The Red Menace

...and I am the Ghost of Stalin! And now back to my Saturday afternoon musical pleasures.

He defeated us with his dirty dancing!!!

That and a man called Swayze!!!

Thank you, yes!!! The last time we attempted such an invasion things did not go so well.

What is the best highway route into Oklahoma City for a parade of T-34s???

Just as this Vladimir Pootin is no Joseph Stalin!!!

Hmm. So the general populace is not yet ready to overthrow their capitalist overlords and establish the collectivized farming system of which I have long dreamed??? In that case, why do they call themselves "Sooners"??? It seems to me they should be called "Laters"!!! But yes, there is much surprising radical history to be found in many unexpected pockets of these United States!!! In the meantime, back to "The Price Is Right."

Dear, dear comrades!!! I have not been back to the state since then. What are our chances of fomenting a similar uprising and establishing a soviet Oklahoma today???

Because music fans suck?!? ☝️

Gaillard fans might want to check this Zev Feldman project as well: The Lost Singles Of McVouty 1958-74 ... also discussed in a previous Organissimo thread: Searching For You: The Lost Singles of McVouty

I also picked up the Stash Fats Waller on Larry’s recommendation and second Brad’s comments.

Maybe the “Gerald Wilson: Last Of The Lions” thread? I was going to up that one for his centennial this Tuesday. Thanks so much for all of your work on this, Jim.

It’s utterly baffling and appears to have happened yesterday. I’ve had some contact about it with Jim A (who speculated that the board may have been hacked) and Magnificent Goldberg, who couldn’t ascertain the source of the issue upon first examination. I’ve also contacted Jsngry and Larry about it.

One from the Night Lights archives in memory of Mr. Weston: The Randy Weston Songbook