We wouldn't have known what to do with Obama if it wasn't for your skills, Mr. Gibbs. Are you related to the BG's by any chance because we are stayin' alive here! The election campaign was master minded by you, sir. How did you manage to walk around it all?

A Winning song for a winning country!

It's hard to be in a bad mood when you're happy about all this stuff...

SH

He did it! Can you believe it? Everyone is excited and running around with smiles.

Well...ALMOST everyone. It seems that in Califofnia prop 8 passed. Which means that

marriage is limited ONLY to hetero sexuals. Which MEANS that gay people will still have to pay taxes. I think that's what they are upset about. They are REALLY upset. 

So while millions of people get to celebrate civil rights for black people, 221 years of constitutional upheaval, slavery and segregation...gay people are in the street talkin' about tax cuts. I 'm thinkin' now that maybe they should have waited for the next ballot. You know...first get the right people in office...THEN change the marriage laws. But they wanted to do it at the same time as the biggest election in U.S. history. The black and white struggle had to be settled at some point in history, right? And that was a long struggle that finally came to it's resting point in the eyes of our new elected president. It was the main event. And MILLIONS of people are just trying to feel good about it. But the very next day after the election  the Gay people were in the street protesting inequality because they want TAX CUTS. 

Personally, I think they should have let black folks enjoy themselves for THIS one. For at least 3 days. That isn't alot to ask. 3 days of smiling would have been nice. But now they are saying that 7 out of 10 blacks voted for prop 8, which negates the whole feeling of celebrating civil rights...so NOW we are hated by a new group of people who are trying to fight for their civil rights. And most black people are trying not to get upset about this one. Because of the whole historic quality of this particular election, remember? We shall over come and all that Jazz. 

It's confusing, I know. The only problem with protesting on the same day as other people are trying to celebrate? You will never have there vote again. But any black person will tell anyone trying to get their gay marriage rights...at least you got this far. Black people had to go even further and push even harder. Black people had to come together, stay together and start with their own thing first. It's America. Some people in this country still don't like gay people for some strange reason. But that's America. You have to keep on keepin' on. It'll happen for you if you just keep your head together.

SH

 Anyway...

As this beautiful young lady, Sara Tavares, would say, Balance is the key. "Balance" is the name of her new World Music hit. "Balance" is also the name of her album.  Which is great because that is indeed what the world needs right now. Some balance. So it's no surprise that her song is number one on the World Music charts. Aint she fine? You should hear the sound of her voice. It will make a man stop and listen, I tell you that. I just wish I spoke Portuguese a little more than I do.

So I will leave you a link to her song and a link to all of her info and stuff.

SH

Let's see here, now...I understand that they had a presidential debate last night on TV. It's all over Netsville.  

It was good, too. Every time McCan't said somethin' about this country, he mentioned the fact that Obama didn't understand. But when Obama said somethin' he made them both look like they understood what was happenin'.

Which is a clear message to me that he DOES understand. Not to mention that video that's circulatin' around Netsville about the contradictions that involve McCan't speeches. My favorite one is when he was standin' somewhere in the middle east talkin' about Al Queda to a camera. Then one of his partners whispered into his ear that he should be talkin' about Iran instead. And McCan't had to say sorry and correct himself. I was havin' an lol.

 Oh and then when Obama reminded McCan't that he was singin' Bomb Iran to a nationally syndicated broadcast....ooooh wee, it was like one of them old karate movies. And then after awhile it just started giving me the willies, ya know? And so I'm lookin' into McCan't eyes tryin to figure him out. Because he's just too old to lie like the rest of them young repubs. If you look into his eyes when he's talkin' it looks to me like he don't really know what the hell he's talkin' about...

Now when Obama speaks, regardless of how pragmatic he may sound, he makes you feel like he's tryin' to love everybody. And that's what this country needs right about now...

I found the perfect song for this topic...

Y'all have a little laugh now and then.

SH

Reverend Gary Davis. He has got a fine message for all of us today. If you can take a minute to try and understand what he's sayin, you and your companion might make it through another week. We got money problems, political issues and war to deal with everyday. And what Gary Davis is trying to say to everybody is that you have to go down. And that's all he is sayin'.

You can interpret those words into whatever you want, now...but believe me...when your wife wakes up early in the morning SHE might look at you and have her OWN definition...

Y'all have a good day, now...

SH

-sfgate.com

He has passed on into the next world. He was 71 years old. That's a good, long life for a country singer. He started at a young age, too.

I aint no country picker on a guitar like he was, but I sure do have respect for an artist who keeps his fans happy. And that's exactly what Mr. Reed did. He even acted in the film world, too. With none other than Burt Reynolds. Smokey and the Bandit. I heard that Burt

Reynolds gave him a Trans Am one day. It was just like the one in the movies, too. Anyway...just givin' my respect to a fellow guitar slinger by the name of Mr. Jerry Reed. Rest in peace young man...

Rest in peace.

Here is a video of Jerry Reed with a song about New Orleans

(sigh)