Midnight Special : Final curtain call

Well my friends I’m here to inform everyone that the musical portion of the evening is going into hiatus. I know, I know it’s sad. But dreadnaught as it will return. So, how shall we occupy our Wednesday nights? I don’t know what the permanent answer will be but for tonight we will look at an interesting blog entry. I encourage everyone to read it. All you old guys. I’ve seen the results of the survey and boy are we old. I’ll be sure to use larger font from now on.

To my mind this encapsulates a good plan. Probably not a feasible one, but damn I like the cut of this guy’s jib.

Woke Companies Must Provide Their Products, Services to POC for Free

American companies appear to have forgotten their role. Instead of providing products and services, they have appointed themselves to all manner of inappropriate roles. From attempting to directly influence individual state laws to indoctrinating their employees with the anti-American, inherently racist Critical Race Theory, many major corporations from Coke to Disney insist that America is racist, that we owe reparations to black people, and that we need discrimination now to address the discrimination of the past.

Let’s skip to good part.

Remember Cloward-Piven? This is that, but aimed at the latest unelected, self-appointed government bodies: woke companies. We must insist that these companies begin providing–for free–any and all services and products to ALL POCs immediately. We must demand that no nonwhite person ever has to spend a penny on any Disney product, service, venue. Every POC must be welcomed at Disney hotels, where they eat and drink for free, and at Disney parks and venues, where they enjoy everything for free.

Money where your mouths are [Insert gender identification here.]

It’s past time to make these companies live up to their own rules, abide by their own demands for racial justice. We can’t let them get away with their divisive, poisonous training policies and imposition of their will on state laws with virtue signalling alone. They need to provide their product or service to all POC for free. Period. Only then will we have justice and peace . . . because only then will they stop this madness that is putting our nation on a path to massive civil unrest and all that goes along with it.

Right said. Go read the whole post.

Oh and let it not be said I have foresaken you.

Midnight Special : Bond Final

Well, it’s over and the results are in. The winner of our Bond Theme song madness is…

Paul McCartney and Wings

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So the thirteenth ranked Live and Let Die was able to beat the field.

  • Rd. 1 Defeated (4) The Spy Who Loved Me 32-8
  • Rd. 2 Defeated (5) Goldfinger 28-24
  • Rd. 3 Defeated (1) Diamonds are Forever 34-17
  • Final Defeated (10) Dr. No 31-15

Well done.

I think we have come to the end of the Midnight Special for now. I may bring it back later in some fashion but before I do I want to gather some general information as to what audience am I getting. So if you can honestly answer the poll question below I’ll try to come up with something new.

Throw me a bone people.

To which age group do you belong?

Midnight Special : Bond Edition the final round

The final Four is done and we are ready for the Title match. Rather surprisingly it is two lower seed songs which made it. Let us set the stage.

Final Four Results

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So here is the Title match up

(13) Live and Let Die

  • Rd. 1 Defeated (4) The Spy Who Loved Me 32-8
  • Rd. 2 Defeated (5) Goldfinger 28-24
  • Rd. 3 Defeated (1) Diamonds are Forever 34-17

VS

(10) Dr. No

  • Rd. 1 Defeated (7) License to Kill 32-4
  • Rd. 2 Defeated (2) You Only Live Twice 32-12
  • Rd. 3 Defeated (6) For Your Eyes Only 31-16

Let the game begin.

John Barry
Paul McCartney and Wings

Poll will close on Tuesday May 4th at 5;00 pm

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Midnight Special : Bond Madness Edition

Can you feel the madness? It’s Final Four time!

(1) Diamonds are Forever

  • Def. (16) Die Another day 38-2
  • Def. (9) View to a Kill 35-6

VS

(13) Live and Let Die

  • Def. (4) Spy Who Loved Me 32-8
  • Def. (5) Goldfinger 28-24

Shirley Bassey
Paul McCartney and Wings

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(6) For Your Eyes Only

  • Def. (11) From Russia With Love 25-21
  • Def. (3) Goldeneye 40-7

VS

(10) Dr. No

  • Def. (7) License to Kill 32-4
  • Def. (2) You only Live Twice 32-12
Sheena Easton
John Barry

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47 votes · 47 answers

All polls close at 5:00 pm on Tuesday April 27th.

Midnight Special : March Madness Elite Eight Edition

Sweet Sixteen is in the books and we move on to the Elite Eight.

