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#11
The Tailgate / Re: XMAS LIGHTS.
Last post by Hawks Feather - February 13, 2026, 08:05:47 AMYou might want to consider getting a pair of Prospek QVGA glasses. They can be set to block red and blue. Just a thought.
#12
The Tailgate / XMAS LIGHTS.
Last post by nastygunz - February 13, 2026, 06:18:40 AMThose of you who are placing Christmas lights/decorations in your yards, can you please avoid anything that is red or blue and flashing? Every time I come around the corner, I think it's the police and I have a panic attack. I have to brake hard, toss my beer, put out the joint, fasten my seat belt, throw my phone on the floor, turn my radio down, and push the gun under the seat. All while trying to put my clothes back on. Thank you for your cooperation.
#13
The Tailgate / Today in history 2-12
Last post by remrogers - February 12, 2026, 12:11:34 PM1924
Feb 12
"Rhapsody In Blue"
"Rhapsody In Blue," by George Gershwin, performed for first time.
During a concert staged at the Aeolian Hall in New York City on February 12, 1924, a young musician named George Gershwin, then known only as a composer of Broadway songs, seated himself at the piano to accompany the orchestra in the performance of a brand new piece of his own composition. Its title: "Rhapsody In Blue."
"The audience packed a house that could have been sold out at twice the size," wrote New York Times critic Olin Downes on February 13, 1924, of the concert. Billed as an educational event, the "Experiment In Modern Music" concert was organized by Paul Whiteman, the immensely popular leader of the Palais Royal Orchestra, to demonstrate that the relatively new form of music called jazz deserved to be regarded as a serious and sophisticated art form. The program featured didactic segments intended to make this case—segments with titles like "Contrast: Legitimate Scoring vs. Jazzing." After 24 such stem-winders, the house was growing restless. Then came Gershwin.
"It starts with an outrageous cadenza of the clarinet," wrote Downes of the now-famous two-and-a-half-octave glissando that makes "Rhapsody in Blue" as instantly recognizable as Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. "It has subsidiary phrases, logically growing out of it...often metamorphosed by devices of rhythm and instrumentation." The music critic of the New York Times was in agreement with Whiteman's basic premise: "This is no mere dance-tune set for piano and other instruments," he judged. "This composition shows extraordinary talent, just as it also shows a young composer with aims that go far beyond those of his ilk."
It may be true that George Gershwin had always hoped to transcend the category of popular music, but the piece he used to accomplish that feat was put together very hastily. Just five weeks prior to the "Experiment in Modern Music" concert, Gershwin had not committed to writing a piece for it, when his brother Ira read a report in the New York Tribune stating that George was "at work on a jazz concerto" for the program. Thus painted into a corner, George Gershwin pieced Rhapsody In Blue together as best he could in the time available, leaving his own piano part to be improvised during the world premiere.
Rhapsody would, of course, come to be regarded as one of the most important American musical works of the 20th century. It would also open the door for a whole generation of "serious" composers and writers—from Aaron Copland to Kurt Weill—to draw on jazz elements in their own important works.
Feb 12
"Rhapsody In Blue"
"Rhapsody In Blue," by George Gershwin, performed for first time.
During a concert staged at the Aeolian Hall in New York City on February 12, 1924, a young musician named George Gershwin, then known only as a composer of Broadway songs, seated himself at the piano to accompany the orchestra in the performance of a brand new piece of his own composition. Its title: "Rhapsody In Blue."
"The audience packed a house that could have been sold out at twice the size," wrote New York Times critic Olin Downes on February 13, 1924, of the concert. Billed as an educational event, the "Experiment In Modern Music" concert was organized by Paul Whiteman, the immensely popular leader of the Palais Royal Orchestra, to demonstrate that the relatively new form of music called jazz deserved to be regarded as a serious and sophisticated art form. The program featured didactic segments intended to make this case—segments with titles like "Contrast: Legitimate Scoring vs. Jazzing." After 24 such stem-winders, the house was growing restless. Then came Gershwin.
"It starts with an outrageous cadenza of the clarinet," wrote Downes of the now-famous two-and-a-half-octave glissando that makes "Rhapsody in Blue" as instantly recognizable as Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. "It has subsidiary phrases, logically growing out of it...often metamorphosed by devices of rhythm and instrumentation." The music critic of the New York Times was in agreement with Whiteman's basic premise: "This is no mere dance-tune set for piano and other instruments," he judged. "This composition shows extraordinary talent, just as it also shows a young composer with aims that go far beyond those of his ilk."
