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Cool Friday Evening Open Thread

By Big Tent Democrat, Section Blog Related
Posted on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:36:23 PM EST
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The eagle flies on a Friday - or so BB King sang, but I'm feeling Kind of Blue:

But So what? It's your turn. This is an Open Thread.

Post Script - I would write something about the National Review cover of Sotomayor as . . . well I really do not know what the hell it is supposed to be representing, but it is so stupidly incoherent that I do not know what to say other than what everybody already knows - Rich Lowry is an idiot.

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    I'm an Eagle today (5.00 / 5) (#1)
    by CST on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:41:27 PM EST
    cuz I am flyiiiing!

    This may be the wrong time to say this (due to other threads today) but I got a new job today!!!!!

    Some of you have heard me gripe about my current spot.  So I'm pretty excited to be moving on to a new spot.  The company seems great, they already hired some of my former fallen comrades, and I get a raise.

    So happy weekend everyone, I'm off to the bar.

    A raise? Congrats!!! (5.00 / 3) (#2)
    by desertswine on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:49:18 PM EST


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    Congrats and cheers! (5.00 / 2) (#3)
    by nycstray on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:51:12 PM EST
    Excellent news!

    I'm happy dancing because my first CSA distribution is tomorrow!!!!

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    I can never drive (5.00 / 1) (#7)
    by jondee on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:04:01 PM EST
    through city streets at night without It Aint Necessarily So from the Miles/Gil Evans callaboration Porgy and Bess starting to play in my head. And along with the bitterswweet birth of cool shaman, there was never a cooler drummer than Philly    Joe Jones. Never.

    I heard Don Van Vliet say one time that Miles didnt just play the blues, he played the aquamarines, the ceruleans, the cobalts..

    Good pick, BT.

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    People used to say (none / 0) (#11)
    by jondee on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:17:06 PM EST
    he was arrogant because he sometimes turned his back on the audience on the bandstand, me, I think he was just THAT into music..

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    I think he actually suffered from some (none / 0) (#17)
    by of1000Kings on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:51:47 PM EST
    sort of anxiety disorder...
    like Jack Nicholson always wearing sunglasses (he doesn't do it cause he thinks he's cool) or Ricky Williams doing post-game interviews with his helmet and visor still on...


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    Well, alot of fame and celebrity (none / 0) (#23)
    by jondee on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 08:23:15 PM EST
    is people holding up mirrors to you unbidden, and mirrors lie.

    No wonder these people get stressed out.

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    I take it back (none / 0) (#26)
    by jondee on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 08:31:53 PM EST
    Philly Joe Jones is God, warts and all. Buddy Rich, Elvin Jones and Max Roach are Michael, Gabriel and Raphael.

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    Who is Levon?...n/t (none / 0) (#37)
    by kdog on Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 04:52:42 PM EST


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    Good sh*t.... (5.00 / 1) (#8)
    by kdog on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:05:16 PM EST
    real happy for ya CST, the flip side to it always could be worse is it can always get better.

    Good luck with the new gig!

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    I take it you are buyin' the next round... (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by Molly Bloom on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:10:33 PM EST


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    Congratulations! I do remember (none / 0) (#19)
    by Anne on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 06:59:35 PM EST
    some of your work issues - you must be feeling truly liberated.

    In this crappy job market, it's great to hear about someone not just getting a job, but getting a better one AND more money, to boot.

    Cheers [clinks glass in tribute]!

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    That's Great! (none / 0) (#20)
    by ruffian on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 07:03:47 PM EST
    Congrats to you and your comrades. Sounds like you all went through a tough experience and have come out on the other side.

    enjoy the new job glow!

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    Er well (5.00 / 2) (#35)
    by otherlisa on Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 03:15:47 AM EST
    While we're on this subject, and not that you know me, but I lost my job last Sept...

    And my novel got bought a couple weeks ago.

    It doesn't make up for the loss of income from the job, but I still feel like I won the lottery.

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    Ta ta... (5.00 / 1) (#16)
    by desertswine on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 05:45:20 PM EST
    Phil Mudd.

    For now.

    Great music (3.50 / 2) (#4)
    by sher on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:56:25 PM EST
    thank you from a Miles fan

    Interesting documentary. (none / 0) (#5)
    by oculus on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:58:49 PM EST


    41 years (none / 0) (#6)
    by sj on Fri Jun 05, 2009 at 04:59:52 PM EST
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