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Britain’s Literary & Philosophical Societies in Historical Perspective
Britain’s Literary & Philosophical Societies in Historical Perspective |
Dr Martha Vandrei & Dr Heather Ellis | Tuesday 25th June 2024, Queen Square, Bath.
Have you ever wanted to know more about the history of the literary and scientific institutions such as BRLSI? This talk explores the rich history of Britain’s Literary and Scientific Institutions, from their earliest inception in the 1780s to their heyday in the mid-nineteenth century.
Dr Martha Vandrei (University of Exeter) & Dr Heather Ellis (University of Sheffield), share their research about these important yet neglected organisations and reveal the vital part they played in an era of social and intellectual change.
As the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution celebrates its 200th anniversary, we ask: what about the other such organisations across Britain? How did these once so popular organisations come into being - and then fall into decline?
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Change & Challenge: The History of Bath’s Assembly Rooms
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Change & Challenge: The History of Bath’s Assembly Rooms Dr Timothy Moore | Tuesday 30th July 2024, Queen Square, Bath. You’ve visited Bath’s Assembly Rooms, but what do you actually know about them? Bath’s Upper Assembly Rooms have faced many threats over their 250 year life. After a glamorous heyday, the Rooms sank into neglect and disrepair: even a grand restoration in 1938 ended in ruin aft...
BRSLI Heritage Open Days Programme
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Events planned for Heritage Open Days in 2024 at The Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (BRLSI) in Bath, Somerset.
Panoramas for Print & VR - A Talk by John Law
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Panoramas for Print & VR | John Law | Wednesday 7th February 2024, Queen Square, Bath. An exploration of panoramic photography with John Law, a renowned Bath-based photographer, in this recorded talk from February 7th, 2024. John Law discusses the art and technique of creating stunning panoramic images for both print and virtual reality. Thank you for watching! Your Support Matters to Us The BR...
John Herschel - The Last Polymath, All Day Conference
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John Herschel - The Last Polymath Speakers: Stephen Case, Emily Winterburn, Steve Ruskin, Charles Pence, Tony Crilly, Omar Nasim, Gregory Good, Kelley Wilder, Edward Gillin, Mike Edmunds, Charles Draper Saturday 8th June 2024, Queen Square, Bath. An in-depth exploration of the remarkable life and multifaceted work of Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), a Victorian polymath whose influence spanned ac...
The World Revealed Exhibition : Crime and Punishment
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Join our expert tour guide Jack, at The World Revealed Exhibition, as he tells of the chilling history of crime and punishment in the 1800s. In this video, Jack uncovers the dark secrets behind the brutal man traps used on private estates to catch poachers and trespassers. Despite being outlawed in 1826, these fearsome devices continued to be used as a deadly defence against burglars until the ...
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wasp?
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Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wasp?| Dr Ben Aldiss| Monday 24th June 2024, Queen Square, Bath. Are we right to be afraid of wasps? Wildlife journalist Dr Ben Aldiss explores why wasps sting; how you locate their alarm pheromone and how it works; the amazing abilities of wasps; the giant wasps’ nests of Florida and New Zealand; the biggest wasp in the world; the uses of wasps, and - most important...
How Can Plastics Be Recycled
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How Can Plastics Be Recycled? | Dr Helen Liang | Thursday 20th June 2024, Queen Square, Bath. How do we use material resources sustainably and without damaging the environment? Dive into the intricate world of plastic recycling! In this talk, Dr Helen Liang, CTO of local tech start-up LabCycle, explains the problems and introduces us to a particular case study. Unravel the challenges stemming f...
Humanly Possible: 700 Years of Humanist Freethinking
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Humanly Possible: 700 Years of Humanist Freethinking | Sarah Bakewell | Friday 31 May 2024, Queen Square, Bath. “Humanism” can mean many things, from Renaissance scholars’ dedication to literary study to a modern organised movement that seeks meaning and morality in our relationships here on Earth, rather than in religious ideas of the beyond. Humanism is so wide-ranging that it can seem an elu...
