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Axl Rose (photo by Amy Harris), Diamond Lake revelers (via Twitter)Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Axl Rose has been one of the staunchest proponents of social distancing, even getting into Twitter spats with government officials who’ve seemingly downplayed the protective practice. Now, the singer’s worst nightmare has manifested itself: a sea of unmasked revelers dancing to the Guns N’ Roses hit “Sweet Child O’ Mine” at a Fourth of July lake party in Michigan.
In recent weeks, Rose has ripped into Sen. Rand Paul, Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams after each made statements that seemed to contradict recommendations by the CDC and health leaders to practice social distancing. Mnuchin and Adams even replied to Rose’s tweets, leading to the GN’R singer further condemning their comments.
Mnuchin was dubbed an “asshole” by Rose after the Treasury Secretary blurted out, “This is a great time for people to explore America” in early May while explaining that international travel will be on hold for the foreseeable future. And the GN’R singer said Adams should resign after the Surgeon General refused to say that Americans should avoid large gatherings on the Fourth of July.
A new video that has made the rounds on social media and on television over the past couple days shows hundreds of partiers acting like coronavirus never existed during a massive Fourth of July party at Diamond Lake in Cass County, Michigan.
Former NBA player turned social media star Rex Chapman shared the clip on his popular Twitter channel, calling the scene a “COVID-19 Petri dish”, and it now has more than 10 million views.
Music aside, the scene must be enough to make Axl’s blood boil, but adding in the fact that the partygoers are dancing and singing along to “Sweet Child O’ Mine” is like a double slap in the face to the Guns N’ Roses singer. Axl was known to jump into the audience to confront combative concertgoers back in the day, and one can only imagine the havoc he would wreak on the Diamond Lake carousers. Of course, he’d be masked in this scenario.
If it weren’t for the pandemic, Axl would currently be singing the Appetite for Destruction classic on a summer North American tour with Guns N’ Roses. The band plans to make up the postponed outing in 2021, but has not revealed a new itinerary yet.
See Axl’s nightmare come true in the Twitter clip below.
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A portion of the proceeds will benefit MusiCares’ COVID-19 Artist Relief fund supporting independent musicians.
Diamond Lake in Cass County, Michigan just now:
A COVID-19 Petri dish…pic.twitter.com/rSzYHGTm0o
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) July 4, 2020
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A young organist arrived in Svartsjo. He also became a lodger with Fru Moreus and settled in the attic, in the same small room. He fixed an organ that sounded very strange. When, during Christmas morning, his basses broke into the peaceful hymns of the parishioners, the children began to cry. It is unlikely that the young organist could be called a master of his craft. It was just a fun guy with a twinkle in his eye. For everyone he found a kind word: for the rich and the poor, for the young and the old. Soon he became a friend of the owners of the house, ah, more than a friend. In the evenings, when he came home, he held a skein of Fru Moreus or helped the girls to work in the garden. He recited "Axel" and sang "Frytjof". He picked up Fru Moreus's ball of thread when she dropped it, and even set in motion the wall clock's stopped pendulum. 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It visited Napoleon's camp, sailed with Nelson's fleet in the Mediterranean, visited a congress in Vienna, ventured to appear at a ball on the night before the famous battle. 
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Rita was standing in front of the closet door, on which hung a hanger with a low-cut pink dress.
His bodice was embroidered with red beads, at the bottom of the hem a bouquet of roses with graceful curls wrapped around the entire left side was embroidered with Swarovski crystals, a long silk scarf was attached to the right strap, the left shoulder would be bare. The hair is already done.
Looking in the mirror again, Rita felt a little sad again. Her long hair was cut off to her shoulders and lost its fire, becoming brown again. Rita has maintained fiery red for three years and will now surprise everyone with the return of her former color. Although the whole school, probably, has long believed that red is its natural color. She no longer has bangs, Rita didn’t cut her for so long that she began to freely tuck behind her ears. But now the hairdresser styled her so that the bangs merged with the main mass of curled hair. Such a sharp change of hairstyle hit the girl a little, she felt out of place. Rita wondered how Axel would react to such a change.
Not Andrey, but Axel . They haven't spoken since the day Rita said she cut her veins because of him. For the most part, it's the holiday weekend they didn't see each other. Once he called, but Rita told her mother that she was busy and could not come. Perhaps Axel understood that she simply did not want to talk.
Today they will meet at her party. Rita hoped that Aksel wouldn't bring up the suicide attempt again.
- Margarita Ivanovna! - the maid Irina appeared at the door. – Are you ready yet?
- I'll be right down. Just fifteen minutes and that's it! - Rita answered with a smile, and the maid disappeared behind the door.
Rita pulled off her blue skirt with a black top and began to put on a dress. Today, in addition to celebrating her birthday, another equally important event awaited her.
She was going to make peace with Agnia. The fact that she hired Roman and Piotr didn't matter. Rita knew she would have done the same if there had been a threat to lose Axel. Even if that threat was her best friend.
