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Today's Tids Issue 4,329

Let yourself go:

If your heart is into playing the piano, piccolo or virtuoso violin, love it, dive in and play it until the sun starts dancing in the sky. If you can play a simple melody or a concerto grand, play it and let the world feel it with you.

I have to tell you that for 68 years I have been convinced that Brooklyn Dodger pitching great Don Newcombe would have sucked it up, and that there was no need to bring in Ralph Branca. Old Newk was as tough as they came, and he would have mowed down Bobby Thompson – guar-an-teeeed. Except for a couple of bottles of booze, he would have been and still should be elected to the Hall of fame. Sorry to see you go. You were one of my favorites of all time.

I slapped myself around yesterday afternoon upon discovering several sloppy typos. Self-discipline is tough, and painful too.

How come nobody names their daughters Sally any more. It was always a happy name to me

The genetic marker for people who are naturally bad at spelling can be found in those with blood type-O.

One of the potential huge arguments next year will be the viability of the new Trump admin rule to eliminate opaque rebates between drug makers and benefit managers, like CVS and others. Drug makers have praised the rule they fought for, but the benefit managers are saying that will raise drug costs for 70% of those on Medicare. In other words, expect the white tipped brigade to be marching on DC in advance of the elections. Government plans sometimes sound pretty good, until we learn what’s really in them. It will all boil down to who has the bigger pile of money – Pharmaceutical companies or Pharmacy benefit managers. That is the question.  

The Question:

Name five songs with Sal or Sally in the title. Bonus: The Chicago Seven were originally the Chicago Eight. Who was the eighth who was tried separately?

The Headlines:

--Stock Advance Taking Breather As China Talks Continue; China Asks Not To Be Stifled; Stocks Poke Higher In Advance Of Fed CVS Disappoints On Earnings And Forecast.

--Putin Says It Will Target USA With Hypersonic Missiles If US Deploys Missiles In Nearby NATO Countries.

--Venezuela President In Waiting Juan Guaido Says Trump Has Been Instrumental In Awakening Downtrodden Populace.

--Judge Napolitano Says That If It Is True What Trump Asked Whittaker about NY AG and Cohen, Trump Could Be Implicated In Obstruction.

--Brexit Hardliners Forcing Lawmakers To Abandon May’s Conservative Party.

--Vatican Assembling Summit On Child Abuse; Pope Sees Problem As Extreme Crisis In Church. Finally.

--First Star Free Agent Machado Breaks Through With $300 Million Deal From Padres.

Hall of Fame players should be picked on how they dominated in the era in which they played and not how their numbers compare to numbers from different eras.

I looked in the mirror and thought I was going Goth, until I realized the at my pink hair was just my scalp skin showing though.

My seagull pal is back staring at me through my window. He must like my music. No, make that my grill cover. Maybe it looks like a big salad to him. My hope is that if he considers my deck as a food source, he won’t consider it also a bathroom.

I don’t get involved in todays sectionalized headlines anymore. I just wait until the hysteria settles down and we learn what really happened.

85% of American journalists are registered democrats, just in case you are interested in facts instead of hyperbole.

Most years, the best Picture Oscar nominees don’t do that well at the box office. But this year may be different. Black Panther hit the jackpot with $1.3 Billion worldwide. Next is Bohemian Rhapsody at $433 Million. A Star is Born was respectable at $204. The rest are Green Book and Favorite tied at $42.5M followed by Veep at $37.4M and last was BlacKkKlansmen at $25.6M. The eighth film is Roma which was seen on Netflix. It had a good run, but it is hard to judge it by $$$.

Is there any headline in Winter that is more non-essential than, “Snowstorm Coming!”.

The Answer:

My Gal Sal comes to mind first. “She was a wild sort of devil, but a devil on the level.” My Gal Sal (Or, “They call her frivolous Sal”) was the first song ever performed in a motion picture film. Next on the Sally/Sal song list would be Mustang Sally. Then there is Lay Down Sally, Ride Sally Ride and Long Tall Sally. Pete Seeger had one called Sally Ann. Bonus: Bobby Seale was originally of the Chicago 8 but was separated from that group for trial. The rest were tried as a group – Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden (Mr. Jane Fonda), Rennie Davis, John Froines and Lee Weiner. Hoffman continued as an antiwar activist and died of intentional Barbiturate OD. Rubin continued his activism until he decided to turn the corner and become a successful businessman. Dellinger was a Marxist but cultivated friendships with many including Eleanor Roosevelt, Ho Chi Min and MLK. He never changed. Davis’ Dad was Chief of Staff to Harry Truman. Davis was an avowed antiwar protester and spiritualist until the end. Froines had a Chemical degree from Yale. After the triel he held several significant posts on evaluating toxic substances, often entering into suspect alliances. Lastly, Lee Weiner was an odd duck who was pretty remote. He was fired from his professor position at Rutgers after he announced publicly (Picked up in People Mag) his intention of starting a Communist party. The Chicago trial seemed to be the highlight of most the Chicago 7’s careers. Men who were basically professional protestors.

People should follow their passion, and I'm hoping for many that it is long sequestered musical talent that when released can soothe irrational hatred. Or a Tid that makes you smile.

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.

Toe tappin’ time with Ricky Nelson and family. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=you+tube+my+gal+sal&&view=detail&mid=43EE767A3F3C9330EEAC43EE767A3F3C9330EEAC&rvsmid=D1E09777FD3244D3A3B1D1E09777FD3244D3A3B1&FORM=VDQVAP