Hong Kong has passed a tough security law which authorities say is necessary for stability, but which critics fear will further erode civil liberties.

Did someone hit the click button to soon for April Fool's Day?

Can she be petted or will she start barking at me? ;D

New York now has pop up "cry spas", where people can pay $20 for the privilege of going into a room and crying. 

Read it here:

https://nypost.com/2024/03/18/lifestyle/sob-parlour-nycs-first-cry-spa-debuts-whats-it-like/

Excerpts:

Anthony Villiotti, Sob Parlour’s founder, introduced the concept of cathartic wail sessions in the city in November. The six tearful fêtes he’s hosted over the past four months have been held at various locations across Manhattan, including community centers, art galleries and office rental sites.

The 31-year-old Upper West Sider explained to The Post that for $20, Gothamites in need of an emotional release can book a 30-minute appointment in a private “cry room,” where they’re welcome to “come sob on your lunch break and then go right back to work.” But it’s neither group nor individual therapy.
In fact, Villiotti and his team of two staffers ask guests to sign a waiver acknowledging that they won’t be receiving any psychological support or counseling — although Sob Parlour does boast an on-call, licensed therapist who’s able to help if a crying client begins experiencing a mental health crisis. Instead, his fledgling imprint is simply providing folks with a swank and secure setting for turning on the waterworks.

“New Yorkers are so used to struggling through the daily grind, making lemonade out of lemons — without a safe and healthy space for them to cry it out,” said Villiotti, who doubles as a finance executive for a multinational music company.  “Sob Parlour attendees are usually dealing with grief or loss, stress at work or at home,” he revealed. “But the No. 1 reason people come to us for a cry is heartache after experiencing a bad breakup or unrequited love.” In fact, it was a shot to the heart that inspired him to create his wellness venue in December 2022. Getting all choked up while listening to Mariah Carey’s “Whenever You Call” on the StairMaster at Equinox gym, a then-newly jilted Villiotti thought how nice it’d be to end his workout, stop off somewhere for a soothing cry and then move on with his day.

Sure, he could have had a mini-breakdown in a bathroom stall or run home to whimper into a couch pillow. But the millennial wanted a cool, alternative environment that offered him both seclusion and a stylishly unique experience.   “Why not reserve a specific time and place to deliberately cry for its cleansing benefits?” Villiotti reasoned. Esther, who has sniffled and blubbered at a few of Sob Parlour’s pop-ups near Union Square, tells The Post she always feels “refreshed” after letting loose in its cry room. “I deal with a lot of stress on my job,” said the 27-year-old, who works in the Financial District but lives in Park Slope. However, the Brooklynite, who chose not to provide her last name for privacy reasons, says she counts herself lucky to have stumbled across a Sob Parlour ad near her office earlier this year. “I’m not someone who’s going to cry at my desk or in public at a coffee shop,” she explained. “I don’t even like crying at home, because it’s like my peaceful sanctuary. But being in a cry room, with all the amenities, makes me comfortable enough to get it all out in less than a half-hour.”

New York now has pop up "cry spas", where people can pay $20 for the privilege of going into a room and crying. 

Read it here:

https://nypost.com/2024/03/18/lifestyle/sob-parlour-nycs-first-cry-spa-debuts-whats-it-like/

Excerpts:

Anthony Villiotti, Sob Parlour’s founder, introduced the concept of cathartic wail sessions in the city in November. The six tearful fêtes he’s hosted over the past four months have been held at various locations across Manhattan, including community centers, art galleries and office rental sites.

The 31-year-old Upper West Sider explained to The Post that for $20, Gothamites in need of an emotional release can book a 30-minute appointment in a private “cry room,” where they’re welcome to “come sob on your lunch break and then go right back to work.” But it’s neither group nor individual therapy.
In fact, Villiotti and his team of two staffers ask guests to sign a waiver acknowledging that they won’t be receiving any psychological support or counseling — although Sob Parlour does boast an on-call, licensed therapist who’s able to help if a crying client begins experiencing a mental health crisis. Instead, his fledgling imprint is simply providing folks with a swank and secure setting for turning on the waterworks.

