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Open thread for Sunday, November 16th: Hell/Zoot Suit Riot

November 16, 2014

  Here is the open thread for Sunday, November 16th. Please feel free to post links to interesting articles and to discuss whatever issues arise during the course of the day. Nothing is off-topic here.

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  I am going to throw a major curve-ball at you guys with week’s two-for musical selection. If you listened to alternative radio as I did in the early ’90’s you might remember that there was a brief revival of swing/jazz music.

  There were two bands back then who probably were the prime benefactors–The Squirrel Nut Zippers and  The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies–so here is ‘Hell’ by the former and ‘Zoot Suit Riot’ from the latter.

  Enjoy:

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  1. bunkerville's avatar
    November 16, 2014 9:39 am

    I have to admit I travel over to PBS and catch Lawrence Welk every so often. Memories I guess. It was a family commitment to sit around the T.V. on a Saturday night. Then there was Guy Lombardo on New Year’s Eve. Guess I am getting old!

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    • lou222's avatar
      lou222 permalink
      November 16, 2014 11:36 am

      I could have written what you just put, guess we are all getting old! Does that make us wiser?

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    • Bruce's avatar
      Bruce permalink
      November 16, 2014 12:54 pm

      Oh yea, I am right there with you guys. But as a kid, I felt it was more of a Family “punishment” sitting there hearing the old …a one, and a two.

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      • lou222's avatar
        lou222 permalink
        November 16, 2014 1:09 pm

        Bunker and Bruce, I am 60, my husband is 58, we have elderly neighbors that go on the “bus tours” to Branson, Missouri and have asked us to go. We went on a 1 day trip to do a paddle boat ride with dinner, from 6am to 8pm. I have decided I am NOT that old yet to not want to drive ourselves, but ride a bus full of “senior citizens” (yes I am know I am one), I guess it is an acquired taste to want to do that, have everything planned down to when you stop to go to the bathroom. You also have silly games on the bus. I am a jeans wearing, sports car driving Nana and I refuse to succumb to OLD AGE! We watched Lawrence Welk, as well, at a certain time in the evening, there would be the Indian in a bullseye that would come on and say the tv station is going off the air, no watching infomercials all night back then. For some reason, I do not think we are as OLD at 60 as our parents were, what do you think?

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      • Bruce's avatar
        Bruce permalink
        November 16, 2014 1:15 pm

        Well Lou, I will be 62 in 2 months, and I can’t figure out who that old guy in the mirror is, because I am still doing most of the crazy things I used to do. I hadn’t thought of it, but I think you are right Lou. Our parents had an older mindset and different expectations. We were the “counter culture” then, and still see ourselves that way.

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      • lou222's avatar
        lou222 permalink
        November 16, 2014 2:43 pm

        Maybe that will keep us young in the mind! I have a brother that is 69, (I do not see him as any older than 21), he asked me what the hell happened to all the years and how the hell did he turn into looking like Dad? I just had to laugh at him, because he is a carbon copy of Dad. Maybe we thought we would never age, but age we have I will be 61 in 3 months, it is coming faster each year. Remember, if you remember nothing else I print on this blog, “never keep a box of kleenex in your car” that is a sure sign that you are at geriatric stage!!!!

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      • Bruce's avatar
        Bruce permalink
        November 16, 2014 3:24 pm

        Wow Lou! “the box of kleenex” LOL. I promise, here and now to never repeat that behavior.1

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      • bunkerville's avatar
        November 16, 2014 4:54 pm

        I am still waiting to vote for the next “Champagne Lady” ! and the next Lennon Sister to arrive on the scene!! No, we are not old!!

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    • Steve Dennis's avatar
      November 16, 2014 6:55 pm

      Lawrence Welk? Who is that? Just kidding, I am slightly younger than you guys but I do remember watching him as a young boy. Of course at that time I had no choice…
      Lou, I have to say that I have not yet started carrying Kleenex in the car, but that is not a bad idea!

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      • lou222's avatar
        lou222 permalink
        November 16, 2014 7:02 pm

        Don’t do it, Steve!!!

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      • Steve Dennis's avatar
        November 16, 2014 7:08 pm

        LOL! I will hold out as long as possible…

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      • lou222's avatar
        lou222 permalink
        November 16, 2014 7:47 pm

        Steve, It seems that every old person car I have ever been in or looked into has a box of kleenex, hence my warning. It must signal the “old person gene” or something! I refuse to do it.

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      • Steve Dennis's avatar
        November 16, 2014 8:04 pm

        Yeah, but you probably don’t need to because you have them in your pocketbook anyway. 😉

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      • lou222's avatar
        lou222 permalink
        November 16, 2014 8:27 pm

        Actually no and I do not carry a pocketbook, that is so “yesterday”!

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      • Steve Dennis's avatar
        November 16, 2014 8:28 pm

        I guess I am out of touch…

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  2. Wil.'s avatar
    November 16, 2014 10:23 am

    I discovered the two video, I recall something like that but with lead Singer Sade.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwOHxHrwM1U

    God Bless You Yall

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    • lou222's avatar
      lou222 permalink
      November 16, 2014 11:40 am

      We are a diverse group of people on this blog, with alot of different tastes in music. It is always good to hear something I have not heard before, guess we are still not too set in our ways to enjoy what others listen to. Thanks for these two songs.

