By Jace, a Trail Mix Contributor
An Android advertisement helps launch a career. An amazingly sensitive performance by a brilliant young musician, South Korea’s Ji-Yong. Thanks to our fearless leader for leading me to it. Enjoy the music and enjoy your Sunday!
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On Ali’s passing …
To an Athlete Dying Young
By A. E. Housman
The time you won your town the race
We chaired you through the market-place;
Man and boy stood cheering by,
And home we brought you shoulder-high.
Today, the road all runners come,
Shoulder-high we bring you home,
And set you at your threshold down,
Townsman of a stiller town.
Smart lad, to slip betimes away
From fields where glory does not stay,
And early though the laurel grows
It withers quicker than the rose.
Eyes the shady night has shut
Cannot see the record cut,
And silence sounds no worse than cheers
After earth has stopped the ears.
Now you will not swell the rout
Of lads that wore their honours out,
Runners whom renown outran
And the name died before the man.
So set, before its echoes fade,
The fleet foot on the sill of shade,
And hold to the low lintel up
The still-defended challenge-cup.
And round that early-laurelled head
Will flock to gaze the strengthless dead,
And find unwithered on its curls
The garland briefer than a girl’s.
Source: The Norton Anthology of Poetry Third Edition (1983)
Interesting: It has been about 48 hours since HRC called pending GOP nominee unstable, unprepared, ignorant etc. As far as I have heard, not one major GOP figure has risen to defend or rebut. They seem to want the public to defeat him in hopes that this period in politics will pass quickly some time before most people notice that they are just like him only quieter: Racist, sexist, xenophobic, lying, cheating, money hoarding bigots who want their world to stay that way but anonymous.
Not matter how you figure it, things come out the same
renee, yes it’s good to remember to “always float like a butterfly”… and in keeping with jace’s and ali’s flutter-bye music, here’s a down home version of country bach, music and poetry by dolly:
Jamie – 3:31 AM?
Heavy weather forecast for the D.C. region, there is still time to tie down the stuff that blows around.
A comment I made a week or so ago about what a couple of talking heads on MSNBC questioned or rather stated. Bernie is not doing himself well in the Congress. That he was irritating many who will make his life difficult. I am starting to think that after the convention he leaves his seat and becomes a professional activist. Paid well for stating his stump speech. Paid even more than he would have gotten for the same speech a year ago.
from la times:
Hillary Clinton unequivocally condemned the violence that erupted against Donald Trump supporters at a rally in San Jose on Thursday night — but she also accused Trump of playing no small role in instigating it.
“He set a bad example,” Clinton said in an interview on CNN. “He created an environment in which it seemed to be acceptable for someone running for president to be inciting violence, to be encouraging his supporters. Now we are seeing people who are against it respond in kind.”
“It should all stop,” she said. “It is not acceptable.”
Asked about the political fallout that could come from Trump’s opponents pelting his supporters with eggs and throwing punches at them, Clinton would not engage.
“I just want it to end,” she said. “I don’t want to parse it. I don’t want to talk about the political implications. I want it to end.”
jace,
Lovely post as always.
I remember something you stated a few days back about Joe Biden & how he can be a calming, effective voice in this election. Would love to see him join forces with Senator Warren – most likely after Secretary Clinton’s nomination becomes “official” – and help build bridges between various factions within the Democratic/Non Affiliated voters. Both the VP & Senator have serious cred. Mr Biden is well known to be respected within moderate Republican circles. Would be grand to have a big tent open to all & have all comers feel welcome. The opportunity may just be there. Certainly can’t hurt to try.
Jamie,
The silence is deafening concerning the GOP’s defense of Mr Trump. Would be fun to keep a Tally Board of who shows up at Cleveland & who gives a I’m just-too-busy-has-a-schedule-conflict-gosh-my-dog-just-had-puppies excuse 😉 Heartening to see how many Republican bigwigs have major honey-do lists at the exact same time as the Convention. What a coincidence.
