Angry entitled white man claims he is entitled to call black people names.

“I’m very angry at her. I think I’m entitled to personal attacks…I don’t have a lot of respect for her. I don’t have a lot of respect for her intelligence … She actually called me weird.” Trump, 2024

Dude doesn’t have a lot of respect for anyone. Especially if you aren’t a perfect shade of orange.

#politics
https://www.thetimes.com/article/trump-im-entitled-to-make-personal-attacks-on-harris-bnwj3knjm

The hit version of Jimmy Webb's song "Galveston":

"Galveston, oh Galveston / I am so afraid of dying / Before I dry the tears she's crying / Before I see your sea birds flying / In the sun, at Galveston."

Glen Campbell - "Galveston" (1969) written by Jimmy Webb
#Music #CoSoMusic
#JimmyWebb #Birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTbTHlTmDX8

Jimmy Webb w/ Glen Campbell - "Galveston" (2012)
), written by Webb
#Music #CoSoMusic
#JimmyWebb #Birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szOieN-svlo

Jimmy Webb w/ Glen Campbell - "Wichita Lineman" (2012), written by Webb
#Music #CoSoMusic
#JimmyWebb #Birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orptBZCX53Q

Jimmy Webb, "American songwriter, composer, and singer", who wrote "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston" and others, was born on Aug. 15th. #JimmyWebb
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Webb)

Oscar Peterson - "Hymn to Freedom" (1964, Denmark), written by Peterson
- Oscar Peterson on Piano
- Ray Brown on Bass
- Ed Thigpen on Drums
#Music #CoSoMusic #Jazz
#OscarPeterson #Birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCrrZ1NnCuM

"Any hour, any day, the time soon will come / When men will live in dignity / That's when we'll be free

When every man joins in our song / And together singing in harmony / That's when we'll be free"

"Hymn to Freedom" - Oliver Jones, Dave Young, & Dione Taylor (posted 2015), composed by Oscar Peterson, lyrics by Harriette Hamilton
#Music #CoSoMusic #Jazz
#OscarPeterson #Birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTAzDaAOtmI

Oscar Peterson - "Body and Soul" with John Williams and The Boston Pops (1980, I think), music written by Johnny Green
#Music #CoSoMusic #Jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf0LOc49fX0

Oscar Peterson, "Canadian jazz pianist, virtuoso and composer", "called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington", was born on August 15, 1925 (d. 2007). #OscarPeterson
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Peterson)

#Archaeology

New interpretation of runic inscription reveals pricing in Viking Age.

A new interpretation of the runic inscription on the Forsa Ring (Forsaringen in Swedish), provides fresh insights into the Viking Age monetary system and represents the oldest documented value record in Scandinavia. The inscription describes how the Vikings handled fines in a flexible and practical manner

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-runic-inscription-reveals-pricing-viking.html

Paper:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03585522.2024.2378465#abstract

#Politics #Harris #Kamala

It's TIME.

Steeleye Span - "All Around My Hat" (Traditional) (Cropredy Festival 2016)
#Music #CoSoMusic
#MaddyPrior #Birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxhjBiUE87A

Maddy Prior - "Dives and Lazarus" (Traditional) (posted 2009)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl3xFnoDZ_I

Maddy Prior, "English folk singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span", was born on August 14th. #MaddyPrior
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maddy_Prior)

Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Wooden Ships" (1997, Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony), written by David Crosby, Paul Kantner and Stephen Stills
#Music #CoSoMusic
#DavidCrosby #Birthday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIA0sVJoYiA

David Crosby - "Guinnevere" (2018), written by Crosby
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_8n_0jDFlo