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OK, I wanted to include a song here. But it seems the song (Big Mouth - You Need An ID) is not available on the Internet.
!?!?!
But the lyrics are ...
www.shazam.com
You Need ID was released on January 1, 1988 by Rhino Atlantic as a part of the album Quite Not Right
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
Hey, guys
No problem tonight
The guy at the door is a personal friend of mine
It's the first thing you hear
When you try to slip into a bar
Just say that you left it
Outside in your car
So you back out the door
And you think it's a sin
'Cause without the right identification
They won't let you back in
You need ID
To get into a bar
You need ID
To drive a car
Where's your ID?
I can only imagine what it would be worth
To have a slip of paper with a pre-dated birth
You could say to the bouncer, "This ain't no jive
It's a fact, I was born in 1945"
You need ID
To get into a bar
You need ID
To drive a car
You need ID
When they say no
So what are we supposed to do?
Where are we supposed to go?
I say now, with this law, I must disagree
It's no fun for an underaged licensee
They say a picture ID ain't good enough and
You need a fingerprint and a retinal scan
You need ID
Or you won't get far
You need ID
To be a star
Identity
So what are we supposed to do?
Where are we supposed to go?
I don't know
There is some required identification
To achieve any level of inebriation
(I can't get no) gratification
'Cause I won't be of age 'til after graduation
No, no, no
Hey, hey, hey
No, no, no
Hey, hey, he-hey
Motels keep us out
Makes me want to shout
Got no place to go
No ID to show
No
Go
No
I took a lovely lady out on a date
With the hope that after dinner
She would take the bait
So when the waitress came
I ordered Coke with rum
But she looked at me and said
"You must be 21"
You need ID
To comb your hair
You need ID
To breathe the air
You need ID
To go anywhere
So what are we supposed to do?
No, no, no
Hey, hey, hey
All right, now, I'm gonna need a quart of vodka
(You need ID)
A half gallon of orange juice
(No, no, no)
A fifth of tequila, a fifth of Southern Comfort
(Hey, hey, hey)
And, uh, keep the change, man
(You need ID)
Hey, kid, I need to see some ID
(You need ID)
(No, no, no)
What, are you kiddin' me?
(Hey, hey, hey)
Do you know how old I am?
(No, no, no)
All right, man, I, I left it outside
(You need ID)
I'll be right back
(No, no, no)
I don't need this on a Saturday night
...
@#9 ... I've wondered why this is always promoted as the Dow is up. ...
In my view, there are many who think the stock market is the economy.
As I have noted many times before, the stock market is not the economy.
It is mostly the wealthy who benefit from a rising stock market.
The rich now own a record share of stocks (2024)
www.axios.com
... About 93% of U.S. households' stock market wealth is held by the top 10%. ...
While it's true that a record high 58% of American households do own stocks via mutual funds or as individual shares, in the aggregate the amount of stock most of these folks own is tiny. ...
@#5 ... DHS officers let Renee Good bleed out after she was shot ...
ICE agents are trained in CPR. They didn't use it on Renee Macklin Good
www.apmreports.org
So... it looks as if they actively wanted her to perish.