Monday, November 14, 2022

Stories . . .

. . . church, videos & music 

Learning the ropes of a new video camera, a long time ago, in a place now long gone, I made this video. It appears that I'm reading music, but I am not. I just sat down and started playing. I hear some church in there.  Seems some things are just in you to stay.  I named this little improvisation, for You Tube purposes, Mighty Alrighty. Brings to mind a song I wrote about 'the church of music,' but that's another story.
 
 

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Sunday, November 13, 2022

Slower . . .

 


In all your haste, do you ever try
To take the time to stop and see the scenery?
There's move beauty around than you could ever imagine.
And it isn't all purely visual.
You say you haven't done it?
You haven't even tried?
You must slow it all down
And take a Slowride . . . 




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Saturday, November 12, 2022

Fortunately . . .

 . . . cooler heads prevailed


(from https://news.stanford.edu/2022/11/10/takeaways-2022-midterms-relief-surprise/)
While votes from the U.S. midterm elections are still being counted and the full results of various state races are not entirely certain, what is clear is Americans did not succumb to paranoia or violence as feared, say Stanford researchers. . . According to some scholars, the election felt almost like a return to normalcy: The most vocal election deniers lost, candidates running on extreme platforms failed to resonate with voters . . . fell reasonably within the margins of error. In an election where democracy was on the ballot, it proved to be one that was largely free, fair, and trustworthy.


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Friday, November 11, 2022

Creativity . . .


 . . . cannot be contained. 
Free, creative, uninhibited expression from OHO . . . 

OHO (duo- Jay & Ray) appear at Harvest Tide Steakhouse, Bethany Beach, DE tonight at 5:00PM.
98 Garfield Pkwy 2nd Floor, Bethany Beach, DE 19930, (302) 581-0448, https://harvesttidebethany.com



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Thursday, November 10, 2022

Distraction . . .

 . . . but a 'good' distraction.

This wonderful song appears on Black & White Then Back from way back in 2013, by permission of the talented Doug Alan Wilcox. I met Doug through associations with theBaltimore Songwriters Association, Songwriters' Association of Washington and the Brewer's Alley Songwriters' Showcase. After performing with Doug at the Frederick Coffee company (2012?) I fell in love with this song. So I promptly added it to the list for my forthcoming (at the time) album. A live (at home) performance of the tune is posted here.




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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Hear OHO . . .

 


OHO duo, Jay & Ray at Harvest Tide Steakhouse, Friday November 11, 2022 @5:00PM.

OHO trio, Jay, David & Ray at Ocean City Eateries, Saturday November 12, 2022 @6:00PM

 
     

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Why? . . .

 

(from November 1, 2022 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/01/supreme-court-trump-temporary-hold-tax-returns/10658531002/)
". . . Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily blocked the House Ways and Means Committee from obtaining former President Donald Trump's tax returns and gave both sides until later this week to submit arguments in the case. . ."

(from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/us/trump-750-taxes.html)
Donald J. Trump’s income in 2017
$373,629
Wages
Includes pro-rated presidential salary and small amounts for film and television appearances.
+6,758,494
Taxable interest Almost $6 million of this is interest income from his investment with Vornado Realty Trust.
+21,984
Ordinary dividends Includes $13,123 from trusts established by his parents and $7,000 from Deutsche Bank.
+7,562,038
Capital gain and other gains Profits from the sale of property or other investments.
+84,351
Pensions and annuities Includes a Screen Actors Guild Producers pension of $77,808.
–15,313,785
Losses on his businesses Losses after deducting expenses from the $536.6 million in gross receipts at Mr. Trump’s core businesses.
–12,306,111
Other income Losses from prior years, counted with other income, further dragged the total into the red.
–$12,819,400
Total income
By The New York Times


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