Mojo Nixon - Beer Ain't Drinkin' "Hey Mr. Piano Player... Whackadoo!" [m.youtube.com]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 13, 2019:

This Land is your Land - Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper. Esta Tierra es Tu Tierra This has some wonderfully manic dancing. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UW6sTCDwOnM

Mojo Nixon - Beer Ain't Drinkin' "Hey Mr. Piano Player... Whackadoo!" [m.youtube.com]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Are You Drinkin' With Me Jesus? - Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon I saw you sittin' there I was tryin' not to stare I wasn't sure if it was you I didn't know just what to do [Chorus:] Are you drinkin' with me Jesus I can't see you very clear Are you drinkin' with me Jesus Would you buy a friend a beer As I nestled on my barstool I felt your warmness within I looked down at my pants That wasn't warmness I wet myself again [Chorus:] Does your head pound, Jesus As hung over you do rise How does paradise look, Jesus Through holy bloodshot eyes Should we take a cab home Jesus Man, we can hoof it from here I know you can walk on the water But can you walk on this much beer Are you drinkin' with me Jesus I can't see you very clear https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3rcyAF4lz04

My godless Facebook friend is dying.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 13, 2019:

She just recently shared this with me so I have a better idea of what she's dealing with. She's still hanging in there, still struggling, and still kicking my tail in WWF (though I've come back from <10% win rate to around 20%). Oh... and it's recently been determined her husband has Alzheimer's. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DD23yhuxwp0

What species is a human mother's fetus?

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Shouldn't it be mother's fetus btw? Not a spelling flame. Maybe it's a trick question.

One do over....

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 13, 2019:

Wow. Great question. Tough one too. Wish for more wishes? No, nevermind... different hypothetical. Head spinning. Too many options. Too many mistakes. I guess I'd pick the do-over of a lost love, though I'm sure it would end up much the same way. Ironically, it was covered by the same 10 year time frame of Kurt Vonnegut's Timequake.

I just joined the group "Republican Atheists" because I'm fascinated just what sort of animal that ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 12, 2019:

@Renickulous (replying to his abortion challenge down thread - don't want this buried in comment replies). That's like saying you not lobbying for mothers and doctors to be prosecuted for murder destroys your argument... or does it? You feel it is the "murder" of a human being, and yet your own actions seem to fall short of that. Why so? Are there other murders you so casually condone? Why or why not? This seems to do a fairly good job framing the issue. "Abortion is the focus of some of the most intense social, cultural, political, religious, and ethical debates in modern American society. Some regard abortion as something people should be able to choose while others say abortion is a great evil which is destroying the moral fabric of society. Many of the debates turn on the status of the fetus: Is a fetus a person? Does a fetus have moral or legal rights? How we define a person and the fetus may decide the abortion debates." https://www.thoughtco.com/when-fetus-become-person-with-rights-248026

Congrats to Leftists. We just hit 170 members! Thank you all for your love and support.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 12, 2019:

I also joined Republican Atheists to see what they were like. Not a whole lot different from my viewpoint of the crowd at Breitbart or Townhall websites. Secularists... singing the praises of the GOP. A lot of observations (complaints actually) about not many atheist conservative groups. The godless groups seem "controlled" by 'librul' values.

Let Me Pass Bo Diddley [youtu.be]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 12, 2019:

What a line up! Love the smooth moves by all.

I just joined the group "Republican Atheists" because I'm fascinated just what sort of animal that ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 12, 2019:

If I was going there to be a troll, there is a classic case of a troll that was made a moderator to the Conservapedia webpage that went around adding the word "allegedly" to every single statement of scientific fact. ?

I just joined the group "Republican Atheists" because I'm fascinated just what sort of animal that ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Heh.

I do, however, have a "No Solicitation" sign...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 12, 2019:

I am (a liar). Glob Bless This Mess.

I do, however, have a "No Solicitation" sign...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 12, 2019:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J7H1IBMND4A

Trying to find a quote that I think is Frank Zappa but no luck.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 12, 2019:

R'amen.