Letters of Thomas DeQuincy
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The Letters of Thomas De Quincey| Speaker, Robert Morrison| Convener, Betty Suchar| Friday 31 May 2024, Queen Square, Bath. The Letters of Thomas de Quincey: Archives, Autobiography, and the Literature of Addiction Thomas De Quincey is best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821), widely considered the first modern drug memoir. What is less well known is that De Quincey was a...
What's on at BRLSI this September
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A selection of highlights from our September programme. For more information or to book tickets visit brlsi.org
Quantum Mechanics, Light & the Future of Technology
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Quantum Mechanics, Light & the Future of Technology | Dr Alex Davis | Thursday 23 May 2024, Queen Square, Bath. Any examination of the physical world reveals the domain of quantum mechanics. Here the certainties of the “classical” world are unmasked as mere approximations: the position of an atom, the colour of a ray of light, and even whether a cat is alive, or dead all melt into shades of pro...
How Japan’s Death Cult led to Hiroshima
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How Japan’s Death Cult led to Hiroshima | Francis Pike | Wednesday 10th Monday 27th May, 2024, Queen Square, Bath. In the 1930s Japan developed a death cult, whose origins lay in a government-directed propaganda campaign after the overthrow of the Shogunate in 1868, when the ruling military cliques restored an Imperial system of government with Emperor Meiji as the Godhead central to the consti...
RNLI: 200 Years of Saving Lives at Sea
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1824. 1,800 shipwrecks a year around Britain’s coasts. The RNLI had to be founded without government support. It depended on amazing volunteers, prepared to risk their lives - and it still does. In the last 200 years, they’ve saved over 144,000 lives. Dave Nicoll has been an RNLI volunteer for over 43 years, and is currently a Coxswain of the Falmouth Lifeboat. His illustrated talk will use his...
Jantar Mantar: The World of Stone Observatories
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Jantar Mantar: The World of Stone Observatories | Richard Cox & Prof MIke Edmunds | Friday 3rd May 2024, Queen Square, Bath. What is a Jantar Mantar? The extraordinary series of Stone Observatories, Jantar Mantars were created and built by Sawa Jai Singh II (1688 - 1744). Jantar Mantar translated means Instrument Calculation and refers to the functions of the instruments for astronomical measur...
Cutting Measurement Down to Size: Professor Raymond Tallis
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Cutting Measurement Down to Size: Professor Raymond Tallis
St John’s: The City’s Oldest Charity
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St John’s: The City’s Oldest Charity
Lord Byron Now: Writing the Present, 1824-2024
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Lord Byron Now: Writing the Present, 1824-2024
Isandlwana: A Clash of Empires in The Zulu War
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Isandlwana: A Clash of Empires in The Zulu War
The Letters of Thomas De Quincey with Professor Robert Morrison
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The Letters of Thomas De Quincey with Professor Robert Morrison
Shakespeare’s Birthday Lecture: By the Mass
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Shakespeare’s Birthday Lecture: By the Mass
Mining, Mobility & Latin American Communities
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Mining, Mobility & Latin American Communities
Insect Declines, Biodiversity and the State of Nature
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Insect Declines, Biodiversity and the State of Nature
Bath’s Medieval History Makers on Show at the Guildhall
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Bath’s Medieval History Makers on Show at the Guildhall
John Herschel: Background by Steve Case
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John Herschel: Background by Steve Case
John Herschel: The Last Polymath Conference on Sat 8th June
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John Herschel: The Last Polymath Conference on Sat 8th June
Benin, Brass, Bristol & Slavery
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Benin, Brass, Bristol & Slavery
Max Hastings - The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Max Hastings - The Cuban Missile Crisis
Shakespeare’s Passionate Cousin
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Shakespeare’s Passionate Cousin
John Gray on ‘The New Leviathans - Thoughts after Liberalism’
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John Gray on ‘The New Leviathans - Thoughts after Liberalism’