“New Yorkers are so used to struggling through the daily grind, making lemonade out of lemons — without a safe and healthy space for them to cry it out,” said Villiotti, who doubles as a finance executive for a multinational music company.  “Sob Parlour attendees are usually dealing with grief or loss, stress at work or at home,” he revealed. “But the No. 1 reason people come to us for a cry is heartache after experiencing a bad breakup or unrequited love.” In fact, it was a shot to the heart that inspired him to create his wellness venue in December 2022. Getting all choked up while listening to Mariah Carey’s “Whenever You Call” on the StairMaster at Equinox gym, a then-newly jilted Villiotti thought how nice it’d be to end his workout, stop off somewhere for a soothing cry and then move on with his day.

Sure, he could have had a mini-breakdown in a bathroom stall or run home to whimper into a couch pillow. But the millennial wanted a cool, alternative environment that offered him both seclusion and a stylishly unique experience.   “Why not reserve a specific time and place to deliberately cry for its cleansing benefits?” Villiotti reasoned. Esther, who has sniffled and blubbered at a few of Sob Parlour’s pop-ups near Union Square, tells The Post she always feels “refreshed” after letting loose in its cry room. “I deal with a lot of stress on my job,” said the 27-year-old, who works in the Financial District but lives in Park Slope. However, the Brooklynite, who chose not to provide her last name for privacy reasons, says she counts herself lucky to have stumbled across a Sob Parlour ad near her office earlier this year. “I’m not someone who’s going to cry at my desk or in public at a coffee shop,” she explained. “I don’t even like crying at home, because it’s like my peaceful sanctuary. But being in a cry room, with all the amenities, makes me comfortable enough to get it all out in less than a half-hour.”

No Thanks, I'd rather cry at home.

New York now has pop up "cry spas", where people can pay $20 for the privilege of going into a room and crying.


People will think of anything to make a quick buck.  ::)

People will think of anything to make a quick buck.  ::)


What gets me is that people are paying for it.


Cat

What gets me is that people are paying for it.


Cat


According to the article, the clientele seem to be primarily Millennials, as is the founder. They like the stylishly unique experience of crying in a cool, alternative atmosphere.

In other words, what gets me is that people are paying for it.

What gets me is that people are paying for it.


Cat

You don't need a crying room and pay 20 bucks when you have your own room and pay nothing to cry all you want. ::)

You don't need a crying room and pay 20 bucks when you have your own room and pay nothing to cry all you want. ::)


If I paid someone $20 for every time I had cried in the last 10 months, I would be broke.


Cat

What gets me is that people are paying for it.


Cat


I never pay for it.

I never pay for it.

You can cry for free.

Not sure if it's related to the Ukraine war or not, but in Moscow there was a terrorist attack in which at least 40 people were killed and 100 injured, from a mass shooting and then explosives were set off at a concert venue.

Not sure if it's related to the Ukraine war or not, but in Moscow there was a terrorist attack in which at least 40 people were killed and 100 injured, from a mass shooting and then explosives were set off at a concert venue.


IIRC, back in ‘02 there was a similar attack by Chechen rebels who took 800 Russians hostage at a Moscow theatre. Russian special forces stormed the place and threw in poison gas and snuffed all 41 Chechens as well as 129 Muscovites.

For this most recent attack, ISIS has claimed credit. I would expect Russian forces in Syria to launch an absolutely brutal counterattack on the Muslim terrorists. Which is the signature feature of Muslim militants. Their shenanigans almost exclusively result in far more Muslim deaths than whoever they imagine their enemies to be. Such as what is happening in Gaza.

Not sure if it's related to the Ukraine war or not, but in Moscow there was a terrorist attack in which at least 40 people were killed and 100 injured, from a mass shooting and then explosives were set off at a concert venue.


The Ukrainians are claiming that Russian special forces launched this attack so as to blame it on The Ukraine.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/03/22/7447762/

Apparently ISIS did not get the memo, though.

Not sure if it's related to the Ukraine war or not, but in Moscow there was a terrorist attack in which at least 40 people were killed and 100 injured, from a mass shooting and then explosives were set off at a concert venue.

