Saturday Emmylou Blogging

I might have posted this one before. If I did, here it is again.

Thanks to EmmyLouharris.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Chinese Communist Party Bans Golf, Gluttony, Excessive Drinking, Adultery, Nepotism
No wonder communism never caught on here.

Trump Blames Intern for Tweet Insulting Iowans
Intern briefly jumps to lead in polls.

Carson Leads Trump in Iowa
Voters feel he'll be tougher on Muslims and women, crueler to poor people.

House Republicans Meet to Choose Speaker Over Dinner of Chick-fil-A
Had to settle for meal symbolic of homophobia, because nothing more offensive was available.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Oct 17, 2015
Patty Griffin with David Pulkingham on guitar, Conrad Choucroun on Drummers and Billy Harvey on mandolin, guitar and keyboards at Ryman Theater, Nashville Tennessee on October 14, 2015

Thanks to luvnashville.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

TRUMP FINDS RARE HISPANIC SUPPORTER
Tells her if she votes for him, she can stay in the country.

Chinese Men Smoke One-Third of World's Cigarettes
Inhaling deemed healthful alternative to breathing in Beijing.

Latest Tesla Software Download Allows Car to Drive by Itself
Much easier to repossess.

Four Walton Family Shareholders Have Already Lost $41 Billion in 2015
But they still have enough left over to never have to shop at Walmart.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

First time I've had to do this but it's good. There are a couple more songs from this concert over there too.

Emmylou Harris - AVO Session - Basel 2000.

Boy From Tupelo & Wheels

Embedding disabled by request
So...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zrTaiAnecw

Thanks anyway, ken25C.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

NORTH KOREA STAGES HUGE MILITARY PARADE AS SHOW OF STRENGTH
Kim Jong-un: “We're stronger than Macy's.”

Amnesty International Backs Full Legalization of Prostitution
Hopefully in time for their annual world conference in the Spring.

Canonization of Junipero Serra Still Controversial
Particularly among descendants of those he enslaved, tortured and killed.

Texas Textbook Describes Slaves as “Workers From Africa”
Describes slave ships as “cruise ships.”

Online Fantasy Sports Coming Under Increased Scrutiny
Someone noticed that millions of people betting huge sums of money on professional sports might in some way be construed as a form of unregulated gambling.

Gee, ya think? Heh.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Oct 4, 2015
Encore: Banjo Stage, HSB15, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Sunday, 4 October 2015. "Pilgrim" was written by Steve Earle and appears on his album "The Mountain" (1999).

Thanks to LJSimon.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

South Dakota Tribe to Open Nation's First Marijuana Resort
And first casino to use Oreos as chips.

Next Republican Debate to Have Stricter Criteria for Inclusion
Candidates must have offended at least one ethnic group or gender to participate.

Looks like they'll all qualify.

Study: Drinking More Beer Could Lower Woman's Risk Of Heart Attack
And raise her risk of virtually everything else.

Data Overload Stressing Us Out
According to reams of data.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to aaro Bo.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

SCOTT WALKER BOWS OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Above: makes announcement to his supporters, the Koch brothers.

Carson Catches Trump in Latest Poll
He's more blatantly intolerant than Trump for second straight week.

Intelligent Car Seat That Detects Driver's Stress Level Could Be on Market by 2020
Flashing external lights warn other drivers when you're about to snap.

Pope Assures Atheists They Don't Have to Believe in God to Go to Heaven
However, you must believe in God to be admitted into Hell.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to John1948FourC2

Oh. the irony...

Ironic Times

Jeb Bush Says He'd Put Margaret Thatcher on $10 Bill
Remark could drop him into early debate with Pataki, Graham and Jindal.

And he was supposed to be the smart Bush spawn. Yeesh.

66% of Trump's Supporters Believe Obama is Muslim
And Trump the Messiah.

We truly are The Land Of The Tiny-Brained. Sigh.

Kim Kardashian Calls $2.99 Monthly Fee to Access Her Website “A Great Deal”
Competing $5.99/mo. offer to block access to her site called “an even greater deal.”

I still haven't heard or figured out who she is or why she's famous.

New “Hello Barbie” Can Say Thousands of Things
Like: “You shouldn't touch that,” “What are you doing with your hands?” and “That's disgusting, you perv!”

Better from a doll, I guess, than the other folks on the bus...

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

You know the song.

Published on Sep 17, 2015

Thanks to Joel Kantrowitz.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

SHELDON ADELSON CLOSE TO PICKING REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
Wants a little more groveling before he decides.

DOJ to Start Going After Corporate Wrongdoers
For a nutty change of pace.

Chain of Computerized Automats With No Servers or Cooks Planned
Providing peek at a future with zero percent employment.

Followed shortly by zero computerized automats because of 100% of people with zero dollars to buy their food made by things that have no idea what food is or what it's for ...

Study: Men Who Smoke Marijuana 45% Less Likely To Develop Bladder Cancer
Search for downside to cannabis use continues.

No Saturday Emmylou Blogging.

On vacation, out of town, away from home, don't feel like it. See yas next week.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

TRUMP SIGNS LOYALTY PLEDGE
To “bunch of losers.”

Angry Farmers Block Paris Streets With 1500 Tractors
Local officials wonder how they're going to keep them down on the farm, “after they've seen Paree.”

Scott Walker Calls for Wall Along Canadian Border
Paid for by Canadian pharmaceutical companies.

Campbell's Introduces Star Wars Chicken Noodle Soup
Not shown: Campbell's Psychedelic Cream of Mushroom Soup.

By the case at Costco!

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Sep 4, 2015
13th Annual Artist-in Residence Rosanne Cash with guests Lucinda Williams & Emmylou Harris perform at the Country Music Hall of Fame on September 3, 2015 with John Leventhal on guitar. A Townes Van Zandt Classic!!

Pancho and Lefty, I Still Miss Someone

Thanks to luvnashville.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

CHRISTIE: FEDEX SHOULD TRACK IMMIGRANTS
Each one could have, say, an identification number, possibly tattooed on their arm.

Trump: I'd Pick Sarah Palin for My Administration
She'd be a “great” receptionist.

Burning Man to Run Until Sept. 7
At which point participants will return to their charred estates in fire-ravaged Northwest.

New Dictionary Entries: “Manspreading,” “Butthurt,” “Microaggression,” “Hangry”
They're also song titles on Snoop Dogg's new album.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Aug 26, 2015
Unearthed from the 2010 Meltdown's Kate McGarrigle Celebration tapes comes this rare fusion of rehearsal and performance. It's jagged and intimate and shamelessly emotive rendering that I feel captures the complex moment where Kate's family and friends via commemorating her artistic and human gifts shared their love and found solace. It's culled from a rediscovered one-camera rough cut that I shot and edited in 2010 and thought was lost. Until tonight...

Thanks to Sam Epstein.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Latest Poll Has Trump Maintaining Double-Digit Lead Over GOP Field
However, finishes last when question phrased, “Seriously, who would you vote for?”

Ashley Madison Hack Exposes Personal Info of Millions of Cheating Spouses
Congress delays return by a week.

For treatment of frying pan and rolling pin injuries, not to mention the odd stab wound and gunshot. Heh.

Report: Uber Failed to Uncover Drivers Who Were Convicted Murderers, Sex Offenders
But nailed those with outstanding parking tickets.

Priorities!

Silicon Valley: Many Working on Software That Detects Sarcasm
Oh sure, like that's going to work.