tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30105593330825083952024-03-15T15:44:04.240-07:00Tom Cochrun /Light BreezesWords and pictures exposed to light. A space of notions, impressions and breezes. Text and photography by Tom.Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comBlogger1385125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-33347994774928698302024-03-15T11:11:00.000-07:002024-03-15T11:11:18.506-07:00Wishing for a Renaissance!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQKKVc5ys4c3nOPcbtDMzbnCLsDoe3-KS5J2gBPSOfSkrcTtIVdDxEVAGZNiFr-wzs0UPRYgQawwym3Xh10VJB9kLySTCqOMMU6cR_MD9uYWPNq9q8gcZnaZ-3sytCCFmWET2lzaK9XCPVrTqBeYV-cGoYlSQ5j8QwTFtyhVMM6NKJVb5Dmk2HSBDUmOE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQKKVc5ys4c3nOPcbtDMzbnCLsDoe3-KS5J2gBPSOfSkrcTtIVdDxEVAGZNiFr-wzs0UPRYgQawwym3Xh10VJB9kLySTCqOMMU6cR_MD9uYWPNq9q8gcZnaZ-3sytCCFmWET2lzaK9XCPVrTqBeYV-cGoYlSQ5j8QwTFtyhVMM6NKJVb5Dmk2HSBDUmOE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Perfectly on cue, </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">poppies are popping and we hit the road, a colorful journey.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5S3rXQyrsC2-htdfFZSl72bNg--h52ZXveAuKO1DFIKuMbmox1HWEgP2cB3YvwKxn-9JaUR2PbJAJIsgonqmEKpiA7SoHvisqVuYBlDfrmi6oNludJ5VH1OkjWNzPRrk6M3cX-9MUKD16ouc4VrTM1nWw9aw0NLdyFAHWRP_DpL7H3tX-wAyZtfySS1o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5S3rXQyrsC2-htdfFZSl72bNg--h52ZXveAuKO1DFIKuMbmox1HWEgP2cB3YvwKxn-9JaUR2PbJAJIsgonqmEKpiA7SoHvisqVuYBlDfrmi6oNludJ5VH1OkjWNzPRrk6M3cX-9MUKD16ouc4VrTM1nWw9aw0NLdyFAHWRP_DpL7H3tX-wAyZtfySS1o=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWjnptqsg8jvSQHQWGfY3_vRtkIhH92zx0f9ipRY0FX0oP8qg2UsU8qEoG1RptDBU_bWGQyUdDj9r7yxTTIoaEsdt4BMpQD71skUolHvYt6FfgwKertnshaYODtZzU5rfLqHTBDxcXouOx2EwabGXPwivxmDyrexhDHM4Sr3-gMgJxUXCS7hD8Wm3B60o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWjnptqsg8jvSQHQWGfY3_vRtkIhH92zx0f9ipRY0FX0oP8qg2UsU8qEoG1RptDBU_bWGQyUdDj9r7yxTTIoaEsdt4BMpQD71skUolHvYt6FfgwKertnshaYODtZzU5rfLqHTBDxcXouOx2EwabGXPwivxmDyrexhDHM4Sr3-gMgJxUXCS7hD8Wm3B60o=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Looking for a change of mind, we found California spring as we sliced the central state over the Santa Lucia mountains, through the lower end of the central valley, past the San Gabriel and San </span></span>Bernardino mountains into the Mojave desert, through the Antelope valley to rest at the base of the San Jacinto mountains in Palm Springs. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiADiq3qtq8gWMrP7QsLmpkzvUu74PUbBgJDOzk1IsRG1pt-F-iOFugoLS-Z5-4IWwhVMXX48-K2Wo_N9E27wID3vwW7YOR37H5TlWRdZa-jI6Hsi-f-7JLpbebtLOSnNfz1dCjtj918AjRR8U4H-muSDHLJ57rxqrhaRZB1UGrzW7tbBxBHni5fhtFZUE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiADiq3qtq8gWMrP7QsLmpkzvUu74PUbBgJDOzk1IsRG1pt-F-iOFugoLS-Z5-4IWwhVMXX48-K2Wo_N9E27wID3vwW7YOR37H5TlWRdZa-jI6Hsi-f-7JLpbebtLOSnNfz1dCjtj918AjRR8U4H-muSDHLJ57rxqrhaRZB1UGrzW7tbBxBHni5fhtFZUE=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjZXui_K6wu-28c-SxkVgDg8JHNjEzGov79HwCzcBKjCCfw1PaRDZUrPfW55BHYHHD40e3Y_1z6wg3VP4qv11lw1g2wlLBjnAozaZ5ZMdcdt0nYOY6zwiP0xKqkidMaPau74kJP-0o4T5h09FMoIZAR4Gy5v4Elu-GKouWwBa-3zC4CC4e88XIxsZipNg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="4032" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjZXui_K6wu-28c-SxkVgDg8JHNjEzGov79HwCzcBKjCCfw1PaRDZUrPfW55BHYHHD40e3Y_1z6wg3VP4qv11lw1g2wlLBjnAozaZ5ZMdcdt0nYOY6zwiP0xKqkidMaPau74kJP-0o4T5h09FMoIZAR4Gy5v4Elu-GKouWwBa-3zC4CC4e88XIxsZipNg=w640-h434" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span> California is </span>terrific when it is green and the mountains are snow capped and</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG1WgnfnlZzdpbe7ccSu2Wu0giBc1GFp8sMFMX5nqHu6YJMF9XidFrfJDTupmK1jF6AGR84lzXBcLEwL4Cex1gfIgYlQTzM8APAQ3QkFeG2lyrAl-G4RmGfP2_7TwghJCu5r0msmBFwebiHzSbJqXeDd5-Z2m1GvKAI6fvLhssVwpQk863vbHXMfpH_Fk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG1WgnfnlZzdpbe7ccSu2Wu0giBc1GFp8sMFMX5nqHu6YJMF9XidFrfJDTupmK1jF6AGR84lzXBcLEwL4Cex1gfIgYlQTzM8APAQ3QkFeG2lyrAl-G4RmGfP2_7TwghJCu5r0msmBFwebiHzSbJqXeDd5-Z2m1GvKAI6fvLhssVwpQk863vbHXMfpH_Fk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">the people come to play.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiafYmBcPnB0Kv_s4S5QLGY208qAjScdGqsskPjz4iq8o91YI0bJl0jKHEWyfh45yXMASw32HaSzeDi1SVxqj3mosSuyUTtor0P50tyF372YTapF-z5Yaia9UdSla51ShqrIDzOc8FbvbMaO9TktJvDk1O8p7WT_wa1nmlRy2N9P8y-co3LfUuPlWoaseI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiafYmBcPnB0Kv_s4S5QLGY208qAjScdGqsskPjz4iq8o91YI0bJl0jKHEWyfh45yXMASw32HaSzeDi1SVxqj3mosSuyUTtor0P50tyF372YTapF-z5Yaia9UdSla51ShqrIDzOc8FbvbMaO9TktJvDk1O8p7WT_wa1nmlRy2N9P8y-co3LfUuPlWoaseI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAl4DONKcEK1OIjq2g54ejHlTuroI4V8QS35SjcnR6kY0ozQono5RHKXKOQy2jNywFQnhG6Z9OLt_pwWtwcbfUysnMuSH7C2wv4E8Nyd9o8iw4Ee2kGmYLvB7RnPKdbYviUIRWEnihcHU6IY5Nx6bfvEIVCf45kLx5fA1h2OBs-aa9-jywtN-vUrnynAI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAl4DONKcEK1OIjq2g54ejHlTuroI4V8QS35SjcnR6kY0ozQono5RHKXKOQy2jNywFQnhG6Z9OLt_pwWtwcbfUysnMuSH7C2wv4E8Nyd9o8iw4Ee2kGmYLvB7RnPKdbYviUIRWEnihcHU6IY5Nx6bfvEIVCf45kLx5fA1h2OBs-aa9-jywtN-vUrnynAI=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_vkSmnvxw7hOX093tOAxU5VK7Z1v5qeSdyoBmw81YJIff4e0rFhBNMRLwaqqEi3Jyo4kq-Wntptjgx2z2VQi46ZYV6citBOGTNkX1yoPazDbTPrN_UGu1pt1DNvS9v-a3QwURqmCroI7zMtWZc5S0T7bkLTEW2PBihYtc7Z2PriyYIVTmhHBkeSI04Jk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3660" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_vkSmnvxw7hOX093tOAxU5VK7Z1v5qeSdyoBmw81YJIff4e0rFhBNMRLwaqqEi3Jyo4kq-Wntptjgx2z2VQi46ZYV6citBOGTNkX1yoPazDbTPrN_UGu1pt1DNvS9v-a3QwURqmCroI7zMtWZc5S0T7bkLTEW2PBihYtc7Z2PriyYIVTmhHBkeSI04Jk=w528-h640" width="528" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span> California may be a state of mind, but spring certainly is and we needed the charge. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span> Some of the reality has been simply nuts. Measles are making a comeback!</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span>Ignorance and social media can do a lot of harm. There was a time when a parent who would not get their children the safest and best medical care would have been considered coo coo. Ditto for those who wear red hats and march locked step in support of a Dodo. There is an epidemic of dumb. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span> </span>My WWII veteran parents could not understand why the republican party wants to throw away democracy as it embraces the very fascism Dad and his generation fought. Don't the fools read history? Can there be a bigger jerk than Mitch McConnell who endorsed the very man he condemned, and who sucked out what ever molecule of integrity that may have tried to invade the old Kentuckian. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span> To make it worse Google AI started creating Black Popes and Vikings and Asian American founding fathers. Oops said Sundar Pichai a very bright man surprised by his own genius computers. Hit pause and correct.</span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> That's what we did. </span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQyJQeA2d9fvGMAQNqYK9WDz6sX_VMtiqT_V6nDlqMXz_BC9kY2ZxTG9hwQ6eX_ZtfdOTgarBnmNActHNk376HYKD7ScogEFqBfhHhEwqLmN-nKcCl-YFn6LGlVUZxU3GwMrf-bf9G1qubWUGImhUSZpPBEpH1VrGsnMFwYzGJ913IKJ-T88-AkD0lHbE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQyJQeA2d9fvGMAQNqYK9WDz6sX_VMtiqT_V6nDlqMXz_BC9kY2ZxTG9hwQ6eX_ZtfdOTgarBnmNActHNk376HYKD7ScogEFqBfhHhEwqLmN-nKcCl-YFn6LGlVUZxU3GwMrf-bf9G1qubWUGImhUSZpPBEpH1VrGsnMFwYzGJ913IKJ-T88-AkD0lHbE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> Some of us may be old and increasingly irrelevant but we can still manage a lucid thought and one of those surmises-- there is entirely too much intelligence, too many skills, and an unlimited amount of creativity, imagination and real knowledge, kindness, and genuinely good people to look and act the like the America we see </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">today. The smart people, the thinkers, the doers, problem solvers, helpers, people of love and visionaries need to start getting more face time in our melodrama. The "professional politician," influencers, body celebrities, brainless blowhards, snark trolls, overly sensitive and self appointed aggrieved, need to hit the road and get out of our faces. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>If you have not read the constitution, shut up. If you don't know what the Beer Hall Putsch was, take off your red hat and shut up, then go read a history book. If you want to ban a book, crawl under a rock. If you don't believe peace is the better way to live go for a personality transplant. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> We need a </span>Renaissance. You Dark Age droolers need to start learning the facts, and paying attention to the life that appears just beyond your screen. Reality is what we make it, not a hateful attitude manipulated by an algorithm that takes you deeper into darkness, ignorance and insensitivity.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrBjrE28f58_rm1G6ebMKbIxdhTr72gFlHn-61Eckuv9PBNiTcY5TwZ4Hb6qp7KL1TaglXJWyiwpEQ6ueDE3CN8xwEw8QMLo1uxBt0TvtFq8AQoJIX6J0CgHb21gOnqkzOPQ6YWu4A4jkUe_5QxI7RTiVOxvhdikPbhIpIkfy9AhDNb75j3L6BIIZk0dE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrBjrE28f58_rm1G6ebMKbIxdhTr72gFlHn-61Eckuv9PBNiTcY5TwZ4Hb6qp7KL1TaglXJWyiwpEQ6ueDE3CN8xwEw8QMLo1uxBt0TvtFq8AQoJIX6J0CgHb21gOnqkzOPQ6YWu4A4jkUe_5QxI7RTiVOxvhdikPbhIpIkfy9AhDNb75j3L6BIIZk0dE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Spring is going to start breaking out everywhere, soon. Breathe it in, take it into that part of you that that motivates and recharges your battery. There is a reason this is the time that tribes, and societies, and civilizations, and faiths celebrate new life, new energy. There's also more light. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>The </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Renaissance started in a place where the light, and the color ignited thought and imagination, enough so to throw out the old, stalled thought and superstitions. It was a springtime of the mind and soul.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>About time for that here, wouldn't you say?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> See you down the trail. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></div></div><p></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-77360610020547979052024-02-22T12:12:00.000-08:002024-02-22T12:16:45.877-08:00Waiting, In the Interval<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUNg3jXuMDcyhe_IpXGzzaVfGtue6bMZdsscEAC84jq5x2App4Nihv3BK1mwoHsZgtlw_e32L1olJ51e3_pCSjGpu79LujywG4vRYLJP13mq4w4GvH2sLsR7eAmEsraZ2TbCsDMusHRc5JoPX3d8R3w8FnlYv_2cBU76622BnxV1GYpQiEgPF2D5wEQs4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUNg3jXuMDcyhe_IpXGzzaVfGtue6bMZdsscEAC84jq5x2App4Nihv3BK1mwoHsZgtlw_e32L1olJ51e3_pCSjGpu79LujywG4vRYLJP13mq4w4GvH2sLsR7eAmEsraZ2TbCsDMusHRc5JoPX3d8R3w8FnlYv_2cBU76622BnxV1GYpQiEgPF2D5wEQs4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">Between seasons. Between change. Between atmospheric rivers. Between the America we knew and where it goes. We live in the interval. </span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOqL_bdPIQy1VIATz_lK23048VEPSUjnwRdiZQ0gXRZMM5TA65sE-1WiDAPxB4bY3z9_7oMkmJ1uOnq0EYm3zR4gfukpMcWbV9_j2scunzc0dUSNFPpipWawBy6iBJWFVyHtpO5siOBchYhE97CUIv_9DLBaO1EeWrtLfvU8S-QhuvH3HXyj1ajkaRx8A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOqL_bdPIQy1VIATz_lK23048VEPSUjnwRdiZQ0gXRZMM5TA65sE-1WiDAPxB4bY3z9_7oMkmJ1uOnq0EYm3zR4gfukpMcWbV9_j2scunzc0dUSNFPpipWawBy6iBJWFVyHtpO5siOBchYhE97CUIv_9DLBaO1EeWrtLfvU8S-QhuvH3HXyj1ajkaRx8A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> On the California central coast this is the season some call Irish.<br /></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsCUmEIYlcdItuPuq44AtW8-p_nVnsQiMmgCvYyfShmJTzoDRuglhI1X0U-iqipCuApLKZ3aHam4tquQPWFXWkgfbFSImeh4gowhe-VqgjuRqTJNUon3SBs3OzaM-u4FMK8DdYAOBod50HSI_N_AqN6NZxoowfJJEX_fQu-SRz_khCN_UpS5IMeyL_IC4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2950" data-original-width="4030" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsCUmEIYlcdItuPuq44AtW8-p_nVnsQiMmgCvYyfShmJTzoDRuglhI1X0U-iqipCuApLKZ3aHam4tquQPWFXWkgfbFSImeh4gowhe-VqgjuRqTJNUon3SBs3OzaM-u4FMK8DdYAOBod50HSI_N_AqN6NZxoowfJJEX_fQu-SRz_khCN_UpS5IMeyL_IC4=w640-h468" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> If you know Ireland, you know this is an imposter. It is reminiscent, however. </span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij9OCBOuuNY14cvRKvpFkz1zxQ6TkSVDfHOOdymEYqN_lqwETGnr78bS83O5rKUTRzsRwy-IdHCa9ZDj7YE42bFh992J3H1wgapRS-m78AHt50Gr39PAhHxfvG8h1EUP9ttRIM0OEQ1BtWFoxNkqIdMXAe5IHkmUX_hbLUc0Zi2x96yYRqfFKpirk6Xmk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij9OCBOuuNY14cvRKvpFkz1zxQ6TkSVDfHOOdymEYqN_lqwETGnr78bS83O5rKUTRzsRwy-IdHCa9ZDj7YE42bFh992J3H1wgapRS-m78AHt50Gr39PAhHxfvG8h1EUP9ttRIM0OEQ1BtWFoxNkqIdMXAe5IHkmUX_hbLUc0Zi2x96yYRqfFKpirk6Xmk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> Just being California winter is plenty good. </span>From the perch here, it seems entirely too many citizens are loosing their grip.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0sh3lUSv5HP0tX9jIgNKqGtj8tdpJyHQOyJbfsBUxGttpjWzXCmjT-isg_PpeI6caK4xgcrA9Q7JB_AXukBqMUSBrrkaeBC1nJZdliBM75c8bp5orJZki3-uMkXkUaSrdQqC4oK-EIZ0zWQ0BBGgV9x2bLJdZa1u52s5xh6a5N39V10gNZeFkNilFtco" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="4032" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0sh3lUSv5HP0tX9jIgNKqGtj8tdpJyHQOyJbfsBUxGttpjWzXCmjT-isg_PpeI6caK4xgcrA9Q7JB_AXukBqMUSBrrkaeBC1nJZdliBM75c8bp5orJZki3-uMkXkUaSrdQqC4oK-EIZ0zWQ0BBGgV9x2bLJdZa1u52s5xh6a5N39V10gNZeFkNilFtco=w640-h446" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><p><span> </span>This includes the Alabama Supreme Court and at least 6 activist US Supreme Court Justices, all of those who have surrendered heart and mind to the MAGAban, those who give comfort to Russia and their mad czar, and those want to kill the almost two-and-a-half century experiment in a democratic republic. </p><p><span> </span>We are between sanity and them. </p><p><span> </span>If the MAGAban sycophants were to gain control, we likely would slip into a struggle that no one deserves. That we need to address these realities is a signal we are in descent. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiL53BfUz21BmkPCuHV2aK2mvqQBCggqLqD2b86_cLJ5J5X8CioioP88jhD031K5YBIF9AuDc_vg5b59KQ4pbcPODCqeDKdBUwAOHmrVNjKn1Wmc3Cj7kVEBLL1LnmLP7n-vSOnLJ78CQaXSHEw3NTm0DxrvaBmczsmNjVujTUpVxtGD6MIsuf74E0zxyI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiL53BfUz21BmkPCuHV2aK2mvqQBCggqLqD2b86_cLJ5J5X8CioioP88jhD031K5YBIF9AuDc_vg5b59KQ4pbcPODCqeDKdBUwAOHmrVNjKn1Wmc3Cj7kVEBLL1LnmLP7n-vSOnLJ78CQaXSHEw3NTm0DxrvaBmczsmNjVujTUpVxtGD6MIsuf74E0zxyI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></p><span> <span> </span></span></span>There is much about this America that is troubling; beliefs that are badges of ignorance gone malignantly arrogant. Uneducated and now unhinged.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUUhlFh341uyCe7POAl97gMSiakodgrjVayhzndB4EMXnKHiyyRbeoWPXAY_UJv1kMbP4qTL7PU32E5geEuT-jKUCfp6onH3G3BnNWWqVEo31FztbrDOcCVAseu7IqvNzfGM8TT2wckjjAUbZNuB3A-B241wKYRP-UjW4DLVLS_d-btWlrRlOiCW5M9WY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUUhlFh341uyCe7POAl97gMSiakodgrjVayhzndB4EMXnKHiyyRbeoWPXAY_UJv1kMbP4qTL7PU32E5geEuT-jKUCfp6onH3G3BnNWWqVEo31FztbrDOcCVAseu7IqvNzfGM8TT2wckjjAUbZNuB3A-B241wKYRP-UjW4DLVLS_d-btWlrRlOiCW5M9WY=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The hijacking and the weaponizing of faith is misbegotten. Christian Nationalism, the atrocity of Hamas, and </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Netanyahu's abuse of the history of the Jewish state to conduct a war of genocide are three footmen of hell. There is plenty of evil creeping about.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Nations respond to attack, but a counter attack that targets civilians, and ignores pleas for restraint is a case of two wrongs do not make a right.</span></span><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> Authoritarianism, theocracy, and a new feudalism are active threats and sadly too many are poorly educated and/or manipulated to understand how they have become tools. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>Again Russian agents are manipulating US citizens and attitudes. The MAGAban Republicans are part of the attack. They also put our children and grand children at risk of going to war to stop the aggression of the same Russian czar they support. It is madness.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>We stand between continuing the struggle to realize our aspirational promise or a regressive mania that seeks to discard human rights, freedom of thought, choice, belief and expression. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>The poisoning of faith is insidious. We have seen it before. Dietrich Bonhoeffer a Lutheran minister was an outspoken critic of German Nationalism and the rise of the fascists. He was executed by the Nazi government. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Bonhoeffer asked humanity to think deeply and weigh the consequence of what is said, thought and believed. </span></span><i><b>"Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are."</b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Be it a philosophy, faith, or a personal code requires examination, giving respect, and thinking of others. This is more diligent than being a follower, scrolling your screen, posting emojis or rants. It requires getting out of echo chambers and silos.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> </span>Look closely and you will see in Christian nationalism, Christian Trumpism, and MAGAban Nationalism, the seeds of the destructive evil that coopted faith, churches and the German regime.