Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Mr. Hallyday passed away a few weeks ago,

Thanks to Thor Odin.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Trump Updates Reagan's “Peace Through Strength”
Now it’s “Peace Through Constant Bluster, Insults, Provocations.”

Senate Republicans: American,Bar Association a “Left-Leaning Interest Group”
American Medical Association “a freaking Communist conspiracy.”

Washington Post: Growing Number of Urban, Educated Americans Trading Desk Jobs for Farming
While broke, burned-out American farmers trade farming for hunting, gathering.

More Colleges Add BDSM (Bondage, Domination, Sadism, Masochism) Clubs
They replace ROTC.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Merry Christmas.

Thanks to Jan Birger Kvalheim.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

FCC Votes to Repeal Net Neutrality
But it could be months before everything on the internet slows down for you and speeds up for your Republican neighbor.

Administration Orders CDC to Avoid Using Words “Diversity,” “Entitlement,” “Evidence-Based,” “Fetus,” “Science-Based,” “Transgender,” “Vulnerable”
And “Orwellian.”

Politifact Awards “Lie of the Year” to Trump
And their first Lifetime Achievement Award.

Republican Tax Bill a Windfall for Wealthy
E Pluribus Unum succumbs to Quid Pro Quo.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Something a little different.

With commentary from Dwight Yoakam, Chet Flippo, Steve Earle, and Willie Nelson.

Thanks to noirdeooros.

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NEW YORK TIMES: TRUMP DRINKS 12 DIET COKES, WATCHES UP TO 8 HOURS OF TV PER DAY
“More than any other president in history,” he boasts.

Large Majority of American Jews Oppose Moving U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
Say, “Miami would be nice.”

Trump Throws His Full Support Behind Roy Moore
Says he'd make him judge at Miss USA Pageant, if he could.

Company Selling 575 High-End Bunkers in South Dakota to Superrich
As class war trends nuclear.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

"If I Needed You" Emmylou Harris w/Steve Earle & The Dukes @ City Winery,NYC 12-2-2017

Thanks to Bob R.

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MORE VOICE THEIR CONCERN OVER PRESIDENT'S STATE OF MIND
Wonder if he can govern effectively under 24-hour observation in a mental hospital.

Flynn Pleads Guilty, Probe Could Reach Trump
Could even go higher, to Putin.

Flat Earth Believer Calls Off Attempt to Prove it With Homemade Rocket Launch
Says it conflicts with his duties as new head of NASA.

Dictionary.com Picks “Complicity” as Word of Year
Says next year's word will be “accessory.”

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

This song was probably recorded, before Emmylou worked with Gram Parsons.. it reamained unreleaseed until it gor released on theEmmylou Harris -Songbird collection box set in 2007.

Thanks to LASTDATE.

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Ironic Times

U.S. Drops From 1st to 6th Among Countries With Best International Image
Based on numerous factors, but mainly tweets.

Self-Driving Vehicles Will Decide Who Dies in a Crash
Algorithm quickly determines if you're up to date on your car payments, then initiates evasive maneuvers, or not.

DOJ Investigating Harvard's Affirmative Action Admission Policies
But only those affecting students whose father pledged less than $2.5 million to gain them admission.

Outgoing Message of the Day

“Hello. You have reached the Office of the Director of Communications at the White House. No one is currently available to take your call, but if you feel President Trump has insulted you using inaccurate information or otherwise mischaracterized something you have said or done, please explain your situation after the beep and the president will double down on whatever he has already said, then invent new lies and slanders about you. Thank you and have a wonderful day.”

Sunday Emmylou Blogging

Because I was out of town on Saturday.

Published on Nov 25, 2017

From ‘The Rosie O’Donnell Show’, the Trio performs "When We're Gone, Long Gone”

Thanks to Rodney Rowland.

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Ironic Times

House Republicans Strip Individual Mandate to Buy Health Insurance from ACA
But promise to send thoughts and prayers to all who need medical help but can’t pay for it.

Radio Message Sent to Nearby Star System; Reply Could Come in Less Than 25 Years
The brief message: “Sup?”

Head of Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee: If Moore Wins in Alabama, He Should be Expelled “Because He Does Not Meet the Ethical and Moral Requirements of the United States Senate”
“An extremely low bar,” he adds.

