Great stuff, if only we got to follow the lyric writing a little more closely!

As students are registering for my John Wesley Harding/Wesley Stace class at CCSU in Spring 2013, it was cool to find these episodes of "Dubway Days" (by BreakThruRadio.Com) on YouTube, which follow Wes' writing a song with Ben Arthur in the course of one day. 

 

The result?

"Cracked and Crooked Heart"

 



 

 

 

 

Question: So, who's the better songwriter?

 

George Harrison

 

or

 

Graham Nash?

 

So, given the obscene sums of money spent on this presidential campaign...

...and, given that this will be President Obama's second term (i.e., he's already done the whole "inaugural thing"), who's with me in asking the President, the Democratic Party, and all the other political operatives to spend the money normally spent on the various inaugural balls for Hurricane Sandy victims or any charities of his choice?

Who can name the birthday boys and the others in this photo?

Happy Birthday, Joni Mitchell! From one 11/7 baby to another!

Here's our horoscope, for our birthday today, from the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

IF NOVEMBER 7 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Seek peace and tranquility in the next four weeks, but don't overestimate your abilities or take others for granted. You will have extra energy in December and January but should watch out for being too aggressive about obtaining your goals. Wait to take advantage of helpful opportunities that pop up in April and May, which can provide you with long lasting benefits. Those are times when people who have your best interests at heart will be happy to grant favors and give valuable advice and when your business judgment is at its best for career, finances and relationships.

A few thoughts about yesterday's election results

1)  President Obama woke up this morning saying, "I WON!  Oh, wait.  Crap, I won..."

2)  Yes, I voted for Chris Murphy, but he and Dick Blumenthal had better not still be Connecticut's two senators 20 years from now (but I fear they will be).

3)  Somehow, for the sake of their citizens' sanity and because I want to see a live presidential candidate too (without having to go to a $500,000/plate dinner in Fairfield County), we've got to somehow get rid of the "swing states" concept.

4)  No matter what, I do like voting!

On"60 Minutes," David McCullough said we should all...

 

...read up on Harry Truman, and I'm betting the historian was thinking about our reading HIS book about the old haberdasher.  But who's got time for that? 

 

But there's always time for a song!