Worse though, TC isn’t upset with the commander in Cheeto for going too far, he’s upset with him for not going far enough!

Also, it is clear that you haven’t met many West Australian police. They are fierce, proud and independently minded. If a foreigner tried to bribe them, no matter how rich, i believe that foreigner would learn what the inside of a cell looked like, even if only for a night.

I don’t believe that pressure from oligarchs in the USA caused her to do that in Australia, no.

The man couldn’t pour water out of an oversized Florsheim loafer with instructions on the heel. If brains were taxed, he’d get the rebate he’s always wanted. If you put your ear next to his, you can hear the sea.

I understand the need to find patterns, but please consider that this was just a different pattern. The west Australian police & coroner, VG’s siblings & co-author all believe the findings, that she ended it all after her car accident, her husband leaving her etc. Sometimes life is just too hard.

If this is what it takes to help Christian fundies to realise what Israel is, then I’ll be simultaneously relieved and pissed off.

Brushstrokes are so purposeful, colours are vibrant. Fantastic!

Us, apparently.

I do! Oh. I shouldn’t have said that…

I also accept two flashes of the hazard lights.

Bandcamp Discover amazing music and directly support the artists who make it.

I tend to avoid most pop anyway as I find lots of it to be predictable. The only current artists I look out for are Janelle Monae, Ariana Grande and Mo’Ju (formerly Mojo Juju). If none of them work for, I suggest exploring Bandcamp.com

The US electoral system will inherently prevent 100% turnout. The combination of non-compulsory voting, the weekday elections, the giant list of things to vote for on one day and the lack of sufficient poll workers, places & hours in total will prevent many people with low paying jobs from voting.

😂👍

No, you weren’t. I got $20, and I have notes about spelling and grammar for whoever made the graphic.

Michel Camilo - Caribe (Cezary Konrad, Caban Drummer Fest 2019) YouTube video by Caban Drummer Fest

And, to give you the smallest glimpse of his abilities, here’s Cezary Konrad playing only drum kit:

( #jazzsky #latinsky #drumsky I don’t know if they’re all real!)

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That night, I watched as Konrad played a single piece of music, improvised, across drum kit, piano and garbage, that lasted a full hour and was never less than utterly engaging. I watched a master in action. Afterwards, the violinist I was sitting next to professed her amazement at his skills.

So, with mere hours notice, Konrad discovered that he had to play a one hour concert by himself, none of the music he had planned to play would be possible. We, the audience, arrived at the concert venue to see a drum kit, a piano, and a table full of garbage (bubble wrap, disposable coffee cup etc)

I was in Zagan, Poland, in 2006, tutoring at a music camp there. Cezary Konrad was also tutoring, and his band was scheduled to play one night. They were travelling together in one car, they would have done a sound check in the afternoon and played in the evening… if the car hadn’t broken down.

Yesterday, @ournewhomecoach.bsky.social asked us to nominate our five best live music experiences (that wasn’t the exact words). As per usual, I nominated some less typical musicians (and regretted not mentioning more!). I thought I might say a few words about Cezary Konrad, who people won’t know.

You don’t know me, we have not interacted. Why are you attempting to guilt trip me?

Btw, I have Ukrainian background, so when I have spare money to donate, it goes there. I apologise, I don’t have enough money to send to all of the deserving.

Feel free to read my pinned post before tagging me.

Poppet, a Burmese Cat, asleep on a couch with her forehead pressed against my arm.

This is Poppet, who has apparently fallen asleep mid-headbutt!

Barney, a korat (grey cat breed from Thailand), with his tail looped around to his upper body, left arm on the tail, right arm stretched away from his body, face buried in his left arm. He’s sitting on a grey dressing gown.

This is Barney pretending to be a Celtic knot.

I agree that Albo the “lefty” is a massive disappointment. Being a lefty myself, I wish so much that Shorten had won. But I find the current Greens disappointing too. I feel that they were way stronger before 2010ish, they knew their priorities better back then.

Only 5? Good grief. Ok, here goes…

Cezary Konrad, Zagan, Poland 2006
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, WOMADelaide 1993? (He had a cold and was still the standout performer of the weekend)
Omar Sosa, Adelaide Fringe, 2006
Chucho Valdes, Melbourne Jazz Festival, 2015?
Billy Joel, MCG 2022

Current John Hewson would have given Keating a real run for his money.

And why did the Commander in Cheeto think that Biden cheated? I suggest that it’s because he, the Area 51 of spray tan, cheated and cannot wrap his failing and feeble brain around the true scale of his unpopularity: he was unpopular enough that his cheating did not overcome his unpopularity.

Janelle Monáe - Turntables [Emotion Picture] YouTube video by Janelle Monáe

Here’s another great modern track:

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I’m 50 and nothing bugs me as much as the “music is all terrible now” crowd. There was crap back then. Listen to The Pushbike Song or I’m The Leader Of The Gang. Utter tripe! Music sounds good when you only choose the best handful of songs from a decade? Whatever next? 🙄

The darker cat is Jacko (RIP) and the lighter cat is Poppet. Note how Poppet is curled up and self contained, but Jacko is sprawled and open. That’s both of their personalities in a nutshell!

Nice work!