Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Buddy Holly At 75: A Tribute To An Unlikely Star : NPR
I recall when the plane carrying Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens crashed killing them all. Rock and Roll was set back 10 years and wandered into a pop wasteland before reemerging. Buddy Holly's songs have been covered by a multitude of people but my favorite could be the cover of "Not Fade Away" by the Rolling Stones. He is still one of my all time favorites and I break out my Greatest Hits from time to time and get that old rockabilly thing going. His backup band was the Crickets which famously included Waylon Jennings who went on to fame with them as backup. Another one of those Texas Troubadours.
Here, a you tube video of the Stones, complete with Brian Jones and Bill Wyman.
Five Ways The Postal Service Could Reinvent Itself : NPR
The USPS does not use tax dollars to do its job, it exists on revenues it generates and it's fees are set by Congress. Personally, I think they do a heck of a job and should be allowed to take measures to provide for not only the present but for the future. All of the hullaballoo about privatization would just leave us longing for the good old days.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Consumer Bureau nominee caught in broader political fight - The Hill's On The Money
Consumer Bureau nominee caught in broader political fight - The Hill's On The Money
The GOP refused to accept Elizabeth Warren as director of this agency and now they are finally revealed as being against any type of regulation that would protect consumers from dishonest tactics by banks and credit card companies.
The GOP refused to accept Elizabeth Warren as director of this agency and now they are finally revealed as being against any type of regulation that would protect consumers from dishonest tactics by banks and credit card companies.
Poll: Scott Brown Ahead But Under 50 Percent Against Elizabeth Warren | TPMDC
Only my favorite woman in DC. Run, Elizabeth, Run.
Romney Jobs Plan: Cut Taxes, Slap China, Drill Oil | LEX18.com | Lexington, Kentucky
This just in!!! A new proposal by Mitt Romney to solve the ills of our country. Wait, just a minute. Isn't this the same one that RR and W used? Well, that really worked out well, didn't it?
Saturday, September 3, 2011
No Joy in Augusta
Boise State came into Atlanta and took UGA for a ride. All night the Boise defense had better pass coverage than did Georgia and managed to run the ball in the holes. Georgia was hampered by mistakes and went down 35-21 in the season opener. Looks like Boise State is ready for the big leagues and enters the season with a #5 ranking and it could be witih a bullet.
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