Saturday Emmylou Blogging

I have no idea how this is going to sound. My desktop caught a virus so I'm doing this on an older laptop and the sound isn't very good. Also, when I previewed it I got "this plug-in is vulnerable and should be updated" instead of the video. Probably just my machine. I hope it works. Later.

Published on Jul 19, 2015

"Till I Can Gain Control Again"
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell at Colston Hall, Bristol, England on July 12, 2015

Thanks to oldagepest.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Texas Under Martial Law As Jade Helm 15 Begins
Conservatives rounded up, sent to reeducation camps.

Finally! Note to President Obama: Barry, next time could ya please invade and take over someplace we like... or at least need...

Department of Transportation Hiring Experts to Repair Crumbling Infrastructure
Highest priority: engineers who built El Chapo's escape tunnel.

Heh.

TV: First Pot Ad to Run on Denver Station Before Jimmy Kimmel
Other ads to run on Cartoon Network, Food Network, Fox & Friends.

NASA: Early Data From Pluto Probe “Mind Blowing”
Reminding many at JPL of seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey for first time on acid.

Trump Tweet of Campaign Ad Featuring Nazi Soldiers Quickly Deleted
Hard to tell from ad whether Trump for or against them.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Jul 12, 2015
I Just Wanted to See You So Bad (Lucinda Williams cover) /
Return of the Grievous Angel (Gram Parsons cover)
Campo de Fútbol Las Delicias - Riaza - Segovia - Spain

Thanks to Raúl García.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

POLLS: TRUMP LEADS GOP FIELD
But trails all sane people.

Bad News: Decades-Old F-16 Outduels $400 Billion F-35 in Simulated Dogfight
Good news: we've still got a few working F-16s.

Computer Glitches Cause Outages at NYSE, United Airlines, Wall Street Journal
Everyone got by using an abacus, fashioning homemade wings, reading their tea leaves.

An Inflatable Life Preserver You Wear on Your Wrist!
Say you're on a cruise, it's a beautiful night, you take a walk on deck with your wife, when suddenly she pushes you overboard. If you're wearing one of these, and somebody else notices, you'll be taken back on board and be able to pursue charges, $89.99 at Pier 1.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Jul 8, 2015

Thanks to Catalina22.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

GREEKS REJECT BAILOUT
Would rather drink hemlock.

Supreme Court to Take Up Race- Based College Admissions Next Term
Many expect justices to strike down affirmative action programs, with Thomas voting to make it non-retroactive.

I've called that useless SOB the court's "affirmative action hire" for years.

Disney World Under Attack for Hiring Cheaper Foreign Workers to Replace Americans
With H1B visas, they can get seven dwarfs for the price of one.

Indiana: First Church of Cannabis Says Religious Freedom Allows Them to Smoke Pot
Father Sensimilla at Our Lady of Mary Jane agrees.

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Published on Jul 2, 2015
Live at Jupiter's Casino on the Gold Coast 1st of July 2015

Thanks to David D'souza.

Oh. the irony...

Ironic Times

From the "Latest Headlines" crawl:

Telemundo drops Trump's Miss Wetback pageant

Early New Hampshire Polls Give Sanders, Trump Encouragement
Potential clash of political philosophies not seen since 1917 Russia.

DNA Tests of 40,000-Year-Old Human Jawbone Indicates We Have Some Neanderthal Ancestors
On your in-laws' side.

California: Driverless Lexus Cuts Off Driverless Audi
Driverless police car issues paperless ticket to driverless Lexus.

Oh sure, like there's gonna be a copless cop car there when you need one...

DO NOT MISS "DONALD TRUMP NAMES HIS CABINET" on Page 3! Here's a taste:

Secretary of State
Gary Busey
Actor

It goes downhill from there...

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Published on Jun 26, 2015

Thanks to itsNOTreallyMYfault.

Oh. the irony...

Ironic Times

California Assemblywoman: Drought Caused by God's Wrath Over Abortion
And same-sex marriage, immigration, high taxes, bank regulations and her first two husbands.

BBC Technology Lets You Change Channels With Your Mind
And adjust volume with your blood pressure.

Study:Heavy Consumers of Chocolate 25% Less Likely to Die of Cardiovascular Disease
Chocoholics who add coffee and booze will live forever.

