Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

NYT: In Private, McConnell Thinks Trump's Presidency in Trouble
And, in private thoughts not shared with the New York Times, thinks Trump's a jackass and could get us all killed.

Kansas: Decommissioned Missile Silo Now $3 Million “Survival Condos”
Come for the survival, stay for the lifestyle.

Japan: Company Leasing Robot Buddhist Priests to Perform Funerals
Available soon in Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, and most Protestant denominations.

Macy's Announces Change in Thanksgiving Parade
The Sheriff Joe Arpaio balloon has been dropped.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

( written byEmmylou Harris, Kate McGarrigle &Anna McGarrigle)

Thanks to susannaevelyn.

In my imagination
You are my dear companion
And l'm the one you cling to
And your voice still calls my name
Before your heart began to wander
And mine was torn asunder
Before the fairer and the younger
Before the cryin' game
All those girls with their long dark tresses
Waltzing out in their Sunday dresses
All their sweet soft warm caresses
Cannot hold you like l do
And though you say you do notlove me
And your dreams are never of me
I will dream my dream of you
In my dreams you are the swallow
Coming back to Capistrano
And l'm the sound of the bells you follow
But in this world dreams don't come true
Still when you're lost out in the desert
When your fire's a dying ember
The last light you remember
Will be the light l shed for you
Mine is no ordinary star love
I see exactly where you are love
And no one else could shine that far love
To bring you safely through
And though you say you do not want me
And made no promises to haunt me
I will dream my dream of you
The sorrows flow down like a fountain
Over the miles beyond our countin'
More than the flowers of the mountain
Or the raindrops in the sea
But if Heaven?s just a dreaming
Surely my love will be redeeming
And you will dream your dream of me

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Republicans in Senate, House, Stand by President
Promise to visit him in jail.

Top Business Execs Slam Trump
Believe strikes, riots, civil war could hurt earnings.

Some Republicans in Congress Question President's Stability, Competence
Wonder if everything said about him for last forty years might be true.

Pro-Trump Rally, Gathering of Juggalos Scheduled for Same Weekend in Washington
Fortunately, there's a 90% crossover.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Liseberg, Gothenburg 3/8 2017.

Thanks to Sirpa Aho.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Charlottesville: Trump Blames “Many Sides” for Violence
Dems, media, Morning Joe, Comey, Hillary, Rosie O'Donnell.

Latest Polls Show Trump Losing Support of His Base
Less than 50% of angry, ignorant, drunk white men now think he's doing a good job.

Security High for “Nuclear Football”
Shown: highly trained military aide entrusted with keeping it, at all times, away from the President.

Dow Soars as Companies Buy Back Own Stock, Artificially Inflate Price, Increase CEO Bonuses
Experts say this can continue forever with no downside.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on May 3, 2017
This performance at the Ryman Auditorium on 2 May 2017 celebrating the 25th anniversary of the album Emmylou Harris & the Nash Ramblers At The Ryman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_th... and celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Ryman https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryman....

The Nash Ramblers are Sam Bush (fiddle & mandolin), Larry Atamanuik (drums), Al Perkins (banjo & resonator guitar), John Randall Stewart (guitar), and Byron House for the late Roy Huskey Jr. (bass).

"Guitar Town" is a song written by Steve Earle; it was the title cut on his 1986 album which reached no. 1 on the country charts.

Enjoy this video and look for the PBS special (long live PBS!) on 5 August 2017,

Thanks to LJ Simon.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Top White House Domestic Policy Adviser Angrily Disputes Poem on Statue of Liberty
And don't get him started on the Gettysburg Address.

Study: Heavier People Assumed To Be Americans
Thinner people assumed to be subversive aliens out to destroy our way of life.

Administration Looking Into Discrimination Against Whites in Universities
Also wants to tackle discrimination against blacks in the NBA.

Paris Awarded 2024 Olympics, Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
2032 Summer Olympics go to North Pole, 2032 Winter Olympics given to Jamaica.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

From a French country music festival last week.