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG6f_1QZJNxACUuDJn1Ew3LBS42v6Jg41ykQou-zRxq4J7jVEKaEriGAvYXfneJjdCjdmgLVUSrj3ySZCzkZdurGon8N39sJ-8Tjt-VFt7n3VZT83TPc76MtwinI_yFUGaR52yBKu9NJb93xVehLe_xp2fkvR4InWNblxZqpWMyg9CUKMZddtvVmDeLdQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2942" data-original-width="4032" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG6f_1QZJNxACUuDJn1Ew3LBS42v6Jg41ykQou-zRxq4J7jVEKaEriGAvYXfneJjdCjdmgLVUSrj3ySZCzkZdurGon8N39sJ-8Tjt-VFt7n3VZT83TPc76MtwinI_yFUGaR52yBKu9NJb93xVehLe_xp2fkvR4InWNblxZqpWMyg9CUKMZddtvVmDeLdQ=w640-h466" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> Things change. We can make choices. Big decisions are ahead.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh56vTS7G4dP0rU83VcEP2RY9CxicR1PzUKTSmQqNADhI5K-d2efzszO7XOfXY1Ud8-eqBtesdkFQZ6b8UMIzSoS7P5Ek4WTVfPYXbqLCLlcqumfmokHFm79N31aeR9MwCDdSjc0-8A3U9D6N6bj12d8iRN5m8JiAJZtEZmYimummvN3Fpyw606G88lPbY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh56vTS7G4dP0rU83VcEP2RY9CxicR1PzUKTSmQqNADhI5K-d2efzszO7XOfXY1Ud8-eqBtesdkFQZ6b8UMIzSoS7P5Ek4WTVfPYXbqLCLlcqumfmokHFm79N31aeR9MwCDdSjc0-8A3U9D6N6bj12d8iRN5m8JiAJZtEZmYimummvN3Fpyw606G88lPbY=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span> <span> </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We live in the interval. </span><p></p><p><span> <span> </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">See you down the trail.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><br /><p></p></div>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-56733392578175555532024-02-08T20:08:00.000-08:002024-02-08T20:08:57.754-08:00Do you wanna know a secret?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3KhzIFfKXUl4-y-IdYBM53V0frK5e7w3BcrstZKFvHfa5360vWV5KtJpFdLBoF5BSpn_lnGaxNbpNwea2R-SUGc_JPUt1SP0CcaJSKCPnMLlhaeVvojFKL2K3zfZ4sNVfGWP2aN4zyoljg7Nh3xkPW9Pkx3ykqhRU30W2RV8dH5Ruq2Pi_o77lrimGzQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1040" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3KhzIFfKXUl4-y-IdYBM53V0frK5e7w3BcrstZKFvHfa5360vWV5KtJpFdLBoF5BSpn_lnGaxNbpNwea2R-SUGc_JPUt1SP0CcaJSKCPnMLlhaeVvojFKL2K3zfZ4sNVfGWP2aN4zyoljg7Nh3xkPW9Pkx3ykqhRU30W2RV8dH5Ruq2Pi_o77lrimGzQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Harry Hammond/Getty </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> OK, so it's not really a secret, but it's something </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">about which </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">most people don't have a clue. You </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">recognize the Fab Four above, and one of the reasons you do is because of the name below the frame.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Harry Hammond was the first of the great Rock and Roll photographers and the image above was part of the creation of Beatlemania. It was 60 years ago this week George, Ringo, Paul and John appeared on the Ed Sullivan show which is considered the birth moment of a phenomena that rocked the world.</span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> This photo was the image tens of millions of people first saw of the Beatles.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Harry Hammond took the photo as the Beatles were about launch. Hammond</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span>was the early photographer for the Rolling Stones, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Eddie </span></span></span></span></span></span>Cochran.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> It's hard to believe now, but for a while Hammond had the business to himself.</span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> London born Hammond dropped out of school at 14 and picked up a job shooting on Fleet Street. That was where printing and publishing began in Britain in the 16th century. By the 20th Century most of London's Newspaper and magazines were there. </span></span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Hammond showed an early talent and soon he was hired by an outfit that was known as "Society's Photographers," the wealthy and the aristocrats. In the 40's he decided there would be interest in showbiz and pop culture. By the 1950's he was known by most of the entertainment scene including musicians and had photographed Billie Holliday, Frank Sinatra, and Judy Garland among others. </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> When he took the photo that was used in advance of the Ed Sullivan show he was a middle aged 45, but had a way getting the trust of rock and roll's pantheon.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> When Rock became big big business, thanks largely to the culture changing impact of the Beatles and the "English invasion," Hammond decided he didn't care for the growing number of other photographers doing what he had done almost </span></span>exclusively, so he retired from shooting rock stars in the mid 60's and began managing bands.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> His work is highly valued and collected. Harry Hammond, who helped light the fuse for the Beatles explosion passed in 2009 at 88. As we think back about that first Beatles appearance and all that followed, you know that iconic image was the work of Harry Hammond.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> See you down the trail.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span> <span> </span></span><br /></span></div> <p></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-19752836268308119682024-01-17T00:14:00.000-08:002024-01-17T00:28:37.036-08:00Keep it in perspective PLEASE!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJxqK04NbIVoDLiE8yUIyTiLu9FgU43ZDusO0iL-ZzydYhDlBVctcZIgmHXNvRjy_6FXjNtXfL5PVIfo_u42ZBVX0jk0GZ14VX7VlN2Ea80iTaZBn9J51rumuaQbuk4SDtbmvLvMGLlQD2GO3UJOFQvpNsJhNW3JAG1e5KK-3rOdD3O5OPgmR9ZJ-gUBA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJxqK04NbIVoDLiE8yUIyTiLu9FgU43ZDusO0iL-ZzydYhDlBVctcZIgmHXNvRjy_6FXjNtXfL5PVIfo_u42ZBVX0jk0GZ14VX7VlN2Ea80iTaZBn9J51rumuaQbuk4SDtbmvLvMGLlQD2GO3UJOFQvpNsJhNW3JAG1e5KK-3rOdD3O5OPgmR9ZJ-gUBA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">LOOKING SOUTH</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Cambria coast</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span> <span> <span> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">The political press seems to have lost touch.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> Practicing media craft and skills for a half century makes me think I have an obligation to critique current practitioners. This recent orgy of Iowa caucus is excessive silliness.</span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> Even when I covered politics, including Iowa caucus coverage, I thought too much was made of it. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> </span></span></span>Here's my argument what we have just seen is much ado about very little, if not nothing. There were simply too many inches of ink and too many hours of blabber for what is only a notch above so what?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> All of the attention we endured was for the votes of 110,298 Iowans. Really!</span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>40 delegates up for grab in what almost everyone except Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis says is a done deal. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> All of this attention to 110 thousand Iowans about something that doesn't really matter. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>There are more than 3 Million people in Iowa. 110 ten thousand is what, a drop in a bucket? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> <span> </span></span></span>The US population is estimated to be 336 million. How important are 110 thousand Iowa opinions? Not worthy enough for all the media time they got.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> <span> Iowa is 88% White. </span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> 77% of Iowans are Christians. That total breaks out:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span>28% Evangelical</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span> 30% Mainline-mostly Methodist or Lutheran</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span>18% Catholic.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> If the Iowa caucus gave delegates to Snoop Dog or Martha Stewart, it would have been news, but still not the lead.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Political journalism these days seems obsessed with the horse race. If a Presidential campaign is a horserace, then the Iowa caucus is as important as a pony ride at a state park.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> See you down the trail.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span> </span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-70797445737982186312024-01-12T17:02:00.000-08:002024-01-12T17:02:52.712-08:00Ancient rumblings<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAymPSDJPRRFPKt4d6Fpcz-cjUfrqH5wkNiADkHRniYgo0LguZgfjxkLFYgPW-O7ZfOUtPP30if-PfKyUgtNY4qctQmuIzj69Sx6uSAj4KPfG7i6hMNyeELvvKv8iXxr5vVp9HWHQAECaJ1ovxACv1tSkez5rGvXtrjWsLLIaPLCMVd5EW9yjzPN_DCNA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAymPSDJPRRFPKt4d6Fpcz-cjUfrqH5wkNiADkHRniYgo0LguZgfjxkLFYgPW-O7ZfOUtPP30if-PfKyUgtNY4qctQmuIzj69Sx6uSAj4KPfG7i6hMNyeELvvKv8iXxr5vVp9HWHQAECaJ1ovxACv1tSkez5rGvXtrjWsLLIaPLCMVd5EW9yjzPN_DCNA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In 75 years Israel has passed from being a nation of victims, survivors and a people persecuted to being discussed in the world court as perpetrating genocide. It was that very crime against them that spawned the world’s effort to create a safe nation.</span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> It is something I could not have imagined. From childhood I have been close to the Jewish story. Children of concentration camp survivors were boyhood companions. A dear friend who I referred to as a brother was himself a refugee of the holocaust. Associates, friends, and some of the people I most admire were victims of the Nazi madness and attempt at genocide. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> It is unfathomable that just generations later the people who suffered such hell, would be inflicting such deadly violence on a people, their neighbors, with savage barbarism.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The world understands a nation must defend itself. What Hamas did was evil, barbaric, without any sense of humanity. Hamas is a terrorist group, cowardly and with no value to anyone on this planet. They use and abuse their “own people” for the hateful and insane objective of destroying Jews and the state of Israel. Hamas cannot, does not govern, their people are not cared for. Hamas leadership knew their animalistic savagery would prompt the guns of hell to reign death and destruction on their own people, behind whom they hide. Hamas leadership shares responsibility for the deaths and destruction in Gaza.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The Netanyahu government is also guilty. Netanyahu’s last government, his own last stand to maintain power and avoid perhaps prison for his corruptions, mounted a retaliation that was and is without calibration, restraint, any shred of decency and if not genocidal is at the very least complicit in war crimes and the avoidable death of thousands. Some will say thousands of years of being persecuted were triggered by the October 7 savagery, the worst on Jewish people since the Holocaust. But, sadly, it is more political calculation and revenge Netanyahu and right wing extremist style, since they regrettably control the divided Israeli government. It is this extremist cabal that has turned Israel from a modern and proud nation built from the ashes of human misery into now being a perpetrator of inhuman suffering.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The rest of the world has their fingerprints on the savagery as well. In its most recent chain of meddling the Balfour Declaration, the Peel Commission, the British Mandate Palestine and the hot potato resolution at the new United Nations created a divided territory and planted seeds of hatred that resulted in the bombs that have ripped the land that gave the world the Abrahamic faiths. If you are not familiar with the history, you owe to yourself to look at how powerful nations “resolved” ancient disputes. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The Jewish nation has been not been served by Netanyahu and his war response. The Palestinian people have not been served either. Hamas functioned more like a criminal gang. The Palestinian Authority is feckless. I have reported from Gaza, and the West Bank. I spent time in Ramallah speaking with government and civic leaders trying to find a path to a future of coexistence. The only real leadership given the desperate Palestinian people has come from religious leaders, Christian, Muslim and even minority Druze representation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Despite the propaganda, the majority of the Palestinian people bear no responsibility for the brutality of the Hamas attack. They tolerate and suffer Hamas leadership more than support it. There is no calculus that permits the Netanyahu military response. There are more precise ways of rooting out Hamas leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> There is a move against Netanyahu and his rightwing fundamentalist coalition. At some point the democratic process will begin to scale back his control, but the ignominy and damage he has inflicted on the state of Israel and to Jewish sensibilities will haunt for generations. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> It’s a tragic certainty the children who survive the rubble piles of Gaza will bear an animus toward Israel and the Jewish children there. Netanyahu will be dead as will the Hama leaders. But their hateful, evil legacies will continue to stalk the Holyland.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And this is how ancient hatreds last.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px; margin: 0in; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhnkP2y-N8MI64js5X_TxPtYl7s0mc-d1mUMzx9rlQIPJsmMz8KjvxytOOeDMNavVdpw5MiuMSck7e9BM5wP1Wt703zFydrMgZz3vFr7VzFfTxApOG8ag4qD1uk3I8Fk3CRawOu36lWwn4HmJoU6LT4W82EoyK1u5qIwePYRaAf7ZxwI7EobLSqFoP6oE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhnkP2y-N8MI64js5X_TxPtYl7s0mc-d1mUMzx9rlQIPJsmMz8KjvxytOOeDMNavVdpw5MiuMSck7e9BM5wP1Wt703zFydrMgZz3vFr7VzFfTxApOG8ag4qD1uk3I8Fk3CRawOu36lWwn4HmJoU6LT4W82EoyK1u5qIwePYRaAf7ZxwI7EobLSqFoP6oE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There is nothing I write here that you or others have not thought or said. It just strikes me such and with so much regret and remorse. I leave these thoughts as a record, for my grandchildren and so they will know. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I dedicate this post to the survivors I had a privilege to know--those people who in the years they lived after their own time in hell, dedicated their lives to peace and healing. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">See you down the trail.</span></div><p></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-30043700529097237532023-12-19T00:39:00.000-08:002023-12-19T00:53:11.249-08:00A Wonderland Pastiche and Judith's Words<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglPoNLrnSBqymvd2A4KaTnW_6IcxkqSSJyaAHSpDCwjXPp0d4t4m4ZafPtD_ZyPE9xpq601B__kkDcrWpYvvqx4dC-3s5eFawYAjaUUiaCJ-TRCfj2JKhrQmcGMUCVMBWYjGRdlMQ3NtaqIBivLpkO8zjvb2qF_6GQBMPgxV7HdWn-1PkK1IUtQlX7Enc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="2785" data-original-width="4032" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglPoNLrnSBqymvd2A4KaTnW_6IcxkqSSJyaAHSpDCwjXPp0d4t4m4ZafPtD_ZyPE9xpq601B__kkDcrWpYvvqx4dC-3s5eFawYAjaUUiaCJ-TRCfj2JKhrQmcGMUCVMBWYjGRdlMQ3NtaqIBivLpkO8zjvb2qF_6GQBMPgxV7HdWn-1PkK1IUtQlX7Enc=w640-h442" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We all need a little Christmas this year. To massage your mind with nothing but child like wonder, it is time for our annual trip to fantasyland, away from the world of adults and all that stuff.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRtRAOInMhpFySbmWLgC3ZVMlKpzXyUXp6DnijPRbZ07CSTKhwhakKgIGuARKh86GwMZYejXcDj_aQA9jvMpYw3TGJeE1ArNpIF0ZBvZKRA9vQQpAWiV8phgZQ647_5iJD9KIoTI1XwvRzx_RPdyIXD_A2jF0mJN1LKWnO9G7vbLvI4a4XwXfyoaRrXco" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRtRAOInMhpFySbmWLgC3ZVMlKpzXyUXp6DnijPRbZ07CSTKhwhakKgIGuARKh86GwMZYejXcDj_aQA9jvMpYw3TGJeE1ArNpIF0ZBvZKRA9vQQpAWiV8phgZQ647_5iJD9KIoTI1XwvRzx_RPdyIXD_A2jF0mJN1LKWnO9G7vbLvI4a4XwXfyoaRrXco=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span> Be dazzled by the color and richness of mirth and cheer.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf8kA5LOuDMVBIprWS-H4nWvfRiqJWEuXOkHdBmNaLKH2UbRIyI-8UzDXT47uWfAHJvFs-nApb6S_h8ps6G5IFSJzmu_6UNUy6N_sZadYq302S6z0z0Qq5ELp7h4yyVOzSF5EbsMWeikK1yy6gc-ncM-LCih2qjdA9MASyU4U__2SDe8ejY2UTDvs_87w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3941" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf8kA5LOuDMVBIprWS-H4nWvfRiqJWEuXOkHdBmNaLKH2UbRIyI-8UzDXT47uWfAHJvFs-nApb6S_h8ps6G5IFSJzmu_6UNUy6N_sZadYq302S6z0z0Qq5ELp7h4yyVOzSF5EbsMWeikK1yy6gc-ncM-LCih2qjdA9MASyU4U__2SDe8ejY2UTDvs_87w=w491-h640" width="491" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span> Spend a few minutes, looking closely at the frames and I suspect a few smiles and a wow will take you to the land of sugar plums.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUx3uw4L3ndpocgN09LMD5oSJ4l77EU0fA5nZ-RAmSm4bSBB_V39iMV-_-DpvFIj6DLGCxCXwZ_IG600K1UDLt0KoiDpAmofJbWdmk0GfYTMpx7BxfJIlTmIf3tZaGctDqkbdnoTOE_wmBJEi8ANlBYaCXtOfxl-VbSyg6hODsgQURDTVihjgsRDR9KSk/s3510/IMG_5963.