Blue bronc- wow, won’t that be the biggest irony and show of hypocrisy? Surely he’ll be in demand on the circuit- imagine he’ll get more than Hillary’ 225 thousand too.
interesting snippet of interview with a protestor:
Sanders Supporter In “Anarchy” T-Shirt: Albuquerque Violence Incited By Trump Supporters Telling Us To “Get A Job”
…earlier in the evening this was intended to be a stop Trump protest. “Stop Trump with love.”
MADELIENE: That’s what most of the supporters were out. When I came here, over half of these people were not Trump love against hate, whatever, protest. We all went out there with signs that said things like — a lot of them were heartfelt. There was this one group of guys —
i suspect some of these “group of guys” are either paid agitators or professional anarchists since these recent attacks have helped turn trumpsters into victims much like Nixon’s dirty tricksters did for him by infiltrating the opposition and inciting/organizing riots.
carl Hiaasen: It’s summer, and here comes the slime
Bothering celebrities in public places:
Wending my way back to the island after a music job, we saw Hank, Jr’s tour bus in the lot at what was at the time a Hee-Haw night club franchise……Hank had come out after a show downtown. We went in and there was Hank onstage sitting in with the band……he took a turn on every instrument up there, drums, steel, guitar, piano, banjo, and was an excellent player on all of them. (Yes, I know he’s a big dummy, but he sure could play.). Well, he left the stage at one point and went to a table and sat with a couple of his friends.
immediately…..there was a CROWD of people standing there around the table, all of them yelling, “Hank! Hank! Hank!” And crowding in on the little table. If that wasn’t surreal enough, he finally got up and headed towards the restroom and the crowd parted to let him thru, but then closed in behind him and FOLLOWED HIM INTO THE RESTROOM. I figured what the hell, got up and followed the crowd.
They surrounded him standing at a urinal, still screaming Hank-Hank-Hank while he relieved the internal pressure. The bathroom was packed with Hank-screamers, (I could barely get in the door, haha, but at least I wasn’t screaming at him). He got thru and the crowd parted and most backed out of the room to make way and then the crowd followed him back to the table. He finally had enough and figured it was probably calmer up on the stage, so went back to play some more.
In contrast, this one time around 77 or so, I was tooling across Staten Island and passing what was then Club Isis, saw on the sign outside: Tonight…..Frank Sinatra, Jr. He was there with a 12 pc. orchestra. It was around 8 pm, so I went on in and got a table close up to the stage as I could get. They didn’t like single patrons at the ringside so I was back a ways. I look around and there’s Frank at a table with one other guy having a cup of coffee.there weren’t many in the joint yet so I screwed it up and went over and introduced myself and asked if I might have an autograph. He was the epitome of grace and style, and whipped out his very nice fountain pen and looked up as he was about to write, “is this for your girlfriend, what’s her name?” I said, no sir that there’s for me…..he chuckled and began to write a nice legible autograph. He says, “You’re not from around here, are you…..” and I said, no, I’m from down south, but I like good music…..he smiled real big and said, “I thought so.” Or something like that. .he asked a couple more little questions and I went on back to my table with Frank Jr’s autograph.
it was a really great show, and probably the closest thing possible to a Frank Sr show, as he had all the arrangements, and sounded so much like his dad. At one point he acknowledged me from the stage and did “I’ll be seeing You” which I had mentioned in response to one of his questions as being one of my favorites.
quite a guy.
Franks Sinatra
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq5pJV5UBew
Sjwny,
I imagine that Biden is already playing some part in what will be some necessary fence mending. At least I hope so. Once the dust settles he can go about deflating Trump in his own inimitable style.
As for republicans having prior engagements during the convention, damn straight they will. That will give them enough cover to be able to say they were against Trump after they were for him. The Democratic party may not be perfect, but the Republican party is a disgrace.
