On 4/23/2016 7:03 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> They acting as if they had loved a family member or a close personal
> friend.
>

Do you _ever_ shut the **** up about anything?

On 4/23/2016 7:33 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> He was a talented singer but I think the guitar was more of a prop than
> an instrument, and he ended up performing without it.

You really are as dense as an old block of cement:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPts9HHpJPU

On 4/23/2016 7:35 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:22:50 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2016-04-23 8:15 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>> So he just *had* to choose a name such as 'symbol' and/or 'Artist
>>> Formerly Known as Prince', did he?
>>
>> I think it was because his record company managed to get the rights to
>> the name Prince and they would not release a bunch of his music, so he
>> made up the new name in order to be able to get it released.
>
> Yeah, but not sure how that forced him to choose such pretentious
> name(s).
>

Are you DENSE????

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36107590

Prince compared his contractual obligations to slavery, and began
performing with the word "SLAVE" on his cheek. He saw his own name as a
part of his contractual entrapment.
"Warner Bros took the name, trademarked it, and used it as the main
marketing took to promote all of the music I wrote," Prince once said in
a press release. "The company owns the name Prince and all related music
marketed under Prince. I became merely a pawn used to produce more money
for Warner Bros."
In 2000, after the contract expired, Prince went back to using his old
name, which Kellogg says also freed him to innovate new ways of making
money as an independent artist.
"What a lot of people don't understand is that Prince was not only one
of the greatest creative musical talents of the 20th Century, but he was
also one of the greatest music business innovators of the last century,"
he says.
Prince produced music on his own independent label, he bundled exclusive
LPs with concert tickets and newspapers. He became one of the first
artists to sell an album online, and won a Webby Lifetime Achievement
award for "visionary use of the Internet to distribute music".
In 2015, when he announced that he would be releasing new music
exclusively with Jay Z's streaming service Tidal, he repeated the same
"slavery" comparison that he'd used back in the early 1990s.
"Record contracts are just like - I'm gonna say the word - slavery," he
said, according to Rolling Stone. "I would tell any young artist...don't
sign."

On 4/23/2016 7:35 PM, jinx the minx wrote:
> jmcquown > wrote:
>> On 4/23/2016 8:15 PM, Je�us wrote:
>>>
>>> So he just *had* to choose a name such as 'symbol' and/or 'Artist
>>> Formerly Known as Prince', did he?
>>>
>> I can only begin to list the number of celebrities (musical or not) who
>> were convinced to change their names by their managers/agents over the
>> years. Archibald Leach became Cary Grant. John Wayne's name was Marion
>> Morrison. Marilyn Monroe was Norma Jean Baker.
>>
>> It's not such a stretch to believe Prince's studio/managers convinced
>> him to be called some odd name to try to boost/maintain his popularity.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> Except that's not why he did it.
>

You'd go long and far to ever find a bunch as clay-headed as these beefwits.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36107590

Prince compared his contractual obligations to slavery, and began
performing with the word "SLAVE" on his cheek. He saw his own name as a
part of his contractual entrapment.
"Warner Bros took the name, trademarked it, and used it as the main
marketing took to promote all of the music I wrote," Prince once said in
a press release. "The company owns the name Prince and all related music
marketed under Prince. I became merely a pawn used to produce more money
for Warner Bros."
In 2000, after the contract expired, Prince went back to using his old
name, which Kellogg says also freed him to innovate new ways of making
money as an independent artist.
"What a lot of people don't understand is that Prince was not only one
of the greatest creative musical talents of the 20th Century, but he was
also one of the greatest music business innovators of the last century,"
he says.
Prince produced music on his own independent label, he bundled exclusive
LPs with concert tickets and newspapers. He became one of the first
artists to sell an album online, and won a Webby Lifetime Achievement
award for "visionary use of the Internet to distribute music".
In 2015, when he announced that he would be releasing new music
exclusively with Jay Z's streaming service Tidal, he repeated the same
"slavery" comparison that he'd used back in the early 1990s.
"Record contracts are just like - I'm gonna say the word - slavery," he
said, according to Rolling Stone. "I would tell any young artist...don't
sign."

