more spirit and less law about now, where is Mahalia when we need ya.
InsaneClownPosse
October 29th, 2011
8:55 am
Be glad, very glad, I haven’t found any links to Yanni’s “Heart of Darkness”. Played it one year for Halloween when it came out, and the instrumentals had teens turning away in fear. I do NOT recommend it, we lost that cd by general consensus not because it was bad, it was just too dark for any of us after that night. It was, however, unique in that the music with no vocals was SO dark, struck a chord SO deep, that we wouldn’t do it again – with Bose® speakers and an audiophiles sound system pushing it out the windows
It earns my Kudos of living up it its name, “The Heart of Darkness”. So clean and pure for something so dark, it is the darkest of the heart, IMO.
Some scary music for Halloween..
http://youtu.be/wwNAwkulMF0
Yanni took the award and quietly walked away one year long ago for his “Heart of Darkness” composition. Again, I DO NOT recommend it – I won’t link to it- just that knowing it’s out there should be known. Halloween is for fun and scary, not THAT dark. Never travel alone on this dark knight!
As for female singers, some of the best I’ve heard are Japanese, but I believe in supporting our own. So, for all y’all folk from GA, I give you one of our own:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmbaHaiIldA
During the integration years, this lady had a white band, black singer (Joyce Kennedy) that brought people together. Showed Atlanta we can play together without making a big thing of it. We just jammin’, thaz all. THAT’S what I admire, and people forget. Occupy Halloween Atlanta! Terrorists tried to take the sense of fun out of this fun day, and this makes me sad. Go forth into the world, have fun this weekend, and watch over one another. You are your brother’s keeper, even if he’s an alien, troglodyte this day. I’ll leave off with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1tYQvbILH8
The Doors, People are Strange, not strangers.
Normal
October 29th, 2011
9:00 am
Del,
“The problem is that the occupier folks have no message.”
…then you’re not listening…
TruthBe
October 29th, 2011
9:02 am
A Godly Women with a Godly sweet voice.
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
9:26 am
“…then you’re not listening…”
Normal, few are listening.
md
October 29th, 2011
9:27 am
For Mr Adam should he visit any time soon:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_conflict
It is a concept Adam, one in which either side of the conflict is free to use the practices needed to further an agenda…..
It’s agenda based…….and I think you are confused on the word “power”. Power is relative…….a handful of “poor” folks with 2 representatives can defeat a group of “rich” folks that has 1 representative all day long and twice on Sundays…………….
InsaneClownPosse
October 29th, 2011
9:27 am
Message from Occupy Atlanta: We have nothing better to do, nobody is paying us to do this, we literally have nothing better to do. That’s the problem, FIX IT, and we’ll leave.
Not part of the movement, just sayin’. I work for next to nothing, 10 days of vacation time a year, 4 sick days, no healthcare, no dental, no leniency. You don’t work for the future when you work for the now. No 401, won’t even make the IRA tax rebate this year, can’t afford to pay into it. There is no future in America and the party of NO want to take away more – healthcare. Do you even care about your neighbor? Their health, their ability to take care of their property? It’s Halloween, enjoy what is left of the fun in life. Enjoy the music. Make the music, make the fun. Do it for the children.
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
9:32 am
carlosgw
The Republicans don’t love me because I don’t give money to the RNC, only to candidates who best represent my views. As for Wall Street you’re casting a wide net there because many are Democrats who’ve supported Obama and have donated mightily to his campaign. Evidently, you and other tools in the occupier crowd either don’t know that or won’t accept the fact.
Normal
October 29th, 2011
9:34 am
Del,
You are wrong. Many are listening. Even Tea Partiers see a lot in common with the OWS. Try to listen to more than one news source.
Mick
October 29th, 2011
9:35 am
Missed out last night but today is a sad anniversary of a very talented young and upcoming guitarist, gone 40 years. Here is his most famous opening lick-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th3ycKQV_4k
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Allman
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
9:37 am
Normal,
Okay if you wish to believe it, far be it from me to try to dampen your wishes.
Aunt Jemima?
October 29th, 2011
9:38 am
MLK may have liked her singing, but she never stood for positive social change. In my estimation, one big lost opportunity. Jay I sincerely hope that when such notables as Al Sharpton and Cornell West (just to name two) pass on to the ages…you will provide us an opportunity to blog on their contributions to American Society.
