They must have ran out of time last night. Still, they did speak about the benefit next week. I hope to see you there.
Monthly Archives: August 2004
Something personal for once
The Sleeping Angels Foundation is holding it’s first ever music fest at Doc Watson’s next Saturday. If you recall, Sleeping Angels is the fund my brother’s family started up after the death of his son, Hunter James, from SIDS. The fund helps pay funeral expenses for children who have met similar circumstances and for families who are stretched to make ends meet.
My band – My Brother’s Keeper – will be among the eight playing that night. What? Didn’t know I had a band? The music you’ve heard on this site gets transformed radically when played in the context of a band and I prefer it that way. It’s been hard finding the right combination of people to get something going, but I know this group is building something. The name is more than a metaphor.
Last week we went in the studio for the first time and recorded a song that will be played on Loud and Local, 94 WYSP, between 10 and 11PM tonight. Dante and Steven, my brother and my best friend, will be there to talk about the band and the upcoming show.
I?d love to hear what you think, but more important, I?d love to see you at the Music Fest next week.
Keep your chin up
Rafe is concerned that the damage wrought by the Bush campaign connected Swift Boat Veterans for Slander will be too much to overcome for Kerry. He thinks that Kerry should not have responded so directly.
While I think Kerry is usually better off by staying above the slime being thrown, President Clinton thinks otherwise. His advice is for him to fight back hard. Kerry can’t let Bush’s flunkies define him the way they defined Gore. Who am I to argue with President Clinton? Along these lines, this new advertisement is very effective.
The truth is beginning to be outed, with newspapers leading the way.
I think, especially because of the times we are in, it’s our job as bloggers to help the cause of truth. Over at Daily Kos they are noting that a blowback is starting to grow. Hopefully bloggers can add some momentum to it. These tactics shouldn’t be tolerated.
One thing you can do is join me in signing a petition for Bush to publicly condemn these lies.
President Bush – call off your dogs. Get back to the issues. And explain why you are qualified to deal with them. If you can.
Three books on my to read list
The Great Divide: Retro vs. Metro America by John Sperling .
The Reveolution Will Not Be Televised by Joe Trippi.
Related link: Extreme Democracy
Updated: Just had to add one more book….
Happy Birthday D&D
Grab some links over at Boing Boing.
I think it’s the only way me and a few of my old friends in high school survived auto shop class.
Inside Al-Qaeda?s Hard Drive
An eye opening piece in The Atlantic.
Iran threatens us and the news ignores it
Where is the press? Where is the press?!? There is practically no mention of this in the news.
NYTimes: Iran Says It May Pre-empt Attack Against Its Nuclear Facilities.
Brain-Busting Job = Alzheimer’s Protection
WebMD: Daily Mental Challenges Keep Brain in Tip-Top Shape. Use it or lose it.
EFF wins one for freedom and common sense
P2P software developers are not to be held liable for copyright infringement (Boing Boing).
The Income Gap
Are there really Two Americas?
One of my closest friends has been stuck on the lower rungs of employment for years now. He’s a hard worker, pays his bills, and struggles everyday to get by. He’s moving to Florida for a part time job with a big company hoping that that it’s his ticket to stability.
I was once right there with him and someday I plan on sharing the rest of my story. The thing about it is that it occurred years ago, in a world that seems as different from now as day is from night.
slacktivist comments on an article by Leigh Strope for the Associated Press where she reports on the growing gap.
Could someone from my background do what I did today? Does that kind of opportunity still exist?