pianogonzology

Monday, March 28, 2022

The Richest . . .

https://www.amazon.com/King-Kameha-Shortsleeve-

Frontpocket-Hawaiian-Print/dp/B07B4FMN9C

Southward bound,

A latte grande on the seat

Between my legs.

All around,

I see the saints,

I see the dregs.

And the byproducts of civilization

Enter, exit from stage left, stage right.

Another monument

To the elusive and mysterious

Honolulu Harry,

The richest man I know.

Honolulu Harry,

The richest man in this life

Or the next.

Through the town,

Sometimes with baggage,

Some without,

Making a livelihood.

Up or down,

Any direction that you choose

And among the fast foods, strip malls and traffic,

There’s that name again as plain as day.

Harry was certainly rich,

But it only was money.

Very few liked him that much.

Now it seems kind of funny.

Just the sound

Of his name spoken with respect

And reverence that’s owed to him,

Brings to mind

Beneficence

Without a peer.

And it warms the heart to think of the thousands

Harry helped, but not while he was here.

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For The Ride

Sunday, March 27, 2022

Otherwise . . .

https://www.pngwing.com/en/search?q=spoiled+Child

(By Franklin Foer, staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of World Without Mind and How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization from https://www.theatlantic.com/ ideas/ archive/2019/03/paul-manaforts-otherwise-blamess-life-crime/584419/)

". . . “He has lived an otherwise blameless life,” said Judge T. S. Ellis as he sentenced Paul Manafort to just 47 months in prison on Thursday. . . In an otherwise blameless life, Paul Manafort lobbied on behalf of the tobacco industry and wangled millions in tax breaks for corporations. . . he helped Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos bolster his image in Washington after he assassinated his primary political opponent. . . he worked to keep arms flowing to the Angolan generalissimo Jonas Savimbi, a monstrous leader bankrolled by the apartheid government in South Africa. . . (he) was kicked out of the lobbying firm he co-founded, accused of inflating his expenses and cutting his partners out of deals. . . he spent a decade as the chief political adviser to a clique of former gangsters in Ukraine. . . (he) came to adopt the lifestyle and corrupt practices of his Ukrainian clients as his own. . . he produced a public-relations campaign to convince Washington that Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was acting within his democratic rights and duties when he imprisoned his most compelling rival for power. . . he stood mute as Yanukovych’s police killed 130 protesters in the Maidan. . . (he) was found guilty of tax evasion on an industrial scale. Rather than paying his fair share to help fund national defense and public health, he kept his cash in Cyprus and wired it home to buy more than $1 million in bespoke clothing. . . he attempted to phone a potential witness in his trial so that they could align their stories. . ."

Otherwise
©2021 Raymond M. Jozwiak
from GRAINS, available June 7, 2022

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Put A Finger On It

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Training . . .

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photography-training-wheels-image19588647

(from Donald Trump V. The United States: Inside the Struggle to Stop a President by

Michael S. Schmidt)

". . . From their offices in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, they pored over Supreme Court decisions, the Constitution, presidential history, and law review writings from a range of lawyers and judges spanning the political spectrum. . . The memos were written in a way that didn't leave any doubt about how the White House lawyers felt about the question. . . In dry but clear legal writing, the paragraphs build a powerful and comprehensive rebuke of the president's desire to use his position atop the executive branch to carry out his vendettas. As a reading experience, one cannot escape noticing that the writers seemed to be acutely aware of the strangeness of this brief - to, essentially, teach an introduction-to-the-Constitution class to a president in training. . . "

Teach Me
- Nicole Simone

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Critic’s Choice

Friday, March 25, 2022

Hope . . .

. . . there is SOME benefit to signing up for this organization

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/about-80-uk-universities-sign-tef

Feel Older Now
- Flo & Eddie

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Chromatose

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Finis . . .

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The final track on my album 'For the Ride', a collection of pieces conceived around the concept of travel, is titled 'Joyride II.' The travel motivation involved no specific type of travel, just the concept of the ride. The Joyride melody reappears at the conclusion of the work in full instrumentation as opposed to the opening take which is strictly solo piano. One critic, upon its release, said that Joyride II was a "WTF" moment on the album, but not necessarily in a bad way. See what you think.