It was! So glad I didn't miss the speech - because I totally missed the swearing in.
Okay, I disliked Kelly Clarkson's version "Country Tis of Thee" - what did you guys think?
Gwen: Demon, OK? The whole nine—cloven feet and horns and teeth. He wasn't wearing lamé though. Lorne: Yeah, the evil ones can't pull it off. It gets camp.
'Harm's Way'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sumi - Jan 21, 2013 7:21:34 am PST #8406 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Jesse - Jan 21, 2013 7:22:21 am PST #8407 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Work is stupid.
I did notice Joe B. swearing in with his middle initial only, and it turns out his middle name is Robinette.
And also speaking of names, Bishop Gene Robinson was on Fresh Air recently, and it turns out his first name is Vicky. He wasn't expected to live, and his parents were expecting a girl, so they just changed the spelling of the name they were going to give her. And back home, I guess they still call him Vicky Gene.
Connie Neil - Jan 21, 2013 7:25:42 am PST #8408 of 30001
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It feels weirdly sappy, but I find this inaugural almost more significant than the last one. Yeah, first black elected president, hugely important. But anything can happen once. No, we RE-ELECTED a black as president. Granted, his competition was so terrifying that it was a fairly done deal, but my country re-elected a man that 10 years ago would have seemed ludicrous.
There was a TV movie several years ago called "The Man", about how the black Speaker of the House (I think), became President and all the drama around that. But it happened the direct, legitimate, no-doubt-about-it way. One advantage of getting older is seeing history deliver wonderful things.
Stephanie - Jan 21, 2013 7:25:52 am PST #8409 of 30001
Trust my rage
So his name is Vicky Gene? That's...odd.
msbelle - Jan 21, 2013 7:26:51 am PST #8410 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
It's a good Southern name. you can holler it.
Jesse - Jan 21, 2013 7:29:04 am PST #8411 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So his name is Vicky Gene? That's...odd.
It is!
I had to pause to listen to a little of "My President is Black," but I guess that's not quite right for the Inaug.
msbelle - Jan 21, 2013 7:30:13 am PST #8412 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
In my world they have that blaring in the residence on a regular basis.
Ginger - Jan 21, 2013 7:31:44 am PST #8413 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Okay, I disliked Kelly Clarkson's version "Country Tis of Thee" - what did you guys think?
It made my teeth hurt.
I'm feeling like a curmudgeon because I twitch at changes in the tune of iconic songs. Be creative somewhere else, people. Leave "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" alone.
Also, don't do weird little trills because you can't stick the high note in the national anthem. It doesn't require that much range.
Jesse - Jan 21, 2013 7:36:59 am PST #8414 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, who is the middle-aged white guy who just got Jay-Z's signature. Love.
In my world they have that blaring in the residence on a regular basis.
Absolutely.
There was a great line on last week's Frontline about the first term. I don't even remember what the issue was, but some aide said "Do you feel lucky?" and the president said, "Where are we right now? And what's my name? I always feel lucky."
brenda m - Jan 21, 2013 7:38:23 am PST #8415 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Be creative somewhere else, people. Leave "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" alone.
So over-arranged.