Monday, July 31, 2023
Paul Reubens / Pee-wee Herman ( 1952 - 2023 )
"I know you are, but what am I?"
The unique, joyful, inventive
comic creator of his generation.
Below, in a classic bit,
Pee-wee takes Dave on a drive.
Things I learned over the weekend
. Checkers may be the oldest board game, dating back to around 3000 BC. Checkers is known as Draughts in England.
. Fox TV may write off $237 million of its landmark $787 million defamation settlement with Dominion Voting systerms as a biz tax deduction. A senator is trying to stop it.
. The difference between a cave and a cavern is entrances. Cave entrances are on the earth's surface, while a cavern has its opening underground. A cave has one opening, while a cavern may have multiple openings.
. The 420 miles to Denver sign on 1-70 has been stolen so many times, the new one says the distance is 419.99.
Sunday, July 30, 2023
SUNDAY SAMBA: Still Time to Be Happy - Beth Carvalho, Zeca Pagodinho
Two ex-lovers meet. How you doin'?
Not well.
I live with no motive,
I don't know where to go
I'm tired of crying
Too many sleepless nights
comfort my pain
and please make me …. laugh
Is it the only-in-Brazil happy-sad, sad-happy lyric? The earworm melody? The shuffle samba and strings? The audience sing-along?
All I know is I have watched this dozens of times in recent days.
Okay, it's the line about the laugh.
Make me laugh.
That's what the ex-lovers miss most.
Turn on the English subtitles (the little CC box at bottom right of video). ( 5.46, song at .40)
Gotta love the Portugese triste and feliz ...
Performers: Beth Carvalho, Zeca Pagodinho
Song: Arlindo Filho, Washington Nunis
Clip: Ainda é tempo pra ser feliz [feat. Zeca Pagodinho] - Beth Carvalho
Ask your dentist about tooth devils
You hear them in your mouth at night.
Image: Museum of Curiosities
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Friday, July 28, 2023
Juicin' the janitor
Doing what The Donald does.
Clip: Donald Trump Tells Janitor to DELETE Security Camera Footage
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Thursday, July 27, 2023
On the beach
"It's so hard to relax, what with sharks,
jellyfish and an entire ocean out there."
--Amy Hwang / newyorker.com
LOST SONGS: Wildfire - Michael Martin Murphey
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Above, the rarely-heard seven-minute version of Murphey's most famous song. This Nashville concert clip from 37 years ago, echoes forward on Youtube.
Michael Martin Murphey & the Rio Grande Band - "Wildfire" 1986
LINK: Murphey Wildfire on Letterman
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Leonard Cohen makes a cocktail
Canada's poet emeritus makes his famous Red Needle cocktail for Danish TV viewers. (3.00)
Clip: Leonard Cohen's Red Needle cocktail (Danish TV, 1992)
