Today's Tids Issue
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Just strummin':
I
realized last night what had been missing for a year for
so. It was the pure peace and utter quiet of new fallen snow. Sensing the
contentment from creating the first footprints upon an unsullied landscape.
Feeling the gentle flakes bouncing off my chilling nose, and hearing nothing but
hat crunch of snow beneath my shoes. Through the silence came a church bell ringing
its solemn tune; absorbed into, softened by the drifting snow.
Speaking
of mellow and rhythmically comforting, about that old recording
of “In the Still of the Night” by Fred Paris and the Satins? One of the best ever
that never loses its enjoyment.
Anybody
who doesn’t think that tweeting et.al. hasn’t been one of
the biggest national disruptions of all time hasn’t been paying attention.
The
Question:
In the comic strip, ”Shoe”, this morning the
question was asked: “Has there ever been any celebrities from Idaho?” Well, of
course there have been some celebs from the potato state. Name four. Bonus: For what role is Marge Helgenberg
best known?
The
Headlines:
--Stocks Open Lower In Morning.
--Super Banker Jamie Dimon Of JPMorgan Chase Says
2019 Could Be Fastest Global Growth Year On Record; But He Adds, Watch Out For
2020-2021.
--Death Toll From “Camp Fire” Rises To 63; List If
Missing People Increases To 600.
--Florida Senate Race Heads To Manual Recount.
--The Anti Nancy Movement In Congress Is Gaining
Momentum.
It
was almost fitting that Keith Urban won the CMA performer
of the year award the day that the absolutely great Roy Clark died. Keith and Roy
are acknowledged as two of the greatest guitarists in county music ever. Roy has
often been called the greatest. Of course, my friend form Nashville says
neither, as nobody measures up to Chet Atkins.
On
a Country music Top 100 Guitarist list, #1 is Chet Atkins followed
by Merle Travis, Joe Maphis, Roy Clark, Speedy West, Albert Lee, Maybelle
Carter, Buddy Emmons, Noel Biggs and Jerry Byrd. Keith Urban is 46. In 1966,
John Sabastian (Of Lovin’ Spoonful) noted that “There’s thirteen hundred and fifty-two
guitar pickers in Nashville, each of whom played clean as country water.” So,
if you find a guy pickin’ away somewhere in and around Nashville, chances are
he or she is pretty darn good. Stop and take a listen.
Roy
Clark. Roy Clark was one of those entertainers who each
week was welcomed with open arms in to homes across America as host with Buck
Owen of the wonderfully satisfying show “Hee-Haw”. As some of the aging folks
like to say nowadays, those were the times when we laughed at simple humor and hummed
to happy tunes with non-conflicting words we knew. And Roy Clark was the face
of it all. And I for one always left that
show smiling with him.
“I
forgot what to buy,” Tom said listlessly.
While
new congressional Dems are not saying they are draining
the swamp, it appears by their actions that they intend to if they can get the
votes. Actually, Repubs would dearly love Nancy Pelosi to stay in power so they
can use her as a dart board in their campaign to regain power in two years.
Yesterday,
I good guy I know asked me if putting out this Tids thing
every day was a grind. I said absolutely not. In fact, I told him, most mornings
I race through the newspaper because I’m so excited about expressing new ideas.
Even on those mornings when I stare foggily at a blank computer screen without
an idea in my aging brain, I still love the challenge of ferreting out a few
reasonable readable thoughts. It is a thrill to be able to express diverse
information in a way that hopefully more people accept than reject. The hardest
part is trying to eliminate politics in a world where ideological arguing has
become so pervasive. Was it always like this? Probably not before twitted and facebook.
There are even days when I read this mess and say to myself, “Hey, that wasn’t
too bad.”
