Comments on: Friday Talking Points -- Republicans' Descent Into Dangerous Madness Continues Apace

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:35:55 +0000

Joshua, thank your wife for me ... that was nice! Keep them coming ...

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:34:23 +0000

Before I call it a night, I'll leave you with a couple of Sparkling Apple tunes. I will soon have their Hard Core Apple CD in my hands and then the real fun will begin! Take good care and stay safe, everyone! And, remember what I always say ... the more, the merrier!!! Sparkling Apple

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:16:20 +0000

Yes, I attended many virtual concerts over the last couple of years and bought some very wonderful CDs!

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:10:12 +0000

look for virtual concerts as an opportunity to fund artists.

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:09:17 +0000

i wouldn't say politics, more like economics.

Right! Where's CRS? Heh.

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:07:54 +0000

During this pandemic, musicians and songwriters and the entire live event community have been hit the hardest - the first to be shut down and the last to get back in the swing of things.

I don't know much about song royalities and the like but I do know the situation is pretty dire. What can we as consumers of great music do to help?

Any ideas, Joshua?

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 04:56:31 +0000

i wouldn't say politics, more like economics.

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 04:55:04 +0000

Way to sneak some politics into our little Sunday night shindig, Joshua! :-)

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 04:49:31 +0000

same stuff, different day not as good as the original, but better-known. and then there's this. *sigh*

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 04:48:17 +0000

MBUBE A very sad and interesting piece of history.

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 04:44:12 +0000

Hey, Joshua!

That one sounds vaguely familiar ...

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 04:41:21 +0000

Alone Again (Naturally) Heh.

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 04:35:12 +0000

stuff.

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 04:28:41 +0000

And, Parallel 49 - United We Rock makes an appearance here tonight with yet another phenomenal cover, this time of a Hellfield tune ... Parallel 49 - The Pact

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 04:19:49 +0000

One more from Hellfield, a band from Toronto and one I am just getting to know more about ... For now, enjoy Hellfield - Fancy Nancy

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 04:17:11 +0000

ah so we're back with the canadian music. my wife's been exposing me to some excellent stuff.

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 04:07:52 +0000

Stonebolt - Don't Ya Hide It

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 04:04:24 +0000

Here is yet another favourite Vancouver band ... Stonebolt - I Will Still Love You (Live)

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 03:51:04 +0000

Hellfield - You Got To Admit (1978)

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 03:37:38 +0000

Hellfield was a Canadian rock group created in 1977 (one helluva year, if you ask me!) by lead singer Mitchell Field (aka Mitch Hellfield) and released albums in 1978 and 1979. They disbanded in 1982. Of course and, as per usual, I just discovered them very, very recently. Hellfield - All Night Party!

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 03:16:01 +0000

All Too Well - LIVE on Saturday Night Live

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 03:12:18 +0000

On an episode of Green Beans, Mushroom Soup and Strawberry Ice Cream (GBMS&SIC) this past January, Marc Gladstone's podcast on Pacific Northwest Radio, brand new music released in the Fall of 2020 was highlighted. Marc is the current keyboardist for PRiSM and cousin to PRiSM's original keyboardist, John Hall, and he laughed a little when he introduced Taylor Swift's new songs but described her latest releases from the Fall of 2020 as pretty awesome. He was right! Anyway, not a TS fan but, I stumbled across one of her latest songs, All Too Well, this week and have to say that I just love, love, love it! I may even be a Taylor Swift fan, after all ... All Too Well

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 03:08:39 +0000

"Is there anybody alive out there!?" Heh

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:40:25 +0000

Eva Cassidy - Wonderful World

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:19:18 +0000

Her interpretation of What A Wonderful World is so beautiful ...

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:18:01 +0000

Oh, heck ... here are Eva's 12 live performances at Blues Alley. Eva Cassidy - Live at Blues Alley If you love it, get her CD!!!

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:10:31 +0000

I found out about Eva thanks to a post a little while ago on one of my favourite Facebook music pages. Myles Goodwyn (April Wine) posted about the premiere of Eva's Blues Alley documentary. And, I was hooked - had to get the CD! :) Here is the story of Eva's performances at Blues Alley.

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:03:57 +0000

Welcome, everyone! Time for the CW Sunday Night Music Festival and Dance Party where we leave politics aside and "cherish the music - wherever it's from"! Looking forward to hearing what y'all have been listening to this week. I stumbled upon a great Canadian band just earlier this evening in yet another case of me coming late, very late, to the party. :) And, I've got some brand new music from Taylor Swift. Yeah, Taylor Swift!!! But, first, I want to highlight some tracks off of a CD I purchased during this pandemic. Eva Cassidy was not well known before she did two live performances at Blues Alley in Washington, DC. in January 1996. Both nights were recorded for the release of a live performance album but something went wrong with the recording equipment the first night and so all the tracks had to be chosen from the second night. Sadly, before the album could be put together Eva died of cancer at age 33. Autumn Leaves is my favourite!

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 05:01:19 +0000

Heh.

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 04:46:58 +0000

i didn't even know she played baseball!

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:00:53 +0000

Don[12],

Perhaps.

She's pretty invisible ...

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 13:10:28 +0000

Wasn't the infrastructure bill passed LAST Friday? You know, the week that was very bad for Democrats ...

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 12:54:36 +0000

Biden has already begun his sales job to the public. It will continue over the next few months, and it will involve not just the president but cabinet members and other Biden administration experts.

Will the vice president be in on the show, too? Heh.

By: italyrusty

italyrusty — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:13:53 +0000

After several weeks without talking points, this week's was especially disappointing. In the week after the Democrats' big legislative win, you want the Democrats to be talking about Republican sins?
If they follow your advice, there's no chance in hell they'll save the Senate, much less the House.

By: italyrusty

italyrusty — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:11:43 +0000

Once more, I suspect there is something more insidious to Chris' omission of Sen. Sinema in this section of the introductory essay:
'That was important to both Joes -- both President Biden and Senator Manchin.'
He gleefully bashes Sen Sinema when possible and now ignores her universally-acknowledged contributions to the 'bipartisan infrastructure bill' that passed the Senate.
'Sinema and Portman are the gang's de facto leaders on infrastructure; they couldn’t be more different. The buttoned-up Portman avoids controversy, while the enigmatic Sinema is loathed by liberals and revels in ignoring their ire. Murkowski called it an “unlikely partnership,” but it worked: The duo were frequently seen chatting in corners of the Capitol or on the floor, Sinema leaning on the crutch she needed for a broken bone while Portman listened and dished quietly.'
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/10/senate-infrastructure-bipartisan-partnership-502722

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 07:59:24 +0000

disappointing was shared by chuck and nancy, though truth be told chuck should have it to himself for failing to hold up vacation time until they pass the reconciliation bill.

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 04:23:36 +0000

Good or bad!? I don't think I can take another MDDOTW award for him. Not THIS week.

By: MtnCaddy

MtnCaddy — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 03:53:32 +0000

[3]

Yep, Joe got it this week.

By: Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 03:30:41 +0000

Hey, Joshua ... I'm too scared to look. Did Biden get a MIDOTW award for this or the other one for something else?

By: nypoet22

nypoet22 — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 02:00:29 +0000

stop the presses! an actual bipartisan bill passed congress. bannon can rot in prison if he really wants to, but president biden just delivered PRECISELY what he said he would.

By: Chris Weigant

Chris Weigant — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 01:07:20 +0000

Note: This was obviously written before the news broke on Steve Bannon...

-CW