One of the greatest ever. Anton's zither is worth the price of admission--even if you pay. This movie resulted in my childhood crush on Joseph Cotten. While doomed to be unrequited, to took me to Citizen Kane and beyond. So...tragic but worth it.
I'm really late to this party, but I gotta note that Gen Z has recently turned a "Vienna" a deep track from Billy Joel's The Stranger into a zombie hit. And yes, it very much fits this movie. Vienna as as much a state of being as it is a place.
I was watching Red/Sox/Yankees from August 11, 1985 yesterday and the NY announcers were Spencer Ross and former big league second baseman Bill White, who went on to become the president of the National League. They were talking about Red Sox pitcher (not playing that day) Oil Can Boyd who was pretty good in his early career, known for his demonstrative and intense demeanor on the mound.
They were talking about how good he was and his unique disposition on the field. White, a Black man, stated that Boyd's antics were a lot like Mark "the Bird" Fydrich from a few years earlier, who would talk to the ball, pat the mound, and do other unusual things. But Fyrdrich (who's career was over at this point) was considered a "character" while Boyd was a "hotdog".
Fidrych was white and Boyd was Black. This was just part of the conversation between the announcers but I picked up on what White said and the point he was getting across. Had I seen that live in 1985, I don't think 17 year old me would understood the context. It was very matter of fact the way it was stated by White and I didn't detect a defensive tone, but it was important to get that out there.
I loved watching Oil Can pitch. Not an overwhelming fastball but it was effective because he mixed in a lot of breaking balls.
Yes, he was a flake. After a game was postponed in Cleveland due to fog the Can said, “That’s what happens when you build the ballpark too close to the ocean.”
I didn't know about his other problems until I was just looking up about him. I was aware somewhat, but didn't know all the details. White also mentioned that Satchel Paige had told Boyd to throw "peas at the knees and high riders at the chin". I looked at both the '85 lineups of the Sox and Yanks and wondered why they didn't win. Blue Jays had better pitching that year. The old AL East was tough in that decade. The game I referred to was Clemens vs Guidry, and Guidry already had 13 complete games at that point.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI—Addressing supporters at his latest rally, former President Donald Trump vowed over the weekend to unite the nation against the common enemy of other Americans. “We must come together to defeat the scourge that is our fellow Americans,” said the Republican presidential nominee, who reportedly spoke from the heart as he called upon every member of the U.S. populace to stand together against one another. “Look to your right. Now look to your left. Every man, woman, and child you see? We will fight them all. With your support, the American people will be defeated once and for all.” At press time, Trump promised that by the end of his second term, there wouldn’t be a single American remaining.
Random thing I saw somewhere that gave me a bit of a larf:
People were talking about the misogynist/racist dismissal of MVP Harris’s political ascendance as merely a result of being a “DEI” hire, rather than admit the possibility that she is extremely qualified. Someone quipped that if “DEI” refers to people who have no business being where they are, but got there due to systematic unfairness, then it follows that the letters stand for Don Jr, Eric, and Ivanka.
John Denver is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more. "Country Roads" is apparently a big hit during NFL games in Munich during timeouts. Here it is from 2023 with 50,000 belting it out. There is another rendition from 2022 (not posted) that was the equal of this.
see: a scene in miyazaki's 'whispers of the heart'. one analysis of the song said the japanese version had an alternative, with the chorus saying how 'we can't wait to get out of this place'
Topic-adjacent: twenty-something years ago, I had a part-time gig working the luxury boxes at the Erwin Center for basketball games and concerts and such. One of the cool things about working country shows is that the fans know all the words to the songs and will sing along. A 10,000 voice choir is pretty amazing.
I hope it rained around Stehekin, too. A good friend of mine has made her life and home there for over 40 years now. She evacuated with the dogs, her husband stayed behind. I haven't heard from them since Wednesday.
It’s been hot this summer here on the East coast. When I go for my morning stupid human tricks I get so gross and sweaty I seek out lawn sprinklers to run through. The other morning it rained overnight and I was smacking low hanging street tree branches in order to get a cool shower.
"childless woman" is such an 19th-century- ass insult. what else you got. do I render inferior tallow? do my cabbages grow pale and blemished? does the quality of my sock-darning bring shame upon my father's name?
Okay, bear with me here. Because of a lack of television content, this summer has turned out to be our Viking summer. In that we are watching all six seasons of "Vikings," an episode or so a night. A spoiler ahead, but I'll try not to spoil too much.
In season four, there is a scene where handsome Rollo comes back from his travels to his beautiful wife and children. It's unclear if she's going to be receptive to him, as when he left she told him it would be the end of their relationship if he left. But she greets him warmly, he hugs the children, and she sends the children and the servants away so she and her husband can be alone. And then, when they're alone, she moves closer...and she starts smacking him up and down and swearing a blue streak at him in her native language. For a good few minutes. She is righteously pissed. And he just stands there and takes it, because he earned it. And he's a Viking.
