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The best version of Green Green Grass of Home that I ever heard was at a bar in Whistler where, during some band’s scheduled break, a non-musician local dude – a large, affable snowboarding wildman of about 25, with long blonde hair – was goaded by his buddies to go onstage for what was obviously a reprise performance of a regular event. As the backing tracks played through a cassette machine, the dude – who, along with his buddies, looked three-quarters of the way through a keg – cradled the mic in both hands and delivered the most unashamedly emotional onstage performance I’d ever seen. As he barely choked out – almost barked – the last line of the chorus, his verklempt buddies teared up and rocked back and forth, shaking their heads, like they were hearing the Sermon on the Mount and couldn’t physically endure the ineffable beauty of it.
Truly one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen – you’d figure these guys would have been into speed metal, or something – but you had to hand it to the guy for putting it out there.
Alas, here’s no video of his performance, so tonight we’ll hand it over to a pro: here’s Welsh hotty von-hottenheimer Tom Jones taking his own run at Curly Putman Jr.’s oft-covered Green Green Grass of Home.
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White House Press Corps mainstay Helen Thomas tells Jews to go back to Germany.
Do watch – it’s even creepier than it sounds.
EBD … I cannot see how Helen Thomas can report for anyone, without the taint of knowing where her allegiance lies, and how this stench follows her.
A few weeks ago, there was a widely viewed video of a Los Angeles teacher voicing his opinion regarding what needs to happen as a result of the Arizona border law… “revolution”.
This week, at a Cuban “Ladies in White” demonstration in L.A… the Cubans who know a thing or two of what happened to their country and its revolution, fought back against him after being provoked by his chanting and Che theatrics. The Cubans chase him… one can hear the camera man laughing. I wonder what the police would do in Ontario if this happened in front of Palestine House?
from Babalublog,
“His name is Ron Gochez, the same La Raza promoting Los Angeles teacher who is on video here calling for Mexican revolt in the U.S. Thanks to Fact Real, he has been outed as the commie scum he is. His documented account (sic), is here.
As the end of the castro revolution nears, Cuban exiles scattered around the globe, and their friends have lists of those who have carried out the regimes orders of actos de repudio, executions and brutality. We will remember every last cowardly dictator collaborating one of them.”
http://babalublog.com/2010/06/commie-bastard-who-disrupted-the-la-march-for-las-damas-outed/
Ms. Thomas has just taken the definitions of ignorance and double standards in Washington / leftist Media to a new level.
when will she apply her own logic to herself? When will Ms. Thomas pack her bags and leave for Wales, or wherever else her ancestors may have come from. By her logic, since she clearly isn’t First Nations American, she should do the right thing and get out of their country.
Archeology confirms Israel was a country thousands of years before the USA was founded.
I’m still confused by the fact that it is historically well documented that the Jews have lived in Jerusalem/ Israel for thousands of years, yet people still insist that they are the occupier’s.
That they were displaced and scattered to the winds of the earth, reclaiming their ancestral land >2000 years and whole lot of persecution later, does not make them the bad guy.
Jews have been leaving modern Europe in droves lately due to the Muslim invasion of Europe. Where to now? The ovens I suppose, but that does seem rather dramatic these days especially in light of the Leftards world of compassion doesn’t it? After all the Arabs seem to be welcomed by the globalist “non racist” left wherever they want set up a “death to Jews” base of operation.
Alchemist 10:51 p.m.
I can see why you would think she would be from Wales with a name like Thomas, but her bio says her parents were Lebanese immigrants. I always tried to determine her racial origins from her features, but Lebanese wasn’t one of them.
WE are truely governed by idiots in Canada.
The Federal Government plans to close all prision farms in all provinces.
Just got this from ‘The Current’ on CBC.
Their podcast isn’t ready yet, but I found a McLean’s article on it. I get the magazine but missed this story.
http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/canada-to-shut-down-all-prison-farms/
The one program that, builds a work ethic, delivers a product return, leads to jobs in mechanics and other trades besides animal husbandry.
