Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Reader Tips and SDA Late Nite Radio Classics. And when I say classics, I mean that this new gig provides me the opportunity to highlight a dozen of our most favourite music videos here in the SDA LNR studios, as selected from previous SDA LNR shows, as a full entry in it’s own right here at SDA, and for bonus points this exercise gives me an excuse to experiment with SDA’s extended entry facility.
Your Reader Tips are of course, as always, welcome in the comments.
In order to whittle down our list of our dozen favourite music videos available in the Interwebothique and according to previous SDA LNR Archives (which are currently out of date), I’ve decided to omit those that don’t actually have performance-related video, such as Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto’s 1964 version of Girl From Ipanema, and Yma Sumac’s Tumpa, which only have still-image montages, and those for which the video is some sort of post-modern non-performance related abstraction, such as Yello’s Vicious Games with Different Names in 1985.
With those provisos in mind I surveyed our studio staff (I made a list), and so without further ado, here for your delectation are the current top dozen Interwebothique music videos according to the SDA LNR studios (me), in some particular but undefined order (please view these in full-screen mode if your terminal has the horsepower to support it):
- Karl Richter performing Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BMV 565 (which was written in 1705), at the Abbey Basilica in Ottobeuren, on the Dreifaltigkeitsorgel organ, which was built in 1766.
- Herbert von Karajan conducting Beethoven’s Symphony #5, in 1966 (in particular the first movement).
- Glenn Miller and his orchestra performing In The Mood.
- Franzl Lang performing Einen Jodler hor i gern.
- The Manning Chorus performing How to move a 100 year old church.
- Cesaria Evora and the boys performing Besame Mucho.
- Grace Jones and orchestra performing Slave to the Rhythm.
- Sade performing Smooth Operator.
- Nina Hagen performing New York New York.
- James Brown & Luciano Pavarotti performing It’s a Man’s World.
- Frank Sinatra performing My Way.
- Louis Armstrong performing What a Wonderful World.
What a wonderful world. One of the interesting things about individuals preparing top n lists, such as this one, or my Top 50 Documents Ever list, is that it tends to say more about the individual than it does about the list. Once one realizes that, it’s a curious kind of responsibility. On that note: I hope you enjoy at least some of the above selections, that’s enough baring of my soul for today, and as always, best wishes everyone, and thanks to our lovely hostess Miss Kate.
(And yes again, once again, I’m posting this two hours before I’m posting this; today’s excuse is that it’s ready, it’s Saturday night, and little music wouldn’t hurt.)
I see that the extended entry facility appears to work fairly well, except that there are a few errors in the template. There should be a space between “Continue reading” and the title of the entry, there should not be a double-quote at the end of the “Continue reading” link (there are zero double-quotes in the content I posted, so it must be from the layout), and there should be a paragraph vertical space between the “Continue reading” line and the signature line. Kate, you may wish to forward these notes to your MT folks.
Bravo Vit. Truly incredible cross section of music.
Fantastic selection of music and written work.
A celebration of all that is right with the world. I have seen and heard many of the musical pieces over the years, but I do not have a recorded copy of most of it. I never imagined the day would come when it would be so easy to reach back in time to play back almost any selection from the 20th century and onward.
Thanks for compiling and posting your lists.
this one not getting any play from CBCpravda _All Khadr , All the Time.
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/05/7-year-old-murdered-by-teacher-for.html
If you like old time radio shows, here is a site with hundreds of them. It has some of the greats of radio and has a full slate of just about everything including comedy shows, dramas, sci/fi, mysteries, westerns, superheros, music and variety shows, etc.
http://www.radiolovers.com/
“Just say it: Kyoto’s a crock
Stephen Harper should call the environmental accord what it is — a train wreck”
By Lorrie Goldstein
http://tinyurl.com/66v6yz
I’ve just tried to fax the following letter of protest to Advertising Standards Canada, which appears to be a clone of the HRCs. (This organization only allows access via fax or snail mail: the phone rang and rang. I’ll try to fax this letter again tomorrow.)