Trump Won’t Meet With Nobel Prize Winners in Science
Says just thinking about it gives him a headache.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

A rarity - one I haven't heard before.

Off the 2004 reissue of Luxury Liner

Thanks to TheHollyK.

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Ironic Times

IN VIETNAM, TRUMP SAYS HE BELIEVES PUTIN'S CLAIM RUSSIA DIDN'T MEDDLE IN U.S. ELECTION
“I'll take the word of an ex-KGB operative over our boys any day,” he tweets.

Japan: President Trump Mistakenly Pours Late Emperor Hirohito's Ashes Into Koi Pond
Mishap occurs during somber tour of royal mausoleum.

Hollywood: Sexual Harassment Charges Force Studios to Recast Upcoming Films
Tilda Swinton takes over title role in The Sonny Liston Story.

Uber Announces Plans to Develop Pilotless Electric Flying Taxis for Los Angeles
New technology renders Trump's wall obsolete well before construction even begins.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times was late today.

Republicans Deeply Divided, Dems in Disarray
Big opportunity for Monster Raving Loony Party to pick up some seats.

Papa John’s Blames Falling Sales on NFL Players Kneeling During Anthem
Not because their pizzas taste like players have been kneeling on them.

Collins Dictionary: 2017 Word Of the Year: Fake News
2018 Word of the Year: Impeachment.

Gen. Kelly: “Lack of an Ability to Compromise” Led to Civil War
If slaves had just “given a little,” he adds.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to AManOfManyFaces.

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Ironic Times

Majority of White Americans Believe They Face Discrimination
As well as ridicule when telling others of their plight.

Two Glaciers in Antarctica Accelerate Toward Sea, Threaten Catastrophic 4-Foot Rise in Ocean Levels
Trump directs Army Corps of Engineers to develop “really great plan” to protect Mar-a-Lago.

After Complaints, Kellogg's to Replace Corn Pops Boxes Showing Brown Corn Pop as Janitor
New box will depict brown corn pop as ex-president.

Thousands of JFK Assassination Documents Released, Others Withheld at Request of FBI, CIA
Specifically, documents indicating whether or not Oswald acted alone, whether or not CIA, FBI were behind it.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Accompanying article at NPR Music.

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Ironic Times

Poll: Majority of Voters Believe Trump “Not Fit to Serve as President”
Fit to serve as doorman at Trump Tower

Bill O'Reilly Gets Job Back After Settling $32 Million Sexual Harassment Suit
He'll return to his role as America's moral arbiter.

Man Rescued in Pakistan Surprised Trump President, Thought Taliban Captors Joking
Says he's returning to Pakistan.

Trump Says Renoir in Trump Tower Genuine, Despite Art Institute of Chicago's Proof to the Contrary
Experts also dispute Trump's claim Renoir painted it “just for me.”

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Emmylou on the OGWT

Thanks to Sam Spade.

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Ironic Times

Bannon: Trump Didn't Know About 25th Amendment
Thought it gave women right to drive

Trump First President to Address Values Voters Summit
First President to share their values of lying, philandering, bullying and narcissism.

Costco Selling One-Year Emergency Food Kits
Enough to keep a family of four alive for one year before having to see what things are like above ground.

Michigan: City Created Just For Self-Driving Vehicles
Only city in America without a Starbucks.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

A great performance of this song by Emmylou and The Nash Ramblers in Stuttgart-Germany in 1994

Thanks to peters332.

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Ironic Times

Georgia Proposes Creating “City of Amazon” to Lure Company's New Headquarters
Delaware says, “You can have the whole state.”

Trump Tells FCC He Wants Equal Time to Combat Late-Night Comedians
With his own writers, jovial sidekick, band.

Gen. Kelly Reportedly Unable to Control President, May Be on Way Out
Favorite to replace him: Trump's first wife, Ivana.

Former Google Engineer Developing Artificial Intelligence God
“He doesn't exist, so I have to invent Him,” he explains.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Oct 6, 2017

Bummer's Ball was an event thrown by Pali Boucher's Rocket Dog Rescue on 10/5/17 at the Armory in San Francisco. It was a gold-rush themed party in an old brick castle featuring food, drink, silent auctions, circus performers, and best of all, some fantastic music.