Polls have returned results of 95% of Canadians opposed to closure of prision farms.
Another blazing example of politicos doing the exact opposite of what WE, ‘the Boss’ want.
Two or three farms are located close to urban areas and would return high cash values if sold.
Can the idiots who govern us be that short sighted? My bet is, yes, they certainly can be.
It’s enough to make one barf!
If returns from farming are so low as to make it unprofitable, the government should alter conditions so farming becomes fair and worth the effort.
Selling off prision farms so as to ignore the condition is not only stupid but criminally irresponsible as well.
Farmers are productive hard working citizens and deserve a living income.
TG
A little known fact. Prison farms, by their very nature, represent the easiest point in the correctional system to interject contraband.
Did you know that most street drugs are readily available within the provincial and federal corrections systems?
Finally, Have you ever pondered the pros and cons of “hooping” a little product for a fat canteen account?
The cons who control the prisons are not really interested in organic farming TG.
Syncro
Andrew Bostom quotes some highly relevant words of wisdom, written by American WWII General Curtis Lemay in 1965, that he describes as prescient:
“(WW II) was an event wherein the military giants of those several Axis states decided that they could get away with an incredible land grab, a nation grab, a super-Napoleonic concept of defacement of a world-sized map. They did this with the enthusiasm of their nationals behind them. In minor dissension may have sounded the voices of a few ardent patriots and heroic philosophers; but those were not the majority. An horrific chorus shouted, ‘Duce!’ or ‘Banzai!’ or ‘Heil Hitler!’ Eventually because of the sacrifices offered and endured by our men and the entire populations of Allied countries, the enemy went down to defeat. Enemy cities were pulverized or fried to a crisp. It was something they asked for and something they got. In reverse fashion, if we keep listening to the gospel of apology and equivocation which all too many politicians and savants are preaching today in the United States, we will be asking for the same thing. And in time may achieve it.”
(all emph. mine)
The whole article here.
Here is some interesting video from Cuba, for all those that believe they’re not being monitored while enjoying their caribbean holiday…
A girl is waiting at a bus stop in Havana, another girl joins her at about 1 minute for a few quick kisses, the men act according to southern customs, (they are surprised, but do not look away), and about 7 minutes later, a Lada police car arrives. They observe, and take statements. In the second video, they decide to take action, the girls are taken away at 7.50 – 8.00 minutes.
Their crime? kissing. Anyone here seen the inside of a Cuban prison?
http://octavocercoen.blogspot.com/2010/06/illegal-kiss.html
A scientific article where you’ll learn that there are more than two obesity clinics in Gaza.
http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/issues/sag-09-39-4/sag-39-4-10-0706-6.pdf
Helen Thomas exemplifies the sleaze that most MSM has become.
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Oh I just loved that video of Tom Jones singing Green Grass of Home — listened to it 4 times, fantastic. And yep, too bad the guy EBD heard in Whistler wasn’t recorded.
EBD
That was cheserific… in the best sense.
Syncro
This is a valuable piece for future reference however, should we really be all that surprised?
Lets just be vigilant – keep recording their words and throwing them back at them. We know who they are and what they believe – by their own words.
“Archeology confirms Israel was a country thousands of years before the USA was founded.”
If you want to be technical, that area was never a country until 1948. It was always a part of an empire, a mandate, or other.
Thanks for the description of the Green, Green Grass of Home rendition in Whistler. It was well written and conveyed the moment…one that I very much enjoyed.
Pat
Kate, I was reading at the Maggie’s Farm site and noticed one of their “headlines” sounded very similar to your brand of wordsmithing (i.e. “…its a feature not a bug…”:
“The Cloward-Pliven Administration: Don’t be fooled by Obama’s incompetence. It’s a feature, not a bug.”
maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/14616-The-Cloward-Pliven-Administration.html
Within that article was a link to this (the topic of the headline):
3w.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/06/dont_be_fooled_by_obamas_incom.html
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‘The farm camp at Riverbend Institution in Prince Albert gave me the will to live, the need to witness life.’
