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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
Must be near to the day where Georgia should be given a go instead.
Sadly it feels like it'll be years before it happens
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Originally posted by ComradeCollie View PostKanye on Joe Rogan sounds like a recipe for a shit show
Kanye was in the audience and I'm going to watch his interview with Letterman now.
She had to think twice when asked who makes more money her or Kanye. A quick Google suggests she has a net worth of 900m and shes not even the richest sister.
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Originally posted by Murdrum View Post
I somehow got swindled into believing I won a battle over the TV last night which resulted in us watching Kim Kardashian with Letterman on Netflix.
Kanye was in the audience and I'm going to watch his interview with Letterman now.
She had to think twice when asked who makes more money her or Kanye. A quick Google suggests she has a net worth of 900m and shes not even the richest sister.Gone full 'Glinner' since June 2022.
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Originally posted by Lazare View Post4 eps in to that Slate slow burn Watergate podcast. Brilliant stuff. Cheers lads.
One thing that seems strange. The meddling in the DNC selection process, prior to Watergate, Nixon hand picking McGovern as his opponent seems vastly more controversial to me than Watergate itself. The shoe robbing story made me laugh.
I still don't understand his motives for Watergate, as was pointed out, he had a landslide lead at the time.
This 'destroying the Democratic party' stuff seems like hyperbole.
Why did he do it?I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
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Originally posted by Lazare View Post
Just finished this (Watergate). Gripping stuff.
One thing that seems strange. The meddling in the DNC selection process, prior to Watergate, Nixon hand picking McGovern as his opponent seems vastly more controversial to me than Watergate itself. The shoe robbing story made me laugh.
I still don't understand his motives for Watergate, as was pointed out, he had a landslide lead at the time.
This 'destroying the Democratic party' stuff seems like hyperbole.
Why did he do it?
Haldeman, Elrichman, Mitchell and others had been involved for years recruiting guys coming out of the army to disrupt Democratic events, even silly things like delaying townhalls by pretending to be DNC members.
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Originally posted by Lazare View Post
Just finished this (Watergate). Gripping stuff.
One thing that seems strange. The meddling in the DNC selection process, prior to Watergate, Nixon hand picking McGovern as his opponent seems vastly more controversial to me than Watergate itself. The shoe robbing story made me laugh.
I still don't understand his motives for Watergate, as was pointed out, he had a landslide lead at the time.
This 'destroying the Democratic party' stuff seems like hyperbole.
Why did he do it?
Nixon wasn't a stupid man and I'm not a psychologist. Maybe Hotspur can opine."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
The other question is 'why install a taping system in the Oval Office and then plot criminality?'Gone full 'Glinner' since June 2022.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Post
The other question is 'why install a taping system in the Oval Office and then plot criminality?'
Nixon wasn't a stupid man and I'm not a psychologist. Maybe Hotspur can opine.
Actually explains Watergate too now that I think of it.
The man had an enemies list that had John Lennon on it.I hold silver in tit for tat, and I love you for that
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Originally posted by Lazare View Post
Only extreme paranoia can explain it.
Actually explains Watergate too now that I think of it.
The man had an enemies list that had John Lennon on it."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View PostI realise I never answered your question about my music Benny. We ran into several problems - first when we went to the studio to record the singer had spent ages practising and had come up with a performance that was very different than the demos we had worked on. The songs are some sort of pop-trip hop hybrid, but she was singing them as Celine Dion. That led to a few wasted days as she had to unlearn the Dionster. It's a good learning experience though, it was fun in the studio and I will make sure it won't happen again. She then had acting commitments & now we are locked down, so it's going to be a while. (I've actually left some more hiccups out!)
On the positive side, I decided to make my own EP which is almost finished. It's a bit of a relief to be making all the creative decisions and not be on anyone else's schedule. I've been working with sessions musicians on it which has been really cool, they've really brought the tracks to life. All going to plan the best song on it will have a violinist from Russia, a trumpeter from the States, a bassist from Jamacia and a drummer from Poland.
There's a demo here https://soundcloud.com/user-53190158.../s-ezmU4lXN4wk
I'm hearing tones of this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEdZqxHmXlg
(which the world needs more of)
Could see it being attractive for montage section on TV's shows. Intended as a compliment just in-case context misunderstood. The few quid is important!
I'm sure Navarre didn't have Top Gear or Grand Designs in mind making
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJZ3rrJR9PU
Also sure royalties are well received.Last edited by nicnicnic; 25-10-20, 02:53.
