Seeger in Barcelona!

I recently came across this story/legend/truth/I dunno about Pete Seeger. Seeger was, apparently, invited to perform in Barcelona, Spain in 1971. Spain was still under fascist rule by Francisco Franco. Seeger was told not to play any songs on a list that the fascist government devised. Most of the tunes were Seeger's most famous ones. So Seeger went on stage and just strummed his banjo, and, the whole 100,000 people audience sang all the songs!

Pete Seeger, 25 years old or so, entertaining laborers, soldiers, federal workers, and Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the president of the USA, in 1944. Photo from wikipedia, by Joseph A. Horne - Photograph by Joseph A. Horne. Via Library of Congress site, Public Domain, Link

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Government shuts down after Congress fails to reach a funding agreement

Is it a bluff or are we headed for war?

The Fall...

...It is the start of the season, the fate of US empire, and the future of the U$D. Autumn is off to a lovely start here in NE Alabama. The wildflowers are outstanding this year. Peak leaf color is at least a month away, but you can already see the start of the change. The US empire belittles itself almost daily. Many are wondering why Hegseth has called all the generals and admirals (some 800) together next week. Is it a new war strategy against Iran, or Venezuela, or ...? Or is it to get them to swear a loyalty oath like Hitler? Perhaps we'll find out next week. As to the dollar, I do most our our grocerying and every week the cost is higher. The Italian wines I like have really jumped in price. I wonder if it is the tariffs. Well, all that and more below the fold.

Afternoon folks!

Another week, more stuff for your ear buds to sample. Starting off, we've got Big Daddy Kinsey's tribute album to Muddy Waters, followed by an album by Ronnie Earl with significant parts of Muddy Waters' band including the great Pinetop Perkins who really shines on this. After that we've got an album from Alvin Youngblood Hart that sadly didn't get the attention that his breakthrough album did. Then we've got Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder in their younger days with an album retrieved from the vault and resurrected. Finally, there's a later album from Levon Helm full of great stuff.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Good morning, good people! Hope y'all had a good week and plans for a good weekend!

A major offensive took place yesterday in the Ant War. I finally got an exterminator to crawl under the house and spray their magic ant killer. Not sure how long it will be to see the end to them, but for now, I will leave the Red Neck partial solution to the problem---duct tape over the electrical outlet at the kitchen counter---right in place.