November 13 is National Kindness Day
~~ National_Kindness_Day
OK, y'all stop giggling. There is or was a National Kindness Day, now seemingly subsumed within World Kindness Day. Its Objective (Ahem) is, in part:
World Kindness Day is to highlight good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness for good which binds us. Kindness is a fundamental part of the human condition which bridges the divides of race, religion, politics, gender and location.
I said to stop giggling, dammit! This is serious business. Well, it could be, at any rate, probably should be. We do need at least an awareness day to distract us from the constant wars, empire building, and warmongering. "Peace, Bro", heh.
On this day in history:
1887 – Bloody Sunday, the Army and police attacked protesters in London, who fought back
1918 – The Allies occupied Constantinople
1927 – The Holland Tunnel began carrying traffic
1940 – Fantasia was released
1956 – The Supremes struck down Alabama's laws requiring segregated buses
1966 – Israel launched an attack on the village of As-Samu
1982 – Boom-Boom Mancini beat Duk Koo Kim who soon after died
1982 – The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C, was dedicated
2001 – GWB authorized military tribunals against foreigners suspected of links to terrorist acts or plans or thoughts
2002 – Iraq agreed to the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 1441
2015 – Paris terror attacks
Some people who were born on this day:
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
~~ Louis Brandeis
1699 – Jan Zach, violinist, organist, and composer
1715 – Dorothea Erxleben, Germany's first female PhD and first female MD
1814 – Joseph Hooker, general famous for camp followers known as Hooker's Ladies, or, more simply, Hookers
1850 – Robert Louis Stevenson, author and poet
1856 – Louis Brandeis, jurist
1869 – Helene Stocker, feminist, pacifist, and gender activist
1893 – Edward Adelbert Doisy, biochemist
1894 – Bennie Moten, pianist and bandleader
1921 – Joonas Kokkonen, pianist & composer
1934 – Jimmy Fontana, singer, songwriter, and actor
1939 – Idris Muhammad, drummer and composer
1940 – Baby Washington, singer
1942 – John P. Hammond, singer, songwriter and guitarist
1944 – Timmy Thomas, singer, songwriter, and keyboard player
1945 – Bobby Manuel, guitarist and producer
1945 – Knut Riisnaes, saxophonist, flautist and composer
1947 – Toy Caldwell, guitarist and songwriter
1947 – Amory Lovins, physicist and environmentalist
1949 – Terry Reid, singer, songwriter and guitarist
1957 – Roger Ingram, trumpet player
1969 – Josh Mancell, drummer and composer
1973 – Ari Hoenig, drummer and composer
1978 – Nikolai Fraiture, bassist
Some people who died on this day:
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.
~~ Camille Pissaro
1460 – Prince Henry the Navigator, prince, navigator
1903 – Camille Pissarro, painter
1955 – Bernard DeVoto, historian
1974 – Karen Silkwood, activist
1996 – Bill Doggett, pianist and composer
2004 – John Balance, singer and songwriter
2016 – Leon Russell, musician, singer, songwriter, mad dog, wrecking crew
Some Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such:
World Kindness Day
Today's Tunes
Fantasia
Boom Boom Mancini
Jan Zach
Joseph Hooker
Bennie Moten
Jimmy Fontana
Idris Muhammad
Baby Washington
John P. Hammond
Bobby Manuel
Knut Riisnaes
Toy Caldwell
Terry Reid
Roger Ingram
Josh Mancell
Ari Hoenig
Nikolai Fraiture
Bill Doggett
John Balance
Leon Russell
Bonus:
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Bill Doggett
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Leon Russell
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Ok, it's an open thread, so it's up to you folks now. So what's on your mind?
Cross posted from http://caucus99percent.com
Open Thread, kindness, Fantasia, Dorothea Erxleben, Robert Louis Stevenson, Bill Doggett, Leon Russell, Camille Pissaro
Comments
This reminds me of nothing more --
than a Tom Lehrer song:
The ruling classes need an extra party to make the rest of us feel as if we participate in democracy. That's what the Democrats are for. They make the US more durable than the Soviet Union was.
