One more video of a song we heard performed at the Woodyfest in Okemah, OK. Grant Peeples was a last minute replacement for an act that became sick. His claim to fame is that he opened for Dan Berns one time at a famous venue in Atlanta, GA. The singer-songwriter career path is a strange and frequently a not-for-profit journey. But there does seem to be a lot of these troubadours out there, struggle though it may be.
Red State Blues by The Red Dirt Rangers
About the time I have completely written off Oklahoma as hopeless and a no man’s zone, I run across something gives me a glimmer of hope that all is not lost in my native state.
The Red Dirt Rangers are hugely popular in Oklahoma, especially around the Stillwater region. It always amazes that bands like this are not bigger nationally. We heard them perform this song Thursday night at the Woodyfest in Okemah, OK.
Crowds, Well Maybe…
Saturday night, Señora and I went to a party at a friend’s house who lives in The Hill district of St. Louis. This friend shares the same first name with Señora which occasionally gets confusing. We socialize with another couple and the man shares a first name with me. People tend to say Cathy’s David or Robin’s David. Just to set the picture a little clearer, all of the folks at this party were retired, and if not they were getting close. If you had been in your late 50s you would have been a youngster there.
If you are not familiar with St. Louis you might not know about The Hill. In less politically correct times Continue reading “Crowds, Well Maybe…”
Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #9,989
yeah I know you did not ask!
I was reading a post on Nextdoor that was a bit of a rant, and from the poster’s comments it sounded like they lived in an apartment complex a mile or so from our house. It is a nice complex. I checked it out first time I lived here, but decided that was more money than I wanted to give someone in a rent check every month. It does seem to stay full though.
Apparently, the poster has a new neighbor, a new neighbor with a Great Dane. Apparently when this new neighbor walks this Great Dane, they do not pick up after their giant of a dog, effectively leaving massive poop bombs all over the place.
And living in an apartment with a Great Dane…
You just think you have problems.
Supernumerary
Señora and I spent the Fourth of July day floating in the pool of some friends and munching between dips. As people are wont to do under these pleasant circumstances, aided by the benumbing influence of a warm sun and cold libations to the deity of summer, our conversation ranged over a wide range of topics. Basically anything that popped into our minds. Ms. Sikeston related a story about a male relative that had 3 nipples. For obvious reasons, he was somewhat embarrassed to go to the beach.
I then began to harp on a pet peeve of mine. There are at least two movies I know of with characters with extra nipples/breasts. Continue reading “Supernumerary”
Word of the Day – Opprobrious
- Adjective: Opprobrious
- expressive of opprobrium : scurrilous opprobrious language
- deserving of opprobrium
- Noun: Opprobrium
- something that brings disgrace
- public disgrace or ill fame that follows from conduct considered grossly wrong or vicious
- Synonyms:
- abusive
- vituperative
- derogatory
- disparaging
- denigratory
- pejorative
- insulting
- offensive
- slanderous
- libelous
- bitchy
- Usage:
- Asimov raised his hand. “I had read only about a quarter of it, ” he recalls in his memoirs, “when N. stopped me and used an opprobrious barnyard term to describe my writing. I had never heard a teacher use a ‘dirty word’ before and I was shocked.”
- Encountered:
- While reading Joseph Telushkin’s book Words That Hurt Words That Heal.
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Quote of the Day – Abraham Lincoln
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” ~~ Abraham Lincoln
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After The Goldrush Live – Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt
Again after this horrible, horrible week in our nation’s history I need some lightness. Three national treasures singing one of my favorite Neil Young songs. If I had a shrine in my abode, Dolly would be there, right next to Buddha.
The Story Behind The Song: Neil Young – After The Gold Rush
Dolly did clean it up a bit, replacing the line about getting high…
Earnest Lights Over Muskogee
I’ve been ranting so much over SCOTUS lately, I thought I put out something a little lighter… This is a story I wrote years ago that I recently reworked, partly to remove some of Carl’s NSFW commentary on life. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Connors Junior College in the early 1970s was an interesting place as there was a large number of returning Vietnam veterans enrolled at the institution. Carl was one of those.
I had started college at the University of Rhode Island. My main motivation at the time was to avoid the Vietnam draft. I did not have a clear picture as to my direction in life and thus was, at best, a very indifferent student. When my birthday came up with a very high number in the draft lottery, the probability being drafted approached zero. I dropped out of college. With no real skills I started working as a factory hand in an injection molding plant in Cranston, Rhode Island.
My father around this time had been transferred overseas Continue reading “Earnest Lights Over Muskogee”
Robert Reich – The Roots of Trumpism
In 2 Podcasts (with transcript) from Robert Reich, a national treasure:
Robert Reich – The roots of Trumpism – Part 1
Robert Reich – The roots of Trumpism – Part 2