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3510" data-original-width="2904" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUx3uw4L3ndpocgN09LMD5oSJ4l77EU0fA5nZ-RAmSm4bSBB_V39iMV-_-DpvFIj6DLGCxCXwZ_IG600K1UDLt0KoiDpAmofJbWdmk0GfYTMpx7BxfJIlTmIf3tZaGctDqkbdnoTOE_wmBJEi8ANlBYaCXtOfxl-VbSyg6hODsgQURDTVihjgsRDR9KSk/w530-h640/IMG_5963.jpeg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> Another LightBreeze tradition for the last 10 years has been to post in early to mid December about the </span>Candlelight Christmas Concert at the Santa Rosa Chapel, high on a hill overlooking East Village in Cambria. That has changed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> The Bishop of the Diocese of Monterey in a surprise move took control of the Chapel from the local Catholic church and then gave the bums rush to some pleasant and happy Cambria traditions including the Candlelight Christmas concert and all such concerts and community gatherings. Yes it stunned the locals.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span> But as I note, things change.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span> </span><br /></span></span></div><span><br /></span></div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG0Z_uWRstTRzSe8cb92XSka0nP9nQpmVUXo5pX86ICxv3T1p6b391AOuWM0_p5af-VLqaqtVERfiiDI34GkRNwBleV0OM4X2PtMVCFTXXi9-xjpctjfKn97hIvZHbGJa_sShRjtjOLk5XyJOqHHFImXCrv4cQuJMnBBQ1YyYMd7lxViSPWudt_IpiAPY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="2353" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG0Z_uWRstTRzSe8cb92XSka0nP9nQpmVUXo5pX86ICxv3T1p6b391AOuWM0_p5af-VLqaqtVERfiiDI34GkRNwBleV0OM4X2PtMVCFTXXi9-xjpctjfKn97hIvZHbGJa_sShRjtjOLk5XyJOqHHFImXCrv4cQuJMnBBQ1YyYMd7lxViSPWudt_IpiAPY=w499-h640" width="499" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span> <span> Violin virtuoso Brynn Albanese, who has been the concert master the past few seasons, found a new home for the series, St Paul's Episcopal Church, also home to Safe Harbor Presbyterian.</span></span><br /></span></div></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> <span> <span> In the frame above Brynn is joined by Eric Williams, a master musician in O' Holy Night.</span></span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> It doesn't have a 150 year history, but it does have electricity, indoor plumbing, heat and sits on ridge overlooking a valley and the Santa Lucia range, has a </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">labyrinth and a meditation garden. It is a tranquil hill.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>The historic setting was charming and nostalgic but it's about the quality of the performance and the beauty of the music. And about Judith's words. Judith Larmore had been the in-residence caretaker of the Chapel and her seasonal meditations made it even more special. There is a back story.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinFsAwNMeRQkhajVllT8T6xwOC0ivxQGL0_HU80ky8fAV32Xagv-wtEf2ir_150eBSy4HK2dZtealIkgMx4ZI_egP8gDUjBzypH_G6mY74rHCeaYSRK4aE6XXqRaoi2V-2ohVT8849qZLAIuqcp-Pc7kRTLdjTYyftKLyVH201_gYMROH5xYB3E8krpJ4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2489" data-original-width="1387" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinFsAwNMeRQkhajVllT8T6xwOC0ivxQGL0_HU80ky8fAV32Xagv-wtEf2ir_150eBSy4HK2dZtealIkgMx4ZI_egP8gDUjBzypH_G6mY74rHCeaYSRK4aE6XXqRaoi2V-2ohVT8849qZLAIuqcp-Pc7kRTLdjTYyftKLyVH201_gYMROH5xYB3E8krpJ4=w357-h640" width="357" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">When we were still newbies and attended our first Candlelight I was blown away and driven to tears when Judith began a story about her childhood in Bluffton Indiana, my dear mother's beloved hometown. I had spent holidays in Bluffton, in the snow belt of northern Indiana, and Judith's meditation opened a portal of memories. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Each year, I looked forward to hearing Judith's creative take on the human condition and particularly appreciated any reference to Bluffton. She is a marvelous writer.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> </span>This year Judith reported the changes, loosing her home and job of the last couple of decades, and the loss of the activities at the Chapel she tended so well, drove her to a low point, even questioning the value of life. </span>But then this special village tucked between the Santa Lucia Mountains, the Monterey Pine Forest and the Pacific pulled it's own version of a Seneca Falls revival of George Bailey (See It's a Wonderful Life).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>This village provided love and support, to her and to all the others who were knocked off kilter by the Bishop's move. Judith has a new cottage home and was able to lift our spirits with reflections on human kindness. Judith said this was the last year she would be offering words at the concert. I hope that is not so. Some changes are very hard to abide. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> Wishing you all Peace and Goodwill. </span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> See you down the trail.</span><br /></span></span></div></div></div><p></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-12162881642502545902023-12-07T22:11:00.000-08:002023-12-07T22:11:47.804-08:00Shalom...Salaam...Peace<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8azOExAr8AWxHDtDkEwTf5Ypk2joWD0S_lMN9kjhJegWnCYmJia4m4uVnBbWsfaIjXhvEicBb816KqGMXxATqfqXexpVmuGAkrIUw9YTyuerPXkHEPwskvznkOJg1jWhqZkLYx7wl2fYW-HbfvLveOKZ8E1UjHssahABAk6MZFZWjRduFuSJKz2J49C0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8azOExAr8AWxHDtDkEwTf5Ypk2joWD0S_lMN9kjhJegWnCYmJia4m4uVnBbWsfaIjXhvEicBb816KqGMXxATqfqXexpVmuGAkrIUw9YTyuerPXkHEPwskvznkOJg1jWhqZkLYx7wl2fYW-HbfvLveOKZ8E1UjHssahABAk6MZFZWjRduFuSJKz2J49C0=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It is sought by almost every culture, but is historically elusive.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> We have to ask what is wrong with humankind? Are we cursed by choice?</span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> <span> It is the season of light. We seek peace. Here at Light/Breezes our choice is to encourage your </span></span>strength of well being. May your belief bring the true sense of Shalom, a full wellness, universal flourishing, wholeness and a peaceful being.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <span> It would be nice to share that peace, Salaam and Shalom with all creation.</span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEgPT6PFvi_9xaeKwl96ZODgNWLzGQx_iKwoyneYfzfoBj6YSBqhDrLti634Nn6YKBsWLQ4rM4EFIUhStfllclkmFdz_Ydgbz3Hbgh7jGwD1xYHlF0S25Ppm5zFgO7ce31FhCsC1eTHRUVfQgUfxK3PA8cQufPCzHUGG2kXbFfZQ3QaYWOh9Q79B22kP4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEgPT6PFvi_9xaeKwl96ZODgNWLzGQx_iKwoyneYfzfoBj6YSBqhDrLti634Nn6YKBsWLQ4rM4EFIUhStfllclkmFdz_Ydgbz3Hbgh7jGwD1xYHlF0S25Ppm5zFgO7ce31FhCsC1eTHRUVfQgUfxK3PA8cQufPCzHUGG2kXbFfZQ3QaYWOh9Q79B22kP4=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> We live in a big reality.</span></span><br /></div></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzajzVT_45kyUdqZtxZypON-DTMzkn5Q5iG8fObQAxX2rk6ow3ybnmqKfA098K-FiOpQznQduP-Dp_Fkg7GU8_jIEVV0NuUbeeGjON62oayQVkkw5xe7YyfXXZObazwiSFzr6DYLsI9jYluUGiNDdo74ru8NVeaCKEqW6lDUjzBAJXiL3QASr6o0lvvbE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzajzVT_45kyUdqZtxZypON-DTMzkn5Q5iG8fObQAxX2rk6ow3ybnmqKfA098K-FiOpQznQduP-Dp_Fkg7GU8_jIEVV0NuUbeeGjON62oayQVkkw5xe7YyfXXZObazwiSFzr6DYLsI9jYluUGiNDdo74ru8NVeaCKEqW6lDUjzBAJXiL3QASr6o0lvvbE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> War is evil, human failure. We find ourselves unable and ill equipped to discern. Innocents suffer. The most courageous path is peace. But sides are chosen, minds are closed, barbarism begets revenge. Our hearts are missing their heart. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span> <span> Cry out, pray, light candles, feel helpless or</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span> <span> f</span></span>ind smiles and share them.</span></span><br /></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_qkQ02ty3SIr3XevuBvcx-rGHza7CSpljxRHuAyJxb9-tbCo-APLHu4ADpbVUUHBmFjdVjuhNNPZyw1ONRjfKMqiR_ysvnaCrgfKTEVyuqoRB3DibX3DbZqcOCtaTzq-FKV5RIpkTqajLyVM6v7pQenB3A-9KuA5xwiLW3UyZg4t6S6DDgDJrM82XmvM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="3352" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_qkQ02ty3SIr3XevuBvcx-rGHza7CSpljxRHuAyJxb9-tbCo-APLHu4ADpbVUUHBmFjdVjuhNNPZyw1ONRjfKMqiR_ysvnaCrgfKTEVyuqoRB3DibX3DbZqcOCtaTzq-FKV5RIpkTqajLyVM6v7pQenB3A-9KuA5xwiLW3UyZg4t6S6DDgDJrM82XmvM=w640-h254" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfB794T_kMb2cAF93zcjNfG9WlCE55meE-k1lpv5ckTV1BqOkkeQNFhnlzGihfhpvWjYVrFwqa_NZCAkUCsh3aY4j2vhyQO0-EXV4MhBPA1oD7qn8X_E1kIvKBBiqWWaLrSUXWY4W8yqF4RzRNfnBsTx8g0JOfT0vjGkIXDK2WsmqbyBTenn3Vw3eNasM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="4032" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfB794T_kMb2cAF93zcjNfG9WlCE55meE-k1lpv5ckTV1BqOkkeQNFhnlzGihfhpvWjYVrFwqa_NZCAkUCsh3aY4j2vhyQO0-EXV4MhBPA1oD7qn8X_E1kIvKBBiqWWaLrSUXWY4W8yqF4RzRNfnBsTx8g0JOfT0vjGkIXDK2WsmqbyBTenn3Vw3eNasM=w640-h442" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Live and dream as if all life matters.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfiGmV98_nIZjuRlNSMTAM6O4aPXWtxAOm72RJ1M3KkBnFm9kx0prixw3s9MLAn-Dyx0e6DEq2852ILDzz5Z1a60xBQ-lfL2hJnjvAEqtSqo0IKtMpbOI8rfe2zeW6j4Tg6Zvh3wMU5jgkY5pegl9hI27JadfM5ekmRDblkbV75G_bLD34fT1LfuNMl3s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3191" data-original-width="1925" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfiGmV98_nIZjuRlNSMTAM6O4aPXWtxAOm72RJ1M3KkBnFm9kx0prixw3s9MLAn-Dyx0e6DEq2852ILDzz5Z1a60xBQ-lfL2hJnjvAEqtSqo0IKtMpbOI8rfe2zeW6j4Tg6Zvh3wMU5jgkY5pegl9hI27JadfM5ekmRDblkbV75G_bLD34fT1LfuNMl3s=w387-h640" width="387" /></a></div><br />Coming soon to this space.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiilGYwrtE9M04FDOGKlW41mmN1MU_OwgoGKB83EcwY4Hjqr5d4gjMpJMnsrGl-gUr5Dx5lavoSFY8gCSzKTLP0ZEMMk8QjF8JFb2Gi_SNJ59x8FkIMF-PmoYWmHGC848VKRwBz4WW-6xCMvGR7HEDh644ZNxA8WSUFF2PD0d2NmNuh_q-SayN_tSW_it4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiilGYwrtE9M04FDOGKlW41mmN1MU_OwgoGKB83EcwY4Hjqr5d4gjMpJMnsrGl-gUr5Dx5lavoSFY8gCSzKTLP0ZEMMk8QjF8JFb2Gi_SNJ59x8FkIMF-PmoYWmHGC848VKRwBz4WW-6xCMvGR7HEDh644ZNxA8WSUFF2PD0d2NmNuh_q-SayN_tSW_it4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />....the annual visit to toyland!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">See you down the trail</span></div></div></div><p></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-91137861156505647572023-11-09T23:05:00.013-08:002023-11-10T23:35:05.301-08:00Brain Hacking / the New Dark Age<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwWv81NQWyptIhEnM-VvMQ5abWlA5P0mbLIScffERA_r3kkE8DqfM4jkN6L79uwEJMouhmljhjEGke-XkwQU_CL6XsfICW2tJ2Tg5NoGdJ6NObZ_98bmcVTbAMYGuXvmk9qhjeb5e3XoXy_y8V94ZDHB8ors_B7mGCRhD7dkmTwnBQBN0Qnt36qPnIlSw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwWv81NQWyptIhEnM-VvMQ5abWlA5P0mbLIScffERA_r3kkE8DqfM4jkN6L79uwEJMouhmljhjEGke-XkwQU_CL6XsfICW2tJ2Tg5NoGdJ6NObZ_98bmcVTbAMYGuXvmk9qhjeb5e3XoXy_y8V94ZDHB8ors_B7mGCRhD7dkmTwnBQBN0Qnt36qPnIlSw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span> <span> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The off-year election results make it clear what matters to inspired voters is not the same stuff the media obsesses about. Reproductive rights issues have now influenced another election though the topic is generally shoved out of news agendas by the obsession with candidate polls, a kind of idiot trail to irrelevance.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> James Fallows, an emeritus wisdom, American journalist, academic, and speech writer said last week it seems the media is more interested in predicting next year’s election than paying attention to the news. <b>Amen!</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> I’ve written here of my distress that editors and producers are being reckless in their obsession with dubious polls and the attendant horse race of presidential politics. I blame a generational irrationality. News content managers have come up in an age of click bait, social media streams and distraction. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>There was a time when political journalism sought to examine record, policy ideas, penetrate campaign organizations and test suitability for office. It appears they now wait for the latest poll and then explain seven ways to Sunday who will win 12 months from now. There is no shortage of "experts" from the political industrial complex to help with the spin.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> Tuesday’s election results benefited those who understand most US voters are still livid about the Supreme Court’s extremist decisions, restrictive state legislatures and the rightwing loud mouth lunacy on school boards. Mom’s for Liberty got pummeled by moms with common sense and civility. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>People are smarter than social media streams and media simplemindedness that is attracted to the loudest shouting match.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVQyTo0j_6xu5_Qdz8ot72GY3-ZUyLFOrjmOlc1gNNo_glnoGL5wKfbt6K6ldAIcX4bIJJ_5VecmfFcl_iz9TSU2093e7-x31lbE125AacZRlOEs_kaeE86xSvuUdFX15jAYFGnPqBKqflrDvzCSx4nZgCif6xp0qFnt_3JURPFCMrFA4ceLG0dItzwpk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2314" data-original-width="4032" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVQyTo0j_6xu5_Qdz8ot72GY3-ZUyLFOrjmOlc1gNNo_glnoGL5wKfbt6K6ldAIcX4bIJJ_5VecmfFcl_iz9TSU2093e7-x31lbE125AacZRlOEs_kaeE86xSvuUdFX15jAYFGnPqBKqflrDvzCSx4nZgCif6xp0qFnt_3JURPFCMrFA4ceLG0dItzwpk=w640-h368" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>Most of the preliminary coverage missed what was coming, because the media was too busy trying to predict winners, as Fallows observed on Washington Week</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> </span></span> He knows a thing or two having been a national correspondent for the Atlantic, written for the New York Times, New Yorker, was an editor of US News and World Report, authored several books including a National Book Award winner, has been an academic and a presidential speechwriter. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> Good journalism, the kind that Fallows generation produced still exists, but you have to get past gaffes, a lack of proportionality, and the current propensity for gotcha. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> The news media, like politics</span></span> is more performative today. Less journalism occurs at a time when Americans are less well read and educated, know very little if any history, and they were not taught and so do not understand civics. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>Many, many Americans have plenty of emotion, and a more than an ample supply of demagogues and simpletons both in politics and media. It is also an age of news and information deserts which only permits a further dumbing down. People let social media algorithms, disinformation and radicalization efforts create their reality and manipulate their behavior. It is an age of brainwashing and group think.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU2fKWw1F3mazC94w4iusfFhMeeR6kBen6qrr_7ZvNDRjhLSnok1QJizyIR7Z3RqOLAs_X6sV556jFhiplej-jWe42-IFXMHSPg4ti_MSgQDs1CMn2bF1Cyf-hx_QCgbOK1WQOT4FGmCp_5n6ZogrG3RrzdnaZNz1PujBLg1K3BzY09guVKOG70LGmYRM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2469" data-original-width="3358" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgU2fKWw1F3mazC94w4iusfFhMeeR6kBen6qrr_7ZvNDRjhLSnok1QJizyIR7Z3RqOLAs_X6sV556jFhiplej-jWe42-IFXMHSPg4ti_MSgQDs1CMn2bF1Cyf-hx_QCgbOK1WQOT4FGmCp_5n6ZogrG3RrzdnaZNz1PujBLg1K3BzY09guVKOG70LGmYRM=w640-h470" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><span> <span> Coverage of the Hamas barbarism and Israel's response and self defense is demonstrative of how far we have descended, how little critical reason is applied and how intellectually bankrupt we have become.</span></span><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> Here is one tier of a deep and complicated conflict that samples public and media response:</span></span><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> Criticizing Hamas is not anti Palestinian. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>Criticizing Netanyahu and his war policy is not anti semitic and not even anti-Israeli. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>Praising Hamas is anti semitic and is not automatically pro Palestinian.</span></span></span></span></span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Being pro </span></span>Palestinian is not </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">automatically pro Hamas.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Being broken hearted by the scenes of death and destruction is not a political position.</span></span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Maybe that is self evident to you and maybe not. But such relatively simple analysis seems lost in most media coverage and certainly on campuses, in cities and social media.Those simple declarative statements above have become fighting words. We are divided, tribal, rancorous, ready to rage and not at all ready to reason. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And that's only the top of it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> There is complexity, nuance, and detail in ancient adversarial relationships. The involvement of terrorism makes it even more complicated. </span></span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> Yet American screens are filled with hatred and irrationality and very few seem to be interested in anything but expressing angry views, even if they are illegitimate. When they are thrown into the media mix reason has no chance. No one listens.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> War is an ultimate human failing. Warfare is anti human, anti life and irrational.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span> I heard an interview today where a </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Palestinian woman described the ordeal of evacuating a hospital under orders. At no time did the interviewer ask her about the Hamas military operation that was being conducted out of the hospital, nor were there questions about the tunnels below the hospital. A listener who has not read further, heard other sources, or knew of the Hamas tactic of hiding behind civilians would have a takeaway impression that was born out of incomplete knowledge or ignorance, by another name. The interviewer, the media source was at fault for not applying </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">scrutiny, the challenge of a neutral examination, an attempt at objective understanding. Confirm, verify, question.