Okay, this is really funny.
Let’s give a round of applause to Russian military training and their equipment.
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Mixed Feelings
I don’t know what to think about the news of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death over the past weekend.
I know that there were times when I agreed with him, and other times when I found his attitude or actions completely bewildering — not to say enraging.
I’ll let my Readers who knew him better help guide my thoughts. It’s a little sobering for me, however, to realize that Graham was my age, and now he’s gone: just like that.
And of course, the Left are exhibiting their usual behavior at his death, but that was to be expected.
More important, however, is who will replace him in the Senate.
Monday Funnies
A Classical Note:
And while they’re staring, a couple post-Independence Day thoughts:
And back to the usual slop:
And only in Murka:
Classic Beauty: Stephanie Beacham (2)
We’ve looked at Stephanie Beacham before (here), but why not a continuation?
And of more recent vintage:
She may be past her prime, so to speak, but even her post-prime still keeps up with the youngins.
The REAL Desert Island Discs
You all know the premise: you’re stuck on a deserted island somewhere, and all you have for entertainment is a wind-up (or solar-powered) record- or CD player and a few records. Which records would you choose to have? (The most common number of records allowed is eight or ten.)
If the assumption is that you’re going to be marooned there for a lengthy period of time, e.g. ten years, then I have to say that after a year or so (maybe sooner), you’re going to be using those albums as Frisbees because no matter how much you love them, you’ll be heartily sick of their contents.
So I’m going to expand the concept because it’s still a nice way to decide your favorite albums — and I’m going to stipulate albums because forget singles: that assumes you’d only be marooned for a couple-three weeks.
Here, then, are the parameters:
Ten composers, singers or groups. Examples: Beethoven, Elvis Presley, Rolling Stones. It can be any mix of the above — all bands, all singers, whatever. But only ten.
Specify up to five albums for each selection. Assume 45-50 minutes of music per album.
So you’ll have a maximum of fifty albums allowed. (For the pedantic, we can allow CDs to ensure that they’ll last however long you’re marooned.) But no carrying over: if you can’t think of five but only three, that’s what you get. I will allow only ONE compilation album, in total.
To give everyone the idea, here are my choices:
Songbird No More
My generation of musicians seems to be dropping like flies. Now it’s Bonnie Tyler, at age 75. (And by the way, hers is a lovely story.)
Yeah, it’s a heartache, which has a special place in my memory because I used to sing it (complete with her breathy rasp).
Or there’s Total Eclipse, of course.
R.I.P.