Emmylou Harris has her own rescue (Bonaparte's Retreat) and has become friends with Pali. She headlined the Bummer's Ball and here is a full clip of her song about one of her own adopted rescue dogs.

Video by Glenn Mar

Thanks to achiappanza.

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Ironic Times

Putin: Tillerson Has “Fallen in With a Bad Crowd”
“He should have stuck with us.”

EPA Spending $25,000 on Soundproof Booth for Secretary Pruitt
New “Cone of Silence” deploys automatically if anyone says “global warming“ or ”climate change.”

Many Glued to TV for Ken Burns' Vietnam Documentary
Trump's bone spurs prevent him from watching.

MLB: Record for Home Runs Surpassed With Weeks to Go
Caused by combination of juiced baseballs, corked bats, musclebound hitters, cyber-armed pitchers, and a new, as-yet undetectable performance-enhancing drug.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Sep 29, 2017

Live Prague 1992, september 19th

Embedding is disabled but it's worth a click.

Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight

Thanks to gdoublee.

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REMINDER
Stand for the anthem, kneel before Trump.

New York Subways Distribute Buttons to Promote Courtesy Towards Pregnant Women, Elderly, Disabled
Other buttons include “Give Up Your Seat, Asshole,” “Don't Stare at Me, Shithead,” and “Get Your Hands Off Me, Scumbag.”

After 50 Years, Rolling Stone Up for Sale
Possible buyer: AARP.

Trigonometry Detected in 3,700-Year-Old Babylonian Tablet
Translation reveals constantly recurring phrase, “I hate trigonometry.”

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to tabakjewentele.

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Ironic Times

Trump's Portrait Still Not Displayed at Any Government Agencies
Lone exception: Office of Special Counsel evidence room.

Trump Nominates Climate Change Denier to Head NASA
However, he does believe in gravity, a NASA requirement.

“Million Juggalo March” Draws Millions of Creepy Juggalos to Nation's Capital
Police, however, consider them harmless, since they're mostly white.

Nearly 4 In 10 Americans Can’t Name Any First Amendment Rights
In fact, they were speechless.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

From Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson comes this sensitive, beautiful song "Gulf Coast Highway" written by Nanci Griffith, Danny Flowers, and James Hooker. It appeared on Emmylou's Duets album released by Reprise on July 24, 1990 and available on CD.

Thanks to catman916.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Trump Finding Himself More Isolated in White House
Whenever he takes a shower, all the toilets get flushed.

Chief Economic Advisor Gary Cohn Tells Magazine, “Only Morons Pay the Estate Tax”
1%: “Only a total moron would tell the press that.”

Report: President Furious Emir of Kuwait's Plane Larger Than Air Force One
Doesn't like that his harem is bigger either.

The Sun Just Fired Off a Massive Flare, and It's Headed Toward Earth Right Now
Wear your tin foil hat until further notice.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Apr 6, 2017

This is a recently discovered television appearance of the magnificent Emmylou Harris in January of 1970. Her 1st album Gliding Bird had just been released in late 1969 to very little acclaim and she had yet to make any impact at all on the national music scene. The first song "Lady Of The Rose" remains unrecorded. "The Fugue For the Ox" is a track off Gliding Bird. In this footage she is 22 years old and 7 months pregnant with her first daughter. At this time her career consisted of playing in coffeehouses in Greenwich Village and it would be more than a year before she'd meet Gram Parsons, which changed her life and career forever.

Thanks to ReelinInTheYears66.

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PRESIDENT PLEASED WITH HURRICANE RECOVERY
“We sold a lot of hats,” he says.

Burning Man Draws Thousands of Artists, Seekers, Mystics, Romantics
But mainly hedge fund managers.

Man Who Fled New Orleans During Katrina Forced to Flee Houston During Harvey
Says he's moving back to New Jersey, which he fled during Sandy.

Wells Fargo Reveals Even More Fake Accounts
They just arrived by stagecoach.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to follow.me.you.wont.be.sorry.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Ironic Times

Pence Downplays Hiring Own Lawyer
Pooh-poohs Priebus interviewing bail bondsmen.

Trump Tells Mayor of Virginia Island Threatened by Sea Rise Not to Worry
“Move to a higher floor,” he advises.

Fox News Drops “Fair and Balanced” Slogan After Years of Mockery
It's now “The President's Tweets Start Here.”