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> I've been to Gaza, the West Bank, into what was Palestinian "territory" and understand the historic anger and the depressed conditions.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> I sat in Jericho with former combatants, Arabs and Jews.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> I've been to a Kibbutz and spent time with man named Uzi, whose parents were original settlers of Israel. He remembers being a boy and having to lay flat on the floor as his home was shelled by enemies in the evening. </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> I met with diplomats from the Palestinian Authority and their counterparts from the Israeli Foreign Ministry. These men had spent years working on sharing roads, moving produce from one zone to another, easing border crossings, protecting water supplies, trying to manage the daily tasks of commerce and agriculture. They thought that by making business together they would not make war.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> I spent days with a Nobel Peace nominee, a Palestinian Christian who was an Israeli citizen. He build schools and a peace institute where Palestinian, Israeli, Muslim, Jew, Druze and Christian children lived and studied together.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Leaders with agendas can wreck and stifle constructive progress. Zealots are dangerous leaders no matter how they pray.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> All of this is to </span></span>say, what we seen on our screens is horrible, human failure, violence that is evil. War is hell. It has human allies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> W</span></span>hat we see on screens from America is so often imprecise, without context, so brutally mis-understood and unquestioned. And too we see the way people far away from the hellish reality of Gaza and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Israel shout slogans, carry banners, injure and harm other humans, invoke deep hatred and because of what?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Ignorance, lack of knowledge, stupidity led actions are on a holiday feast in America. Intolerance, hatred, narrow-mindedness, </span></span>zealotry are on the rampage. They are fed by politicians, media failures, and by people who do not think or do not reason. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> There is a reason they are called ancient hatreds, but there was a time when journalists and analysts tried to lance the ignorance, or at least lend understanding. Now media </span></span>exacerbates at worse, or wastes opportunity to bring light.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> I've used the example of the Gaza incursion response to terrorism. But modern political media shows itself to be frequently </span></span>incompetent on a far less grievous though important matter, American presidential politics, where in their mind the campaign is never over.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Rather than obsession with irrelevant political polls, that change weekly, and inside the beltway gossip, more time could be devoted to examination of policy options, deep dives into the complexity of the conflicts, the culture war, the threat of a government that cannot compromise, what to do about two set's of "truth", why has a political industrial complex turned our electoral system into a business? </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>Too often media, and it is particularly so these days and with a younger media cadre, is complicit because they are being "played" by a political industry that has learned how to manipulate and spin. Sometimes the old dogs in a news organization had the best sense of things. They'd been around.</span></span></span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After nearly a half century of chasing deadlines and news I think a dose of old fashioned ethic, skepticism and standards are much needed. Cheers to the old boys and old girls who straddled the world's news from the end of a world war, through a cold war, got beaten and hosed and had dogs turned on them as they covered the struggle for civil rights, who's coverage of Asian wars shook the moorings and exposed the </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">deceit, who investigated a corrupt presidency, challenged government foibles, tested candidates, exposed scandal, and took seriously the idea of being a watchdog of the public's right to know. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Edward R. Murrow, father of modern broadcast </span></span>journalism said something about television that can be applied to all screens, phones and pads included and to the content we consume.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> <span> </span></span></span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> <span> "<i>This instrument can teach, it can </i></span></span><i>illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it is merely wires and lights in a box. There is a great and perhaps decisive battle to be fought against ignorance, intolerance and indifference."</i></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i><span><span><span><i></i></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg6j7d2msDNp-NLX8nqLIqEi73cXOJTDIeXwW_FGi2iIdtsS-EGyCpXpRxRYEzNa-1eYSOMTKL4LuCk3uFG37xirDigTDE1kuM_H0041MzVcY5TyqNFo9Fc7pG1BGX-trYDqqnOcM73DIEZOAqT9GkfhRil5iH0-9PMSZU5Gdt2WBRlmySDH_BDfgZoho" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjg6j7d2msDNp-NLX8nqLIqEi73cXOJTDIeXwW_FGi2iIdtsS-EGyCpXpRxRYEzNa-1eYSOMTKL4LuCk3uFG37xirDigTDE1kuM_H0041MzVcY5TyqNFo9Fc7pG1BGX-trYDqqnOcM73DIEZOAqT9GkfhRil5iH0-9PMSZU5Gdt2WBRlmySDH_BDfgZoho=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> See you down the trail.</span></span> </span></span></span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span><br /></span></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-83955775421540308482023-11-02T00:30:00.000-07:002023-11-02T00:30:27.955-07:00Good Night Bob Knight<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu_8IC4mOnz3G6F2x148Kibskn38HbB2QGs8DiOGZUYubyl6MhQ3bqbCU93eUv8tris6RsLk37YfxFDdcHrPw06OoI1lDX43uxyIzvBYx7NKSXF6v_oG9FzKv6F3jzpm9hNGBEBNNVx56xJG9xAIafq5LuUxY99ioMO7HAGoR-YzSwq21_fCVrryQmf5E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="640" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu_8IC4mOnz3G6F2x148Kibskn38HbB2QGs8DiOGZUYubyl6MhQ3bqbCU93eUv8tris6RsLk37YfxFDdcHrPw06OoI1lDX43uxyIzvBYx7NKSXF6v_oG9FzKv6F3jzpm9hNGBEBNNVx56xJG9xAIafq5LuUxY99ioMO7HAGoR-YzSwq21_fCVrryQmf5E=w640-h364" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">It was Christmas night 1980 and the Indiana University Hoosiers were in the early season, preparing for the beginning of the Big 10 Season. I was working on a profile of Knight for PM magazine a syndicated television program and we knew Dan Rather of CBS was working on a piece for 60 minutes. Our competitive juices flowed and we wanted to get on the air first. I'd asked Knight to let us video tape a practice session and I wanted him to wear a wireless microphone. </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He was reluctant to do so, but said if we'd come down to Bloomington's Assembly Hall on Christmas night, it was a deal. I'm sure he didn't think a TV crew would agree.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> We showed up on the cold night, and being the holiday our photographer Randy brought his steady, our producer brought her son and Lana and I brought Kristin, aged 6. We planned to have a staff gathering after the practice.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> Knight was true to his word, welcomed us, wore the wireless and continued the session. At one point, one of his stars did something wrong on a play and Knight began charging down the floor all the while shouting and cursing with such volume his purple language echoed to the roof of the cavernous Assembly Hall. I was court side with Randy and turned to look at Lana, but she didn't need a cue as she was already moving our daughter toward the tunnel and away from shouting.</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> Later when we were in the car I told Kristin I was sorry she heard some bad language and said those were not words your mom or dad would ever use, nor should she. I explained he was a coach and the team were young men and they were all working hard to get better and that some coaches yelled. She looked at me and said "Daddy, would he hurt anyone?"</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> Bob's temper was his toughest opponent and it got plenty of attention. So did his brilliance as a basketball </span>strategist and the 3 national championships, including that 1980 season. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> I covered Knight and frequently interviewed him on non sports related topics including education, discipline, military history and literacy. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">At IU he was a proponent and activist for the Library.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We had both read Sun Tzu and would discuss the book The Art of War. He had opinions about foreign policy and politics, most of which I did not agree with.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Bob became the nation's youngest major coach when he began at Army when he was 25. Duke's vaunted Coach K, played for Knight and spent time as his assistant. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> He helped a lot of people in many ways, charitably. I learned of a family that he had come to the assistance of in a major and </span>costly way and asked him about it. He asked me why I wanted to know. I told him I thought there might be a story in what he had done. He shot a steely gaze and said "If you ever publish or broadcast anything about that you'll never get in assembly hall again."</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> There were many things Knight did that I thought was excessive, hot headed, ill tempered, rude and wrong. I thought he was frequently a bully. He was however a master of basketball. He had a court sense, a knowledge of where the ball and play should be that was among the all time greats. </span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> He loved a good story. When I was running my production company I pitched an idea to Knight that he liked, but for reasons including 9/11 we never got it green lighted. It was to be a "dinner of champions" that featured sports </span>heroes and major stars at a black tie and formal dinner where as the evening progressed the diners would converse, tell stories, talk about sports and regulatory bodies, team owners, great moments, jokes and old history. I suggested that he and his friend Johnny Bench could serve as the hosts and keep the conversation flowing, all the while cameras captured the evening. Later it would be edited and presented over a couple of viewings as these legends enjoyed each others company and told stories. During the course of our development work and as my company pitched it I got a note from Knight saying about the wearing of tuxedos, "I'm not particularly knocked in the ass about that."</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> He was a complex man. There was more to him than the angry, chair tossing championship coach. I count it one of the highlights of my professional life to have crossed paths with him. There were many years I loved to watch his IU team play. It was some of the most exciting and best basketball ever. </span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span> As I learned of his declining health, I was glad to see him return to Bloomington and to again embrace that special fandom and culture. Those who know him well said he was happiest in </span>Bloomington, the town where he became a legend. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span> See you down the trail. </span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-77979817516287403102023-10-11T00:57:00.003-07:002023-10-11T00:58:08.811-07:00Israel As Warning...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1o1aHrJ5TMxKqkj-w4fgiqR2MeRpey2jDGZcX_Qdfnp9OGFnJa_tX5H_UMTkWCKaCwtBM6yK6mNe1xDtutcQc1Nly2aMxHUyZgwYJncWHUn7ICYm3ZKwwQ5MrVHCo4K4zlz5uLchuf0XxFnBI3Qj4gQMirivUg-SkAjGxped1efHDaghLttHaq8bMctQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1o1aHrJ5TMxKqkj-w4fgiqR2MeRpey2jDGZcX_Qdfnp9OGFnJa_tX5H_UMTkWCKaCwtBM6yK6mNe1xDtutcQc1Nly2aMxHUyZgwYJncWHUn7ICYm3ZKwwQ5MrVHCo4K4zlz5uLchuf0XxFnBI3Qj4gQMirivUg-SkAjGxped1efHDaghLttHaq8bMctQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">In the tragedy that is Israel and Gaza are implications the US should be chilled by.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> Israel's intelligence and security failures are rooted in the Netanyahu right wing coalition. His own worst intentions are abetted by extremists in his </span>government. It's a bad mix and they've been on an authoritarian track, trying to weaken the Supreme Court, with too much fixation on West Bank settlers and those issues, as well as staving off what has been a national uprising. Serious distractions and they now recoil from slaughter. They must square it with their personal and national soul that they too are responsible for the brutality and blood bath. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">They lost focus</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> American Intelligence executives tried to send warnings about activity in Gaza. The Netanyahu coalition's most deadly sin is being so out of alignment with the will of the Israeli majority, caused by the unholy coalition's goal of holding onto power just to have power. Sound familiar?</span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> Netanyahu's corruption charges were trouble enough, but the extremists he has bedded stained and poisoned a government that more than any has fought to maintain it's existence, legitimacy and it's own worst demons. They were weakened by their own hand and failed at being resolute and alert.</span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> That almost sounds like a US story.</span><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> A twice impeached, 4 time indicted insurrectionist sociopath liar, who threatens to be a "president of revenge" who will change how America government works could be in a position to be elected. That frightening possibility speaks to the inherent danger in our own nation including the crippled intellect of US citizens with the right to vote and who could find a way to work the electoral college to put a deranged and dangerous man back in office. </span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> The MAGA party has poisoned the republican party and has made the US House of Representatives inoperative at a time when our own financial </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">existence and </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">security demand action. They are breaking the government, with intention. They are weakening us.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Our national security leaders talk about the instability and ignorance of Trump when he was commander in chief. </span></span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnQCr47NX-LGEL3T3d_4xgkNv2Ow8JnexFovEKLhFI8pvcmqhE2LPpWa9HhvZK0pkanVoiYEV7EvjZfaXCDFRh9WKs9CednxpqdA18spnIXcJhVzcDkjU798VWORG6Y-TOOMC6AYZxqhLbotA2TPpJXFnURx-6xncY6Dk3S-kdgsxCwawcBUrpSwXuwcU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnQCr47NX-LGEL3T3d_4xgkNv2Ow8JnexFovEKLhFI8pvcmqhE2LPpWa9HhvZK0pkanVoiYEV7EvjZfaXCDFRh9WKs9CednxpqdA18spnIXcJhVzcDkjU798VWORG6Y-TOOMC6AYZxqhLbotA2TPpJXFnURx-6xncY6Dk3S-kdgsxCwawcBUrpSwXuwcU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><span> Scalise and </span>Jordan are men with such repugnant personal flaws that their authoritarian and anti democracy politics have to take second place in why they are too whakadoodle to be House speaker.</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> The same anti American forces are trying to undercut aid to Ukraine. I have written previously of an intelligence brief in which I participated shortly after Russia invaded. Intelligence officers from the US, UK, Canada and France said Putin's strategy would be to outlast US and western resolve. He counts on on the US giving up. His agents in the republican party, the insurrectionists and anti democracy caucus are working to stop our assistance of Ukraine. That could be deadly.</span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> History teaches what happens when an invading force like Russia, or a Hamas, or a Hitler led Germany are not stopped. Posts here 5 and 6 years ago, drawing parallels of the rise of German and Italian fascism to the take over of the Republican party and the rise of the MAGA cult drew criticism from some. I think more people have come around to understanding the warning.</span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> When we look at Israel, now at war, and at war with itself too, we should see other warning signs. </span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> See you down the trail.</span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVP-vsiGxMN-BlUzNZHHv0htJDkD4tabyBaGHXFOXTAjiKALeNvZwcxyrsTMO9LLkWbfjGr606L1s6ZMimn586-ymKB55-RE10crp8Lx1jcBoU5qQdDGpwYNhUyJnMXqWoWkMcIm4be5QlVtB_YJY7GNDfmdnP5yWVzu5mt6_tgvxunAxNfI0djUU6-WI/s4032/IMG_3615.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVP-vsiGxMN-BlUzNZHHv0htJDkD4tabyBaGHXFOXTAjiKALeNvZwcxyrsTMO9LLkWbfjGr606L1s6ZMimn586-ymKB55-RE10crp8Lx1jcBoU5qQdDGpwYNhUyJnMXqWoWkMcIm4be5QlVtB_YJY7GNDfmdnP5yWVzu5mt6_tgvxunAxNfI0djUU6-WI/w640-h480/IMG_3615.