but, you don't really care for music, do ya? :(

It was never going to respond well to attempts to democratize it. What we need here is a little "civilizational orientation".

Well, that and stay away from American news for a while. Which goes double for MSNBC, apparently - "the news channel for folks who like unpleasant surprises". I love it! :)

"I turned on my boy scout smile; I stood up and gave her my seat; I winked my eye and UNZIPPED my fly and later we went up to her penthouse suite!"

Nickels and Dimes

See y'all next Sunday night~

Who's Next - Full Album

Rush does us all proud!

Rush

Spirit of Radio

Like A Hurricane

UNZIPPED

Enjoy Gimme Shelter

The String Katz - Dream Out

Enjoy!

Virginia

Anyway, here is one of my favourite Prism tunes ... written by honourary original member of the band (he came in for the second studio album, See Forever Eyes and never left!) and it's called Flyin' ... enjoy!

Flyin' - PRiSM

Love the hair and the lace-up leather vest of my most favourite singer, the late and great Ron Tabak, frontman for PRiSM for its first four studio albums. I will say no more ...

Enjoy Tom Lavin and his legendary Powder Blues Band, live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Tom was an origianl member of PRiSM but after PRiSM's debut album, he left to form the Powder Blues.

If you ever get the chance to see these guys live, DO IT!

Powder Blues Band

Now, I'm working up a sweat ... it's getting hot in here!

La Isla Bonita

Gets me dancin' around the living room all the time, like now!

Oh, well, this party is just getting started ... the night is young.

Any Who fans out there? Not THAT WHO! Play your favourites...

Come one and all, whether you are one of our regulars or you are just lurking around - this is our one and only chance every week to leave all the politics aside in favour of good music, of all kinds from all places. Of course, the songs we play may be as political as you wish.

And for anyone new to this wonderful site, just remember that your first song ...er, comment will be held by Chris for moderation but, after that your comments will post immediately. We could really use some new blood around here, particularly of political stripes at the opposite end of the hysterical progressives. Oh, I kid the progressives ... :)

So, let me begin with some songs from a album released 50 years ago yesterday on August 14, 1971 - It's the Who's 'Who's Next' ...

According to Roger and Pete, it was the best album they ever did! Some of these songs were to be saved for 'Lifehouse', a Pete Townshend project which was supposed to be bigger and better than Tommy. Well, best laid plans and all that. The project fell apart but, the songs can be found on the big birthday album, Who's Next ...

Baba O'Riley was to be the final 'cleansing' song on Lifehouse but, it ended up as the opening track of Who's Next. Enjoy!

It seems that every liberal pundit and blogger is emulating Veruka Salt ("I want it NOOOOOOOWWWWW!"); there's no hope they will be any more circumspect next time.
'And it started in early spring with Schumer batting around a “two-track strategy,” the phrase now in common use on the Senate floor.

In his office early this spring, Schumer and his aides, including Policy Director Gerry Petrella, discussed the two-track idea for implementing Biden’s agenda as the president rolled out his policy platform. Schumer recalled calling the president, as well as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) after figuring out a strategy to lash his party’s two wings together.'
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/12/inside-schumers-two-track-strategy-503876

President Biden handed you an excellent talking point(s) this week about the pandemic. Florida, among others, is reporting horrifying numbers each day. And Governor DeSantis is actively working to make matters worse.
1 - The Biden administration is 'pro schools' and 'for the children'
2 - DeSantis, a 2024 Presidential hopeful, is awful in everything he has said and done since the virus arrived in the Sunshine State. (It is important to focus on the 'long game', defining your opponents to voters in the other 49 states as early as possible.)
3 - States with Democratic governors and legislatures are managing the current 'wave' much better than Florida, Texas, and Arkansas.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/567264-biden-mulling-ways-to-support-florida-schools-amid-desantis-anti-mask

The introductory essay was particularly good this week. You made the legislative process seem almost understandable. LOL

You really hit it on the head, and with great brevity. Of course you're right. But it is what it is..

Please, though, could you suffer us the celebrating when our guy is in and things are going good. Its not like the GOP refrains when it's their turn.

Whoa.

Priceless. Simply priceless.

My best guess is not any better under Trump but quite possible or likely worse.

Look at how whack the GOP and Trump are. It's madness over there so I don't see how they could do anything but muck things up.

...and three, two, one

Elizabeth Miller has something to say about Joe's presence or absence on the dueling Democrat awards list.

I can almost set my watch by this force of nature.

Yes, indeed. But that's about as sophisticated as millions of voters think. Most 'Muricans are just not much into politics, so "Am I better now than I was four years ago?" er, resonates with this crowd.

This is generally true. But, perhaps, this time around it is a different story.

How would the economy be doing, among other things, if Trump had actually won in 2020, do you think?

agree completely. and we generally don't even know what was good or bad until ten years later.

I'll give you this week's MIDOTW awards - good choices!

Just so long as you remember who will deserve the MIDOTW award when 'Bernie's budget' finally gets passed into law and president Biden signs it while sitting behind his desk. Ahem.

Presidents get the credit for all the good economic stuff that comes along during their administration, and the blame for all the bad stuff, and truth be known, they have damn little to do with either.