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Kent State University, May 4, 1970
To observe the Kent State Shootings, I’m reposting an essay I wrote 2 years ago. The night of May 2, 1970 I was a 17 year-old high school senior, living about 40 minutes east of Kent, OH. One of my … Continue reading
Posted in 60s and 70s Music, Bad, Government, History, Human Behavior, Institutionalized Hatred, National, Offensive, politics, Right-Wing Haters, Scandal/Crime, Scum Bags, Soul-searching, Soup du jour
Tagged Democracy, GOP, hate, history, James Rhodes, Kent State, living, May 4 1970, Nixon, nonviolence, Ohio, politics, protest, public behavior, right-wing, ultra conservative, Vietnam
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Friday Night Concert Clip: Glenn Hughes/Joe Bonomassa “Medusa”
Former child prodigy Joe Bonomassa cut his teeth on blues/rock, playing Stevie Ray Vaughn licks by age 7. B.B. King heard him early and was bowled over. By the time he was 12, Bonomassa was opening B.B. King shows, subsequently touring with Buddy Guy, Foreigner, Robert Cray, Stephen Stills, Joe Cocker, Gregg Allman and in 2009 played a stunner of a show at London’s Royal Albert Hall with special guest Eric Clapton. Continue reading
Posted in 60s and 70s Music, Blues, british, Entertainment, Friday Night Concert Clip, Hard Rock, Music, musicians, Performance, Singers, Soup du jour
Tagged "Medusa", B.B. Kimg, BC Communion, Black Country Communion, Black Sabbath, Blues, Blues Rock, Buddy Guy, Chad Smith, Dave Holland, Deep Purple, Derek Sherinian, Dream Theater, Eric Clapton, Foreigner, Friday Night Concert Clip, Gary Moore, Glenn Hughes, Greg Allman, Heavy rock, Jason Bonham, Joe Bonomassa, Joe Cocker, John Bonham, Mel Galley, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robert Cray, Royal Albert Hall, Stephen Stills, Stevie Ray Vaughn, TRapeze
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Friday Night Concert Clip: Clark Terry, “Mumbles,” etc.
I love rock music. Raised on symphonic, classical and big band, my musical rebellion was fueled by rock. Like most of my generation, upon reaching my teens, I eschewed “serious” music for the sorcery of simpler composition; loud, amplified guitars, … Continue reading
Posted in acoustic music, Artists, beauty, Entertainment, Festival, Friday Night Concert Clip, international, Jazz, Music, musicians, NPR, Performance, Soup du jour
Tagged "Just Squeeze Me", "Mumbles", Clark Terry, Entertainment, Friday Night Concert Clip, Henry "Sweets" Edison, Jazz, life, living, Music, music art
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Study: Future World Water Shortage Spells Disaster
If current urbanization and climate trends continue, by 2050 more than one billion city dwellers will suffer as a dearth of water creates global panic. A study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences predicts that by the middle of the century, an estimated 993 million urbanites will have to make do with a daily water ration of roughly a bathtub full (less than 100 liters [26 gallons]. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Climate Change, Films, Food Supply, Futue, Greed, Human Behavior, international, NPR, politics, Soup du jour, Trends that suck, World
Tagged "Journet to Planet Earth", Agriculture, Alternat Fuel, Civilization, Climate Change, Earth Policy Instutute, farming, Fossil Fuel, Future, Land, Lester Brown, life, living, Matt Damon, media, Nation, Natural Resources, new thing, PBS, prediction, Public TV, Science, trends, Urban, Water, World
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Evan Bayh “Comes Out,” Joins Fox News
Mr. Bayh, clearly pleased to finally be able to openly state his views without fear of personal identity conflict, obviously prizes his new situation and the opportunity to come out of the “democrat party” closet to work shoulder-to shoulder with like-minded co-workers as well as pundits he’s taken marching orders from for decades. He stated, “I’m pleased to offer analysis of public policy and politics to the millions of Americans who get their news from Fox.” Continue reading
House Repubs Defund NPR
WASHINGTON- Well, they did it. After threatening for decades, majority House Republicans today passed legislation to deny funds to National Public Radio (NPR). Convening an emergency committee Wednesday to take advantage of a controversy generated by an ambush interview in … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Bad, Business, Economy, Entertainment, Government, Human Behavior, Hurting, NPR, Offensive, politics, pop culture, Reuters, Right-Wing Haters
Tagged afternoon, bill, change, debate sessions, Democracy, GOP, living, media, morning, National, national public radio, politics, public discourse, right-wing, ultra conservative, values, vote
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Rush Limbaugh Mocks Japan After Disaster
Here are your compassionate conservatives reveling in Japan’s horror. These are some heartless bastards… Continue reading
Posted in Bigots, Entertainment, Human Behavior, Hurting, international, National, Natural Disater, Offensive, politics, Race, Ridiculous/Absurd, Right-Wing Haters, Scum Bags, Soup du jour, Suffering, Tragedy, World
Tagged bigotry, conservative bigots, conservative hate, Entertainment, GOP, hate, hatred, homelessness, life, living, public behavior, public discourse, redneck media, Republican hate, Rush Limbaugh, ultra conservative, values
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George Duke with Billy Cobham – “Rush Hour”
The joy that is jazz improv captured here among stellar musicians. Much can be written about this but I’d rather simply listen. What a gift to command so fluently this expressive alternate form of communication! Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Festival, Jazz, Music, musicians, Performance, Soup du jour
Tagged Art, beauty, Billy Cobham, George Duke, improvization, Jazz, jazz trio, jazz-rock, Larry Martin Kimpel, life, living, Montreau Jazz, Music, Rush Hour, trio
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New World Odor 
Facebook Lesson: Post at Your Own Risk
And therein lies the cruel reality of web content. Unlike spoken (unrecorded) words, a record remains. Once one posts, one must assume it can or may be seen by anyone, regardless of intent. Continue reading →