ZED or not to ZED home brewed protein smoothies! HI folks how are you.

Zed smoothie… I’ll drink to that.

Evening bigbrother.

No Zed’s here . . . alas.

Hi bb, ES, everyone. Love the Faux Frenchmen and love Django.

Evening Larue and Margot.

Aloha, ES and fellow LLN’ers…! ;-)

Hey CT, my pineapple didn’t arrive today…)

Dang, LOVE that second vid ES!!! *HEARTS*

And Hippo Birdie, Django!!

Some Hot Club

My mood in the music tonight. Rap it down and some layed back listening. All right ES you da music man!

Been listening to Django a lot this winter… friend gave me a 5 disc set.

Hey ES. The 8 of 10 “missionaries” released from Haiti are on my mind.

Release based (at least in part) on testimony from the parents of those orphans that they’d given up their children so they could have a better life in the US.

And the US Air Force is flying them home. The two not released are being held by Haiti for further questioning.

Hey he kids are alright… and what luck for young scholars to have a chance to play with Menaham Street Band.

That whole story is very unsettling, based on the little info I’ve been seeing in the news.

Oh my.. that’s a strange story.

And this:

Kimberly Flowers at the U.S. Embassy would not confirm that the Americans were leaving on a U.S. government chartered plane, citing privacy law. She said that as U.S. citizens, they were entitled to evacuation flights.

What the heck kind of privacy law is that? People should have a right to know.

Another Hot Club

The Original Hot Club

Django, Stephane And The Hot Club Du France Rockin It

Bless you Django, and you too Stephane, for shaping SO long ago, what would become a thing to grip generation after generation of players and audiences, and is still doing so.

Yeah, I’m a Django and Stephane fan.

ES, thanks again for a FINE vid and tribute to Django on this day I had neglected to notice.

Dat’s why you da man ES.

*G*

Dang Fedex…! ;-)

This is amazing…

Positive Views of Israel, Brought to You by Israelis

The Israeli government, deeply worried about the country’s declining international image, began a campaign on Wednesday to turn every Israeli — and ultimately every Jew — into a traveling public relations agent.

With a Web site backed by an advertising blitz, the Information and Diaspora Affairs Ministry began issuing Hebrew-language pamphlets to passengers on Israeli airlines and offering coaching courses to groups heading abroad. The message: “Are you fed up with the way we are portrayed around the world? You can change the picture.”

Yea, by stopping the Gaza Blockade, stop the ‘natural growth’ of the settlements, stop the Mossad from targeting individuals, shall I go on…? *aargh*

Last night you recommended chiro. Well REM sleep and more hot yoga eased it off. Petro not around but some asanas like shoulder stands helped. And less sitting. The instructor did not know the answer. Also forward hip tilt hands on back and backward bend.

Ok, One More Linky. Youtube Hot Club Du France Homepage

Goodies galore!

And now, on with the LLN show, and the most EXCELLENT Host, ES!!!

Well, I think the vid was made earlier…. not sure what DR actual b-day is. Honor of it, nonetheless.

What a joke… going to put thers and wt out of biz.

Good on ya hoss, know you are rehabbin physically and it sounds like the spiritual gifts of your practice are doing just fine in that regard!!!

Again, sorry I jumped in so deep and so far, I’m just a big fan of chiro . . . ;-)

Linky didn’t work bud.

Heh, Django’s was just recently!

23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953

Dang, passed away year I was born.

Nice catch on that 5 cd set . . *G*

Gypsy swing is VERY popular at many fests out here, be it on stage or in the camp jams.

I love it. *G*

My bad, let’s try this:

Youtube Home Page Hot Club Du France

cnn didn’t say the USAF either. I must have gotten that from NPR news on the hour.

The story is strange indeed.

And I thought De Nile ran through Egypt. Wrong they moved it into Isreal. We can kill, maim and steal and still be nice guys because we say so.
I am going to keep eating avacados that won’t change my karma. All people who did not speak out against the phosporus bombing of Gaza are complicit. Denial indeed and word.

