Hell @piano-dad has bigger sideburns today.

The utterly delusional fantasy of living on Mars, whether held by the delusional themselves or by con artists, ranks "way up there" (sic) among our culture's delusional fantasies. "Rosetta Stone for Mars"? A bit self-serving. /Understatement

@Mark So that is what happened. huh

May be a positive if the others ignore him.

Link to video Fantasia tribute to Aretha Franklin. "This video features a high-energy musical tribute to Aretha Franklin by the singer Fantasia as part of the UNCF An Evening of Stars special, which originally aired in 2007. Throughout the performance, Fantasia pays homage to the Queen of Soul by delivering powerful renditions of several of her classic songs while backed by a live band and chorus. Key performance segments include: Introduction and early set: Fantasia opens the tribute, demonstrating her strong vocal style and stage presence (0:00 - 4:00). Vocal highlights: The latter portion of the performance features intense vocal runs, particularly noted around (6:38), where Fantasia delivers particularly impressive notes that showcase her range and passion. The tribute celebrates Aretha Franklin's immense musical legacy, with Fantasia visibly pouring her emotion into the stage performance while the audience and honoree look on." My comment-- Fantasia is the best gospel singer to appear since Aretha Franklin. I don't think there's really any question about it. I chose this performance because, although there are many Fantasia tributes to her, performances where Aretha Franklin was present are relatively rare. Aretha Franklin was a mentor to Fantasia professionally and personally. I'll end this post with a link to Fantasia's tribute at Aretha Franklin's funeral. Link to video

I should have guessed Lisbon and Nazare. Been to all those spots in the last few years.

@jon-nyc Some call me The Gangster of Love! (And he spells his first name with a ph)

Data entry error showed incorrect results in race for Florida's 26th Congressional District, AP says - CBS Miami https://share.google/2LStdkuXcvKA6obXo She "saw some numbers pop up". And the election is reversed, in favor of the Republican, in Florida. I don't know how many people are stupid and how stupid they are that CBS and Bari Weiss can get away with this S. But pretty damn stupid.

I've decided not to have WIFI period. I don't want the police to be easily and without a warrant be able to see holographic images of me in my home in real time. That's creepy AF. I closed my account. My phone records my location and listens to me 24/7, but at least I can make sure the camera is not pointed at me if I want. Cold comfort but at least it's something.

@RealPlayer said: The Fluxus Artist/Composer Dick Higgins died while performing one of his own pieces whose instructions are: “Scream as loud as you can for as long as you can.” My Fluxus piece was a compact disc hanging in a bird cage. There were no instructions.

@RealPlayer said: Thanks, Ron. I was aware of the push for bigger sound (cross-stringing, bigger soundboards) but never heard of key flare. Is that the “bend” in the key stick like what you see in clavichords? Correct!

Thats hilarious.

It seemed too good to be true. [image: 7B17AA15-2AFA-4A34-9E05-88400BA9249F.jpeg]

Crazy and sad.

Victorian manor houses weren't well insulated either. Apparently people had to congregate in the warm areas.

We studied Roland Barthes extensively in school (anyone who majored in a social sciences). As far as being grumpy, I was famous in my family, to a person, as having been a grumpy child and an exceptionally serious one. I was born this way. What can I say.

Beats the media studies presentations we did in HS. Wow! I tried my best to follow along with what was being said, but I thought the presentation was the best part.

I'm making this one. It looks amazing!