It's the Shrubhater and Liberalhistorian show, ask us anything!

[Shrubhater]

As you might know, liberalhistorian is my mom and got me onto this site. We're sitting here together, so ask us anything! I've gotta go to bed soon, though, so make it quick!!

[tinrobot]

1. ummmmm

....how old are you?

[Shrubhater]

7. I'm almost 13!

My birthday is April 26.

[TOhioLiberal]

34. My birthday is

April 27th. However I'm a lot older than 13!
Welcome to DU! :hug:

Trekkerlass

[NightTrain]

2. Hi, Lisa! How's your week going?

n/t

[Shrubhater]

8. Hi, Dean!

:hi: :loveya:

My week's not too bad so far, how about yours? What happened Monday at work?

[NightTrain]

10. Thankfully, nothing happened at work Monday.

I guess the pharmacist I worked with on Saturday didn't think the complaint he got about my driving was a big enough deal to report to the store manager.

Just to reiterate: I didn't mean to cut that guy off! It was completely unintentional. :eyes:

[LynzM]

3. Hrm....

Where would you guys travel, if you had unlimited money and 2 weeks??

[Shrubhater]

9. Liberalhistorian:

EUROPE! Definitely all over Europe, I've ALWAYS wanted to go there, to every European country.

Shrubhater: All over China! And maybe France!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Do you think

Condasleeza will be able to tell the truth at the 911 Commission without breaking into tiny pieces?

[Shrubhater]

11. Liberalhistorian:

HELL NO!

Shrubhater: HELL NO!

[bigwillq]

5. This is for SH

Do you wear pajamas to bed? Please, I'm not a freak LH, so don't be thinking anything like that.:)

[Shrubhater]

13. Shrubhater: Yes, I do, umm....

why do you wanna know?

Liberalhistorian: Yeah, why exactly DO you wanna know?

[bigwillq]

15. You told me to ask you anything

so I did. I use to love those pajamas that were all fuzzy and were one piece with the feet pads attached. I had a blue one. They were so cool and comfortable.

[Shrubhater]

21. I just wear underwear and a shirt to bed,

actually, even in the winter. I don't like heavy pajamas, I get hot real easily.

[Fenris]

6. You're very well spoken, young man

Your mother has brought you up well...

...And stay away from WhitacreD_WI.




And Screaming Lord Byron.




And me, for that matter.

[bobthedrummer]

12. Welcome to DU, Shrubhater!

Does your mom help you with your homework?
:hi:

[Shrubhater]

14. Yes, she does,

except for math and science, I'm a lot better than her in those subjects!

[bobthedrummer]

17. You are like my son then-he works with computers and networks--

me, I just use it.

I think you are both cool!

Goodnight, see ya around.

[Shrubhater]

19. Goodnight!

n/t

[NightTrain]

16. Hey, Shrubhater: I own about 1,500 CDs, 1,500 45 RPMs, and 1,000 LPs.

Do you give a damn? ;)

[Shrubhater]

18. Do you

REALLY own all of those? ALL of those??? Or are you just joking (and mom wants to know where you put them all if you do)!

[NightTrain]

20. I never joke about these things!

Yes, I really do own all that music. And, my collection covers almost the entire history of recorded sound! The oldest recordings in my collection were made in the 1880s.

As for where I put them: let's just say, my three-room apartment is pretty damned cluttered! :evilgrin:

[Shrubhater]

22. WOW! And I thought my

mom and I loved music! You really have stuff from 1880?

[NightTrain]

23. Yes, I really do have stuff from the 1880s.

Unfortunately, they're mostly what was known as "coon songs," in which white singers "impersonated" African-Americans in an unbelievably racist way. Here are some sample titles:

"If The Man in the Moon Were a Coon"
"The Coleville Coon Cadets"
"Ma Pickaninny Babe"
"Nigger Loves His Possum"
"(I Wish I Were White and Not a) Coon, Coon, Coon"

The truly disturbing thing is, back when those songs were recorded, they probably weren't considered racist! :scared:

[Shrubhater]

24. YUCK!

Those are terrible. I can't believe people used to listen to that stuff.

[NightTrain]

25. Mind you, in my collection, that music is the exception, not the rule.

My favorite genres include '50s rock 'n' roll, '60s soul music, '70s punk and funk, and '80s new wave, among others.

[Shrubhater]

26. So you pretty much like

everything? What about jazz and classical?

[NightTrain]

28. My jazz collection is comparatively small--but it's damned good!

I really dig be-bop (Charlie Parker, for example), big band jazz (Benny Goodman), the singers (Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Eddie Jefferson), and vocalese (Manhattan Transfer; Lambert, Hendricks & Ross).

As for classical, I've never developed an interest in it. But who knows? It could happen someday!

[Shrubhater]

29. I take piano lessons and

am getting into playing classical. It's fun! We play some jazz in band class at school, I play the drums.

[Shrek]

27. What kind of grades do you get in History class?

:evilgrin:

You've got a great mom, BTW.

[Shrubhater]

31. I'm in sixth grade.

We have social studies, that has a lot of history. I do really well in that class, I like it.

Liberalhistorian says: thanks for the compliment!

[NightTrain]

32. Grades 5-8 were pure hell for me.

I was an A and B student, but because of my gentle-looking face and non-belligerent nature, I was a target of severe ridicule and abuse from the jocks, cheerleaders, and assorted white-trash losers at school.

Boy, was I glad to get to high school! I have no fond memories of junior high at all.

Hope school is more tolerable for you, S.H.

[Shrek]

33. Cool, my son is also a 6th grader.

But he's not too fond of social studies -- he seems to prefer science and foreign languages.

I'm glad you're here and I hope you visit frequently. You'll learn a lot, and it's fun!

[bigwillq]

30. Did LH listen to Air American today? (nt)

[liberalhistorian]

35. Chris had to go to bed

a few minutes ago, but he really enjoyed this thread. And no, unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to listen to Air America today. I can't wait to, though, it's about damned time!

[NightTrain]

36. I hope Chris spends more time at DU.

I rather enjoyed exchanging messages with him tonight!

[bigwillq]

37. Way to go LH, Chris is such

an intelligent and open-minded kid. Props to ya!