Today's Tids Issue 5,380
Most never know:
Oh, the battles that have been won. Oh, the greatness of freedoms of American that have been preserved. Oh, the pain of so many lives lost and bodies maimed. Oh, the thanks we all have for our veterans who gave it all for everybody else. God bless them all from the first days in the western world discovery til now. Because we have learned how to fight through despair and maintain hope for all those to come next. Just because of those men and woman who fought for us.
Journalists of yore knew paper view way before TV thought it was a way ot make money.
I watch paddle boarders and I continue to wonder -- people actually enjoy that?
Maybe knowing the possibility of bad news is better than guessing at possible good news. Because stock futures this morning were positive, it opened high and continued strong til the close. This, despite hawkish Fed statements about future rate hikes. In reality, many fabricated good news reports give the markets a short term buzz, but the honesty of yesterday's talks lets earnest investors know where they actually stand,
The Question:
What are the five most popular patriotic songs?
The Headlines:
--Stocks Open Strong; Continue Through Closing.
--France’s Macron Tells Israel to Stop Bombing Babies.
The insidious presence of Google everywhere is becoming scary me. I think its harassing presence may be due to the fact that nearly twenty years ago I put up the ongoing Tids Blog, World View: Etc on a blogsite owned by google. Other than that, I try to avoid being linked there, but unfortunately when you are on android devices you are eternally u linked to Alphabet’s data stealing rascal.
In 1968, America discovered a new world of deliciousness with the introduction of the “Big Mac:. People dove in happily not realizing that fifty years later they would have to consider eating Brussell Sprouts. But while Burgers and positive events brought smiles it wa s down year for the country. MLK and Bobby K were assassinated. North Viet Nam the Viet Cong launched the Tet Offences. Particularly offensive to me were the kids in the Streete shouting, “Don’t trust anybody over thirty.” And here I was 31 and trying to love everybody I knew. But some smart guys over 30, Gordon Moore and James Noyce started Intel and look what we have today. Great things were born in 1968. The Beatles were at it again with their wonderful White Album. Inflation was rising again to over 4% and anybody born that year was enjoying Gerbers food for 28 Cents a jar. The Musical “Hair” opens, “60 Minutes” began and everybody was smiling singing “Hey Jude”. I loved the Odd Couple and it still makes sense to me. Old and young mad an odd couple when Jackie Married Ari. After Hey Jude, other Songs were Honey, Sunshine of your Love, This Guys in Love with You, Mrs Robinson, Harper Valley PT and People Got to Be Free. People went to see Rosemary’s Baby. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Romeo and Juliet, The Planet of the Apes, The Green Berets, Yours Mine and Ours and Thomas Crown Affair. Yes, despite the anger and the sadness of events, I look back and realize it was a good year and special to me.
There are a few good and meaningful college football games this week. Tops may be Michigan and Penn State and Georgia and Mississippi. A might be good and meaningful game is Florida State at Miami and also surprise program of pesky University of Central Florida at Oklahoma State. If Duke was good now as they were two months ago, their game against super rival North Carolina would be big. And who knows, it may still be.
I don't understand dining in a restaurant for Thanksgiving. For a lot of reasons.
USA – A United Sates of Apathy, Département:
I was curious about how many people may have voted this past Tuesday and in the limited data I found the often-used words were, “a Handful”. In big Texas it was in the 5 6-7% range and in NYC 4 to 7%. In RI where a congressman was elected it was less than 20% at the current counting. It is a formula for losing a democracy fast.
The Answer:
In 1768 a guy named John Dickenson wrote what many consider America's first patriotic song -- The liberty Song. There are a lot of different answers for this Question. Like different singers' versions of popular America song renditions. But here is the list of the top Traditional songs. The Star-Spangled Banner, America the Beautiful, My Country Tis of Thee, Battle Hymn of the Republic. Yankee Doodle, God Bless America, You're a Grand old Flag and This Land is Your Land. Others in lo line are Stars and Stripes Forever, God Bless the USA,
Happy Veterans Day all you guys and gals who kept us free:
I have published the lyrics to John Dickenson's first song of America in1768 below just above the song “America” by Neil Diamond.
Have a great weekend, E-v-e-r-y-b-o-d-y!!
The Liberty Song. 1768
Come, join hand in hand, brave Americans all,
And rouse your bold hearts at fair Liberty's call;
No tyrannous acts shall suppress your just claim,
Or stain with dishonour America's name.
Chorus:
In Freedom we're born and in Freedom we'll live.
Our purses are ready. Steady, friends, steady;
Not as slaves, but as Freemen our money we'll give.
Our worthy forefathers, let's give them a cheer,
To climates unknown did courageously steer;
Threw' oceans to deserts for Freedom they came,
And dying, bequeath'd us their freedom and fame
Chorus
How sweet are the labours that free men endur,
that men shall enjoy the sweet profit secure.
No more sweet labors americans know,
If brittash shall reap what americans sow.
Chorus
Their generous bosoms all dangers despis'd,
So highly, so wisely, their Birthrights they priz'd;
We'll keep what they gave, we will piously keep,
Nor frustrate their toils on the land and the deep.
Chorus
The tree their own hands had to Liberty rear'd;
They lived to behold growing strong and revered;
With transport they cried, "Now our wishes we gain,
For our children shall gather the fruits of our pain."
Chorus
Swarms of placemen and pensioners soon will appear
Like locusts deforming the charms of the year;
Suns vainly will rise, showers vainly descend,
If we are to drudge for what others shall defend.
Chorus
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all,
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall;
In so righteous a cause let us hope to succeed,
For heaven approves of each generous deed.
Chorus
All ages shall speak with amaze and applause,
Of the courage we'll show in support of our Laws;
To die we can bear, but to serve we disdain.
For shame is to Freedom more dreadful than pain.
Chorus
This bumper I crown for our Sovereign's health,
And this for Britannia's glory and wealth;
That wealth and that glory immortal may be,
If She is but Just, and if we are but Free.
Chorus
Here’s another song about America;
They know we
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