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></div>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-23240736354059079052023-10-03T16:26:00.002-07:002023-10-03T16:26:44.647-07:00No Sunshine for Kevin<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqzya99uNZup5XrmAaHYvSxNH1vZJIgnaxWjIJgubwQtuuazDmPuiKeB36Q9K41SOnh37Ci8_86VA9HqouPJad0DpXiH25l5itIlFcQjjfLQ0HQG81wgJss3emso5iZRhab_HudZpVglOcwedTyniMZaMfurKFRA3mbufr1XTnJMquVPluinQajI3ZjiY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1598" data-original-width="4032" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqzya99uNZup5XrmAaHYvSxNH1vZJIgnaxWjIJgubwQtuuazDmPuiKeB36Q9K41SOnh37Ci8_86VA9HqouPJad0DpXiH25l5itIlFcQjjfLQ0HQG81wgJss3emso5iZRhab_HudZpVglOcwedTyniMZaMfurKFRA3mbufr1XTnJMquVPluinQajI3ZjiY=w640-h254" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> When we came to California almost 18 years ago I started watching Kevin McCarthy, said to be a rising star. We had dear friends who moved from Bakersfield, accomplished people with government and academic service. They knew Kevin at close quarters and it was solid information to help me calibrate the "man" behind the political facade.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Well, as just about every analyst has said, McCarthy engineered his own fall by his ego, his "craving" to be Speaker at any cost, his concessions to the most radical wing of his </span></span>caucus all of which made him weak and as John Heilemann noted, "Matt Gaetz knew they could roll him."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRiO-xtWWTfeiJj6O9EYHGnj9NvaznMay_o6dTbP_MCYWFQaSC7ta4HoNzwlyXgJZtlD78v0Oh2OpKJgxc1EMelql4FSpawH6PzaRigp_5FklFR2eXQb1sXiRB3OKiKSEePsupFOOU_Zb8ZUyJFeQF38ps7fxaCQGH1HmcXqvnjQ2VXACZIsg8bmJKjxs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="4032" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRiO-xtWWTfeiJj6O9EYHGnj9NvaznMay_o6dTbP_MCYWFQaSC7ta4HoNzwlyXgJZtlD78v0Oh2OpKJgxc1EMelql4FSpawH6PzaRigp_5FklFR2eXQb1sXiRB3OKiKSEePsupFOOU_Zb8ZUyJFeQF38ps7fxaCQGH1HmcXqvnjQ2VXACZIsg8bmJKjxs=w640-h266" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span> <span> So now no one knows what comes next for the House divided Republicans, some of whom are only nihilists. Maybe the Republicans can heal their divide and settle on a woman or man who can A) get enough votes and B) actually be able to lead. That does not seem likely now, so we could be left with a bozo food fight among Republicans while government crashes.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> Here's an interesting bit of speculation akin to doggerel. Find 10 traditional or stable Republicans who value democracy and who believe in governance. One of them nominates Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker and </span></span>suddenly the House becomes a chamber where business can be done and no longer a clown show at war with itself.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> Long shot? Sure! But we are at another "never been here before" moment and the fight to save American democracy will take bold strokes. </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> There is a carnival lot of well fed, under </span></span>educated, classless, clueless, locked and loaded people who are under the MAGA spell and tent. That is where truth goes to die, maybe history too. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>As they used to say, it's "hard ball time!"</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Sam Rayburn was elected Speaker of House 3 times and worked with Senate Leader Lyndon Johnson </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>in the in the late 50's and early 60's to get early Civil Rights legislation passed, though it meant he had to court Republicans to compensate for and/or try to persuade Dixiecrats in all three of his terms as Speaker.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>Carl Albert was elected Speaker in 71 and presided over the investigation and resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew and then the Watergate investigation that resulted in the impeachment and resignation of Richard Nixon. Even in those historic and partisan times, Albert sought the needed support of the minority caucus. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>Both of those events were before Newt Gingrich seeded the political soil with toxins and cancer, but this Biden administration has been able to produce an historic volume</span></span></span></span></span></span> of bi-partisan legislation, so there are still Republicans who are reachable, who have not drunk the MAGA kool aid. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> It would be nice to think that of the 435 members of the House there are enough Republicans who understand a working government is better than a broken government. It would be nice to think there are enough "public servants" who recognize that a crisis exists and that deliberation and compromise are better options. </span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> See you down the trail.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> <p></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-71862575751534786382023-09-20T14:46:00.004-07:002023-09-20T16:14:11.140-07:00...and who is the enemy?<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfMnWeehWQSfiil5HfC8Coy_dG4_MDziS9hS6EcjFzbAVpkWQPFYAJUFgNhqGm1KDXGWSVQFnpX4eCKHTqtfCLivYpcpHnN_SusnLupjwt_Iipmaj3UprM_cQulVGjKyTqXLORrAmQQmRiX13A47TMD71wessegfdrrOU4e6B_ZYqGB8qilPN3G7a8e_A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfMnWeehWQSfiil5HfC8Coy_dG4_MDziS9hS6EcjFzbAVpkWQPFYAJUFgNhqGm1KDXGWSVQFnpX4eCKHTqtfCLivYpcpHnN_SusnLupjwt_Iipmaj3UprM_cQulVGjKyTqXLORrAmQQmRiX13A47TMD71wessegfdrrOU4e6B_ZYqGB8qilPN3G7a8e_A=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> <span> <span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A favorite saying from the 1970's struck me as I commiserated this era of dysfunction, threat and exasperating stupidity.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <b><i>"We have met the enemy and he is us."</i></b></span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>Walt Kelly inked that line for his character Pogo and it was meant as a defeated recognition that "us" was the enemy behind pollution and environmental destruction. The cartoonist had parodied a battle report from American Naval Commander Oliver Perry to Major General William Henry Harrison after the US defeated the British Navy in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. Perry had written "We have met the enemy and they are ours." <br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> <span> Pogo's phrase is again a fit vituperation for what has become of "us" in this time. We are our own enemy.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> <span> To be sure, there are many variants in the epidemic of stupidity. I beg a moment of your attention to address one that I know a lot about.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Media is off focus, out of proportion, increasingly </span></span>ephemeral and wrong headed. In defense of the profession where I spent a half century laboring, there are places of excellence and too there are many reasons for the demise we witness.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> So much of broadcast news, print journalism and on-line is a waste of time and even silly. This is what happens when newspapers are killed by financial vultures, when reporting and editing staffs are thinned to ludicrous levels so profits are boosted, when broadcast and print are forced into the blender of social media, a world of platforms that do not operate by the old journalism codes of conduct, ethics or canons. The public's "right to know" is now an afterthought, if even that, and it has become part of the broil that is ratings, revenue, investment portfolios, news deserts and a who cares attitude.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Some things are fixable. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>Stop obsessing about the latest opinion poll. That is not news, it is a contrivance.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span> There are flaws in using polling as news, not the least of which is that most polls today are skewed, flukey, and even if they are scientific they are nothing more than a view shared on that day by a small number of people. There is no guarantee about scientific precision or weighting. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Many so called polls and surveys are fronts for political operators.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>Good pollsters tell you political polls this far out mean nothing more than the dental floss you will discard tonight. Yet news groups, including those who should know better, ballyhoo and hype the latest assessment of America's mindset. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>Ask yourself, with the rampant stupidity at large, with the miserable understanding of history by most Americans who were educated in the last 40 years, with the gullibility of generations pounded by advertising and behavioral manipulation for the transactions of a consumer market of things and stuff, do you really care what this age of polled opinions have to say. Given the givens, what is the value of turning what they think into news?! Here's the news about that, they don't know any more than you do and likely they know a lot less. So why celebrate ignorance and opinions? The story the media is missing is how poorly informed, how inarticulate and how dumb this nation is becoming. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> There is an underpinning factor that leads the young precious news staffers of this age to care so much about opinion poll reporting, aside from the fact they have all been raised in an age of click bait, and that is the unholy belief that Presidential politics is the holy grail and be all of US News, followed closely by all electoral politics. There is an electoral/political industry that has emerged and it is huge </span></span>business, a cash cow for pollsters, analysts, consultants, media specialists, speechwriters, fashion advisors, advertisers and more. This billion dollar industry relies on and manipulates its kindred news business. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Time was broadcast news was a loss leader, the cost of having a license to print money. Now it is a profit center and news is just a product. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Let's be clear, this election cycle is critical to the survival of representative democracy. One party has abandoned belief in the historical American system of government with winners and losers and transitions of power. When US media cast any reporting outside of that reality, when they engage in a false </span></span>equivalency or the so called "equal" time philosophy they are being suckered in by strategy and tactics of those who seek to destroy American democracy. <i>It is time for the news industry to reassess how to proceed on a war footing, in a time of information warfare.</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> B</span></span>efore we depart this issue of overplaying, hyping, tying almost every story to an old fashioned political peg, if you think I am wrong, then consider the players. Examine the people and the values they display, from school boards to the US House and Senate. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Truth, facts, and liberty are are the abused and battered family members of our American democracy at this moment in our history. That is part of a political strategy and goal and media is an accomplice. There is an off ramp.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <span> Because of who and what this nation is and has been through, you have </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">influence both on media and on the political industry. If you get organized or loud enough you can apply pressure. You can boycott, put pressure on advertisers, disconnect, avoid media, get in the face of elected representatives, call them out, vote them out. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span> <span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrhHaqj4iPPxskpl5mF6L172ZNTdtBCtI0qa7tZ5Yc74z1hOp4vGu3uWoSzTzGHwN0_voLKusWlnUn06bdf_Z95X5nQoAsjm1vuTAie7k57BcdHd8sqdjDFkoGlMXtGrHzStrQeYBz7XSFbvnAQFWrMIVJlioHCjuhU_0k1ja8gLEKK1kHUZaC5Jw1ehM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="4032" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrhHaqj4iPPxskpl5mF6L172ZNTdtBCtI0qa7tZ5Yc74z1hOp4vGu3uWoSzTzGHwN0_voLKusWlnUn06bdf_Z95X5nQoAsjm1vuTAie7k57BcdHd8sqdjDFkoGlMXtGrHzStrQeYBz7XSFbvnAQFWrMIVJlioHCjuhU_0k1ja8gLEKK1kHUZaC5Jw1ehM=w640-h196" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></span><span> <span> Do what you can to activate your philosophy. Stick to the facts. Speak the truth. Remember both leading presidential candidates are essentially the same age, there is a 3 year difference. Would you know by media coverage?</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>That's the view from the ridge, the opinion of one who thinks democracy is the best choice of any form of government.</span></span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span> <span> See you down the trail. </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> <span> </span></span><br /></span></span></span></div><p></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-5425793356775671112023-08-23T17:31:00.000-07:002023-08-23T17:31:21.157-07:00Meditation in Grey<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW72FDBHpEvBJhiWuc9MIkUz0cUEyOsYJujU123T9eui1hiqFosKQHD6nItSZPHbpdrSsSZXcgtK7MGjKPPkCT-a6J2nhe-ZJZCgSMXAGUgfvFevWilESwduYZzxsBXPHwdc0Z21TEV6PQ_MYcgSmvYjmjZZ6pZPK3xEU3QG4Z1ytwRT9wOGorGKC0gJw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW72FDBHpEvBJhiWuc9MIkUz0cUEyOsYJujU123T9eui1hiqFosKQHD6nItSZPHbpdrSsSZXcgtK7MGjKPPkCT-a6J2nhe-ZJZCgSMXAGUgfvFevWilESwduYZzxsBXPHwdc0Z21TEV6PQ_MYcgSmvYjmjZZ6pZPK3xEU3QG4Z1ytwRT9wOGorGKC0gJw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">77 years ago Mary Helen gave birth to the first born of she and Karl. That was in Indianapolis. Today that boy took a walk in California.</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> It was a meditation. Each step was a celebration. Each sound was praise.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieHO5LQU40y_8xTO-8Sj-ufdDiBebAsXAjBDnjcPaL17zLsrlnhslE1WdD3h-Ouk1pz_fmttlHFXcqxlE6cR0u846ji-u7HJQ5bUt3H1AeFmv3kkR230J8ld--5qmA3GGCgdRnb7frB4ejcuCvY3sFE5Knt6prTeVQzZvMqTcQht4qoYjcpHa4dZoE7gg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2280" data-original-width="4032" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieHO5LQU40y_8xTO-8Sj-ufdDiBebAsXAjBDnjcPaL17zLsrlnhslE1WdD3h-Ouk1pz_fmttlHFXcqxlE6cR0u846ji-u7HJQ5bUt3H1AeFmv3kkR230J8ld--5qmA3GGCgdRnb7frB4ejcuCvY3sFE5Knt6prTeVQzZvMqTcQht4qoYjcpHa4dZoE7gg=w640-h362" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiITMpzUI7K8Gk0wfxlZuuUaalbS4VsFyMiPiLTE4vjNmLIVzEH1IObRC7gNKWi4jdF9z_Pen9KKHWxQLOt9QfveAHFK09gTR-PWs3uudipdvCcn5jOm3mWfP-TTyB1W18OUEoWMGz_3VT1lZQrIvSf_odIt_SVh-0Ry0G7uo9exPeM9aF8KfmjS4Dg-HA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1887" data-original-width="3991" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiITMpzUI7K8Gk0wfxlZuuUaalbS4VsFyMiPiLTE4vjNmLIVzEH1IObRC7gNKWi4jdF9z_Pen9KKHWxQLOt9QfveAHFK09gTR-PWs3uudipdvCcn5jOm3mWfP-TTyB1W18OUEoWMGz_3VT1lZQrIvSf_odIt_SVh-0Ry0G7uo9exPeM9aF8KfmjS4Dg-HA=w640-h302" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The double rainbow, as seen from our deck last evening, was the beginning of the rain season on the California central coast. Rain season ends and begins in July, so our August .2 of an inch is an early start and a bit peculiar.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwtlMsW4uOe-doTrWcML01WqqoFwIznRiFZkukgRSLtqxBocgNRovfoquCGFAEZ9v1NVjMV-YV3Vxh_r7Td_js2T3tmEwJ437rxKpxOXDZ6tjcPE6LTNI9ma9Sqd6h3tU_xfv6U1PmCu51mPsRdf36RNNHcOEEGA8noc7mj3LjoleK8B6Mtoclxv9grlA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="1513" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwtlMsW4uOe-doTrWcML01WqqoFwIznRiFZkukgRSLtqxBocgNRovfoquCGFAEZ9v1NVjMV-YV3Vxh_r7Td_js2T3tmEwJ437rxKpxOXDZ6tjcPE6LTNI9ma9Sqd6h3tU_xfv6U1PmCu51mPsRdf36RNNHcOEEGA8noc7mj3LjoleK8B6Mtoclxv9grlA=w640-h514" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> And so is this. The other evening as I walked back from taking out some trash I spotted and and then was buzzed by the "smallest hummingbird I've seen" as I said to Lana.</span></span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> "Really?" she said, going back to what she was reading.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXSDssyUe-F1JcMY4fR6oWgZ0_qb6OQzorTUbP4uqwofJI1byaeXi4j9herrW5S3UIBOvfxckVfp-sFmjoojZsQGpQ_QiWipkIKbmoM2yMk0PoRBZh6tDe5G0KPCn2i091C5xEVO6sb7DtQjsv-fho9itBJhwhtslHztWUmCp5fOS-ZvCR5LKr71anBGg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2219" data-original-width="1876" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXSDssyUe-F1JcMY4fR6oWgZ0_qb6OQzorTUbP4uqwofJI1byaeXi4j9herrW5S3UIBOvfxckVfp-sFmjoojZsQGpQ_QiWipkIKbmoM2yMk0PoRBZh6tDe5G0KPCn2i091C5xEVO6sb7DtQjsv-fho9itBJhwhtslHztWUmCp5fOS-ZvCR5LKr71anBGg=w541-h640" width="541" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span> <span> Well, she saw it the next day, with our granddaughter and she was a bit more </span></span>excited about it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> It is not a hummingbird, but it has a wing flap rate as high as the hummers. It is a White-lined Sphinx Moth and grows to 2-3 inches. Speedy little creature.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3-c6N0BzqlsMqRAOEy_Atk8PELV03kDZGurJzASUnpVXP1aZ9pKyHDyHjw3T5EvKeqO8Cg-17Ub0XII7UuXYc0i-quLJhAFzldnlfvZMQvHIOT78rQs6kuYNze2wUxRypFaHE_Rb73r3kZ0xTK7MTGXF6AUuLh0-AS60dz_uOHTgmCWOrOulyPFjVj1s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2177" data-original-width="2088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3-c6N0BzqlsMqRAOEy_Atk8PELV03kDZGurJzASUnpVXP1aZ9pKyHDyHjw3T5EvKeqO8Cg-17Ub0XII7UuXYc0i-quLJhAFzldnlfvZMQvHIOT78rQs6kuYNze2wUxRypFaHE_Rb73r3kZ0xTK7MTGXF6AUuLh0-AS60dz_uOHTgmCWOrOulyPFjVj1s=w613-h640" width="613" /></a></div><br /><span> <span> These we found on a lupine bush. They were interrupted long enough to be inspected by granddaughter and Nana, and photographed before being returned to their bliss on the lupine.