Results

  • (1) Diamonds are Forever def. (16) Die Another Day [38-2]
  • (9) View to a Kill def. (8) World is not Enough [36-3]
  • (5) Goldfinger def. (12) Casino Royale [38-4]
  • (13) Live and Let Die def. (4) Spy Who Loved Me [32-8]
  • (6) For Your Eyes Only def. (11) From Russia with Love [25-21]
  • (3) Goldeneye def. (14) Man with the Golden Gun [18-15]
  • (10) Dr. No def. (7) License to Kill [32-4]
  • (2) You Only Live Twice def. (15) Thunderball [20-19]

So we move on to the four matches of the Elite Eight.

(1) Diamonds are Forever vs (9) View to a Kill

Shirley Bassey
Duran Duran

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(5) Goldfinger vs (13) Live and Let Die

Shirley Bassey
Paul McCartney and Wings

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52 votes · 52 answers

(6) For Your Eyes Only vs (3) Goldeneye

Sheena Easton
Tina Turner

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47 votes · 47 answers

(10) Dr, No vs (2) You Only Live Twice

John Barry
Nancy Sinatra

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44 votes · 44 answers

All polls will close on Tuesday April 20th at 5:00 pm.

Midnight Special : Bond Madness Sweet 16

The play in games are done and we are ready to tip off the Sweet 16.

First the last 4 play in results.

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To the main event, let’s get ready to rumble!

(1) Diamonds are Forever vs (16) Die Another Day

Shirley Bassey
Madonna

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40 votes · 40 answers

(8) The World is Not Enough vs (9) A View to a Kill

Garbage
Duran Duran

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39 votes · 39 answers

(5) Goldfinger vs (12) Casino Royale

Shirley Bassey
Chris Cornell

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42 votes · 42 answers

(4) The Spy Who Loved Me vs (13) Live and Let Die

Carly Simon
Wings

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40 votes · 40 answers

Been having trouble with this poll, bear with me.

(6) For Your Eyes Only vs (11) From Russia With Love

Sheena Easton
John Barry

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46 votes · 46 answers

(3) Goldeneye vs (14) The Man with the Golden Gun

Tina Turner
Lulu

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33 votes · 33 answers

(7) License to Kill vs (10) Dr. No

Gladys Knight
John Barry

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36 votes · 36 answers

(2) You Only Live Twice vs (15) Thunderball

Tom Jones
Nancy Sinatra

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39 votes · 39 answers

All polls will close at 5:00 pm Tuesday April 13th.

Midnight Special : Bond Madness Week 2

The first four play in matches are done with the results below. We continue with the next 4 play in matches before we start the Sweet 16 and the countdown to the ultimate Bond theme song.

Results

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These polls will all close on Tuesday April 7th at 5:00 pm

We kick off with Adele and the theme song for Skyfall going against the old time Bond of From Russia with Love by Matt Munro, any relation to Caroline?

Adele

Matt Munro

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So we have this oddity. John Barry playing against himself.

John Barry

John Barry

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We move on to the Theme from the film Spectre performed by Sam Smith. It is going up against the Man with the Golden Gun’s theme done by Lulu.

Lulu

Sam Smith

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We finish up tonight with Quantum of Solace theme sung by Alicia Keys and Jack White going up against Thunderball by the Mr. Tom Jones.

Tom Jones

Alicia Keys & Jack White

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That’s it for this week. Next week the Big Dance gets into gear. Be there.

Oh, there is that 25th Bond movie which is supposed to come out at some point but it hasn’t and since it would make an odd number that theme song didn’t make the dance. But, I was present it here for your pleasure? Enjoyment? Distaste? Whatever. The kids are into this Billie Eilish person so…

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Midnight Special : James Bond March Madness Edition

So here is the plan. With March Madness upon us we will be embarking on a tournament showdown between all the James Bond theme songs. 24 songs going head to head with one ultimate winner.

We kick off tonight with four play in matches. Next week four more so we can get to our 16 Song field. Single elimination and may the best song win.

And you know who is the only person to run this, don’t you? May I introduce another new intern here at IMAO…

Oh, My! It looks like we get four for the price of one! Miss Moneypennies please get us to the music.

Four for the price of one!

“Anything for you Walrus.”

“Ditto”

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Match One. Die Another Day vs The Living Daylights

Madonna
A-ha

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53 votes · 53 answers

Match Two. Moonraker vs A View to a Kill

Shirley Bassey
Duran Duran

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59 votes · 59 answers

Match Three. Casino Royale vs Tomorrow Never Dies

Sheryl Crow
Chris Connell

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55 votes · 55 answers

Match Four. Octopussy vs Live and Let Die

Rita Coolidge
Paul McCartney and Wings

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61 votes · 61 answers

Polls are open and will close next Tuesday March 30th at 5:00 pm EST.

Next four matches the day after.

Enjoy.