Ted Nugent Says He's Cutting Out All Angry Political Rants
From now on he'll just sit and stew and let it build up inside.

I hope he explodes...

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Jun 14, 2017
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Emmylou Harris - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Buddy Miller - electric guitar, backing vocals
Daryl Johnson - electric bass, backing vocals
Brady Blade - drums, backing vocals,
Julie Miller - backup vocals

Thanks to Rare Tracks.

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Ironic Times

“NOBODY MOVE OR THE PRESIDENT GETS IT”
Trump threatens to shoot himself if FBI, Congress don't drop collusion, obstruction investigations.

UK Elections: Conservatives Suffer Big Losses, Lose Majority
To maintain control, Theresa May will have to form a coalition party with Lord Buckethead.

White House: Trump's Tweets Considered “Official Statements”
Not “rants of a delusional man in his dotage.”

Nation Riveted as Comey Testifies About Trump Meetings
Meanwhile, Congress removes restrictions on corporations, overturns Dodd-Frank, shreds environmental regulations.

Well, the site used to be irony. Appears, like The Onion, that irony and satire are deader'n a carp and they've gone to straight news.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to Rare Tracks.

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Ironic Times

COMEY TESTIMONY BOMBSHELL
Under oath, will confirm Trump crazy as a loon, should be in mental institution.

White House Intrigue: Jared Kushner Losing Influence to Steve Bannon
Rex Tillerson losing influence to Ted Nugent.

United Arab Emirates Plans City for 600,000 on Mars By 2117
Built by migrant workers from Venus.

Trump Campaign Offering Donors “Big League Box” of Assorted Trump Products
Everything from used neckties to rancid steaks.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on May 11, 2017
Emmylou Harris Live Full Concert 2017 HD

Thanks to Helen M. Thomas.

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Ironic Times

In Phone Call, Trump Praises Philippines President Duterte for His War on Drugs
Says it could serve as model for his own War on Leaks.

Fox News Finishes Behind CNN, MSNBC Among Viewers 25-54
Still No. 1 among viewers 85-110.

Trump Budget Projects Current $585 Million Deficit Will Become $16 Billion Surplus
Driven by success of Flying Pig sector.

After Studying 23,000 Folk Tunes, “Bot Dylan” Computer Program Writes New Folk Songs
Then adds electric guitars.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Lovely old Louvin Brothers tune and an Emmylou favorite.

Thanks to Rare Tracks.

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Ironic Times

TRUMP, IN SAUDI ARABIA, RECEIVES ORDER OF ABDULAZIZ AL-SAUD MEDAL, KINGDOM'S HIGHEST HONOR
Last person to receive it: Osama bin Laden.

Trump: No Politician in History Treated Worse Than Me
“Since Caesar,” he adds.

Treasury Secretary Confused National Debt With National Deficit
Later, gives assistant two tens in change for a five.

Trump Budget Will Cut $1.2 Billion for After-School for 1.6 Million Children, $2.1 Billion for Teacher Training, Class-size Reduction, $15 Million for Child Care for Low-Income College Students, $27 Million for Arts Education, $12 Million for Special Olympics Education Programs
Resulting in a generation of adults as ignorant as Trump.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to Rare Tracks.

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Ironic Times

TRUMP MEETS WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR KISLYAK, HENRY KISSINGER
Not shown: Radovan Karadzic, Idi Amin, Pol Pot.

Sessions Tells Prosecutors to Demand Longer Sentences for Offenders
Excepting perjurers, traitors.

Homeland Security Secretary Now Says Trump's Wall “Could Be Interpreted as a Combination of Drones, Towers, Fences, Electronic Devices, Border Guard Patrols”
Plus exaggerations, false promises, outright lies.

Trump, Speaking to The Economist, Says He Invented Phrase “Prime the Pump”
Later, speaking to Gourmet, says he invented phrase “pass the salt.”

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

We were all so young then. Sigh.

Published on May 8, 2017

Mike Bowdin - Bass,
Tony Brown - Piano,
Hank Devito - Steel,
Frank Reckard - Electric guitar,
Ricky Skaggs - Acoustic guitar / vocals,
John Ware - Drums,
Cheryl & Sharon White - Harmony vocals

Thanks to Rare Tracks.

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Ironic Times

France: Macron Defeats Le Pen
French voters prefer Harold and Maude to Cruella de Vil.

