I would wish the same thing, Charlie...but it's only a wish. In sad truth, there are those among us who cannot abide our philosopher kings and would quickly kill them again.

I sure the hell hope you're not referring to Shrub as a philosopher king. Although ....

Bush is no more a philosopher king than you are a poet.

Actually bub, I am a poet.

Chant rants?

The last person you want to piss off is a pacifist.

When you care to send the very best.

They have their ways of getting revenge, they just can't admit to it. All that effort pretending not to be hateful would be better spent on something useful.

...like listening to hannity

Jesus would probably bomb the muslims.

He's a NeoCon after all, plus he's a real NeoCon Jew.

Yup, he'd bomb the muslims.

Thanks for asking this question.

Oh, you're welcome...



Thanks for the revealing post illuminating your commanding grasp of bigotry.

idiot

Mocking you and the other lefties get you a little sensitive does it?

Oh yes, Bart...

~Boo Hoo~

You make it so obvious.

Aw contrair... some of US can admit to it... ever hear of "passive aggression"...

One of our favorites is to "heap hot coals of fire on our enemies heads"(can ya name that verse:~)...

BWHAAAAHHHAAAHHAAAhhaaa... :~)


BTW, Artie... I think I owe you an apology... been pretty hard on ya sometimes... and you get beat on pretty regular around here(does it ever make ya wonder "why do I try?":~)... anyway bud, I'm sorry if I've hurt you... I know you'll say it's nothin' or "jUSt part of the game"... or something "tough" like that, but irregardless... I sincerely regret focusing on you harshly from time to time... sometimes you seem soo unnecessarily anti-pacifist that I kind of lose it a little... my bad...

Heh... I bet yer gonna be jUSt waitin' for the "other foot to fall"... not this time... jUSt a sincere apology and a thank you for your work on the forum.

Have a nice day...
:~)

PS: (Romans 12:20-21; see also Proverbs 25:21-22).

Aaahhh. I love the smell of burning high octane gasoline in the morning!!

ROFL

davis is a poet

As for Bush, well, yer half right.

...the blood of kings...

"Grasp?" under's got quite the firm grip, methinks.

foot to fall?

foot fall?


foot .. ball?

FOOTBALL!!!!!

ehhhh ... sorry.

http://www.chicagobears.com/

Lordy have I. Been the victim of it in spades. But it is the kind of agrression that doesn't require stitches and splints to fix, I've had enough of that already.



I appreciate the thanks, but no apologies are needed. I'm not so anti-pacifist as I am a realist. I've always tried to be a peacemaker first and a fighter afterwards. Years as a bouncer teach you something about humanity in the trenches. Most people are good and though they may lose their heads want to remain peaceful. But a few will do anything to get what they want and hurt others.

I really like most people and like to hear their views regardless of how much we dissagree.

Don't know much about the Bible and neopagans don't have anything to return quotes from, sorry.

Allow me.

Hannity had some topic called, "Now for some fun, Bible trivia"

I thought great, Rod and Todd Flanders have a topic. Right underneath I expected to find a topic, "Now for some fun, sharp sticks in the eye".

OK kids, we're gonna have a pretend Christmas!!

"Yay!!! Pretend Christmas!!!"

"I got a pogo stick!!"

Aieeee!!!

"the happiest girl in the whole USA" is on the 70s channel!!

<shudder>

Remember, it's a zippiddy doo dah day.

Howdily hoodly hiddly huddly artie!!!

My Tee shirt says I'm a surfer.

http://www.rob-clarkson.com/duff-brewery/b.php

There's a mean streak of luck involved.

Shortly after PA school, I moved from my first job to m=y second in Portland, OR.

Stayed in a dorm for med students. There were patients there, too.

One was slowly going blind and was being treated for that, and evenings she'd be in the music room practicing.

Beutiful girl, beutiful voice, music styling underivative, unique, professional and wonderful.

WIth all that and going blind, I figgurred her as a shoo-in.

Never heard a thing after that.

Mean luck required.

I did hear Marillee Rush very early in her career, and that is all she had - an early career. She was singing at a converted skating rink that closed 11 months after it opened.

'Angel of the Morning' was hers, and she was terrific, but barely made it out of Seattle all the way to Spokane.

Mean luck, I tell ya.

Then some get what they earn....

Saw James Brown back in Lubbock, Tx in the 60s...Didn't like him then and don't like him now but he put on a hell of a show. Very small turnout but the guy performed as if to thousands.
Really deserves some respect.

Yep, a lot of talent running around, and a lot of it is determined and hard working. That leaves a bit of luck to seal the deal. Hopefully she found something else that made her happy.

It's a hard row to hoe...I used to play out in a few bands...nothing serious, just bar gigs, but I did know a few bands that did give it their all in hopes of grabbing that brass ring...

The only one that ever "made it", (from the local musicians around during my time) were the Gin Blossoms...and we know how that turned out...right about the time they scored their breakthrough hit, their lead singer/songwriter killed himself.

I was in one band or another, off & on, for around 20 years...it burned me out so badly that I haven't even touched a guitar in over 8 years.

What a bummer. A breakthrough hit may just put too much pressure on a already fragile ego and psyche. And a lead singer suicide really screws his mates.

Art can be the same. Feast or famine. Mostly famine. It helps to be part salesman, part marketer and part artist. (don't forget brown noser, one reason I didn't make it)

I know one guy that gets between 10 and 30 thousand a portrait and another that has gotten over 50 thousand for a sculpture.

They had a tough time when they were younger though.

I gave up art for a long time, ignoring the market entirely.



"It's a dog eat dog world and I'm wearing milkbone underwear." Norm off of Cheers.

Ah Norm. One of my absolute favorite quotes.


Dying is a good career move for artists, not so much for musicians. The art world can only have so many originals, music you can stamp out no problem.

Whoever wrote his dialogue was funny as hell.

Coach is a close second.

"Ah love. Who can figure it out? You'd be fool to try. But I have a few theories."

Thank you Lord, for Nick at Night.

I miss Donna Reed, tho. I stopped watching it years ago.

Beautiful woman. I barely recall that show, but saw it a few times. Probably will end up for sale for a buck on DVD. I notice a lot more REALLY cheap DVD of old sitoms.

Ozzie and Harriet type stuff.

O, you liked that show, eh, Bee?

You know, that show was based upon my very own mom, and what life was like growing up in the Bix household...

I've even got a donna reed nick at night watch.

$18.00 buys a lot of happiness.

Hmmmm...really?



I've got $18.00 on me right now, Bee...

<blush>



just kidding around a li'l, Bee...



Here's the crew...in B & W, then...in living colour...

(just like on the TV set)

The don't look right to me in color.

You can't have my watch for 180,000,000 dollars

brat.

She's hand colored on my watch, it looks ok.

Watch?



Who said anything about a watch....?