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8mCt2MyJ8HQbHAgMjjhXoa68p6Q-Im366yTPu20t4cxMK6323nRPxg22D1741yfRoM_zCtTjeWi7-dpmhLWRU4ACtjqwChofBIwnGNARY-NXSCvNMGLF5OrVik-S3L05ssz6bBExk-mvRxgxeJmiLVDvkz-oXYOHE6TgR7oV3ykS5-vWsyyTEB8y70Qw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2924" data-original-width="3570" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8mCt2MyJ8HQbHAgMjjhXoa68p6Q-Im366yTPu20t4cxMK6323nRPxg22D1741yfRoM_zCtTjeWi7-dpmhLWRU4ACtjqwChofBIwnGNARY-NXSCvNMGLF5OrVik-S3L05ssz6bBExk-mvRxgxeJmiLVDvkz-oXYOHE6TgR7oV3ykS5-vWsyyTEB8y70Qw=w640-h524" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> <span> This was a sunset cocktail companion the other evening at a Camp Ocean Pines fundraising event. </span></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span> <span> I frequently hear some of his cousins as they observe their nightly vespers here on the ridge.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span><span><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ39Y9_JX_RT7WZnXdfP6x9T6VcPTzoWEEpTQQE2BEHIRWyMhIAwi-PeG87ZXknlLtZqrTlM1TQbVlMUm49jnn9OjQtyI2xViIMLkUSZkDdURMI_MjaLnGN15cL3ddZ6fCPVY4ymThrZRoePrQ6svaK2Qdi2izmxk47bE2tgbkQuvvkAeKpqvBo5b0c1U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2263" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ39Y9_JX_RT7WZnXdfP6x9T6VcPTzoWEEpTQQE2BEHIRWyMhIAwi-PeG87ZXknlLtZqrTlM1TQbVlMUm49jnn9OjQtyI2xViIMLkUSZkDdURMI_MjaLnGN15cL3ddZ6fCPVY4ymThrZRoePrQ6svaK2Qdi2izmxk47bE2tgbkQuvvkAeKpqvBo5b0c1U=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></span><span> <span> Time to cue the frog. Actually as I opened the spa cover yesterday a little dude had taken to napping next to the control buttons. Granddaughter and Nana got a chance to spot it, before his spoiled nap led him to leap to the step and then to dash under the spa.</span></span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Sorry Kermit...so I'll vamp and quote your song, that Jim Henson helped you </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span>pen....</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <i>"What's on the other side?</i></span><i><br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><i><span> <span> Rainbows are visions, but only illusions.</span></span><br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><i><span> <span> And rainbows have nothing to hide.</span></span><br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><i><span> <span> So we've been told and some choose to believe it</span></span><br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><i><span> <span> I know they're wrong, wait and see.</span></span><br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><i><span> <span> Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,</span></span><br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><i> <span> the lovers, the dreamers and me."</span></i></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> See you down the trail.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br /></span></span><br /><span> <span> </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><p></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-29861333717990122832023-08-02T00:55:00.000-07:002023-08-02T00:55:48.660-07:00A Day for America<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiknbN2USsTddCo0nvpI41tvu0JivKRdNsyDu8wlKBItgdshfr47x0Txuy9TJe-rTrkiWOQAUGixZ6Bw8-oy7YYRNuBZMoevFEoMRdUH2MRnCwPOJIZyqtdywiXlwrl6hjXrCo7Lhm9WuepQ_qvEDGU8TS6UjhW2InKS0rCIVC8hwNR6m67ZRpChwDZPOI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2114" data-original-width="3926" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiknbN2USsTddCo0nvpI41tvu0JivKRdNsyDu8wlKBItgdshfr47x0Txuy9TJe-rTrkiWOQAUGixZ6Bw8-oy7YYRNuBZMoevFEoMRdUH2MRnCwPOJIZyqtdywiXlwrl6hjXrCo7Lhm9WuepQ_qvEDGU8TS6UjhW2InKS0rCIVC8hwNR6m67ZRpChwDZPOI=w640-h344" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There is a moment, a threshold, when something severely injured begins to die or begins to recover. The day Donald Trump was indicted for trying to overthrow America is such a moment. </span></span><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> US citizens will watch as the nation's 247 years of history endure the spasm of trying to cure itself of a poison that sought to destroy the historic process of choosing leaders and transferring power.</span><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> Patriots are those who stand against a nation's enemies and detractors. Those of us who live here will learn if fidelity to the cause of the democratic republic will empower our </span></span>future. The indictments make it clear Donald Trump lied, tried to cheat, conspired and endeavored to destroy the nation's constitutional process, and the honor bound </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">tradition of presidential succession. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Last summer the Investigation into January 6 documented the deceptions, trickery, and the role of Trump in inciting the attack on the US Capitol, the nation's transfer of power ritual, and the brutal attack on law </span></span>enforcement. It was a rebellion that was fed by lies, and acted upon by gullible and malevolent forces and all of it was at the behest of a man who will forever stand as America's most vile political hustler. It was an extraordinary public documentation. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> The Justice department has prosecuted hundreds of those who violently attacked the Capitol, as a result of the conspiracy.</span></span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Now, the indictments of this day further turn the wheels of justice. This is for the future of our aging republic and to place Trump's name and reputation in chains and a cage for history, forever banished from civility because of his </span></span>perversity. Of course he is innocent until proven guilty.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span> <span> There is no reason to trust the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> man to do anything but love only himself and to lie, cheat, sell our national secrets and launch armies only for his own glory. He could not accept his loss, and so he became an enemy of America. He is a tin god and we will watch our justice system flush him away.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> There are other indictments, and there will be other cases and they are an accumulative judgement that will render Trump, MAGA republicans, and his time in power as the nadir of the American presidency.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> It has been wrong, judgmental and perhaps even haughty of myself to hold those who support Trump with such contempt. This should be a nation of such freedom to survive faulty judgements and even our failures. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>I have not been proud of this nation. I have been worried about collective bad judgments. But today is a good day.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> This is a day when, in a sense, we watch ourselves display a fealty to the aspirations and ideals of the American experiment. This is a day when there are signs we have chosen to live, to heal. This is a day of and for history. This is a day for America.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> See you down the trail.</span></span> </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-19045294644336182232023-07-16T01:06:00.000-07:002023-07-16T01:06:00.649-07:00What goes around comes around<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKbps7GV1ut3bl0MPL68avHZgcYwNhzA7cW2nZe9nc4BgDrY0hgvvMp9Wx-VSPBZnmPno3U_0LQxML86cbT-SDxDjxkNZmiZb8K4X_NJbbzzI7MQ4j6hvIQHo79zap78Hp64hFBt-GEz21Q2VufxycCDnWbOpC9md00xLz9ZP_LmJ-iyEo8FeH0ma5A9E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="3552" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKbps7GV1ut3bl0MPL68avHZgcYwNhzA7cW2nZe9nc4BgDrY0hgvvMp9Wx-VSPBZnmPno3U_0LQxML86cbT-SDxDjxkNZmiZb8K4X_NJbbzzI7MQ4j6hvIQHo79zap78Hp64hFBt-GEz21Q2VufxycCDnWbOpC9md00xLz9ZP_LmJ-iyEo8FeH0ma5A9E=w640-h366" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This moment was ripe with transcendence. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span> <span> </span></span>I</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">t was an unseasonably warm day, especially for a breakdown, but the man at the side of the road was blissful. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> I stopped and </span></span>asked "is everything OK?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> "It's great," he beamed.</span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> "You are the picture of determination," I said.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> "It's all fixed now."</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> "Have a good day. Take care," I offered.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> "It's a great day. Have a good life" he smiled.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Exuberantly peaceful, broken down, at the bottom of a hill! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>The scene and his spirit launched </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span>me on a mind journey. I thought of the </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wheel of Life, the the Bhavackra of Tibetan Buddhism. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> That prompted the old saying "what goes around comes around" a kind of modern idiom of the ancient "as you sew, so shall you reap." </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <span> <span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Karma?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>The consequence of one's actions will have to be dealt with, eventually. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span> <span> By then thoughts tumbled in their own spin. Turning from Buddhism, to the Bible, and the Hindu Bhagavad Gita, (Song of God) resting on the axiom of science, for every action there is a reaction.</span></span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span> <span> I marvel at the fast circuit to such deepness after a chance encounter with a happy fixer of a broken thing.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO4hNO2ST7RX5RQKkzBA1cItAnJfvRXk2cxaIv6N7J0yE0IVtOvh-2yUYs-QO8FDHOZVb3XomBu7sVGRnkE1_6Na-ncB3JEGeMzBaX6XMxdWVafzoTfQIkyYEnI2Fj2HRmo-CUdVNNLahrMEPOSEGmBFwak1Iks9l7pF09qNKr1NS8MAwIga3NKpT0Yoc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO4hNO2ST7RX5RQKkzBA1cItAnJfvRXk2cxaIv6N7J0yE0IVtOvh-2yUYs-QO8FDHOZVb3XomBu7sVGRnkE1_6Na-ncB3JEGeMzBaX6XMxdWVafzoTfQIkyYEnI2Fj2HRmo-CUdVNNLahrMEPOSEGmBFwak1Iks9l7pF09qNKr1NS8MAwIga3NKpT0Yoc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> The profound truths stayed with me. They danced across my mind the next day as I was cooled by the mist and blowing fog that crossed the path of my hike, even as friends elsewhere sweltered in triple digit and historic heat.</span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <span> I thought of Black Elk's Earth Prayer to the Great Spirit, older than all need. "Hey lean to hear my feeble voice. At the center of the sacred hoop."</span></span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span> As our own sphere revolves and rotates in an ancient wheel around the sun, things are changing. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoBtn6mg9s5AgAuiTWKa7yhFf71g40SzSIG3NvVQkxQVLXgWMldu2B6NLj-zkdD4OqwnRvfNJ22ffHz0ZF_v645orwV25_3bGt_opRc5jx0cSoRNVNYro4xhyEO8RA6pVQxxb7GG3fRZ0TB5Agy6yUUByRyojRZnUsot_QusJ6loAJN9qFsx8qXNYZJBE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoBtn6mg9s5AgAuiTWKa7yhFf71g40SzSIG3NvVQkxQVLXgWMldu2B6NLj-zkdD4OqwnRvfNJ22ffHz0ZF_v645orwV25_3bGt_opRc5jx0cSoRNVNYro4xhyEO8RA6pVQxxb7GG3fRZ0TB5Agy6yUUByRyojRZnUsot_QusJ6loAJN9qFsx8qXNYZJBE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span> <span> </span></span>Our grandkids listen to cataclysmal projections as we witness scientist's surprise by how quickly those things are changing.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgcIL93fAq61ICJOIFjvCXGapQdNQtcIwO9s8tfrQgYC-6EaA8E2rQizU_50mkXVcwkkqV04wm9TFC0pHeUtFqJAlgj6DZilHbr5RfPODwdDYFBQBkHBXcZ_19Bkz78S6WsY8-MBmhnsIu1GzASj3OPYdirXgLVqokB1uJacjs20SW9w7NeBOWxcaycjg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="4032" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgcIL93fAq61ICJOIFjvCXGapQdNQtcIwO9s8tfrQgYC-6EaA8E2rQizU_50mkXVcwkkqV04wm9TFC0pHeUtFqJAlgj6DZilHbr5RfPODwdDYFBQBkHBXcZ_19Bkz78S6WsY8-MBmhnsIu1GzASj3OPYdirXgLVqokB1uJacjs20SW9w7NeBOWxcaycjg=w640-h462" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span> <span> </span></span> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It's a complex equation, life, still indecipherable and always beyond the reach of our expanding knowledge. Still, we have learned there is consequence to actions we have taken.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>Science!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> We have been braced and sustained, guided and blessed by a knowledge ancient in mystery. It arrives as a longing, pushing us to a connection, exceeding the sum of our collective intellect, all too frequently assertive. Empiricism changes the boundaries. Certainty is elusive. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span> <span> </span></span>The mystery is deeper than we knew, even where heart and brain intersect. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Soul? Spirit? Essence? Cosmic breath?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span> <span> People can</span></span> grow in the face of the mystery, others seek not to look.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0OZuVpBuMfyOx17zI4UwHBJuDfSojkR-oKzqjxKxaWL9Bv1Ex5yU9uK9sWVb17OFBGXOGSet7sZPMTi7Yz3-5jVCevF2qCOoZAOpmVEU8yNDMbfuOs8fcGHMIA1FRBnwd5HWMphWHol2RbcO1FMcrDHFzyNsGwIjcA-6nxzPgIbOdDcfzVOkWOdFa6Hc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3707" data-original-width="2254" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0OZuVpBuMfyOx17zI4UwHBJuDfSojkR-oKzqjxKxaWL9Bv1Ex5yU9uK9sWVb17OFBGXOGSet7sZPMTi7Yz3-5jVCevF2qCOoZAOpmVEU8yNDMbfuOs8fcGHMIA1FRBnwd5HWMphWHol2RbcO1FMcrDHFzyNsGwIjcA-6nxzPgIbOdDcfzVOkWOdFa6Hc=w389-h640" width="389" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Every tongue and culture, all tribes and histories hum primordial aspiration and drum admonition to uphold cosmic principle. How we live matters. </span></span><br /></span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> <span> In origin stories, verses, parables, songs and eschatologies of every age there looms consequence</span></span></span></span></span></span>. Woe to soiled and defiled cities, to oppressive regimes, priests who profane the sacred, judges who are wolves, officials who are corrupt, those who ignore the hungry, naked and homeless, those who shun mercy and justice; heat of anger, fire of passion, trembling mountains, earth consumed when we do not uphold life and prepare for new generations as sacred purpose.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQBP0dngu12rMlSaLQYcKbALGjTg7MVAOOOYWyMrODRsw2vL83pvyojy85Aqx7nQguucNu5FANT1pdo6QC3JKaJ8leOhj5EOvSrqhzTZeadeQcL0xc3_eLanyum0DzOHyPEhGfXoa4iWE2xCmSMIkeNpEuppAxH9lp7JLt7CE8YrH2m4GyQoJdBEVBjmw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="3412" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQBP0dngu12rMlSaLQYcKbALGjTg7MVAOOOYWyMrODRsw2vL83pvyojy85Aqx7nQguucNu5FANT1pdo6QC3JKaJ8leOhj5EOvSrqhzTZeadeQcL0xc3_eLanyum0DzOHyPEhGfXoa4iWE2xCmSMIkeNpEuppAxH9lp7JLt7CE8YrH2m4GyQoJdBEVBjmw=w640-h316" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span> <span> <span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">Black Elk's prayer "...with tears running O Great Spirit, my Grandfather, with running eyes I must say the tree has never bloomed. Here I stand, and the tree is withered. Again, I recall the great vision you gave me. It maybe that some little root of the sacred tree still lives..."</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHEhBDZfn2PFMFH_DEvwQ6l7khwy2TQf7afg3ORA1MqcsJ9hMBqRCTCIIQFP_DMjBcqSWj5IGvRzrQ3g3MfaaLC0v2SV9O6rE7TcXLzHDfjmrcs0NMmRagMSPJOC9xq5Vk-xElzvLSS3IUVJMYeJn_gYMytpcW7sZBlC4njRMUS6Coao4BGz_c7EiKkEk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHEhBDZfn2PFMFH_DEvwQ6l7khwy2TQf7afg3ORA1MqcsJ9hMBqRCTCIIQFP_DMjBcqSWj5IGvRzrQ3g3MfaaLC0v2SV9O6rE7TcXLzHDfjmrcs0NMmRagMSPJOC9xq5Vk-xElzvLSS3IUVJMYeJn_gYMytpcW7sZBlC4njRMUS6Coao4BGz_c7EiKkEk=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> No matter creed, faith, philosophy or dreams, we need to protect the little root. Life comes first, before power or wealth. Life.</span></span><br /></div></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYLujxldXdCc-jBm47Kkoi1jTUHM024K7wtLL41xcuAznXekILLeHRgXdJsAVAM4VuJgvGMBklTItOKdBGDo0W7Q_MkZclrlogKMjIMS7BCTM3a87RULg8ELUGP5EwaVizxbeX85csoY2TqYDtKkJMP-P7C2mV_hIC5yXVE09Y8W9MLSPiqNhho4z-zEY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2898" data-original-width="2322" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYLujxldXdCc-jBm47Kkoi1jTUHM024K7wtLL41xcuAznXekILLeHRgXdJsAVAM4VuJgvGMBklTItOKdBGDo0W7Q_MkZclrlogKMjIMS7BCTM3a87RULg8ELUGP5EwaVizxbeX85csoY2TqYDtKkJMP-P7C2mV_hIC5yXVE09Y8W9MLSPiqNhho4z-zEY=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There is work, one little piece at a time, and there will be struggle. How many can we count to be happy fixers of broken things?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> <span> At a recent gathering, as much of the conversation stirred the anxieties, all of those broken things and places on this planet, a few of the crowd said they are happy to be aging out at the time they are, not wanting to face what may come. I took a countering view, expressing disappointment that I will not see all of the fixes and wonders the next century will bring. Our potential and promise rises from the sacred root that compels humankind to sew hope and touch stars, create and think and </span></span></span>survive to tread on the edge of mystery. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Science. Soul. Sacred Principle. Our choices make a difference. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZoKTW0f6tV3mz7QSTfbE1Zds8JAwDYx-8jNfGYS5Zq_0lsI6dUUy002Srg1ublhRPdjhOJGlTHOG576QIcatCDSr5ur8LUK9muvPGFA_T53yBP3kfw0OJsNCiOLChc9WlK1EpvU_rnTexP5AFsO1cXU2ZBmYuAV47ya-lA3LYxXI5d81nO6wQG43f7OY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="4032" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZoKTW0f6tV3mz7QSTfbE1Zds8JAwDYx-8jNfGYS5Zq_0lsI6dUUy002Srg1ublhRPdjhOJGlTHOG576QIcatCDSr5ur8LUK9muvPGFA_T53yBP3kfw0OJsNCiOLChc9WlK1EpvU_rnTexP5AFsO1cXU2ZBmYuAV47ya-lA3LYxXI5d81nO6wQG43f7OY=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span> <span> See you down the trail.</span></span><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div><p></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-65717030768651090542023-07-03T12:06:00.002-07:002023-07-03T12:20:24.208-07:00Dave Bennett-One of the Greats<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivrCwUm55aISt900urouLbRNsPavyPs-JXHDpeY1bGEAFxLa-VdFjbgioD4aE9isvvmZIoDKGV0McqC3ctrWO9xPpYwCo9d_4ItA9qpG38nQiGJ9ffnxEoS3DLLSc75GyhbYw65KwfLJTjvE8oSXSfjMYkEM-6s64PgGvkNPR3t66KWhwMKZCSP1nIN7I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="2301" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivrCwUm55aISt900urouLbRNsPavyPs-JXHDpeY1bGEAFxLa-VdFjbgioD4aE9isvvmZIoDKGV0McqC3ctrWO9xPpYwCo9d_4ItA9qpG38nQiGJ9ffnxEoS3DLLSc75GyhbYw65KwfLJTjvE8oSXSfjMYkEM-6s64PgGvkNPR3t66KWhwMKZCSP1nIN7I=w629-h640" width="629" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We were sorry to learn that Dave Bennett passed over the last weekend.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The last time I called he was too weak to take a call but his beloved Judy was the communication link. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> After a long struggle and failing health, Dave is free from the suffering but his legion of friends and fans will miss him.</span></span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> Dave was an extraordinary guitar player. Our paths crossed back when we were young men. Lana went to high school with Dave and even then he evinced his talent.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> He played for years in a great band, toured the country, made albums, gathered a </span></span>following who loved the music. But he and his bandmates who approached greatness, never got that show biz break to emerge as the kind of international superstars that would have made them famous and wealthy. They deserved that. They were more talented than some who played higher on the bill, but it's not just about talent. Like most things in life, it takes luck and politics.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> So after a time music became something he did for love and fun because like the other guys there were professions and jobs to pay the bills and provide for the family.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Our sympathy goes to Judy, daughters Kelli, Amy and son Tyler. And to his mates including Dave, Carl, Mark, Gary, Alan, Pat, Jon, Teddy, John, Dan, Dane, Brent, Gracie and others I've probably forgotten. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>A few years ago Dave flirted with the idea of a move to California and we were excited that we might even be </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>neighbors. His roots were in central Indiana where today there are a lot of aching hearts. He was mellow, a cool and good guy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> I can't count the number of nights I saw Dave on stage. A few years ago I told him the all time number 1 on my CD play list was his solo album Out of the Bleu.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Dinner parties, cocktail gatherings, or just me wanting to hear some virtuoso </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">playing it has filled our home. If you can, try to find a copy and you'll understand why those of us who heard him call him extraordinary. I'm grateful for all of the music he leaves, that way we can still enjoy him at his best, doing what he did so well and what he loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKnAwXCW05pupp2QjYaS3PKUWxJOyp1sMd3HdqMlY256HCsz-wcFvTXiNp1J7ZnEWBSjCV4zVvA2iBQ1EDfAWeNPKePjd6AiOoCteaQXvG9PewYj-JChkF6DoHZvrZj83qlsMnhEEXCZthreyLyNajr0__Xs6MnbbgzVWfzhd3LVWl7cTsPEC_BW4NQj0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2621" data-original-width="3173" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKnAwXCW05pupp2QjYaS3PKUWxJOyp1sMd3HdqMlY256HCsz-wcFvTXiNp1J7ZnEWBSjCV4zVvA2iBQ1EDfAWeNPKePjd6AiOoCteaQXvG9PewYj-JChkF6DoHZvrZj83qlsMnhEEXCZthreyLyNajr0__Xs6MnbbgzVWfzhd3LVWl7cTsPEC_BW4NQj0=w320-h264" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span> <span> RIP.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span></span><span> <span> See you down the trail. </span></span><br /><br /></span></div><p></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-71395466071700475062023-06-24T23:44:00.000-07:002023-06-24T23:44:46.409-07:00The Live Oak Way<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJL03KAFDCY0-DdD1L4nbtyoFRsxG0WiielQFhD-GM6_nm3u221Kx1-yxeEwztLsdGTX29ocaygkgQRCzdE4MQL7IkVWMJ3Ow_aXJda2WF3cVv24sxmLfbkCtO6yZ3xPxJd_mjgdFSDryHCjtwexHmnj74MiqSS9ZKPBpMGTCHTb9NaZ5j5ljykGv64H0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="3530" height="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJL03KAFDCY0-DdD1L4nbtyoFRsxG0WiielQFhD-GM6_nm3u221Kx1-yxeEwztLsdGTX29ocaygkgQRCzdE4MQL7IkVWMJ3Ow_aXJda2WF3cVv24sxmLfbkCtO6yZ3xPxJd_mjgdFSDryHCjtwexHmnj74MiqSS9ZKPBpMGTCHTb9NaZ5j5ljykGv64H0=w640-h499" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>Singer songwriter Hattie Craven told the fans she had grown up at Live Oak. Her talented father Joe has been the poet emcee for most of the 35 years of the central California music festival.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja-5Q5wACt6Zijj6p57pyDsdijNvOdUTme0a025V6B9RkFxFSuyT2v6LHe1K7qbiSO5tPNeggQmxRsZtFnXwpqF1wSxcTydHSMG3X0mDBUU57BoaydSEoFsbTzpfmWjpN-62CfMMVyH7A01D3bb4MKDZ_6pAj0F1SZZOxDikamp2HuEkMbw-G2LwqJbbA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2689" data-original-width="4413" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja-5Q5wACt6Zijj6p57pyDsdijNvOdUTme0a025V6B9RkFxFSuyT2v6LHe1K7qbiSO5tPNeggQmxRsZtFnXwpqF1wSxcTydHSMG3X0mDBUU57BoaydSEoFsbTzpfmWjpN-62CfMMVyH7A01D3bb4MKDZ_6pAj0F1SZZOxDikamp2HuEkMbw-G2LwqJbbA=w640-h390" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2799" data-original-width="4608" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeDC3eQLq_zT2XyIoa5JzPY8XvrZyOfWVI1BY7Wml2NtjxVWaTO-l3IAvLeJSu3HyU6vwgLAPyL5CvNg145uPDWV1-BZWiqCj3gUKrW4ROZb89MoZpEdxAkcnbvzI0oCFY6OmbhM42kxu8jnNoLf7kTm57eIjzM9Vgzl4kKWfLr53qWn7CKzIvGXZG1MU=w640-h388" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Live Oak has been a June delight for us since our move to the west coast 17 years ago. The music is extraordinary and so are the "Live Oakies." Peace and love mean something to these people.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_bDxAwuGbK0QUMTIiGJCv8F6WtTZznOQFWxiyDvS8JJyrngv1QqIQ8hrpXgocA9sIqe2Lejlggpa45_vEws4MXcHDSg5R20Qyk3wvbEw91CIRDSLY4zlY-TSNza4FW2Bj4GmpVCs5rDnKfpo057gZye1takcK85XgDhohrlw-392sycfYglgTcZhYnHo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2812" data-original-width="4032" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_bDxAwuGbK0QUMTIiGJCv8F6WtTZznOQFWxiyDvS8JJyrngv1QqIQ8hrpXgocA9sIqe2Lejlggpa45_vEws4MXcHDSg5R20Qyk3wvbEw91CIRDSLY4zlY-TSNza4FW2Bj4GmpVCs5rDnKfpo057gZye1takcK85XgDhohrlw-392sycfYglgTcZhYnHo=w640-h446" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The music, food, California summer light, mood, and color make it a paradise for a people watcher.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Some folks camp or glamp for the weekend. Others take it by they day and it's a benefit for KCBX, public radio for the central coast. And, it's all good.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh3r8zC4xnW_BCGDF1K-seEY1Idvf-k2S6E-RhQto9Dti5EK-Y90BPouYQv4c-z2UAyoCmzPqO9AVJe24kn5pD_zfnigfHvyi7QxJdAltPkCqzU_swvppFZhYGefO5JwXrzt1SK3DsFldKqdIFHnmxmsMxCPA227GcK7lm6tyOekgrSAeXVVq1q785EzQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2779" data-original-width="3316" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh3r8zC4xnW_BCGDF1K-seEY1Idvf-k2S6E-RhQto9Dti5EK-Y90BPouYQv4c-z2UAyoCmzPqO9AVJe24kn5pD_zfnigfHvyi7QxJdAltPkCqzU_swvppFZhYGefO5JwXrzt1SK3DsFldKqdIFHnmxmsMxCPA227GcK7lm6tyOekgrSAeXVVq1q785EzQ=w640-h537" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The scene speaks to me of that essence and it is evocative of a simple time, still possible.</span><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5MSxol-7H3VROog8q8M8-381Nu9Vfo0fSas_cYopRkykVCNujo62TVE9v_Z9eEfBUJJFca7G8qWDQJE8pBxwqKSttQBpR2YqaCiBZwUR9In2naOjj_i9G3tA-dKmBC7t3ZcYNcpWHjtOsasi_zjPK4gLIrsaqeFcb1t_IOHYotmf7nTYBfIEo7W56q3Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2877" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5MSxol-7H3VROog8q8M8-381Nu9Vfo0fSas_cYopRkykVCNujo62TVE9v_Z9eEfBUJJFca7G8qWDQJE8pBxwqKSttQBpR2YqaCiBZwUR9In2naOjj_i9G3tA-dKmBC7t3ZcYNcpWHjtOsasi_zjPK4gLIrsaqeFcb1t_IOHYotmf7nTYBfIEo7W56q3Y=w456-h640" width="456" /></a></div><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Lana's orchid cactus's have celebrated summer's arrival with an array of giant blooms. They are dazzling.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <span> So we celebrate the solstice, and the days of summer with a few scenes of the way it is around here, on the California central coast, a place of "endless summer" in so many ways.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> As members of the US Senate ponder their post summer plans it might be good for the Judiciary Committee to rally an investigation of sitting Supreme Court Justices, all of them if they prefer, but certainly Thomas and Alito who may well have proven themselves unfit to serve. As the House January 6 Committee presented a document to the nation and future generations, perhaps it is time to look into the snake pit on the high court. </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjedmbxYw6zwCE6d6JLOFxS1JTRo5QSMz66jSWlmz5RDHmsnyvvU4pkZhVdAKROPNLN5cYsNGk9StpvzWz_Wfdixs2cNLE9fGWQ8__jXVoXLap45S8V3JLj7L_ltdCP4td-jha1-pmVxeRhRpiW34XPMp46asI-UE5A2ICUv3SKJo3Hy_3E1zQTwKkzEZM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjedmbxYw6zwCE6d6JLOFxS1JTRo5QSMz66jSWlmz5RDHmsnyvvU4pkZhVdAKROPNLN5cYsNGk9StpvzWz_Wfdixs2cNLE9fGWQ8__jXVoXLap45S8V3JLj7L_ltdCP4td-jha1-pmVxeRhRpiW34XPMp46asI-UE5A2ICUv3SKJo3Hy_3E1zQTwKkzEZM=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglHsUswGsrN3-rji3jxMXLi4950z7rqsQEFjYZIejprIHI8y-EglpE5m1nzBTxaBNhy8eHGesFF8wbosNNUi3Ngga4S554XJsw2zng3J29rE-JFC6Ld4daWOKFQRsHJLqlejoH3FSsGFlPOtapElmuifibqHJQPDwmQHmhvYVjmMLnczpAa8NKF0jvKHM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3354" height="577" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglHsUswGsrN3-rji3jxMXLi4950z7rqsQEFjYZIejprIHI8y-EglpE5m1nzBTxaBNhy8eHGesFF8wbosNNUi3Ngga4S554XJsw2zng3J29rE-JFC6Ld4daWOKFQRsHJLqlejoH3FSsGFlPOtapElmuifibqHJQPDwmQHmhvYVjmMLnczpAa8NKF0jvKHM=w640-h577" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHSJQWkWnMJ8FMEVIy55e_8FXxS5zEtlpdq-25F_XYuX2sUVnIGxQOVjd_6WNDyg6NOJ-urMDmom5IoMYyaqBFDRwrt3ODeaelBn7XdwiEhquMfCQukVC3lHmaoBPe7SgWZUcCUav6huCiJQT6PeYu6zYEi4sb8p_uGpbpVAzvAekX6IuHvJMlk6otB2w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHSJQWkWnMJ8FMEVIy55e_8FXxS5zEtlpdq-25F_XYuX2sUVnIGxQOVjd_6WNDyg6NOJ-urMDmom5IoMYyaqBFDRwrt3ODeaelBn7XdwiEhquMfCQukVC3lHmaoBPe7SgWZUcCUav6huCiJQT6PeYu6zYEi4sb8p_uGpbpVAzvAekX6IuHvJMlk6otB2w=w467-h640" width="467" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The photo above and below were taken by Lana while tending to her garden.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK-wivfjgQK1erIDPdantgBVEOk4uBDVuR7ns7nkgnFoa0ups8jo0a1dlofkI46Pmz1vRXEbzfrHXQ0_BY8ZmGbnq9UhZsQTYpuHMI2mGlL-VdyzW5V4JJzhnQGmZKtLMAe0EJ91NJxE8n1_6FRp4v0u_YPOVe2ic_T6iqXSpJKxsig492KLAuabTluV0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgK-wivfjgQK1erIDPdantgBVEOk4uBDVuR7ns7nkgnFoa0ups8jo0a1dlofkI46Pmz1vRXEbzfrHXQ0_BY8ZmGbnq9UhZsQTYpuHMI2mGlL-VdyzW5V4JJzhnQGmZKtLMAe0EJ91NJxE8n1_6FRp4v0u_YPOVe2ic_T6iqXSpJKxsig492KLAuabTluV0=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sweet Summer....</span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwGoDwh6y3UUOmoaHAQe7x8hTcB_Q1vsAn7kDuRff_b6K7tzGiK4v8GznlnAAA5mLF_WQUoCREQ78GgsDPKt3PGsciLWXm8FE0WTZBje5LpWTpTLucaN7EVFwH-JC9N2fudEHsAlbszDsmyu2oIkPc0G7b9Qq80NHOcmOSv6R06ZLfPm__WVStpval78Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2763" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwGoDwh6y3UUOmoaHAQe7x8hTcB_Q1vsAn7kDuRff_b6K7tzGiK4v8GznlnAAA5mLF_WQUoCREQ78GgsDPKt3PGsciLWXm8FE0WTZBje5LpWTpTLucaN7EVFwH-JC9N2fudEHsAlbszDsmyu2oIkPc0G7b9Qq80NHOcmOSv6R06ZLfPm__WVStpval78Q=w437-h640" width="437" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I hope that your summer is peaceful, gentle and includes lazy naps.</span><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">See you down the trail.</span><br /></p><p><br /></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-85353477347964402292023-06-02T18:01:00.001-07:002023-06-02T18:01:40.095-07:00A couple of things that must be said....<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFOUD31QU1nmDptoL0rPS9I_fbzsLXH0_D2tppluCd8f0e4p9fpoUlS83yc8OEVorldPgdY1tQil1uDQBgYvsVoDw6DFMYzUJT5iq6KAAIx_7pnLqdQxHFZ27p9rveuzWWAIpLNGCtzsC1_k9I4aij-Y4dFIQ1eNuryyGEOtXq44uhdkDcoLO0OrR/s4608/DSCN1153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3125" data-original-width="4608" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFOUD31QU1nmDptoL0rPS9I_fbzsLXH0_D2tppluCd8f0e4p9fpoUlS83yc8OEVorldPgdY1tQil1uDQBgYvsVoDw6DFMYzUJT5iq6KAAIx_7pnLqdQxHFZ27p9rveuzWWAIpLNGCtzsC1_k9I4aij-Y4dFIQ1eNuryyGEOtXq44uhdkDcoLO0OrR/w640-h434/DSCN1153.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">A few shots of local color and a couple of quick thoughts</span></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHNCDuepbcKT-j6pkb8XHQ5aKTYG2EY9VMZAzv7gprRTRStNQ3JbGKsh3oVdqoZy5fungDt66Qbgs77AAaTMiOpOstNN68W8u0hoghE9PbIVyYTEde-7A7lZvvCtbCjvLDevz-9WslXzjU2RdXvbUZF8GfOUuzZ8a_FCiAzGJQYsfaPBI31Q8kgNw/s4032/IMG_4893.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHNCDuepbcKT-j6pkb8XHQ5aKTYG2EY9VMZAzv7gprRTRStNQ3JbGKsh3oVdqoZy5fungDt66Qbgs77AAaTMiOpOstNN68W8u0hoghE9PbIVyYTEde-7A7lZvvCtbCjvLDevz-9WslXzjU2RdXvbUZF8GfOUuzZ8a_FCiAzGJQYsfaPBI31Q8kgNw/w640-h480/IMG_4893.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> The US media needs to chill. They've been on a frenzy, doing their best to make hysteria about the budget default conversation. Most years it is almost always a political show, not so much showdown, but kabuki theatre.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> As they would of had us think we were about to fall into the default abyss, cooler heads and those who have seen it all before, tried to remind us it is always loud, noisy and </span></span>accusatory, but it gets worked out.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> True the Republican Red hats are renegades bent only on breaking democracy, so the stakes were raised this time.</span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> </span></span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> But, and this is the second point, Joe Biden has been around and knew exactly how to play it. Once again he played the negotiate card.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Biden's reliance on the old game of bipartisanship has scored one more win for Democracy in America and US citizens.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> His legislative record in the first two years surpasses most US Presidents. All of those years in the Senate instructed him that things happen when people meet, talk and and are willing to compromise.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Biden allowed Kevin McCarthy to beat him up in the press, realizing Kevin's puppet strings have many masters including some genuine anti American kooks. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Kevin could get his mean talk press clips but Joe kept them talking and making </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">progress.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Here's the thing, unless we all look like the critter above, the "got to have it my way or no way" boneheads in the Republican caucus and in the Democrat progressive caucus" must learn you rarely, if ever, get it your way. Everyone wins when everyone leaves something on the table. That is how it works, when it works and it is working better now than in generations. Score one for experience.</span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsp9KPh8U8IFW__S7zTCDMQWVR1pD6oTArDdxypbxJcC8wGm3AvsVvSGXXSb1GznE_MYPOguN88NT3pXrxCaLVTK34nLdAdshSPo7szvl6m7lASntV6lD235oC_faHQMgJ3qhQlujWY91gzAx4eFmlTFSnzo2ljnaiRBBAyBTVNXdIJco-kAQh0At/s4032/IMG_4881.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="4032" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsp9KPh8U8IFW__S7zTCDMQWVR1pD6oTArDdxypbxJcC8wGm3AvsVvSGXXSb1GznE_MYPOguN88NT3pXrxCaLVTK34nLdAdshSPo7szvl6m7lASntV6lD235oC_faHQMgJ3qhQlujWY91gzAx4eFmlTFSnzo2ljnaiRBBAyBTVNXdIJco-kAQh0At/w640-h336/IMG_4881.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajyd6lx039ZizRogKs_qaDmhirYo-hSUNq0QzWT14Bjm99Sjdt2KL1YMXdZ9nNOeV-3ADV2rc78wjtQ__Z27HIcDQ8i5dr6aWD_BZdpDaq4_Bfe5vVK5eqlOoXtt27uY7Z-W7skWIjN5qgeh__o8KUpbX16mxncqI9zxPQqnWNeuiP9tH1iOvFogG/s4032/IMG_4888.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajyd6lx039ZizRogKs_qaDmhirYo-hSUNq0QzWT14Bjm99Sjdt2KL1YMXdZ9nNOeV-3ADV2rc78wjtQ__Z27HIcDQ8i5dr6aWD_BZdpDaq4_Bfe5vVK5eqlOoXtt27uY7Z-W7skWIjN5qgeh__o8KUpbX16mxncqI9zxPQqnWNeuiP9tH1iOvFogG/w640-h480/IMG_4888.