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  • @hugomakepeace6907
    @hugomakepeace6907 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Great talk! I just want to point out, re the 1973 famine, that ministers of the time have made it clear that the famine was hidden from HIM, and as soon as He learned of it (due to the Dimbleby documentary) He immediately released personal funds to relieve the suffering, but there is evidence that much of this aid never reached those it was intended for. Remember the revolution was already being planned among military and other disgruntled officers of the realm, encouraged and supported by foreign powers, and, as you pointed out, the famine was the main argument for the cause of revolution.

    • @hugomakepeace6907
      @hugomakepeace6907 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Also, regarding links between the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Fairfield House... since this talk, the church has consecrated a prayer room in the house, as well as the "Sacred Garden" created on the site where the greenhouse stood (which was consecrated at the time of His stay at Fairfield but deconsecrated again after the Emperor's return to Ethiopia). The church also holds a number of religious ceremonies here on important days in the Ethiopian Orthodox calendar.

  • @Mark-Walsh
    @Mark-Walsh 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I hear “guardian” and “WEF” and my trust goes out the window frankly.

  • @BenRoderick-h3h
    @BenRoderick-h3h 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Harris Matthew Martin Paul Harris Ronald

  • @BessieOscar-e6b
    @BessieOscar-e6b 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Lee Ruth Harris Robert Miller Daniel

  • @Nas-ds1lg
    @Nas-ds1lg 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for this post. I’m an ardent follower of Wittgenstein and Ramsey. I’m looking forward to reading the book recommendation 😊

  • @TheUndiesrules
    @TheUndiesrules 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What a great presentation. I discovered a few years ago I am incredibly allergic to the sting of a wasp, and this is a fascinating insight into the world of a creature I'm not afraid of but must be very wary of.

  • @magicknight8412
    @magicknight8412 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I don't hate them or are afraid of them, but wish I knew the best way to deal with them once they come buzzing around you when eating outside!

  • @MichaelBath-xv5bd
    @MichaelBath-xv5bd หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you, sometimes I find it difficult to read Milton ..And Donne Listening to it being read, is like Having, Stabilizers, when first riding a bicycle Once you get the balance right.. Off you go. 🍷

  • @blingabiaino197
    @blingabiaino197 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Tom Holland is a lying little snake and a weasel.

  • @CultureAgent
    @CultureAgent หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for uploading this, I love wasps to bits. Only been stung four times, all on one occasion when I accidentality sliced through a nest with a hedge trimmer. I think I sprinted faster than Usain Bolt from the crime scene. I'm one of those people who can naturally stay still but not that day! Also found the information on Saxon Wasps very interesting. Photographed one on figwort last year, Glasgow area in Scotland. Not many recorded instances around here so I feel very privileged. Those antennae are amazing.

  • @adelardkweka675
    @adelardkweka675 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very interesting and applaud of him, for a long period now have been digging ivain. but here he is. His Age known as reconciliation btn religious (faith) conflict against non-believers (Natural stand)

  • @kynismos
    @kynismos หลายเดือนก่อน

    Millions of people leave China every year and millions return. China is not the Soviet Union.

  • @Robert-pg2id
    @Robert-pg2id หลายเดือนก่อน

    Let's see.......freedom of making any decision without thinking of the consequences has led to what??.........Aging, sickness, cancer, wars, untold human suffering, pollution, inventions of the most ridiculous religions....oh, yes.......let's make all of our decisions without any guidance at all.....

  • @hughoxford8735
    @hughoxford8735 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Christopher doesn’t mean Christ carrier. Well, not directly at least. It means bearer of the anointing one.

    • @brendankolar1370
      @brendankolar1370 หลายเดือนก่อน

      bearer, carrier, christ, anointed one, big differences

  • @hollybarker2448
    @hollybarker2448 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic ally read his words a painting 💜

  • @triedzidono
    @triedzidono หลายเดือนก่อน

    An excellent example of why not to say " uhh " crikey less caffeine more fresh air advisable.

    • @RickL_was_here
      @RickL_was_here หลายเดือนก่อน

      You should hear Trudeau try and speak, he's a thousand times worse than this and English is obviously not her primary language.

  • @frankscavelli6031
    @frankscavelli6031 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Perhaps the most erudite and wordly political philosopher. I wish you would write more, or write a truly expansive ‘academic’ book about modernity, John!

  • @ricenglish4556
    @ricenglish4556 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Progressive Rock is what they are. You have Ian's inimitable vocals, songwriting, acoustic guitar and flute, Martin Barre's scorching electric guitar riffs, and various drummers, keyboardists and bass players. They always sound like Tull and that is what is so great about them.

  • @Just_a_Servant
    @Just_a_Servant หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ty Professor Grayling. Fantastic. You are a true gift.

  • @bath_neon_classical
    @bath_neon_classical หลายเดือนก่อน

    wasps are my worst phobia. just the yellow ones we get in pub gardens in the summer. they are fasciinating though, i love the science of the parasitic wasp.