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 4/23/2016 8:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 4/23/2016 7:27 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> Yep. The fact that it is almost 40 years and they are still upset over
>>>> his death is clear evidence that they have a a few loose screws.
>>>>
>>> I'm sure some of the people who visit Graceland never actually saw Elvis
>>> perform. I see no reason to idolize Elvis, much less make an annual
>>> pilgrimage all these years later.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> No doubt Elvis was talented and his music will live on for a very long
>> time. If I was driving through i may even stop at Graceland just to see
>> what it is all about. I have no desire to make a special trip though. I
>> see no reason the way some others do. He was a talented entertainer,
>> not a god.
>
> I'm not at all convinced Elvis was that much of a musician or a singer. Of
> course he did that swivelling hips thing which really created a stir on
> early television. "WHOA! We can't let our young people see that!"
>
> Was Elvis that great a singer and guitar player? Let's don't even talk
> about his movies. Sorry, I'll never be convinced he was all that
> talented.
>
> Graceland mansion is located in what wound up as a really bad part of
> town. I sure hope the people who worship at the gate have some place safe
> to go when the sun sets.
>
> Jill

That opinion would be a flaw in your personality. LOL

Cheri

On Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 5:05:11 PM UTC-4, gtr wrote:
> On 2016-04-23 11:48:22 +0000, Cindy Hamilton said:
>
> > I've never cared much for rock or pop... That said, I didn't like
> > Prince in his heyday...
>
> Keep 'em coming!
>
> I don't care for beef, that said, I didn't like skirt steak when I ate it.

Apparently subtleties are lost on you. My lack of interest in rock/pop
is a continuum, and Prince is somewhere on the lower end of it.

For that matter, I don't like all classical music, either, or all jazz,
or all of anything.

Cindy Hamilton

On Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 5:11:51 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 14:07:08 -0700, gtr > wrote:
>
> >On 2016-04-23 10:08:29 +0000, said:
> >
> >> Prince could have been a great rock guitarist.
> >
> >He *could* have been a great rock guitarist when he was 13. So in his
> >early 30's, he was a great rock guitarist.
>
> If I think great guitarist, I think Segovia or John Williams - they
> really had to play, no electrics making it easy for them!

Agreed, although I'm not sure electric guitars are really any
easier.

Cindy Hamilton

On Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 8:52:47 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
>
> I'm not at all convinced Elvis was that much of a musician or a singer.
> Of course he did that swivelling hips thing which really created a
> stir on early television. "WHOA! We can't let our young people see that!"
>
> Was Elvis that great a singer and guitar player? Let's don't even talk
> about his movies. Sorry, I'll never be convinced he was all that talented.

I didn't like Elvis very much when I was young, but over the years I've
developed an appreciation for some of his work. He was a talented singer,
and really could put a song across. More so in the early part of his
career, before he went all Vegas, in my opinion.

The funny thing about dead musicians is that whatever emotional
connection one had to his music, that music and that connection
will be there forever. There's no point getting overly histrionic
about their death. Perfectly appropriate to mourn the music that
they never lived to create, but what they did will always be there.

Cindy Hamilton

"Bruce©" wrote:
>
> Lucretia seems to think that electric guitars play themselves and
> electric guitarists only need to turn them on

She seems to be thinking about those video games that come with a fake
guitar. "You TOO can be a rock star."

As far as ability to play a guitar well, either one will show that
you're good or not so good. Electric doesn't change the talent factor.

And back to the Prince subject. You might have liked or not liked his
music but that boy could really play the guitar. He was good.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> On 2016-04-23 12:04 PM, Gary wrote:
> > Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>
> >> I enjoy guitar music by Chet Atkins or Eric
> >> Clapton, but turn off Hendrix. While some think his rendition of the
> >> Star Spangles Banner is the best ever, I find it painful to listen to.
> >
> > Not as painful as some of the SuperBowl versions though.
>
> OMG, some of the versions I have heard have been horrible, especially
> those who are used to singing with a modulating voice and can't hit a
> not and have to warble around until they get it.

I *so* agree with you on that one, Dave. What's with all that crap
lately? Many times, it gets annoying to me. I do realize that they are
just trying to "personalize" the song but...
I remember hearing the national song and when the singer got to the
very end..the last word and note, she went through the entire scale
twice before she finally settled on the last official note. Nuts!

