Yes..terday

Yes.. terday was interesting.
I'd bought a Luminox watch through Amazon.  The watch I received looked like the one I'd ordered... for the most part, but not quite, so I went on line and checked.  The watch bands were different.  I sent an email to Flying Fashion, the retailer, thinking they would send me a new band.  Their response was to blame Amazon Fulfillment for sending me the wrong watch and tell me to send back the watch, no offer to replace the watch with the correct one, just return it.  Being in retail, I find that reaction suspicious - no one likes to take a hit in revenue.  Surprisingly, I've already received an email from Amazon crediting my account.
And the Idiot Jerk in the White House gave some sort of statement yesterday condemning hate groups... too, too late.  My money says he can't even wipe his ass clean which is why he has this lingering stink of shit around him.  Maybe you ought to reach for your gas mask now since it's only going to get worse.
And last night the "Yestival" was in Hershey.

Carl Palmer opened the show... and he was tremendous.  He got a standing ovation when he launched into the ELP version of Fanfare for the Common Man!

The great Carl Palmer

Todd Rundgren was next on the bill... what can I say?  He had a good light show?  Yeah, he had a good light show... but I kept reminding myself that if he hadn't been on stage so long Yes could have played a longer set.

Good light show but empty of music

And then Yes took the stage.  Steve Howe and Alan White, two of the original root members, Geoff Daniels on keyboards (he's been playing with the band on and off for years), Jon Davison on vocals, and Billy Sherwood on bass.  They had a 2nd drummer last night so I guess White must be looking at retirement.

Roundabout

Yours in No Disgrace

I was very pleased!  This was probably the last time I will see one of my favorite groups and I'm glad it was a damn, a really damn good show!

Yestival and... of course...The Idiot's amateur hour

So, I'm sitting here waiting for tickets to go on sale for Yestival 2017.  Most of the original members of the group 'Yes' will be at the Hershey Theatre on August 14, and I couldn't think of a better venue to see these neo-classic rockers.  The pic below is close to where I'm going to be sitting, those a bit closer to the center.  Show should be great!

Prior to shows, clouds will actually move across the ceiling and when the theatre darkens the stars come out.  Neat.

And the terribly choreographed song and dance amateur hour continues at the White House.  This morning I was sitting in a restaurant having breakfast with my brother when my phone vibrated with a BBC New update, that's right, the BBC, one of my favorite news sources,  According to them, the Idiot threatened Comey in a Tweet, something about 'hoping there aren't any tapes' of conversations between the two of them.  I know some are thinking the Idiot did the recording, but me? Not so much so.  I'm wondering if the Idiot, himself, might not be worried Comey might have been wearing a wire.  Ah, I'm sure those conversations would be juicy as hell.  No pussy talk.  Just an angry Idiot furious that he might be one of those under investigation.  Now wouldn't that just be ducky?

And, of course, by now, everybody who is anybody is shouting out about the Idiot's slightly veiled threats.  This is how the resistance grows, how every time he opens his trap his minority of supports shrinks.  I'd say pardon my language but... what's to pardon?  This guy is dumb as a fucking brick.