Monthly Archives: October 2011
Antique Postcard ~ Hallowe’en 1912
From the looks of this card, Hallowe’en not only had an apostrophe, 100 years ago it does not look near as SCARY either!
HOLD ON
Waits has a distinctive voice, described by one critic as sounding “like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months and then taken outside and run over with a car.” Happiness … Continue reading
Filed under AMERICANA, Blues Music, Country Music, Folk Music, Lyrics, Music
ANTIQUE POSTCARDS ~ Taft for President!
How much has the political landscape changed in 100 years? Just some, that’s all. In fact, Taft represented the elite (1%), while his opponent claimed the common folks (the 99%). Taft was a Unitarian who never believed that Christ was … Continue reading
BLEEDING KANSAS and Murder on the MARAIS DES CYGNES
For many years I’ve driven by Trading Post Kansas, near the Marais Des Cygnes river (and now reservoir and wildlife refuge) without paying much attention to why it was named Trading Post. This was a trading post that was established … Continue reading
Filed under AMERICANA, Crime, History, Human Rights, Kansas, Missouri, Native American, WAR
CCS ~ Whole Lotta Love
The Collective Consciousness Society, with the theme tune to the former British Institution that was TOP OF THE POPS!
Filed under History, Jazz Music, Music, Rock and Roll
Shortchanging Our Paychecks
Income and benefits for most Americans have stagnated over the past four decades despite steady economic growth. By Salvatore Babones Back in the “Happy Days” of the 1950s and 1960s, most young American couples graduated from high school or college, got … Continue reading
Filed under Human Rights, Politics
I Have a Dream / Give Me Your Hand
WARNING! EQUALITY AND TOLERANCE PROMOTED HERE
Filed under AMERICANA, Bluegrass Gospel, Bluegrass Music, Faith, Folk Music, History, Human Rights, Missouri, Music, Ozarks, Religion, Tributes