On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 08:21:47 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> On 2016-04-23 12:04 PM, Gary wrote:
>> > Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I enjoy guitar music by Chet Atkins or Eric
>> >> Clapton, but turn off Hendrix. While some think his rendition of the
>> >> Star Spangles Banner is the best ever, I find it painful to listen to.
>> >
>> > Not as painful as some of the SuperBowl versions though.
>>
>> OMG, some of the versions I have heard have been horrible, especially
>> those who are used to singing with a modulating voice and can't hit a
>> not and have to warble around until they get it.
>
>I *so* agree with you on that one, Dave. What's with all that crap
>lately? Many times, it gets annoying to me. I do realize that they are
>just trying to "personalize" the song but...
>I remember hearing the national song and when the singer got to the
>very end..the last word and note, she went through the entire scale
>twice before she finally settled on the last official note. Nuts!

Nuts to the personalizing. A well-known person has been asked to sing
the National Anthem. The range required is a challenge to many. The
singer has had the advantage of sound mixing rooms, backup singers and
bands most all of their career. Now they have to sing 'naked' so to
speak. That personalization is simply to hide the fact that they
can't hit and hold the notes. Either their range is too narrow or
they really can't carry a tune in a bucket. So they slide into a near
miss of the note and warble a bit. The remote hits Mute in this house
as soon as someone gets ready to sing the National Anthem.
Janet US

On 4/23/2016 10:32 PM, gtr wrote:
> On 2016-04-24 01:35:15 +0000, jinx the minx said:
>
>> jmcquown > wrote:
>>> On 4/23/2016 8:15 PM, Je�us wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So he just *had* to choose a name such as 'symbol' and/or 'Artist
>>>> Formerly Known as Prince', did he?
>>>>
>>> I can only begin to list the number of celebrities (musical or not) who
>>> were convinced to change their names by their managers/agents over the
>>> years. Archibald Leach became Cary Grant. John Wayne's name was Marion
>>> Morrison. Marilyn Monroe was Norma Jean Baker.
>>>
>>> It's not such a stretch to believe Prince's studio/managers convinced
>>> him to be called some odd name to try to boost/maintain his popularity.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>
>> Except that's not why he did it.
>
> Don't worry she'll "figure out" the history without being unnecessarily
> educated about the realities of the situation.
>
I don't really care. I was merely pointing out, historically speaking,
entertainers have often changed their names at someone elses' behest.
So what if Prince wasn't one of them?

Jill

Janet B wrote:
>
> On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 08:21:47 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
> >Dave Smith wrote:
> >>
> >> On 2016-04-23 12:04 PM, Gary wrote:
> >> > Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> I enjoy guitar music by Chet Atkins or Eric
> >> >> Clapton, but turn off Hendrix. While some think his rendition of the
> >> >> Star Spangles Banner is the best ever, I find it painful to listen to.
> >> >
> >> > Not as painful as some of the SuperBowl versions though.
> >>
> >> OMG, some of the versions I have heard have been horrible, especially
> >> those who are used to singing with a modulating voice and can't hit a
> >> not and have to warble around until they get it.
> >
> >I *so* agree with you on that one, Dave. What's with all that crap
> >lately? Many times, it gets annoying to me. I do realize that they are
> >just trying to "personalize" the song but...
> >I remember hearing the national song and when the singer got to the
> >very end..the last word and note, she went through the entire scale
> >twice before she finally settled on the last official note. Nuts!
>
> Nuts to the personalizing. A well-known person has been asked to sing
> the National Anthem. The range required is a challenge to many. The
> singer has had the advantage of sound mixing rooms, backup singers and
> bands most all of their career. Now they have to sing 'naked' so to
> speak. That personalization is simply to hide the fact that they
> can't hit and hold the notes. Either their range is too narrow or
> they really can't carry a tune in a bucket. So they slide into a near
> miss of the note and warble a bit. The remote hits Mute in this house
> as soon as someone gets ready to sing the National Anthem.
> Janet US

Personally, I think our national anthem is a lousy song. Other
countries have much better ones.

Since we are stuck with it though, I'd suggest letting the USMC band
play it and skip the vocals.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>Jill McQuown wrote:
>>
>> I'm not at all convinced Elvis was that much of a musician or a singer.
>> Of course he did that swivelling hips thing which really created a
>> stir on early television. "WHOA! We can't let our young people see that!"
>>
>> Was Elvis that great a singer and guitar player? Let's don't even talk
>> about his movies. Sorry, I'll never be convinced he was all that talented.
>
>I didn't like Elvis very much when I was young, but over the years I've
>developed an appreciation for some of his work. He was a talented singer,
>and really could put a song across. More so in the early part of his
>career, before he went all Vegas, in my opinion.

