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Cranky Cuss
- Location
- Ossining, New York, United States
- Birthday
- February 28
- Bio
- I am the author of "Send In the Clown Car: The Road to the White House 2012," currently available on Amazon and CreateSpace. I'm currently semi-retired after 23 years in a corporate environment. My motto: The conventional wisdom has too much convention, not enough wisdom. Corollary: Even Einstein was wrong sometimes, and you're not Einstein.
MY RECENT POSTS
- The Latest "News"
April 19, 2013 03:23PM - By the Book
April 15, 2013 11:36AM - Visiting Ayn Rand World, the
Libertarian Theme Park
April 11, 2013 03:00PM - A Grim Fairy Tale
April 04, 2013 01:03AM - Another Nauseating Puke Story
February 24, 2013 01:45PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “This is one of the
wisest things I've read in a
long
time.”
11:46PM - “This is lovely, Jaime.
As the oldest rather than
the
youngest, I've had a
differ…”
May 23, 2013 12:55PM - “I was relieved to find
out this was satire. I'm
afraid to
write my own obit
beca…”
May 02, 2013 03:18PM - “Fernsy, I consider you a
very good friend, so it pains
me to
say this, but
you&rs…”
May 02, 2013 01:48PM - “And though I'm not a
Raveonettes fan, I agree with
you on
Sharon Foo's
hair!”
May 01, 2013 04:20PM
Cranky Cuss's Links
- My Personal Products
- My book (on Create Space)
- My book (on Amazon)
- My daughter's jewelry
- Jill's book (with my Introduction)
- Writing About Music
- Cranky's Record Reviews #2
- Cranky's Record Reviews #1
- 1964: My Year of Beatlemania
- My New Year's Resolution Playlist
- Tribute to the Late Warren Zevon
- Cheezapalooza: My Guilty Pleasures Playlist
- Humorous Pieces
- Duck, Duck, Goose!
- I Wish I Owned a Taser
- Keith Richards Is Still Alive and So Am I
- It's a Dog's Life
- The Rapture Is Coming!
- Serious Pieces
- Obituary: The Apostrophe, Age Unknown
- Paved With Good Intentions
- Parallel Lives
- June 28, 1969 (Stonewall)
- Is Anybody Happy Anymore?
- My Life, Before and After Depression
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Susan Mihalic
Man Talk Now
Ben Sen
Elizabeth Blessing
montanarose
Salon.com
Comments
I laughed my head off. You sure have some talent in that offspring of yours. Wonder where they get it from?
:)
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"Oh Danny Boy" has an interesting and convoluted history. I had to research this for a local bluenose music salon concert.
The tune was a somewhat obscure Irish folk song appropriated, arranged and popularized by Percy Grainger's arrangement in the early 20th century. Grainger was an Australian-born composer who lead an unhappy life.
The lyrics were written by an English Show Tune Writer around 1915. He originally wrote the words for another tune, but saw the opportunity when he heard Grainger's composition.
Yes, the words were written by an Englishman.
In the words of the sign my Irish wife hangs in her office every St Pat's day;
"Labhair bearla liom agus brisfidh me do phus"
(If you speak English here, I'll punch your puss)
More of the song's story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Boy
Somebody told me once that Guinness was invented by an Englishman. Ayeeeeeeee.
BTW, boyo, Aine Greaney be on her way over here with a shilaleah to thump anyone having a bit o' fun with the auld stereotypes, you see. Me, I come to poke off yer green hat and skedaddle before she gets here...*dashes off into Tink's thorn bushes*
O'Toritto :-) / R
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