Are people actually going to watch this garbage? I mean there’s actual fireworks going off in every town across the land. There’s food and family in every backyard. Who’s watching the TV on the forth? Who’s going to watch this nonsense except trump cucks?
Are people actually going to watch this garbage? I mean there’s actual fireworks going off in every town across the land. There’s food and family in every backyard. Who’s watching the TV on the forth? Who’s going to watch this nonsense except trump cucks?
Lol ....the WH is having problems filling the seats. Can’t wait for the really huge numbers. Bigger than anything anyone has ever seen in DC. Bigger than Obama’s hands!
When I was in the Navy a bunch of us went to DC on the 4th. Had a great time. Different times, people were united. We danced and laughed with Johnny Cash.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Thomas Jefferson.
Also, dont bag on the Shriners. They do tremendous work in the world to subsidize their childrens hospitals.
It's possible to do good works and also look st00pit driving a dorkmobile behind some high school majorettes.
You're just mad you couldn't march with a cello.
... u gotta admit that was funny Clem ...
I’m with Clem ... parades are BORING
Not sure why everyone has their bowels in an uproar over this ... its a PARADE ... judging by the left’s reaction you’d think we were sending the troops off to war ... *L* ...
Swish is it OK for me to look at this as a 4th of July celebration featuring the military and awesome fireworks and just enjoy it? ... or do we just throw another log onto the fire of why i must be a horrible racist POS cause i don’t agree with your point of vies on this? ... just curious ....
Bro .. who don’t love flyovers ... they ROCK!!!
This particular racist POS wishes all my fellow leftist dawgs a HAPPY 4TH ... enjoy your day regardless of how u choose to spend it ...
Pssst ... its one day closer to OUR TIME DAWGS!!!! YEEEEEHAAA ...
Where are y’all getting this stupid ass idea that I don’t want to celebrate the 4th? When is the last time we had a military parade on the 4th? Why now?
And who said anything about not enjoying fireworks or racism about a PARADE? Man y’all would never be saying this kind of crap to me if I was a white dude. Happy 4th I hope it rains on all of y’all and ruins the day.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
I hope that was said in jest ... if not, i feel sorry for u my fellow dawg ...
I meant this PARTICULAR PARADE ... but your a smart guy and so i guess u all ready knew that ...
Thanks for staying consistent by throwing in the racist dig ... i love your consistency on this issue ... ... i asked u cause i actually think highly of u as opposed to say OCD who is white as far as i know .. but that don’t fit your “perception” of me so go ahead and make yourself feel better by belittling someone else ...
I best leave now before i go to places i ain’t going to no more ... but please enjoy yourself as i know i will ..
Not sure why everyone has their bowels in an uproar over this ... its a PARADE ... judging by the left’s reaction you’d think we were sending the troops off to war ... *L* ... [/b]
It's just a parade. Uh huh. But it turned political - it's not a celebration of the USA if Trump is excluding some, inviting his cronies. Name another country where they parade their tanks and military through their streets in the last 50 years? The list would be made up entirely of dictatorships and tin pot despot countries where they are so insecure they need to show their strength to the masses....
"It's just a parade" .... sure.
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The more things change the more they stay the same.
93 million for a parade. It’s almost as if that 92 mill could’ve gone to the national emergency he declared or something.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
ABC, CBS, and NBC have other plans for broadcasting when the parade is set to begin...CNN and MSNBC will not show the event.
However, Fox News, which "dominates" cable news, plans to air the entire spectacular, including Trump's speech at the Lincoln Memorial, the flyovers, and more. PBS and C-SPAN will also broadcast the multiple events.
Now you know which channel to watch, so here is the schedule. (All times Eastern Daylight Savings.)
National Independence Day Parade (Constitution Avenue NW from 7th Street to 17th Street NW) 11:45 A.M.–2 P.M.
Salute to America Lincoln Memorial 6:30–7:30 P.M.
A Capitol Fourth Concert West Lawn the U.S. Capitol 8–9:30 P.M.
I have zero problems with a celebration for the 4th of July. I don't mind the military being involved. I certainly feel this was thrown together last minute and that most families already have traditions in their home towns and with their families. So I don't expect this to me something that will draw the attention of most Americans anyway.