I think violence has gone out of control.  :o

Seems it was ISIS. Just awful. :(

Baltimore bridge collapse…

https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-bridge-collapse-53169b379820032f832de4016c655d1b

Seems it was ISIS. Just awful. :(


Not to be confused with this ISIS:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/52/Isis2.jpg

Baltimore bridge collapse…

https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-bridge-collapse-53169b379820032f832de4016c655d1b

It was all over the news today, even where I’m at. :o :\'(

Baltimore bridge collapse…

https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-bridge-collapse-53169b379820032f832de4016c655d1b

It was all over the news today, even where I’m at. :o :\'(

Already a handful of people have been confirmed perished. :\'(

Already a handful of people have been confirmed perished. :\'(

Wow, so sad.  :(

Reminds me of the Tasman bridge disaster in Hobart -- Australian Labor Party PM Gough Whitlam's second PR disaster after being on a trip of Europe and only taking two days out of it to see the disaster of Cyclone Tracy in Christmas 1974.

Baltimore bridge collapse…

https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-bridge-collapse-53169b379820032f832de4016c655d1b
Investigators have boarded the ship and recovered its data recorder, officials say

Sam Bankman-Fried - also known as SBF and "the Crypto King" - has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing billions of dollars from customers of his cryptocurrency exchange FTX

Harvard University has removed the binding of human skin from a 19th Century book kept in its library.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68683304

Sam Bankman-Fried - also known as SBF and "the Crypto King" - has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing billions of dollars from customers of his cryptocurrency exchange FTX


“Don’t drop the soap, Sam”….  :-X

Harvard University has removed the binding of human skin from a 19th Century book kept in its library.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68683304


That sounds morbid.  :o

Harvard University has removed the binding of human skin from a 19th Century book kept in its library.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68683304


You would think they would keep it for pure historical value. Even if kept out of sight, or in a case, or a "by appointment only" type of thing for serious scholars or authors. After all, as macabre, grotesque and repulsive as it might be, this was once a practice. Just as today there are museums which display medieval implements of torture, for example. Given that this is Harvard University, methinks there may be an element of wokeness to this, rather than a regard for history.

You would think they would keep it for pure historical value. Even if kept out of sight, or in a case, or a "by appointment only" type of thing for serious scholars or authors. After all, as macabre, grotesque and repulsive as it might be, this was once a practice. Just as today there are museums which display medieval implements of torture, for example. Given that this is Harvard University, methinks there may be an element of wokeness to this, rather than a regard for history.


It’ TOTAL wokeness.

You would think they would keep it for pure historical value. Even if kept out of sight, or in a case, or a "by appointment only" type of thing for serious scholars or authors. After all, as macabre, grotesque and repulsive as it might be, this was once a practice. Just as today there are museums which display medieval implements of torture, for example. Given that this is Harvard University, methinks there may be an element of wokeness to this, rather than a regard for history.
Agreed

Baltimore bridge collapse…

https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-bridge-collapse-53169b379820032f832de4016c655d1b
The largest crane on the eastern US seaboard is heading to Baltimore to launch a massive clean-up effort after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.

Harvard University has removed the binding of human skin from a 19th Century book kept in its library.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68683304


I guess this means that the corpse of Jeremy Bentham will soon be taken out of its glass display case.

https://i.cbc.ca/1.4320881.1507061702!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/98l-09-huty-10782-11.jpg

Note: That’s a wax replica head on top of his shoulders. His real head is down on the floor between his feet.  :o

I guess this means that the corpse of Jeremy Bentham will soon be taken out of its glass display case.

https://i.cbc.ca/1.4320881.1507061702!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/98l-09-huty-10782-11.jpg

Note: That’s a wax replica head on top of his shoulders. His real head is down on the floor between his feet.  :o
In 2020, the auto-icon was put into a new glass display case and moved to the entrance of UCL's new Student Centre on Gordon Square.

I guess this means that the corpse of Jeremy Bentham will soon be taken out of its glass display case.

https://i.cbc.ca/1.4320881.1507061702!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/98l-09-huty-10782-11.jpg

Note: That’s a wax replica head on top of his shoulders. His real head is down on the floor between his feet.  :o

Why would they even do such a thing like that, it's disgusting!  8-P

Why would they even do such a thing like that, it's disgusting!  8-P


As I understand things, Mr. Bentham asked for this to be done in his last will and testament.

As I understand things, Mr. Bentham asked for this to be done in his last will and testament.
If it is mentioned in a will, it is legally binding.

Some Israelis are up in arms because of a recent Israeli Supreme Court decision:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68684069

Seems that “ultra Orthodox” Jews are exempt from military conscription,while your average non-Orthodox Jew has to serve in the military at one point or another. Then adding insult to injury, the government provides a subsidy to the Ultra Orthodox Torah studies to boot. Apparently a majority of Israelis object to this setup, for obvious reasons. The Court instructed a funding freeze for ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, educational institutions whose students would otherwise be eligible for conscription.

