Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for November 19, 2019
November 18, 2019
November 20, 2019
Transcript:
cheers for the cheerless for the burned-out. c'mon, guys. i'm really tired, dispirited & uninspired. all things gold & burgundy fill me with a vast ennui. for the depressed two bits four bits six bits a dollar! curl into a fetal ball and listen to some mahler! mahler symphony #6 the tragic mahler kinder-toten lieder for those who have moved on. redskins? football? i don't care! i've discovered solitaire! for those who never cared much anyway. push 'em back push 'em back sis boom bah! football is an-athema!
well-i-never over 4 years ago
Mahler – first heard it on MASH. Kindertotenlieder – something to whistle all day.
katzenbooks45 over 4 years ago
When you just need one more nudge to push you over the edge.
J Quest over 4 years ago
Amazingly, these cheers still work in 2019 for fans of the washington NFL franchise
fuzzybritches over 4 years ago
Priceless. Especially the last one.
DCBakerEsq over 4 years ago
Go Bolts … er … Go Rams … um Go Trojans … oh never mind.
Kip W over 4 years ago
At some point, Mahler really should have looked at all his symphonic movements and made between fifteen or twenty good symphonies out of them.
WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago
Anathema – a good new word!
smorbie the great and beautiful over 4 years ago
Ah, football strike. I’m one of those who moved on.
Sisyphos over 4 years ago
The Mahler fits the mood, for sure. But I cherish all these cheers!