It may be true that George Gershwin had always hoped to transcend the category of popular music, but the piece he used to accomplish that feat was put together very hastily. Just five weeks prior to the "Experiment in Modern Music" concert, Gershwin had not committed to writing a piece for it, when his brother Ira read a report in the New York Tribune stating that George was "at work on a jazz concerto" for the program. Thus painted into a corner, George Gershwin pieced Rhapsody In Blue together as best he could in the time available, leaving his own piano part to be improvised during the world premiere.
Rhapsody would, of course, come to be regarded as one of the most important American musical works of the 20th century. It would also open the door for a whole generation of "serious" composers and writers—from Aaron Copland to Kurt Weill—to draw on jazz elements in their own important works.
#14
The Tailgate / Re: Happy....
Last post by nastygunz - February 11, 2026, 10:34:07 AMMorel huntings fun.
#15
The Tailgate / Today in history 2-11
Last post by remrogers - February 11, 2026, 10:12:44 AM1916
Feb 11
Women's rights activist Emma Goldman is arrested
Emma Goldman, a crusader for women's rights and social justice, is arrested in New York City for lecturing and distributing materials about birth control. She was accused of violating the Comstock Act of 1873, which made it a federal offense to disseminate contraceptive devices and information through the mail or across state lines. In addition to advocating for women's reproductive rights, Goldman, who was later convicted and spent time in jail, was a champion of numerous causes and ideas, including anarchism, free speech and atheism. Nicknamed "Red Emma," the forward-thinking Goldman was arrested multiple times for her activist activities.
Goldman was born into a poor Jewish family in Russia in 1869. She fled her homeland as a teenager in 1885 and ended up in Rochester, New York. There she was employed at a factory and became involved in the labor movement, protesting poor working conditions and advocating for unions and an eight-hour workday. She was influenced by the Haymarket Riot in Chicago in 1886, in which a rally organized by anarchist workers turned into a violent confrontation with police. The anarchists were later convicted and four were hanged. Goldman later relocated to New York City, where she joined the anarchist movement and was romantically linked to anarchist and fellow Russian Alexander Berkman. In 1892, Berkman attempted to kill Henry Clay Frick, the owner of Carnegie Steel, following a violent workers' strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Berkman was sent to prison, but Goldman, who was believed to have known about the plan, went free due to a lack of evidence.
In New York, Goldman spent time working as a nurse and midwife among the poor. Her experiences convinced her that birth control was essential to women improving their lives and achieving economic and sexual equality. Goldman, a skilled writer, editor and orator, spoke publicly about contraception and was a mentor to Margaret Sanger, the birth-control pioneer who founded the organization that would become Planned Parenthood. In 1916, Sanger opened America's first birth-control clinic in Brooklyn, New York; law enforcement officials shut it down after 10 days. Sanger opened the first legal clinic in the United States in 1923. In 1936, in an amendment to the Comstock Act, American doctors gained the legal right to prescribe and distribute contraceptive devices through the mail and across state lines. In 1960, the FDA approved the first sale of a birth-control pill.
In addition to advocating for women's reproductive rights, Goldman was an anti-war crusader. In 1917, she was arrested, along with Berkman, for protesting America's involvement in World War I and the draft. Both spent two years in prison and were then deported back to Russia. Goldman lived the rest of her life in Russia, Europe and Canada, and died in Toronto in 1940 at age 70. She was buried in the German Waldheim Cemetery, near Chicago, the burial place of the Haymarket anarchists and other political radicals.
Feb 11
Women's rights activist Emma Goldman is arrested
Emma Goldman, a crusader for women's rights and social justice, is arrested in New York City for lecturing and distributing materials about birth control. She was accused of violating the Comstock Act of 1873, which made it a federal offense to disseminate contraceptive devices and information through the mail or across state lines. In addition to advocating for women's reproductive rights, Goldman, who was later convicted and spent time in jail, was a champion of numerous causes and ideas, including anarchism, free speech and atheism. Nicknamed "Red Emma," the forward-thinking Goldman was arrested multiple times for her activist activities.
Goldman was born into a poor Jewish family in Russia in 1869. She fled her homeland as a teenager in 1885 and ended up in Rochester, New York. There she was employed at a factory and became involved in the labor movement, protesting poor working conditions and advocating for unions and an eight-hour workday. She was influenced by the Haymarket Riot in Chicago in 1886, in which a rally organized by anarchist workers turned into a violent confrontation with police. The anarchists were later convicted and four were hanged. Goldman later relocated to New York City, where she joined the anarchist movement and was romantically linked to anarchist and fellow Russian Alexander Berkman. In 1892, Berkman attempted to kill Henry Clay Frick, the owner of Carnegie Steel, following a violent workers' strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Berkman was sent to prison, but Goldman, who was believed to have known about the plan, went free due to a lack of evidence.