Here’s what I said:
June 1, 2008
To: Advertising Standards Canada
175 Bloor Street East
South Tower, Suite 1801
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3R8
Fax: 416 961-7904
Date: 1984
I am writing to express my outrage at the Orwellian decision of your organization to reject the LifeCanada billboard, which states: “9 months. The length of time an abortion is allowed in Canada. Abortion. Have we gone too far?”
Except for the question, which invites an informed opinion, in this ad, there is not one word, in context, which is not absolutely true. It is a FACT—one about which most Canadians are entirely unaware—that no unborn human being in this “compassionate” country is legally safe from the knife and chemicals of the abortionist, until the umbilical cord is cut and the baby is breathing on its own. (Relax, at this point in this particular human being’s life, even the propagandists, a category in which I now include the ASC, are willing to allow the “b” word to be used.)
Informing the Canadian public of the draconian state of affairs in this country, regarding both the worth of and the lack of any legal protection for the unborn, is the purpose of the billboard, and, in a country where ALL Canadians are assured freedom of speech rights via the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, your obviously partisan organization has no right to reject a clear statement of fact. What do you think you are, a Canadian Human Rights (sic) Commission? “You have freedom to think the way we do.”
Access to abortion—easier to procure than almost any other procedure paid for by “Health” Canada—is not the issue of this billboard, and the ASC’s attempt to make this the ground on which to reject LifeCanada’s message is both untruthful and specious: gulag tactics.
Your web site labels the ASC a “not-for-profit industry body focused on creating and maintaining community confidence in advertising”. You could have fooled me. “By their fruits, ye shall know them.” It is perfectly clear that your organization uses both a politically correct balance on which to weigh its decisions, and then obfuscation and deception in order to justify them. “Confidence in advertising?” The ASC has discredited itself. Shame on you.
Please see that the CEO of the ASC receives this letter. I then expect a response.
Norman Webster who writes for the Montreal Gazette wrote an excellent, scathing review of the fraud perpetrated by the “yes” side of the 1995 Quebec Neverendum. He writes of the 1000’s of valid NO votes that were rejected for no good reason and how our legal system did little to nothing to bring to justice those who fraudulently tried to break-up our country.
I’m not computer savy enough to give you the link to this articles but if you Google the Gazette hopefully you’ll get there. Its a good read and helps to bring back to the surface the disgust and anger that I have for what they tried to do.
Vitruvius, I’ll gladly close my eyes and listen to the “Girl from Ipanema” any chance I can get…I don’t need them fancy movin’ pictures.
As for Beethoven, I much prefer his 6th. Can you find anything on that?
Thanks for the wonderful cross-section of music.
A couple of suggestions:
– Something with bagpipes, perhaps?
– and have you given Jack White (White Stripes, Raconteurs) a listen?
Listening to Vit*s selections and turning back time to the fifties when America*s highway / freeway system was expanding causing an economic boom-time.
Should have invested back then. Would be rich today.
Wait! That highway building boom is now underway in India. Could that opportunity be here again? And as in our time of the Ford Model T, they are selling a #2500 car.
=========== From a recent newsletter. .
** How fast is India growing? In 2003, a study by Goldman Sachs made some bold predictions:
* By 2020, its economy will be larger than Great Britain’s
* By 2040, it will be the world’s third largest economy
* By 2050, its per capita income will have grown 35 times over.
Breathtaking enough, I know. But get this… Five years after those predictions were issued, India’s growth rate is actually higher than the study assumed.
And there’s a very specific reason why.
You see, the dynamo that’s modern China wasn’t unleashed until 1978… when that country’s leader, Deng Xiaoping, put an end to the socialist policies that had made China an economic basket case.
He declared, ‘Poverty is not socialism. To be rich is glorious.’
