WA2K Radio is now on the air, Part 3

Punch was notoriously anti Irish. The issue of Irish Home Rule split the Liberal Party in two, those advocating Home Rule and those Preferring the Union like the Tories. The Liberal Unionists held the balance of power, and this cartoon warns them against supporting the Home Rulers.

Quote:

The 1886 election left the Conservatives as the largest party in the House of Commons, but without an overall majority. The leading Liberal Unionists were invited to join the Conservative Lord Salisbury's government. Salisbury said he was even willing to let Hartington become Prime Minister of a coalition ministry but the latter declined. In part, Hartington was worried this would split the Liberal Unionists and lose them votes from pro-Unionist Liberal supporters. The Liberal Unionists, despite providing the necessary margin for Salisbury's majority, continued to sit on the opposition benches throughout the life of the parliament, and Hartington and Chamberlain uneasily shared the opposition Front Bench with their former colleagues Gladstone and Harcourt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Unionist_Party

http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglitData/image/punch1887/1/135.jpg

The two spiders are William Harcourt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Vernon_Harcourt_(politician)<br />
And William Gladstone (possibly the two lunatic Williams referred to in last week's issue)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ewart_Gladstone

The fly is Joseph Chamberlain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Chamberlain

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Good morning from a bit of fog ridden air in our Florida radio station.

Hurry back, pullman, love how they classified people as insects.

edgar/Mark Love Jack Jones doing Wives and Lovers.

Latin George, hope you are not the only George here. Miss euroGeorge and
George ob 1. (and, of course, Light Wizard George <smiff>

Love, Spring is Here, dear friend.So...........

How about the sassy Miss Sarah:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enoPgQwy11U

Now Omar:

From ‘The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam’

COME, fill the Cup, and in the fire of Spring
Your Winter-garment of Repentance fling:
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To flutter—and the Bird is on the Wing

Now, Dame Vera Lynn. Walter introduced me to her:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GvkyKEYRnM

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I love "gentleman Jim", y'all, so let's hear one by him:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdDmKERhY5Y

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I like those three artists. letty. I like this one too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDfuDgb2zWo
Harry Nilsson

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@edgarblythe,

Love Echos of my Mind, Mark, and once again, thanks for your coment and personal acknowledgement, my friend.

How about another bird song. Good to know that Carly didn't mean this one for James.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WM_R-6AKHE

I have always wondered why they call them mocking birds, so hear is an example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zd6Iy4JuGk

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Mockingbirds can be aggressive if they feel you are too close to their nest of little ones. They attack people, dogs, cats, squirrels -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWlKmoqf6ew
The Angels Listened In

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@edgarblythe,

Loved The Angels Listened In by The Crests, Mark. Thanks for the other side to those birds.

Like Gone With the Wind, here is another one by Harper Lee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVMqjNX0Ftg

Boo Radley is an innocent man who was wrongly incarcerated by his father after a childish prank. He is referred to as a mockingbird because of his innocence.

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Okay, we'll quit with the birds now. Calling all painters.
Anyone here like Water Colors? Check this out:

http://www.richardewilliams.com/

I used to paint all the time. Don't know what happened! I lost my inspiration.

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I wanted to be an artist. But it didn't work out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50tdDpwfXvo
My Coloring Book

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@edgarblythe,

Ah, Mark I love that one by Babs. There used to be someone named Colorbook here, and she remarked once that she was only here for fun.

What do y'all miss the most? I miss going to the beach now.

Water music is so calming:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXx6hIZmgy4

Now, Jimmy Buffet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTi51PbZxNQ

I never think of Hawaii that I don't think of The Yitwails. <sniff>

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As many of our listeners and contributors know, I now look back at happier times. I look at the pictures of yesterday, and I feel my pain has gone away.

Saying good afternoon with a beautiful song by "the singing bus driver"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aZEkpg4SU8

From Letty with love to the world

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Matt had a wonderful voice all right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmxZ94SLdac
The Kingston Trio

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With the Jubilee approaching certain companies try to hop on the bandwagon. Punch points this out and has a dig at public officials at the same time.

Quote:

"We see that a certain firm of manufacturers advertise a " Jubilee .Soap." Scarcely
necessary, as there is such a quantity of the article about everywhere. Still to some
Provincial Mayors and Common Councilmen a supply may yet be useful, and we could
mention one or two who would be likely to " take the cake."

http://www.thevintagewall.com/images/1013ARDI08.jpg

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Good morning from a rather still and humid Florida radio station.

Hurry back, edgar/Mark, love The Kingston Trio doing I Want to Go Home. Thanks for your comment on the singing bus driver.

pullman, different interpretations depend on the country, or area of which country one is referring to, right? Thanks for your explanation of "the band wagon."

Speaking of strange, don't know if they mean Annie or fanny, but I love this song regardless:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vou51-755I

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Good morning. I bought The Band's record the same day it went in music stores.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-uLzq8lv6U
George Harrison

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@edgarblythe,

Mark, I didn't know that one by The Fab Four. Good one, buddy, and thanks again for the memory.

Our classical piece for today. It's Bach's birthday:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4TL_1gNnS8

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Once again calling everyone. Smile

I love this painter, y'all:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeRKexBdNLE

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Does nothing but rain these days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfNV9YLZrTY
Sweeping the Clouds Away

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@edgarblythe,

Love that one by that Frenchman, Mark. Maybe you and he need this by Hoagy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1rT3tzUlOA

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If I had that Buttermilk Sky I might be doing what the Ames boys are doing in this song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQLiyhq_5Ec

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WA2K Radio is now on the air, Part 3

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