Smartie's Bar & Grill #73

Russia is pissed that Diana wasn't accepted into a big-time music university in Moscow. I wonder if they're spamming this website.

I'd like to know the vote count, not just the percentages.



1. Diana Ankudinova 27%
2. Polina Gagarina 25%
3. Morissete 14%
4. Adele 13%
5. Katy Perry 8%
6. Lady Gaga 8%
7. Beyonce 8%
8. Pelageya 7%
9. So Hyang 7%
10. Mariah Carey 6%
11. Celine Dion 2%
12. Taylor Swift 1%
13. Rihanna 1%
14. Jennifer Lopez 1%
15. KZ Tandingan 1%
16. Charice Pempengco1%
17. Christina Aguilera 1%
18. Ariana Grande 1%
19. Alicia Keyz 1%
20. Pink 1%
21. Liezel Garcia 0%
22. Stephanie Poetri 0%

https://theprimelist.com/the-best-female-singer-in-the-world-2019-2020-rate-now/

 

Am I the only one?

 

****ing hell, can we use profanity here at least?

 

Sure, just not politics. Profanity and politics usually go together.

 

Reciting poetry will get you more attention.

 

Good morning everyone.

 

It was 84 here yesterday a bit windy which caused it to feel more like 74. Nice if you like windy days.

 

Sounds like a vacation for you..
Have you got your laptop and a hotel room in Galveston ready?

 

Yeah, I don't understand why Angelina isn't on that list somewhere. I would rank Lady Gaga higher, too (although I would subtract points for the stupid stage name). I've never heard Katy Perry, but I wouldn't have her on the list, at all; just on general principles.

 

To be honest, I'm not sure that I would put Diana on that list, at all. But I'm not good at rating such things. I would say that Elha is a better singer, too.

There is just something about Diana that goes beyond just singing. Yes, she's very good at it and has a unique voice. She also has a good ear. It's hard to find anywhere that she doesn't hit the note exactly. Beyond that, she has perfect control of the sounds she is making. She knows a lot of vocal tricks and can execute them without noticeable effort.

All of that is almost irrelevant. Her true, unique skill is her ability to make the audience feel the essence of a song. I think that she would be in the class of Marcel Marceau if she didn't sing at all.

Thirteen years old, I can't understand a word, makes me cry:

 

I'll give that a try then - here is my fav poem.

http://www.donmarquis.org/themoth.htm

the lesson of the moth

i was talking to a moth
the other evening
he was trying to break into
an electric light bulb
and fry himself on the wires

why do you fellows
pull this stunt i asked him
because it is the conventional
thing for moths or why
if that had been an uncovered
candle instead of an electric
light bulb you would
now be a small unsightly cinder
have you no sense

plenty of it he answered
but at times we get tired
of using it
we get bored with the routine
and crave beauty
and excitement
fire is beautiful
and we know that if we get
too close it will kill us
but what does that matter
it is better to be happy
for a moment
and be burned up with beauty
than to live a long time
and be bored all the while
so we wad all our life up
into one little roll
and then we shoot the roll
that is what life is for
it is better to be a part of beauty
for one instant and then cease to
exist than to exist forever
and never be a part of beauty
our attitude toward life
is come easy go easy
we are like human beings
used to be before they became
too civilized to enjoy themselves

and before i could argue him
out of his philosophy
he went and immolated himself
on a patent cigar lighter
i do not agree with him
myself i would rather have
half the happiness and twice
the longevity

but at the same time i wish
there was something i wanted
as badly as he wanted to fry himself

 

Right. It is challenging. I like it actually. Although there is something that I find immensely satisfying about F bombs. I dropped so many one time at the bar at Cheeseburgers

https://www.yelp.com/biz/cheeseburgers-in-americas-paradise-christiansted

that a waitress lost it and unloaded on me - it was epic! Something like, "Jesus Christ, enough already! Could you possibly figure out a way to include F anymore times in a sentence? There are families with kids here that can hear you, so will you please knock it off!?"

My boss told me that he guessed I better try and stop with the F bombs....

 

While I am somewhat immune to curse words, having spent years around cable/fiber linemen, I don't use a lot of them. I find a good F-Bomb is more effective when rarely used and well placed in the conversation. And, always as an impersonal adjective to describe a situation or inanimate object.

 

Woo hoo! Just heard from my boss... I'm approved to work from home until Mar 30! Since I do very little @ work, no idea what I'll do from home... but pick up my laptop Mon!

 

Good. With your recent ventures into the world of health issues, home is the best place for you. Stock up on tequila, rum and the other necessities of life.

 

Damn straight! (Well, as much as you can get away with. Otherwise it looks like ****** **** ****.)

 

You wouldn't believe... this morning, the guy who takes care of things for me told me we're nearly out of tp AND paper towels. For petes sake...

 

It is Johnny Carson come back from the grave... He announced one time that there was going to be a shortage of TP, the shelves in the stores emptied in no time. People could not beg, borrow or buy TP.

 

See, look at all the likes you received..

 

Good afternoon. My morning was spent doing laundry, cleaning, and etc.

 

Excellent advice Miss DaisyDoTell! Thank you most kindly and my apologies for being so rude with my filter infiltrating F bombs above, But hey, it is a Bar & Grill, eh?

I'll stop now with that F bomb business. Maybe a Mod will delete these two posts that slipped through and have someone fix the filter.