  • @truths86
    @truths86 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nationalism from a perspective of a particular nation feeling oppressed can become humanist if equalities are being ignored or law treats us differently.

  • @harrypalmer6228
    @harrypalmer6228 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really interesting - thank you for uploading and to Nick for sharing his experiences.

  • @CollectiveWest1
    @CollectiveWest1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Superb talk by Sir Max - having read his book, I recognised that his talk could only be a summary and I recommend his book unreservedly, including for his mature reflections on the broader lessons about leadership and the relatively cosmopolitan outlook of President Kennedy (for all his imperfections). As Sir Max says, it is unlikely that most subsequent Presidents would have resolved the crisis as successfully. I agree also with his answers to the excellent questions from the audience. Thank you very much for sharing this.

  • @angusgus123
    @angusgus123 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    'Narcotic Culture: A History of Drugs in China' - Dikotter, Xun, and Laaman - an essential read regarding the myth of the opium plague

  • @jacksprat6391
    @jacksprat6391 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It is highly likely that the Phoenecians reached Mesoamerica around 950 BCE. Also, the Vikings reached the Americas long before Columbus, and the Basques reached North America long before the Vikings. The Basques may have received their "rudders" from the Phoenecians. The Phoebnecians were the root of all Celtic cultures in Europe.

  • @SciD1
    @SciD1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm amazed at how the physics community has been able to accept the ridiculous concept of quantum weirdness! You really have no idea! The double-slit experiment has been grossly misinterpreted. There are no waves, nor particles. The measurement problem is a HUGE misconception. There is no wave collapsing into particles. Light is not a wave, there is no interference. It's actually simple reflection. The detector is simply detecting reflected rays, hence the confusion with "particles". Superposition is a fantasy. It is not a real thing. It's the conclusion of clueless irrational minds. There is no superposition, no quantum entanglement, and there will be no quantum computers.

  • @sonarbangla8711
    @sonarbangla8711 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    About QM physicists are worried when does the wave collapse? or when is the measurement is made. When everything in physics is uncertain, these are trivial.

  • @meeranraees3183
    @meeranraees3183 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    All world general scientist CEO of general scientist globally peace in attacks in death condition out in system in target for life finishing

  • @phuzzywuzzyabear
    @phuzzywuzzyabear 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Virtually silent on world affairs. That is no wise man.

  • @AdamCherad
    @AdamCherad 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    John gray is a dove, a propaganda mouthpiece for the establishment.

  • @erikayer2146
    @erikayer2146 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    At the end he says, "That's a very positive spin on it." Is that up or down, and in which basis?

    • @SageCog801-zl1ue
      @SageCog801-zl1ue 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @eriklayer2146 If it is a Bloch sphere qubit then maybe it is both and in an orthonormal basis.

  • @NathanBrahmbhatt
    @NathanBrahmbhatt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great presentation. Thank you for summing it up in such an easily understandable manner that recognises how far we still have to go but how quickly fundamental understanding will seep it’s way into a magnitude of sectors and applications.

  • @zhavlan1258
    @zhavlan1258 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    New technologies, ❤new❤ research tools. BIG SCIENCE doesn't want to eliminate the *BIG MUD* of noise in fundamental optical experiments. WHY? Let me suggest for schoolchildren and students on one's own to measure the Universe, dark energy, black holes, etc. To do this, I propose two practical devices. «laser tape measure *+reference distance* 1,000,000 m”» and «Michelson-Morley HYBRID Gyroscope». I am writing to you with a proposal for the joint invention of a HYBRID gyroscope from non-circular, TWO coils with a new type of optical fiber with a “hollow core photonic-substituted vacuum zone or (NANF)” where - the light travels 250000 (In a laser tape measure, the length of the optical fiber is fixed at 1000000 ) meters in each arm, while it does not exceed the parameters 84/84/84 cm, and the weight is 24 kg. Manufacturers of “Fiber Optic Gyroscopes” can produce HYBRID gyroscopes for educational and practical use in schools and higher education institutions. Einstein dreamed of measuring the speed of a train, an airplane - through the Michelson-Morley experiment of 1881/2024, and only then would the experiment be more than 70% complete. This can be done using a fiber optic HYBRID gyroscope. Based on the completion of more than 70% of Michelson's experiment, the following postulates can be proven: Light is an ordered vibration of gravitational quanta, and dominant gravitational fields adjust the speed of light in a vacuum. you can make scientific discoveries; in astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, higher theoretical physics,... (We are not looking for ether, we will see the work of gravitational quanta) The result is a «theory of everything» in a simple teaching device and a new tape measure for measuring the universe.