Until such an opportunity avails, I will hold my (proverbial) breath.
md
October 29th, 2011
9:40 am
Once again, many do sympathize with “some” of the ows gripes…….but Michael Moore is killing the movement all by himself…….when he goes on national tv and declares the problem to be 100% corporations ( 0% DC and 0% individuals), the credibility goes out the window……..
For their own sake, the ows folks may want to put a muzzle on the guy……….
Mick
October 29th, 2011
9:42 am
recon
Anybody ever tell you that you have a closed mind? Try to expand your boundries some, its good for ya. Those occupiers at the very least are keeping the fact that the crime of the century was committed where relatively the few benefited at the expense of basically the whole world in the end. Many were ruined through no fault of their own while few walked away with incredible fortunes and here we are….
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
9:50 am
Mick,
It’s no secret that the left is attempting to co-opt the ows movement in foolish desperation and have their very own Tea Party. This foolish attempt is back firing because the occupiers are nothing more than an unruly mob with no coherent message. It appears that maybe you have the closed mind because I think you’re too intelligent to truly believe that leftist propaganda.
JamVet
October 29th, 2011
9:51 am
Posse, your post confirms what many (most?) of us know. Though some of us do not want to talk about or hear of.
More Americans than ever are scared. It is palpable.
And it’s been this way ever since that little problem with Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers et al.
We, as a people, have this historical proclivity for sticking our heads in the sand, and then………getting clobbered.
1941, 2001, 2008.
The men that run the military-industrial complex used the Muslims to deflect away from the bigger enemy – our avaricious selves.
Hyper-concentrated wealth and power. More and more of us feeling sold out and locked out.
And tomorrow? Does it really look much better?
Time to take a righteous stand…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuMlHdxiIZ8
Mick
October 29th, 2011
9:56 am
recon
OK, no minds are going to be changed here but the repubs have nothing to offer the people. Think there might be a lot of unemployed repub construction workers out there? What are they to think when the repub party keeps saying no to infrastructure spending or anything for that matter? It’s starting to pile up here and with the crew of leaders the repubs have, the wind is not at your back either…
Kamchak
October 29th, 2011
10:33 am
Think there might be a lot of unemployed repub construction workers out there? What are they to think when the repub party keeps saying no to infrastructure spending or anything for that matter?
Up until now, the wedgie issue thingie (abortions, gays in the military, gay marriage, ten commandments unable to be posted on govt. property, war on Christmas, war on Easter, etc…) allowed the average Joe/Jane to vote against their own self interest.
Are these golden oldies sufficient to do the job again in the worst recession since ‘29?
I dunno, but it is interesting to note that there is a new song on the hit parade — Sharia Law.
Sung by Hussein Obama and the Kenyan Muslim Socialists.
Gator Joe
October 29th, 2011
10:52 am
Jay:
Mahalia Jackson was that incredible human combination of power, beauty and grace. Thanks for reminding me of this extraordinary lady.
InsaneClownPosse
October 29th, 2011
11:07 am
JamVet
No matter how I comment, rarely does anybody argue with me. It’s a losing bet, apparently. The Titanic went down w/out enough lifeboats… People didn’t want to pay for other people’s safety, even if it included themselves. Rarely do we think of ourselves as that ‘other’ person, and that’s the problem.
This weekend and Monday, I encourage EVERYONE to “think of themselves as the ‘other’ person.” Dress up, think about it, and dance. There should ALWAYS be dancing. DANCE!! If you won’t do it for the children, do it for me. Celebrate!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M
This article is about music. If you don’t have music to accentuate what you have to say? Kinda off-topic. If you got it, bring it… And I’ve been enjoying those who have. Funny how fast we ditch dreary music. People would rather sing about life… And I’m well aware of the flip side of that coin. This is not that time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0thH3qnHTbI
Give up all hope all ye who enter here from deterring me from my weekend of fun.
1811/0311
October 29th, 2011
11:08 am
Headline: ” WE SEE RISK EVERYWHERE”
“Pentagon: Afghanistan Strategy ‘Risky’.. Afghan Civilians Dying In Record Numbers.. Summer IED Attacks Reach All-Time High”
JamVet
October 29th, 2011
11:21 am
Wise counsel, Posse.
