Of course TaMara has seen this already, but…
So I added the Imperial March to this video and I don't know if I'll ever sleep again.??
??: Imgur user papemaker pic.twitter.com/Vh7vBUDSwi
— Paul Bronks (@SlenderSherbet) August 7, 2020
Betty bait!
I don't normally post political tweets but this is very important. ??
??: Imgur user anlyin pic.twitter.com/On9d2D96iY
— Paul Bronks (@SlenderSherbet) August 9, 2020
Mystery Pianoman revealed! John Capron, 23, is studying Architecture at a college he’d rather not name #wcvb live at 4:30p & 6p. He shared his musical gifts & gets a gift. Plus the collectibles in this place are kool #piano #antiques #remarkablecleanout pic.twitter.com/aHy1iyjaK1
— Rhondella Richardson (@wcvbrhondella) July 15, 2020
And the Washington Post wrote up a happy Bahstin-area story…
John Capron’s mother died when he was 7, and he spent eight years moving from one foster home to the next in the greater Boston area.
Capron had a difficult time connecting with his new foster families, he said. He finally walked away from his last foster home, spent some time living on the streets and ended up at a sanctuary for homeless teens, where he fell in love — with music.
When a counselor showed Capron how to play the song “Don’t Stop Believin’ ” by Journey on the center’s upright piano, “something just clicked,” he said…
Fast forward to last month, when Capron, now 23 and living in his own apartment, spotted an old piano sitting outside an estate sale clearance store in Norwood, Mass. He asked a salesperson if he could play his favorite Journey tune.
“When I see a piano, I can’t help wanting to play it,” he said.
He sat down, masked, and played a heartfelt rendition of Journey’s 1981 arena rock song he had learned as a teen…
Dozens of people on Facebook were impressed by Capron’s performance and wondered who the mystery player was, while others were so taken with his impromptu song, they offered to buy the piano for Capron and deliver it to him.
When store owner Mark Waters saw the video and comments, he decided he could do better than that. A 1964 upright Steinway worth $6,000 had recently ended up in his shop, and it was in more pristine condition than the piano Capron had played…
oatler.
It’s almost like the ducks had a purpose…were organized…>Les Nessman voice<
prostratedragon
Oh God! I’ll have to play it later, but just the thought of “The Imperial March” with that visual …
rikyrah
The ducks ????
sanjeevs
Sorting machines being removed in Iowa
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/11/901219097/how-are-postmaster-general-dejoys-changes-affecting-workers
jl
From what I read so far, Trumpster response to VP nod is that Harris is too ‘black’ and not ‘black’ enough, or not really ‘black’ at all. It shows Biden is a BLM radical dedicated to exterminating all the Whites, and also the VP choice is too centrist and angering something called ‘the liberals’
Harris is a radical Maoist and a corporate stooge ready to fleece all of us for the big money people.
Sounds like they are off to a good start. I eagerly await the ‘Kamala is a cop’ attack.
Edit: sorry I guess a cute puppy clip is what this thread is about. I’ll get on that right away.
HumboldtBlue
This clip is all happy, goddamn those smiles couldn’t get any wider.
jl
@sanjeevs: Postal workers have a strong union, right? Are the criminal thugs now running USPS going to be able to send enough goons around to make sure the workers don’t put in the time to process the mail in ballots? But, I guess that is why they are removing the sorting machines.
House needs to introduce a new bill of impeachment to get everyone’s attention, for Trump and his new USPS flunky.
jl
Probably been posted before, but I’m a real Game of Bones fan, at least when it goes to dogs
Olive and Mabel. Episode 2 – Game of Bones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2BZNowCXws
Adam L Silverman
@sanjeevs: emphasis mine
prostratedragon
@jl: I’ve been wondering whether the Postmaster General, or whatever the title is nowadays, is directly impeachable, since the PO itself is now only quasi-public. There being no member of Congress who has framed the case against him that way makes me think maybe not, so it would just have to be appended to the Library of Congress-sized bill already against the indumbent.