Today, mr. cc said a thing that so pissed me off. (And he was stupid and wrong, of course, that should go without saying.) All I could think of was that scene. Really, I wanted to smack him up and down and swear at him in some native language. That's how mad I was. And just thinking of that scene kind of made me feel better. Righteous.
And then I thought about the election. And how really every woman in this country should be that mad right now. We should want to smack the rethuglicans up and down and swear at them in every kind of native language. Because how fucking dare they treat us like this, dismiss us like this? How dare they think we will ever go back to what used to be?
Our next movie is 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥!
https://open.substack.com/pub/ziggywiggy/p/wonkette-movie-night-aug-10-tank?r=2knfuc&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
One of the greatest ever. Anton's zither is worth the price of admission--even if you pay. This movie resulted in my childhood crush on Joseph Cotten. While doomed to be unrequited, to took me to Citizen Kane and beyond. So...tragic but worth it.
Ta, ziggywiggy. We weren't around at all yesterday; we weren't on the radio either.
I'm really late to this party, but I gotta note that Gen Z has recently turned a "Vienna" a deep track from Billy Joel's The Stranger into a zombie hit. And yes, it very much fits this movie. Vienna as as much a state of being as it is a place.
https://youtu.be/3jL4S4X97sQ?si=o9JfOEYMmzmdeZe9
Subtle things that got by me as a youth...
I was watching Red/Sox/Yankees from August 11, 1985 yesterday and the NY announcers were Spencer Ross and former big league second baseman Bill White, who went on to become the president of the National League. They were talking about Red Sox pitcher (not playing that day) Oil Can Boyd who was pretty good in his early career, known for his demonstrative and intense demeanor on the mound.
They were talking about how good he was and his unique disposition on the field. White, a Black man, stated that Boyd's antics were a lot like Mark "the Bird" Fydrich from a few years earlier, who would talk to the ball, pat the mound, and do other unusual things. But Fyrdrich (who's career was over at this point) was considered a "character" while Boyd was a "hotdog".
Fidrych was white and Boyd was Black. This was just part of the conversation between the announcers but I picked up on what White said and the point he was getting across. Had I seen that live in 1985, I don't think 17 year old me would understood the context. It was very matter of fact the way it was stated by White and I didn't detect a defensive tone, but it was important to get that out there.
I loved watching Oil Can pitch. Not an overwhelming fastball but it was effective because he mixed in a lot of breaking balls.
Yes, he was a flake. After a game was postponed in Cleveland due to fog the Can said, “That’s what happens when you build the ballpark too close to the ocean.”
I didn't know about his other problems until I was just looking up about him. I was aware somewhat, but didn't know all the details. White also mentioned that Satchel Paige had told Boyd to throw "peas at the knees and high riders at the chin". I looked at both the '85 lineups of the Sox and Yanks and wondered why they didn't win. Blue Jays had better pitching that year. The old AL East was tough in that decade. The game I referred to was Clemens vs Guidry, and Guidry already had 13 complete games at that point.
They don't make 'em like they used to.
Subtle things that get by these youths...
Subtlety.
The Onion
𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗩𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗧𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗢𝗳 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀
Published July 23, 2024
GRAND RAPIDS, MI—Addressing supporters at his latest rally, former President Donald Trump vowed over the weekend to unite the nation against the common enemy of other Americans. “We must come together to defeat the scourge that is our fellow Americans,” said the Republican presidential nominee, who reportedly spoke from the heart as he called upon every member of the U.S. populace to stand together against one another. “Look to your right. Now look to your left. Every man, woman, and child you see? We will fight them all. With your support, the American people will be defeated once and for all.” At press time, Trump promised that by the end of his second term, there wouldn’t be a single American remaining.
Poe's Law is a cruel mistress.
WHAT!! Oh, it's The Onion. It seemed so plausible!
Nah, they left out the part where Trump tells everyone to send him all their money to fund this important battle.
And if they send their money in before midnight, they'll get a complimentory set of Ginsu knives, at no extra cost!
More likely Trump Brand (TM) knives, which are Ginsu knockoffs. Absolutely free, only $19.95 shipping and handling. Not returnable.
"It slices! It dices!
Look at that tomato!
You can even cut a tin can with it!
But you wouldn't want to!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFHqTzeIuKE
The problem is that at this point he's damned near demented enough to do just that.
Read the first two words again :-)
Edit: Yes. He is already doing it, but he is too addle-brained to express it as succinctly as The Onion.
* Laugh/cry *
Spot on, though a bit more coherent, maybe, than the Orange Pustule.
Once again, The Onion reports straight news.
It’s barely satire!
Like... that's not even satire anymore.
Random thing I saw somewhere that gave me a bit of a larf:
People were talking about the misogynist/racist dismissal of MVP Harris’s political ascendance as merely a result of being a “DEI” hire, rather than admit the possibility that she is extremely qualified. Someone quipped that if “DEI” refers to people who have no business being where they are, but got there due to systematic unfairness, then it follows that the letters stand for Don Jr, Eric, and Ivanka.
Love it!
