Saturday Emmylou Blogging

I usually try to post live performances but this is the first time I've seen this tune on YouTube. She's pretty in still photos too.

Thanks to J.W. Gauntt.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Man Upset With Unlimited Campaign Spending Lands Gyrocopter on Capitol Lawn
Security tightened to make sure anyone who opposes unlimited campaign spending never lands there again.

Company Plans to Begin Shipping Water From Alaska to California
Primarily for almond growers, marijuana farmers, swimming pools, golf courses, decorative fountains.

Only Half of Top Executives in Financial Firms Think They’re Being Paid Enough
Says one, “I sold my soul to Satan, I should get everything I ever dreamed of.”

KIDZ KORNER

Math Stumper

If a worker in the auto parts industry located in the U.S. makes $19.65 an hour, and a worker located in Mexico makes $2.47 an hour,

A ) The ratio of U.S. to Mexican hourly wage is roughly 8 to 1.

B ) The ratio of U.S. to Mexican hourly wage is roughly 1 to 8.

C ) It's time to move your parts factory to Guadalajara.

Hint: how's your Spanish?

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Apr 14, 2015
An Evening of Country Greats 1996.
Blue Moon of Kentucky written by Bill Monroe
Walls of Time written by Bill & Peter Rowan.

Thanks to nerrad yort

A bonus vid by Peter Rowan just because I like it. You will too. ☺

Thanks to MyTallTripod.

Oh. the irony...

Ironic Times

In Historic Meeting, Obama, Castro Talk for an Hour
Discuss moving Marlins to Havana.

Obama Backs Efforts to End Conversion Therapy
“Turning Democrats into Republicans is not only wrong, it's impossible,” he says.

Apple Watch: Reviews Are In
“Another useless, unnecessary, overpriced accoutrement that's a must-have,” says one.

8.9% of Americans Have Anger Issues and Access to a Gun
And you just cut one off on the freeway.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle perform a live version of "Fort Worth Blues" from Oct 2011.

Thanks to AlsoTakenAlso, UK.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Republicans Meet With Their Counterparts in Iran
Hope to avert nuclear deal.

Indiana Revises Religious Freedom Restoration Act so It Doesn’t Discriminate Against Gays
That leaves blacks, Jews, women, Asians, Hispanics, dwarfs, redheads and plenty of others to discriminate against.

Report: Thousands of Oklahoma Earthquakes Caused by Fracking
Oil industry says they're caused by “loud frat parties.”

New Lincoln Continental to be Sold in U.S. Designed for Chinese Market
Game over.

10% of California's Water Goes to Almond Farming
Californians urged to switch from Almond Joy to Mounds.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Uploaded on Oct 30, 2011
Live in Kings Hall Belfast late 80's.

Thanks to 1000Magicians, UK.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Report: DEA Agents Had Drunk Orgy With Prostitutes Provided by Drug Cartel
First major success in War on Drugs.

Willie Nelson to Open Chain of Marijuana Stores
IPO could surpass Alibaba.

Saudi Arabia Won't Rule Out Building Nuclear Weapons
But prefers to buy them off the rack.

Sons of Confederate Veterans Argue for Right to Specialty License Plate Before Supreme Court
Plaintiffs all in their 150s.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Mar 25, 2015
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell perform the title track to their new album, The Traveling Kind, due May 12 on Nonesuch Records. Download the song now when you pre-order the album:
CD/LP: http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/the-tr...
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/TravelingKindiTunes

Thanks to Nonesuch Records.

Published on Mar 25, 2015
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell know a thing or two about what remains after the stage lights fade and the glisten of youth folds into wrinkles: it's the songs. Friends for decades and collaborators on 2013's Grammy-winning Old Yellow Moon , neither has sought to make their mark with the splash of fleeting celebrity. Rather, they've built their legacies with melodies, lyrics and timeless voices that lace together the most permanent of humanity's living records. In fact, this could be a theme of their second duets collection, The Traveling Kind , out May 12th on Nonesuch.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pre...
http://www.wochit.com

Thanks to wochit.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Oregon: Motor Voter Law Adds Drivers to Electoral Rolls Automatically
Mercedes owners registered as Republicans, Subaru owners as Democrats.

Report: NSA Hid Spying Software in Hard Drives Sold by All Major Brands
Which means it's probably monitoring these very keystrokes and that's all we have to say.

Millions of Children Across Globe Watch Total Eclipse
Many look up from their smartphones for the very first time.

Study: Porn Doesn't Desensitize Men or Cause Erectile Dysfunction
Nor prevent them from serving on the Supreme Court.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Mar 19, 2015
From their Sessions At West 54th St. appearance.