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Originally posted by PSV58 View Post
fair play noxon
John Lennon should be on everyone’s enemy list for Imagine
Carter should have taken McCartney out for Mull of Kintyre. Had to be some kind of CIA mind fuck experiment
Stones "The Untold History of the United States" isn't earth shattering but does give a solid foundation of the evolution to the current shit show. https://www.dailymotion.com/search/T...0States/videos
Chapter 2 re Henry Wallace VP nomination is probably the exact point any hope democracy actually exists is extinguish.
Lesson in there for anyone betting heavy for or against trump. The polls nor votes won't decide if he has another term.Last edited by nicnicnic; 25-10-20, 02:52.
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
Speaking of time travel I saw Sonny play with Brownie McGee in the stadium in 1980 and it's as fresh as if it was last month!
How many people were in attendance? I presume it just the two of them? I wonder if there's any footage of that anywhere.
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Was looking into the dwindling stocks of my wine on Friday and noticed we had quite a few bottles of unwanted wine - decided to put one of them to god use yesterday and made this. Used some Chilean merlot instead of Chianti (drank that instead) but was amazing, just a dark sticky intense sauce that I threw on top of some tagliatelle. No real cooking involved either which is always a bonus."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by BennyHiFi View Post
Jeez, had no idea they ever played here. It can only have been amazing.
How many people were in attendance? I presume it just the two of them? I wonder if there's any footage of that anywhere.
​​​​ I'm sure it was full as it always was and I probably bumped into Shay Healey in the jacks because for some bizzare reason I usually did
Having said it's fresh in my mind I can't decide whether they had a band I seem to remember a drummer and if there were more they were unobtrusive. Iirc Don Baker came on and did a duelling harmonica's thing with Sonny which was amazing because Don was an accompanist to a whole load of people at that time who you'd see on stage at the meeting place or a session in mcDaids.
Turning millions into thousands
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This pc is from Pat O'Mahony's twtter
I did have a collection of >20 of these ticket stubs
Was at at least four of these... Joe Jackson, Clannad, Joan Armatrading but that Kid Creloe gig was something else.
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View Post
That was in the national stadium on the scr at that time it was just about the only venue for international touring bands. You had to go in to Dublin and buy tickets from Pat Egan in his shop on Duke street.
​​​​ I'm sure it was full as it always was and I probably bumped into Shay Healey in the jacks because for some bizzare reason I usually did
Having said it's fresh in my mind I can't decide whether they had a band I seem to remember a drummer and if there were more they were unobtrusive. Iirc Don Baker came on and did a duelling harmonica's thing with Sonny which was amazing because Don was an accompanist to a whole load of people at that time who you'd see on stage at the meeting place or a session in mcDaids.
Would love to have seen Kid Creole in his pomp as well. Really interesting character and still making great music.
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In other news, I read with great sadness of Kevin McCarra's untimely demise at the age of 62 from Alzheimer's disease.
One of the GREAT soccer writers of modern times (The Times, the Guardian, several lauded books on Celtic F.C.) he really elevated his craft to another level.
I long since stopped caring about soccer in any meaningful way but would always take time to read anything he had to say on the matter.
Damn, that's a cruel way to go for a man who used words so beautifully to evoke time, place, memory and emotion. I hope he kept some of those memorable day and nights out in Celtic Park right to the end.
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Originally posted by dobby View PostWell played Dice. Shipped the IPO for 12.5k. Just the quad Queens to win it. Couldnt happen to a nicer fella
Was going to make a quib of bad year to win the IPO but you'd never have left the regency with > than 12.5k after the bar tab.
One for the good guys. Kudos
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Originally posted by Emmet View PostWTF has happened to McWilliams? Spent too much time with MMTers or something?
Every time I hear him now he's extolling the virtues of just whacking huge debts on the state and pretending that they won't need to be paid, that the money is 'free'.
Have you read https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deficit-Myt.../dp/1541736184 ? It addresses most of the problems that people bring up with MMT. If you haven't she has a pretty good interview with Real Vision on youtube.
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Ship the first marathon.
Ridic slow even for an oul lad at 4:49 on the watch and we won't even look at the lapsed time as it wouldn't have happened at all only I had to veer off my planned 30k route to go home and have a crap. It was only after that the plan to go the distance emerged. Last 10k was an absolute hope, one tough hour.Turning millions into thousands
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostShip the first marathon.
