Dear Folks,

 

What with Trump, and such, one wonders if most Americans actually DO feel like this....

 

Are you one of my fellow-Americans who feel just as do I?

 

 

 

Anyone who does not like Americans......?

 

Let's SURPRISE them.......!

 

Best regards,

Gamma

 

Note:  BOOM goes London!

 

Note2:  They all hate us, anyhow......

 

 

South America stole our name!

I love it.

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

South America stole our name!

I love it.

 

Yes.

Randy Newman is truly a genius, and one of a kind.

 

Nobody appreciates him.....enough.

 

 

46 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Yes.

Randy Newman is truly a genius, and one of a kind.

 

Nobody appreciates him.....enough.

 

 

Short people do.

I saw Randy Newman do a solo on piano performance in denver early 1980's. But howzabout this one:

 

27 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Short people do.

 

That was one tune that struck a nerve, for sure.....

 

 

11 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Folks,

 

What with Trump, and such, one wonders if most Americans actually DO feel like this....

 

Are you one of my fellow-Americans who feel just as do I?

 

 

 

Anyone who does not like Americans......?

 

Let's SURPRISE them.......!

 

Best regards,

Gamma

 

Note:  BOOM goes London!

 

Note2:  They all hate us, anyhow......

 

 

As I have mentioned several times, I am an American and proud of that fact.  I also have noted since around 1968, deterioration of the society as a whole in the US and the younger the generation the worse it seems to become.  I have friends, family and relatives living in different parts of the US and get the same stories from all of them - no one seems happy anymore and violence is the response for even the

most trivial of issues.  I became disappointed a long time ago with the political situation as candidates for senior responsible positions seem to be selected by $$$ within a party and each election I become more afraid for the future of my country.  Now we have two real losers in just about every sense of the word, one is promising the rich he will even cut their taxes and taxes on their businesses again if he gets elected.  The other is a senile pervert that has no clue on how to run the country.  I never heard of him providing Delaware with anything great and he sure did nothing with O and CO. I could not honestly give my vote to either!  I pray that GOD does have mercy on the citizens of the USA and the rest of the "free world".

14 minutes ago, Presnock said:

Now we have two real losers in just about every sense of the word,

 

Yes......but.....unfortunately....

 

One will be a WINNER cum this November.

 

https://latin.stackexchange.com/questions/5675/when-to-use-cum-subjunctive-and-when-cum-indicative

 

 

A favorite song of mine.   Have seen Randy Newman a few times, a nice show.  Once at Academy of Music, and one of the best concert halls.   Wow, that was a long time ago ...

 

"Sep 23, 1977 — Get the Randy Newman Setlist of the concert at Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA, USA on "September 23, 1977"

 

Baltimore is another favorite ... sadly, timeless ...

 

5 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

A favorite song of mine.   Have seen Randy Newman a few times, a nice show.  Once at Academy of Music, and one of the best concert halls.   Wow, that was a long time ago ...

 

"Sep 23, 1977 — Get the Randy Newman Setlist of the concert at Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA, USA on "September 23, 1977"

 

Baltimore is another favorite ... sadly, timeless ...

 

 

Yes.

Baltimore.

You can play it 100 times and never tire.

This is true.

 

On the flip side, not exactly a fan of a lot of USA, Baltimore, being one.  Great crab cakes though.

 

Mississippi ... Phil Ochs got this one right.  Damn embarrassing at times.

 

11 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

On the flip side, not exactly a fan of a lot of USA, Baltimore, being one.  Great crab cakes though.

 

Mississippi ... Phil Ochs got this one right.  Damn embarrassing at times.

 

 

But, have you ever sailed on the Chesapeake?

 

That might give you a much different perspective....!

 

 

Americans talking about themselves again.

1 minute ago, susanlea said:

Americans talking about themselves again.

 

Sorry.

Not polite.
We speak a different language.

Similar to Americans trying to understand Scouse.

It cannot be done.

 

 

 

12 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

But, have you ever sailed on the Chesapeake?

 

That might give you a much different perspective....!

 

 

Matter fact I have, (not sailed), as couple friends were into boats.   Almost rammed a freighter, in the fog, don't know how he got into the 'lane'.   Finally beached ourselves     He / driver, was hungover/still drunk, and wife had to be at work, after an all nighter.   Needless to say, she didn't make.   After beaching it, we said F'it,  before we killed ourselves or someone else.