What I do have concerns with is what concerns many people. We have already seen him give special accommodations to his big donors. That makes it more political than anything else at this juncture. I have concerns he will make his speech political. Let's face it, he can't appear at the G20 summit or have a press conference with Putin without getting in his political digs.
So will this be a patriotic speech to give gratitude to our forefathers and to speak about the birth of our nation? Or will it evolve into the typical Trump political rally?
If it turns into the typical Trump, "Me, me, me" type of thing, he needs to pay the bill.
I mean it's been two and a half years and he still hasn't paid the bill for his inauguration. He really did mean he was the king of debt I suppose.
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
I said military parades are weak. Especially with this president, it looks like a political event, and military personnel aren’t allowed to participate in political events.
I didn’t say a word about celebrating the 4th. You’re completely off base and flat out wrong. Stop making crap up. It’s pathetic.
Don't pretend you wouldn't have supported it if Obama did the same parade because he's your guy. You wouldn't have said a damn thing and you know it.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
I also liked the band aspects as Id guess most people including me dont get to hear the official ballads of the different services. Its kind of a throwback in a way. But pretty cool.
I always find it interesting that these days we don't discuss what is best for country but whether "our guy" would be ridiculed if "their guy" did the same thing. The tribalism is eye roll inducing.
I also liked the band aspects as Id guess most people including me dont get to hear the official ballads of the different services. Its kind of a throwback in a way. But pretty cool.
I play'em all the time. They are in constant rotation.
All the service themes. Battle Hymn God Bless America America The Beautiful
and of course, any of at least 2 dozen "Star Spangled Salute" type medlies.
They still have universal appeal at the venues that request them. I've done them so much (since I was a kid), I now do stuff like:
analyze the chord structure/piece architecture in my head ("...and here we come back around to the main theme- time for da big boffo finish...") watch the audience's reactions subtly make eye contact with and make faces at- other colleagues look for tats in the front row
...you get the point, I'm sure.
It's one of the aspects of doing this stuff for our daily kibble. We all do it, and the crowd is none the wiser. It's a win/win: we have a way to get through the 'jukebox aspect' of the job;the crowd gets their emotional experience.
I'm not sure than any of us actually get 'that rush' from doing these pieces, but that's OK. The rush is supposed to be for the audience. Like you said- you don't get to hear this every day. That makes it special for you. On the flip...
There is a version of 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' that has become the gold standard. It's been arranged for orchestra, concert band, SATB choir, orch/choir, band/choir... the arrangement dates back to before 1940. I played the orch version this past Memorial Day week at a little local church. While I was playing it, I was quietly singing the baritone chorister's part to myself. How did I know this part?
Because I sang it on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in 1973, when I was a member of a boy's choir sponsored by our local Rotary Club.
Same damn arrangement. In 1973. In 2019.
Think of it this way: there is a guy who works the line at your favorite steak house. You LOVE this steak house. It's an expensive steak house, because it's a gooood steak house. You only get to go to this high-end steak house every once in awhile, so it's def an event. Grrl- you look forward to that steak. When you hear the waiter describe the cut, your mouth begins to water.
You get that steak. You love that steak.
I'm that guy on the line who gets paid to sear meat for you.
And get this: we don't hate the stuff. Not at all. We just know the ingredients/techniques/steps that make it so great for you. It feels like magic, but it's built upon a scaffold of sciences and skills.
When you walk away from my gig feeling as satisfied as you do from that steak house, we have both done our jobs.
I'm glad you got some good from the music. We live to change heart rates.
People actually watched this on the TV? Meanwhile the sun was shining, there were local firework displays in every town across the country, a grill in every back yard... etc. Yet some still sat in their couch and watched this nonsense? Strange. Watching fireworks on tv would be like watching a strip club live feed. Fruitless. Watching trump speak... well, I work in geriatrics. I spend much of my workday caring for memory care types of patients. I hear enough senseless rambling in my 9-5 to last a lifetime.
From his speech yesterday... “...Valley Forge, found glory across the waters of the Delaware and seized victory from Cornwallis of Yorktown.
"Our Army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do, and at Fort McHenry, ...”
Our army took over the airports? During the Revolutionary War? Really?
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... u gotta admit that was funny Clem ... 
... i asked u cause i actually think highly of u as opposed to say OCD who is white as far as i know .. but that don’t fit your “perception” of me so go ahead and make yourself feel better by belittling someone else ... 