First 100 Days: Trump Lists His Major Achievement
“Shot a 74 at Doral.”

Sinclair Broadcast Group Adding Stations to Form Network More Conservative Than Fox News
One so extreme and far to the right it will be too ridiculous to parody.

Steve Bannon Inadvertently Reveals His Whiteboard in Photo
On it is written, “Attack the press,
Get rid of civil rights,
Delegitimize Congress,
Start War,
Declare National Emergency,
Suspend the Constitution,
Make Trump President-for Life.”

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Not the best quality but it's new and there's a bunch of 'em.

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).

"Lodi" is a song written by John Fogerty and recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1969.

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

TRUMP INVITES PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT DUTERTE TO WHITE HOUSE
Didn't want to scare guests at Mar-a-Lago.

Trump on Presidency: “I Thought it Would Be Easier.”
“Like an 'Apprentice' taping.”

Trump Unveils Plan to Simplify Tax Code
It's so much simpler if the rich don't pay any.

Google's “Project Owl” Will Attempt to Root Out Fake News, Problematic Content
Leaving about twelve web pages.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to Classic Country tv-shows.

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Ironic Times

Combined Fortune of Wealthiest Members of China's Parliament: $500 Billion
Experts say it will take at least four years before Trump's cabinet can match it.

Millions March for Science
Many more would have joined them but feared marching off edge of Earth.

International Church of Cannabis Opens in Denver
Site formerly housed International Church of Pancakes.

Previously Unseen Copy of Declaration of Independence Discovered
This one suspiciously says, “We hold these alternative facts to be self-evident.”

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to Larry Musicman.

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Ironic Times

North Korea: Kim Jong Un Hails Successful Missile Launch
New weapon can reach targets as far as 500 feet away.

Trump Keeps Campaign Promise to Destroy Goldman Sachs
By putting all their top executives in his Cabinet.

United Apologizes for Beating, Dragging Man Off Overbooked Flight
But points out that for an extra $10 he could have purchased “beat up someone else“ insurance and none of this would have happened.

New York City Trader Joe's Fires Californian for “Insufficiently Genuine” Smile
Anybody caught smiling in New York can be fired.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Thanks to Rare Tracks.

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Ironic Times

Congress Asks Trump to Consult Them Before Any Military Action
Instead of having to learn about it on Breitbart.

More Sponsors Flee O'Reilly Over Sexual Harassment Charges
Only remaining sponsor: Ashley Madison.

Peeps Pizza Appears in Time for Easter
Also available: Peeps on a matzoh for our Jewish friends.

China Plans New City Three Times as Large as New York City
But with only half as many Chinese restaurants.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Wow.

Published on Apr 6, 2017
This is a recently discovered television appearance of the magnificent Emmylou Harris in January of 1970. Her 1st album Gliding Bird had just been released in late 1969 to very little acclaim and she had yet to make any impact at all on the national music scene. The first song "Lady Of The Rose" remains unrecorded. "The Fugue For the Ox" is a track off Gliding Bird. In this footage she is 22 years old and 7 months pregnant with her first daughter. At this time her career consisted of playing in coffeehouses in Greenwich Village and it would be more than a year before she'd meet Gram Parsons, which changed her life and career forever.

Thanks to ReelinInTheYears66.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

White House Brags About Being Wealthiest Administration
Adjusted for if they paid taxes, it would be fifth.

Silicon Valley Millionaires Seek Immortality
Once achieved, they'll take out reverse mortgages.

Good News: Norway Establishes Doomsday Library to Protect World's Most Precious Books From Apocalypse
Bad News: they're all in Norwegian.

Firm Envisions Huge Skyscraper Hanging From Orbiting Asteroid
After expensive blueprint for skyscraper goes to printer with one huge mistake.

(Late) Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Mar 26, 2017
The Long Players perform Gram Parson's Ooh Las Vegas with Emmy Lou Harris and John Jorgensen on guitar.
The Long Players perform The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo at the Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN, March 25, 2017

Thanks to jyduse.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

AFTER HEALTHCARE FIASCO, TRUMP MOVES ON TO NEXT ITEM ON HIS AGENDA
Who to blame for healthcare fiasco.

Failure to Repeal Obamacare Leaves Conservatives in Misery
Miserable because twenty-four million will get to keep their healthcare.