I didn't like Elvis at first either but also later developed an
appreciation for his singing. However he was never one of my
favorites, and wasn't much of a musician. For me it's easy to choose
my most admired singer of that period, the Caruso of Rock, Roy
Orbison. He also departed our planet much too soon, a heart attack at
age 52.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Orbison

>The funny thing about dead musicians is that whatever emotional
>connection one had to his music, that music and that connection
>will be there forever. There's no point getting overly histrionic
>about their death. Perfectly appropriate to mourn the music that
>they never lived to create, but what they did will always be there.

Agreed... I also liked Ben E. King, The Platters, The Ink Spots, and I
often listen to Al Jolson. I like Tony Bennet too, but mostly because
he was my father's shipmate during WWll... Anthony Benedetto, my
father would supply the music and he would sing. My father was an
accomplished musician in his own right, he could pick up any
instrument and play it as well as played in any symphony orchestra. He
could challenge Liberace's piano playing, was fantasic with a violin
or a harmonica, but his favorite was his mandolin. Everyone in my
family was very musical except for me but growing up there was always
music in my life. I'm probably not all that interested in listening
to music because I was unable to participate. My earliest
introduction to music was before I was two years old, a red 78 rpm
platter of Tubby The Tubba narrated by Paul Trip. I don't know what
happened to the 78 but I've since purchased the CD and occasionally
pop it into my PC, and still visualize my mom cranking up the old
Victrola:
http://www.tubbythetuba.com/home.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRrrRMkcGcE
http://victor-victrola.com/

On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:08:43 -0600, graham > wrote:

> People are already wondering about who gets his fortune, forgetting that
> he became a JW a few years ago, so I bet Watchtower is rubbing its hands
> expectantly.

He has at least one child.

--

sf

On 2016-04-24, Janet B > wrote:

> the attraction for the piece otherwise, why would anyone record such a
> thing?

If someone likes it, it's good. --notbob

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNYcviXK4rg

nb

On 4/24/2016 5:48 AM, Bruce� wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 04:29:39 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 5:11:51 PM UTC-4, wrote:
>>> On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 14:07:08 -0700, gtr > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2016-04-23 10:08:29 +0000, said:
>>>>
>>>>> Prince could have been a great rock guitarist.
>>>>
>>>> He *could* have been a great rock guitarist when he was 13. So in his
>>>> early 30's, he was a great rock guitarist.
>>>
>>> If I think great guitarist, I think Segovia or John Williams - they
>>> really had to play, no electrics making it easy for them!
>>
>> Agreed, although I'm not sure electric guitars are really any
>> easier.
>
> Lucretia seems to think that electric guitars play themselves and
> electric guitarists only need to turn them on
>

She's like Shelly, adrift in her own limited perceptions.

On 4/24/2016 6:04 AM, Gary wrote:
> "Bruce©" wrote:
>>
>> Lucretia seems to think that electric guitars play themselves and
>> electric guitarists only need to turn them on
>
> She seems to be thinking about those video games that come with a fake
> guitar. "You TOO can be a rock star."
>
> As far as ability to play a guitar well, either one will show that
> you're good or not so good. Electric doesn't change the talent factor.
>
> And back to the Prince subject. You might have liked or not liked his
> music but that boy could really play the guitar. He was good.
>

Spelled _artist!

On 4/24/2016 7:43 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm not at all convinced Elvis was that much of a musician or a singer.
>>> Of course he did that swivelling hips thing which really created a
>>> stir on early television. "WHOA! We can't let our young people see that!"
>>>
>>> Was Elvis that great a singer and guitar player? Let's don't even talk
>>> about his movies. Sorry, I'll never be convinced he was all that talented.
>>
>> I didn't like Elvis very much when I was young, but over the years I've
>> developed an appreciation for some of his work. He was a talented singer,
>> and really could put a song across. More so in the early part of his
>> career, before he went all Vegas, in my opinion.
>
> I didn't like Elvis at first either but also later developed an
> appreciation for his singing. However he was never one of my
> favorites, and wasn't much of a musician. For me it's easy to choose
> my most admired singer of that period, the Caruso of Rock, Roy
> Orbison. He also departed our planet much too soon, a heart attack at
> age 52.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Orbison
>
>> The funny thing about dead musicians is that whatever emotional
>> connection one had to his music, that music and that connection
>> will be there forever. There's no point getting overly histrionic
>> about their death. Perfectly appropriate to mourn the music that
>> they never lived to create, but what they did will always be there.
>
> Agreed... I also liked Ben E. King, The Platters, The Ink Spots, and I
> often listen to Al Jolson. I like Tony Bennet too, but mostly because
> he was my father's shipmate during WWll... Anthony Benedetto, my
> father would supply the music and he would sing. My father was an
> accomplished musician in his own right, he could pick up any
> instrument and play it as well as played in any symphony orchestra. He
> could challenge Liberace's piano playing, was fantasic with a violin
> or a harmonica, but his favorite was his mandolin. Everyone in my
> family was very musical except for me but growing up there was always
> music in my life. I'm probably not all that interested in listening
> to music because I was unable to participate. My earliest
> introduction to music was before I was two years old, a red 78 rpm
> platter of Tubby The Tubba narrated by Paul Trip. I don't know what
> happened to the 78 but I've since purchased the CD and occasionally
> pop it into my PC, and still visualize my mom cranking up the old
> Victrola:
> http://www.tubbythetuba.com/home.html
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRrrRMkcGcE
> http://victor-victrola.com/
>


