Opening Stuff:
How much smoother would our political world be if no candidate was beholden to any party, but only to the truth as each candidate sees it. And the voter would have to determine which version of the truth suits them without the assistance of "Spin-meisters", Media consultants or partisan talk show hosts. Who knows, we may get Presidents who can actually lead all of the people. I know, it's a crazy idea. Purity in politics. Impossible.
Remember when in the '40's and '50's "Woodies" (cars) were the greatest status symbol of all? At least to me, whose heart beat rapidly when they drove by majestically.
One of the great little joys of life is fixing your own ballmarks on the green.
The Question:
Who won the Americana Music Association "Artist" of the Year" award. Who did the winner upset? Who was the third top nominee. What was the "Song of the Year"? And, who were given Lifetime Achievement Awards?
The Headlines:
--Wall Street Still Trying To Ride The Positive Side Of The Euro-Zone Debt Deal.--Good Google And Superior Retail Data Has Market Up All Morning
--Perry Proposes Energy Program To Create 1.2 Million Jobs.
--Italy's Wild And Crazy PM Retains Power By The Width Of A G-String.
--Hulk Hogan Says He No Longer Supports The Prez.
--% Of US Families Struggling To Put Food On Table is 3 Times Greater Than China.
--US Votes Against Plan To Strengthen IMF In Euro-Zone Crisis.
I see where Gay Military personnel are going to hold a convention! What's that all about?
"Ga-Ga" Law Suit has British court nixing "Goo-Goo"! This actually happened yesterday. God, has this world gotten nutty beyond belief or what.
Reading Between the Lines Movie Reviews:
--The big years is a comedy with a bi comedic cast -- Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson. And it's about Birding". That's birdwatching. It is about an intense competition to becoem the worlds greatest birder. The movie follows a race across the continent with each of the three trying to discover the most rare species, and probably something about themselves beyond their feathered addiction. It's not terribly funny, but the it is also not too bad.
--This week also brings a couple of remakes of old favorites. The first is the high Energy, musical footloose. The story is about a tragedy in a small southern town where because of a car accident that killed 5 teens, a minister lead the charge ot ban loud music and dancing. And energetic lad, who just happens to be smitten by the minister's daughter leads the charge to challenge the ban. It's a good cast led by Kenny Wormald, Julianne Howe, Andre McDowell and Dennis Quaid. Pretty predictable plot, but the music and dancin' will keep you hoppin'.
--The second redo is the 1951 horror film, The Thing. Scientists discover buried in ice this vegetable blob in a crashed alien space craft. The scientists bring it to life, which turns out to be a very bad idea. The scientific team bans together to save themselves from being killed one by one. One big hitch. The Thing can assume the identity of anything or anybody it comes in contact with. And now the scientists can't tell the good guys form the bad. Will keep you on edge.
While we weren't looking, the Capitol city of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, went into bankruptcy. How many other entities are hanging on by a well manicured fingernail? The problem is that too many cupboards that look attractive form the outside are bare on the inside. And many of the usual sources for extra cash are in as dire straights as the as the borrowers. It's the tip of an iceberg that may just be harboring The Thing.
Which brings me to a little piece of local sadness. Wilson's of Wickford, a classic men's and women's clothing store that was an institution in a quintessential New England harbor side town, has announced a bank forced auction of the business. Once again it is today's story of not being able to do business as usual. That counting on the next day always bringing a new resolution to today problem is a thing of the past. The store's bank is a great bank and the store is a great store. But, in today's new economic world there is just no longer a there, there anymore.
Almost Near: Chapter 45. --Samantha was as calm as she had felt in years. What she was reading in that securely locked room should have made her tremble, her heart beat out of control, her face turn red with rage. And, doubt her very existence. But she was seeing everything in these words as pieces of a puzzle that somehow resonated in her jumbled mind. And, that was ok with her.
She also began to feel sorry for Tucker, or whoever he was, as a lost man. A beautiful writer searching for something. And that something seemed to be her. Somehow this man had lost something important in the past. She new that he had created a life for her that for some reason she had accepted as a place that was better than the place she was in. Why, did she enter the dreams of a poet? What was wrong with who she had been.
She felt the vibration against her thigh from her phone in her pants pocket. She remembered she had turned off the ring while she had been hiding on the docks. She flipped open the phone. It was Tucker. Now a small fear gripped her. She battled it. Tucker was the biggest piece of her puzzle. She knew that now, and that instead of running from him, she must control him.
"Hi, Tucker. Sorry I had to run off like that. But my fragile brain was being assaulted by two good men". Dante's face flashed by.
Tucker's voice was gentle and quite comforting. "I understand, Sam. Maybe I was pushing too much. So, where are you, anyhow?".
The Answer:
The Americana Music Association is a loose confederation of "Roots Rockers", "Alternative Country Players" and "Wayward Folkies". And there members including greats like Allison Krauss and Emmylou Harris, produce some terrific sounds. The upset winner was Buddy Miller who also happens to be the most prolific winner in the history of the event. He upset the audience Favorite and former Led Zeppelin front-man Robert Plant. Third among the nominees was Elizabeth Cook. The song of the Year was Justin Townes Earle's "Harlem River Blues. The lifetime awards went to Lucinda Williams, Jerry Douglas and Muscle Shoals producer Rick Hall. It was a great time down in Nashville last evening.
The Weak-End:
I'm thinking that if there ever was a time in the history of the world when individuals should start taking control of their own lives, this is it! But, somehow I sense it is going in the exact opposite direction.
Have a fantastic weekend everybody
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