…“To counter the big money invested by Arab states in propaganda against Israel, we have to mobilize our human capital, meaning the residents of Israel,” Mr. Edelstein said.

Errm, what about AIPAC…?

“The campaign stems from a genuine fear that Israel is misrepresented, sometimes in very vicious ways,” observed Shlomo Avineri, who teaches political science at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. “On this level it is understandable. But I think it is puerile. Some of the information is ridiculous, and behind it I find a Bolshevik mentality — to make every citizen an unpaid civil servant for the policy of the government. There is never any intimation that some of our problems have to do with actual policies.”

What’s truly sad is that Bibi knows we’ll veto the Goldstone report if it actually gets to the Security Council level…! 8-(

Reminds me of the time the Chamber of Commerce (San Francisco) ran a full page ad in the NYT… apologizing for the anti Iraq war protesters.

Anyone assuming they can speak for all like that… should be run out of town/country on a rail.

Indeed. Lots of questions out there.

Ugh.

evening, ES & firegods

1) AIPAC buys and manipulates our government. Bad.
2) AIPAC should be registered as a foreign agent, and isn’t. Bad.
3) AIPAC does NOT exist for peace. BAD.

LIKUD, bad. Likudnics, bad.

There was a time in history, a few times if I’m right, when Jew, Christian and Arab co-existed peacefully in the ME, and in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem IS the birthplace (of two religons) and focal point of three huge religons!!!!

Let them co-exist!

Sadly, WW2, Hitler, and the subsequent political ploys greatly upset any balance that existed, and the rest is modern history.

But Israel and the Likudnics have NO clear conscience when it comes to ’47 and ’48 and ’49 WRT terrorism.

And they were ALLOWED to do what they did to the Palistineans, and are allowed to do, ever since.

And yes, the Arabs, and The Christians (see Kosovo) are all equally guilty of having extremist members who will deny any peace processes for the guise of their religon. THOSE members are what keep people’s from resolving differences and co-existing. Sadly, in Israel, THOSE members are the leaders and have been since Israel’s inception.

Sorry if I offend anyone of any religious persuasion.

That’s my opinion, history shows it to be so.

Firegods! i almost like it>>)

Evening PPDCUS

It’s the greeting exchanged when DLF dyslexics get together.

That report is not what I saw in the videos. You cannot justify one wrong with another which is exactly what Isreal is doing. They are also provoking war with Iran and other states.. Isreal had a good program in Kenya a good will youth program in the 70s. They need to stop building fences to imprison others.

White phosphorus:
White phosphorus is an incendiary weapon. It makes a bright light and smoke. Its main ingredient is one of the allotropes of the chemical element phosphorus. White phosphorus is toxic to humans. It can burn deep into soft tissue, it can be breathed in, or it can be ingested (eaten). Over time, these can cause death.

The use of incendiary weapons against civilians is forbidden since 1949. Were used by U.S. forces in Iraq in 2004. White Phosphorous was also used in the Israeli invasion of Gaza during December 2008 through January 2009. These actions were supported by the US government.
Is there any part of this that anyone does not understand? Like napalming in Vietnam. Karma is very heavy for those who did it or were complicit.

Preaching to the choir, BB…! ;-)

Made right here in Arkansas. Pine Bluff Arsenal. As far as I know it’s the only chem weapons facility… and it’s right on a major waterway – the AR river… which could be very bad for hundreds of miles if any of decades old chemicals in storage ever leaked.

Well yeah but you brought it up and Goldstone might not be the right guy to take Jews to task. Just saying. And while we talk human rights is anyone going to the Hague with BUSHCO? It is so sickening I can only shake my head.

Dead River Syndrome. Literally no bio would survive. Why are we doing this to our paradise?

My bad. I got it from the linked MSNBC article.
The group took off on a U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo plane late Wednesday night to Miami, where they were expected to get commercial flights.

which makes the State quote re: govt chartered planes even stranger..