Trying to find a quote that I think is Frank Zappa but no luck.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 12, 2019:

We have a winner! H/T @indirect76

"Today the societies and peoples of the developed countries are tragically experiencing the ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 12, 2019:

"We should do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to earn a living. It is a fact today that one in ten thousand of us can make a technological breakthrough capable of supporting all the rest. The youth of today are absolutely right in recognizing this nonsense of earning a living. We keep inventing jobs because of this false idea that everybody has to be employed at some kind of drudgery because, according to Malthusian Darwinian theory he must justify his right to exist. So we have inspectors of inspectors and people making instruments for inspectors to inspect inspectors. The true business of people should be to go back to school and think about whatever it was they were thinking about before somebody came along and told them they had to earn a living." ~ R. Buckminster Fuller

Packing Technology is AWESOME (from homemade to advanced stand-to-pee and play devices) - YouTube

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 12, 2019:

This seems to apply to some elements, though even that is changing these days. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sFBOQzSk14c

"Today the societies and peoples of the developed countries are tragically experiencing the ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 12, 2019:

Does "approve" the comment mean I agree with it, or just allow it to post?

The Cramps - Bettie Page tribute "What's Inside a Girl?" Sugar and spice? [m.youtube.com]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 12, 2019:

The Cramps - What's Inside a Girl? Whoa, there's some things, baby, I just can't swallow Mama told me that girls are hollow What's inside a girl? Somethin' tellin' me there's a whole another world You gotta pointy bra, a ten inch waist Long black stockings all over the place Boots, buckles, belts outside Whatcha got in there you tryin' to hide? What's inside a girl? Ain't no hotter question in a so-called civilized world I can't help peekin' Well, you can't see it by satellite and baby, that's cheatin' The President's callin' an emergency meetin' The King of Siam sent a telegram Sayin', "Wop bop a loop a lop a lop boom bam" The President's callin' an emergency meetin' The King of Siam sent a telegram Sayin', "Wop bop a loop a lop a lop boom bam" What's inside a girl? And I have somethin tellin' me there's a whole another world Whatcha got, whatcha got, whatcha got in the pot? Whatcha got, whatcha got, whatcha got in the pot? In the bottom of your bottomless body pit Oh baby, you got somethin' an' I gotta get it Come on, baby, what's inside a girl? Like a itty bitty baby takes apart his toys Gotta find what's rilin' up the boys Sugar and spice is just a bluff You can tell me, baby, what is that stuff? Come on, what's inside a girl? That wavy gravy got my head in a whirl Whatcha got, whatcha got, whatcha got in the pot? Whatcha got, whatcha got, whatcha got in the pot? In the bottom of your bottomless body pit Oh baby, you got somethin' an' I gotta get it Come on, baby, what's inside a girl? Whatcha got, whatcha got, whatcha got in the pot? Whatcha got, whatcha got, whatcha got in the pot? Whatcha got, whatcha got, whatcha got in the pot? Whatcha got, whatcha got, whatcha got in the pot? Oh, baby, what's inside a girl?

I am the Monarch of the Sea - Gilbert & Sullivan One way to make it to the tropics.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 11, 2019:

MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY by Stromb https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0eBPnhtpjwg

Kris Kristofferson - Here comes that rainbow again (1982) Video editing perfection here.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 11, 2019:

Leo Kottke With Emmylou Harris - Here Comes That Rainbow Again (1983) And my preferred version. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=obm8u9F4Iu8

Gene Summers - Baby Are You Kiddin' [m.youtube.com]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 11, 2019:

My post counter maxed out at 1 today rather than the allowed 6. Still on the fritz, @CaroleKay ?

Fun Fact I bet you didn't know this...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 11, 2019:

"Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mindbogglingly big it is. I mean you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space." ~ The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.

Johnny Cash - Get Rhythm (lyrics) Put taps on your toes and get gone. [m.youtube.com]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 11, 2019:

I think DST has messed up the site's post counter. Didn't reset at midnight or 1am (or beyond).