Everybody talking about John Denver as if Rocky Mountain High isn't his best song, or something...
annie's song makes me cry.
Same.
I hear it on the regular at karaoke.
John Denver is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more. "Country Roads" is apparently a big hit during NFL games in Munich during timeouts. Here it is from 2023 with 50,000 belting it out. There is another rendition from 2022 (not posted) that was the equal of this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou3iyrtXByM
The Toots & The Maytals cover is real good!
see: a scene in miyazaki's 'whispers of the heart'. one analysis of the song said the japanese version had an alternative, with the chorus saying how 'we can't wait to get out of this place'
Everyone is secretly a West Virginian at heart.
Topic-adjacent: twenty-something years ago, I had a part-time gig working the luxury boxes at the Erwin Center for basketball games and concerts and such. One of the cool things about working country shows is that the fans know all the words to the songs and will sing along. A 10,000 voice choir is pretty amazing.
I am so damned grateful that I just might burst into tears.
It has finally RAINED here. The grass is damp and the air smells of clean, cool rain.
It has been SO hot for so long that I find myself a bit overwhelmed.
I hope it rained around Stehekin, too. A good friend of mine has made her life and home there for over 40 years now. She evacuated with the dogs, her husband stayed behind. I haven't heard from them since Wednesday.
It’s been hot this summer here on the East coast. When I go for my morning stupid human tricks I get so gross and sweaty I seek out lawn sprinklers to run through. The other morning it rained overnight and I was smacking low hanging street tree branches in order to get a cool shower.
Oh that lovely, earthy, rainy smell. Enjoy, and I hope the land/all creatures enjoy, as well.
I can't even begin to imagine the relief of the wildlife in this area, as well as every outside pet in this county.
When SF was having a serious drought one year, people put out tubs of water for the local wildlife. I worry so much about their chances.
What a wonderful community; thank you for caring.
Back at you, sister. (BTW, I’m not giving up on my plan to get you down here some time so we can be a bit wicked together).
That simply HAS to happen.
Go ahead and cry! It has to be such a relief!
The Cult - Rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD5b_0QB0wI
Love that song!
"DEI hire" and "woke" are used, almost exclusively, as pejoratives, by mediocre white males, to excuse their mediocrity.
"Witness me!"
.
I think had another point I wanted to add, but I forgot it.
YSWIDT
Also speaking of John Denver, here's Toots & The Maytals singing "Country Roads":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQFKMar4x-w
Very nice, works well as a reggae song.
Saw them open for The Who back when this was their hit. Quality entertainment!
Janel Comeau @VeryBadLlama
"childless woman" is such an 19th-century- ass insult. what else you got. do I render inferior tallow? do my cabbages grow pale and blemished? does the quality of my sock-darning bring shame upon my father's name?
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I also hate the word "unwed". It is always applied to women and never in a good way.
Excellent point.
I'm of the opinion that they want to go a bit further back to the 17th century with their talk of spirits, demons and witches.
Their Golden Age consists of the worst parts of the last 20 centuries all mushed together.
The first century, when everybody expected Jesus to come back tomorrow.
I simply want them to GO.
The trick is convincing them to stop trying to take all of us with them.
There is no FAR far enough
Okay Djokovic is an antivax jerk but he’s literally sobbing because he won a medal for Serbia. I’ll give him a little grace.
Tries to be relevant, turns it into a self-own. Oopsie!
https://substack.com/@craignixon/note/c-64347932
That’s what I call a silver platter
Open mouth; insert foot firmly, Kev.
The only reason most of these idiots open their mouths is to change feet.
lol rich him saying casting couch when their own dude very famously said that he only wanted people out of central casting XD
I mean
Do they even listen to their own orange dipshit?
They prolly got tired of listening to him before we did.
Okay, bear with me here. Because of a lack of television content, this summer has turned out to be our Viking summer. In that we are watching all six seasons of "Vikings," an episode or so a night. A spoiler ahead, but I'll try not to spoil too much.
In season four, there is a scene where handsome Rollo comes back from his travels to his beautiful wife and children. It's unclear if she's going to be receptive to him, as when he left she told him it would be the end of their relationship if he left. But she greets him warmly, he hugs the children, and she sends the children and the servants away so she and her husband can be alone. And then, when they're alone, she moves closer...and she starts smacking him up and down and swearing a blue streak at him in her native language. For a good few minutes. She is righteously pissed. And he just stands there and takes it, because he earned it. And he's a Viking.
Today, mr. cc said a thing that so pissed me off. (And he was stupid and wrong, of course, that should go without saying.) All I could think of was that scene. Really, I wanted to smack him up and down and swear at him in some native language. That's how mad I was. And just thinking of that scene kind of made me feel better. Righteous.
And then I thought about the election. And how really every woman in this country should be that mad right now. We should want to smack the rethuglicans up and down and swear at them in every kind of native language. Because how fucking dare they treat us like this, dismiss us like this? How dare they think we will ever go back to what used to be?
Fuck them. Let's crush them in November.
Thank you for listening.
Fuck yeah!