  • @OpenWorldRichard
    @OpenWorldRichard 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    nozamA morf 2 koob dlrow nepo rettaM fo erutaN eht eeS. Richard

  • @OpenWorldRichard
    @OpenWorldRichard 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Precise predictions yes but noone agrees about the physical interpretation of quantum mechanics. You seem to be claiming that there isn’t a problem here when quantum mechanics doesn’t describe physical reality.

    • @SageCog801-zl1ue
      @SageCog801-zl1ue 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @OpenWorldRichard A full quantum mechanical description of reality from the many-worlds interpretation might imply a deterministic bias, however, missing information is a part and parcel of the measurement problem. The future developments from improving the quality of measuring apparatus will give us a clearer understanding of what we cannot know. Delayed choice and quantum eraser experiments being one possible field with potential for that better understanding.

    • @OpenWorldRichard
      @OpenWorldRichard 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@SageCog801-zl1ue We have to accept that quantum mechanics gives us predictions for experimental results but it is not a good starting point for deriving the nature of physical reality. For this we have to go back to the nature of light as a wave in a physical medium. Then electrons, protons and neutrons are looped waves in this physical medium of space. From this we can then understand why the equations of quantum mechanics give correct predictions. All is explained in my book titled "The Nature of Matter" from Amazon.

  • @hannastaszak1684
    @hannastaszak1684 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maria SKŁODOWSKA -CURIE była wielką patriotką, pierwiastek POLON nazwała na cześć swojej ojczyzny Polski 🇵🇱

  • @hannastaszak1684
    @hannastaszak1684 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maria SKŁODOWSKA -CURIE była geniuszem. W 8 lat 2 Nagrody Nobla z fizyki i chemii. Wielki szacunek ❤❤❤

  • @lindontilson471
    @lindontilson471 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Such a pessimist. Then admits to writing for the guardian 😂

    • @lukebarton5075
      @lukebarton5075 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @lindo Much better to write comments on youtube don’t you think?

  • @robertmurphy6772
    @robertmurphy6772 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I beg to differ. I find Sir Max's lectures as engrossing as his books. Indeed, his lectures serve as an excellent addendum to them. Plus, they're free.

  • @GBTCO2b
    @GBTCO2b 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can I add an embed link, from this, to part of my website about Lord Tylney?

  • @freeri87
    @freeri87 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would very much like this man to go on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast to challange him.

  • @badguy1481
    @badguy1481 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A BIG question: Did the Phoenicians...or the Minoans...or Egyptians reach North America and were they the ones that mined the copper in and along the shores of Lake Superior?

  • @phuzzywuzzyabear
    @phuzzywuzzyabear 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    AC Grayling being the other philosopher is insignificant and meaningless.

    • @timmulhern8188
      @timmulhern8188 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amplify please?

    • @phuzzywuzzyabear
      @phuzzywuzzyabear 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@timmulhern8188 amplify?

  • @gary100dm
    @gary100dm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Axial age meaning a pivotal age.

  • @williamhicken1206
    @williamhicken1206 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hastings writes much better than he speaks. He offers considerable wisdom about our contemporary situation.

  • @KINGPHANTOMw85
    @KINGPHANTOMw85 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If that's the case, then some black people might people canaanites in america

  • @Mentat1231
    @Mentat1231 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You seem to have missed the entire point of the video.

  • @Kali-k4z
    @Kali-k4z 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks!

  • @bigwoody4704
    @bigwoody4704 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Damn shame Monty's capacity didn't approach either the ability or professionalism of Ramsay

  • @twopoms
    @twopoms 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a great and fitting event to celebrate the pure talent of a true creative artist, who has given so much joy to those lucky enough to have found his work or witnessed him performing. May your tuning never falter and your strings last forever, long may you prevail Kevin Brown 👏👏👍💪👊😎