Why don't other tenants help me shovel snow?

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 10, 2019:

Is there a bulletin board in any of the common areas? Post an invite or share these thoughts. Also as another commenter pointed out, talk to the owners/managers for some sort of reimbursement. If it started to bug me too much in that situation, I'd buy me a set of those slip-on traction treads for shoes and boots I've been seeing in online ads, and laugh my ass off when the owners got sued because someone slipped. That sounds heartless I know, but you've described a situation where no one else seems to care about others, so it's not unreasonable for you to look out for yourself above all else. I'd bet if you ceased your charitable act, someone would eventually ask you about it. That would be a great time to vent, no?

Caption this!

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 10, 2019:

"I'm not much of a praying man, but if you're up there... save me, Superman!"

Two of sci-fi horror movies I recall but can't remember enough details to pull up titles.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 10, 2019:

God Told Me To (1976) Trailer https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YGL9Si2loco

The Thin Red Line - Melanesian Choirs - Compilation Even as an atheist, I find these spirituals ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 9, 2019:

The lyrics for this compilation sre in the expanded info in the link itself. Published on Sep 5, 2008 Lyrics - Pidgin English: God, yu tekem laef blong mi, mi mi givim nao long yu. back mi givim evride blong leftemap nem blong yu. God, yu tekem han blong mi Blong givhan long nara man, Mo yu tekem leg blong mi Blong mi karem tok blong yu. God, yu tekem voes blong mi Blong mi presem yu oltaem, Mo yu tekem maot blong mi Blong mi talem tok blong yu. God, ol mane tu blong mi, Plis, yu tekemi mi blong yu Mo yu tekem hed blong mi Blong mi waes long wok blong yu. Yu mekem tingting blong mi I stap strong long yu oltaem. Yu nomo yu king blong mi Plis yu rul long laef blong yu. God, mi laekem yu tumas, Mbae yu king blong mi oltaem. Evri samting ya blong mi Mi mi givim nao long yu. :-------------------------------------------------------------------------: Jisas, yu holem hand blong mi Tekem long blong mi antrane quaia for yu Hitlas huayebe gusa ki long lis hala waala conyi kaiai for yu - hee eeh Jisas, yu canda yira huu-huu-huu hinte querri hissa huu-huu-huu Fracissas ni canda hirla huu-huu-huu hinte querri hissa Bolwa yu candai quero yu for sethe santayu for ya-for sis for mi Wosre yu rere hi for her rara efisuah en gus rasor Jisas, yu canda yira huu-huu-huu hinte querri hissa huu-huu-huu fracissas ni canda hirla huu-huu-huu hinte querri hissa. :-----------------------------------------------------------------: Soon my lord shall call for me what a great reunoin day Friends and love ones I shall see What a great reunion day Some bright morning I shall fly away Haleluah what a great reunoin day Soon my lord shall call for me what a great reunoin day Friends and love ones I shall see What a great reunion day Some bright morning I shall fly away Haleluah

Thoughts on people who claim not to be religious but still believe in Jesus/god/sin/heaven etc?

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 9, 2019:

There's a great essay called, "Kurt Vonnegut, Christ-Loving Atheist," that I was going to link, but it's behind a paywall now so I didn't bother.

Just wanted to let you know about two bug fixes that are now live.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Prolly explains the 502? error message I was getting for a short while the other day.

Cherry Poppin' Daddies - "Zoot Suit Riot" (original video) Prolly a dupe here.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Lindy Hop Hellzapoppin More high energy from a group equally marginalized at the time it was made. My guess is that while it was being filmed, they might not have been allowed the same perks other performers on the lot had. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r5u5nxnroro

Cherry Poppin' Daddies - "Zoot Suit Riot" (original video) Prolly a dupe here.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 9, 2019:

J. Geils Band - I Do I once got to stand on the stage for the last half of the show with Peter Wolf video recording because a drummer friend (friend of a friend more accurately) was playing as part of his house band. He gave me his video camera to record the moment for him. I was at the front of the stage and Peter Wolf kept coming over to mug for the camera. I was loving it. He then reached down and pulled me out of the audience and onto the stage like that one Bruce Springsteen video. I spent the rest of the show next to the drum kit moving around enough to try to capture all the guys in the house band. Problem was, my drummer friend had not charged his battery fully. Towards the end, I could get a minute or two, then it'd die. I'd wait and try again for a few more seconds over and over, till it died completely. I just stayed there pretending it worked. It was so awesome to see the best part of the show from behind the singer looking out on the audience in a tiny club in Redondo Beach (The Strand?). I never got to see the footage. The band watched it with Peter and then he asked that it be erased because the quality was so poor and he didn't want it ever making it out there. I was heartbroken about that part, though I was pretty sure my camera work itself was good. All in all, it was one of the memories of a lifetime. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w5h0A1u-XsE

Big Jay McNeely - Live in LA 1983 I'm also a sax maniac.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Cherry Poppin' Daddies - "Zoot Suit Riot" (original video) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1IqH3uliwJY

Johnny Cash - Tennessee Stud [youtu.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 9, 2019:

It does indeed (a ref to Cash playing one of your songs means it's no longer yours). ? [OFFICIAL VIDEO] Folsom Prison Blues/Pinball Wizard Mash Up (Cash/Who) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6bfPwtUTP4k

The Meters - Just Kissed My Baby [youtu.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Yeah, Carole. It is amazing the wealth of information there, and the comments can be both informative and hysterical. The best advice I ever saw on providing oral pleasures to a woman was Sam Kinison who said, "Guys... lick the alphabet." Hell, it doesn't even have to be cursive. ???

THE SHADOWS "Apache"...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 9, 2019:

Sometimes it's so hard to track down instrumentals you like with no lyrics and sometimes obtuse titles. I still have one on my list that I'm dying to locate but no luck. Might have to do that Google audio search thingy, but I wouldn't be able to whistle it to save my life.

Big Jay McNeely - Live in LA 1983 I'm also a sax maniac.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 9, 2019:

J. Geils Band - I Do I once got to stand on the stage for the last half of the show with Peter Wolf video recording because a drummer friend (friend of a friend more accurately) was playing as part of his house band. He gave me his video camera to record the moment for him. I was at the front of the stage and Peter Wolf kept coming over to mug for the camera. I was loving it. He then reached down and pulled me out of the audience and onto the stage like that one Bruce Springsteen video. I spent the rest of the show next to the drum kit moving around enough to try to capture all the guys in the house band. Problem was, my drummer friend had not charged his battery fully. Towards the end, I could get a minute or two, then it'd die. I'd wait and try again for a few more seconds over and over, till it died completely. I just stayed there pretending it worked. It was so awesome to see the best part if the show from behind the singer looking out on the audience in a tiny club in Redondo Beach (The Strand?). I never got to see the footage. The band watched it with Peter and then he asked that it be erased because the quality was so poor and he didn't want it ever making it out there. I was heartbroken about that part, though I was pretty sure my camera work itself was good. All in all, it was one of the memories of a lifetime. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w5h0A1u-XsE

One Step De Morse - Nathan Abshire & The Rayne-Bo Ramblers 1935 Giggety! [m.youtube.com]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Mamou Hot Step - Jesse Lege and Friends at Augusta Cajun Week 2016 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zRRsgTmS4Ss

Big Jay McNeely - Live in LA 1983 I'm also a sax maniac.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Megumi Mesaku (missmegoo) playing wonderful reggae!! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2g4fjHPHGbA

Space Alone by Ilias Sounas (the original version) This strikes some pretty emotional chords for ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Starman theme original sound track One day, we'll have both "merged with the infinite." https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0-gdk_DAuGI&t=305s

Choir! Choir! Choir! sings David Bowie - Heroes I've been sharing the David Byrne version with ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Choir! Choir! Choir! Epic! Nights: David Byrne + NYC sing HEROES As mentioned. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w7HJZPlJn_U

