Saturday Emmylou Blogging

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

Thanks to Helen M. Thomas.

Oh, the irony...

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.

Oh. the irony...

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.

Oh, the irony...

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.

Oh, the irony...

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.

Oh, the irony...

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.

Oh, the irony...

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.

Oh, the irony...

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...