A little more humanity, please.
Back at ya…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqzdKRhBrrg
Don't Forget
October 29th, 2011
1:16 pm
Well twiddley de, twiddly dum, look out baby cause here I come.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3Z8NU5ImK0&feature=grec_index
jt
October 29th, 2011
2:29 pm
Actually, the Obama administration not only assassinated U.S.-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki — who was never charged with a crime of any kind, let alone convicted and sentenced by a court — but also al-Awlaki’s 16-year-old son, Adbdulram al-Awlaki, who was killed by a drone strike in Yemen while he was having dinner with a cousin (who also perished).
The Obama administration circulated the story that the 16-year-old was actually an adult “suspected” of being a “militant,” thereby redefining the killing as a strategic success. But the family was able to document that the youngster — who had gone to Yemen in a frantic search for his father, known to be on a U.S. assassination list — was born in Colorado in 1995.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/001-1028110137-Abdulrahm-al-Awlaki.jpg
.
.
altogether now.
USA.
USA.
USA.
liberalefty
October 29th, 2011
2:44 pm
jt
who cares about some terrorist? obviously u do, i bet u mourned OSAMA too didnt u. u traitor.
oldfart
October 29th, 2011
3:31 pm
Quite simply Mahalia sang purely to the glory of God.
Adam
October 29th, 2011
5:09 pm
md: I’ve read that article. It doesn’t change the fact that the American people do not buy an argument that the poor have any power whatsoever over the rich. It’s so obvious that the power goes in the other direction so completely that any argument that the poor attacking the rich is “class warfare” falls flat on its face.
Like I said, I’m sorry you fell for it. If class warfare exists at all, it’s the rich consolidating power and money and doing their best to make sure no one of any other class can get into any significant power or money. Throwing them a bone every so often doesn’t make up for it, and the people get that. “Just be happy you have a job” doesn’t work. “Just go get a job” also doesn’t work (seriously, I know you know people who have HONESTLY tried for months and still can’t find work). “Something is better than nothing” also doesn’t work.
All of this is the same kind of thing that has been done for decades and its all coming to a head. You used to be able to actually get a job just by looking for one. Now, there are more people looking for jobs than there are jobs available for them. There are far too few jobs that do not require very specialized provable skills. Companies no longer hire kids out of college unless they interned somewhere, and even then most companies simply refuse to hire ANYONE for ANY position unless they’ve had three years experience in it (including dishwasher! I mean, just how skilled do you have to be to wash dishes?)
In short, class warfare only exists if the rich are doing something wrong. The poor can always be put down really easily if the rich want them put down, as can be seen by fracturing the skulls of your enemies and enacting curfew laws and evicting people within hours of enacting said laws. It’s hardly a war when you can simply wipe your enemy off the face of the planet or make them go away really easily.
TaxPayer
October 29th, 2011
5:45 pm
The Yemeni government began trying him (Anwar al-Awlaki ) in absentia in November 2010, for plotting to kill foreigners and being a member of al-Qaeda, and a Yemenite judge ordered that he be captured “dead or alive”.
Perhaps jt hates Obama more than Al Qaeda.
pogo
October 29th, 2011
5:50 pm
The big question is who are really “the poor”?. Most Americans still live better than the vast majority of people on this planet. In fact, they live so well that obesity is one of their largest problems. Many people in the world worry about able to find enough food to survive. But not us Americans, oh no. American whiners are more worried that they can ‘t afford an I-Phone and the rich can.
carlosgvv
October 29th, 2011
5:50 pm
I wonder how many Cardinal fans were wrapped around the commode this morning? The kids say “Daddy, why are you sick”? Daddy says, between heaves, oooooohhhhhh, Daddy had too much medicine last night”.
Adam
October 29th, 2011
6:04 pm
pogo: A lot of people in this country still go hungry. It isn’t as simple as you’re trying to make it out to be.