Big Jay McNeely - Live in LA 1983 I'm also a sax maniac.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 8, 2019:

https://www.bigjaymcneely.com BLOWIN' DOWN THE HOUSE | A TRIBUTE TO BIG JAY MCNEELY Come enjoy an evening of Soul shaking sounds, Delicious cuisines and celebrate the life and legacy of the King of Honky Tonk in his home city of Watts California! Saturday| May 4th 2019 6:00pm - 10:00pm Watts Labor Community Action Committee | Phoenix Hall 10950 S. Central Ave, Los Angeles Ca 90059 ----- : If anyone knows if a notice like this is not allowed, please let me know so I can delete. Maybe if I just leave up Big Jay's web page?

Jimmy Buffet - A Pirate Looks At Forty [youtube.com]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 8, 2019:

Probably my favorite Buffet tune.

Heinz - Just Like Eddie [youtu.be]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 8, 2019:

A twofer. Bikes... and an Eddie (Sorry, song ideas pop up like a stream of conciousness). Love the Heinz song and great visuals. Eddie (From The Rocky Horror Picture Show) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WUFIIULFMyU

CS&N "Southern Cross" [youtu.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 8, 2019:

She explained in detail on one of my posts making a similar inquiry, that by and large, anything goes as she created so many niche categories. Her catch-all is "cool tracks" but we've kind of established that anything with an ocean or sailing theme is essentially Tiki by default. Additionally, phenomenal live versions like this takes it fully out of any category that might be otherwise considered too "mainstream" or mundane regardless of how well the artist/group is known. Carole posted a vid of a whale lost in a SoCal marina, but later deleted it because she said it was getting sad votes. I was going to post the haunting studio verson of Crosby and Nash's To the Last Whale. If there's no objection, I'll do so here (meaning let me know if you'd prefer it deleted). So much awesome content here that it should not be a requirement that all music must be necessarily "upbeat" by default. There is such a wide range of emotionally stirring music. I hope this fits with your nautical post. DAVID CROSBY AND GRAHAM NASH - To The Last Whale https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qoek1e8t2K4

Since I going to try to make California part of my April trip, starting a cruising music post: ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Did someone say cruising? JJ Cale, They Call Me The Breeze, Live 1986 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TucKCajow7k

Since I going to try to make California part of my April trip, starting a cruising music post: ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Ramones - California Sun https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2jFLyCjlvKI

Orcas playing with swimmer at Hahei Beach, New Zealand (Original) Because my other whale video made...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 7, 2019:

A sadness reaction is not a downvote in my opinion. It is a recognition that we are feeling, caring human beings and respond accordingly. Butters Saddest and Sweetest South Park Scene https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TUjLN7GtcfQ

fear and loathing in las vegas end speach - YouTube

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 7, 2019:

The high water mark. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vUgs2O7Okqc

Gogol Bordello - Through The Roof 'n' Underground Carole mentioned the joy of cool finds.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Tweek x Craig - The Book of Love - Full Cover Peter Gabriel I only became aware of this beautiful song because of the South Park episode. The illustrations for Tweek and Craig's "forbidden love" are equally moving as anyone who has ever experienced a deep love recognizes the joys and excitement of intimacy. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XUwTl4nhgxw

I am about to lose my most dear niece to the evils of Ewings Sarcoma.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Love to you both. Painful beyond words. So sorry.

The Dead South - In Hell I'll Be In Good Company [youtu.be]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Had an online friend send me this link out of the blue. So glad she did. Love everything about it and the video. Wouldn't have known about them otherwise.

Fraudulent Steve - Kat McSnatch Not an old-timey song but has great old-timey film snippets.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Kat McS - F U One more Kat song in comments as I've already maxed out my submission limits for the day. Should I mark these NSFW as a precaution for anyone? She's quite the producer as all the harmonies are hers. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4SAb7RC8Jeo

All I Hear Is Static - The Lillingtons (animated) I got so tired of the overproduced popular ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 7, 2019:

Screeching Weasel - I Gotta Girlfriend "Maybe my mom will stop asking me if I'm gay." https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dmz4ZuE1iwQ

This is a remembrance just posted for an online friend who died this past week.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Slim Whitman - I'll Never Pass This Way Again,1949 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UzQiExnPRhY

Slim Whitman - I'll Never Pass This Way Again,1949 Slim Whitman is often regarded as little more ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Hit my daily posting limit with this one. Six and out. ? See you all tomorrow. Same Bat Time, same Bat Channel. ?