China would never be the same.
Now here’s the key point… Like China, India once had a socialist economy that was on the edge of bankruptcy. But the transformation of India into a more free market society didn’t begin until 1991 — 13 years after China.
So investing in India today is very much like investing in China 13 years ago. Imagine for a moment . . .
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Weekends; Ol* timey music and idle capitalist speculation. = TG
P.S. Re my post above: Pro-life advocates—mainly traditionalist Christians of many persuasions—who reject abortion as either a humane or pro-woman (not to mention, child-friendly) choice, have felt the jackboots of the state for decades.
Welcome to the club, guys and gals: the HRC issue is just a chapter further along in the book. I salute the pro-lifers who have been watching and WARNING from the bridge of “HMS Titanic Canada” for over three decades now. They have been ridiculed and persecuted by the elites and the state all that time. (In the forefront of those “despised and rejected” have been the Byfields, national treasures, IMO: Joanne Byfield, Link’s wife and Ted and Virginia’s daughter-in-law, is the President of LifeCanada.)
It saddens me that, apparently, most SDAers seem to go along with this persecution by their silence on the abortion issue: “Silence betokens consent”. The tactics of the pro-abortion camp are identical to those of the HRCs: truth is no defence and due process will not be tolerated, though lies, obfuscation, and punishing your opponents, using the strong arm of the state, will do quite nicely.
Here. In Canada. I’m not making this up.
So, even if one supports a “woman’s right to choose [after the fact]”—which puts many women (not to mention their unborn children) in a very vulnerable position—it would seem, wouldn’t it, that the tactics of the pro-abortion side would be anathema to people at SDA?
Anyone watch QP today?Nice to see the FULL title for Young People F**king..on bottom of screen while Giggles interviews one of the producers.It would have been nice to have had some of the letters blocked for the parents with young kids in the room.Whole show pretty well on Berniergate,and Dawn black’s performance was way over the top..she would not shut up.BTW,Oliver is looking pretty ragged today,could retirement be coming soon,finally.
Thanks, Concerned — I saw the article by David Warren regarding the actions of the Advertising Standards Council and was equally appalled. I am astonished that they would be so blatantly political. Good for you for taking up this issue.
CTV headline:
“Baird sneers at Ontario-Quebec carbon trading plan”
“The government has said Canada’s Kyoto Protocol target of a six per cent cut below 1990 levels by 2012 wouldn’t be reached until 2025.”
Mr. Baird: “Just say it: Kyoto’s a crock”.
http://tinyurl.com/66v6yz
Typical leftist/socialist tactic; “fall into recession without contracting”;
attempt to change the meaning/definition of a word/words to suit their agenda in an election year.
Then, collude with the pliant MSM & “experts” to spread the propaganda.
But, look at this from the same article:
“Two recent surveys — from the National Association for Business Economics and the Fed of Philadelphia — see growth, albeit mild, through 2008.”
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“A recession without contraction?
The economy will perform a neat trick this year, experts predict: fall into recession without contracting. That hasn’t happened since the government began tracking quarterly growth of gross domestic product (GDP) in 1947.
“Remarkably, the economy has been able, barely, to keep its head above water despite all the negative shocks,” says Josh Feinman, DB Advisors’ chief economist.
While many believe a recession indicates a contraction in GDP, the National Bureau of Economic Research, known as the arbiter of recessions, merely looks for “a significant decline in economic activity” lasting more than a few months. It may appear in GDP, income or other measures.”
http://tinyurl.com/5hbnjp (seatimes)
LindaL – ‘Nice to hear from you. Yes, it’s appalling, isn’t it?
“First they came for . . . ” In general, traditionalist Christians, of which Mark Steyn appears to be one–he’s certainly pro-life–are the present-day Canadian canaries in the mine. Freedom of speech is supposed to be for everyone: I think the freedom of speech of those of us who oppose abortion–a barbaric, bloody, “final solution”, which rests on the worm-ridden foundation of lies, deception, and punishment for non-conformists–is a real test for a lot of people here.
