I am rather looking forward to the tall tales attendees will tell of having to endure a natural disaster worse than Katrina or Sandy, heroically defying the cruel and unforgiving elements against all odds...in their 6-to7 figure custom trailers with full catering service, their own lavs and showers, their high-end booze and designer drugs. And laugh my ass off, wondering how any of us who got through the original Woodstock ever made it out alive, having shown up with little more than the clothes we were wearing, no food, no water, and an Oz or two of low-THC pot.
Donald Trump's venture into social media with the creation of Truth Social could come to a screeching halt in the near future if the merger with Digital World collapses and he faces ending up with nothing from the deal that has been pending for two years.
According to a new report from the Washington Post, there is a Sept. 8 deadline for the merger to close or be extended and, should it fail, Digital World will be compelled by law to return $300 million to investors.
The Post's Drew Harwell is reporting, "With the $300 million Digital World had already raised from investors, Trump Media & Technology Group, creator of the pro-Trump social network Truth Social, pledged then that the merger would create a tech titan worth $875 million at the start and, depending on the stock’s performance, up to $1.7 billion later," before adding, "Now, almost two years later, the deal faces what could be a catastrophic threat."
I met Jimmy Buffett at Caesar's Palace in Lake Tahoe in 1981 while on a family vacation. I was 18. I remember landing in Reno and Pres. Reagan fired all the air traffic controllers that day...but I digress. For the next 12-15 years I had become good friends with the people around him, Ross Ritto, owner of Sound Image in San Diego who did all the live tour audio, RIP Ross, and I had a little fling with Fingers Taylor for awhile much later on. I feel so blessed to have been able to go to any Buffett concert anywhere and have VIP backstage passes. They loved me and whichever gal pal I brought along because we just treated them as regular people and they were so grateful for that. I remember when I was in college, taking photography classes and at one of the shows I asked Jimmy if I could take photos from my perch at the soundboard. He said, "Thank you for asking!" "Take all you want just don't use a flash". That helped me learn to master low light shooting. Thanks Jimmy!
In 1988 I moved to Key West for about 5 years and got to see Jimmy from time to time down there. As the years rolled on I saw them less and everyone went their separate ways.
I will always be grateful for those years in my youth were I was able to live so large and be a part of all that. And this was BEFORE all that Parrot Head stuff. So many memories, so many of them hilarious. Everyone in Jimmy's organization were good people, real people and I will always treasure those memories and consider myself one of the luckiest people in the world. Rest is Peace Jimmy.
You may not believe me, and you don't have to, but the Fins to left, Fins to right audience dance was started by my and my friend Dara at the Palace Theater inn Louisville KY in 1982.
The World gets lonelier and lonelier these days as so many I know either personally or by their artistry that inspired me & brought joy to so many pass on to the next world.
I'm only an hour into my shift and I already got told "Suck a dick, biitch!". I Cackled, and regret that I didn't tell her not to threaten me with a good time.
When I was in college a million years ago, the popular band in our small college town introduced a lot of us to Jimmy Buffet with a couple of songs from Living and Dying in 3/4 Time, Saxophones (they played the sax parts on kazoos) and Brand New Country Star. Unlike most people who achieve fortune and fame, Jimmy never seemed to take himself too seriously. Just kept on having fun and doing fun things with his life and then writing songs and books about it. Life well lived.
I'm a breast cancer survivor, very new to NM, don't know many people, but have kept men at arm's length since my surgery nearly a decade ago. I finally let someone in, it's been about an 8 month attraction, he asked me out, we had a great time, we went out again last weekend, again fuckbonkers good time, he came on pretty strong and I told him I'm a bit vulnerable. He was very romantic all week, asked me out to a lovely place for dinner. It was really nice and I thought maybe, finally it would be all right to let someone in. Until the gal he invited to join us showed up. He had said that a couple we had met previously may be there. Okay. Nope, just this woman. She was cool, I was as gracious as ever, until at the end of dinner she said; "thanks for inviting me." He didn't understand why that would upset me, I asked him; "why do this, why hurt me like this?" He said he was sorry it didn't "work out." Dude, you fucked it up on purpose. Optimism is fleeting, I hope I can get some back. It hurts.
Okay, I'm officially getting spoiled by room service these last two weekends. I might have to teach Kitteh to cook.
I just had a spinach, onion and cheese omelet and a fruit bowl.
Time to go put on professional clothes. I probably can't lead the training in my big purple robe. Life would be so much easier if you could lead trainings in big purple robes.
Welcome to Wonkette Happy Hour, With This Week's Cocktail, Watermelon Margaritas!
I made this for our party. People fucking LOVED IT.
O/T, but on the bright side, it seems this year's mass masturbation ritual of the opulently rich and childishly shameless, Burning Man, seems to be getting rained out. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/02/burning-man-festival-mud-trapped-shelter-in-place
I am rather looking forward to the tall tales attendees will tell of having to endure a natural disaster worse than Katrina or Sandy, heroically defying the cruel and unforgiving elements against all odds...in their 6-to7 figure custom trailers with full catering service, their own lavs and showers, their high-end booze and designer drugs. And laugh my ass off, wondering how any of us who got through the original Woodstock ever made it out alive, having shown up with little more than the clothes we were wearing, no food, no water, and an Oz or two of low-THC pot.