Gorsuch: “Nobody is Above the Law in This Country, and That Includes the President”
Trump: “I'm having second thoughts about this guy.”

North Korea Appears Closer To Having Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Fortunately we elected a wise, stable statesman to guide us through whatever crisis arises.

Irony is deader'n a carp...

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

From German TV show Ohne Filter. No other info. Enjoy.

Thanks to a YouTube commenter:

Song list...
0:00 The Pearl
5:20 I Don't Wanna Talk About It Now
10:04 I Ain't Living Long Like This
14:26 Raise The Dead
17:51 Red Dirt Girl
22:41 Love Hurts
25:42 Hour Of Gold
30:45 Deeper Well
37:03 Michelangelo
41:53 Boy From Tupelo
45:28 Wheels
48:40 Born To Run
53:25 Hickory Wind

Thanks to Full Concerts, movie and music clips.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Trump Meets With Saudis, Considers Them Important Allies
In the fight against Western Civilization.

White House Budget Director: We Can't Ask Single Moms to Pay for PBS
Considering how much they're already spending on aircraft carriers, new nukes, Trump family security.

Revealed: White House Intruder Roamed Grounds For 17 Minutes
Had time to talk to Trump, whom he called a “troubled person.”

Britain's New 5-Pound Note Contains Meat Byproduct
Boiled, it's quite tasty, may well become meal of choice in post-Brexit England.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Mar 15, 2017

Thanks to Larry Musicman.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Sessions Recuses Himself from Inquiry About Russian Interference on Trump's Behalf in Presidential Election
Trump rages, “If I knew he was going to recuse himself, I never would have appointed him.”

Former Defense Secretary: Chance of Nuclear Catastrophe “Greater Than Ever”
“It's kind of exciting,” he adds.

Study: Trumpcare Would Hurt His Supporters Most
“I don't care, as long as it helps him and his friends,” says one loyal supporter.

Ben Carson: African Slaves “Immigrants” Seeking Better Life
Native Americans “tourists” who decided to stay.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Cayamo 2017

Thanks to Martin Lupson.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

TRUMP CLAIMS OBAMA TAPPED HIS PHONE
And wore a wire in his presence.

SpaceX Books Two Wealthy Private Citizens for Flight Around Moon Next Year
Claims Powerball winners, hedge fund managers, Russian oligarchs “lined up around the block.”

Washington, DC: Iconic Cherry Blossom Trees Blossoming Earlier Than Ever
Also, impeachment talk blossoming earlier than ever.

Accountant Brian Cullinan
Bouncing back from the Oscars debacle when he handed the wrong card to Warren Beatty, Brian's got a new job carrying President Trump's nuclear briefcase.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Feb 26, 2017
This song was probably recorded before Emmylou worked with Gram Parsons.. it remained unreleased until it got released on the Emmylou Harris -Songbird collection box set in 2007.

Thanks to LASTDATE.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Ramped-Up Deportations Good for Some
Especially makers of “Help Wanted” signs.

Automakers Call on EPA Head Pruitt to Ease Fuel-Efficiency Standards
“Like you promised in the emails,” they remind him.

Bees Learn to Push Ball to Obtain Sugary Treat
With fewer bees, we're going to need smarter bees.

Washington Post Unveils New Motto: “Democracy Dies in Darkness”
Beats out “Home of Highly Placed Sources Who Speak Anonymously” and “Free Shipping With Prime Membership.”

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

I hadn't heard Emmylou's version of this in years.

Thanks to LASTDATE.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

TRUMP DECLARES PRESS 'ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE'
To honor Lenin, who used phrase 100 years ago.

Rumors Swirl of Clashes Among Key White House Advisors
Variously described as “slug fest,” “cage fight,” “demolition derby,” “fine-tuned machine.”

Trump Supporters Boost Sales Of Ivanka's Perfume
“Never smelled so good in here,” says an employee of Cracker Barrel.

Two Companies Battle Over Wine Market for Cats, Dogs
Last one standing ends up controlling a $200 industry.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

I haven't heard this in a while. My all-time favorite song about the city of my birth.

Thanks to LASTDATE.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Report: Russia Might Return Snowden
If we return Trump.

Sean Spicer's Press Briefings Getting Higher Ratings Than Soap Operas
Spanish-language version number one in its time slot.