Obesity is a large problem in our country and there are cases to be made as to the content of our food being the cause. While I do agree that we SHOULD be able to afford to feed, clothe, shelter, and provide health for every one of our citizens, there are many things we do that basically amount to choosing not to. Chief among the arguments to perpetuate this are things like arguing whether poor is really poor, whether or not we should be trying to make things better for our citizens when a lot of the world has it worse (so maybe we should just let things get as bad as in other countries!) Still the fact is that even if you take the entire US citizenry against the rest of the world, we still have a lot of people who are in the 99%. The measure of how wealthy our poorest citizen SHOULD BE is not something we should compare to someone even poorer in another country and say “Well, this person here is poorer and will die of hunger and lack of water in 2 days. So suck it up, really you have it GOOD.” It’s not true.
Adam
October 29th, 2011
6:07 pm
In short: Just because someone has it worse doesn’t mean we have it good. An argument like that ignores the concept of basic human rights.
Mick
October 29th, 2011
6:12 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gDhR1R3S0s&feature=fvst
Mick
October 29th, 2011
6:46 pm
Snow in new jersey, in october? Hmmm…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-b3iU-INDo
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
7:43 pm
Dawgs win…Murry went back and forth from looking outstanding to looking terrible. Great win Georgia!
moonbat betty
October 29th, 2011
8:33 pm
Enter your comments here
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
8:33 pm
“Snow in new jersey, in october? Hmmm…”
Yep mick…global cooling.
moonbat betty
October 29th, 2011
8:35 pm
Whoops. I prefer Beretta but
ya ever heard a Glock go click like a camera?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wuGSRx2qsc
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
8:39 pm
http://www.youtube.com/v/E1m6Qct68wo%26rel%3d0%26hl%3den_US%26feature%3dplayer_embedded
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 29th, 2011
8:43 pm
My personal preference is a Springfield Armory HD 45.ACP second is their 40.Cal. S&W.
bman
October 29th, 2011
8:58 pm
you guys post some really crappy music ..
if you have to do it….point us to the BEST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX5WQqMXnDM.
Normal
October 29th, 2011
9:01 pm
Don’t know about you, but I’m drinkin’…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgy6AVkZmeo
Kamchak
October 29th, 2011
9:15 pm
Normal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpzqQst-Sg8&ob=av2n
moonbat betty
October 29th, 2011
9:41 pm
mmmmm Wild Turkey
Fun to hunt too.
JA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR0iNLwFw8I
Kamchak
October 29th, 2011
9:48 pm
Tool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hglVqACd1C8
moonbat betty
October 29th, 2011
9:56 pm
Cool tune Kam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=746HASon0xc
stands for decibels
October 29th, 2011
9:57 pm
The big question is who are really “the poor”?.
http://www.credoaction.com/comics/2011/10/poverty-eliminated/
Kamchak
October 29th, 2011
10:04 pm
The Titanics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ECmkDSE2o
Kamchak
October 29th, 2011
10:40 pm
The Ga. Satellites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRqRfbVhWC4
Normal
October 30th, 2011
8:27 am
‘Mornin’ all y’all,
Ring a bell?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ_pKqiB5Rg
md
October 30th, 2011
10:04 am
Adam……it’s basic math, but you are quite welcome to live with your opinions, as will I. I “fell” for nothing…….I merely understand how the game is played.
Adam
October 30th, 2011
10:17 am
Class warfare as a term and a concept has nothing to do with “basic math,” even if you buy into the idea that class warfare is the poor attacking the rich.
Hootinanny Yum Yum
October 30th, 2011
10:34 am
From the AJC:
“Fewer marriages, more poverty
As weddings become less common, more families — especially single women raising kids — are living below the poverty line.”
Hmm. I personally see this trend as a good thing.
Maybe once the government runs out of money, we’ll wean our society from a culture of living off the government teat. Maybe young ladies will insist that their man “put a ring on it” before giving it up because they know the government wont be there to subsidize their progeny. Maybe young men will be compelled to be more responsible about sowing their seed.
Or as Beyonce says, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDkJSTnsM8s
Kamchak
October 30th, 2011
11:06 am
…we’ll wean our society from a culture of living off the government teat.
Aaannnnnnnnddd I quit reading.
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
11:07 am
Is it too early in the morning for some “geezer rap?” Not recommended for “young” folk.
