For the first time, I was afraid to prepare my DUAN this morning. I well remember that morning of January 6, scheduling a DUAN for that evening – some light-hearted trifle – not knowing that a murderous MAGA insurrection was about to jump off. The last thing I wanted for today was to schedule some happy fun time DUAN and then learn later that the bloated degenerate performed some heinous act on his way out the door, like dropping a tactical nuke on San Francisco or Atlanta or peeing in the White House pool. But now that the greedy, feckless jackoff has been safely returned to Hell (Florida), I’m breathing a sigh of relief.
Joe Biden was not my first (or second choice). But thank heaven, he was a good choice, because he’s gotten rid of the worst piece of shit who ever held elected office in the United States. Will Biden succeed? Can he turn back the tide of hatred and division that has swept over our land? Will I get that sweet sweet $1200 stimulus check that’s gonna go straight toward a 1940s Gibson Ultratone lap steel? Who fucking knows? But for this one night, we can Hope Again. There’s a chance. At least a chance.
So by all means, let’s celebrate a Fresh Start. New Beginnings. Better Days. On this one day of days, let’s look forward and not back, because who knows what creeping up behind us? Yet for this moment, we are like that three year-old on bath night: pink, powdered, and full of promise.
And to quote the immortal words inscribed at the Northeast Portico of the Jefferson Memorial, “His justice cannot sleep forever, and thank you all for supporting Deadsplinter and DUAN. Now let’s get this malarkey started.”
Now darkness has gone
And this will be our year
Took a long time to come
Ruthie Foster – Brand New Day
John Coltrane – After the Rain
I’ve always liked that cover version.
Husker Du – New Day Rising
First Mind
First Time
my newsfeed is going to be much easier to stomach from here on…..mostly coz itll speak coherently
Tracy Chapman New Beginning
awwwww…its been forever since ive seent that movie
got it on vhs somewhere
it was awesome
We could bye Don with this one.
…I may have mentioned there might be drinking involved…so apologies if this isn’t entirely in keeping with the theme?
I know it’s probably self-serving to post on my own DUAN, but one of my Chicago friends just send me this and I figured it belongs here.
Spot on, carry on.
The Real McKenzies – The Message
The voice will carrey ‘cross the waterYou can hear it if you tryOur message rides along the rising tideClear to the other sideThe message echoes through the valleysReflecting off the mountains highOut over deserts, through the canyons deepHere’s a gift for you to keep[Chorus]Here is a message in the songTell you the message, sing alongLet’s pull together now and every timeThere’s a chance we will surviveThe message speaks in every cityIn every village, every townTo all that worry of this troubled wayWe can change it all today
Well that didn’t format very well! I thought when Trump was gone the edit button came back? I want my money back!
Dude. You got a school yard bully with no friends to whimper his way beyond the fence line. I know the standard is low right now but don’t act like you got cache, preload, image/video embeds, upvoting, and comment threads to work in unison with a mediocre-at-best comment-edit plugin with shoddy coding on WordPress.
Once I get all the other participants to shake hands and make up, I’ll see about inviting your friend back to play.
Even then, I will be keeping a close eye on it as it is hard to regain trust after it tried to get all the barely functional bits of its existence to take over and shut down the building.
Unity can only happen after accountability and for that your friend is currently on a time out.
…ok…so our ed’s kind of an asshole…& I can’t claim I’ll vouch for his good behavior or anything…but you can’t deny he has a certain charm?
Very charming.
Love you man!
Love you, @myopicprophet. You handsome, shiftless bastard.
Snowden – Good News
Time to get to work now.
Did you say Rise?
Rise Above
There it is. 🙂
Pity John Lydon settled into contrarian old age as a Trump acolyte. If only he’d go one to doing something more dignified, like plugging Country Life Butter.
If only he were pimping Scottish food, he could be on one of those golf courses the owner can’t visit.
…I bet he’d be great in an irn bru ad
Yessss.
I love his baritone. We sang this in school choir, but I look back on it and squirm because it was a bunch of mostly white kids singing a song from Ragtime, and perhaps not the best thing for our director to have done.
Brian Stokes Mitchell is such an amazingly talented man. As famous as he is, I always feel like he should be even 10x more popular because in my opinion, he is truly one of the greatest singers of all time
Yes. I feel the same way about Audra McDonald. Sure, she’s crossed over into several television roles and probably has an entire trophy room brimming with hardware, but she ought to be approaching Patti Lupone or Better Midler iconic at this point.
Yes! I agree completely- Audra is royalty!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This!
Starting today, it’s a new day, a new chapter, a new life.
Depeche Mode, “New Life”
[And yes, I realise the likes of Richard Spencer tried to claim Depeche Mode as the alt-right band, but Dave Gahan roundly told them where to stuff it.]
[Also, the BBC Synth Britannia documentary referenced in this clip is terrific. Highly recommended viewing.]
Just because some tacky clueless entitled douche likes your music doesn’t mean the music is made for them.
https://i.chzbgr.com/original/6627022336/h4CAE347C/paul-ryan-girl-rage-against-the-machine-flirting-6627022336
Ha. I also remember the preppy kids and cheerleaders liking Rage. The ’90s were an odd time.
Idjits.
Oh, wait, we can’t leave this one out.
Can’t go wrong with the feelings of relief and hope that this song evokes!
Y’all are on fire tonight. Thank you.
Malcolm Middleton – A Brighter Beat
It’s been a joyful sort of day. 🙂
I’ve been waiting forever to post this tragically under-viewed video.
“How to do the Trump Hump” – Adam Carpenter
I don’t think I saw that much moose knuckle on my last Alaska vacation!
Late to the party as usual, but I can’t believe no one trolled Myo with this: