Before the Director Gives the "Cut" Sign

In late morning news in the early morning, it seems the mission was not successful in Wisconsin. The democrats only managed to recall two republicans out of six and they needed to recall at least three. I don't want to say "I told you so". I really don't. And the usual charges are made that it was just "too much to hope for" and that maybe mysterious votes appeared out of nowhere, or there was just so much money or whatever. The bottom line is that the democrats did not achieve their goal yesterday despite all the hype about a "counter tide".

Now we can start indenting paragraphs. Today is Tuesday August 9, 2011 and so far no reception problems on KABC Eye Witness News today. Today is the day of the Wisconsin primary and they’ll have the results, hopefully after six PM our time. But I wouldn’t hold my breath. I know Randy and the gang are all hopeful but that tea party money is an awful lot to overcome and we’ve been let down before. And of course Randy is right in that “No child left behind” has probably made teachers “teach to the test” so that besides reading, writing, and arithmetic there is no civics or social history or even higher science that might threaten religious dogma that’s sacrosanct in Texas. And of course we are cheered by poll after pool now that the tea party has fallen into disfavor with the American People. I’ll begin to believe it when the votes come in. The Iowa straw poll is apparently this Saturday on the State Fair grounds or something. That’s an appropriate place for a freak show. I guess the tea party is going to be bussing all their whackos in as usual. You know, for being against “bussing” they have sure been doing a lot of it.

Some people like me don't cotton to the idea of teaching "gay history" to our grammar school children. Somebody made a joke, I don't remember who, that from now on we were going to have politically correct "gay math". And they would be using examples such as this: If the park ranger inspects the restrooms every ninety minutes, how many partners can a gay man safely "service" between inspections if he takes an average of twelve minutes to service each partner?

Jerry Brown has announced a possible shortfall of income for California if the economy and particularly spending does not pick as was predicted when we cut all those tax rates. Well, that’s what happens when you listen to the experts. As to school days being twelve days shorter- no kid is going to mind. Given the way teachers waste time in class anyhow that time could be more than made up for by running a tight ship, as to both how teachers and students conduct themselves.

Well that old pipe dream of a brand new football stadium in downtown LA has taken a step closer to reality as the LA city council gave twelve aye votes in favor of the notion of building a “state of the art” facility. And “if we build it they will come”. Lets hope their patron saint isn’t Linus oh Halloween. So exactly which city are we going to steal an NFL team from? Oakland? That’s the most logical choice. You see everyone else has already made their outlandish deals with NFL owners and built a new stadium. I think five years is way too optimistic.

Last night it was ABC news and Jeopardy and mainly Wheel of Fortune after that. The Simpson’s had a rerun from just two weeks ago. Then it was some batchelorette program or something I wasn’t watching. I was on line typing yesterday’s blog and posting it while it was still fresh in my mind. You know I really think these tea party people have gone way over the line. They can’t pretend to call themselves patriotic Americans these days, and really, they never could. The original slogan was “No Taxation without Representation”, but as I have stated they were able to block legislation passed in the house the first two years with 41 senators overruling the majority, who probably only represent ten or twelve percent of Americans. Of course I sense even business is turning against them seeing that if implemented, their policies would actually be BAD for a lot of peoples’ business.

We had chicken teriyaki tonight- and they keep changing recipes. Loretta says they just got a new cook and she’s a young Mexican and Loretta is hoping she can at least make some decent Mexican dishes. We’re all wishing that. Any how I used the Kikoman soy sauce on the thing and believe me it definitely helped. I mixed it with the rice. There were mixed vegetables with lemon pudding for desert.

In the morning I made coffee. I’m not going to run short like I did two weeks ago. We had corn flakes for breakfast with scrambled eggs and sausage, and toast with butter and jelly. I had the Stephanie Miller program on. Sometimes people fighting lost causes use humor as a coping device. Last night I looked at that Nicole Sandler video Tim sent me. Nicole doesn’t look at all like I pictured her. I pictured her as a lot better looking. I’ve gotta go back and view more of it with all of that ALEC stuff. Today it’s the left that gets to play Joe Mc Carthy, flushing out and exposing all these right wing subversive shadow groups with designs on taking over.

On Days of our Lives they just announced that Maggie Horton was officially dead, having died of a gun shot from a mafia family style feud. If you believe that I’ve got this orched plantation in Texas you might be interested in about now. If you think they are going to kill off a leading character like that. I don’t know, but I think Jerald Ford was still president when Maggie first appeared as a character. And that grieving woman in her thirties, Jennifer Horton, wasn’t even born yet. I can’t really fault Stephano’’s side for firing the fatal shot, if Victor really was going for his gun. What are you supposed to do? I was telling you that Maggie should have minded her own business and let the men work out conflicts for themselves. I guess we have to fall back on the book Eccliastes - -in that there is a time for Peace, and there are other times when you should bide your time and think about it.

David Cameron is in big trouble now because this right wing epidemic has really swept over Europe. And the Prime Minister of England has drunk the right wing Kool-Aid and put some ill advised measures into place cutting youth programs and creating an adverse economic environment. Last night I never advocated violence. Violence is for cowards. But there are things you can do that might not be strictly legal that can still achieve your goal of having your opponent by the balls.

