Well, it’s another day in paradise. That can only mean that an out-going White House Occupant is throwing a tantrum on the way out. And the comedians are here to cover it.
Seth Meyers captures the absurdity of Trump’s incessant tweeting that he somehow won the election:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn564RrfXkE
And John Oliver has his take:
Colbert takes on the leadership vacuum in the White House:
Oh yeah, I seriously doubt New Yorkers want the Trumps back any time too soon. Just a wild guess:
Okay. That’s it for now. The bar is open and the jukebox is fully operational.
Be careful out there.
Cheers!
Hey! Here’s some Mardi Gras Indians to get us over the hump.
https://youtu.be/498LZARXzN0
A more recent vintage.
https://youtu.be/SSxND_dB-G0
Damn. This is the stuff. Thanks for sharing these!
Trevor Noah tries to make sense out of Thursday’s insanity. Or maybe that is inanity. A self-coup attempt is serious business, but this is the most ridiculous attempt to do so.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2syaUsX-Ng
Seth Meyer (capturing the likely failed autogolphe)::
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg7fKHeb7Rw
Gil Scott-Heron’s song B-Movie live. The times have changed, but I will say that he was prophetic about a few things. One, things went way from “real to real to surreal.” It’s also true that “no one is in charge”. No one’s coming to save America in the last minute:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBu2Dz9NZMI
The late Randy Weston, toward the very end of his career, performing with some master Gnawa musicians:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzsgURRwHRs
It’s been an insane weekend, just by what I can scan from the headlines. I am guessing this will be another insane week. Hang in there.
And now, for a Closer Look:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCPcbUqiLY0
This was billed as a Miles Davis gig from I’m guessing around mid-1982. Guitarist Mike Stern, Flautist/Saxophonist Bill Evans, and Mino Cinelu (percussion) at times seem to really steal the show. Miles seemed to still be recovering from a stroke he’d suffered earlier that year. He also was still doubling between trumpet and keyboards as had been his habit during the mid-1970s (occasional shades of Sun Ra). The sound is still brooding, but less heavy than during the heyday of his early to mid-1970s output.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEGX53dOTlI