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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:03 AM

Deuxcents (10,188 posts)

I'm turning off the tv

And have Pink Floyd blasting thru my house. My cat understands. Music soothes the soul n Another Brick in the Wall does it for me. Then, Dark Side of the Moon.. I’m in a good place..I cannot n will not get wrapped up in the what if’s. Either we put our energies into change or we don’t. Ranting n raving doesn’t change a thing. Way before the 2016 election, I told my friends., we’re gonna repeat history with this guy..I’m beyond sick I said that but even more sick with what I’m seeing. I’m 74..still have fight in me for my grandchildren who don’t have a clue. I feel helpless but not hopeless. What can we do besides the same ol’ go to the polls?
Shine on you crazy diamonds...

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18 replies	Author	Time	Post
I'm turning off the tv (Original post)	Deuxcents	Nov 2021	OP
I Feel For You	SoCalDavidS	Nov 2021	#1
Talk truth to everyone you meet, and hope those on the other side	Bluethroughu	Nov 2021	#2
It's good to take a break and recharge	MustLoveBeagles	Nov 2021	#3
Recipe for sanity. If you're like most who turn off the TV,	Hortensis	Nov 2021	#4
Ty	Deuxcents	Nov 2021	#7
Been there. Various times. :)	Hortensis	Nov 2021	#8
Have a Cigar (Pink Floyd) Lexington Lab Band	Klaralven	Nov 2021	#5
i cut em loose years ago after i couldnt afford it anymore .	AllaN01Bear	Nov 2021	#6
"Outside The Wall" is very cool.	BigmanPigman	Nov 2021	#9
It's been a Floydian night around here, too	happybird	Nov 2021	#10
I watch enough television news....	quickesst	Nov 2021	#11
I watch old tv mostly. New stuff is too perfect, actors too skinny. Haven't watched News for decades	rickyhall	Nov 2021	#12
O, my DU Friends..much love	Deuxcents	Nov 2021	#13
Great idea	Roy Rolling	Nov 2021	#14
Animals	DanieRains	Nov 2021	#15
And No One Kills The Children Any More	DanieRains	Nov 2021	#16
Possibly The Greatest Lyrics Ever Written	DanieRains	Nov 2021	#18
Some Songs Make Some Folks Cry	DanieRains	Nov 2021	#17

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:06 AM

SoCalDavidS (9,990 posts)

1. I Feel For You

I don’t have any kids or grandchildren, and am glad since I think the future is bleak in America.

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:07 AM

Bluethroughu (3,273 posts)

2. Talk truth to everyone you meet, and hope those on the other side

Hear something that changes their mind.

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:10 AM

MustLoveBeagles (10,787 posts)

3. It's good to take a break and recharge

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:12 AM

Hortensis (55,727 posts)

4. Recipe for sanity. If you're like most who turn off the TV,

you'll be far less loaded up with input that was worthless by the next day, even if valid, still know what you need to about what matters, and be happier and better informed after spending more time exercising your distant vision and taking in what there is to see.

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:24 AM

Deuxcents (10,188 posts)

7. Ty

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:35 AM

Hortensis (55,727 posts)

8. Been there. Various times. :)

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:18 AM

Klaralven (7,510 posts)

5. Have a Cigar (Pink Floyd) Lexington Lab Band

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:20 AM

AllaN01Bear (11,431 posts)

6. i cut em loose years ago after i couldnt afford it anymore .

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:39 AM

BigmanPigman (48,833 posts)

9. "Outside The Wall" is very cool.

It's the last song on The Wall. I have seen Roger perform it twice and it is really beautiful. I like the part about the "bleeding hearts and artists make their stand....and when they've given their all, some stagger and fall after all it's not easy banging your head against some mad bugger's wall". I personally relate to it when I feel so frustrated and worn out by the "mad buggers" out there.

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:54 AM

happybird (3,827 posts)

10. It's been a Floydian night around here, too

Finished Nick Mason’s book Inside Out, listened to the below, and then saw your post.

Hang in there. We’ve been ok and we’ll come out of this muck ok, too. I still believe in beauty and art and music and good people. I have faith in Gen Z, that they will correct the course.

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/05/14/on-the-cusp-of-adulthood-and-facing-an-uncertain-future-what-we-know-about-gen-z-so-far-2/

I love the mellow-er vibe than Dogs, and it’s cool to see how the lyrics evolved.
Edit to add: and I love Dogs, but it’s too aggressive for my mood tonight.

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 12:55 AM

quickesst (6,247 posts)

11. I watch enough television news....

.... to keep me informed, and usually somewhat depressed. That takes about an hour or an hour and a half a day to get caught up. I like watching TV, and I have multiple shows I keep up with. Why? Entertainment. If I did not have free will, and was forced to watch news all the time, I wouldn't just turn the TV off, I'd throw it out into the street. I have obviously not evolved as much as others here.

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 01:37 AM

rickyhall (4,889 posts)

12. I watch old tv mostly. New stuff is too perfect, actors too skinny. Haven't watched News for decades

Like Pink Floyd, too. Not so much The Wall. I'm partial to Umma Gumma, Mettle and Dark Side.

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 01:38 AM

Deuxcents (10,188 posts)

13. O, my DU Friends..much love

For some reason I just got hit tonight with the doldrums but I’m beyond pleased to hear from you and so appreciate the music and kind words. I will keep this thread n know you’re out there with the same heart as mine. I so appreciate you and yes.. we’ve been in muck before n we’ll keep fighting the good fight. Love to you..thanks so much

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 01:54 AM

Roy Rolling (6,246 posts)

14. Great idea

Shine On You Crazy Diamond was my song of choice Friday.

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 02:15 AM

DanieRains (4,619 posts)

15. Animals

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 02:17 AM

DanieRains (4,619 posts)

16. And No One Kills The Children Any More

The Gunner's Dream

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 02:35 AM

DanieRains (4,619 posts)

18. Possibly The Greatest Lyrics Ever Written

He got the idea for the song from a WW1 gunners poem.

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Sun Nov 21, 2021, 02:23 AM

DanieRains (4,619 posts)

17. Some Songs Make Some Folks Cry

https://genius.com/Pink-floyd-the-gunners-dream-lyrics

Just read the lyrics if you never heard The Final Cut

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