“Seismic Activity Continues At Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Katla Quiet
The Icelandic Met Office is trying to determine if the level of seismic activity recorded at the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in the past 24 hours indicates that a new eruption might take place or whether the activity is linked to the waning of activity at the site.
The Met Office has confirmed that a small explosion of gas and ash occurred at the volcano yesterday as small tremors continued to take place at the site.
Latest tremor readings from the Southern Iceland volcano indicate that seismic activity in the area around Eyjafjallajökull is at its highest level in over two weeks.
The Icelandic Meteorological Office and the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland yesterday said: “Volcanic tremor is still more than before the eruption and has been rather steady since 22nd May, but small pulses, mostly on the lowest frequency are being detected on the seismic stations around the volcano.””
http://www.clareherald.com/national-a-world/irish-a-world/2107-seismic-activity-continues-at-eyjafjallajoekull-volcano-katla-quiet.html?lang=
AT&T executive office threatens a customer…
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Galante promptly did what any normal person would do under the circumstances: He blogged about it, posting the text of his e-mails as well as a recording of the voice mail.
The note quickly zoomed its way around the blogosphere, prompting AT&T to issue a statement, this time eating crow.
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100605/world/us_gulf_oil_spill_bird_images
“drill baby drill”
Why I don’t want a promotion…
http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/06/04/here_is_why_i_soon_might_turn_down_command_i_d_rather_make_a_difference
No bitterness — just plain surprise. So, 24+ years into it — closely reaching that mystical point where you think you really can help make a difference — and you get slapped in the face with the emperors’ not wearing clothes. Tom, you’ve asked the right question before — why aren’t more of these folks getting fired?
http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/06/03/bd_comment_of_the_day_yep_my_buddies_are_turning_down_battalion_command
Tom: This is of more than just passing interest. There is more than one way to break a military. That is, it won’t just be like the post-Vietnam era, with indiscipline in the ranks and disgusted NCOs punching out early. Instead, it might be things like wives insisting that their field grade husbands leave — or, in this case, lieutenant colonels turning down battalion command. I would love to see some numbers on this trend.
One more:
http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/06/02/cracks_in_the_army_becoming_clearer
One of the more thoughtful officers I’ve met over the years is Army Lt. Gen. James Dubik, now retired. So when he sends up a warning flare, I pay attention. This is what he had to say recently in Army magazine:
Aww heck, one more:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/05/27/once_upon_a_time_in_afghanistan
Once Upon a Time in Afghanistan…
Record stores, Mad Men furniture, and pencil skirts — when Kabul had rock ‘n’ roll, not rockets
The physical campus of Kabul University, pictured here, does not look very different today. But the people do. In the 1950s and ’60s, students wore Western-style clothing; young men and women interacted relatively freely. Today, women cover their heads and much of their bodies, even in Kabul. A half-century later, men and women inhabit much more separate worlds.
Drill baby drill!
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/caught_in_the_oil.html
“Obama loses the Left: suddenly, it’s cool to bash Barack
Europe still worships him and Washington’s Obamatrons remain smitten, but former supporters are turning on the President, writes Toby Harnden.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/7805775/Obama-loses-the-Left-suddenly-its-cool-to-bash-Barack.html
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O’s dead pelicans.
“Yet even as Obama flexed his presidential muscle, those pitiful images of pelicans threatened to derail his presidency. Walter Russell Mead of the Council on Foreign Relations concluded: “Every heart-rending picture of a bedraggled, oil-smeared pelican is another public reminder of perceived failures by the Obama administration.””
“Pelicans herald Obama’s Katrina moment
The fate of a vulnerable species is fuelling criticism of the president’s handling of the BP” oil spill disaster”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7144834.ece