Unbelievably Gorgeous Day!

After one heck of a thunderstorm last night.

But now I must go off to town and run my weekly errands. As loyal readers of this lofty blog no doubt recall, the trip to town and back is far, so I need to pack some provisions in order to make the arduous journey (shown in the photo above).

And just so I don’t look weird, eating all by myself at the side of the highway, I hire my neighbor’s husband and kids to come along with me…

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Okay.

Honestly, the “news” is getting beyond tolerable. Especially if you are part of the Truther camp and know that 99.9% of this stuff is, in various ways, FAKE. (And the 1% that’s left is utterly evil, so we keep fighting.)

I grow very, very weary of all this, gang.

I only have Charlie’s update for today, and even that, I had a hard time forcing myself to not turn off.

CHARLIE WARD DAILY NEWS WITH PAUL BROOKER & DREW DEMI WEDNESDAY 8TH MAY 2024 (10 mins):

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I’ve thought many times about whether I wanted to post this here or not. It’s satire, so it is funny — but in many ways, gang, if you know the New Testament and follow Jesus in some way, it is not so funny at all.

From the Babylon Bee the other day (4 mins, with ads at the end):

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From Nick Cave yesterday– a very interesting Red Hand File. As always, Nick Cave sticks to his guns. A musician in the UK is struggling with some really huge questions regarding the music industry and peer pressure and politics. I’m reprinting the whole question here:

“I am a musician who has been booked to play The Great Escape festival, which, as you may have heard, a number of artists are boycotting due to the sponsorship of Barclays. Who, in a non-linear fashion, are profiting from the horror that is occurring in Palestine.
I do not support the genocide, I would hope the rest of the world feels the same. But as an artist already existing in a very toxic industry, the best many of us can hope for is a few scraps – the glimmer of an opportunity, a gig, anything to help us get our music out into the world, and in turn make it a better place with the love we promote in our art. The music industry is a place of being told you need to follow TikTok trends and that labels only look at ‘metrics’.

Individuality doesn’t feel celebrated.
I feel as if I am to be judged by my peers and by fans if we don’t cancel our performance, yet my heart tells me that this is ill-advised. I don’t want to be bullied into following a trend, yet I worry my silence makes me look complicit.
Integrity is all we have, so how are we expected to navigate through this world when all commercialism and corporate sponsorship comes from darkness? Latitude, Isle of White, Reading & Leeds are all sponsored by Barclays – it’s a huge expectation on struggling musicians who will be replaced by one of a thousand other hungry musicians if they decide to boycott. What would you do?“

Nick’s response: “Play.”

You can read it here.

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That’s it for now.

Enjoy your Wednesday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Breakfast-listening music! (Yes, I do listen to an inordinate amount of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers from, like, 50 years ago…). This was the only Tom Petty song I ever covered in my live shows back in NYC. I loved this song and still do.

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, “Don’t Do Me Like That,” from their massively popular album, Damn the Torpedoes, 1979. Enjoy!!

“Don’t Do Me Like That”

I was talking with a friend of mine, said a woman had hurt his pride
Told him that she loved him so and turned around and let him go
Then he said, “You better watch your step
Or you’re gonna get hurt yourself
Someone’s gonna tell you lies, cut you down to size”

Don’t do me like that
Don’t do me like that
What if I love you baby?
Don’t do me like that

Don’t do me like that
Don’t do me like that
Someday I might need you, baby
Don’t do me like that

Listen honey, can you see? Baby, it would bury me
If you were in the public eye givin’ someone else a try
And you know you better watch your step
Or you’re gonna get hurt yourself
Someone’s gonna tell you lies, cut you down to size

Don’t do me like that
Don’t do me like that
What if I love you baby?
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t

Don’t do me like that
Don’t do me like that
What if I need you baby?
Don’t do me like that

‘Cause somewhere deep down inside
Someone is saying, “Love doesn’t last that long”
I’ve had this feelin’ inside night out and day in
And baby I can’t take it no more

Don’t do me like that
Don’t do me like that
What if I love you baby?
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t

Don’t do me like that
Don’t do me like that
I just might need you honey
Don’t do me like that

Wait!
Don’t do me like that
Don’t do me like that
Baby, baby, baby,
Don’t, don’t, don’t

No!
Don’t do me like that
Don’t do me like that
Baby, baby, baby…

Oh, oh, oh

c- 1978 Tom Petty