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| 2009-04-02 |
| Yo. Find somebody that knows a buncha songs that old ladies like and upload a shitload of them on an Ipod... President and First Lady Obama gave Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II a video iPod with inscription, songs uploaded and accessories, plus a rare musical songbook signed by Richard Rodgers. Uploaded onto the iPod: Photos from the Queen's 2007 White House State Visit Photos from the Queen's 2007 Jamestown, Va., Visit Photos from the Queen's 2007 Richmond, Va., Visit Video from the Queen's 1957 Jamestown Visit Video from the Queen's 2007 Jamestown Visit Video from the Queen's 2007 Richmond Visit Photos from President Obama's Inauguration Audio of then-state senator Obama's speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and Audio of President Obama 2009 Inauguration Address Oh. Your speeches. How...lovely. Thanks so much... Britain's Press Association reports that the Royal couple gave the Obamas "a silver-framed, signed photograph of themselves." Calm down, Michelle. At least it's a nice frame... UPDATE: And the Obama team confirms that these show tunes were also uploaded on Ye Olde Queen's iPod, as first reported by the AP: "Oklahoma!" "If I Loved You," Jan Clayton, "Carousel" "You'll Never Walk Alone," Jan Clayton, "Carousel" "There's No Business Like Show Business," Ethel Merman, "Annie Get Your Gun" "Once in Love with Amy (Where's Charley?)," Ray Bolger "Some Enchanted Evening," "South Pacific" "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend," Carol Channing, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" "Getting to Know You," Gertrude Lawrence, "The King and I" "Shall We Dance?" Gertrude Lawrence, "The King and I" "I Could Have Danced All Night," Julie Andrews, "My Fair Lady" "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," Rex Harrison, "My Fair Lady" "The Party's Over (Bells Are Ringing)," Judy Holliday "Maria," "West Side Story" "Tonight," "West Side Story" "Seventy Six Trombones," "The Music Man" "Everything's Coming up Roses," Ethel Merman, "Gypsy" "The Sound of Music" "Try to Remember," Jerry Orbach, "The Fantasticks" "Camelot," Richard Burton "If Ever I Would Leave You," Robert Goulet, "Camelot" "Hello, Dolly!" Carol Channing "If I Were a Rich Man," Zero Mostel, "Fiddler on the Roof" "People," Barbra Streisand, "Funny Girl" "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)," John Cullum "The Impossible Dream," Richard Kiley, "Man of La Mancha" "Mame," Charles Braswell "Cabaret," Liza Minnelli "Aquarius, Ronald Dyson, "Hair' "Send in the Clowns," Judy Collins, "A Little Night Music" "All That Jazz," Chita Rivera, "Chicago" "One," "A Chorus Line" "Tomorrow," Andrea McArdle, "Annie" "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," Patti LuPone, "Evita" "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," Jennifer Holliday, "Dreamgirls" "Memory," Elaine Paige, "Cats" "The Best of Times," George Hearn, "La Cage Aux Folles" "I Dreamed a Dream," Aretha Franklin, "Les MisDerables" "The Music of the Night," Michael Crawford, "The Phantom of the Opera" "As If We Never Said Goodbye," Elaine Paige, "Sunset Blvd." "Seasons of Love," "Rent" Maybe she can trade with Brown for the DVD's... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #8 How about a tiny license plate keychain w/ LIZA written on it? And a nice set of grillz! Yo Queen Mama, here be some bling. |
| Posted by: Speremble Dark Lord of the Danes4730 2009-04-02 23:02 |
| #7 Obama should have given her Nancy Pelosi's Gulfstream. It's a classy gift for a monarch and Pelosi could learn the joys of flying coach with her constituents. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2009-04-02 21:12 |
| #6 Damn! I think the bastid stole Barney Frank's Ipod... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-04-02 17:11 |
| #5 War is hell, tu3031. War is hell. If I had to play Guess Who's ipod, I would have guessed Gibbs. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-04-02 16:22 |
| #4 I'd laugh like hell if her highness gets a nasty summons from the RIAA for listening to pirated music. But who the hell's downloading "Everything's Coming up Roses"? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-04-02 15:18 |
| #3 Gee Barry, couldn't find a used Thighmaster? How about a tiny license plate keychain w/ LIZA written on it? |
| Posted by: ed 2009-04-02 14:58 |
| #2 I strongly suspect that what happened here was that some Obama toady called Buckingham palace and asked what the Queen wanted. The "old money" love to prank the "noveau riche". They just can't resist. Like suggesting, but not saying, that a formal party is going to be a costume party. The Bush family are "old money" going back to the American revolution. They have been powerful in America longer than the Windsor line in England (that is, King George III was Hanovarian). As such, they know *exactly* what to bring as gifts when visiting the Queen, again. So, Obama shows up to the party wearing a jester outfit, with Michelle wearing an 19th Century ballroom gown, and looking utterly silly, in a manner of speaking. And all the old money British noblemen split a gut trying to not laugh out loud at the silly American president, as he presents Her Highness with an iPod. Brilliantly dry wit. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-04-02 14:53 |
| #1 giving copies of your speeches to a reigning monarch? Little bit of an ego problem there, maybe? |
| Posted by: Jusomble the Rasher4582 2009-04-02 13:50 |