Jun

10

I am going to Bonnaroo this week and am really looking forward to seeing the Felice Brothers. They are edgy and relevant. Musically and lyrically they hit on all cylinders. Tonight At The Arizona is an incredible work with great tracks like “Hey Hey Revolver” and “Your Belly in My Arms”

Lyrics - Your Belly In My Arms 

we’d watch the shapes the rain would make
falling down the window of our bus
i said they reminded me of paper ponies blowing free
you said they reminded you of us

your belly in my arms
tomorrow we’ll be through these rains and gone

woke up with the driver cryin Birmingham
looked through the glass and found morning sky
i said that cloud was shaped like a burning man
you didn’t have the heart to tell me why

your belly in my arms
tomorrow we’ll be through them clouds and gone

i put my hand inside your skirt
nasty, the thought that our baby’s life would turn out this way
you said you wasn’t really sure
but really you’s too good to say it

your belly in my arms
tomorrow we’ll be through them rains and gone
your belly in my arms
tomorrow we’ll be through them games and gone

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…Check them out…

http://www.myspace.com/thefelicebrothers

 

Feb

5

I am listening to Benny Goodman and his Orchestra live at Carnegie Hall 1938. Man this is some great stuff. This is a 1938 recording so the sound cannot compare to fidelity circa 2008, but when you consider this is a live, historic gig it is just some amazing stuff. Wow.

To be able to be in the audience for this would have been something. He ended up with this gig based on a publicity stunt put on by his then publicist Wynn Nathanson. He played to a packed house. Members of Count Basie and Duke Ellington’s bands sat in for some of the numbers. His band included Harry James, Gene Krupa, Martha Tilton. I would have loved to have been in Manhattan that night for the show. The best seats going for $2.75 (a chunk of change in ‘38)

Feb

4

Super bowl is the time for advertisers to put their best work on the line. This year was not so good. I thought Coke did the best job and Budweiser had a couple clever ones. Other than those my wife and I thought most of them were just plain dumb.

It was almost as if the advertisers were trying too hard. Most were just over the top in a very unmemorable way.

Thank goodness the game was not!

Feb

4

Your second superbowl commercial was beyond innapropriate. Even in our too politically and socially correct environment what you did was appalling. Your portrayal of Asians was downright racist. I was actually waiting for a third commercial from you, maybe you could have put black shoe polish on a caucasian and sang mammy.

Feb

4

After New England came down and scored late in the game to take a 14-10 lead I thought they may go 19-0 but based on their lackluster performance in this game there will be on-going debate as to the greatest team of all time.

But you just new when Eli Manning somehow got out of the grasp on third down, less than a minute to play, hurled the ball downfield to David Tyree who made a catch that you had to see to believe you just knew something special was in the making.

 

 

Feb

2

I am an independent. I also have a tendency towards being conservative in my political views. I want to declare these two things right up front.

America faces so many problems and challenges in the years to come. The environment, the economy, education, immigration, terrorism, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

People like Sean Hannity and Rush Linbaugh seem to have temporarily lost their minds as have many Republicans in the media. They all seem more concerned that McCain is getting close to winning their parties ticket. What an outrage this is to them. They are all more concerned with this than they are with the actual issues America faces and how we are going to solve them.

For a party that once had a decent grip on reality the Republicans have lost their way. Quit worrying about WRWD (What Regan Would Do) and how conservative your candidate should be and start dialing in to the problems we face and what your party is going to do to solve them. Independent voters do not care about your parties internal horse manure and plan on voting with the issues. Independent voters will be deciding this election and we could care less about your internal squabbles.

 

Dec

28

Wish You Were Here 

Roger Waters

So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell,
blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have you found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here.

Dec

23

Military Reservists Travel Expenses

First, thanks for your service. To qulify you need to travel more than 100 mile or more from your home. You can deduct parking, tolls, and 48.5 cents your drive in your POV. You can also deduct the cost of lodging and half the cost of your meals. You do not have to itemize to take this deduction.

$250 Educator Deduction

Teachers and Teachers Aides can deduct up to $250 for supplies and education related expenses.

Dec

22

Having been near retail areas in both Indianapolis and Seattle there is no doubt in my mind that rudeness is universal. When did we become so rude to one another anyway? What makes us think we are so much more important than our neighbor? This is the holiday season people. This is a time about giving and love and yet in our frenzy to get home and get to the mall we drive like a bunch of idiots. We create gridlock by pulling out in the turn lane on yellow getting stuck and blocking oncoming traffic. We are in such a hurry we don’t let people in who have their blinkers on or who do not have a benefit of a light to get onto the road. We should be ashamed.

Dec

16

Hurt
Trent Reznor

I hurt myself today
To see if I still feel
I focus on the pain
The only thing that’s real
The needle tears a hole
The old familiar sting
Try to kill it all away
But I remember everything

[Chorus:]
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

I wear this crown of thorns
Upon my liar’s chair
Full of broken thoughts
I cannot repair
Beneath the stains of time
The feelings disappear
You are someone else
I am still right here

[Chorus:]
What have I become
My sweetest friend
Everyone I know goes away
In the end
And you could have it all
My empire of dirt
I will let you down
I will make you hurt

If I could start again
A million miles away
I would keep myself
I would find a way

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