Whoa whoa whoa there hoss . .

‘Take Jews To Task’?

AIPAC, yes, LIKUD, yes, Israel’s political and military leaders yes.

But that’s so wrong I don’t know where to begin and if I have to point it out to ya . .

Then yer behind the kharma yer practicin, dood.

Hot Club of San Francisco does a great version of Alle Prese on their album Postcards from Gypsyland; not available on youtube. Here is Paolo Conte’s take on it.

Larue, I am not in the least offended. Obama and Rahm might take offense and the Bush Administration who had a lot of Isreali citizens in that administration might take offense. And a long list of very misguided souls.

Goldstone was a great choice, he did mention the Willy Pete in his report…! What’s truly sad is that numerous Dems and Repugs in the House passed a resolution condemning the report, which, has no practical purpose other than to go on record…! WTF were they thinking…?

You are not correct:
“Who is a Jew?” (Hebrew: מיהו יהודי?‎ pronounced [/ˈmihu jehuˈdi/]) is a basic question about Jewish identity and considerations of Jewish self-identification. The question has gained particular prominence in connection with several high-profile legal cases in Israel since 1962,[1][2] and in 2009 there was a prominent and controversial court case, in the United Kingdom, about the question.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

The definition of who is a Jew varies according to whether it is being considered by Jews based on normative religious statutes, self-identification or by non-Jews for other reasons. Because Jewish identity can include characteristics of an ethnicity, a religion,[9] and citizenship, the definition of who is a Jew has varied, depending on whether a religious, sociological, or ethnic aspect was being considered, particularly since the early 19th century schism.[10][clarification needed]

According to halakha, the oldest normative definition used by Jews for self-identification, a person is matrilineally a Jew by birth, or becomes one through conversion to Judaism. Adherence to this definition has been challenged since the emergence of the Karaite sect, emergence of modern groups in Judaism since the 19th century, and the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. Issues that have been raised reflect:

Pun Meister…! It’s been waaay too long…! ;-)

Jeff Kaye with another fellow has a fascinating piece up at truthout.

Well now, what a treat to c u!!!

I’ve been lucky to see them twice at Strawberry Music Fest in past few years.

Love that band!! Thanks for sharing that linky and info!!!

Yes it does.

Irealis are jews. Sorry, you want to pound on me bring your lunch. You don’t intimidate be one bit. And you know what I meant. Dancing in bullshit is not my style and I don’t such up to anyone.

hey folks, wassup … been laying real low…

Really nice.. never heard of them.

Hey stranger.

Could you teach Louiza the super ferocious kitty how to lay low?

I do not need a report on war crimes. Need convictions from the slaughter in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. We know crimes against humanity are committed every day white slavery, human bondage, mass starvation man’s inhumanity to man is what Gahndi was fighting. And many others. So here we are at the dawning of the age of aquarius making lame excuses for it, while others are busting there as making sacrifices to stop the madness.
They have to pay with their rotted souls because justice has not brought them to the bar.

The Jewish people of Isreal are not our, or the world’s problem.

They are people, like us, like anyone else, with the same needs, wants and desires to live.

The problem is Likud, AIPAC and the Israeli leaders politically and military wise.

THEY are ours, and the world’s, problem.

I don’t care how deep you equate or claim the academic default for using the phrase, amongst us commoners your usage would appear to be inappropriate and insulting.

If I’m missing something, please let me know.

As you phrased it, it seemed REAL inappropriate, hence my response.

And I don’t think it’s a lack of worldly knowledge on my part that makes me feel it was inappropriate.

hey ES. good music choices tonight. The first one is kind of Pass the Dutchie meets Us3 or Digable Planets…

*They* had to denounce and deny because if not they are complicit to the crime. We would be well served to keep that list of which repugnants and Dems condemned the report, because they are likely the most incriminated.

Evening, all.

Wrong on all counts, not intimidating you, just calling it as I see it.

I don’t dance on issues of personal opinion such as this. I feel very strongly about them.