1811/0311
October 30th, 2011
11:08 am
josef:
The continued hatred for Jews is amazing (but not unforseen):
Headline: “Saudi royal offers $900,000 reward for capture of Israeli soldiers”
“Khaled’s offer comes days after the prominent Saudi cleric, Awad al-Qarni, put $100,000 on the head of every Israeli soldier.”
carlosgvv
October 30th, 2011
11:31 am
1811/0311
But….but….but…..aren’t the Saudi’s our “friends” in the Arab world? And don’t we send them foreign aid? And won’t Obama publicly and harshly repremand them for this?
JamVet
October 30th, 2011
11:42 am
A Quinnipiac poll released Thursday found that 74 percent of New Yorkers agree with the protests while 12 percent do not.
Which begs the question, what in the world is the problem with the self-abusive malcontents in that tiny majority, as expressed daily by our own fringe players?
Is it a politically induced form of mental illness that causes this complete denial of the realities?
Possibly. It appears to be the same old Republican disease that has poisoned them for a long time.
Yet, I can understand why these hard core reactionaries, who are not exactly paragons of intellectual acuity, are so irrationally enraged. They have been effectively programmed and conditioned to like getting kicked around by their monied betters.
They think that their own flat-lined wages and the unacceptable state of affairs in this country are fine, and wonder what is all the fuss about?
And yes, given the far right wing’s historical animus throughout the civil rights and anti-war protests, when they made the exact same allegations, even their vicious lies and the wholesale smearing of the people involved, is really no surprise either.
But the one that truly cracks me up is their childish lament that the millions of fed up Americans have no message.
????
Are you ________ me?
But frankly, we don’t need them. And they know it.
They can do what they have always done, and have obviously perfected – roll over, play dead and pretend they like getting kicked around.
The rest of us will not. We will try to follow in the footsteps of the Founding Fathers who knew a couple of things about standing up to corrupted power…
Matti w/cream and splenda
October 30th, 2011
11:47 am
Soothsayer,
HAHAHA! Had to share that Geezer Rap! OMG! Hahaha!
Kamchak
October 30th, 2011
11:58 am
What kind of relationship did the previous administration have with the Saudi royal family?
Sealed with a kiss.
JamVet
October 30th, 2011
12:17 pm
Great geezer rap, Soothsayer.
They look pretty fed up, huh? I suspect they support the Occupy voices.
And I bet a couple of those old timers would even cr@p on police cars!! (And not even know it!)
C’mon, cons!
You’ve been duped long enough, haven’t you?
How many more years and how much more of this will you just sit there and take?
Go to a chiropractor and see if you can get those long unused spines functioning again!
1811/0311
October 30th, 2011
12:18 pm
carlosgvv :
Nope.
And remember this little Biblical admonition regarding the Jews:
“I will bless them who bless you and curse them who curse you”.
1811/0311
October 30th, 2011
12:20 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WlqW6UCeaY
1811/0311
October 30th, 2011
12:27 pm
Headline: “Occupy Madison loses permit”
“City officials temporarily denied Occupy Madison a new street use permit … stops late at night due to inappropriate behavior, such as public masturbation, …”
Well, there you go ………. like I said before ……… NEVER hire one of these people ……… there are ALWAYS better qualified applicants.
JamVet
October 30th, 2011
12:39 pm
The poor Gomer Gang, they so wanted this to be true…
During the October 4 edition of Fox News’ America’s Newsroom, Stephen Hayes, a Fox News contributor and senior writer for The Weekly Standard, said of the Occupy Wall Street protests, “This is not going to amount to any kind of a serious movement.”
But look’s who laughing at the self-abusive Party of Yesteryear now.
Most of the country.
If you boys need the name of a good chiro, I’ve got one for you…
Kamchak
October 30th, 2011
2:18 pm
G.W. Bush to Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah
I wanna hold your hand.
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 30th, 2011
2:20 pm
It seems that when the campaigner-in-chief gets a slight bump up in the polls it’s a short lived bump up. Gallup has his approval numbers on the decline once again at 9 pts. down. The lib’s are in serious denial and trying to sooth themselves by having cerebral orgasims over the OWS crowd that has nothing to say that America’s interested in accept for LSM reporting it amounts to nothing.