Thanks to bill arthur.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Florida Bans Use of Phrase “Climate Change”
May also ban “shark attack,” “sinkhole,” “citrus disease.” “pythons in Everglades,” “declining popularity of golf.”

Mars Once Entirely Covered by Water
Passed law banning use of the term “climate change.”

More News Stories Written by Algorithms
Editorials, too.

Poll: Fox News Named “Most Trusted” News Network
In survey of attendees at “Get Rich Quick” seminar.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Something a little different. She has a body of work like no other and deserves every award she gets.

Published on Mar 10, 2015
"The Polar Music Prize 2015 is awarded to the artist Emmylou Harris from Birmingham, Alabama. No one in the history of popular music has harmonised like Emmylou Harris. For five decades she has embellished other artists' recordings by adding vocal parts that did not exist in the melodies. But it is as an artist in her own right that she has made the greatest contribution. The music of Emmylou Harris contains the history and topography of the entire American continent. Her voice follows the contours of the American landscape, from the highest peaks to the endless prairie. Weather, soil and colour, it can all be perceived in her music. As she sings in one of the best of her own compositions, she is a red dirt girl from a red dirt town. Emmylou Harris has also used her position as a musician to work for feminism, animal rights and the care of people affected by war. Emmylou Harris makes the world bigger and smaller, more valuable and more beautiful."

Footage courtesy of Nonesuch Records from the 2014 Wrecking Ball deluxe edition CD+DVD

Thanks to Polar Music Prize.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

John McCain, Lindsey Graham Never Use Email
Pay way too much for meds and wear overpriced Rolexes.

“Sharknado 3” to Feature Mark Cuban, Ann Coulter as President, Vice-President
Turns concept of tornado filled with sharks into something reasonable by comparison.

Ringling Bros. to Stop Using Elephants in Circus
Move called “job killer” by clowns with shovels.

On Island in Southern Japan, Cats Outnumber Humans by 6 to 1
Island's main industry is producing YouTube videos.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Emmylou Harris & Daniel Lanois
With JIMI HENDRIX's "May This Be Love" AKA-- Waterfall
Recorded Live at the historic Wiltern Theatre
In Los Angeles on 4/3/14
The day after her 67th birthday

Thanks to blakityblake.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

New Jersey Suddenly Settles $9 Billion Suit With Exxon for Just $250 Million
After Governor and future Exxon board member Chris Christie steps in to help.

Scott Walker: I'll Deal With ISIS Just Like I Dealt With Unions
By cutting off their pensions.

Study Finds Alcohol Most Dangerous, Marijuana Least Dangerous Recreational Drug
Calls for stiff penalties for anyone found in possession of half a gram of beer.

Pope Canonizes Junipero Serra, Who Converted, Imprisoned, Flogged Native Americans
Part of church's “tough love” program.

Gee, they left out "Enslaved" and "Murdered". Damn liberal media!

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Feb 18, 2015
"Pancho and Lefty" is a song written by country singer and songwriter Townes Van Zandt. Often considered his "most enduring and well-known song," Van Zandt first recorded it for his 1972 album, The Late Great Townes Van Zandt. Emmylou Harris then covered the song for her 1977 album, Luxury Liner. Also in 1977, Hoyt Axton recorded it on his album Snowblind Friend. The song became a number one country hit in 1983 when Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson adopted it as the title track of their duet album Pancho & Lefty. Steve Earle performs the song on his 2009 album Townes, which consists of songs written by van Zandt, Earle's friend and mentor. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.

Thanks to Schlagerfabrikken.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Jeb Bush: “I Am My Own Man” on Foreign Policy
Although, he admits, invading Iraq does run in the family.

Reason Pot Gives People the Munchies: Cannabinoids Activate Pro-Opiomelanocortin Neurons
Pro-opiomelanocortin neurons are the main ingredient in Cheetos.

Hell Freezes Over
Recent arrivals able to walk across River Styx.

Baseball to Speed Up Play This Year
But plan to call it “Baseball on Steroids” has been shelved.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to Rare Tracks.

Bonus Emmylou!

Thanks to Cherry Mansata.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Wisconsin Gov. Walker Dodges Question About Evolution
But cops to Earth going around the sun.

Netflix Launches $7.99 a Month Service in Cuba
Hoping Cubans will want to pay one third of their monthly income to binge-watch “House of Cards.”

More Than 202,000 People Have Applied For One-Way Ticket to Mars
Most of them to get out of jury duty.

Drone That Intercepts Other Drones Undergoes Testing
By Wham-O.