Thursday, January 13, 2022

This . . .


. . . video should have at least a million views and the same amount of "Likes."
Cannonball was a musical giant.  

 
Tengo Tango

- Cannonball Adderly Sextet
     


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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Dangerous . . .

. . . and unbecoming . . . 

(from Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow)
". . . The fierce debates about Jefferson and Burr took place amid a welter of reports that the Federalisdts would refuse to yield power. One Republican scenario hypothesized that desperate Federalists would prevent both Republican candidates from being elected . . . Nobody was more upset by talk of extralegal schemes than Hamilton, who thought that any interference with the election would be "most dangerous and unbecoming." . . . " 


'. . . Same as it ever was . . .'
-David Byrne

Once In A Lifetime
- Talking Heads



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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Purchasing . . .

. . . power 

So I said,
I've got a roof o'er my head.
Some people can't even say the same thing.
But it's still not a fact
I can take any comfort in.
I want more to make up my legacy.
I'm not poor but everybody's telling me

Money can't buy everything.
You've heard it time again.
No money can't buy happiness.
When will you learn this fact of life my friend?

So I said,
I've got my very own bed.
I don't give it much thought
When I lay down my head.
But it's cold and it's lonely
In December on the street.
Why do you tell me these kinds of things.
I want more of luxuries that wealth can bring.

I want to be a squire a king a country gentleman
If I can if I can.
I want to get respect for what I have 
And not for what I am, 
Just a man, just a man.

So I said,
It's more than daily bread
That I'm talking about.
Can't you hear what I said?
You see, everything changes 
But we have to admit,
What exists needs to be recognized,
Not merely out of our fear of being duly chastised.



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Monday, January 10, 2022

Can't Quite . . .

 

Looks very delicious.
I so want a bite.
I really should do it
But I just can't quite.

I know that it's crooked
And must be aright.
If only to straighten
But I just can't quite.

So many hold great
Success in their sight,
With little to offer.
But I just can't quite.

There's certainly demand
For new aural delights.
But a code's to be cracked
And I still just can't quite.




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Sunday, January 9, 2022

Among . . .

. . . the grains 

“To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.” 
~ William Blake


Broken
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from 'Grains' release date June 13, 2022



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Saturday, January 8, 2022

Glorious . . .

Jonny came from far across the sea
Looking for some opportunity.
In his land there's almost none.
He's only one of many millions.
No one told him streets were paved with gold
Like they used to in the days of old.
But he heard from some who knew
Of all the things to do,
He could accomplish

Searching for glorious freedom 
Here in America.
He can be anything
He wants to be.
With his wealth accumulating, 
And he's got every liberty,
Deep in his heart he knows he
Never will be free.
 
Jonny took a wife they had a child
A year or two before they came stateside.
And he had such big brown eyes,
Too young to realize what he was seeing.
On the surface one would never guess
That this family wasn't quite as blessed
As you might believe they were.
He isn't sure of her
Or where they're heading.

Someone from oh so long ago still remains
Firmly embedded in his soul.
She wasn't of the same persuasion as he.
His friends and family convinced him
That it couldn't be.
Broken hearts take time.
Broken hearts take time to heal.

When he finally felt the strength he'd need
To live the kind of life he'd like to lead.
As the heartache dulled with time,
Made up his mind,
Back when he married.
Realizing that he'd never find 
The true companion that he had in mind,
Like the one he almost had.
He placed a wanted ad
In the local paper.     





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Friday, January 7, 2022

Inflexibile . . .

. . . does NOT equal legitimate . . . 

(from https://www.npr.org/2022/01/02/1068891351/january-6-insurrection-capitol-attack-trump-anniversary?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)
". . . "Not only did he not show up, he's not there for anyone who were there and supposedly were there to save democracy and save the country. When in fact, they were doing quite the opposite," Brunvand said. . . But the idea of Jan. 6 did not die with the day. The University of Chicago Project on Security and Threats has been tracking insurrectionist sentiment in the U.S. for a year now. It found that 21 million share the same beliefs that motivated rioters that day. . . In other words, millions of Americans support the idea of political violence. Researchers call it "an American insurrectionist movement" that, a year after the attack on the Capitol, is still alive and well. . ."


Strong Enough to Bend

- Tanya Tucker



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