When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for an Oppressed People to Rise,
and assert their Natural Rights, as Human Beings

A new study has been released that measures the homelessness problem in stark numbers.

That's how old I am today.
Sixty-five years ago I didn't think I was gonna make it here.
I was already making calculations of my age at the distant twenty-first century mark if I made that milestone.
That seemed like a long way to go back then.

4/8 Open Thread: International Romani Day

~~ Image is the Flag of the Romani People

The last few days have witnessed a not so subtle change in attitude towards Joe Biden and his administration. This change is remarkable because it's coming from Democratic Party operatives, pundits and celebrities. What's causing these explicit warnings and outward movement away from the herd, when in the past the party sympathizers were in lockstep? The raison d'être for the current edition of the Democratic Party is, if for nothing else, to keep Donald Trump from power.

What's behind this peculiar anomaly, especially at this point in time? Are these changes of heart sincere or is there something else afoot?

First let's take a look at what's being said and afterwards I'll give my take on the situation. I'm going to use main stream media reports to help prove the point that there is a possible non-organic movement at play. One of the sources will be Fox News, mainly because I couldn't find the story elsewhere, besides Fox News has become more mainstream in the last few years anyway, in my opinion.

Solar Eclipse and an Ancient American City

We're on the road today, headed to Southern Illinois to see the solar eclipse on Monday (provided it doesn't rain and isn't cloudy). While we're there we're going to visit Cahokia, a large city from a thousand to 500 years ago. So the news round up today won't include the most recent of events.

Afternoon folks!

This week, we start off with two of the greatest blues harmonica players, a compilation of early recordings from Sonny Boy Williamson and and album from James Cotton. Following that there's a 70's album from Albert King. Entering the blues-rock segment, Lonnie Mack follows that with (I think) his first album from 1963, and there are albums from Johnny Winter and Dr. Feelgood. In the diversity department this week there's a compilation album from The Move which I will add a few more songs to later this weekend.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!