THE AFTERMATH
Guy de Maupassant ends his great novel “Une Vie” with the statement “Life is never as good or as bad as one thinks.” Conservatives should understand that in politics, things are rarely as good or as bad as one thinks in the aftermath of an election.
Hat tip Paul MirengoffDEMOCRACY’S FATE
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville
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IL VOLO – THREE TEENAGERS HIT THE WORLD BY STORM
Not since Ed Sullivan introduced the Beatles has such incredible youthful talent hit the American shores. Gianluca 16, Ignazio 16 and Piero 17 are IL VOLO.
Luciano Pavrotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, three of the greatest voices ever heard, performed their first joint concert on July 7, 1990. You probably missed that one. Here’s your second chance. IL VOLO means “The Flight”, and IL VOLO is one flight you do not want to miss.
UPDATE
Great talent is not uncommon. But this trio not only has talent, they also have that mysterious ingredient that raises goose pimples and increases Kleenex sales. Well, that may be a bit of overstatement. But if you would like to see what they have done before “The Flight” landed here, here’s the link.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
There are about 3 million Americans have heard Carrie’s rendition of “How Great Thou Art”. We offer it here in case you are one of the less fortunate 297 million.
REFLECTIONS FOR A SUNDAY
Old timers will recognize Sergeant York (Gary Cooper) arriving back home in Tennessee after the war. The movie is a classic and an early Oscar winner. I believe it was filmed in 1933. There was a real Alvin C. York, a hero in WW I.
Posted in Music, Uncategorized, Videos
PINETOP PERKINS – R.I.P.
Boogie Woogie, in memory of Pinetop Perkins, dead at age of 97. Pinetop didn’t write Boogie Woogie but he sure did popularize it and this guy sure can play it!
Here’s Ole Pinetop himself –
Posted in Audio/Visual, Music
HAPPY HOGMANAY
We leave it to the curious to google “hogmanay.”
MERRY CHRISTMAS
May the Christmas season fill your home with joy, your heart with love and your life with laughter.
Random Thots extends a special welcome to the 2-300 new readers who have found us since our Hallelujah post was published. We bring it back especially for you. The video is a heart-warming exhibit of people at their best.
ANOTHER MOZART?
He may not be able to play the violin, but I gotta tell ya, on the drums he’s sumpin else!!
TURKEY IN THE STRAW
Happy Thanksgiving Day! How about a little Turkey in the Straw?
Or perhaps you will like this version.
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