Today's Tids Issue 3,323
Opening Stuff:
The popping of buds on trees seemed almost audible. The emergence
of vivid pale greens from the pink hues of buds left me breathless. The power of
a returning nature is explosive; the landscape erupts, transforming the views from
bleak grey forests into radiant arrays of rich greens and yellows. Why can’t
all outbursts be so beautiful; so rich, inspiring. So nourishing to the soul.
It could have been Baltimore, but the directors of the
45,000 mile around the world Volvo race made a more brilliant decisions than
they could have ever imagined when a few years ago they named Newport RI as the
only USA stopover, over the runner up city of Lord Baltimore. Yikes!
One of the new most used words in America is
amenities.
Yesterday I heard quite a sensible
discussion about the riots in Baltimore. It was between a former well known politico
now talk show host and the head of the NAACP. What made it so helpful and
listenable was the moderated tone of their voices and the fact that several
times during the discussion they said “I see your point”. I see your point. How
important is that in moving towards a solution in any crisis. Or, just living
harmoniously. We need more of that in America. We need to keep myopic party
line spinmeisters off the air or single minded activists out of the limelight.
Freedom of responsible speech might be a start. We need to get real with the facts.
We need a national discussion involving participants with open minds. Do you
see my point?
The Question:
There
are some Iconic songs, songs that created trends for new eras, or as Rolling
Stone Mag once said, songs that changed the world. Name Ten that you think might
be part of such a list.
The Headlines:
--US
Economy Stalls In First “Q”, Expanding at Measly 0.2% Annual Rate; Economists
Had Hoped For At Least A Measly Rate Of 1%.
--Iranian
Revolutionary Guard Patrol Boats Capture
Freighter In Straits; US Sends In Destroyer.
--IRS
Watchdog Finds 1,000’s Of Lost Lois Learner Emails; Another Watchdog Group
Blasts US State Separtment And Hillary Over Four Year Battle For Release Of Documents.
--Saudi
Arabia Arrests 93, Foiling Car Bomb Attack On US Embassy.
--NASDAQ
Apologizes For Pre-releasing Via Tweets Twitter’s Mediocre Earnings Results and
Poor Ad Sales Data..
--Hilary
Goes For Black Vote Tonight With Speech On Revising Criminal Justice System; Possible
Contender To Hill, O’Malley, Blamed For Problems In Baltimore..
--Goldman
Revises Apple View; Says It Will Go to 163
--Baltimore
And Chi White Sox To Play In Empty Camden Yards Stadium Tonight.
--Obama
Touts Controversial Trade Pack.
Happy Joan of Arc entering
Orleans day!
I would not follow Hillary into battle because I would worry about the spears
at my back.
You have to think that any community
organizer worth his or her salt has to like what’s happening in Baltimore. I
mean it is what community organization is all about. It just has to get under
control so it may be pervasive all summer long.
There are signs that
retirees
are moving away from fairly stable dividend stocks into riskier growth situations.
Years ago it was a nickel that didn’t seem to go as far. More recently it has
become $20, and now it is feeling like it’s Ben Franklyn loosing weigh rapidly.
2% returns just doesn’t seem to be keeping pace. But, mass moves away from safety
into catching a rising star often precedes a fall. Couple that fleeing from
safety feeling with today’s incredibly mediocre 0.2% GDP annual growth rate,
and I’m thinking the timing is just about for stock market promiscuity is about
as bad as it gets.
I thought Hannah delivered
the best “Save me” song on the Voice last night, but lost out to India who was even worse
than the mediocre Corey who she beat out for the save in the closest race ever.
Interestingly the first two saved were the two folk singers, Joshua and Sawyer,
about whom I mused yesterday as perhaps being too narrow for a broader
audience. But, they are as good as any in the pure singer department, and certainly
most pleasant on the ears.. Based on singing though, I thought Corey an India
should have hit the bricks. But maybe that’s became I think Hannah brought more
diverse entertainment to the show each week while India was getting tired –
despite the glowing ranting of XTina..
You have to wonder when the NE Cannabis Convention
comes to town in two weeks, if local restaurants will reestablish smoking
rooms. Second hand smoke is ruining my brain.
Too much of Pop music today is less about notes and
more about lights and costumes.
This could be dangerous. A researcher thought it
wise to map out the most racist of 196 designated market areas in the United States.
The research tracked Google searches for the “N” word. Then it produced a map
where bright red marked the “Racist” areas and green the least or minimalist
racist areas. For instance Red followed the Appalachian mountains from Kentucky
up through New York. There was practically no Red west of the Mississippi (Except
for small parts of Way East Texas and Arkansas.) and in fact it was most
entirely green. What is really interesting is that the most democrat controlled
state in the Union and near socialist Republic of RI fell into the Most racist
category! Just think if some Anti-Racist world army got hold of this map. We’d
all be doomed. This exercise just shows you what happens when academia has too
much time on their hands with agendas to fulfill, and too many federal grants
to spend. Oh yeah and by the way -- Blacks regularly use the “N” Word more than
any other race.
BTW, there is a statistic saying
that RI is one of the lowest percentage states for black home ownership. In
fact, RI has a very low Black population (About 7% versus an national average
of about 13-14%) so it would-be factually true that fewer blacks own homes, but
not racially disparaging. You can make stats do anything you want. Misreporting
statistics is a well refined back art.
The experts are all over the
place on
the upcoming NFL Draft. They seem more and more these days spending draft day rationalizing
missed picks. As usual, nobody knows where Belichick is going, and he loves it
that way.
The Answer:
Not
including Bach and Beethoven, or Cole Porter and Irving Berlin, here are some
titles that may have changed the way you thought about music. Prominent among listeners
are Chuck Berry’s Maybelline; Kingsman-- Louis, Louis; Marvin Gaye -- What’s Going
On. Also included could be Rolling Stones -- I can’t Get No Satisfaction, Ray Charles -- I Got A Woman; Aretha Franklyn
-- Respect; Joanie Mitchell -- Help Me; Martha Reeves and Vandellas – Dancin’
in the Street; U2 – Pride; Jimmie Hendrix – Purple haze; John Lennon – Imagine;
Springsteen – Born to run; Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody; Bob Dylan – Like a Rolling
Stone. I’m sure you have some of your own ideas about music that changed the
way we thought about music.
Jack Ely of the Kingsmen died at 71 last
night:
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