Company That Manages Passwords Hacked
Customers advised to change their DNA.

Don't miss "Bernie Sanders Names His Cabinet" on page 3!

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Introduced by the late John Hartford.

Thanks to Larry Privat.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

HILLARY OFFICIALLY KICKS OFF HER PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Promises to keep her inaugural address short.

Heh.

Oregon: State Gives Brewery Okay to Make Beer From Recycled Sewage Water
As long as “Made from recycled sewage water” is prominently displayed on bottles and cans.

The cans and labels are already printed. They'll just change the pronunciation of "Coors" a little...

U.S. Paid Suspected Nazis $20 Million in Social Security
As compensation for putting our men on the moon.

79% Say It's Easier to Fall Out of Middle Class Than Rise Up to It
99% say it's easier to be born into upper class than rise up to it.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Fixer and I have been known, whether famously or notoriously mox nix, to do our own brand of "The Dance Of Joy". If we do it simultaneously we are great white gamboling bookends to the nation. Fixer is correct when he says that our performance in unison rends the fabric of time and space but I maintain it needs a cleansing ritual from time to time, much like a Navajo Enemy Way ceremony.

Thanks to europe2.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Americans Overwhelmingly Favor Campaign Finance Reform
Only two people oppose it, and they're brothers.

Report: Five Safest States: Massachusetts, Vermont, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Hawaii; Five Most Dangerous: New Mexico, Tennessee, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Mississippi
Five happiest: Oregon, Colorado, Alaska, Washington, and, uh, Oregon?

Study: Unarmed Blacks Twice as Likely to Be Shot by Police as Unarmed Whites
Suggests unarmed blacks keep an unarmed white with them at all times.

Massive Breach in Federal Computer System Exposes Personnel Data
Congratulations, your latest naked selfie has gone viral in China.

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Published on Jun 3, 2015
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Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell performs "The Weight of the World" at City Winery. Recorded 5/21/2015.

Thanks to WFUVRADIO.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

NATIONAL SPELLING BEE CHAMPIONSHIP SHARED BY VANYA SHIVASHANKAR AND GOKUL VENKATACHALAM
Who won for corrrectly spelling their own names.

Pentagon Accidentally Ships Anthrax to Eleven States
Pentagon placed on terrorist watch list.

New York: Man Arrested for Charging Couple $400 to Ride on Staten Island Ferry
He's grilled by city's tourist bureau to see what other ideas he has, then released.

Bush, Carson, Huckabee, Rubio, Walker Tied at 10% Each
Seventy-three others split remaining 50%.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Being from L.A., this is one of my favorite tunes about the place of my birth. By Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman.

Thanks to jimmyguitar66.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Congress Goes on Short Break Without Renewing Patriot Act
On May 31st, at midnight, you can speak freely.

Obama Bars Transfers of Weaponized Aircraft, Bayonets, Grenade Launchers, Armored Vehicles That Run on Tracks to Local Police
Because they may not need all of that to protect community from unarmed black teens running away.

Disney Announces Another Disneyland- Based Movie
Following success of Tomorrowland, Pirates of the Caribbean, studio readies action-adventure Parking Lot C for a Fall release.

British Astronomer: Robots Will Be Running World Soon
And you don't have to be a rocket scientist robot to know what's wrong with this planet and how to fix it.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on May 16, 2015
From Austin City Limits
BAND CREDITS
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
with
Steve Fishell - steel guitar, dobro
Byron House - bass, vocals
Jedd Hughes - guitar, vocals
Jerry Roe - drums
Chris Tuttle - keyboards
with special guest
Shawn Colvin

Thanks to RonjaZaZa.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Republican Hopefuls to Be Split Into Two Divisions
Winners of Extreme (Fiorina, Rubio, Huckabee), Wingnut (Carson, Cruz, Paul) divisions will meet in playoff.

Trans-Pacific Partnership Has Divided Democrats
Some side with unions, progressives, middle class advocates in opposing it; others went on lots of junkets.

Wine Scientist: 100-Year-Old Champagne, Salvaged From Shipwreck, Still Tastes “Incredible”
But says caviar “hatched and swam away.”

Boxing Fans Disappointed by Romney-Holyfield Fight
McCain-Tyson preliminary (not shown) had far more action.