So basically you were either LIT and had no idea what you were saying or
you LIED when you wrote:

"I wouldn't know. I don't find music entertaining. I don't listen to
music. When I desire entertainment I work a crossword puzzle, or
plant a tree and watch it grow... for me the best entertainment is
observing wild critters. "

Way to decimate your credibility there Shelly!

Who could EVER believe anything you say at face value....

On 2016-04-24 13:17:21 +0000, Gary said:

> Personally, I think our national anthem is a lousy song. Other
> countries have much better ones.

Let's buy one from them!

> Since we are stuck with it though, I'd suggest letting the USMC band
> play it and skip the vocals.

Agree, they are a totally rocking band!

I think it would be in keeping with general American attitudes to
change the national anthem every 6 months to a year, hating each one in
succession, and insulting one another during each shift. Same with the
flag and anything else that could be swapped for passing faddish tastes
as long as it included arguing and insults.

Maybe even using the word "tradition" itself could be a misdemeanor,
because the very concept is passé. We could at least begin calling
"traditional marriage", for example, "regular marriage".

sf > wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 21:08:43 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>> People are already wondering about who gets his fortune, forgetting that
>> he became a JW a few years ago, so I bet Watchtower is rubbing its hands
>> expectantly.
>
> He has at least one child.
>

His only child died a week after birth from a rare genetic condition.

--
jinx the minx

On 4/24/2016 8:51 AM, gtr wrote:
> Maybe even using the word "tradition" itself could be a misdemeanor,
> because the very concept is passé. We could at least begin calling
> "traditional marriage", for example, "regular marriage".

I guess "hooked up" is being used?

On 4/24/2016 9:17 AM, Gary wrote:

>
> Personally, I think our national anthem is a lousy song. Other
> countries have much better ones.
>
> Since we are stuck with it though, I'd suggest letting the USMC band
> play it and skip the vocals.
>

Yes and Yes.

Or find one good vocal version, make it "offical" and play the recording.

On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 18:13:09 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 4/23/2016 10:07 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > It must be something lacking in their real everyday life. Sure, when
> > someone dies the close family and friends will miss that person. With
> > celebrity, we may miss their talents and entertainment, but what makes a
> > person travel some distance, buy flowers, add them to a makeshift shrine?
>
Why did people do it for Princess Diana, but nobody did it outside the
ranch here Scalia died? Both moved people. One moved them in a
positive way, and the other did not.

> Some people are just plain crazy. Elvis Presley's "fans" still flock to
> Graceland every year from all over the world, nearly 40 years after his
> death. Why? It's not as if they knew him.
>

I'm fine with that and I have no desire to visit Graceland. It
provides local jobs and boosts local revenue at the very least. Maybe
the Paisley estate will do the same thing in Minnesota, if they decide
to go that route.

--

sf

On 4/24/2016 9:17 AM, Gary wrote:

> Personally, I think our national anthem is a lousy song. Other
> countries have much better ones.

Hard to imagine Brits drunk on beer singing it. Rather an odd
tune for that, and so glad it's our anthem now.

Actually, it doesn't bother me, it's one of those things that
just is.

nancy

sf wrote:
>graham wrote:
>
>> People are already wondering about who gets his fortune, forgetting that
>> he became a JW a few years ago, so I bet Watchtower is rubbing its hands
>> expectantly.
>
>He has at least one child.

Most likely also left a will.

