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March 21, 2013

Happy toisday [Purp]
— Open Blogger

For your low budget seqestering pleasure, the Kinks to start the day.

I once saw Stiv Bators live hang himself with the mic cord on the stage lighting framework. That was around 77' when this clip was filmed. He's been dead for over 20 years now. One of the lucky ones who cashed out while we were still riding high as a nation.

Don't forget to embrace the suck cheerfully. The weekend is only two days away!

Posted by: Open Blogger at 12:45 AM | Comments (72)
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1 Embraced

Posted by: Closing time at March 21, 2013 01:06 AM (/0DF2)

2 you captured the mood I'm in perfectly, PurpAv.

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 01:09 AM (0PiQ4)

3 Fools and knaves make me angry and depressed.

Posted by: Endeavor to Persevere at March 21, 2013 01:18 AM (zZJJp)

4 What fresh new hell comes today?

Posted by: sinmi at March 21, 2013 01:19 AM (M+jLM)

5 anybody awake no anything about the economies of Sweden and Norway? help me if you do

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 01:23 AM (0PiQ4)

6 Still banned?

Posted by: teej at March 21, 2013 01:27 AM (J3IzX)

7 teej! you up? hi!

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 01:28 AM (0PiQ4)

8 The hit and run ban strikes again. I guess it's due to being on a phone. My hash changes so I'm guess my IP does too and just runs head first into em sometimes.

Posted by: teej at March 21, 2013 01:31 AM (cWpCn)

9 Good morning young lady. Up at 4 on workdays. What are you doing up?

Posted by: teej at March 21, 2013 01:32 AM (cWpCn)

10 hi you. you making coffee? Im having one of those nights where I can't sleep more than 4 hrs.

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 01:33 AM (0PiQ4)

11 Been drinking instant for going on nine years. A couple of cups in the morning doesn't seem worth buying a coffee maker or the trouble. Enough cream and sugar and it's tasty enough. Sorry you're not sleeping well tonight/last night.

Posted by: teej at March 21, 2013 01:37 AM (ma+gB)

12 teej, my neice is keeping me from sleep. when I wasn't paying attention, she bleached her eyebrows and I think shaved her head. She has been studying art in Sweden last year. She goes on and on about how great Norway and Sweden are bc college is free!!

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 01:37 AM (0PiQ4)

13 Im so glad I got to talk to you this morning. I think you're my good luck charm, teej.

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 01:42 AM (0PiQ4)

14 Uh-oh. Well, she may grow out of all that. Prayers. I've got about 20 minutes before I need to get busy. Did you ever get into the Motown sound?

Posted by: teej at March 21, 2013 01:42 AM (ma+gB)

15 "good luck charm.." And you make me smile so we're even.

Posted by: teej at March 21, 2013 01:43 AM (ma+gB)

16 The Swedish Armed Forces (FÃ¶rsvarsmakten) have apologized for contributing to the death of over 500 minks after low-flying planes caused the animals to turn on their young in a panic-induced killing spree. ... When planes flew past at low altitudes, the adult minks became so terrified that they turned on their young and bit them to death.

Posted by: Endeavor to Persevere at March 21, 2013 01:44 AM (zZJJp)

17 Well, I just saw barky didn't pick K-State or KU this year... thank God.

Posted by: teej at March 21, 2013 01:49 AM (ma+gB)

18 An early morning thread and I have been missing it.

Posted by: Vic at March 21, 2013 01:50 AM (53z96)

19 yes on Motown . this is so early. this is when you get up? it still feels like the middle of the night.

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 01:51 AM (0PiQ4)

20 Morning all; yesterday was the first day of Spring but it is still Winter here

Posted by: Vic at March 21, 2013 01:51 AM (53z96)

21 Vic is here too. Yay! Another one of my AoS favorites.

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 01:53 AM (0PiQ4)

22 I think I'm an hour ahead of you. In honor of The Spinners' lead singer passing you might check out their collaboration with Dionne Warwick on "Could it be I'm Falling in Love."

Posted by: teej at March 21, 2013 01:55 AM (cWpCn)

23 Still cold here too Vic. Snowed Hugh flakes Monday. Highs in the 40's for another week.

Posted by: teej at March 21, 2013 01:58 AM (cWpCn)

24 Hugh? shrugs huge

Posted by: teej at March 21, 2013 02:00 AM (cWpCn)

25 are you in mountain or central? Kansas is too flat to be in mountain. so, you're an hour ahead of me. get ready for work, teej. I'm okay. I hope you have a good day.

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 02:01 AM (0PiQ4)

26 Yeah, I gotta go. You have a great day. If you haven't yet, search True North Road to the Country Stampede on u tube. BTW, the bus was a photo shop. Love each other fellow babies.

Posted by: teej at March 21, 2013 02:05 AM (cWpCn)

27 Good morning, folks. Anyone got a good groundhog stew recipe? 20 freakin degrees outside! Didn't that little bastard not see his shadow???