Biden’s busy curing cancer
https://www.facebook.com/George-Carlin-Fans-294441424220638/
The great George Carlin on the great Mohammed Ali
Patd
3:22 AM happens when you sleep in three hour stretches. 🙂
One of the advantages of growing up in a certain era is celebrity encounters. This was the story of one of those events: Kissing History
Jace… I love Bach.
Sturg… I love your stories.
BlueBronc… remember that the time posts on EST… Jamie is on the west coast.
Whenever I see a post from Sanders, his surrogates, or his supporters…. at this point, I can’t help but think of Emerson’s quote about a foolish consistency being the hobgoblin of little minds.
Rick and I are leaving shortly. I will be taking our iPad. I may comment from time to time… and then again, maybe not. If not, everyone take care and play as nice as you can.
Well, done on the Bach, Jace.
The music culture thrives in Korea. The great classical composers have been part of the Korean repertoire for years. Much as sports have been the perceived ticket to ‘success’ in our world, music has been the ticket in Korea. So far as I can tell, this adoption of the Western musical arts is unique to South Korea in that part of the world. It is not done to the exclusion of traditional Korean instruments and compositions. Keep exploring!
Joy Reed just did a great job with a Trump surrogate on the Trump University issue – she got him to admit at best it was set up for suckers
Jamie,
Isn’t that the same thing the other side says about G.W. Bush? History, or revisionist history, will show what we cannot see now.
On the Economy, Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republican Donald Trump, Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, and Bill Kristol’s Donald Trump alternative candidate David French all of them have the same economic view – a Supply-side “Austrian” and austerity economic theory and Say’s Law (supply creates demand). Obama just may leave office at the start of a recession that he helped create. Or he may get out like Bill Clinton did, just before the DOT COM recession he created.
“Isn’t that the same thing the other side says about G.W. Bush? History, or revisionist history, will show what we cannot see now.”
PIT,
There may be a few Bush/Cheney sycophants living on the dark side of Mayberry who believe that W was a great president. It is defiantly a minority opinion. It will take a good deal more than revisionist history to make Bush a great president. At a minimum it would require a virulent strain of national amnesia that is not likely to be forthcoming. For many of us he will always be a wretched reminder of what might have been. History may treat him more kindly than I do. For me he will always be nothing more than the dolt from Dallas.
Upon arriving at her home, my octogenarian friend discovered that all of her medication was swiped from her carry-on while it was on the conveyer belt, while out of her view as she was being wheeled through security. Way to screen your employees, TSA.
“Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion.” -Ali
Three hour sleep. Know it well. Some nights it is one hour asleep, one hour awake for a two or three cycles. Other nights it is two hours asleep and finally give up and do email for an hour then watch Netflix until one of the cats decides she wants breakfast.
I see the Republicans got Gingrich to say something about Trumps racism.
Not much and no big Contract on America language though. We have to put up with the hate mongering until November and probably a month after that as Trump sues every state and politician in the country after losing.
If Ali says a mosquito can pull a plow, don’t ask how….just hitch him up.
blueINdallas,
How awful for your friend.
Blue in Dallas
It would be very hard for security to steal from carry on luggage the times Ive went through security. Too many people standing around and everything is in the open. More likely(and you don’t have to be 80 for this to happen) is she left it on the bathroom vanity where she last stayed. if a hotel call them up see if house keeping turned them in.
