Ideas on Events and Culture from Washington, DC
It s August 11th, one year after President Trump ordered armed National Guardsmen to aimlessly patrol the streets of Washington DC. This political theater has had no effect on crime. The Guard has no police powers or training. As a matter of fact, the whole deployment is being paid out of the training budget of Guard [ ]
Weekend Music: Baby, Now That I ve Found You, written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod, recorded by Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir, 2006, ____________ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length.
Weekend Music: Don t Tell Me, written by Buddy Miller and Julie Miller, recorded by Buddy Miller, 1997. Background vocals by Emmylou Harris and Daryl Johnson. Lyrics here. ____________ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length.
Weekend Music: Stuck On Her, written by George Jackson and Charles Mickey Buckins and recorded by Mr. Jackson. Not sure about the recording date. ____________ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length.
Weekend Music: Train in Vain, written by Mick Jones and Joe Strummer, recorded by Dwight Yoakam, 1997. Pete Anderson on mandolin, Skip Edwards on accordion, Scott Joss on fiddle. Originally recorded by The Clash in 1979. Dwight Yoakam website ____________ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments [ ]
Sunday Morning Gospel Music: I m Not The Same written by Maggie Ingram, and recorded by her ith The Legendary Ingramettes, 1987. The Legendary Ingramettes website _____________ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length.
Weekend Music: Don t Wait Too Long, written by Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, and Madeleine Peyroux, recorded by Paul Carrack The SWR Big Band, 2023. Vocalist Paul Carrack plays the B3 organ part. SWR is the band of the Südwestrundfunk (SWR) broadcasting corporation in Stuttgart. Paul Carrack website ____________ Comments are welcome if they are [ ]
Weekend Music: Don t Stop, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by Paul Collins, 2024. Recorded by The Stones in 2002. Paul Collins website
Weekend Music: Don t Tell Me, written by Pat McLaughlin, recorded by Taj Mahal, 1995. Taj Mahal website ____________ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length.
Weekend Music: I Call Your Name, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, recorded by Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas, 1963. The original recording of this song. _____________ Comments are welcome if they are on-topic, substantive, concise, and not boring or obscene. Comments may be edited for clarity and length.