Posted by: Mirage at March 21, 2013 02:06 AM (d0cBL)

28 anybody awake no anything about the economies of Sweden and Norway? help me if you do

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 05:23 AM (0PiQ4)

Heritage rates Demark above the US for economic freedom. Sweden is ranked lower.

Denmark - 9

US - 10

Sweden - 18

http://www.heritage.org/index/ranking

Posted by: Vic at March 21, 2013 02:07 AM (53z96)

29 Still cold here too Vic. Snowed Hugh flakes Monday.
Highs in the 40's for another week.

Posted by: teej at March 21, 2013 05:58 AM (cWpCn)

They are predicting snow here tomorrow night.

Posted by: Vic at March 21, 2013 02:08 AM (53z96)

30 thanks Vic. Bye bye teej.

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 02:10 AM (0PiQ4)

31 Hugh was the Family man who they sent over to shut down the flower shop that the Franciscan brothers were running at the hospital to raise funds. Roughed 'em up.

Because Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent florist friars.

Posted by: comatus at March 21, 2013 02:12 AM (qaVK+)

32 L, elle You are probably looking for something like a discussion/comparison for talking points? I do not know a thing, but found this n Denmark, so figure they probably have similar for Sweden http://tinyurl.com/br62qt2

Posted by: Mirage at March 21, 2013 02:12 AM (d0cBL)

33 L, elle This one is a discussion... http://tinyurl.com/clqdcvk

Posted by: Mirage at March 21, 2013 02:15 AM (d0cBL)

34 anybody awake no anything about the economies of Sweden and Norway? help me if you do Well, Malmo is pretty much same, same... Muslim Teen Stabs His Abused Sister 107 Times in Honor-Killing, Gets 8 Years http://tinyurl.com/malmorape Don't know how it translates economically but I am quite sure that Uppsala Univeritet will produce Swedes up to the challenge, or not... http://tinyurl.com/UppsalaShame

Posted by: Deety at March 21, 2013 02:15 AM (jVk2G)

35 Stiv Bators...he covered The Electric Prunes' (I Had) Too Much to Dream and even though you can find a version (or two) on the Webz I've never found the one that I'd heard on college radio back in the day...which was one of the best covers of all time by anyone. Morning all....

Posted by: billygoat at March 21, 2013 02:21 AM (hh8rX)

36 Of course, my impeccable manners, and the news of Harry Reems' passing, prevents me from commenting on the fact that, for a moment, this thread took on a Walter Matthau/Marly Tyler Moore vibe. So I won't mention it.

Posted by: Opus An Arcus at March 21, 2013 02:24 AM (nnxPI)

37 Howdy. It has almost been Spring here in the South. Something is pollenating and making me sneeze...

Posted by: ALH at March 21, 2013 02:28 AM (eqV3Q)

38 Mirage and Deety ---- hey awake when I shouldn't be! I have a wayward neice who talks like she is a member of the FSA. she's studying art in Sweden. BC it's free!! she still listens to me . What do I say to her?

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 02:29 AM (0PiQ4)

39 Yeah we had two brief days of Spring and it is back to Winter.

Posted by: Vic at March 21, 2013 02:30 AM (53z96)

40 funny, comatus.

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 02:31 AM (0PiQ4)

41 Tell her that all socialist economies eventually collapse. And that includes Sweden and the US.

Posted by: Vic at March 21, 2013 02:31 AM (53z96)

42 38 L, elle I have been around all sorts of teens, and frankly, if she is dead set on it, there is likely little to say to sway. Have you, instead, considered the "let me have her come to the conlusion herself" tactic?

Posted by: Mirage at March 21, 2013 02:33 AM (d0cBL)

43 L, elle Books like Girl with the Dragon Tattoo come to mind, and these places have their dark underbellies like the rest, nd are not so kind to those that do not pull their weight. Iirc that one of these countries sent young adults out of the country (as in over the border) to find jobs. If you aren't born there, I am sure it could be a serious bitch. When I lived in Germany, for example, you could not get a job unless you were fluent in the local language/dialect... I would doubt it woud be much different in Sweden, Norway or Denmark.

Posted by: Mirage at March 21, 2013 02:38 AM (d0cBL)

44 Vic, I have held the DOOM card so that I don't scare her away. But you're right. She's actually smart in the wrong way. She read Jean-Paul Satre in high school without reading Edmond Burke as a counter balance.

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 02:41 AM (0PiQ4)

Posted by: jon at March 21, 2013 02:47 AM (CWlPF)

46 Shit, all the guys here are older and smarter than me.

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 02:47 AM (0PiQ4)

47 Hrm, let's try that again. Morning horde. Snowing big, fat flakes here in SEPA. Freaked out the dogs.

Posted by: joncelli at March 21, 2013 02:47 AM (CWlPF)

48 Jean-Paul Satre is typical of the pretentious French Marxist philosopher phonies.

The only people who worship him are French Marxists and NY commies in the inherited moneyed set.

Posted by: Vic at March 21, 2013 02:50 AM (53z96)

49 joncelli, Morning. No snow, but 19 degrees! I was hating on that little puxatawney bastage a little earlier. Lies.