The Haredi community comprises about 12% of the population but those in full-time Torah study are exempt from mandatory military service.

Sounds like the Gravy Train is over for these guys. Get a job, grab a weapon and proceed to the front lines like everybody else.

As I understand things, Mr. Bentham asked for this to be done in his last will and testament.

So who's head is that? ???

So who's head is that? ???


I guess this means that the corpse of Jeremy Bentham will soon be taken out of its glass display case.

https://i.cbc.ca/1.4320881.1507061702!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/98l-09-huty-10782-11.jpg

Note: That’s a wax replica head on top of his shoulders. His real head is down on the floor between his feet. :o

Facebook has become a hugely popular way to advertise and sell products in the UK. But scammers are increasingly active on the platform, with some using brazen methods to deceive their victims.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cermdkj009mo

Facebook has become a hugely popular way to advertise and sell products in the UK. But scammers are increasingly active on the platform, with some using brazen methods to deceive their victims.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cermdkj009mo


Makes me think of the "bogus social worker" phenomenon that swept the UK in the early 90s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_social_workers

A burial crypt close to the final resting place of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe has sold for $195,000 (£154,443) at auction.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68707509

A toilet in a United Airlines flight out of Frankfurt broke, spilling doody into the main cabin.  8-P

https://nypost.com/2024/04/01/world-news/united-airlines-flight-returns-to-german-airport-due-to-broken-toilet/

A burial crypt close to the final resting place of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe has sold for $195,000 (£154,443) at auction.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68707509



I still agree with the feminist view that Hefner had and has no right to be next to Monroe.

A burial crypt close to the final resting place of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe has sold for $195,000 (£154,443) at auction.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68707509

What exactly is that person gonna do with it?

A toilet in a United Airlines flight out of Frankfurt broke, spilling doody into the main cabin.  8-P

https://nypost.com/2024/04/01/world-news/united-airlines-flight-returns-to-german-airport-due-to-broken-toilet/

EW!  8-P

A burial crypt close to the final resting place of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe has sold for $195,000 (£154,443) at auction.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68707509



What exactly is that person gonna do with it?


Get buried in it.

Get buried in it.

Just hopefully she isn't in it.

Earthquake in Taiwan measuring 7.5. The biggest one in 25 years.

Earthquake in Taiwan measuring 7.5. The biggest one in 25 years.

Caused plenty of serious damage. :\'(

Northeastern Japan had a 6.0 earthquake. No tsunami warnings however.

The estate of Sinéad O'Connor has asked Donald Trump to stop using her music at his political rallies.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68468467


Now Chumbawamba, but for New Zealand's PM. The article mentioned Eminem asking the same for the Trump campaign to stop using his "Lose Yourself" song.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/03/style/new-zealand-chumbawamba-tubthumping-winston-peters-intl-hnk/index.html

Now Chumbawamba, but for New Zealand's PM. The article mentioned Eminem asking the same for the Trump campaign to stop using his "Lose Yourself" song.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/03/style/new-zealand-chumbawamba-tubthumping-winston-peters-intl-hnk/index.html

Don't you need permission to use a song for your campaign?

Don't you need permission to use a song for your campaign?


I think you do. Maybe the New Zealand PM can negotiate to use one of Chumbawumba’s other hit records.

Today an earthquake in NY/NJ at 4.7. Howard, did you feel that one?


I think you do. Maybe the New Zealand PM can negotiate to use one of Chumbawumba’s other hit records.


They have other hit records/songs? Lol I thought they were a one-hit wonder. "Tubthumping" is the the only one I know.

Today an earthquake in NY/NJ at 4.7. Howard, did you feel that one?

They have other hit records/songs? Lol I thought they were a one-hit wonder. "Tubthumping" is the the only one I know.

No I didn't feel the earthquake, My Parents felt it but I didn't feel anything at all. :o

Today an earthquake in NY/NJ at 4.7. Howard, did you feel that one?



I heard about this. :o It even affected the MLB Network studios, which are located in NJ. This I know because there was a post on my Facebook feed; the show MLB Central was being filmed, and the hosts (who were sitting in chairs) felt it.

