The Secrets of Politics

It’s too easy to talk about politics.

Blah blah blah … politics politics politics!

I have rights! That’s a phrase I heard someone yell in a news video today, while she was being “taken away” by police. She was talking about politics (too easy) and her “rights.” I thought she should have also thought about other people’s rights, too, maybe avoiding arrest. People go farther than just declaring their misunderstanding of things by yelling at public meetings; now the privacy of members of the US Supreme Court has been breached. People yelling obscenities and flailing about with homemade signs with dramatic and vulgar messages … and the neat part is, kids … yes! You win! It’s easy! You don’t have to know what you’re talking about.

These days, the more drama the better! We’ve already seen, starting two years-ago, Continue reading “The Secrets of Politics”

Stardust

Stardust

Who’s got two minutes and forty-four seconds to spare? Go!

This song was written in 1927. It was the theme for our AM radio station’s (Westerly, RI) nostalgic music format, many years-ago. Stardust was on my license plate. After all the years, I conceded the MANY varieties of notations of this song weren’t working for me on guitar, so I arranged it myself. I wrote all the chords you see me playing, and when I was done, I remember thinking it was kind of amazing that I didn’t listen to the song once, and I don’t think I’ve heard it in years. It’s just in there, in my brain! Continue reading “Stardust”

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