The Thin Red Line - Melanesian Choirs - Compilation Even as an atheist, I find these spirituals ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 6, 2019:

The person who produced this YouTube submission did a stellar job with the video editing. Captures so much of the feeling of the film.

Lady Hardanger - Eunice Two-Step This was the second Cajun song towards the end of the movie ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Beautiful Cajun music in the 1981 film Southern Comfort Parlez-nous à boire - Balfa brothers & Marc Savoy - the first song Eunice Two Step is the second. Searched quite a long time for that title until I checked out the comments for the YouTube link. I started doing searches of Cajun music as I was totally blown away by just how kickass these versions were in the film. Surprisingly, I was hard pressed to find any that captured the energy of the film's versions. Also, was concerned a bit sharing the film links as the animal butchering scenes (and of course, the violence depicted against humans) can be rather intense... and I love pork products and BBQ (and people... for the most part). The sensitive might just listen rather than watch. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L2NIZexqb4U

Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata (Live 1967) [m.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Milk & Sugar ft Miriam Makeba - Hi-a Ma (Pata Pata) (Official Music Video) [HD] I love this graphics in this version, but I find the electronic "stutter" in this mix entirely grating. It's funny that in the video I posted, I was hoping her leopard dress was imitation, though that's possibly culturally insensitive. Sometimes hard to tell these days. Also would like to find a full translation for the lyrics as I'm guessing some of the hand gestures reflect some potentially salacious content. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y1FHfcaWPoM

Tu Vuo' Fa' L'Americano - Hetty & the Jazzato Band Cover of the Renato Carosone song.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 6, 2019:

Yolanda Be Cool - We No Speak Americano Russian dance by hand For the life of me I couldn't remember why the tune was so familiar... then I remembered. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bx-x4WbryRE

Tu Vuo' Fa' L'Americano - Hetty & the Jazzato Band Cover of the Renato Carosone song.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 6, 2019:

We no speak Americano Translated to English..(Renato Carosone - So you want to be American?) Original with lyrics from the movie Toto. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yL_amiWnqFQ

Al Sweat - I Hate Myself [youtu.be]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo Brought this to mind because of the visuals. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d2JHBHXftFg

Isaac Nora "Bei mir bist du schön" [m.youtube.com]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Oesch's die Dritten - Wir sind eine Jodelfamilie Papa's got a squeezebox he wears on his chest. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SvP-Jen_AgM

Isaac Nora "Bei mir bist du schön" [m.youtube.com]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Frank Yankovic - In Heaven There Is No Beer More accordion madness! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WzC_koWckdY

Al Sweat - I Hate Myself [youtu.be]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 5, 2019:

Glob bless Irving Klaw.

Brian Eno - The True Wheel [m.youtube.com]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 4, 2019:

The refrain of the song -- "We are the 801, we are the central shaft" -- reportedly came to him in a dream (although it has also been noted that "Eight Nought One" acrostically spells his name). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/801_(band)

This is a remembrance just posted for an online friend who died this past week.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 4, 2019:

My dear departed friend Bonnie.

It's not our differences that are th problem, it's our inability to accept and celebrate them.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 4, 2019:

I worked at a university with a large international student body. Always loved getting viewpoints from around the globe.