I heard about this. :o It even affected the MLB Network studios, which are located in NJ. This I know because there was a post on my Facebook feed; the show MLB Central was being filmed, and the hosts (who were sitting in chairs) felt it.

Can see it here: https://www.mlb.com/video/mlb-central-rocked-by-earthquake-during-show

Also here: juy9IQt5KVk
Lauren Shehadi’s reactions were priceless.

I heard about this. :o It even affected the MLB Network studios, which are located in NJ. This I know because there was a post on my Facebook feed; the show MLB Central was being filmed, and the hosts (who were sitting in chairs) felt it.

That Earthquake went on for less than a minute but it caused minimal damage.

That Earthquake went on for less than a minute but it caused minimal damage.

That’s good to know.

That’s good to know.

Next time NYC should be prepared for such disaster.

Morgan Wallen has been arrested in Downtown Nashville for throwing a chair from a bar on the 6th floor on to the street and narrowly missing police officers. He is charged with a felony reckless endangerment and assault with a deadly weapon, as well as disorderly conduct.

Looks like his own song "Last Night" has a whole new meaning.

Who's Morgan Wallen?

Who's Morgan Wallen?


Country singer who was a big hit last year. His biggest hit song was "Last Night" and his album "One Thing at a Time".

Country singer who was a big hit last year. His biggest hit song was "Last Night" and his album "One Thing at a Time".


I would have put the title cut in the "numbered songs" thread, but I never heard of the album or any of the songs until you just mentioned it. Who is this guy?

By the way, throwing chairs (not to mention TVs) out hotel  windows was common practice for rock stars when I was young. They even drove cars into swimming pools. Nobody ever got arrested for it for heaven's sake. The manager just showed up at the desk the next morning with a big wad of cash and paid for the damage and everything was quietly swept up. Those were the classic days of rock stars.  8)

I would have put the title cut in the "numbered songs" thread, but I never heard of the album or any of the songs until you just mentioned it. Who is this guy?

By the way, throwing chairs (not to mention TVs) out hotel  windows was common practice for rock stars when I was young. They even drove cars into swimming pools. Nobody ever got arrested for it for heaven's sake. The manager just showed up at the desk the next morning with a big wad of cash and paid for the damage and everything was quietly swept up. Those were the classic days of rock stars.  8)


I listed him in the Things 2023 will be remembered for thread.

Were they throwing them from high rise hotels? I can see if it was from a second floor, or if it was an uncrowded street. It is however illegal to drop a penny from the Empire State Building. Broadway in Nashville is busy with partygoers and the fact that it barely missed police officers is what probably made it worse.

I listed him in the Things 2023 will be remembered for thread.

Were they throwing them from high rise hotels? I can see if it was from a second floor, or if it was an uncrowded street. It is however illegal to drop a penny from the Empire State Building. Broadway in Nashville is busy with partygoers and the fact that it barely missed police officers is what probably made it worse.


Of course it was from high rise hotels. You think rock stars of the 70s stayed in little roadside motels?;D  For example, he Continental Hyatt House on Sunset in Los Angeles was nicknamed "the riot house" back then for the behavior of the musicians who stayed there, and is rumored to be the place "Hotel California" was written about. (Note: If you ever stay at a hotel actually called "Hotel California" it isn't the place. Guaranteed it was named that after the song was written).

Of course it was from high rise hotels. You think rock stars of the 70s stayed in little roadside motels?;D  For example, he Continental Hyatt House on Sunset in Los Angeles was nicknamed "the riot house" back then for the behavior of the musicians who stayed there, and is rumored to be the place "Hotel California" was written about. (Note: If you ever stay at a hotel actually called "Hotel California" it isn't the place. Guaranteed it was named that after the song was written).


Yeah, I didn't think so either.

I heard the song "Hotel California" really isn't about a hotel at all. There's also the saying that goes with it that you can check in any time, but never check out.

Yeah, I didn't think so either.

I heard the song "Hotel California" really isn't about a hotel at all. There's also the saying that goes with it that you can check in any time, but never check out.


The whole thing is metaphorical.

Mass stabbing incident at a shopping mall in Sydney, Australia in which six people died.

Viola, a 58-year-old Asian elephant, was in the parking lot of the civic center in Butte, Montana being washed before a performance with the Jordan World Circus on Tuesday when a car backfired and spooked her, according to NBC Montana. She escaped and stopped traffic as she briefly walked the streets of Butte, catching the attention of residents going about their business. Viola was recaptured unharmed, there were no injuries reported, and Viola's handlers were able to corral her after about 20 minutes without having to call law enforcement, NBC Montana reported.