Whatever one’s position on this issue, it seems to me that right minded Canadians should be very concerned about the injustices against pro-lifers, which are being perpetrated by both the private and public sectors in this country. “Compassionate, caring” Canada? I don’t think so.
Check out this letter to the editor in the Saturday National Post:
Re: Student Union Thought Police, editorial, May 30:
I was disgusted when I read this editorial. The York Federation of Students (YFS) is taking a stand on behalf of its members and refusing to allow anti-choice groups to spread hate speech against women. There is a very clear difference between pro-life and anti-choice: Anti-choice groups actively attack women’s autonomy over their own bodies and lives. This is flagrant sexism. And sexism is not a mere “thought crime” as the editorial asserts, but rather is a violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code because it is a serious and systemic problem that has consistently subjugated women all throughout history.
I commend the YFS for upholding the right of students on the York campus and women everywhere by taking a stand against sexism and hate speech.
[I withhold the name of the author to protect the hysterical]
In other words, by this definition, opposing abortion is now “hate speech”. Obviously this angry, pathetic student (and many like her) has been brainwashed by her extremist professors.
If we need a royal commission of inquiry into the human rights commissions, we should damn well have one into the decrepit state of university teaching too.
Or, to take the opposite tack, since socialism is the worst thing ever to hit the human race, maybe we could ban its advocacy as “hate speech”?
Freedom of Speech goes on trial June 2 – BC HRT/Provincial Courthouse – and it is great to see via Steyn on line that Andrew Coyne will be live- blogging.
As well, it seems that a number of bloggers are trying to set up a protest at the provincial courthouse and kudos to them for doing this.
According to their web site – the HRT has set aside the entire week for this hearing so let’s see what happens. If Monday’s activities generate some significant momentum, then who knows how much more will be generated by mid-end week. I thought somebody would have blinked by now, but it seems the BC HRT wants to make a name for itself. Hopefully it will be along the same line as that carved out by Zarina Hall & the ON HRC in March. Even this did not sway McGuinty so let’s see how “well” he has coached Gordon Campbell.
If Gordon Campbell et al are not sweating a little right now, they truly are a totally dense lot. A beast that they created may well take them down as well with an election upcoming.
The MSM can’t possibly ignore this much further, can they? The deafening silence on the HRC files from MSM & politicians alike is indicative of just how threatening a free and open discussion on HRCs will be to many, many people in high/very high places – not to mention the very active/narrow interest minority lobbies with substantial money donations at their command.
It is a time to keep pushing forward with letters/e-mails and any other kinds of things that will help to convince the fence-walkers that they are playing a very dangerous game by not speaking out.
For our patriotic American friends who just happen to also own firearms.
http://ww w.thestar.com/comment/article/433810
…and a little YouTube for entertainment.
http://ww w.youtube.com/watch?v=w1zBuWt6930
Leviathan, aka socialism grinds on and on and on …
The latest acronym is TRC; guilt is the game.
Your tax money is the gain.
This sub-set of socialism’s pyramid scheme is a setup for the the painless extraction of tax dollars from your income. Its bureauc-rats are ready to roll.
The “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” is a socialist income redistribution scheme/fraud. It will produce not truth, but, falsehoods/lies, aka recovered memories; not reconciliation but division.
Ughly.
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“Residential school inquiry beginning work this week” (wfp)
Can’t be so.
We were told by the leftists that George/Dick stole Iraq’s oil.
The leftists are all quiet on this.
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“Iraq hits milestones on U.S. troop deaths, oil (Deaths down, Oil Up)
BAGHDAD, June 1 (Reuters) – U.S. troop deaths in Iraq fell to their lowest level last month since the 2003 invasion and officials said on Sunday improved security also helped the country boost oil production in May to a post-war high.”
God, help us . . .
