Friday, June 24, 2022

To Whom . . .

. . . it may concern . . . 

(from Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy by David From)
". . . Trump promised to raise taxes on rich people and to use the money to build roads and bridges. He denounced foreign wars and promised a foreign policy of nonintervention. He excoriated the trade deals you blamed for taking away your jobs. Maybe above all . . . he talked like you and like people you knew. . . Trump did cut taxes for the rich, and saying he would raise them. He did take away the health coverage of millions of people - and tried and failed to take away the coverage of millions more The roads and bridges never bot built. NAFTA's still there in all but name, but a new washing machine costs almost $100 more at Walmart because of Trump's tariffs on imports from China, South Korea, and other trading partners. . ."
 

P.S. I Love You

Bette Midler
     


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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Deluded . . .


Not alluded, 
Not colluded,
Not concluded, 
Not denuded,
Not disbudded, 
Not eluded, 
Not excluded, 
Not extruded, 
Not exuded, 
Not illuded, 
Not included,
Not intruded, 
Not obtruded, 
Not occluded, 
Not precluded, 
Not preluded, 
Not protruded, 
Not retruded, 
Not secluded, 
Not subtruded, 
Not transuded, 
It's Deluded.

 
   
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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Critical . . .


(from Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy by Jamie Raskin )
". . . Donald Trump's outrageous lies about the 2020 election mirror the basic form of the Lost Cause myth. According to Trump, he won a landslide victory, but it was stolen from him and from his noble long-suffering supporters after he valiantly led the country to record prosperity and well-being - a claim that conveniently omits the tens of millions of people who lost their jobs and the hundreds of thousands who lost their lives under his administration's lethally reckless mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic. . . The lie that Republicans promoted that Trump and his mob were themselves working to stop an election from being stolen is merely propaganda designed to justify the new wave of vote-suppressing legislation the GOP is trying to pass all over the country. That's why the work of the Select Committee to investigate the January 6th Attack, and how we as a country interpret and act upon the committee's findings, becomes such a critical test for us. If we cannot get the past right, we will get future all wrong. . . "

Get It Right

- Aretha Franklin



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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Of Coffee, Sugar, Etc. . .


Just when I thought my little 
Empire would never be conquered.
I was invincible. 
Went from the frying pan
Right into the fire.
Now I don’t care at all.
I’m one smooth operator,
But standing two feet tall;
Was like some great dictator.

Damn the coffee. 
Damn the sugar. 
Damn the colonies.
Where’s my future?
What awaits me?
I don’t want to be
Napoleon of broken dreams.

So when I got myself
A taste of that glorious power.
It was intoxicating.
The more I took became
The more that I wanted. 
But soon the thrill was gone.
Wanted to meet my maker.
I’ll pay for what I’ve done 
Just like that great dictator.

Could be people like me
Should be alone.
Nothing is ever enough;
Enough for this eccentricity.

It’s said, by nature, that a
Man can become territorial.
And I’ve been known to do it.
Simple offense became 
An outright obsession.
I got my just desserts.
Maybe I’ll see you later.
But still it could be worse
Just like that great dictator.


Broken

from the newly-released album GRAINS



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Monday, June 20, 2022

Prey . . .

An innocent search to get reviews of my forthcoming album "Grains" led me to this site. I went through all the motions, filled every blank on the form, then was directed to . . . 

THE PAYMENT PAGE

Give me a friggin' break, will ya?  Sharks!
 
 
Theme from Jaws

John Williams Conducting The Boston Pops
 



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Sunday, June 19, 2022

Lesson . . .


(from Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy by Jamie Raskin)
". . . I hope January 6 showed conservative America that all the extreme right-wing rhetoric about "backing the Blue" was nothing but propaganda and lies: the only handful of officers they truly advocate for are rogue racists in uniform who abuse the rights of our African American and Latino citizens. We need to continue to diversify, train, and invest in our police forces to protect democracy and our people against criminal and terroristic violence. . . "


Make It Better
- Satsang



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Saturday, June 18, 2022

Amazing . . .

 

. . . Radio is streaming 'Otherwise' from my new release 'GRAINS.' Check it out and hear samples from 'GRAINS' at the link below.


- by Ray Jozwiak - Gonzo Piano



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