On 2016-04-24 14:57:22 +0000, Ed Pawlowski said:

> On 4/24/2016 9:17 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>>
>> Personally, I think our national anthem is a lousy song. Other
>> countries have much better ones.
>>
>> Since we are stuck with it though, I'd suggest letting the USMC band
>> play it and skip the vocals.
>>
>
> Yes and Yes.
>
> Or find one good vocal version, make it "offical" and play the recording.

If we can agree on one president every four years, I'm sure we agree
one one "good version" of an anthem for the rest of our nation's
existence.

On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 06:43:16 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

>The remote hits Mute in this house
>as soon as someone gets ready to sing the National Anthem.
>Janet US

Hope you did not miss Lady Gaga. She was fabulous.

It is a wickedly difficult song to sing, but she is very good
musician, and like Prince, not widely known for such accomplished
musicianship.

On Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 10:13:33 AM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
> I thought this was a newsgroup fer cooking. Using "curry powder" is
> barely one step above nuking a frozen entree. I mean, c'mon,
> pre-ground/mixed curry pwdr? I didn't know they even still sold that
> abomination.
>
> At least aim fer something called garam masala. You can buy it in
> single containers, much like "curry powder". Better yet, make yer
> own. Here's one recipe:
>
> RAS EL HANOUT spice mix
>
> 2 teaspoons ground ginger
> 2 teaspoons ground cardamon
> 2 teaspoons ground mace
> 1 teaspoon cinnamon
> 1 teaspoon ground allspice
> 1 teaspoon ground coriander seeds
> 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
> 1 teaspoon turmeric
> 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
> 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
> 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
> 1/2 teaspoon ground anise seeds
> 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
>
> This is my basic spice mix fer a Moroccan tagine, but make no mistake,
> a Moroccan tagine IS a true curry. If you wanna get technical, an
> Étouffée is a curry. Jes different spices.
>
> C'mon ppl! How hard can it be to mix some spices. Even pre-ground
> spices mixed together to create a garam masala has gotta be better
> than McCormick's "curry powder". I gar-own-tee!
>
> I'm not even gonna address the fact someone put that garbage on lamb.
> Hell, I can't even afford lamb. But!.... I can afford whole spices.
> Usually less than $1/oz and I grind it up ina used whirly-blade coffee
> grinder. I keep one dish's worth in the cupboard.
>
> BTW, a classic lamb curry is called a Rogan Josh. Lotta recipes,
> online. They use garam masala, not "curry powder"! (that's the very
> last time I type that 'orible phrase).
>
> nb






Lady Gaga's mom was a cheerleader at WVU when I went to school there. Her mom and her moms parents are from WV.

On Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 5:33:00 AM UTC-10, onglet wrote:
> On 4/23/2016 1:38 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Friday, April 22, 2016 at 5:37:32 PM UTC-10, onglet wrote:
> >> On 4/22/2016 7:00 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> >>> On 4/21/2016 12:51 PM, onglet wrote:
> >>>> On 4/21/2016 3:19 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> >>>>> On 4/21/2016 10:53 AM, Jeßus wrote:
> >>>>>> On Thu, 21 Apr 2016 07:22:07 -0300, wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:02:14 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I thought you had a British or European background
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> lol there are worse things - such as Dutch!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Oh, dear god no...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Without the Dutch, we might not have the Tielman or the Van Halen
> >>>>> brothers. That would be sad.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muKkVufgkAE
> >>>>
> >>>> "Ladies and gentleman.. orang indonesia aseli. mantap!"
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Rock it!
> >>>>
> >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJoa47R1yqc
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> It's the guitar that started it all. Nobody ever thought of building a
> >>> guitar suitable for mass production - not even Les Paul. And the rest is
> >>> rock 'n roll history. Oddly enough, I do not have a Telecaster. The only
> >>> question is if I have enough time left to rectify that situation. Beats
> >>> me.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> This can all be answered at:
> >>
> >> http://www.musiciansfriend.com/telecaster-guitars
> >
> > I tend not to buy new guitars but even used Telecasters tend to be pricy.
>
> Oh yes.
>
> > If I do get one, it'll probably just pass my way and I'll play it, like it, and buy it.
>
> There is something about a good used guitar, no question.
>
> > This is a fairly common occurrence for guitar players. I want an old-school one with the 50's specs and the fattest
> > neck Fender makes. That would be just peachy.
>
>
> Their rather spendy '52 Butterscoth Tele reissue is all that, in
> gorgeous nitrocellulose.
>
> http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender/A...39426633909.gc

