Today's Tids Issue
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For Twangs:
“Hold
the door, say please, say thank you. Don’t steal, don’t cheat, and don’t lie. I
know you got mountains to climb, but always stay humble and kind. When the
dreams you’re dreamin’ come to you. When
the work you put in is realized, let yourself feel the pride but always be
humble and kind.” “…Don’t expect a free-ride
from no-one. Don’t hold a grudge or a chip and here’s why – Bitterness keeps
you from flyin’…” “…Go to church cause your mama says to…” “…Don’t take for granted the love this life
gives you. When you get where you’re goin’, don’t forget to turn back around,
help the next one in line, Always stay humble and kind.”
To
the roaring applause last night at the 50th annual CMA awards,
the lyrics above were from the song that won the award for “Best New Song.” All
of the country stars in the audience stood and sang along as Tim McGraw
performed the new hit. Makes you feel there’s a nation alive in the US of A we
don’t always see, that’s humble and kind. That appreciates each other and sees
the good in all.
When
I stand outside watching human beings with plastic bags in
their hands following dogs, I’m thinking that’s America under a Hillary
progressive government.
The
Question:
Who do you think are listed as the all-time best
country singers?
The
Headlines:
--Cubs End Drought; Exciting Extra Inning 7th
Games. Fans Living Under 108 Year Curse Seen Running Madly Through Streets
Screaming, “I Love Goat Cheese!”
--US Jobless Claims Rise To Highest Level In Three
Months; FaceBook Reports Soaring Revenue To $28 Billion, But Stock Plummets 7%
On News Of Less Than Soaring Future; Markets Stable.
--There was a Lotta Love In Nashville Last Night As
Country Music Celebrates It’s 50th Award Ceremony; Dolly Parton Honored.
--Yahoo News Reports That Two Reliable Sources Say
That Clinton Foundation Probe Is A High FBI Priority And Will Likely Lead To
Indictments.
--British Court Says Country Can’t Go Forward With
Planned Exit From EU Without Approval From Parliament.
--Pakistan Recalls All Personal From Delhi India
Embassy; Tensions Between Two Nuke Country Over Kashmiri Escalate.
--Iraqi Troops Enter Mosul For First Tie Since 2014;
5000 ISIS Troops Pushed To “Die With Honor…” Against 100,000 Man Advancing
Iraqi Army; Going Now Slowed For Fear Of Civilian Casualties And Heavy
resistance.
--Two American Soldiers Killed In Afghan Skirmish
With Taliban.
--Iran’s Ali Khamenei Said To Have Ordered Country’s
Elite Military Fighters To Begin Infiltrating US and Europe.
--Erdogan Replaces Chiefs In 61 Of 81 Turkey Police Departments;
Issues Weapons To Loyalists; Turkey Prez Also Consolidating His Own Islamic
Religious Controls Through Youth Groups. Turkey Could Be Next Internal
Bloodbath State Say Close Observers.
--Susan Sarandon Tells Elizabeth Warren: Hillary Is For
Everything You Fought Against.”
Too
many are letting the cacophony of the candidates
block the real, and maybe only real issue in the race – the future of a country
as it could be determined by a new Supreme Court. The choice isn’t between
flawed candidates, but whether or not we want a Court picked to look at the
Constitution in way that would support the views of ideologues, or one that
keeps America on the track laid down by the brilliant original constitution. If
I were the kind of person who woke up screaming in the middle of the night, that
would be the only reason. It’s not whether we elect a crime boss or a jerk,
it’s about whether or not we preserve the country.
Hannity
is too much of a Gossip monger for me to ever take
him seriously. He got trapped in it this week, and that doesn’t help the
situation at all. It is never helpful to be reckless in support of a cause, as
that will always get in the way of overall credibility. The adherents will
always buy the over the top stuff, but it is the skeptics and fence sitters who
need to be reached, and only a sense of credible reality will open eyes and
ears for seeing and listening. Being outrageous with your base keeps heads a
bobbin’, but brings no new smiles into the room for the greater essential –
building breadth.
