Parade performed on solo piano in its complete form.
Version with vocal coming soon.
It’s a parade
A satire for oppression
Provocateur
To oversee dissection
Notoriety; a craving
Never ending ’til it’s quenched
But no sooner than accomplished
Viciously starting all over again
Just what we need
More hatred for a weapon
Follow the lead
Against your own discretion
Try offending this offender
At each opportune moment
Though there’s little chance of succeeding
Save who you can but survivors are few
Sure of your place
Certain of you own infamy
Confident of the position you hold
Should you expand magnanimity to fellow man
Loss of some acolytes
Is a price you suspect
You’re simply not able to pay
Then through it all
In disrepute emerging
You took the fall
Sacramental; a purging
Now the party days are over
You don’t have to check IDs
Hubris took you out with much ease
. . . where they originate
Or their length or their size
Or their breadth
No matter the gravity
Of a thought they convey
Or if there's a lack of such depth
All's fair in this game
(or this passion; this craft)
Any scrap, bit or morsel is good
As in automobiles
Homosapiens too
Reserve judgement
Til you're under the hood
Have a bite of this now
Just in passing; a taste
You may find that it's droll; or enhancing
Nothing serious now
It's not science or skill
At this time, it's a season for dancing
". . . With respect to the (Khashoggi) assassination, Trump and Kushner both have skin in the game. Saudi Arabia was the first state visit Trump made as president, a trip organized and pushed for by Kushner, who is chummy with MbS and has acted as the de facto ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Khashoggi was not banned from Saudi media for his criticisms of MbS, but rather for his criticisms of Donald Trump. More importantly, U.S. intelligence knew of a plan to lure Khashoggi back to arrest him, so the president and the de facto ambassador to Saudi Arabia must have also known. If they knew and did not share the information with Khashoggi, they are liable. Per the Washington Post:Intelligence agencies have a ‘duty to warn’ people who might be kidnapped, seriously injured or killed, according to a directive signed in 2015. The obligation applies regardless of whether the person is a U.S. citizen. Khashoggi was a U.S. resident. . . Why exactly are Trump and Kushner going to the mat for MbS? Is it to advance U.S. interests—or their own? . . . Last October, Jared Kushner paid an unannounced visit to Riyadh, where it’s reported that he stayed up until the wee hours talking “strategy” with the crown prince, apparently his new BFF. He allegedly gave MbS an “enemies list” culled from the classified president’s daily brief, which MbS seems to have used the following month to purge disloyal relatives from government and take their money. Also last October, Kushner’s company received a $57 million loan from Fortress Investment Group, which was recently purchased by SoftFund, a Saudi investment concern, to bail out its troubled property at One Journal Square in Jersey City. (A larger and more widely-reported loan, to bail out the troubled property at 666 Fifth Avenue, came the following summer, via Qatar.). . ."
(from https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-north-korea-meeting-was-good-photo-op-don-ncna1025841)
". . . Is this enough to really change the tide of history on the Korean Peninsula? . . . Like a CEO trying to close a deal, Trump reached across the table to shake Kim’s hands and looked directly and deeply into his eyes. But Kim did not reciprocate in kind. . . The answer became clearer as the two men sat next to each other, taking questions from the press. Trump talked about how the leaders’ relationship can achieve great things. Like a CEO trying to close a deal, Trump reached across the table to shake Kim’s hands and looked directly and deeply into his eyes. But Kim did not reciprocate in kind, glancing at Trump, but then averting his gaze, looking away, smiling and nodding to the cameras. . ."
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(from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-revolutionary-war-airports-twitter-reax_n_5d1ec658e4b01b834733f4d4)
". . . The nation’s maiden plane voyage by the Wright Brothers didn’t occur until 1903. Trump referred to that flight elsewhere in his speech. . . Twitter foes were doing loop-de-loops over the blunder. “Even back then, there were always flight delays on Colonial Airways, since there were no airplanes,” quipped one wag. Some takedowns involved colonial fighters writing home to lovers about being stranded on airplanes that didn’t yet exist. . .The hashtag Revolutionary War Airport Stories was quickly trending on Twitter.
M A K
@MAK7591
#RevolutionaryWarAirportStories "One if by sea, Two if by land and Three if by AIR"
Damian Ayers
@Talented_Xth
When you find out your flight has been cancelled due to bad weather and you and the Continental Army have to spend time in Valley Forge #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories
George Takei
@GeorgeTakei
Apparently we took La Guardia Airport from the Brits in 1776 and have been trying to give it back for 243 years.
Bette Midler
@BetteMidler
Dear @realDonaldTrump, It just occurred to me that you & my great, great, great grandpappy were on the same flight in 1812. The family stories of the emergency landing during the red flare are absolutely riveting. Just curious, what time do you start sundowning? xoBette #BeBette
Steve Kish
@skishman
We beat the British because they had to connect through Atlanta. #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories
JackWBower
@Trumpet1984
My Dearest Rose,
I'm afraid I must be the bearer of bad news. My flight has already been delayed a fortnight, and I fear it will be longer. The army has shut down the airport and the airplane will not be invented for 6 score and 7 years from now.#RevolutionaryWarAirportStories
Deb Amlen
@DebAmlen
My dear Frederick, They continue to hold us prisoner. All we have been given to eat are small portions of miniature pretzels, and no ale or mead. They torture us with stories of some mythical being called a “beverage cart,” yet it does not appear. #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories
Malcolm Nance
@MalcolmNance
Adding “Airports” to the text of the TelePrompTer speech on War of 1812? Well played Deep State. Well played. #TrumpParade #Worst4thEver
William Shakespeare
@Shakespeare
That moment when Hamilton and Lafayette seized our airports was truly a surprise move. I thought they were riding through a marsh.
Indivisible TDCA
@I_TDCA
#RevolutionaryWarAirportStories
Soldier's letter to home: "wait for me my love, the battle of Jet Blue will soon end and I will return to you post haste on standby through ATL on Delta"
@ChukuJones
Attention Attention, Will passenger Cornwallis of Yorktown please report to Gate 1814 for the War of 1812, Thank You! #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories
Bearsheba
@Kupferer
Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, please pick up the white courtesy horn. #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories
Granny Weatherwax’s Smirking Revenge
@dadamstowel
Dearest Jebediah,
Our flight has been delayed again. Waiting on the tarmac, our supplies of honey roasted peanuts and Fresca are almost depleted. We are talking about rebellion against first class. Please tell the children I love them.#RevolutionaryWarAirportStories
Acdcnut
@Acdckcnut
National Archives discover new pictures of the War of Independence. #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories
Laura E. Hess
@LauraEHess2
Martha,
Trying my damndest to make the 5:15 flight out of Philly, but the Valley Forge traffic is a nightmare. Leave a lantern on for me...
Your,
George#RevolutionaryWarAirportStories
Covfefe Jones- King Of Shade👑
@King_Of_Shade
#RevolutionaryWarAirportStories
Even back then, there were always Flight Delays on Colonial Airways, since there were no airplanes. The good news was the Baggage Claim lines were always short. Just ask Wilbur Ross who worked there/#TrumpParade #IndependenceDay
David Weiss
@WeissyDOT
Replying to @DevinCow
Ivanka discussing maintaining control of the airports w our founding fathers#RevolutionaryWarAirportStories#UninvitedIvanka
Jeffrey Wright
@jfreewright
"Named after”?
"Cornwallis **of** Yorktown"?
"Manned the amperts”?
“Ranned the ramparts"?
"Took over the airports”? (Wright brothers born 1867 & 1871)
"Fort McHendry”?