I have a strong core of what I think is right and wrong, and I believe you crossed it.

For a person who professes to be of great enlightenment and on the true path of that quest, your phrasing was a shock to me.

We have a great difference with regards to interpreting what you put to keyboard, and now, why you did so. And you don’t intimidate me, much, either. End of story. Have a nice night, the floor’s yours.

snow cat! Louis wouldn’t know what do with snow on the ground. But he is mellowing in adulthood.

It was great fun to have a kitty experience her first snow this year.

Evening pellora

It runs the gamut from progressives to conservatives… Sad indeed…! Just you around at the Beach Haus, M’dear…? ;-)

It’s funny to see them shaking their paws with each tentative step…! ;-)

Hello ES! Nice music. Thanks!

Wrong on all counts, not intimidating you, just calling it as I see it. You are the big ******* here right?

I don’t dance on issues of personal opinion such as this. I feel very strongly about them. My comment wat about Golstone report. On wiki says he quit and number one daughter says he is an avowed Zionist so have a Muslim do the judging they were fried.

I have a strong core of what I think is right and wrong, and I believe you crossed it. Christmas turkey early this year. You are an arrogant who are you to bad moutj me. Isrealis are Jews and they bombed Gaza with phosphorus. That is a war crime. Zionist swear allegiance to Isreal. So That crosses your line?

We have a great difference. End of story. It is not the end of the story. You are a cheap assed bully HOSS. I never wanted to know you or have your affirmation. The end of the story goes like this. You insulted Open Hope and her people. that is the end of the story. You are an opinionated bully. That is the end of the story. You want to go to the mat with me you will regret it not me. Why you go to a choropractor that does attitude adjustments. You also hog comments. look into the mirror and say to yourself what you say to others.

Mod note: **** Edited and released by mod.

The list is very sad. I was sorry to see so many in denial, and trying to cover their asses. :sadface:

Yes, I’m the only one up, as usual. :shrug:
I was watching Olympics, over now, so going to go to bed and read I think.

Just dropped in here to see what y’all were doing and saying. Bye.

SO I am helping host beat poet John Sinclair w/ Jr Kimbroughs son David on blues guitar for a couple of shows this weekend.

Should be a hoot!

Aloha, M’dear…! ;-)

Aloha, CT. Good night. Take Care and Be Well.

Peace, all.

A U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo plane carrying the Americans landed at 12:04 a.m. at Miami International Airport, said Lt. Kenneth Scholz of the U.S. Southern Command.

Too cool. Good for you!

ES, did you read this Diary, or rather the comments…? ;-)

Convenient late hour, possibly?

I know it! My friend Dotty who was a guest author here for a recent book salon booked him in LR at the Clinton School… and I said, hey let’s bring him up to North West AR, he will love Eureka.

And so it goes.

Sorta of breezed though them a little while ago. Looks like rgb took on a “project” and possibly helped?

Time for this old dog to turn in…

Good night firedogs

Aloha, ES, Sleep tight…!

Ujayi breath to keep up with the fire.
Whatever anyone else’s code is I am not required to comply with their standard. I am a man of freedom. I hold these truths to be self evident that all men and women are created equal. When some others declare themselves superior they do so at great peril. When we were kids we played king of the mountain. We never allowed kings. I also believe in the rule of law not men. War crimes are high crimes and misdameanors. We know who are fostering these crimes and what their motivations are. It bears repeating as much as the next breath bear taking. And CT, Suin and ES do keep it out there for us to think on. If I offended anyone then let it stand for that is my principle For Christians the Golden Rule…do unto others as you would have them do unto you. For Isrealis it was an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. I used to sing with Shlomo Carbach in SF. and hung out with Sufis, buddhist, yogis and we all enjoyed our differences. It is that diversity that enriches us. My intellectual education came from Play Boy articles. Then beatniks and beat poets. Later University where I believe knowledge was freedom from ignorance that religion promotes.

Goodnight then.

Good point. Not a very long flight..