Rita ran down the stairs from the second floor, where her room was, to the living room.
- Rita! You look like a real princess! her mother admired.
- Thank you! Rita made a slight curtsy. - Go?
A limousine was waiting for them at the door of the house. The father will not be able to attend the celebration, but the mother (who put on a closed black dress) will be there. She just won't go to the lake with them later.
- You finally got your natural color back! Nadezhda ran her hand through the girl's hair.
Rita chuckled.
Mom did not forbid her to dye her hair red, but all these three years she did not hide her dissatisfaction with her daughter's choice. The father, of course, was also dissatisfied, but he never said anything. But yesterday for a long time he praised Rita's new hairstyle at the dinner table.
A black limousine drove up to a huge building with large luminous letters spelling out "Brazil". There were a lot of people crowding near the entrance, four strong guys in black trousers and T-shirts stood at the doors. They're security guards hired to make sure nothing bad happens at the party... And they won't let you in unless you're invited.
- Let's go, - Rita's mother distracted Rita from this picture when the driver opened the car door.
Rita will enter the restaurant from the back door so as not to attract attention. She will appear on the main stage of "Brazil".
Today the restaurant has turned into something like a dance club with a DJ, now extremely famous, hired by his father. But there will be no groups. The DJ will spin the most fashionable tracks, nothing else is needed.
cea6348965b36"> Rita went backstage, where the presenter was already waiting for her: a charming girl with short buzz cut hair, an off-the-shoulder dress and a long skirt with a slit almost to the waist, exposing her slender leg.
- Rita! she exclaimed impatiently, holding out the microphone. You are seven minutes late!
- Not so late after all! - Rita answered with a smile, shrugging one shoulder, which was hidden by pink translucent silk.
The girl took the microphone from the presenter and, slowly inhaling and exhaling sharply, went on stage with the words:
- Hello everyone! - the excitement that choked her on the way from home to the first step on the stage evaporated, leaving no trace.
- I'm Rita, in whose honor you all gathered today!
All conversations and whisperings have abruptly ceased. There was obvious surprise on the faces of those present. Everyone was surprised by the hairstyle. What else?
The girl paused, the background was created only by the Tatu song, which was turned down by the DJ.
- Don't know? Yes it's me! - Rita felt free on stage, she had to be a leader at school holidays. - And I declare my birthday open! I am very glad to see you! I hope that this evening will be pleasant and cheerful for you! Thank you for your attention!
Rita returned the microphone to the presenter and left the stage. Usually such a strict hall of the "Brazil" was now hung with pink ribbons, the middle of the huge room was vacated, leaving room for dancing; on the tables along the walls, there were vases with bouquets of roses, various snacks and drinks.
- Rita! Nora ran up to her with eyes wide with surprise. - What did you do with your hair?
Nora was wearing a short black dress with a closed top and bright red roses embroidered on the chest.
- Got my natural color back! - the girl answered jokingly.
- Wasn't the fiery one yours? Rita heard Aksel's cheerful voice behind her. - Happy birthday!
The guy hugged her, Nazar, David, Flora and Tatyana did the same after him. Flora and Tatyana were cousins of the same age and, accordingly, very similar. Both have blond hair and blue eyes, only Flora has softer features, but, oddly enough, she was less successful with the guys. Today, as, in principle, and always, the sisters were dressed almost the same: their green dresses differed only in styles, and even then not much.
But Axel, who preferred sports style outside of school, today surprised everyone with a classic suit. Only a blue shirt with a small dark blue number thirteen on the right side of his chest reminded him of his predilection for clothes. Nazar and David preferred simple jeans and T-shirts.
- I'm very glad to see you! Rita admitted honestly, smiling radiantly.
- Hey Ax! Where is the tie? Stas and Manuel appeared out of nowhere, twins dressed as twins, both wearing black jeans and light red shirts with short sleeves.
- And you don't have enough nameplates! Aksel quipped in turn.
- Only Agnia is missing!.. And Andrey, too... - Rita started looking around randomly, but she didn't see her anywhere. - I hope she comes. Did she say anything to you?
- I didn't say that she wouldn't come, - answered one of the twins.
- But she also didn't say what would come, - the second one noticed. Today they even made hairstyles such that both of them had no bangs.
- All right! Let's wait and hope. Where is Andrey? - Rita exclaimed worriedly, still looking around, but looking more for Agnia than for her boyfriend. - Ah, here he is!
Rita waved her hand, and soon a brown-eyed blond dressed in a white suit and a black shirt approached them, holding a bouquet of roses, which he handed to the birthday girl.
- There you are! He kissed Rita on the lips. - Happy birthday!
- Thank you, Andryusha.
- I hope we dance today.
Rita laughed.
- There will be time!
- Good! My slow!
- All right! We are no longer waiting for Agnia, - the girl concluded.
