In English, the Rosetta Stone translates, “Very expensive language instruction that can be had at the local bookstore for a fraction of the price.” In the age of the internet, one must be careful. There are many “this date in history” sites that are not entirely reliable, particularly concerning celebrity birthdays. This, one finds out the hard way.
Secrets of the Deadline
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201 responses to “Secrets of the Deadline”
Which led me to Howlin’ Wolf and John Lee Hooker and a lot of other old memories. I should mention that NONE of these fantastic artists could be played on main stream radio stations or their records sold in the local record shops. Totally taboo, so we listened to them on the bootleg stations late, late at night and in the early morning hours on horrible scratchy car radios and you’d find a remote location that would pick up the air waves. And other things.
Their songs would be covered by white bands and singers and played on day time radio, so we knew the songs, but the originals only got played about two a.m. If you were lucky you had a portable radio with ten pounds of batteries that picked it up and you could listen instead of sleeping at 2 a.m.
Even Chuck Berry or Little Richard weren’t played. Which also brings up Redd Foxx and Moms Mabley and other great memories of the Southern radio genre. Enough history. Love, Jackie
Ghost Sweetie, I keep hoping the 9CL panel lines will turn into a bow string and we will see the characters stuck head first into a giant bullseye.
Debbe, Mick the Rooster…LOVE it!
I gave up on the whole scales and weighing thing. If my blue jeans fit (and yes, I’m forever in blue jeans) I’m good, and if they’re a bit tight I drink more water and cut back on what I eat.
Oh, and Ghost, just for you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HIiP3ZAWMY
Another good one is Evgeny Greshilov.
Regarding 9CL: How many strips do you suppose McEldowney did in one go when he decided to exhaust the meme? Enough to take a cruise, perhaps?
Thanks, Jean dear. I now no longer see male pole dancing as a viable future career change for me.
Oh, and about that costume? David was quite the little slut, wasn’t he? 🙂
Trapper Jean, I love you! I am late for next stop, just got back from the vets and now my hair.
But yesterday I am driving through Bristow, Oklahoma and look at a marquee and guess who is appearing? Jeanne Robertson, tickets are $75 each. Well, I definitely thought of you and I definitely thought of going. I loved her and heard her through you or I’d have never known this Funny Lady.
And I had no idea New South Wales had male pole dancers!
But I was trying to link Rooster from Muddy Waters or Howlin’ Wolf but couldn’t, but the Rolling Stones version would have linked and I didn’t have time. Thank you!
Suspect you are a Grits charter member. Love, Jackie
On subject of cat videos and rooster videos, how about these Stray Cats? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phbZW0-5dA
emb, I’m posting this because you might be familiar with him: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11842049/Michael-Rayner-singer-obituary.html
Jackie, I am so proud of you. Keep following those dreams.
Obviously I have not been posting, but I have been reading! And enjoying everyone’s comments.
Have just been too tired to post! But I am getting back my “sea legs” at work, so hopefully I will soon have some extra energy. But I must say – I am having fun at work! No, it isn’t the co-worker interaction, although it is nice renewing old acquaintances and making new ones… it is delving into numbers and making them all nice and orderly and logical! Ah, me… different strokes for different folks!
Galliglo, I am proud of you! You showed a lot of gumption in deciding to go back to work, and then following through on it. I’m glad it’s fun and you are having a good time.
Debbe 😉 Second Playlist, Song the Sixth – I still manage to listen to this one without thinking of either a pharmacy chain or the DJ guy from Northern Exposure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clJb4zx0o1o
“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness.
You have to catch it yourself.”
Ben Franklin
Hugs to those that need it — and those that do not pass it on.
Too many not only overlook the “catch” part of that, OB, they expect it to be delivered to them with a big bow on it.
Jackie, I too hit the gym and got my hair cut today, but no veterinarian was featured in the events of my day. My pneumatic and pulchritudinous hair stylist’s outfit du jour was OK but not breathtaking…what appeared to be Capri pants (although I don’t recall ever seeing quite that “spray-painted-on” version of Capri pants before); a low-cut sports bra; and an even lower-cut T-top. Not bad, of course, but not up to (or down to) her usual standards. I will say she made those pants look better than one would have thought possible for a woman of her age. More testament of what good diet and exercise can accomplish. But I know I’m preaching to the choir when I tell you that.