 

This same guy, flipped that same speed boat twice, and has the honor of being the first person on the Delaware River to get a DUI while operating, the same boat 

 

Wasted youth, though not so young, sadly   

 

Other buds were more into larger yachts.  Damn rich folks.

through my years here I have questioned the ideas of saving Australia... but live and let live, I guess... 

9 minutes ago, susanlea said:

Americans talking about themselves again.

Isn't there a footie thread or a full brekkie thread, you could waste your time on, instead of a thread that doesn't interest you ... 

Influenced by Tom Lehrer no doubt...I think Randy Newman said as much a few times.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRLON3ddZIw

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB7PRY1Aqds
 

8 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Matter fact I have, (not sailed), as couple friends were into boats.   Almost rammed a freighter, in the fog, don't know how he got into the 'lane'.   Finally beached ourselves     He / driver, was hungover/still drunk, and wife had to be at work, after an all nighter.   Needless to say, she didn't make.   After beaching it, we said F'it,  before we killed ourselves or someone else.

 

This same guy, flipped that same speed boat twice, and has the honor of being the first person on the Delaware River to get a DUI while operating, the same boat 

 

Wasted youth, though not so young, sadly   

 

Other buds were more into larger yachts.  Damn rich folks.

 

Yes.

Many large vessels going up and down the bay.

Are they freighters?

Or, are they mostly tankers?

Not sure.

 

We could google it, I suppose, if we really wanted to know.

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Isn't there a footie thread or a full brekkie thread, you could waste your time on, instead of a thread that doesn't interest you ... 

 

Obviously, this thread is of interest to him.

 

 

3 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Yes.

Many large vessels going up and down the bay.

Are they freighters?

Or, are they mostly tankers?

Not sure.

 

We could google it, I suppose, if we really wanted to know.

Correct you are, was a tanker.  Amazing how close we came to it.  Spook the how out of us.   Thought we were going to bite the big one.   Actually glad we beached it, might have saved us, and or others.

 

Last time I hopped in a boat with him 

38 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Mississippi ... Phil Ochs got this one right

or maybe Nina adds some emphasis

 

 

6 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Correct you are, was a tanker.  Amazing how close we came to it.  Spook the how out of us.   Thought we were going to bite the big one.   Actually glad we beached it, might have saved us, and or others.

 

Last time I hopped in a boat with him 

 

Sun Oil is down there.

Those tankers move very fast.

Stay out of their lanes.

They are unable to turn on a dime.

 

20 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said:

or maybe Nina adds some emphasis

 

Nina Simone wrote this song, which is often referred to as the first Civil Rights song.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ25-U3jNWM

 

 

Yee HAW Futher Mucker!

 

 

50 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Matter fact I have, (not sailed), as couple friends were into boats.   Almost rammed a freighter, in the fog, don't know how he got into the 'lane'.   Finally beached ourselves     He / driver, was hungover/still drunk, and wife had to be at work, after an all nighter.   Needless to say, she didn't make.   After beaching it, we said F'it,  before we killed ourselves or someone else.

 

This same guy, flipped that same speed boat twice, and has the honor of being the first person on the Delaware River to get a DUI while operating, the same boat 

 

Wasted youth, though not so young, sadly   

51 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

 

 

Other buds were more into larger yachts.  Damn rich folks.

How's this for American logic:

 

Q:But, have you ever sailed on the Chesapeake?

 

Matter fact I have, (not sailed), as couple friends were into boats.

 

So you haven't actually sailed in the Cheasapeake  then>

 

32 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Sun Oil is down there.

Those tankers move very fast.

Stay out of their lanes.

They are unable to turn on a dime.

Pretty sure they were anchored, as we were the only idiots cruising in the fog.  Just cruising in the fog, then all of the sudden, a wall of steel in front of you ... 

4 minutes ago, Bundooman said:

How's this for American logic:

 

Q:But, have you ever sailed on the Chesapeake?

 

Matter fact I have, (not sailed), as couple friends were into boats.

 

So you haven't actually sailed in the Cheasapeake  then>

 

good reading comprehension ... congrats 👍

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Sorry.

Not polite.
We speak a different language.

Similar to Americans trying to understand Scouse.

It cannot be done.

 

 

 

If you can detect the difference then yes you can !

1 hour ago, susanlea said:

Americans talking about themselves again.

More interesting than all the chatter about the Soccer tournament.