TaxPayer
October 30th, 2011
2:33 pm
A reformed skinhead, Bryon Widner was desperate to rid himself of the racist tattoos that covered his face — so desperate that he turned to former enemies for help, and was willing to endure months of pain.
Isn’t that great news, Scout. I mean, someone like that could never get hired by anyone no matter how reformed he was. Now he can make something of himself other than be a loser his entire life.
1811/0311
October 30th, 2011
4:26 pm
Recon:
Headline: “Army Considers Ban on French Manicures, Earrings”
(I wonder if it includes the “women” too ………………
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/10/army-considers-ban-on-french-manicures-earrings/
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
4:36 pm
In honor of Reformation Sunday. If you are Protestant, you can thank Martin Luther. Originally celebrated on October 31, now celebrated on the last Sunday in October.
1811/0311
October 30th, 2011
4:40 pm
Soothsayer:
Thank you sir …………. I am a “Pro-test-ant” !!
However, an indepth study of church history shows there was “always” a line (sometimes very, very thin) of Christians who stood apart with no allegiance other than to Christ and His Word. They suffered for it.
1811/0311
October 30th, 2011
4:42 pm
“Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.”
Martin Luther
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
4:47 pm
Und in der ursprünglichen Deutschen
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
5:07 pm
Don’t why, but this one’s been playin’ in my head all day long.
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
5:15 pm
What a great song!
Kamchak
October 30th, 2011
5:26 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yYchgX1fMw&ob=av2e
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
5:39 pm
Kamchak: what a great post! one of my fav BJ songs! Christie was so-OOO hot!
Midori
October 30th, 2011
5:40 pm
Del -
what a wasted life you have.
day in and day out, all you do is obsess about Obama.
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
5:48 pm
Midori, my love. This one’s for you!
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
5:50 pm
It’s too late to turn back now!
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 30th, 2011
5:53 pm
“day in and day out, all you do is obsess about Obama.”
Well darling it seems that you obsess about me. I”m married so please don’t waste your life fantasizing about me.
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
5:56 pm
LOL! Del, somehow I don’t think you have to worry about that!
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
6:04 pm
Excuse me while I put the top down and go for a ride!
Midori
October 30th, 2011
6:07 pm
Hi Sooth
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
6:11 pm
Hi! Midori!
Midori
October 30th, 2011
6:11 pm
wow Sooth – that 6:04 was right on time
talk about a blast from the past
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
6:17 pm
How long has this been going on between you and Del?
josef
October 30th, 2011
6:25 pm
Are all you ghouls ready for the l’il b*ggers tomorrow? They love coming to my house (I know where you live!) and they DO appreciate the liberals with the goodies…
Midori
October 30th, 2011
6:40 pm
Sooth.
please!!
Del needs more of a Nurse Ratchet type
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
6:49 pm
Ah! The good old days! The innocent days!
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
7:01 pm
If I told that “These are the Good Times” compared to what is to come, would you believe me?
josef
October 30th, 2011
7:10 pm
sooth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K6_mQGuoks&feature=related
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
7:18 pm
אני מקווה שכל טוב עמך ושלכם (I hope that all is well with you and yours)
Great post, josef!
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
7:29 pm
It just don’t get no better than this!
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
7:35 pm
A little respect while we still have Her still on this Earth.
josef
October 30th, 2011
7:44 pm
sooth
החיים טובים!
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
7:44 pm
Who can forget this Burt Bacharach song? It brings tears to my eyes!
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 30th, 2011
7:48 pm
This one goes out to Midori. Don’t know if she switch hits or not but I thought I’d cover the bases for her. Yes, Midori , I’m a close representation of those within the first group. I guess you must sense it but it can never be.
bman
October 30th, 2011
7:48 pm
Just curious….but are most people here 60+?
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 30th, 2011
7:49 pm
Sorry Midori, the link is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6wXKreAEz8
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
7:49 pm
And the best of life to you, my friend!
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
7:56 pm
Sorry about that @ 7:44 here is what I meant to post.
bman: a majority of people will soon be over 60 — like it or not.
bman
October 30th, 2011
7:59 pm
i was just wondering. All of the songs posted are so old!
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
8:06 pm
bemoan: Rather than complain, post something new! Get over it!
