Dancing in the Streets

Well, not IN the streets, but at the Navy Memorial Friday evening.

Presenting Night Vision - the band for your dance

Just got back from a dance. (Yes, I dance. I even got the squidette to dance with me and Mrs. Cargosquid.)

The band ROCKED! Presenting NIGHT VISION. They did all the classics. Rock, Soul, Jazz, Motown, B-52's,.....OUTSTANDING! If you need entertainment for a dance or party, this is the band to get. Check them out.

Tonic Sol-fa - Joy To The World

Enjoy. Merry Christmas.

What to get a liberal for Christmas?

Merry Christmas, Liberals!

Presenting Justin King

Wow, again. All on one guitar.

Jake Shimabukuro - Star Spangled Banner

And now, a musical interlude......Andy McKee

Wow.

The Right Brothers - The List

Introducing the Right Brothers. Saying it in song.....'nuff said.

RIP TOMMY MAKEM - GOD SPEED

Tommy Makem passed on to Fiddler's Green on August 1st. Heaven now has an Irish angel for the choir. Rest in Peace.

Goodnight Godfather

Before we get down to business, I wanted to make a short statement about the passing of James Brown on Christmas Day. I normally don’t get into Hollywood that much. Quite frankly, they don’t interest me a whole lot. While there are some good people in Hollywood (a few) but a lot of them are ruthless, over-indulged, sex and drug addicts, who aren’t the greatest people to go to, to get answers on life’s toughest questions.

With this said, I know James Brown could be a great example of what you shouldn’t do in a lot of areas in life. He was known as much for controversy in his personal life as he was for his great showmanship. The “Godfather of Soul” went through messy divorces, run-ins with the law, and had a very public drug addiction that cost him a lot. He had his failings as all people do.

But there is another part of his life where he shined at, and this was not so much as to his music, as it was as him being one of the first blacks to really make it big in show business. Most blacks up till that time never really had anything to show for all their hard work and big hits. The company’s that produced their records made more money than the artists of his time did. ‘The Godfather” was one of the people who helped turn this around. In the end, he became popular enough to begin to demand more for his work, instead of letting big conglomerate decide what he was worth. His music sold well, and the people who liked his music would show up at the concerts from all over; he was a star with draw-power. He learned to harness that power and use it to demand better than what racism and treatment of black entertainers at the time usually got. This, as is usually the case, became a light for others to follow. For that, those in his business who know, should be thankful. So, while those in Hollywood thank him for his music, they have something else to thank him for. Let’s see who remembers.

Courtesy Of The Red, White and Blue

Whether I'm cleaning house or cleaning blog (updating links & such tonight), it helps to have energizing music in the background.

Check out the video on Yankeemom's blog.

I first heard this song as we were driving home in June, 2002 after leaving our son with his recruiter the night before he left for Paris Island, S.C. I think I cried all the way back to Powhatan.

Toby Keith's dad lost his right eye during some training. Our son almost lost his left eye before he got anywhere near Iraq. He recovered enough vision to visit the Sand Box, tho'. His dad and I think he memorized the eye chart. Oddly enough, he could shoot a whole lot better after the injury.

Enjoy the song and video. I hope Yankeemom leaves it up forever.

Hat tip to Brat at Tanker Brothers.