I
weep
for Cleveland, but two hits away.
Pretty
good NFL pickings last week. 9-3-1 brought the year to 70-50-2.
Maybe two ties says it all in this year of upsets and close games. And, this week
I’m looking at some intense rivalries and close matchups that could go either
way. Tonight, for instance, is a classic 2016 poser. Tampa is capable of
surprising and Atlanta is supposed to be better. I think I’ll take the home
team TB. The rivalry games are the always huge Giants-Eagles matchup,
Jets-Dolphins, Detroit-Minn, Pitt-Balt and Denver Oakland. I personally like
the Eagles, but super rook Wentz may be waning, so I’m giving the Giants an
edge at QB experience and home field. Jets and Dolphins both need tis win. For
some reason I think Miami is a tougher team. Minn just named a new Offensive
coordinator. Will that stymie their rebound potential, or will the
embarrassment of two straight losses spur them on. Detroit has been pretty
good, but Minn will win at home. We don’t know if Rothlisberger will return. Baltimore
seems to have problems, but are the home team. Balt will win in upset. Denver/Oak
has always been a premier rivalry game, but the SB champs Broncs are hard to
figure this year. I’ll take the Raiders. Seattle is coming around, and Buffalo,
who I like, is a little banged up. Seattle fans to push Seahawks across finish
line. KC QB Smith is out but old man Fowles has been good over the years and I
think KC is a better team overall than Jax. I secretly root for Tennessee. I
just think San Diego is a better team right now. Green Bay is due for a big,
impressive win. Indy is quite susceptible to losing. I’ll take GB. I really
don’t feel good about the Carolina at LA game. Cam is whining, yet the whole
team that was in the SB last year is crying for respectability. Panthers. Finally
a couple of relatively easy choices has, “Do you believe your eyes” Dallas over
Cleveland (Even with ex-Pat Collins) and “O” Powered New Orleans over SF.
Concerns
are growing about the effects of Brexit. (Even as a British
Court says slow down.) They are primarily centered around the possibility of
more stronger countries leaving the EU, meaning that there will be less chance
of rescuing the highly indebted countries like Greece, and in particular Italy.
A well-known analyst says he expects at least one major EU bank to fail sending
a ripple across the ocean to the US banks with large percentages of European debt
like JP Morgan. Stay tuned.
Do
you get the feeling you don’t really understand
what’s going on when you read that FaceBook had $28 Billion! In sales and you
don’t even know what they are selling.
Little
Big Town is easily one of my favorite singing groups. Their
“Better Man” took me a long way away from the political babbling.
Baseball
was much better before instant replay. Too much time is taken
by announcers talking like lawyers while over-analyzing bang, bang plays where
the Umpire is generally right in the first place. Why is everybody so intent
with replacing humans with machines.
By
the way, when FaceBook stock dropped yesterday, Mark Zuckerburg
lost $3.7 Billion in two hours. I think I’m on a different pension plan.
The
Answer:
Ok, my source has #1 as Johnny cash. I loved Johnny.
There rest in order are George Strait, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Hank
Williams, Wayland Jennings, Garth Brooks, Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson and
Conway Twitty. After Ten we have Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Don Williams,
Marty Robbins, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Randy Travis, HW Jr. and Ray Price.
For balance I give you another list that has Hank Williams on top followed by
George Jones, Jimmie Rogers (1st Singer in Hall of Fame), Kitty
Wells, Lefty Frizzel, Roy Acuff, Loretta Lynn, Eddy Arnold, Ernest Tubb and Merle Haggard. Honorable mentions on this
list are Cash, Carter Family, Nelson, Vernon Dalhart, Tammy Wynette, Strait,
Brooks and Jim Reeves. What, no Patsy Cline? There are so many memorable
country singers and so few numbers below eleven.
You
have to believe that more than any other time in history
people this week are gravitating to pure escapism wherever they can find it.
Mindless is the new cool.
Dive
into
Little Big Town:
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