My friends, I must leave you now. Give thanks to God for your blessings and they will continue. Give thanks to God for your trials and they will end. In all things, give thanks to God!
What power ! ! !
bman
October 30th, 2011
8:08 pm
i’m not complaining lol
1811/0311
October 30th, 2011
8:08 pm
THIS IS PRETTY SPECIAL …………………. SOMETIMES A SIMPLE LIFE IS MUCH BETTER ………… I HAVE HAD BOTH AND CAN ATTEST FOR THAT.
..
“This video from the small Yupiq Eskimo Village of Quinhagak, Alaska , was a school computer project intended for the other Yupiq villages in the area. Much to the villagers’ shock, over a half million people have viewed it. ”
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=LyviyF-N23A
josef
October 30th, 2011
8:09 pm
bman
Midori
October 30th, 2011
8:10 pm
Del – it’s very simple.
If you want me to stop commenting about your baseless, idiotic obsessions — STOP OBSESSING on BASELESS, IDIOTIC nonsense.
Who can help commenting about it? I hardly think I’m the only one.
But that’s all you do with each and every post That’s just sad. Period.
Normal
October 30th, 2011
8:15 pm
Hey y’all,
Just a quick note…If, either tomorrow morning or afternoon, you see a guy wearing a skull mask and skeleton hands on a motorcycle, honk or wave…it will be me terrorizing kids at the bus stops on Bells Ferry….
josef
October 30th, 2011
8:15 pm
Scout
@ 8:08
Awww…you ole softie, you! Thanks. That was, well, inspiring!
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 30th, 2011
8:16 pm
Midori,
Me thinks you protest too much… once again I’m sorry Midori but I’m taken.
Normal
October 30th, 2011
8:19 pm
Josef @ 8:09…
Back when my oldest daughter was just 13, I was in the living room, sitting in my favorite chair with my headset on, lidtening to the Beatles ABBY ROAD. She came in with a new friend, who asked who I was. My girl said, “That’s just Dad, listening to his old fogey rock”.
It got ugly after that…
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 30th, 2011
8:19 pm
Normal,
Have you cleared your planned bizarre behavior with the VFW?
Normal
October 30th, 2011
8:21 pm
Hell Del,
It’s haloween…later me and some old SEAL friends of mine are going to ambush kids for their candy…and claim we’re Marines…
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
8:21 pm
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Josef is the heart and soul of this blog. It wouldn’t be the same without you.
Midori
October 30th, 2011
8:22 pm
and methinks you obsess entirely too much.
josef
October 30th, 2011
8:25 pm
hey, bman…even on Melmac… today’s music ain’t got the same soul…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM5skH8Xg78&feature=related
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
8:26 pm
Midori, just tell Del you’re my girl and be done with it!
josef
October 30th, 2011
8:30 pm
sooth…
Awww…flattery will get you everywhere!
Normal…
Back when the kids were growing up, ours was the house where the band practiced…Younger Boy being the drummer and the drums not being portable…they always made sure to play some tunes for us, too…
and tell that young un to be careful ’bout that music…Oldest Boy has already laid claim to the record collection when me and Unmentionable have gone to our reward…have any idea what that Beatles’ one with the butchered babies on the cover is worth? HE does!
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 30th, 2011
8:31 pm
“and methinks you obsess entirely too much.”
There are toy’s for distressed woman that can help you and if you wish to obsess about me in your fantasy and it helps you that’s alright.
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 30th, 2011
8:36 pm
Sooth thank you, this goes out to you and Midori. My very best for both of you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqBtS6BIP1E
josef
October 30th, 2011
8:38 pm
bman
keeping up with the times…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvw2MJ3J87k&feature=related
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
8:41 pm
Gee! Thanks, Del! Unfortunately, I think Midori has “bigger fish to fry” if you know what I mean? Loved the Mariah Carey. One of my favorites.
josef
October 30th, 2011
8:42 pm
Del and midori, sittin’ in a tree…
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 30th, 2011
8:46 pm
“It’s haloween…later me and some old SEAL friends of mine are going to ambush kids for their candy…and claim we’re Marines…
” Normal, while I’m not surprised by SEALS involved in doing something like that, it surprises me that you would participate. Of course SEALS wearing sun glasses in the dark could pass the advantage over to the children. LOL
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
8:48 pm
Stephanie Germinata. I think I might like this!