-/www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/17/elephant-loose-butte-montana-video/73352418007/

A nice stroll for Viola!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM5-1de3bkE

Viola, a 58-year-old Asian elephant, was in the parking lot of the civic center in Butte, Montana being washed before a performance with the Jordan World Circus on Tuesday when a car backfired and spooked her, according to NBC Montana. She escaped and stopped traffic as she briefly walked the streets of Butte, catching the attention of residents going about their business. Viola was recaptured unharmed, there were no injuries reported, and Viola's handlers were able to corral her after about 20 minutes without having to call law enforcement, NBC Montana reported.

-/www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/17/elephant-loose-butte-montana-video/73352418007/

A nice stroll for Viola!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM5-1de3bkE

That's quite interesting!  :o

Some dude set himself on fire outside the building where the Trump Hush Money Trial is being conducted.

https://nypost.com/2024/04/19/us-news/man-who-set-self-on-fire-outside-trump-trial-idd-as-max-azzarello/

Sounds like he has some “issues”. :P

Some dude set himself on fire outside the building where the Trump Hush Money Trial is being conducted.

https://nypost.com/2024/04/19/us-news/man-who-set-self-on-fire-outside-trump-trial-idd-as-max-azzarello/

Sounds like he has some “issues”. :P

Some people are just disturbed. ::)

It has been announced that the following artists have been inducted into the Rock & Roll hall of Fame for 2024. I suppose Cher deserves it for sheer tenacity alone and managing to survive this long. I don't know about the music, but she does have a rock and roll attitude.

I'm not exactly sure what the difference is  between the "performer" and the "musical excellence" categories, but oh well.

In the performer category, this year’s inductees are Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest.

Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield were selected as the recipients for the Musical Excellence Award.

It has been announced that the following artists have been inducted into the Rock & Roll hall of Fame for 2024. I suppose Cher deserves it for sheer tenacity alone and managing to survive this long. I don't know about the music, but she does have a rock and roll attitude.

I'm not exactly sure what the difference is  between the "performer" and the "musical excellence" categories, but oh well.

In the performer category, this year’s inductees are Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest.

Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield were selected as the recipients for the Musical Excellence Award.

Most of these aren't considered Rock N Roll to be honest.

It has been announced that the following artists have been inducted into the Rock & Roll hall of Fame for 2024. I suppose Cher deserves it for sheer tenacity alone and managing to survive this long. I don't know about the music, but she does have a rock and roll attitude.

I'm not exactly sure what the difference is  between the "performer" and the "musical excellence" categories, but oh well.

In the performer category, this year’s inductees are Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest.

Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield were selected as the recipients for the Musical Excellence Award.


Dave Matthews Band? Really?

Dave Matthews Band? Really?

They have been eligible for the past few years.

Dave Matthews Band? Really?

The others I'm not so sure about. ???

They have been eligible for the past few years.


I imagine that Chumbawamba has been too.

I imagine that Chumbawamba has been too.

Yes, but did they have a multitude of hits, like DMB did?

Runaway horses gallop through central London, blazing a path of mayhem and injuries

Five military horses — including one seemingly covered in blood — got loose in central London early Wednesday, galloping through rush hour crowds, smashing into vehicles and injuring several people before being recaptured.

"A number of military working horses became loose during routine exercise this morning," a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence told NPR. "All of the horses have now been recovered and returned to camp."

Over roughly two hours, the horses wove a destructive path across some 6 miles of the city.

Bystanders and British news outlets flooded social media with footage of two saddled horses — one black and one white, with bright red liquid covering its chest and legs — hurtling through busy city streets.

Reports and photos emerged of horses smashing into vehicles, panicking commuters and knocking at least one person to the street.

A cab driver named Sean told BBC Radio London that he saw a parked Mercedes "with its side smashed in and covered in blood." The company Big Bus Tours said a horse had run into one of its parked double-decker buses. No one was injured, but photos show a massive crack in the bus' front window.

Eyewitness Bashir Aden told The Telegraph he saw a soldier fall to the ground, "screaming in pain," after one of the horses ran into a car.

"The horses come down this route every day, but today the horse looked stressed or panicked," he added. "I saw the horse run away after it hit a bus. People were screaming and running all over!".