Re the ignorant student’s accusation of “sexism”: BALONEY.
1) Women have more and more become the sexual playthings of men, as sex is now “no strings attached”. Notice how many of our young men have “attachment” issues: “Just the sex, please. No obligations.” Isn’t that just dandy for our young women? And what about the population deficit Mark Steyn’s warning us about? What about the explosion of STDs our exploited young women are now prone to?
2) Many abortions are sex selection abortions: guess which gender gets the chop most often? Now, THAT’S sexism!
The young, female letter writer is obviously an ignorant moron: the default outcome of our education gulags in this country.
God, help us . . .
Sitting in back yard in SE Edmonton at 1423 (2123Z) and saw the first Canadian Starlifter,with Canuck markings on final for Edmonton Int’l!!!! About F*&^ing TIME! Went right over at 1200AGL,quieter than the stinking Airbuses.. BTW,as the crow flies,I,m 2.3 NM in a direct line with the threshold of the runway.
South Korea ticking along quite happily. . .
with a little German help from Epuron.
** South Korea’s energy consumption increases about 7 percent every year. The rapid energy demand has forced the country to import energy.
To relieve the high dependence on foreign energy producers, the government of the tiger economy in Seoul has launched a market incentive scheme to develop renewable energies in 2004. Similar to Germany, the construction of solar energy systems is subsidized with low-interest loans and each kilowatt hour of solar energy fed into the public grid is rewarded with the equivalent of 40 Euro cent, guaranteed for 15 years.
From 2010, the duration of the scheme will be extended to 20 years with up to 33 Euro cents being paid per kilowatt hour.
EPURON has reached a major milestone in South Korea with the completion of its first large scale project. **The project for Samchully stabilizes the market position of the Conergy Group in South Korea,** said Joachim Müller, CFO at EPURON.
**Substantial growth in renewable energy has recently begun to pick up in South Korea, as proven by the rapid increase in project realization. **
================ Epuron.de
= TG
The end result of socialism; the end result of “Human Rights Commissions”: prisons; Death.
“A joke from the Soviet period is that the Lubyanka [prison] had a great view. From there one could see Siberia.” (lubyanka)
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“Two Zimbabwe opposition figures arrested
http://tinyurl.com/4rfum2 (ruters)
The natural end result of socialism: Hobson’s choice; no choice at all.
“From now on the agents of Mr Mugabe’s regime would never be far from Douglas.”
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“Zimbabwean migrants who sought new life limp back into Mugabe’s arms
They fled economic meltdown and repression under Robert Mugabe’s brutal regime. But yesterday, under the cover of darkness, the first mass repatriation of Zimbabweans in South Africa began.”
““It is better to be killed by my young brother than to be killed by someone I do not know,” said Douglas, 28, a mechanic from Harare. “I was beaten here and lost everything I worked for for two years, so I am going home without anything.””
http://tinyurl.com/437twp (times)
Message for socialists Taliban Jack Layton-NDP & Liberal Citoyen Dion.
“The number of Afghans involved in the insurgency has also fallen, with increasing numbers of Pakistanis, Chechens, Uzbeks and Arabs found dead on the battlefield.”
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“Afghan insurgents ‘on brink of defeat’
Missions by special forces and air strikes by unmanned drones have “decapitated” the Taliban and brought the war in Afghanistan to a “tipping point”, the commander of British forces has said.
The new “precise, surgical” tactics have killed scores of insurgent leaders and made it extremely difficult for Pakistan-based Taliban leaders to prosecute the campaign, according to Brig Mark Carleton-Smith.
In the past two years an estimated 7,000 Taliban have been killed, the majority in southern and eastern Afghanistan. But it is the “very effective targeted decapitation operations” that have removed “several echelons of commanders”.
This in turn has left the insurgents on the brink of defeat, the head of Task Force Helmand said.”
http://tinyurl.com/6forn5 (telegraph)