MUSIC VIDEO: Gilbert & Sullivan's "Trial By Jury" - Opera Australia

Walt is a hyuge fan of Gilbert and Sullivan, a Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist William Schwenk Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan. The two Englishmen ["For they are both Englishmen!" Ed. (singing)] collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado are the best known.

One of their earlier collaborations -- the second, in fact -- is Trial By Jury, a short (just over half an hour) but excellent operetta which includes some of the fine choral music for which Sir Arthur preferred to be remembered. I like it for that even more than for the extended joke about the law and the lawyers.

The G&S operettas are rarely performed these days in Once-great Britain (see previous post) of the North American ex-colonies. They are regarded as old-fashioned, racist (especially The Mikado), colonialist, and all else that is politically incorrect. Fortunately for those who appreciate British humour as well as fine music, Opera Australia staged a revival in 2005, which included this fine modern-dress production of Trial By Jury. Enjoy.

 

Some of you may be confused (as I was) by the music and characters included in the curtain call. As nearly as Ed. can determine, Trial By Jury was presented as an encore to H.M.S. Pinafore, hence the appearance of Little Buttercup, Captain Corcoran and other characters from that operetta, which can also be found on YouTube.

All you need to know about Once-great Britain

As the Irishman sez (grinning), "Britain is fecked." The Islamic invaders have overrun the Septic Isle. The British elites are begging for mercy. Sir Keith Stammer, for one, says that he welcomes the new overlords, and is resigning his position to make way for someone more agreeable to the mullahs. It's all very sad.

"Citizen Vigilante" - full movie

Elon Musk liked this so much that he posted it to his account on "X". That's recommendation enough for us! It's all over the Internet now and has received millions of views. If you haven't seen it yet, here `tis!

Don't be surprised if this disappears very quickly. The Alphabet people -- the owners of Google etc, not to be confused with the alphabet people aka LGBTQQSIAYV2Z etc -- are aware that lots of websites are trying to get you to pay to see this film, and the predators do protect their own. However, if Elon Musk can get away with it, why can't Walt?! Let's wait and see.

Your Sikhs today: Surrey BC edition

Meet Arman Singh (left) and Simarjeet Singh, members of Surrey BC's large and growing Sikh community. They have been arrested and charged after a brazen early morning shooting in Surrey on June 11th.

According to Inspector Singh (no relation) of the Surrey constabulary, his minioins were called shortly after 0600 to a home near 96 Avenue and 133A Street after reports that shots were fired. When officers arrived, they could see the damage to the exterior of the home. While people were inside, no one was injured.

Surrey's Extortion Response Team (ExRT) took the lead on the investigation and on June 12th, they executed a search warrant at two homes in Surrey. Four men were arrested during the execution of the warrants. 

Arman Singh, 21, has been charged with one count of reckless discharge of a firearm. Simarjeet Singh, 22, has been charged with one count of reckless discharge of a firearm. Police said both men remain in custody and as both are foreign (read: Indian) nationals, officers have contacted the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) to find out how they got into Canuckistan. [Possibly students at the notorious Singh School of Truck Driving? Ed.]

The other two men arrested have not been charged with criminal offences at this time and are currently in the custody of CBSA who are giving them directions to the driver examination centere and welfare office.

Related statistics to ponder 

On Thursday, CBSA released new numbers, saying that since mid-June, they have opened 150 immigration investigations in the Pacific region, and issued 69 removal orders. Surprisingly, 49 people have actually been removed from Canada so far. 

Canada's Minister of Public Safety, Hon. Gary Anandasangaree (no relation) told the meeja that "Canadians deserve to feel safe in their homes, workplaces and communities. The government of Canada is working hard to stay ahead of increasingly complex international criminal threats like extortion." 

So far this year, Surrey police have received 128 extortion-related reports, including 20 shootings. Staff Sgt Singh told Global News, "Those numbers have thankfully come down a significant amount, where we are only seeing one or two shootings a month, but that is still one or two too many."

Walt sez: One or two Singhs is too many.

Approved by Elon Musk, coming soon to WWW: "Citizen Vigilante"

Citizen Vigilante has gone viral following intense attempts by Forces for Good (read: bleeding heart liberals and pro-immigration one-worlders) to ban the film. Here's the trailer.

It's a Uwe Boll film, starring Armie Hammer, about very controversial current events. Need we say more? Ed. is working on the download now and hopes to have it ready for you to view later today.

Ask someone who's lived under "democratic socialism"

What is so rare as a Special Day in June

A Special Day in June is actually not that rare. The month of June is replete with Special Days of various kinds, commemorating or promoting Special Things and things that (IMHO) are Not So Special. There is one, however, which we do like to celebrate.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste is the patron of the province of Québec and French Canada. À tous nos lecteurs d'expression française: Bonne fête!

Here are some other Special Days you may have missed.

Yell "Fudge" at the Cobras in North America Day (June 2nd): Supposedly created so North Americans can shout the word "fudge" to keep venomous cobras away (despite cobras not being native to the continent). 

Impersonate Authority Day (June 3rd): A highly questionable day that encourages people to act like they are in charge, though you should probably skip trying this one on law enforcement. 

Repeat Day (June 3rd): A day designed to do things twice, a day designed to do things twice. 

National Gardening Exercise Day (June 6th): Celebrated by explicitly treating your backyard weeding and lawn mowing as an intense, high-performance athletic workout. (Walt likes this one.)

Upsy Daisy Day (June 8th): A day entirely dedicated to getting out of bed with a ridiculously positive attitude and a spring in your step. 

National Kiss a Wookiee Day (June 15th): A bizarrely specific, sci-fi-themed pop culture day urging Star Wars fans to show affection to their favourite fictional, hairy bipedal species. 

No Orange Clothes Day (June 16th): A mysterious day where the internet collectively decides that wearing the colour orange is completely forbidden. Canadian readers may have a different interpretation of this one.

International Panic Day (June 18th): An unhinged antidote to mental wellness days that encourages you to just let go and fully freak out over your daily stressors.

World Wide Hollerin' Festival (June 20th): An observance meant to preserve the historical, traditional art of loud vocal "hollerin'" used as communication before telephone lines existed.

Pink Flamingo Day (June 23rd): This day honors the iconic, tacky, plastic pink lawn ornaments invented in 1957. 

Cat World Domination Day (June 24th): A day coming up tomorrow that officially acknowledges what feline owners already know—our cats completely rule the house.

That's enough Special Days. Ed.