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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYou paid $750 to listen to the Lawrence Welk Orchestra?
I'm sure that with brilliance like this, they'll be put in charge of making financial decisions for this country.
My heart goes out to Barron. I saw him on TV. He looked as if he'd rather be anywhere else but there. He looked so sad. Poor kid.
Barron, if you're reading this, hang in there. It won't always be like this.
This is what a "wild night" looks like to someone. And you thought you had a bad year!
Link to tweet
And the Lawrence Welk orchestra played "How Much is That Doggie in the Window?"as guests surreptitiously glance at watches while pretending to listen to someone else talk about himself again. #WildNight at #MarALago
Link to tweet
Edited to add, on Monday morning:
Per reply #32, the tweet about Lawrence Welk is a parody. "Party on the Moon" was the band at the affair. I offer my intense apologies to anyone in the Trump administration who was offended.
BigmanPigman
(51,608 posts)and will feel as superior, above the law and unscrupulous as his siblings. You will see.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,484 posts)Also, that's not how DNA works.
Happy New Year anyway. Even if you fell asleep in front of your TV set watching reruns, you did better than the people who had to settle for Mar-a-Lago.
UTUSN
(70,706 posts)*******QUOTE***********
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/01/politics/trump-remarks-mar-a-lago-new-years-eve/index.html
"We have some pretty good enemies out there, but step by step they're being defeated. They're some bad people. Bad people. But that's ok. Someday maybe they'll love us. I don't know."
****UNQUOTE**********
malaise
(269,040 posts)It's not supposed to be that way in democracies.
underpants
(182,826 posts)Well here's their booking agency
http://www.celebritytalent.net/sampletalent/3881/lawrence-welk-all-stars/
I can't find any upcoming shows though.
malaise
(269,040 posts)Looks like no decent musicians want to be associated with this bunch - from the inauguration to now.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,484 posts)You're surprised?
Happy New Year. I'll post a link to the Stan Freberg parody when I get to work tomorrow. I'm on dialup now. Yes, really.
underpants
(182,826 posts)They just don't have any shows.
rzemanfl
(29,565 posts)Brainstormy
(2,380 posts)guess that means that Elvis was already booked.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)To avoid that "party"!
longship
(40,416 posts)The brilliant take down of Lawrence Welk.
Wun'erful, Wun'erful
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,484 posts)My first record album was "A Child's Garden of Freberg," on Capitol.
My life has gone downhill from that point on.
longship
(40,416 posts)He was brilliant.
Remember Jeno's Pizza Rolls?
Orange Free State
(611 posts)If they would play THIS song!
https://m.
treestar
(82,383 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Orange Free State
(611 posts)a straight face during the intro. I think he knew what was up. The coughing part was funny.
egold2604
(369 posts)For years the Beach Boys played at the Fourth of July festivities at the Washington Monument. Reagan got elected and he replaced them with Wayne Newton for 2 years. They had to bring back the Beach Boys it was so bad.
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Reagan was a big Beach Boys fan and was PISSED at his Secretary of the Interior for doing that, particularly in favor of a low-rent Vegas crooner like Newton. The Boys had other commitments the next year, but came back soon after.
James Watt was one of the bigger GOP dickheads of his day.
Orange Free State
(611 posts)I thought Nancy was the bigger Beach Boys fan. Watt said something about them attracting criminal elements or something ridiculous. Watt made Pat Boone seem as hip as Timothy Leary.
Blue Owl
(50,402 posts)Vinca
(50,276 posts)onethatcares
(16,169 posts)and yes, I flashbacked too.
Vinca
(50,276 posts)Wonder if the Lennon Sisters performed.
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)I spent Saturday nights with my grandparents and their friends Eddie and Theresa while my parents were out partying. Lawrence Welk was on (loud) while the old folks played Pinochle.
tavernier
(12,392 posts)I can still see my Omi sitting on her bed every Sunday evening, sucking a sour candy and watching Lovrence (she had a heavy Eastern European accent). I can actually smell the Ben Gay!
get the red out
(13,466 posts)OMG
brooklynite
(94,591 posts)...New Years Eve parties don't need to be "wild".
dembotoz
(16,808 posts)But 750 would be a good price to witness reanimation. Tho must admit the idea of a dead Lawrence welk going zombie at mara Lago does appeal.
Orange Free State
(611 posts)Haunted Presidents. Maybe they made an audio animatron of Lawrence Welk as well. Ever think of that, huh? In fact, maybe the REAL Trump is at Disneyworld and Robotrump is the one doing all the golfing. Its a conspiracy!
delisen
(6,044 posts)......and yet the powerful should be us. Funny how things can get so upside down in a representative democracy.
Progressive dog
(6,904 posts)This was all part of making America great again. Trump was even willing to take a smaller profit to achieve that goal.
Maggiemayhem
(811 posts)basically a bunch of misfits and bullies who should pay a life coach for lessons on how to hip. No matter how many times Huey Lewis plays at Wolf Trap , it is not HIP to be SQUARE. American Pyschos.
highplainsdem
(48,999 posts)highplainsdem
(48,999 posts)Billboard article from last January about the band:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7655046/party-on-the-moon-donald-trump-cover-band
They also played for President Obama.
https://www.eastcoastentertainment.com/artist/party-on-the-moon