Nobody Asked Me But:
1) What a delight to look forward to Sat. Evening at the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club in Fairlawn NJ and Buskin & Batteau. Two Troubadours of Total Talent==OK alliteration never eludes me---they are great and I hope to introduce them in a less than modest way.
2) Another delight is to look forward to Sunday at the Orangeburg Library and the appearance of Gathering Time in concert there and another never so humble introduction.
3) All these delights are probably bad for my cholesterol levels.
4) To the dismay of critics the film “The Blind Side” also toyed with my cholesterol levels and not with my tear ducts---too much “shmaltz” does that.
5) One can string together a whole bunch of important sounding statements—clichés—that say nothing. Think of some interviews on radio or TV that might go like this:
“Having said that, let me just add, that at the end of the day the results are what I anticipated and will prove to be fruitful in the long run”
6) Why do people always say “At the end of the day”? There must be night shift somewhere.
7) What a wonderful change in Presidential presentations about war commitments the Obama West Point appearance was.
8) From what nether region did Glen Beck arise and become the sage of the “great unwashed”?
9) It seems that Orwell’s “1984” was prescient and just a few years off in his description of unending war, electronic surveillance, and total control of populations.
10) I recall when a Bway show ticket was $25 for an orchestra seat. Even with inflation $300 on holiday weeks is a bit exorbitant but that is free enterprise for you. So, there must be people able to throw that kind of money around for a fleeting 2 hours.
11) If your tastes run to non-mainstream commercial programs you can have some really great moments for under $50.00. Think “folk”, “coffeehouses”(they really don’t have coffee), and house concerts (they do have coffee).
12) Seems like with all the security improvements since the JFK tragedy loopholes still remain if you look right and don’t “appear” fanatical.
13) Don’t believe everything you read in Agassi’s book. He hates tennis so much that he still tours in the seniors tour---mucho dinero there too.
14) It is a wonderful thing that there are still some places on radio that allow for free wheeling and eclectic programming. That includes most university stations (not all) and NPR.
15) Sometimes old TV shows are better and cannot be improved on---think Homicide—Life On The Streets. Still available in re-runs.
16) Who knows that Hugh Laurie is a stand-up comic and also appeared in a hilarious Brit-Com prior to his huge hit ---House?
17) Any interest in the bargain I can give you on 2009 calendars? If I had 1809 ones I bet you would pay big bucks.




