Monday, July 30, 2018

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

N.Y. TIMES: IVANKA TRUMP, JARED KUSHNER HAVE OUTLASTED ALL OTHER PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORS
Except Putin.
Trump: I'm More Popular Than Lincoln
Especially in the South.
Tickets Pricey at National Prayer Breakfast
Since they made it all-you-can-eat.
On Air Force One, Trump Rages That Melania's TV Tuned to CNN, Not Fox
“Treason!” he cries.

Monday, July 23, 2018

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

After Summit, Many Wonder What Putin Has on Trump
And if it's in HD.
Dictionary.Com Reports Searches For “Treason” Increased 2,943% On July 17th
Searches for “witch hunt” dropped 2,943%.
Trump's Military Parade to Cost $12 Million
Price went up after he demanded marchers wear jackboots.
China: “Saturday Night Live China” Vanishes From Airwaves Just Weeks After Debut
Sudden disappearance linked to arrest, execution of cast, writers.

Monday, July 16, 2018

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

May Says Trump Advised Her to Sue EU
Told her he has “a great lawyer.”
New Sex Robot Has Family Mode Setting Which Dials Down Sex Talk
Replaces it with verses from the Bible.
Kavanaugh Believes “That the President Should Be Excused From Some of the Burdens of Ordinary Citizenship”
Like need to observe laws against rape, bribery, tax evasion, obstruction of justice.
Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction Event Under Way, Scientists Warn
Fifth one was last time Republicans ran things.

Saturday, July 14, 2018

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Willie Nelson Emmylou Harris And Merle Haggard Rambling Fever Live Smith Center 2012

Thanks to When The Cowboy Sings.

Monday, July 9, 2018

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Trump Slams Allies, Threatens To Leave NATO
And join the Axis of Evil.
Trump Faces Fight in GOP Over High Court Nominee
Talks between right-to-lifers, flat Earthers, Nazi sympathizers break down.
Administration Wants Schools to Ignore Race in Admissions
Just consider father's income, country club, handicap.
Poll: California Ballot Proposition to Split State in Three Gaining Support
So is a new initiative to split state into 40 million separate states, each with its with its own two senators, flag, bird, and song.

Saturday, July 7, 2018

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Taped on an old VCR machine from a Hank Williams special. Quality not the best but thought it was well worth saving. Roy Ortolon

Thanks to Roy Ortolon.

Monday, July 2, 2018

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Furious House Republicans Grill Rosenstein
Can't understand why Russia probe, which will very likely bring down Trump and the Republican Party, “taking so damn long.”
Putin to Meet With Trump in Helsinki
In exchange for pee tape Trump will give Putin our nuclear launch codes.
Justice Kennedy Announces His Retirement
Says he's looking forward to lifetime membership at Mar-a-Lago given to him by “a secret admirer.”
Tariffs Force Harley-Davidson to Build Factory in Europe
Hells Angels relocating to Düsseldorf.

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Heaven Ain´t Ready For You Yet, é uma bela balada cantada por Emmylou Harris, no ábum de 1980, The Legend Of Jesse James.

Thanks to Quim Graça.

Monday, June 25, 2018

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

U.S. Withdraws From UN Human Rights Council
It was fun, but we've decided to go in another direction.
California: Plan to Split State in Three Parts Goes On Ballot in November
Technifornia, Agrifornia, and Pornifornia.
Archeologists Digging up Artifacts at Site of Woodstock
So far they've found Jimi Hendrix's guitar pick, Wavy Gravy's roach clip.
Deaths Now Outnumber Births Among Whites in Most States
In other words, more Trump voters are dying than being born.

Saturday, June 23, 2018

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

TG4 is a publicly funded Irish broadcaster.

Transatlantic Sessions
Guy Clark & Emmylou Harris
Black Diamond Strings
Dé Domhnaigh 22.00 25/03

Thanks to TRAD TG4.

Monday, June 18, 2018

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Report: Trump's Staff Tapes Together Important Presidential Papers He Rips Up, to Comply With Law
Took three weeks to piece together Bill of Rights.
Sessions Greatly Limits Scope of Asylum Claims
Only granting asylum to those fleeing insider trading charges.
New York AG: Trump Foundation Nothing More Than Slush Fund For Trump
Money meant for disabled veterans spent on campaign ads touting how much Trump cares for veterans.
World Cup: Russia Gives Train Conductors Smiling Lessons
Reverses previous policy where smiling was forbidden.

Monday, June 11, 2018

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

TRUMP: RUSSIA DESERVES TO BE ALLOWED BACK IN G7
For making him President.
Prison Reform Moving Ahead Quickly in Washington
Hope to have a bill passed before everyone goes to prison.
President Makes Enemies Out of Mexico, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Britain
Before meeting with his good friend Kim Jong-un.
EPA Scales Back Restrictions on Toxic Chemicals
Rationale: If you outlaw toxic chemicals only outlaws will have toxic chemicals.

Monday, June 4, 2018

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Kim Kardashian Visits Oval Office
She's there to lend the office some gravitas.
Trump's Lawyers Argue He's Too Busy to Answer Mueller's Questions
Golf, enraging presidents of friendly countries, colluding with enemies to fix elections, arranging hush money payments for sex scandals, lying, cheating, stealing, monetizing his presidency all very time-consuming.
Trump's Immigration Plan Keeps Whites in Majority 5 More Years Than Projected
Time needed by Republicans to finish transferring all the nation's wealth to six privileged families.
New York Times: California's Economy Has Skyrocketed, But Paralyzed by Traffic Gridlock, High Housing Costs
Made tolerable by legalized marijuana, great weather, right to die legislation.

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Recorded live at the Silk Cut Festival in Wembley Arena, London in april 1987

Thanks to gdoublee.

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Streamed from the Country Music Hall of Fame concert, December, 2017

Thanks to grassflats2.