Rapalje "Drunken Sailor" Can't get much more Tiki than a sea shanty, aye? [m.youtube.com]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Royal Edinburgh Tattoo 2014 "Scotland the Brave" Thought I posted this before unless it was scrubbed for not being suitably taboo/tiki. The Rapalje kilts brought it to mind. Did you know the kilts in Braveheart were an anachronism? Those didn't come about till much later. Also interesting to me was that the purpose of a military tattoo was to call the troops back to the fort from their drinking excursions into the surrounding regions. I can see why the power of drumbeats are associated with military processions. It's actually one of the things I miss about football halftime shows. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k_iBe4swTi8

Bring it on and I'll make it disappear. [youtu.be]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 4, 2019:

Another artist on my BDS list for playing Chosanistan. Talented though.

Huevos Rancheros "The Lonely Bull" [m.youtube.com]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Rockabilly "Besame Mucho" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JMCD_7CYnDQ

Was digging through some old music, (as I often do), and found some stuff that I haven't heard in ...

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 3, 2019:

Bryan Ferry live "Let's Stick Together" Awesome live as well. Chris Spedding played with them. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lj0XD1NFa1I

Postmodern Jukebox "Mad World" [m.youtube.com]

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 3, 2019:

PMJ live "Mad World" Live and local. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xMtvJ7HbjGk

Alternative Housing

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Earthship home designs. https://www.pinterest.com/jesiccajames/earthship-home-plans/

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WilliamCharles comments on Mar 2, 2019:

50 best container home designs. https://homebnc.com/best-shipping-container-homes-ideas/3/

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WilliamCharles comments on Mar 2, 2019:

There's no place like dome. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lzOSALpEodo

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WilliamCharles comments on Mar 2, 2019:

This guy is building a project houseboat company from scratch. Seems to be quite well thought out. https://quidnon.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-houseboat-vs-houseboat.html?m=1

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WilliamCharles comments on Mar 2, 2019:

This water tower house would be nice. https://www.ocregister.com/2016/09/06/landmark-pch-water-tower-house-of-sunset-beach-sells-for-15-million/

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WilliamCharles comments on Mar 2, 2019:

Where do I find the group description (nevermind, found it)?

As a species, we collectively generate so much misery. Not an indicator of a healthy society.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 1, 2019:

“Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions.” ~ Primo Levi -- Auschwitz survivor

As a species, we collectively generate so much misery. Not an indicator of a healthy society.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 1, 2019:

"Be aware of this truth that the people on this earth could be joyous, if only they would live rationally and if they would contribute mutually to each others' welfare. This world is not a vale of sorrows if you will recognize discriminatingly what is truly excellent in it; and if you will avail yourself of it for mutual happiness and well-being. Therefore, let us explain as often as possible, and particularly at the departure of life, that we base our faith on firm foundations, on Truth for putting into action our ideas which do not depend on fables and ideas which Science has long ago proven to be false.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage Kurt is quoting his great grandfather Clemens Vonnegut.

As a species, we collectively generate so much misery. Not an indicator of a healthy society.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Roh-roh.

As a species, we collectively generate so much misery. Not an indicator of a healthy society.

WilliamCharles comments on Mar 1, 2019:

Obviously there's elements of any truism that don't hold up under deconstruction. But I think the absolutely amazing aspects of existence itself, and the planet and universe we inhabit, routinely become less so just because we get used to it. The "no one is happy" part and my commentary has to do with the many things our species and our respective societies do that create conditions were the prosperity of a particular group is at the expense of others. There's a hardened characteristic of much of humanity that as long as the bad things are happening to someone else, it's not all that much of an issue. Seems we should be smart enough to devise more all encompassing win-win scenarios.

Undeniably true imho.

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 26, 2019:

Alan Watts.

Works without a god too.

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 26, 2019:

This.

Not sure where I stand on this because of the age of this cross monument and how it speaks to a ...

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 26, 2019:

Anything that could be perceived as a religious endorsement by government no matter how seemingly inconsequential is always the camel's nose under the tent situation.

Pennsylvania Church Will Bless Assault Rifles In Preparation For Christ’s Return | Michael Stone

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 26, 2019:

Just another reminder that *our* violence is *always* "divinely" sanctioned.

Works without a god too.