Reason
4,987 why President Donald John Trump Should stop talking: Yesterday
he went on about Whitaker who, at different times he has said he doesn’t know, had
never met and maybe he knew from some association. He ranted at Mueller and through
several cloudy statements implied possible obstruction of justice. According to
DoJ legal watchers, “He publicly forecasts his motivation in a way that is
self-defeating and self-incriminating”. This, after alluding to the to the fact
that he tapped Whitaker primarily to constrain the Russia investigation.” The tweeting
is elevating at a time when many are saying that Mueller is getting ready to
speak. Is he showing some nervousness? Silence is golden, not pink marble.
And,
it appears that soon to be on the list of people who shouldn’t
Tweet is Bette Middler, once again in cyber trouble for another negative insult
to Melania.
The
Ten Best Airports are considered to be #1 Phoenix, then
Salt Lake City, Portland (Oreg), San Diego, Tampa, Charlotte, Philadelphia,
Washington Dulles, Houston George Bush and Washington Ronald Reagan. The Ten Worst
are Kennedy NY, LaGuardia NY, Newark, LA, Fort Lauderdale, O’Hare, Orlando,
Dallas/Fort Worth, San Fran and Seattle/Tacoma.
News
Item: Celine Dion launches gender neutral clothing line
for kids. So?
The
highly successful CEO of Cisco Systems, John Chambers has
opened a new Venture capital firm funded by himself called JC2 Ventures. He is
currently invested in 12 companies with one more to be announced shortly. His investing
creed: “For the companies I select, if they are arrogant, I don’t touch it. I have
developed a criteria. If the CEO doesn’t want to be coached, if they don’t know
what they don’t know, and truly if the chemistry is off, I don’t touch them.” I
think there is a message in there. He must also like Roy Clark
Reading
between the Lines Movie Reviews:
--Fantastic Beast: The Cries Of Grindelwald is by
far the least critically acclaimed movie of the week, but pretty much liked by
audiences, and of course Harry Potter fans. Grindelwald escapes from MACUSA with
the intent of gathering up his unsuspecting followers to help him raise pure
blood wizards up to rule over all non-magical beings. Love and loyalty are
tested even among close friends.
--Now, Critics love “Widows” most likely because of
the director Steve McQueen and the message – women are more than subservient housewives.
It is called a political drama even though it revolves around a heist, as four
recently widowed (by gang assassination) former wives of substandard criminals
justify crime in the name of combatting a political swamp. It’s probably watchable
if you can overlook the preaching.
--A Private War is the biography of celebrated war
correspondent Marie Colvin. It follows her frontlines courage through losing an
eye in a hand grenade explosion to bouts of depression as she fights against
the many traumatic events she ahs witnessed. Her constant mission is to illustrate
the true cost of war. I don’t remember comedians disparaging her eye patch.
--People, seem to be loving the movie Instant Family.
Its about an upper income married couple who have everything they need except
kids. They stumble into foster child adoption and must quickly learn parenting to
cope with now three teen children who definitely have ideas of their own.
--The Green Book is one of those movies that may jump
and grab a lot of people. An Italian bouncer from the Bronx is hired to drive a
world class black pianist on a concert tour through the deep south. The Green
Book is a guide to the few establishments safe for blacks. The twosome learns
to give up their differences to survive together from the racism and physical danger.
The
Answer:
Top of the list of famed Idahoans is Ezra Pound, the
great poet. Next on the list is probably Sacagawea, the Indian woman who showed
Lewis and Clarke the way. Harmon Killebrew was a home run for Idaho. And then,
who could ever forget Sarah Palin. Not me. Others are Movie director Maggie
Carey, Actress Scout LaRue, Miami QG Brock Osweiller, TV Actor Jeremy Shada and
actor Aaron Paul. So, Idaho isn’t California. That’s what makes it so nice. Bonus: Marge Helgenberger won an Emmy
for her role as K.C. Koloski in China Beach, but is best known as Catherine Willows
in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Marge has also been a resolute spokesperson for
cancer funding: “The value of a Dollar”.
Have a great weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!!
Roy and Johnny:
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