Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

The gop is a fucking disgrace.

There is no right way to do the wrong thing.

The republican caucus is covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.

In after Baud. Damn.

Somebody needs to explain to DeSantis that nobody needs to do anything to make him look bad.

How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

I have other things to bitch about but those will have to wait.

The most dangerous place for a black man in America is in a white man’s imagination.

Celebrate the fucking wins.

Fight them, without becoming them!

I conferred with the team and they all agree – still not tired of winning!

You are so fucked. Still, I wish you the best of luck.

Stamping your little feets and demanding that they see how important you are? Not working anymore.

Republicans: “Abortion is murder but you can take a bus to get one.” Easy peasy.

Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

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  2. 2.

    Ramalama

    I forgot they had those moves. Can’t think of any other movie than Blues Brothers  having so much musical star power, star amplification, star ramplage.

    My BIL grew up on the street where they shot a lot of the movie, and so of course the wedding was Blues Brother themed. My sister, the bride, was like, “Yeah fine.” But it was fun.

  5. 5.

    UncleEbeneezer

    Had my first in-person meeting with my therapist yesterday and it went well.  We have good chemistry, she seems very warm, non-judgmental, supportive etc.

    Also, finally got paid for my PUSD coaching gig.  Our season ended 11/1 and they were slow as hell to cut checks.  But we just booked our trip to Mexico City so the timing was perfect.

    Today, my wife gave me an early B-day present of an Italian suit.  I’ve been needing one for fancy occasions and our trip to the ballet in a couple weeks.  It will need some tailoring adjustments, but should work.  I really should’ve gotten one when we were in Vietnam (you can get high-quality, tailored suits real cheap over there).  Now I just need some dress shoes and DAMN they are pricey (shocked emoji).

    Also looks like I may go to Denver for a few days over the holidays.

  6. 6.

    JML

    I love the OG Blues Brothers stuff. Lot of joy and fun in those performances. Aykroyd really knew his stuff too, and always has had a deep love of the blues. (and a lot of the old-timers they loved got wider recognition because of the Blues Brothers, who were always very upfront about who the real guys were)

    hell of a band they assembled too.

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    JML

    @Martin: I love the big long trips they did on Top Gear. the Vietnam one was great, especially Clarkson utterly failing the driving test.

  15. 15.

    Gin & Tonic

    @UncleEbeneezer: I dunno, my son had a suit made in VN some years back, and it wasn’t very good. I guess you have to know your stuff and know where to go, but he ended up disappointed.

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    David_C

    It helped that the backup band had Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn, and Lou Marini (the ones I recognize in the video).

    The bros were seriously talented.

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    UncleEbeneezer

    @Gin & Tonic: That’s what worried me.  Also it was like 90 degrees and 50% humidity and I had very little interest in getting into a suit, even just for measurements.  I was much more interested in your namesake.  The G&T’s in Vietnam were so good!

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    frosty

    It’s open on a tab in your browser because the other night you were making us aware that you’d never seen Princess Bride or Young Frankenstein and you were being chided. I was thinking about asking if you’d ever seen Blues Brothers and somehow you’re browser stole my thoughts.

  28. 28.

    EntroPi

    @Gin & Tonic: how’s your power doing?
    I’m in PVD, and currently have 2 fires going in case we’re in for a longer term outage.

    it is surprisingly difficult to get a fire started when you can’t see the firewood.

  29. 29.

    SpaceUnit

    From what I’ve read the whole SNL cast in the 70’s were doing so much coke that they couldn’t help but dance like that.

  30. 30.

    frosty

    @Ramalama: Blues Brothers hit at the right time to get all the R&B stars together before they passed on, even including Cab Calloway! Getting Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn from Booker T and the MGs (Stax house band) for their band was brilliant, too.

    I need to watch this again!

  36. 36.

    WaterGirl

    @Nancy: Well, I saw Blues Brothers when it came out, more than once!

    But I will try Princess Bride.  The scene that was posted on Medium Cool was very funny.  I cannot believe how young he looked!

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    Renie

    @WaterGirl: ​
     

    Late to the thread but WaterGirl if you see this thanks so much for posting them singing. As soon as I started the video, I thought of the scene with Aretha Franklin and was so happy to see that posted!

    Great pick-me-up.

  42. 42.

    West of the Rockies

    I must be missing something.  I’ve never found either Belushi funny.  I’m not trying to piss on the parade, just saying opinions vary.

  43. 43.

    WaterGirl

    @Renie: Yeah, both were pick-me-ups for me, too!

    We have to learn how to feed our souls while we’re fighting the good fight. :-)

    At least I do!  If we collapse in exhaustion rage and despair, we’re no good to anyone.

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    CliosFanBoy

    I remember when that first aired. We were sitting around sipping beers in my frat house, and we were like, “WTF is this? Is this a comedy sketch? Is this really the musical act?”

  46. 46.

    raven

    Belushi was from Wheaton and he used the names of two of my friends (and his), Silvio Insana and Steve Beshekas in SNL skits. Steve was killed in his apartment trying to save his cat. The cat survived the fire but didn’t make it.

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    sab

    My pitbull is annoying me by stealing my quilt and my bedspead in order to build herself a little fortress.

    I habe told her repeatedly that I want  all that stu ff back.-,

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    Mr. Bemused Senior

    @kalakal: aww. I have watched the Princess Bride numerous times, first with my children, more recently with my grandchildren. I wouldn’t call it “funny,” rather highly enjoyable. The kids love it.

    [ETA WisDems did a script reading with the original cast back in 2020. A few technical glitches but still a hoot.]

  54. 54.

    kalakal

    @Mr. Bemused Senior:

    It’s just one of those things. So many people have recommended it to me, I’ve tried to watch it several times. Part of the problem is it nearly works for me but fails. When I’ve tried to watch it ( never made it all the way through) I just find it utterly predictable. I can practically say the lines before the actors ( this is when I get to bits I haven’t seen yet )

  57. 57.

    laura

    I hope that there might be some interest in a holiday music thread- there’s so much lovely music, and the light in darkness/hope for brighter days ahead might be a lovely space for exploring new or familiar songs or music, some sacred space, a respite from fuckery, solace and whatnot

    I know my old heart could use it.

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