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@#5
Great tune.
And so apropos.
I had not known of the Nerves original.
thx.
The Nerves
en.wikipedia.org
... Despite their limited lifespan and discography, the Nerves remain notable for many reasons.
They were the founding vanguard of the Los Angeles punk and pop scenes that eventually produced the Knack, the Beat and the Plimsouls. ...
Decoding 'Minnesota nice': A culture of kindness gives weight to words like 'weird' (August 9, 2024)
www.npr.org
...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been all over the news, as has the term "Minnesota nice." It's a stereotype born from a culture of kindness and politeness and gives words like "weird" extra weight.
AILSA CHANG, HOST:
As Governor Tim Walz continues to hit the campaign trail, there is a certain phrase you may be hearing a lot - Minnesota nice. It's a term that's deeply familiar to residents of the state. On one hand, it's kind of a stereotype that's exactly what it sounds like, says Rachel Hutton, a culture reporter for the Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis.
RACHEL HUTTON: People in Minnesota are literally nice, meaning they're kind. They're polite. They will help you push your car out of a snowbank if you get stuck in the winter.
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
On the other hand, she says, Minnesotans have a habit of understatement and a certain way of, well, avoiding confrontation.
...
CHANG: Hutton says, Tim Walz is a master of the understated insult. At a rally earlier this week, Walz said this about Donald Trump and JD Vance.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
TIM WALZ: These guys are creepy and, yes, just weird as hell. That's what you see.
HUTTON: Walz is going to use really harsh language that - in Minnesota speak, calling someone weird is - that's sort of going for the jugular. That's, like, a very harsh statement. ...
George Benson - This Masquerade (1976)
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Mr Benson, imo, hits it out of the park in this interpretation of the Leon Rusell tune.
@#3 ... My guess is a lot of new voters will choose Harris, because Dobbs. ...
There's this...
Pennsylvania Republicans are registering more new voters than Dems
www.axios.com
... Driving the news: Republicans added 19,127 new voter registrations to their rolls last month, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of State tells Axios.
- - - Meanwhile, Democrats added 17,495.
...
... An ANC employee who attempted to ensure adherence to these rules was abruptly pushed aside, ...
Yeah, I read that she didn't press charges apparently because she was concerned about threats and violence from Trump- supporters is she did.
www.nytimes.com