As it is truly said, “history is written by the victors.” And that is why for many moons it was common wisdom that Memorial Day was the work of Confederates, two Mississippi war widows who in May of 1866 decided to place flowers upon the graves of fallen soldiers, American and secessionist alike.
But no. Wrong. Lie. Never happened. Just another Confederate myth. Plaguing all of our lives.
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More fascistic "war fighter" performance art by Pete Hegseth at the Korean War Memorial. "Hegseth stresses importance of Korean War as rumors swirl of U.S. troop cut on the peninsula." https://t.co/C458PevERo
Saturday Night Fever, 21st Century
Chaos unfolds in downtown L.A. as large mob vandalizes police car, train, businesses
Officers had to form a skirmish line to clear a large mob that vandalized a Metro train, a police car and several businesses in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night.
Ten minutes till noon, Monday, and the sun is finally coming out. But everything is soggy and wet here at the farm. Will head back home this afternoon and finish this OT for Tuesday morning.
Did get a lot done since Friday morning when we got here.
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I've been going to the Florida Folk Festival for about 35 years. So I won't be around today. Over the years I've posted several columns about it. Last year the topic was Pete Seeger. The year before I featured the town of White Spring and the Suwannee River where the festival is held. A few years ago I introduced some of the Florida songwriters I admire. This year I want to feature film maker, David Hoffman, who has been recording folk musicians for decades. He also makes documentaries on other topics. So here's a taste of his films...
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Afternoon folks!
Happy holiday weekend! We've got some stuff to amuse you for a bit, here. Starting off with some Chicago blues, we've got a live Junior Wells album from the 60's followed by an album of Otis Spann tickling the ivories for you. After that it's on to the father of British blues, Alexis Korner. Then it's back to Texas for an album from a fine guitarist Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets, after which we bounce back to Britain again for a live album from Chicken Shack later in their career. After that we've got some folky/acoustic kinda blues from Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan which segues nicely into a classic album from Leon Redbone. We finish off in the diversity department with some prog rock from Gentle Giant.
Enjoy the tunes and have a great holiday weekend!
Good morning, good people! I hope all of you have some plans for the upcoming holiday. For me, it is a closed office, an extra day to do as I damn well please, no hysterical client interviews, no demanding attorneys or judges pressuring me to do something or do nothing. There may be some fun cooking and good meals to come.
I just filed a probate case in Galveston County. Seems someone sang a song about Galveston that is appropriate for Memorial Day.
Glenn Campbell: Galveston