TaMara (HFG)
I had seen that video of the ducks and if I remember correctly, they were on their way to eat bugs. My yard is mostly bug free and dandelion free. If I could just get them to like spurge, I’d be all set.
And damn dust in here with that piano story…
Mary G
West of the Cascades
Happy in Portland: our men’s soccer team (Portland Timbers) just won the MLS is Back Tournament.
AJ
@jl: no I’m with ya!
This is the first thread I’ve had time to comment on since the announcement and I came here to say I FREAKING LOVE KAMALA!!!
Major Major Major Major
Hahah, I saw that video the other day. Great stuff.
dmsilev
@Adam L Silverman: On a different subject, you’ve said repeatedly that the VP choice would come down to who James Clyburn recommended. The Post has a story up describing the selection/vetting process, and well,
It’s implicit but I think you get to claim “prediction accurate” on that one.
Adam L Silverman
@dmsilev: It is almost like I actually know what I’m talking about.
Hkedi [Kang T. Q.]
I for one, heartily welcome our future duck overlords, it’s not like they could do worse than the current administration…..
dmsilev
@Adam L Silverman: I’m pretty sure that’s not allowed.
MoCA Ace
Those runner ducks always crack me up… always look like they are about to tip over.
Martin
@Adam L Silverman: That doesn’t apply if you rig the election to make Bill Barr AG for life.
Adam L Silverman
@dmsilev: I’ll review the bylaws in the morning.
Adam L Silverman
@Martin: I am quite aware.
Danielx
Joyful overindulgence this evening, because.
Lyrebird
Not as joyful as the boxers, but I have a Jon Stewart clip in mind right now, as various morons are saying stupid things about Sen. Harris. Anyone else remember his gospel rendition of Go F Yourselves? Perfect.
HumboldtBlue
Trump the weatherman is on scene.
rikyrah
aliasofwestgate
I’m extremely happy with Sen. Harris as Biden’s pick. *grins* Also, i finally got my voter registration done here in WI when roomie and i went to vote in the partisan primary. After i’m sure that’s all processed, i plan on setting up absentee/mail-in vote. Because with my chronic pain issues, i don’t think i could stand in line too long. That way i can dropbox it sooner, rather than rely on the post office. Which unfortunately is getting really bad around here too. But still, i do like that this state has same-day registration when voting. I can do the voter ID dance all goddamn day long thanks to voting in MI before i moved here.
Adam L Silverman
@rikyrah: Don’t forget the message it sends to late 50something Jewish lawyers on their second marriages: you too can by the 2nd husband!//
?BillinGlendaleCA
@dmsilev: Sounds like Biden also talked quite a bit to that Obama fella.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Adam L Silverman: Almost. ?
NotMax
There’s pianos and then there’s pianos.
;)
trollhattan
@West of the Cascades:
Solid win. Ref was handing out yellow cards like saltines there for awhile. Fun match.
trollhattan
Goose was strutting like, “These ducks? Mine. All of them. Now, submit to the duck side!”
Elizabelle
@jl:
I love that. The intensity of Mabel.
Anne Laurie
Y’ever seen mallard ducks fly? They flap so frantically, like they’re in danger of plummeting if they don’t. And they land on water with all the grace of a walrus attempting to climb…
Kent
My Chilean brother-in-law is starved for soccer. It is all shut down now in South America. He watched the match live and face-timed my wife to discuss as we watched.
We alternate between Timbers and Thorns games. We have friends with season tickets to both.
Frankensteinbeck
@jl:
I’ll say this, they have been DESPERATE to claim blacks think Biden is a racist and blacks don’t support him. It’s nuts. I’ve seen more obvious white-conservative-claiming-to-be-black accounts pushing that line than I can count.
@dmsilev:
I’ve been betting on ‘whatever Clyburn recommends’ since South Carolina. Partly Biden owes him. Partly Biden seems to have a genius for listening to good advice.