Just remembered…the last time I got this fit and muscular, I bagged a millionaire widow lady. Hum. Perhaps I should reevaluate my standards. 🙂
Happy things are working out well for you, Gal, but I expected no less. They needed you there.
Galliglo, cheers for the logic which inevitably governs numbers! Get ’em all correct to the penny….
Getting things correct to the penny apparently isn’t normal. During high school I almost lost my first job because my till came up exactly right every day. According to my boss, it meant that I was somehow ripping off the company else I’d be a few cents off like everyone else was. 🙁
Was that a proposal, Ghost? Unless there is another millionaire widow lady I don’t know about!
Thanks to all for the continued support on the over turning of all my leaves and the raking up too. Seriously, all of you have spurred me to keep trying. You have been the only support group I ever enjoyed and stuck out more than one or two visits. The Village is full of good people.
For instance, Galliglo and I have discovered a shared passion for men in kilts, especially Sean Connery, who are far more likely to raise my blood pressure than male pole dancers, even those from New Zealand. To make sure that is a valid statement I will force myself to watch Trapper Jean’s contribution to male pulchritude. Thank you, Jean, we need equal time to the females.
Right now I am listening to Elvis’ fifty best love songs compilation and he is doing “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” and this all started with me listening to Elvis’ best twenty love songs all the way back from my gym, so that tells you how far away my gym is located.
By the way, my personal trainer had not seen me in some time what with all the traveling and weight and did not recognize me. That was REALLY rewarding. Love, Jackie
Trucker Ron, when I opened my own business (I had actually been a banking and oil and gas accountant for brief periods in past and worked for several banks on short employment, so a penny counter, we had to reconcile) I insisted on checks, credit cards, cash all balancing.
One holiday night late my assistant manager and I were trying to balance the drawer and we kept coming up wrong but we finally decided it was 37 cents off. Robbie got so disgusted she reached in her purse and threw 37 cents in the till and said, “Now can we go home?”
Several years later we came across over $800 in cash stuffed in an envelope and hidden in the files in cabinet from a big holiday, probably Valentine’s, and forgotten. I said, well obviously we hadn’t noticed we were $800 off but the money came in handy when we found it. After a few years you got more casual about counting the money!
Love, Jackie
Forced myself to watch the pole dancer on mute while listening to Elvis. Now that WAS interesting. Obviously I had not recognized the talent on a cursory inspection. I bet he would look good in a kilt but might need a beard?
Good morning Villagers…..
It’s the dog days of summer here in S IN…..my help had to leave yesterday with me packing, stacking the last two skids of eggs, Jason always does the rest of it….I miss that battery operated skid lift. We have a manual one now. You guys would get a good laugh at watching me “pump” the skid up. I actually have to put all of my weight into it to get it to rise at least a couple of inches, drag it to the cooler, shrink wrap it, and push it into an orderly line of skids. I think I lost those 2.4 pounds yesterday. Jason will be back today though……..Amen.
Gal….I am so proud of you. I love bean counters. I did it for years. At the Marriott years ago, I was Assistant Night Audit Supervisor….and yes, all had to balance out. I remember when I worked in Corpus for an oil and gas company, and my check book for one of the subsidiaries was two cents off…..he made me look for it….told him I’d give him two cents if he could find it. I did learn though if you are off by 9 you have transposed numbers……but, I know you already knew that.
Ya’ll have a blessed day….
Jerry, you never answered my question on BCN…..do you read both strips? Lupin is my favorite. From the photos she posts on instagram, Lupin looks just like my white Snowee.
=^..^=
GR 😉 If I had a million dollars, and was a widow…would you…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fyY-TxGEwE
🙂
I saw on a newsfeed this morning that Black Sabbath announced that they will hold their final tour soon.
My first thought was “They were touring before?”
My second thought was that – even thought Black Sabbath will still most likely be one of the world’s loudest bands (yeah, I saw them once) – their audience won’t have as much auditory pain to endure this time.
Considering the current age of most Sabbath fans today, all they will have to do is to turn down their hearing aids.
I’m going to think about all that white stuff when the temp hits 90 some degrees at two o’clock in the hen house this afternoon….
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