Ridic slow even for an oul lad at 4:49 on the watch and we won't even look at the lapsed time as it wouldn't have happened at all only I had to veer off my planned 30k route to go home and have a crap. It was only after that the plan to go the distance emerged. Last 10k was an absolute hope, one tough hour.
Well done!
Redbet at the Dublin Poker Invasion FTW
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostShip the first marathon.
Ridic slow even for an oul lad at 4:49 on the watch and we won't even look at the lapsed time as it wouldn't have happened at all only I had to veer off my planned 30k route to go home and have a crap. It was only after that the plan to go the distance emerged. Last 10k was an absolute hope, one tough hour.
Well done! Last 10k is with your heart they say. The relief when you get over the line is just unbelievable
Redbet at the Dublin Poker Invasion FTW
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Originally posted by Strewelpeter View PostShip the first marathon.
Ridic slow even for an oul lad at 4:49 on the watch and we won't even look at the lapsed time as it wouldn't have happened at all only I had to veer off my planned 30k route to go home and have a crap. It was only after that the plan to go the distance emerged. Last 10k was an absolute hope, one tough hour.
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Originally posted by Lazare View PostGreat stuff Tony, didn't know you were doing it.
Enjoy that buzz
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Ruling yesterday by the Supreme Court not to revive a trial court ruling which allowed an extension of votes cast in Wisconsin during the primaries.
Basically the ruling would have allowed votes posted by Nov 3rd to count with 6 days to arrive but that is not allowed now. Also, that result occured with only 8 justices.
Barrett is allowed preside over cases from today and although Kauvanagh mentioned similar pending cases in Pennsylvania are different, given Pennsylvania deadlocked at 4-4 last time, it is expected it will 5-4 to prevent an extension there too.
I wonder how much impact that may have on votes cast. For context 5% of votes cast in Wisconsin primary would have been eliminated.
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Originally posted by Murdrum View PostRuling yesterday by the Supreme Court not to revive a trial court ruling which allowed an extension of votes cast in Wisconsin during the primaries.
Basically the ruling would have allowed votes posted by Nov 3rd to count with 6 days to arrive but that is not allowed now. Also, that result occured with only 8 justices.
Barrett is allowed preside over cases from today and although Kauvanagh mentioned similar pending cases in Pennsylvania are different, given Pennsylvania deadlocked at 4-4 last time, it is expected it will 5-4 to prevent an extension there too.
I wonder how much impact that may have on votes cast. For context 5% of votes cast in Wisconsin primary would have been eliminated.
"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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This is the last Tuesday of campaigning and we're into the home stretch.
The Economist has Biden at 95%, 538 has him at 87% and YouGov's MRP predicts a crushing 356-182 victory for Biden.
Yet he is still only 1.52 on Betfair. The swongs are yet to come...."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View PostThis is the last Tuesday of campaigning and we're into the home stretch.
The Economist has Biden at 95%, 538 has him at 87% and YouGov's MRP predicts a crushing 356-182 victory for Biden.
Yet he is still only 1.52 on Betfair. The swongs are yet to come....
He, along with 538, was the canary in the coalmine last time for Trump. Cook Political have been more in line with the actual campaigns in giving less weight to national and state polls and much higher weight to district polling. In 2016 Wasserman pointed out that the district polling was setting off all sorts of alarms for Clinton in the last 3 weeks. Taking the same measure this time and the advantage for Biden seems far far more stable and, if anything, some of the State polls might be underselling it.
Comes with the same caveat re: voter turnouts and election tampering but he's as bullish as I've ever seen him and this is NOT a man prone to jumping the gun.You are technically correct...the best kind of correct
World Record Holder for Long Distance Soul Reads: May 7th 2011
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Originally posted by Kayroo View Post
Dave Wasserman is the one I'd be taking a look at RDIII.
He, along with 538, was the canary in the coalmine last time for Trump. Cook Political have been more in line with the actual campaigns in giving less weight to national and state polls and much higher weight to district polling. In 2016 Wasserman pointed out that the district polling was setting off all sorts of alarms for Clinton in the last 3 weeks. Taking the same measure this time and the advantage for Biden seems far far more stable and, if anything, some of the State polls might be underselling it.
Comes with the same caveat re: voter turnouts and election tampering but he's as bullish as I've ever seen him and this is NOT a man prone to jumping the gun."We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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