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    • Steve Dennis's avatar
      November 16, 2014 6:58 pm

      I loved those SDL and I have not heard those before. I do remember that Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats also got in the action by creating his own orchestra.

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  3. lou222's avatar
    lou222 permalink
    November 16, 2014 11:42 am

    I like the fast beat of both of your videos, Steve, I also like the Dixieland Jazz sound. Straight Jazz is an acquired taste, but swing, I cannot think of anyone that would not like it and start moving and foot tapping, if not just “butt dancing” in your seat, haha.

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  4. lou222's avatar
    lou222 permalink
    November 16, 2014 11:46 am

    In a searching moment last weekend for something to watch, I came across “The Replacements”, a movie I guess I just like watching because of the songs, this is one that I just really like by Gloria Gaynor and the dancing is silly too….enjoy:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-7GzYuPP7M

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  5. lou222's avatar
    lou222 permalink
    November 16, 2014 11:52 am

    Who does not love BTO:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-7GzYuPP7M

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  6. lou222's avatar
    lou222 permalink
    November 16, 2014 11:52 am

    Darn, sorry:

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    • lou222's avatar
      lou222 permalink
      November 16, 2014 11:53 am

      Well, me and my computer are having “issues” this morning!

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      • lou222's avatar
        lou222 permalink
        November 16, 2014 11:56 am

        Double arrow it over to #6 soundtrack, but the others are good too!

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    • Steve Dennis's avatar
      November 16, 2014 7:03 pm

      A David Bowie cover if I am not mistaken. I also believe the singer of the Wallfowers is Bob Dillian’s son.

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  7. Bruce's avatar
    Bruce permalink
    November 16, 2014 1:07 pm

    On a much less musical note, I actually had an “ah-ha” moment when I read William Voegeli’s article in “IMPRIMIS” titled “The Case Against Liberal Compassion”. I beg anyone who is as troubled by the failure of the welfare state as I am to look this up on line. Finally, a clear, concise explanation of why the left has been so successful at painting us as cold-hearted, and yet they sit on top of one failure after another. According to he article, we are spending $10K PER AMERICAN on the welfare state, but according to the left they need more, yet nothing has improved because of the spending so far.

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    • lou222's avatar
      lou222 permalink
      November 16, 2014 1:12 pm

      Nothing like all the freebies to sit back and demand more! Then, to give people that are working and paying for them to do this, no thanks at all. A bunch of ingrates I say! Unless they really need help and I am fine with that. Will look up the article.

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      • Bruce's avatar
        Bruce permalink
        November 16, 2014 1:20 pm

        Please do Lou. The article is about the “do-gooders” that are building the welfare state rather than the recipients. It explains a lot.

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    • Steve Dennis's avatar
      November 16, 2014 7:04 pm

      I will have to look it up as well. $10,000 per American! That number is much higher than I would have expected.

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  8. Zip-a-Dee's avatar
    zip permalink
    November 16, 2014 1:56 pm

    “Obama’s Mercenary Attacks On Syria Are Breaking The Law”
    ‘Boots on the ground in Syria’ – ‘We the people’ were told, by ‘We the Liars and Puppets of the Banking Cartels, ‘We’ll not put boots on the ground…”
    “Russia And Egypt Are Proposing Peace In Syria, Central Bankers Want War – Episode 518” X22 Report
    They’re forcing WW3 and if it requires another 911 False Flag, so be it – to ‘help motivate’ those who don’t want to support or fight their wars for them. How easy to unleash a deathly virus, or knock out the power grid, water distribution and and blame it on those your want to invade or brand as the scapegoat? ‘House Homeland Security Chair Warns of ISIS-Type Cyber Attack on US’ (Breitbart) – Isis (Cia approved).
    ‘A New Push for Peace in Syria?’
    http://www.globalresearch.ca/a-new-push-for-peace-in-syria/5413972?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-new-push-for-peace-in-syria
    This Regime is not for peace – it’s not in their Agenda.

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    • Steve Dennis's avatar
      November 16, 2014 7:06 pm

      And now we are getting ready to go back into Iraq, none of this is a mistake and I fear everything over there is going to escalate and we will find ourselves in another major war.

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  9. Father Athanasius's avatar
    Paul H. Lemmen permalink
    November 16, 2014 9:13 pm

    Reblogged this on A Conservative Christian Man.

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  10. Wil.'s avatar
    November 17, 2014 4:13 am

    Lou222 …YOUNG at HEART You will surely stay that way until the last day
    Steve, Sade was really a special voice, she had a success and then dissapear..
    For the other song yes Bowie : Heroes
    Forever Young…?? I don’t think I like to be a Youth Today, Aspirate and Diminish into a screen…When We were still living with hope and yearning for freedom..or die Young.
    God Bless You All And Thanks Bunkerville for your Likes

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGAVwQAmAHs

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  11. Wil.'s avatar
    November 17, 2014 4:38 am

    PS : KLEENEX (Swiss Girls Band, 1978 ) ” To Be Consummate with no moderation”
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY2nXUUvwg4
    Their Stories :
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiLiPUT

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