Buffett's theme song from a great little film from 1975: Rancho Deluxe. Outstanding cast on that one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtJIRSWUOYg
t'would be a shame...
𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲: 𝗥𝗮𝘄 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗣𝟬𝟭𝟭𝟯𝟱𝟴𝟬𝟵'𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 '𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁' 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 $𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
Donald Trump's venture into social media with the creation of Truth Social could come to a screeching halt in the near future if the merger with Digital World collapses and he faces ending up with nothing from the deal that has been pending for two years.
According to a new report from the Washington Post, there is a Sept. 8 deadline for the merger to close or be extended and, should it fail, Digital World will be compelled by law to return $300 million to investors.
The Post's Drew Harwell is reporting, "With the $300 million Digital World had already raised from investors, Trump Media & Technology Group, creator of the pro-Trump social network Truth Social, pledged then that the merger would create a tech titan worth $875 million at the start and, depending on the stock’s performance, up to $1.7 billion later," before adding, "Now, almost two years later, the deal faces what could be a catastrophic threat."
Full article: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-truth-social-deal/
Edited to include the plyed yarn. This part is fun as it goes so (relatively) fast.
https://substack.com/profile/11126466-arachne/note/c-39456918?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=6mh8i
I met Jimmy Buffett at Caesar's Palace in Lake Tahoe in 1981 while on a family vacation. I was 18. I remember landing in Reno and Pres. Reagan fired all the air traffic controllers that day...but I digress. For the next 12-15 years I had become good friends with the people around him, Ross Ritto, owner of Sound Image in San Diego who did all the live tour audio, RIP Ross, and I had a little fling with Fingers Taylor for awhile much later on. I feel so blessed to have been able to go to any Buffett concert anywhere and have VIP backstage passes. They loved me and whichever gal pal I brought along because we just treated them as regular people and they were so grateful for that. I remember when I was in college, taking photography classes and at one of the shows I asked Jimmy if I could take photos from my perch at the soundboard. He said, "Thank you for asking!" "Take all you want just don't use a flash". That helped me learn to master low light shooting. Thanks Jimmy!
In 1988 I moved to Key West for about 5 years and got to see Jimmy from time to time down there. As the years rolled on I saw them less and everyone went their separate ways.
I will always be grateful for those years in my youth were I was able to live so large and be a part of all that. And this was BEFORE all that Parrot Head stuff. So many memories, so many of them hilarious. Everyone in Jimmy's organization were good people, real people and I will always treasure those memories and consider myself one of the luckiest people in the world. Rest is Peace Jimmy.
You may not believe me, and you don't have to, but the Fins to left, Fins to right audience dance was started by my and my friend Dara at the Palace Theater inn Louisville KY in 1982.
The World gets lonelier and lonelier these days as so many I know either personally or by their artistry that inspired me & brought joy to so many pass on to the next world.
Thanks for listening to my Ted Talk.
I tried talking to my Trumpy Neighbor yesterday about Mark Meadows.
She didn't know who he is.
This woman watches Fox News probably 12 hours a day, and does not know who Mark Meadows is.
I'm only an hour into my shift and I already got told "Suck a dick, biitch!". I Cackled, and regret that I didn't tell her not to threaten me with a good time.
So, in case you weren't sure this was the weirdest timeline, They Live is back in theaters apparently
The universe is vibrating to the collective internal humming of Jimmy Buffett songs by so many people this morning.
When I was in college a million years ago, the popular band in our small college town introduced a lot of us to Jimmy Buffet with a couple of songs from Living and Dying in 3/4 Time, Saxophones (they played the sax parts on kazoos) and Brand New Country Star. Unlike most people who achieve fortune and fame, Jimmy never seemed to take himself too seriously. Just kept on having fun and doing fun things with his life and then writing songs and books about it. Life well lived.
I'm a breast cancer survivor, very new to NM, don't know many people, but have kept men at arm's length since my surgery nearly a decade ago. I finally let someone in, it's been about an 8 month attraction, he asked me out, we had a great time, we went out again last weekend, again fuckbonkers good time, he came on pretty strong and I told him I'm a bit vulnerable. He was very romantic all week, asked me out to a lovely place for dinner. It was really nice and I thought maybe, finally it would be all right to let someone in. Until the gal he invited to join us showed up. He had said that a couple we had met previously may be there. Okay. Nope, just this woman. She was cool, I was as gracious as ever, until at the end of dinner she said; "thanks for inviting me." He didn't understand why that would upset me, I asked him; "why do this, why hurt me like this?" He said he was sorry it didn't "work out." Dude, you fucked it up on purpose. Optimism is fleeting, I hope I can get some back. It hurts.
Okay, I'm officially getting spoiled by room service these last two weekends. I might have to teach Kitteh to cook.
I just had a spinach, onion and cheese omelet and a fruit bowl.
Time to go put on professional clothes. I probably can't lead the training in my big purple robe. Life would be so much easier if you could lead trainings in big purple robes.
Trump May Need Supreme Court To Say His Coup Attempt Does Not Violate Constitution
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-14th-amendment-supreme-court_n_64f26082e4b02f61505e9b36
This oughta be good.
This is too cool not to share!
https://twitter.com/tonyprinciotti/status/1697988131180486784?s=20
Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 has my attention.
https://substack.com/profile/156000689-anarchy-pony/note/c-39460428