Jack
Non-Partisan Congressional Tax Report Debunks Core Conservative Economic Theory-GOP Suppresses Study
Rick Ungar, Forbs, November 2, 2012 10:19 AM
From the Congressional Research Service
Taxes and the Economy: An Economic Analysis of the Top Tax Rates Since 1945
September 14, 2012
Throughout the late-1940s and 1950s, the top marginal tax rate was typically above 90%; today it is 35%. Additionally, the top capital gains tax rate was 25% in the 1950s and 1960s, 35% in the 1970s; today it is 15%. The real GDP growth rate averaged 4.2% and real per capita GDP increased annually by 2.4% in the 1950s. In the 2000s, the average real GDP growth rate was 1.7% and real per capita GDP increased annually by less than 1%. There is not conclusive evidence, however, to substantiate a clear relationship between the 65-year steady reduction in the top tax rates and economic growth. Analysis of such data suggests the reduction in the top tax rates have had little association with saving, investment, or productivity growth. However, the top tax rate reductions appear to be associated with the increasing concentration of income at the top of the income distribution. The share of income accruing to the top 0.1% of U.S. families increased from 4.2% in 1945 to 12.3% by 2007 before falling to 9.2% due to the 2007-2009 recession. The evidence does not suggest necessarily a relationship between tax policy with regard to the top tax rates and the size of the economic pie, but there may be a relationship to how the economic pie is sliced.
jace,
GW Bush may qualify as the dolt from Dallas, but for me he will always be a Delusional Dimwit. The true Alfred E. Neuman “What, me worry?” of Mad Magazine fame.
Jack – She stayed at a house with a friend who is in her late 40s. She didn’t leave it anywhere.
No lines of people, either. Maybe because of her flight times, but only one person ahead of her when she left FL and not much on her way home, she said. Surprising because of the lines they show on the national newscasts.
I appreciate skepticism of TSA – it’s warranted. They’re poorly paid and poorly trained. But I doubt the meds were stolen in a security line. I don’t fly as much as I used to, but I’ve never seen a situation where TSA could open a carry on bag out of view of the owner even if the person is being wheeled through security. There may be an airport where that could happen but none I’ve ever been through.
I see bernie’s doing better in PR than he did in USVI. Only 31% behind.
Things that make you go hmmmmmm making the rounds of the Twittersphere.
Bernie Sanders has become the drunk uncle who lights his own farts to entertain the kids.
That was an Ingmar Bergman reference BTW — Fanny and Alexander
It is 100 degrees here today. For us, that is very hot…
The drunk uncle comment just killed the little birdie.
My favorite Bergman will always be “Smiles of a Summer Night” which eventually became “A Little Night Music” and one of my favorite comedy/catty songs:
https://youtu.be/HwNbW7_aF_E
I may have been premature. 69-30% so far.
Pogo,
69-30 that would be the will of the people,right?
oh boy
Source: Reid promoting Warren for VP
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/elizabeth-warren-harry-reid-vice-president-223892
By Seung Min Kim
Tony- not my 1st choice. but if needed to get the job of uniting party done…. wonder how the bernie brats would react to this? how would this combo go in the general against trump? whoever is chosen- i hope it is after trump chooses.
This is the week HRC wins and wins it all! It is an exciting week for me and New Mexico votes on Tuesday…both hubby and my brother have already voted early for Hillary. Our primary is closed and I sit on the independent sidelines. Last Thursday, Bill Clinton was in town and hubby and I did plan on attending…made our email rsvp. At the last minute, we did not attend as our dem friends whom we have been avoiding were also attending. The woman is a Sanders supporter and has been in our face over Bern for some time. I commented last month as they took us to dinner to pressure us about Sanders. So, I was content with the live streaming and Bill looked wonderful…slim, handsome and thoughtful. And my friend the susan sarandon-wannabe??? She did get her time with the press and her quote about the event was carried by the Alb.Journal…she liked Bill, but wondered where Hillary was going to get all of the money? I almost emailed her the next day and wanted to tell her Hillary was going to get Mexico to pay for all of her programs. But, I let it go…Sanders supporters are a strange lot. Better not to push them at all…as I have said, most citizens will realize we are not a banana republic in November and vote sanely for the dems. In the meanwhile, the walking mental disorder called trump still haunts the airwaves.
When dealing with Sander’s supporters? To argue with a fool, makes two. sarandon looks like a bully, bozo bag lady these days.
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