A butterscotch Tele would suit me just fine!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NN3gsSf-Ys

On 24/04/2016 12:12 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 06:43:16 -0600, Janet B >
> wrote:
>
>> The remote hits Mute in this house
>> as soon as someone gets ready to sing the National Anthem.
>> Janet US
>
> Hope you did not miss Lady Gaga. She was fabulous.
>
> It is a wickedly difficult song to sing, but she is very good
> musician, and like Prince, not widely known for such accomplished
> musicianship.
>

I wonder if I am alone in detesting ALL national anthems.
Graham

On 2016-04-24 18:43:33 +0000, graham said:

> On 24/04/2016 12:12 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 06:43:16 -0600, Janet B >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The remote hits Mute in this house
>>> as soon as someone gets ready to sing the National Anthem.
>>> Janet US
>>
>> Hope you did not miss Lady Gaga. She was fabulous.
>>
>> It is a wickedly difficult song to sing, but she is very good
>> musician, and like Prince, not widely known for such accomplished
>> musicianship.
>
> I wonder if I am alone in detesting ALL national anthems.
> Graham

Probably not if people spent more than 20 seconds pondering it, but
most of us are busy hating other, somewhat more substantial stuff.

I'd favor the battle hymn of the republic.

On 4/24/2016 3:09 PM, wrote:
> I'd favor the battle hymn of the republic.
>

I could go with that. God Bless American has been suggested but I'm
sure it would never go unless God was dropped from the lyrics.

On 2016-04-24 19:33:36 +0000, Bruce� said:

> On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 15:26:50 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 4/24/2016 3:09 PM, wrote:
>>> I'd favor the battle hymn of the republic.
>>>
>>
>> I could go with that. God Bless American has been suggested but I'm
>> sure it would never go unless God was dropped from the lyrics.
>
> What about the tune from Rocky, with lyrics added that say you're the
> best?

"Gonna Fly Now" (Theme From Rocky), already has some insipid
lyrics--will those do?

I'd vote for "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor".

On 4/24/2016 3:26 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 4/24/2016 3:09 PM, wrote:
>> I'd favor the battle hymn of the republic.
>>
>
> I could go with that. God Bless American has been suggested but I'm
> sure it would never go unless God was dropped from the lyrics.

America the Beautiful is un-warlike, and non-sectarian.

Or we could use either honky tonk women by the stones or fat bottom girls by queen.

On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:21:31 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 11:52:50 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 23 Apr 2016 19:45:40 -0600, Janet B >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>I was impressed when it was reported what a musician he was and how
>>>many instruments he could play. Truthfully, I paid no attention to
>>>him because of his appearance and name changing. I thought he was
>>>another one-note wonder. I seems that music was a real , demanding
>>>part of him.
>>
>>Yes, he was a genuine artist who knew what he wanted musically and
>>wrote his own material. That right there separates him and others like
>>him from the dross that dominates mainstream media.
>>
>>... Unlike many famous pop culture icons whose only real connection to
>>music is as a vehicle to become... a pop culture icon. I could make
>>quite a long list of the latter...
>
>I was on my way to an appointment the other day and had the radio on.
>For most of the trip of 3 miles one song was on. The lyrics consisted
>of 4 words and the accompanying 'music' was the same simple chord over
>and over. The chord gave a definite beat and I'm guessing that was
>the attraction for the piece otherwise, why would anyone record such a
>thing?

Well... I'd have to hear it to comment on it, really. I do know of
other songs that fit your description - but none are what I would call
'radio friendly' or particularly commercially orientated.

On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 15:49:03 -0400, S Viemeister
> wrote:

>On 4/24/2016 3:26 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 4/24/2016 3:09 PM, wrote:
>>> I'd favor the battle hymn of the republic.
>>>
>>
>> I could go with that. God Bless American has been suggested but I'm
>> sure it would never go unless God was dropped from the lyrics.
>
>America the Beautiful is un-warlike, and non-sectarian.

Might be a bit too soon for such a radical shift in attitude?

On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 05:58:38 +1000, Bruce© >
wrote:

>On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 12:53:00 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
>>Or we could use either honky tonk women by the stones or fat bottom girls by queen.
>
>They're all British.

It's all moot, anyway. The new anthem was announced recently:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XqnE1PnWF4