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 25, 2019:

I think Vonnegut is just putting forth the notion in his own playful way that meaning and purpose is not delivered from on high by non-existent supernatural beings anyway. It mirrors Alan Watts a bit when Watts said he considers the Gospels "inspired" (or other "sacred" texts), but not in the sense of taking dictation from the almighty, but rather human beings attempting to craft something they felt allowed them to make sense of the world around them. So many of these texts are just a retelling of previous myths culturally updated to an extent. There's tidbits of wisdom here and there, but there's problems in the in insistence on literalism as well as the claims of a divine source. It's a bit ironic that the so-called sacred texts are of part of the process of human beings trying to figure it out for themselves, even when done in a way wholly counterproductive. Remarkably enough, sometimes their flights of fancy touch on the truth. If I recall correctly, the Hindu view of the process of creation and existence somewhat matches what cosmologists have theorized in their concept of the oscillating universe.

This is a remembrance just posted for an online friend who died this past week.

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 24, 2019:

A formatting note. I wrote WONT not won't and this site changes it in final version. How strange.

See you soon, friend?

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 15, 2019:

Rathing touching image.

[m.youtube.com] I love her dark humor coupled with her wonderfully sweet musicality.

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 14, 2019:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ICAsimtEsU8 This is the way I always dreamed it could be... ?

See you soon, friend?

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 14, 2019:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E7WQ1tdxSqI

[m.youtube.com] I love her dark humor coupled with her wonderfully sweet musicality.

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 14, 2019:

The queen of the beautifully melodic wicked burn. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nsdEbMaE6uc

[m.youtube.com] I love her dark humor coupled with her wonderfully sweet musicality.

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 14, 2019:

And this - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4SAb7RC8Jeo

See you soon, friend?

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 14, 2019:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z7fLyBiZu3g

See you soon, friend?

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 14, 2019:

If we don't destroy ourselves in the interim. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mEtldt-FI8Y

My baby was born last night on 2/11/19 @ 8:49. Her name is Violet Elaine. WHEW!

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 12, 2019:

Cheers for VE Day!

Alan Watts - Nature of God - YouTube

WilliamCharles comments on Feb 1, 2019:

One of my favorite Alan Watts quotes is, "I think 'cosmic consciousness' is the feeling that you love other people... but can't explain why."

I witnessed a bonafide miracle on my drive home last night.

WilliamCharles comments on Jan 31, 2019:

I was following the cruiser, and right in front of us a driver came from the far left lane to cross over to the right turn only lane he was about to miss. He even crossed the solid double white to do it. The cop was already in the right turn only lane about 6 car lengths back. If it were you or me, that's exactly when you'd have seen those lights flip on. He didn't down the street either. It was either a miracle, or some sort of bizarro world parallel universe bled over into ours in that instant. Could there be any other possible explanation? Their municipal coffers full? Late for break time? Cloak of invisibility? [discuss]

To the surviving people of Palestine; I am truly so very sorry that you, your families, your ...

WilliamCharles comments on Jan 31, 2019:

"The other day I wrote a short piece on why the Bible does not command us to blindly stand with the modern state of Israel, and one of the points I made is that Israel is guilty of genocide. There were no shortage of internet commenters who objected to my use of this word and felt it was over the top. However, I stand by my assertion that Israel is guilty of genocide, so allow me to expand upon that."

Alan Watts - Nature of God - YouTube

WilliamCharles comments on Jan 30, 2019:

I like Watts's take on pretty much everything. He has you view things from various angles. One of my favorite observations of his is when he said, "I feel the bible is inspired, but not in the sense of someone taking dictation from a supernatural entity, but by human beings trying to make sense of the world around them." It's much like the maxim about art that says. "Art is a reflection of the times in which it is produced." I think religionism follows the same pattern, even with regards to the claims of divine inspiration or miracles. Today you hear people talking about finding a parking spot in a crowded lot as "miraculous." Newscasters report people claiming miracles. Plane crashes, everyone lives... miracle. Most die, some live... miracle. Some die, most live... miracle. All die... God's will (though these same newscasters would never suggest *that* option)