Thanks to noix de coco Regina.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

China's Foxconn to Build Giant Factory in U.S., Promising 3,000 New Jobs
After Trump promises to get rid of our child labor laws.

Putin Orders U.S. Cut 755 Embassy Staff
Including spies, spies' assistants, and doorman.

Jeff Bezos Briefly Passes Bill Gates as World's Richest Person
After sneakily asking Gates if he has “two tens for a five.”

Cobras Smuggled Into Country in Potato Chip Cans
Bet you can't eat just one.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to Shuggy Thomas.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Comic-Con Convenes
Part of “Made in America Week.”

Many Americans Starting to Question Trump's Mental Health
Many foreigners starting to question American electorate's mental health.

Elon Musk Plans 29-Minute New York-to-DC Hyperloop
Would be godsend to handful of wealthy commuters, once displacement of fifty-eight million residents and boring of 200-mile tunnel is completed.

Trump Looks Into Pardoning Himself
A circumstance the Founding Fathers somehow never anticipated.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to Larry Musicman.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

James Comey Says He's Writing a Book
“It's a roman à clef about a courageous FBI director refusing to follow the orders of a newly elected president whom he believes to be insane.”

Study Enlists Priests, Rabbis, Buddhists to Test Effects of Psychedelic Drugs on Religious Experience
“Oy, what colors,” says one participant.

Chris Christie Tries Out for Sports Talk Radio Show
Station's been auditioning well-known obnoxious loudmouthed bullies.

Sending Signals Out Into Space Intended for Aliens Criticized as Naive, Courting Danger
Especially if they're hungry.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Jul 11, 2017
The great Americana artist celebrates the 25th anniversary of her album 'Emmylou Harris and The Nash Ramblers at The Ryman' by covering a Steve Earle classic.

Thanks to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Trump Brings Up Election Meddling in Meeting With Putin
Thanks him for meddling in our election.

Report: Networks Purposely Misspell Shows' Names to Fool Nielsen's Tracking Software
Explains why “Focks and Friends” has been on so long.

Trump Announces He'll Team Up With Putin to Fight Cyber Hacking
Later says he'll partner with Kim Jong-un to fight nuclear proliferation.

Pamplona: Annual Running of the Bulls Draws Thousands of Participants
None of them members of Mensa.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Jun 20, 2017
Emmylou Harris opens for John Mellencamp on Sad Clowns and Hillbillies Tour. 70-year-old country legend performs live in concert at The Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA on June 18, 2017.

Setlist:
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Rodney Crowell cover) (with Carlene Carter)
Pancho and Lefty
It's A Hard Life Wherever You Go
Abraham, Martin and John (Dion cover)
The Pearl

Thanks to vSpirit2.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

UK: Conservatives Align With Fringe Northern Ireland Party to Keep Control in Parliament
Democratic Union Party an off-shoot of Monster Raving Loony Party, which expelled it for being “too loony.”

Long Lines Greet First Legal Pot Sales in Las Vegas
Some extend to Los Angeles.

Taco Bell Marrying Couples in Las Vegas for $600
Fatburger offers quickie divorces for $295.

25th Amendment Marks 50th Anniversary
Celebrations to include invoking it.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Mar 31, 2017
Live from Stuttgart, Germany. 1994 (*) with The Nash Ramblers Band.

Thanks to TEXANOBLUES.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Trump Has Not Yet Nominate 400 of 558 Key Positions Requiring Senate Approval
Having trouble finding enough uninformed, unqualified, incompetent nominees.

Senate Republican Health Plan Allows for One Preexisting Condition
Family wealth.

Republicans Not All on Board With Senate Healthcare Bill
It still allows for a few disabled children to get treatment.

Atmosphere in West Wing Described as Weird, Chaotic
By the White House tour guide.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Yet another performance of this favorite.

Thanks to Larry Musicman.