Twitter Posts 4th Quarter Loss of $167
There's only one person using it.

Former President Obama Kitesurfs at Richard Branson's Private Island
Causing many to question if he really is the Antichrist.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Feb 5, 2017
http://www.emmylouharris.com/
Steve Fishell - Steel / Dobro,
Mike Bowden - Bass,
Fred Carpenter - Fiddle / Mandolin,
Don Johnson - Keyboards,
Frank Reckard - Lead Guitar / Mandolin,
Barry Tashian - Vocals / Guitar / Accordian
Billy Thomas - Drums,

Thanks to Rare Tracks.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Trump Bans Travel To and From 7 Muslim Countries
But not Saudi Arabia, so Saudis can still come here and learn to fly.

Trump's Travel Ban May Expand As He Asks Homeland Security Chief to Submit a List of Nations to Add
Also hopes to limit travel from New York, California.

Goebbels's Secretary Dies at 106
Lived just long enough to see her boss's politics come back into favor.

REMINDER
Everything old and proven wrong is new again.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Jan 30, 2017

Thanks to LASTDATE.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Trump's Final Three Candidates For Supreme Court Have Very Different Views
One hates gays, one hates women, one hates blacks.

Atomic Scientists Set Doomsday Clock to Two and a Half Minutes Before Midnight
And turn off snooze alarm.

Orwell's 1984 Soars to Top of Best-Seller List
Some buyers committing it to memory, “just in case.”

Amazon's Alexa No Longer Tells Trump Jokes
Now, if you ask for one, it asks you for your birth certificate.

Cabinet's Net Worth Equal to That of Bottom Third of Americans
Or, Trump voters.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

There are several numbers from this show on YouTube. A couple of them will pop up at the end of this video.

Published on Jan 24, 2017
Emmylou Harris and John Prine for Bonaparte's Retreat at the City Winery Nashville on January 22,2017.

Thanks to luvnashville.

Oh, the irony...

This came out late Monday while I was relocating snow.

Ironic Times

TRUMP: MY CROWD BIGGER THAN OBAMA'S
If you count no-shows

Finland: New Law Pays Basic Income to Citizens Who Don't Earn Enough
Eliciting words of praise from Bernie Sanders, Pope Francis, Walmart.

Six Scientists Enter Dome on Hawaiian Volcano for 8 Months to Simulate Life on Mars
And avoid eight months of Trump.

Trump, Mussolini Have Much in Common
With a slight physical resemblance as well.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

An oldie but a goodie.

Thanks to Кир Стомп.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

Trump: Two Sons Will Take Over Business Operations
Says it worked for Saddam Hussein.

Ringling Brothers Circus to Close After 146 Years
Couldn't compete with politics.

NASA Testing Four Extreme Environments to Prepare Humans for Life on Mars
They are: desert, ocean, mountain, midtown.

Sales of Mein Kampf Soar in Germany
After several glowing reviews in Das Breitbart.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

Published on Jan 7, 2017

Thanks to Full Concerts and movieclips.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

PUTIN TO ADDRESS NATION JAN. 21
In his first Fireside Chat.

Unveiled at CES: Augmented Reality Porn Connected to Vibrating Sex Toys
For use in your self-driving car while vaping hydroponically grown legal weed delivered by drone from Amazon.

Experts: High-Tech Household Appliances Could Be Very Helpful Witnesses in Future Crime Cases
Even more so in divorce cases.

Report: Hillary May Run For Mayor of New York
De Blasio welcomes "Crooked Hillary" to race.

Saturday Emmylou Blogging

A lovely previously unreleased version of this tune.

The Complete Trio Collection 2016

Thanks to Jan Birger Kvalheim.

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

2017 BEGINS WITH ANXIETY OVER ECONOMY, WAR, ENVIRONMENT, EQUALITY
But pot's legal in California.

Yes, we'll be fine. :-)

England: Commission Rules Star Wars-Based Jediism Not a Religion
Not like other faiths based on fictional tales of heroic figures with magical powers.

Trump Praises Putin, Dismisses American Intelligence Services
Only thing missing is Angela Lansbury and a giant Queen of Diamonds.

San Francisco Restaurant Offering Truffle Croquettes Served on iPads
Discontinued: Eclairs on Galaxy S7s Flambé.