In New York, Goldman spent time working as a nurse and midwife among the poor. Her experiences convinced her that birth control was essential to women improving their lives and achieving economic and sexual equality. Goldman, a skilled writer, editor and orator, spoke publicly about contraception and was a mentor to Margaret Sanger, the birth-control pioneer who founded the organization that would become Planned Parenthood. In 1916, Sanger opened America's first birth-control clinic in Brooklyn, New York; law enforcement officials shut it down after 10 days. Sanger opened the first legal clinic in the United States in 1923. In 1936, in an amendment to the Comstock Act, American doctors gained the legal right to prescribe and distribute contraceptive devices through the mail and across state lines. In 1960, the FDA approved the first sale of a birth-control pill.
In addition to advocating for women's reproductive rights, Goldman was an anti-war crusader. In 1917, she was arrested, along with Berkman, for protesting America's involvement in World War I and the draft. Both spent two years in prison and were then deported back to Russia. Goldman lived the rest of her life in Russia, Europe and Canada, and died in Toronto in 1940 at age 70. She was buried in the German Waldheim Cemetery, near Chicago, the burial place of the Haymarket anarchists and other political radicals.
#16
The Tailgate / Re: Happy....
Last post by msmith - February 11, 2026, 07:12:11 AMQuote from: nastygunz on February 10, 2026, 09:39:43 PMEspecially this time of the year
lol, no, but in a couple of months I'll be checking out the fiddleheads and morels.
#17
The Tailgate / Re: Happy....
Last post by nastygunz - February 10, 2026, 09:39:43 PMEspecially this time of the year
#18
The Tailgate / Re: Happy....
Last post by msmith - February 10, 2026, 09:32:04 PMSounds yummy. I can never find enough fiddleheads to make a nice mess.
#19
The Tailgate / Today in history 2-10
Last post by remrogers - February 10, 2026, 11:21:36 AM1763
Feb 10
The French and Indian War ends
The Seven Years' War, a global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War, ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by France, Great Britain and Spain.
In the early 1750s, France's expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought the country into armed conflict with the British colonies. In 1756, the British formally declared war against France.
In the first year of the war, the British suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the French and their broad network of Native American alliances. However, in 1757, British Prime Minister William Pitt (the older) recognized the potential of imperial expansion that would come out of victory against the French and borrowed heavily to fund an expanded war effort. Pitt financed Prussia's struggle against France and her allies in Europe and reimbursed the colonies for the raising of armies in North America. By 1760, the French had been expelled from Canada, and by 1763 all of France's allies in Europe had either made a separate peace with Prussia or had been defeated. In addition, Spanish attempts to aid France in the Americas had failed, and France also suffered defeats against British forces in India.
The Seven Years' War ended with the signing of the treaties of Hubertusburg and Paris in February 1763. In the Treaty of Paris, France lost all claims to Canada and gave Louisiana to Spain, while Britain received Spanish Florida, Upper Canada, and various French holdings overseas. The treaty ensured the colonial and maritime supremacy of Britain and strengthened the 13 American colonies by removing their European rivals to the north and the south. Fifteen years later, French bitterness over the loss of most of their colonial empire contributed to their intervention in the American Revolution on the side of the Patriots.
Feb 10
The French and Indian War ends
The Seven Years' War, a global conflict known in America as the French and Indian War, ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by France, Great Britain and Spain.
In the early 1750s, France's expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought the country into armed conflict with the British colonies. In 1756, the British formally declared war against France.
In the first year of the war, the British suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the French and their broad network of Native American alliances. However, in 1757, British Prime Minister William Pitt (the older) recognized the potential of imperial expansion that would come out of victory against the French and borrowed heavily to fund an expanded war effort. Pitt financed Prussia's struggle against France and her allies in Europe and reimbursed the colonies for the raising of armies in North America. By 1760, the French had been expelled from Canada, and by 1763 all of France's allies in Europe had either made a separate peace with Prussia or had been defeated. In addition, Spanish attempts to aid France in the Americas had failed, and France also suffered defeats against British forces in India.
The Seven Years' War ended with the signing of the treaties of Hubertusburg and Paris in February 1763. In the Treaty of Paris, France lost all claims to Canada and gave Louisiana to Spain, while Britain received Spanish Florida, Upper Canada, and various French holdings overseas. The treaty ensured the colonial and maritime supremacy of Britain and strengthened the 13 American colonies by removing their European rivals to the north and the south. Fifteen years later, French bitterness over the loss of most of their colonial empire contributed to their intervention in the American Revolution on the side of the Patriots.
#20
The Tailgate / Re: Happy....
Last post by nastygunz - February 09, 2026, 09:42:03 PMBrook trout and fiddleheads was the Spring meal.