Kent
Omar walks to an easy win in her primary over deep pocketed opposition. Predictions were that it was going to be closer. She was out-spent 6 to 1.
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/11/901429697/rep-ilhan-omar-wins-congressional-primary
sanjeevs
Putin extending his reach
HumboldtBlue
Kamala believes in Joe.
Kent
With both the Pac-12 and Big-10 canceling football (and all fall sports), or postponing until spring I’m really curious to see what the southern conferences are going to do. The only ones left playing are the southern conferences (SEC, ACC, and Big-12). I’m not sure what the point will be with no legit national championship or bowl games on the horizon. I gotta think the southern conferences are eventually going to fold too, but wait too fucking long to do it in any sensible manner. They’re gonna get their teams and families sick first.
Brachiator
Shit is getting serious now. How will we get through the pandemic without Dr Pepper?
From CNN.
West of the Cascades
I do, too (season tix to both). I was sad/happy to see the NWSL Challenge Cup go to someone other than NC or Portland — so glad Eckerstrom stood on her head to take out the Courage, but also sort of glad (despite the heartache of seeing the Thorns go out) to see a new team win.
Glad to see our boys in green/girls in red represent the Rose City so well in this summer’s semi-soccer extravaganzas.
Brachiator
@jl:
Hmm. Where have I seen this nonsense before?
Are they going to ask to see her long form birth certificate? Claim that she was really born in Jamaica?
What a bunch of dopes.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Brachiator:
Yes.
Probably.
HumboldtBlue
I’m no Star Wars guy but this version of the Imperial March is universal.
Brachiator
Saw this stupid NY Times headline while scanning stories about the VP selection.
Because California is Delaware and DC adjacent.
But the Democrats should have a little fun with this nugget.
MisterForkbeard
@dmsilev: I’m going to admit that when Hannity et all are claiming that Biden didn’t make the choice at all (and that’s what they’re doing), this is the only thing I can think of that makes sense of that. Clyburn told Biden he would vastly prefer Harris, and Biden agreed to it.
They’re trying to turn advice into “Joe can’t make decisions on his own and someone else strongarmed him into it”. Losers.
@Brachiator: I suppose it’s not technically the worst take that the NYT could have had, but it’s definitely bad. Geographic balance of having a west coaster and an east coaster? That sounds balancing.
prostratedragon
@MisterForkbeard:
There is a term that some White people use in referring to other White people who
sincerely try not to be racist pigsare less exacting in choosing to whom they would listen. I think that is at what that is getting.Jay
opiejeanne
@prostratedragon: Is it two words, the second one being “lover”?
Jay
Jay
Jay
Calouste
@jl: Also, that Biden is a radical atheist Marxist who is going to impose Sharia law, and you’ll need to learn Chinese to understand it.
Jay
Not Michael Cohen. Ratfucker was released on a privledge get out of jail free card, while thousands of others die.
Martin
@Jay: Who the fuck throws a right-wing fit in a Sprouts?
Jay
@Calouste: learning Cantonese or Mandarin won’t help.
languages are logical, wingnut is not.
Martin
@MisterForkbeard: Biden was supposed to pick someone out of a midwest coffee shop, not another coastal elitist.
NYT still thinks Akron is a market they sell papers in.
Jay
@Martin:
wingers
Jay
mrmoshpotato
@Calouste:
Good ol’ nutjobs. ?
Jay
Jay
Sab
@Martin: I live in Akron. NYT does sell papers in Akron. They even have home delivery that is very reliable.
Sab
I supported Warren in the primary, but I think she is too old to be VP. I didn’t support Harris because I wanted Warren so much. I am thrilled by this pick. I like Harris a lot, and Warren will stay in the Senate where she is good at being a Senator.
Brachiator
@Martin:
It’s funny how Obama was a coastal elitist, even though he was from Chicago.
David ? ☘The Establishment☘? Koch
Yes We Kam! (photo)
Uncle Cosmo
@Jay: “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist.” Considering the source of the c&p, no further comment required.