Posted by: Mirage at March 21, 2013 02:50 AM (d0cBL)

50 what kind of dogs, joncelli? bc that matters.

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 02:51 AM (0PiQ4)

51 L, elle Here is a January article... http://tinyurl.com/bvq8lgm What I get from ths is Scandinavian economic growth, but if you see numbers, they are saturated population... Still with a fairly crappy unemployment rate.

Posted by: Mirage at March 21, 2013 02:52 AM (d0cBL)

52 Somehow my bracket ended up with Louisville v Florida.

Posted by: blaster at March 21, 2013 02:53 AM (/1U3u)

53 L,elle can always ask her. So how much is that art degree worth in the real world of Sweden or the US?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 21, 2013 02:53 AM (tkWnt)

54 Yeah, somebody needs to drag Phil out of his hole and bop him on the head with a newspaper. Mirage, where are you?

Posted by: joncelli at March 21, 2013 02:53 AM (CWlPF)

55 L,elle can always ask her. So how much is that art degree worth in the real world of Sweden or the US?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 21, 2013 06:53 AM (tkWnt)

I have a SIL with an Art degree. She was an actual artist as well. She is now a teacher in AZ.

Posted by: Vic at March 21, 2013 02:54 AM (53z96)

56 L,elle, one's a Boston terrier and one is a terrier mutt. They're...high spirited. Yeah, let's go with that.

Posted by: joncelli at March 21, 2013 02:54 AM (CWlPF)

57 Zero Dark Thirty the Sequel - Mission to Terminate Puxatowmie Phil.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 21, 2013 02:54 AM (tkWnt)

We ran out of degrees here in MN just now. Frigging January temps in late March.

Posted by: zeera at March 21, 2013 02:56 AM (Lv9bM)

59 L, elle Have you looked at citizenship requirements? That might be a deal-breaker there...

Posted by: Mirage at March 21, 2013 02:57 AM (d0cBL)

60 Always liked "Your Love Is Like a Nuclear Waste." But that was the Damned, not the Dead Boys.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 21, 2013 02:57 AM (tqLft)

61 >>>...all the guys here are older and smarter than me.

Speaking only for myself, older maybe.

Smarter? Nah.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 21, 2013 02:57 AM (4Mv1T)

62 I can haz DOOM?

Posted by: blaster at March 21, 2013 02:57 AM (/1U3u)

63 57 Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 21, 2013 06:54 AM (tkWnt) I like your thinking! Make it so!

Posted by: Mirage at March 21, 2013 02:58 AM (d0cBL)

64 Gabe logged in at 6:47 yesterday. Where is he today?

Posted by: Vic at March 21, 2013 02:59 AM (53z96)

65 Thanks you, Anna and Mirage. really. poor kid. you should see her. she looks like a young, sad, confused feminist with daddy issues waiting to be takin advantage of. I don't have words.

Posted by: L, elle at March 21, 2013 03:00 AM (0PiQ4)

66 It has almost been Spring here in the South. Something is pollenating and making me sneeze... According to the Gospel according to the Weather Channel: And so it came to pass that Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Sandy struck the northeast USA, and the Gods at the Weather Channel declared it was bad, and Global Warming. And the people came to know that this knowledge must be from the Gods so it was so. It came to pass the ground remained wet and the flowers and trees bloomed and the pollen was abundant and the Gods at the Weather Channel declared it was bad, and Global Warming. And the people came to know that this knowledge must be from the Gods so it was so.

Posted by: Regular Moron [/i] at March 21, 2013 03:00 AM (feFL6)

67 Blaster, will this work?
http://youtu.be/qDp2XZpSy9k

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 21, 2013 03:00 AM (tkWnt)

68 L.elle. Another tack to take with an art degree to ask is this - has it improved what she likes doing or turned her into a harsh critic of art?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at March 21, 2013 03:03 AM (tkWnt)

69 L'elle. My son is in music school in Boston, and a seriously musically inclined whack job. Don't ask me why I agreed to send him, it's a long story, and was actually my idea, due to limited options.

Nevertheless, the only thing I got here is that you are best to give 'em facts, not opinions. They can confirm facts on the 'net. Then, at 3AM they might arrive at the same conclusion as the facts present, even if you don't get credit. I don't care about being right, I just want them to be incrementally better off than they would have been without some guidance.

Posted by: Tobacco Road at March 21, 2013 03:03 AM (4Mv1T)

70 Morning all. 54 going to 74, light rain. Welcome to Texas.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 21, 2013 03:04 AM (d0Dmj)

71 L, elle You poor thing. Don't pull any punches though, because if she's that smart, you need to lay it all out, even if it is harsh. She as to have the info, then reconcile. You need a nastygramdatadump that she cannot deny.

Posted by: Mirage at March 21, 2013 03:05 AM (d0cBL)

72 Thanks for bringing up the good ol Punk days. Still a punk. Still pushing back. I just use the lyrics against them now..

Posted by: Mark at March 21, 2013 07:19 AM (k/ifP)

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