Category Archives: Music

iePolitics: Happy December 24, 2011

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I looked and looked for this specific song never thinking the only version I could find would be from an old Lawrence Welk show. There are apparently a number of songs with the same name. I wanted the old spiritual, which this is, just not sung by who I would expect. Anyway, my mom used to make us watch Lawrence Welk with her every Saturday (I think). We did not appreciate the music at the time.

iePolitics: Happy December 4

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This isn’t a Christmas song.  But as I was looking for a Christmas song, “Hallelujuh” was playing on the sound system at Starbucks.  I absolutely love that version but don’t know who sings it.  I got started listening to various versions and found this one by kd lang.  She absolutely owns this song.  It is an incredible performance.  So, it is our song for today.

iePolitics: Happy December 1

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I decided to post a Christmas video each day until Christmas.  There is only one Christmas song I really truly hate with a passion but I know a lot of people find it funny.  I thought I would get it out of the way today and then have 24 days to post some of my favorites.  In the process of looking for a video of that song, I came across an altered version of it that is pretty funny.  Enjoy!

iePolitics: How times have changed

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I noticed a comment from my nephew on his Facebook page.  For those who don’t remember, he is the the lead guitarist and songwriter for Valor and Vengeance:

It was a derogatory comment about Conway Twitty.  That brought to mind a song that I used to listen to in my county vehicle in my early years of county employment on the old KCKC.  It was banned on some radio stations for being too dirty.  My, how times have changed.

iePolitics: Now my atonement for posting the story below

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Late last night I found out the church I sometimes attend was having a free Carman concert tonight.  I haven’t been to a concert for almost three years and Carman is a great entertainer.  He is trying to go back to doing his stadium shows but for now he is still doing the free concerts for churches.    Although it’s been a while since he performed stadium concerts he still holds the record for the largest solo Christian concert in history.  Here is a sampling:

iePolitics: Feeling politically incorrect tonight

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I saw the ad on Facebook that Tim McGraw will be in concert at the San Manuel Amphitheater this weekend.  That got me to thinking about my favorite Tim McGraw song, which is below.  I wonder if he will perform it at a theater which is sponsored by Native Americans.  I’m sure I am not the only one who remembers the controversy when this song was released back in 1994.  From biography.com:

However, Cherokee Nation leader Wilma Mankiller sent a letter to stations claiming the song exhibited “crass exploitative commercialism at the expense of Indians,” and expressed that it “promotes bigotry,” according to a Billboard article by Peter Cronin. As a result, some radio stations in Arizona, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Minnesota started refusing to play it. On the other hand, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians based in North Carolina wrote to McGraw’s management company in support of the song.

iePolitics: Happy Memorial Day

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Someone sent me a link tonight to this site, Bugles Across America.  What a cool thing to do, very much in contrast to those asses who protest at military funerals.  The members of that church don’t seem to realize that the very reason they can spew their hatred is because of the soldiers who died to give them that freedom of speech.

I found the following video on YouTube by Trace Adkins.  It is called Arlington and I think the lyrics really say it all.  Enjoy.

iePolitics: “One Tin Soldier”

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Editor’s Note:  Yesterday a couple of friends gave me a complete set of the Billy Jack movies on DVD.  They are my first ever DVDs.  Don’t ask, if you don’t know my story!!!  Anyway, those who know me well either know I’m a huge Billy Jack fan (it’s a 70s thing you would have had to live through) or are not surprised by it. This is the theme song for two of the movies and it has been in my brain all day.  For those who don’t know, the movie is quite political but I’m not sure the youngsters of today would  not get it.  I think you had to live before the Civil Rights Movement to appreciate the gains of the past forty years.  Sometimes I wonder how I turned out to be a Republican.

iePolitics: Why I believe in angels

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It’s Sunday, so those of you who want to skip this post, go ahead.  I may have told this story on the blog before but was reminded of it today when my truck wouldn’t back up because I had not released the emergency brake.

Probably six or seven years ago now, my mom and I had lunch at the Olive Garden in Victorville after having dropped off my car for service.  I was driving a loaner.  After lunch we exited the restaurant and got into the car.  I started the vehicle and attempted to back up.  The car wouldn’t move no matter how much I applied the gas.  I checked my emergency brake to be sure it was up, made sure the vehicle was in reverse, and checked my mirrors several times.  I could not understand why the car would not back up.  I finally turned off the engine and got out of the car.   As I walked around to the back of the car, I spotted a toddler standing against the rear bumper.  The baby’s father spotted it about the same time and came running across the parking lot.  I have no other explanation as to why the vehicle would not back up.

Anyway, this video has nothing to do with that story.  I just happened to be listening to my “The Altr and the Door” CD and the song reminded me of a few people.  Enjoy:

 

LAWeekley: ‘Beyond Wonderland’ Rave in SoCal Hosts Politicians, Paris Hilton, Alleged Drug Offenders, and Maybe Even a Good Vibe

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Beyond Wonderland was not beyond comprehension for Fiona Ma.

With a storm approaching and an army of cops and DEA agents, one woman named Paris Hilton, and even a few politicians in the house, the controversial rave promoter Insomniac Events said its Beyond Wonderland party over the weekend in San Bernardino was a success.

We received reports of an overdose, a missing raver, and some party-goers taken out of the venue in stretchers. Even state Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, who has proposed to ban raves at public venues in California, said she knew of 24 drug-dealing arrests there.

And she left at 10:30, when the Saturday night party was just beginning. But …

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… Insomniac Events, which recently moved its embattled Electric Daisy Carnival from the publicly run L.A. Coliseum to Las Vegas, stated it was all good:

iePolitics: Speaking of lawmen and bandits . . .

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We are said to be the “Wild West of Politics.”  And we certainly have a wild west history dating back to the 1800′s when many a famous bandit and lawman traveled through our fine county.

My long-time readers know I’m a huge Western and Native American fan, especially the music of both cultures.  For those who don’t know, Western music IS NOT country music.  They are two very different genres, especially these days.

Anyway, a potential showdown on the Fifth Floor got me in a Western sort of mood.  So I have to post a video of my favorite group.  Roy Rogers said of the Sons of the San Joaquin that they were closest to the Sons of the Pioneers he had ever hear.  I believe they sang at both Roy’s and Dale’s funerals.    I apologize to all of the youngsters reading this who have no idea who Roy, Dale and the Sons of the Pioneers are.