Good morning Cass, thanks. Speaks to my thoughts and
feelings about today's designated "holiday" pretty perfectly.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Good morning...
I like the idea of Kindness day...everyday.
It would be a well rewarded practice if only...I know giggles.
Already getting analysis this morning...
Alastair Crooke: (fmr. British Diplomat) - What is Biden’s endgame in Gaza? (30 min)
And the Duran is live with Jeffery Sachs (just rewind to start)
They are scheduled to speak 30 mins, and then take questions.
Interesting times alright...
Thanks for the OT and all the music!
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Good morning Lookout. Thanks for reading and posting those
clips. Very busy morning and afternoon scheduled, but I'll try to get to them later today.
be well and have a goo one.
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Love the Leon Homewood session
that's about as home grown as it gets
organic music man! with sideshows
thanks hombre
question everything
My pleasure
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Can't recall if he introduced the elderly gentleman with the
guitar or not, iirc it is blind boy fuller.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Monday Monday
la da da, la da da,
HI all, Hey EL! Hope it's good all over out there!
Fantasia is awesome. It was a thing in early 70's to drop acid and go watch it. There was a neat old theater in Santa Ana, can't remember if it was a Fox or not... It had probably a Altec/Lansing Voice of the Theater P.A., big screen. And midnight Fantasia showings Friday and Saturday nights, so it didn't matter which night you were dropping. And they played it twice back to back. You could sit through two in a row if you wanted. It was a dollar or two. None of us had chairs like that at home anyway... or a snack bar. A bunch of our gang must have gone a dozen times. A couple times we went to it after we left Disneyland, drive straight there fryin' all the way... for a nice sit down outro... and so
that is how I got like this...
Leon Russell is favorite too. Mothers Day, 1973, Long Beach Arena. Leon and the Shelter People. OMG, blew my mind how great he was. As if Jose Feliciano running around the stage with a Strat playing Purple Haze hadn't done enough damage already! Then when you find out all the music Leon was on, WOW! That whole Concert for Bangladesh performance is incredible and a great example. What talent, what a pro, what an artist, what a voice.
There was seemingly getting traction a movement in socal, lots of bumper stickers etc., "Practice random acts of Kindness". Did that get bullied out of existence? Obviously not a thing in world politics and foreign relations.
Have great ones all!
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Yep, Fantasia was something else. My first dive into it was
as a senior in High School at a classic art deco theater.
The "random acts of kindness" bumper ticker was all over ca, SoCal, Bay Area, Mendo, and then faded away except where still present on various old beaters, as often as not Volvos.
be well and havd a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
We have a young local artist
producing painted smooth stones with the logo "Be Kind" which are
scattered all about the place, sometimes in unexpected locations.
She also does simple painted wood scraps with the 'be kind' logo
which similarily expose those *otherwise involved* with her simple message.
I always smile inside when seeing these humble reminders. It does not hurt
to feel joy. This kid has it right. Share and care. Does a world of good!
question everything
Fantasia was wonderful!
I must be kind to Dear One, since he is preparing dinner. I do not want any surprise ingredient.
I do not think kindness is supposed to extend to numerous opposing attorneys. They are no good f'ers.
Maybe it will be enough to avoid contact with them today.
Thanks for the great OT, El!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
My pleasure. For a while it was made available to the public
on VHS, so I immediately got my own copy. One of the few VHSs in my posession, that, the Trinity series, Yojimbo, and a gift directors cut of Buckaroo Banzai.
What happened to the days when counsel, opposing or otherwise, were professionals?
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
I attended a continuing legal education course
a few weeks ago. It was entitled, "The Scourge of Bullying in the Legal Profession".
Some attorneys use bullying as a way to market themselves.
Usually, it is coming from young attorneys, but some oldsters are using the tactic to make themselves seem like real hipsters.
The profession has degraded enormously in the past 40 years.
I wish I had a good copy of Fantasia.
Cartoons were once truly great art.
Mickey Mouse in the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" is spectacular!
We always went to The Texan Theater, which had no Texan decor at all.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981