These people talking about a child’s food preferences being conditioned by emotional associations have it ass backwards. I believe the opposite. Certain tastes and fragerences and smells are bio-chemically determined, by each person’s own DNA chemistry, and these scents can influence your emotions. But ask any kid and he will tell you he doesn’t need any reason to like or hate something.

If you knew that the world as we know it would come to an end on a certain date obviously it would affect the decisions in your life. If you knew it was coming on September 28^th of this year- - you probably would have taken your money out of the market anyhow to spend it on a good time. And of course you would go into debt as far as your credit cards would let you. Perhaps some people would take a chance on some new hobby or sport they’ve always wanted to do and if they ended up in the hospital they’d know there was an exit date. I think many people it would be like a vacation for them- - - because it’s time they would give themselves to “Live” and damn the consequences. People who are “walk ins” may indeed go through the same mental process. Thinking “I’m on leave - - this isn’t my real body”. Of course this would not be a conscious thought. But if they had a certain goal engram, they may well be less inhibited about trying to achieve it now.

Like I said in the last file, I sure wish I HAD come up with these lyrics. Burt Lombard wrote a lot of good compositions after he separated from "you know who" who informed the world that this "Thin White Duke" was not indespensable. "The Thin White Duke" was a later name given to him by Mal Evans. (of course after he was dead) In one fictional account (?) he was earlier referred to as a "Druid Dude".

I’ve got a word to say –about the things that you do

You’re telling all those lies – about the good things that we can have if we close our eyes

I left you far behind- -the ruins of the life that you have in mind

And though you still can see – I know your mind’s made up you’re going to cause more misery

Although your mind’s OK – try thinking more of just for your own sake

The future still looks good – and you’ve got time to rectify all the things that you should

Do what you’re gone do - -and go where you’re going to

Think for yourself ‘cause I won’t be there with you.

Some slight Beatle Album realignment. The following is my idea for a reorganized “Let It Be” album that could have been released in May of 1969 not ’70.

GET BACK (With the original planned “Blue Album” balcony cover.

Two Of Us (original album version)

I Dig A Pony (original album version)

Mailman, Bring Me No Bad News (as on Anthology)

Rock & Roll Trilogy (as is on Anthology)

Dig It (original album version)

Let It Be (anthology version)

Don’t Let Me Down (KMET bootleg version)

Side Two

I Got a Feeling (Anthology version)

For You Blue (original album version)

Teddy Boy (anthology version)

The Long and Winding Road (anthology version)

One After 409 (original album version)

Get Back (January 30^th rooftop concert version)

As you can see two songs were dropped, and not because neither was on the KMET bootleg version. One never got recorded and the other is accounted for below. But if Phil Spector wants to, he can put out a “Long Winding Road” EP with the four Phil Specter orchestral arrangements. The Beatles need in an album to fill the long evolutionary gap in early 1968. The following album doesn’t affect either “Yellow Submarine” or the Hey Jude single. But it captures a little more of that psychedelic quality before it’s lost entirely. Also three more Harrison songs see the light of day.

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (Suggested release date June 1968)

The Art of Dying (if they had recorded it)

The Inner Light

Lady Madonna

Not Guilty (as it appears on Anthology)

Across the Universe (original 1969 mix, of course)

What’s The New Mary Jane? (as on Anthology)

Side Two

Helter Skelter (original album version)

Dear Prudence

Glass Onion (original album version)

Cosmically Conscious (if they'd done it then) 2:00 short edit (Paul)

Isn’t It A Pity? (if they had recorded it)

Revolution No 1 (longer edit about 5:30) "approx length"

We added a short track so we're simplifying the text. We're using the “Inrumental” intro to Vol 3 of anthology instead of “Revolution 1” on side four, and this move will shorten up that side. Take out “Dear Prudence” and “Glass Onion” and replace the space with “Good-bye, My Love” (unreleased.) This will shorten up side one. Yank “Why Don’t We Do It in the Road?” off side two to shorten it. And side 3 I’ll go ahead and list out, because it’s too complicated. It gets shortened, too. I thought that “Yer Blues” would appear more dramatic in-between two quieter songs. Of course in a vinyl world of the sixties- groove space is a consideration.

Birthday

Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?

Mother Nature’s Son

Me and My Monkey

Sexy Sadie

Yer Blues

Long, Long, Long Time

EXOTIC BIRDS AND FRUIT Suggested America only Capital Records release February 1^st, 1967

I’m Really Down (single B side)

That Means A Lot (anthology version)

If You’ve Got Troubles (anthology version)

Norwegian Wood (anthology version)

And Your Bird Can Sing (anthology version)

I’m Looking Through You (anthology version)

Twelve Bar Original (anthology version) 3:00 edit

Side Two

Tax Man (anthology version)

Rain (single)

Paperback Writer (single)

Strawberry Fields Forever (original version seven clear through) (minus trailer)

Got To Get You Into My Life (anthology version)

Beatles 1966 Christmas record (unreleased)

Yes, I guess an album like this would be more likely as a bootleg.