-https://www.npr.org/2024/04/24/1246807622/runaway-horses-central-london

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more Donald Trump.  ::)

A Utah couple who were shipping some items back to Amazon accidentally shipped their cat Galena when she crawled into the box when their backs were turned to get some tape and scissors. The cat ended up in an Amazon warehouse in California where the employees got quite the surprise when the box was opened. Turns out the cat was microchipped and was relatively OK, save for being shaken up and some mild dehydration. One of the box’s seams wasn’t completely sealed, allowing Galena enough oxygen to breathe, and the weather was perfectly stable – not too hot or too cold – so Galena did not freeze or get overheated.The owners flew to California to reclaim their cat.

Read it here:

www.cnn.com/2024/04/30/us/cat-shipped-amazon-box/index.html


Galena the Cat, shipped from Utah to California:

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I was sorting out some trays of rocks at work yesterday that had a sample of galena in amongst it all. Galena is an ore of lead

A Utah couple who were shipping some items back to Amazon accidentally shipped their cat Galena when she crawled into the box when their backs were turned to get some tape and scissors. The cat ended up in an Amazon warehouse in California where the employees got quite the surprise when the box was opened. Turns out the cat was microchipped and was relatively OK, save for being shaken up and some mild dehydration. One of the box’s seams wasn’t completely sealed, allowing Galena enough oxygen to breathe, and the weather was perfectly stable – not too hot or too cold – so Galena did not freeze or get overheated.The owners flew to California to reclaim their cat.

Read it here:

www.cnn.com/2024/04/30/us/cat-shipped-amazon-box/index.html


Galena the Cat, shipped from Utah to California:

https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/435410285-1660326764374907-2737088917457184630-n.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill/f_webp

Wow, so scary!  :o

The Aurora Borealis can be visible tonight/early tomorrow morning by the naked eye as far south as Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, etc. Reminds me of classic moment on The Simpsons.

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Is it time to review the first 6 months yet of 2024? ???

Is it time to review the first 6 months yet of 2024? ???


We are five months and ten days into 2024. You are jumping the gun a little bit.

We are five months and ten days into 2024. You are jumping the gun a little bit.


Actually we are four months and ten days in.  ;)

Actually we are four months and ten days in.  ;)


Correct!  :D

Is it time to review the first 6 months yet of 2024? ???

After June 30th we can.

We are five months and ten days into 2024. You are jumping the gun a little bit.

OK, I'm sorry.

After June 30th we can.

OK, not a problem.

So the eclipse and the Aurora Borealis about a month apart. That's something.


After June 30th we can.


I'll post an update in the Things 2024 will be remembered for thread.

So the eclipse and the Aurora Borealis about a month apart. That's something.

I'll post an update in the Things 2024 will be remembered for thread.

Is New York supposed to see The Aurora Borealis?  ???

Is New York supposed to see The Aurora Borealis?  ???


I'm sure but probably more upstate than in the city.

Actor Steve Buscemi has been punched in one of those random attracts that go on in New York now.

Boardwalk Empire Actor Steve Buscemi Punched in the Face on New York City Street
He was treated for bruising, swelling, and bleeding in his left eye.

www.ign.com/articles/boardwalk-empire-actor-steve-buscemi-punched-in-face-new-york-city-street

Steve Buscemi, the actor who previously starred in HBO's Boardwalk Empire, was punched in the face in a random attack in Manhattan last week.

As reported by The New York Times, the assault occurred on the morning of Wednesday, May 8, while the 66-year-old actor was out walking near the corner of Third Avenue and East 27th Street in the Kips Bay neighborhood of New York City. He was taken to a nearby hospital with bruising, swelling, and bleeding to his left eye.

"Steve Buscemi was assaulted in Midtown Manhattan, another victim of a random act of violence in the city," Buscemi's publicist said in a statement shared with the public on May 12. "He is OK and appreciates everyone's well wishes, though incredibly sad for everyone that this has happened to while also walking the streets of New York."

The New York Police Department has confirmed there have been no arrests related to the attack, and investigations are continuing.

The attack on Buscemi follows a similar incident in April with his Boardwalk Empire co-star Michael Stuhlbarg, who was hit in the back of the neck with a rock while walking in Manhattan's Central Park. Stuhlbarg chased the assailant out of the park, where police apprehended him and later charged him with assault.