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 30th, 2011
8:49 pm
“I think Midori has “bigger fish to fry” if you know what I mean?”
Sooth, I would certainly hope so, but I’m not too sure.
Soothsayer
October 30th, 2011
8:54 pm
Oops! I meant Stefani Germanotta!
Normal
October 30th, 2011
8:55 pm
Josef,
My son has my White Album, but I still have the four pictures…
josef
October 30th, 2011
8:59 pm
you know…bman makes a point…wonder what his generation will be posting on FNM of the future…?
a preview…not all bad, “these are the good ole days….”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcGgKm62OiY
bman
October 30th, 2011
9:01 pm
josef … i’m not 12 : )
this is my type of music. one has to appreciate pure talent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX5WQqMXnDM.
Kamchak
October 30th, 2011
9:05 pm
For you, bman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHozn0YXAeE
bman
October 30th, 2011
9:09 pm
haha kamchak
Kamchak
October 30th, 2011
9:13 pm
I feel real guilty about that bman. Let me make it up to you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=booKP974B0k&ob=av2n
josef
October 30th, 2011
9:13 pm
here’s one who will be there right along with all the greats….my younger boy and I were playing her just the other night,,,,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju8Hr50Ckwk&ob=av2e
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
October 30th, 2011
9:16 pm
It appears that I’ve put Midori to bed, so to speak in the non-literal sense. Sooth, unfortunately it looks like at best you’re second in her dream queue. Taps, y’all
bman
October 30th, 2011
9:20 pm
Kamchak ….if you turn the volume down, it is actually enjoyable.
josef
October 30th, 2011
9:20 pm
bman
@ 9:01
Ahhh…where I go in memory when I hear THAT one, crying in my beer after having said goodbye to my own “Daniel” on his way to Spain…but, as Unmentionable says whenever he catches me playing it and thinking back, and quoting Vonnegut from “Slapstick,” “Carlos was really a very stupid man,,,”
1811/0311
October 30th, 2011
9:25 pm
Recon:
I went “Trick or Treating” Halloween night 1967 ………….. guess who got tricked ………………..
Kamchak
October 30th, 2011
9:28 pm
….if you turn the volume down, it is actually enjoyable.
You mean there is music associated with that?
I learned something new today….
JamVet
October 30th, 2011
9:50 pm
Dwarf tossing, anyone?
http://blogs.ajc.com/mike-luckovich/
An “old fogy” band that still blows away the “kids”.
Most of whom couldn’t find middle C on a piano if their very lives depended on it, I suppose.
And virtually none of them have a clue how to lay down the sweetest of the sweet, like this…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCvAaq-daDU
bman
October 30th, 2011
9:58 pm
josef .. ..i know a lot of people consider Elton John one of the best ever. But, to me, I believe there are great musicians, there’s the King of rock n roll. The King of Pop etc… then there is Elton John.
I just don’t believe anyone comes close : )
moonbat betty
October 30th, 2011
10:01 pm
Piano man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI3MwwWYC3Q
AJC sux
October 31st, 2011
6:50 am
Didn’t ML King have an affair with her Bookman? She sounds like crap!
Normal
October 31st, 2011
6:53 am
Good Mornin’ all y’all…
http://www.accessories4bikes.com/vulcan-c-38_61_87.html?page=1&sort=7a
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2011/10/31/funny-pictures-kitten-asleep-in-jack-o-lantern/
Normal
October 31st, 2011
6:55 am
Sorry about that…
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2011/10/31/funny-pictures-to-all-you-ghouls-out-there/
Normal
October 31st, 2011
7:01 am
Since it’s almost here, must study…
http://history.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/10/29/funny-pictures-history-final-exam/
carlaroqs
October 31st, 2011
10:34 am
you know, i saw this blog, and saw the number of comments and i was impressed……………………..and then i read a few of them. i do not have time nor sympathy for stupidity. mahalia jackson’s voice stood and still stands alone for her generation and her genre. she was a bad shut your mouth and i pity those of you who jest in this sincerely appreciative blog regarding her.
GREG
October 31st, 2011
11:09 am
Simply the greatest !