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8w8S0ZpoYo3X3OxHFuym7RKf7cOuh9zrI-PKbI7Z4kRHH-aIda7uP8RywSU7kfKLYfruJZ4eKlyHFko-MqjuizddmtqG18sERmm3QbsuDS3iBZ_6o_wNgA3DJ7nfE_C8pyO0LT3_PN_AxAKVO8soAFQMhHMn5AXXfDuPukjJCOUV5aOpkqFZZ2r8/s3694/IMG_4737.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3694" data-original-width="2805" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8w8S0ZpoYo3X3OxHFuym7RKf7cOuh9zrI-PKbI7Z4kRHH-aIda7uP8RywSU7kfKLYfruJZ4eKlyHFko-MqjuizddmtqG18sERmm3QbsuDS3iBZ_6o_wNgA3DJ7nfE_C8pyO0LT3_PN_AxAKVO8soAFQMhHMn5AXXfDuPukjJCOUV5aOpkqFZZ2r8/w486-h640/IMG_4737.jpeg" width="486" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">An imported shot reminds us of what happens when autocrats, tyrants, authoritarians and anti democracy crowds take the controls</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDt0FjQ2rWYB9y-_YG6uWX3_EQRHOP1Ag4vUgmdeIwooJoYDAf5lLuqhsW8OE3pbAb5SQLeOLYmxUw5eUGGbCwbnhMW2nB6oD_RDoOaVfNHscJqqEvVNAbrTlIXtdBy5Ugb7lMeJPTr0K0dtA9UtgxNd1AaxMwDY9xxUp9zSS92jsbPjwHlJszt1al/s800/mail.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDt0FjQ2rWYB9y-_YG6uWX3_EQRHOP1Ag4vUgmdeIwooJoYDAf5lLuqhsW8OE3pbAb5SQLeOLYmxUw5eUGGbCwbnhMW2nB6oD_RDoOaVfNHscJqqEvVNAbrTlIXtdBy5Ugb7lMeJPTr0K0dtA9UtgxNd1AaxMwDY9xxUp9zSS92jsbPjwHlJszt1al/w640-h360/mail.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Putins's "victory" in Bakhmut means what? </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>This is insanity captured in a photo. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Putin is repeating in Ukraine what he and Assad did to Syria. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <span> Democracy may be loud and messy and </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">rancorous--maybe no one gets everything they want, but that is life. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> This week Democracy, guided by a Democrat won. </span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCW4qfHKlwNmRn7U_NewT_eWOQkbH712L6Dc0EqtdncY-eDd6UGvnQdaIFAKIGWIBeZuV25b6YCnPtwMCF6f62895fnffT92WJTUU0UHtfE170WkTJKbZS4BAkymlLCzpLT0-WX5Tb-U7g4u-qtc3K4HfdB04RLdbGsdsYyxj470JAV7rKQ5THkDQT/s4032/IMG_1909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCW4qfHKlwNmRn7U_NewT_eWOQkbH712L6Dc0EqtdncY-eDd6UGvnQdaIFAKIGWIBeZuV25b6YCnPtwMCF6f62895fnffT92WJTUU0UHtfE170WkTJKbZS4BAkymlLCzpLT0-WX5Tb-U7g4u-qtc3K4HfdB04RLdbGsdsYyxj470JAV7rKQ5THkDQT/w640-h480/IMG_1909.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span> Cheers!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span> <span> See you down the trail.</span></span><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-91686339690270816072023-05-24T21:20:00.005-07:002023-05-24T21:30:49.595-07:00Tina was a queen<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzAan8QxxewqpkeHezpAqbZQ6IKt2vjlgfH5SRCLV2tTNb9P3ygn0WN0LRLiNupd3MB0r4oO92afXJ3vrzjJTwDbeHIhGZB2m3NGh9VCgzo2k22CqeQKGoehPqILWC2Q5CGQPOzzL5l17dtLyNfQXt2hCqVQvzvCwZT4tQj2Pk-91eCkycTU0mxYYw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzAan8QxxewqpkeHezpAqbZQ6IKt2vjlgfH5SRCLV2tTNb9P3ygn0WN0LRLiNupd3MB0r4oO92afXJ3vrzjJTwDbeHIhGZB2m3NGh9VCgzo2k22CqeQKGoehPqILWC2Q5CGQPOzzL5l17dtLyNfQXt2hCqVQvzvCwZT4tQj2Pk-91eCkycTU0mxYYw=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Photo Courtesy of THE TELEGRAPH</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> I was lucky to meet Tina Turner. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It was a late afternoon in early '66 and I was doing an air shift on WERK AM in Muncie. A black Cadillac pulled onto the gravel driveway of our rural studio. The office staff had left for the day and the only people in the building were Larry McCabe, our program director and me. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> Ike and Tina and another man were at the station looking to buy ads to drum up business for the <i>Ike and Tina Turner Revue</i> playing Muncie that night, just hours away. Ticket sales had not taken off. I don't recall there had been any publicity. This was before their 1966 hit River Deep Mountain High before-producer Phil Spector had seen them and saw magic. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> On this day in Muncie they were simply trying to sell tickets, to pay the venue and make enough to stay on the road.</span></span>They were an R&B act who had charted R&B tunes, which meant they were not stars, but struggling musicians. In the '60s R&B, horn bands, and some blues artists drove between small cities in the mid-west and south, playing venues like supper clubs, National Guard Armories or community arenas. This was a long way from the glamor of music stardom.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> Only a couple of hours before showtime, McCabe explained it was too late to cut commercials but they could buy 15-30 minutes of air time for an impromptu interview program called WERK SOUNDS OFF. In small market radio there was always a way to make a sale. The details are hazy, but I'm sure Larry asked how much they had and settled on a price including tickets to the show- as long as we did not re-sell them.</span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> So, in the middle of my shift, before the day time station signed off for the evening, I was in our small studio sitting elbow to elbow and butt to butt with this exotic and sensual woman and her husband who at the time was given to mumbles and nodding off and who would suddenly be alert and blurt something about the timing and pace. </span><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> I was familiar with Ike and the Ikettes. I loved dance music. Soul and R&B were on our playlist. The </span>Ikettes were a college boy's fantasy with their leggy moves and bumps and grooves. Sitting next to Tina my heart was in my throat. Ike sort of rambled on about the evening's playlist. When he nodded off Tina, in a soft voice, talked about how she and the girls put so much into the music and the show. She pleaded with folks to come and see them.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> There is no disrespect in this, only a recitation of the facts. It was clear they had been on the road in the car since the last night's show and apparently had missed a shower. Ike was in his flashy stage shirt. Tina was wearing a long coat over a go go style skirt, but she was perfumed in some exotic aroma that only strengthened her power over me. She was kind, almost frightened, shy at first, but came alive when she talked about the Revue. She was adorable.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> I was a fan for the rest of her </span>career. She had an arc to life. I met her when she was on the beginning curve, but I can tell you I knew on that day in Muncie she was something very special. She was a queen in waiting, waiting to be freed and given a chance to fly on her own. She gave us a lifetime of pleasure and joy. RIP Tina.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> </span>See you down the trail.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span><br /></span></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-42907134286931384762023-05-20T12:57:00.000-07:002023-05-20T12:57:35.342-07:00Repeating mistakes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9Fv6tfZjENDFxq3du8NelAy0ZtRX2qV_pUltfHDgXNo77FRJJt3fGPpcpB5YyPGwYyKAcYEVPArDTIBlQEVF5JjvYpsDgPYfWsJj3qvacLCMdz6VR7wU5scp-nhb_wxUXiF7c1V2HkYRxiszUFUezCtc4Dsgu1IhcZqlywUsk4QXxU8plPTNM3DfN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9Fv6tfZjENDFxq3du8NelAy0ZtRX2qV_pUltfHDgXNo77FRJJt3fGPpcpB5YyPGwYyKAcYEVPArDTIBlQEVF5JjvYpsDgPYfWsJj3qvacLCMdz6VR7wU5scp-nhb_wxUXiF7c1V2HkYRxiszUFUezCtc4Dsgu1IhcZqlywUsk4QXxU8plPTNM3DfN=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b>NEWS ABUSE</b></span></span></div><br /> <span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Serious people can take comfort in how viewers, critics and other media summarily criticized CNN for their abandonment of principal and their failure of sound judgement in giving a free platform to the anti democracy, impeached ex president. </span></span><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> <span> CNN CEO Chris Licht has </span></span>acknowledged there were mistakes in the so called town hall meeting. There was such a clamor he had to back peddle from his original crowing about the broadcast. The idea was bone headed and Licht was made to take some medicine.</span></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> As the ex-president is the leading republican presidential candidate the legitimate media has an obligation to cover his campaign, but does not include free and unchecked use of a network to, predictably, lie, demean, bully and to do his grift of fundraising. The </span></span>appearances are his primary means of financial endeavor, bilking true believers to fund his legal defense needs and to bankroll his tortured campaign.</span></span></p><p><span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It was CNN under the deposed and tarnished Jeff Zucker who gave the reality television actor free airtime that propelled him into the lead of the republican field in 2016. You would </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">think CNN has some institutional memory and at least a residual sense of shame and guilt for their role in foisting the ill prepared man onto the American public and into the White House.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> It seems journalists are wrestling with how to cover the as yet un-indicted ring leader of the January 6 insurrection. Viewers and advertisers can and should leverage influence as well. There is an odious and ignominious cloud over CNN now. Licht needs to heed the overwhelming public revulsion.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXa-iO6kpHgFRYjazg4PXjXvQ9CYOX_mIJkYdvixnTg63U3SCWZj7JV3Ob_ZtKrr4dLV6jeUIzSYYD9Yb-0lkr37BJ1Qd4Em73_xvdS8ZxFGpruUegEcqKMwGL899exCQFilCjReI3YbmntAXQZ6mPyOEpf0zzkYkT6j48LWKaw8Us5xvfh2Md6KTW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="4032" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXa-iO6kpHgFRYjazg4PXjXvQ9CYOX_mIJkYdvixnTg63U3SCWZj7JV3Ob_ZtKrr4dLV6jeUIzSYYD9Yb-0lkr37BJ1Qd4Em73_xvdS8ZxFGpruUegEcqKMwGL899exCQFilCjReI3YbmntAXQZ6mPyOEpf0zzkYkT6j48LWKaw8Us5xvfh2Md6KTW=w640-h324" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>TIME TO SAY GOODBYE</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> California Senator Dianne </span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Feinstein is exercising faulty judgement and so is the exclusive club to which she is clinging, the US Senate.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Feinstein has been an exemplary public servant most of her life, but it is obvious her health is no longer robust enough to meet the obligations of representing California. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>Long time members of the Senate do not go easily but Feinstein and her staff are ignoring public good for the vestiges of power. At 89 it is best for her to attend to her health and it is best for California and the Senate Democrat caucus that she step aside. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> It is time for the "Senate Club" to address the issue of absence, illness, incapacity, and the ability to </span></span>fulfill the obligations of Senate work. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwHzQNVAowoKuTMchaQRh6pibc9ZA7yRbHXLGzzSqIK7hVoPiK4PeCWNbyf63IOa04F27TWQsuTBkfAvxMkjp4F7DisGLGKOPZCYNwPtM505OA-sLZEz2lVcL2xd5lzB4CvvB4OclxoJ8-Kaz_355B26Q9Crz2UKVYAB13xW6T91y9OX0MFPyj0J25" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="2740" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwHzQNVAowoKuTMchaQRh6pibc9ZA7yRbHXLGzzSqIK7hVoPiK4PeCWNbyf63IOa04F27TWQsuTBkfAvxMkjp4F7DisGLGKOPZCYNwPtM505OA-sLZEz2lVcL2xd5lzB4CvvB4OclxoJ8-Kaz_355B26Q9Crz2UKVYAB13xW6T91y9OX0MFPyj0J25=w640-h398" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b>MICKEY 1 SWAMP CREATURE 0</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> The other blunder of judgement getting our attention is Governor DeSantis' decision to go to war with Disney. Presently DeSantis is getting his head handed to him by Mickey Mouse. DeSantis is being cast as a dud, early in his challenge of another cartoon character for the Republican nomination. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> The fact Disney is threatening to pull back billions of commitment to future building and work in Florida is evidence enough the bully Governor's self righteous moral crusade was not only overstepping and wrong it was also bad for Florida business. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Somebody please suit up the governor, it would be fitting to make his campaign appearances in a Goofy costume. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgliOgz6lMdCCeMmQN7qBLq22koPt8rxQpC70ahUonWjpHqiPLaJtMTHbWz2eU4ggzUA1bDZLZ5TV_PKiKcCgT7xDeqW3_GKvx6otWPfhZmC3O0xPWr0g4Q1eArZHmw8iaiaQQGVd7DzWOjZHYNplS3VWehagU3a3P0JpgNe0EldIKtQImcyksxTPP6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="2031" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgliOgz6lMdCCeMmQN7qBLq22koPt8rxQpC70ahUonWjpHqiPLaJtMTHbWz2eU4ggzUA1bDZLZ5TV_PKiKcCgT7xDeqW3_GKvx6otWPfhZmC3O0xPWr0g4Q1eArZHmw8iaiaQQGVd7DzWOjZHYNplS3VWehagU3a3P0JpgNe0EldIKtQImcyksxTPP6=w640-h356" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b>ARAB MENDACITY</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b>SYRIAN SLAUGHTER & SAUDI SUCCOR</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red;"> </b><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Syria's readmission to the Arab League is an offense to civility and the idea of diplomacy. Syria's Assad is guilty of slaughter and brutality that could be the worst in recorded history. He is a war criminal and butcher and deserves the strongest dose of discipline the world can apply. Instead the bazaar prince MSB, who issues kill orders and slimes his way to power in the "Kingdom," has embraced Assad and welcomed him back to the league. There is no honor among thieves and the next 1001 Arab nights deserve close scrutiny. </span></div></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> </span> Stay vigilant. See you down the trail.</span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-5057476422745470332023-05-06T17:57:00.004-07:002023-05-06T23:10:07.133-07:00They are killing the mother of rock and roll...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeT9TB43jE91Ya1BExLwNM5XNo-TiXBfdTWKRRsw_WSdwTiT6hDOvbxFTRYcJVBisYrW4Qns1Z2TkYJu4HmiLOg-4p10LpFlI2nd7ik5mTaHqsFnNqnEilSW_QIfxZJ0cNjuRXkOi-ifDo-wyb3CKBaUBqtbB_joMFIe6SlO_U3jTA2HR5m5TaIlpH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeT9TB43jE91Ya1BExLwNM5XNo-TiXBfdTWKRRsw_WSdwTiT6hDOvbxFTRYcJVBisYrW4Qns1Z2TkYJu4HmiLOg-4p10LpFlI2nd7ik5mTaHqsFnNqnEilSW_QIfxZJ0cNjuRXkOi-ifDo-wyb3CKBaUBqtbB_joMFIe6SlO_U3jTA2HR5m5TaIlpH=w640-h358" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The auto industry is moving to take AM radio out of cars. Without radio kids in the 50'-70's would never have been able to "cruise" and rock and roll may never have become a cultural force.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> This is a bit of long cruise, a personal and impressionistic history as I drive to the point that if AM radio had not </span></span>existed, neither would rock and roll. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> We heard the music on AM. That spurred record sales that made the stars who</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span>choreographed our lives. </span></span><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXFRjAR09WB7f-r85vUB892UJCBvLYHY2OipBY6HLO5qI9OVIkYYk_BhNLxHUuA4Pvs9Jc5cN_2ScdLEHfg7j9lriE0Qp3lfd8tdtZnpj9pwK7TAl6vQWe1KZYleWcpWY-jIpVvpKXr1zb-obJkW6uLrYy0Gi1pK7aPLzJSZID_37V8UJMGnuKgkfg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="302" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXFRjAR09WB7f-r85vUB892UJCBvLYHY2OipBY6HLO5qI9OVIkYYk_BhNLxHUuA4Pvs9Jc5cN_2ScdLEHfg7j9lriE0Qp3lfd8tdtZnpj9pwK7TAl6vQWe1KZYleWcpWY-jIpVvpKXr1zb-obJkW6uLrYy0Gi1pK7aPLzJSZID_37V8UJMGnuKgkfg=w400-h221" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><span> <span> It was a skill to pre-set the buttons to the exact AM rockers that you could hear in your area. Punching in and out to get your favorite tunes or hear your favorite DJ was part of driving.</span></span><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRS5liVI5-9D2AWo19YQ-0OkNqceDlCNLx3L9RRs5dO0Dy4sxaolmVLQs7cwNCFz02r8kqyGIE2exv-hyLOywJtfl01_7Frq3PiYjU_eG--33BpBCnzMXBsfihewavPIvC1e8PRkoj1gwthNrUU_xE4knS7kjpK3cX7a7WnWAxj4LKNbRXhK-yKn00" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="201" data-original-width="251" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRS5liVI5-9D2AWo19YQ-0OkNqceDlCNLx3L9RRs5dO0Dy4sxaolmVLQs7cwNCFz02r8kqyGIE2exv-hyLOywJtfl01_7Frq3PiYjU_eG--33BpBCnzMXBsfihewavPIvC1e8PRkoj1gwthNrUU_xE4knS7kjpK3cX7a7WnWAxj4LKNbRXhK-yKn00=w400-h320" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><span> <span> At age 11 I heard Little Richard wailing Tutti </span></span>Frutti coming out of transistor radio. It was on the sunning deck at the concession and dressing room building at the "Reservoir Park" on Clinton Street near downtown Fort Wayne. That was the first rock and roll song I heard. It just jumped out at me and attacked me with a rock rhythm. It was a total experience. Life changed. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj0_xkWJsSavMal76qFDwucE1J1O-29BTLc1G8-Eniezk36W0PT-WVMDd9Eg4VGTNfCwNl3cUdtvPpPZuxyo7DCNS46D1Lrf62k5_N-1ksTbP4W4jV1vq8WG2nO9ZwKgt5jYOr5_B4lHS1fYw4njeW9uZvFh4vYALkbiY9ST5flXiePcEF0v53Zyv1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="187" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj0_xkWJsSavMal76qFDwucE1J1O-29BTLc1G8-Eniezk36W0PT-WVMDd9Eg4VGTNfCwNl3cUdtvPpPZuxyo7DCNS46D1Lrf62k5_N-1ksTbP4W4jV1vq8WG2nO9ZwKgt5jYOr5_B4lHS1fYw4njeW9uZvFh4vYALkbiY9ST5flXiePcEF0v53Zyv1" width="166" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> My brother and I started saving money to buy a transistor. Before that radio was the floor model we listened to as younger kids. The Lone Ranger, Johnny Dollar, Lights Out, Jack Benny, Lux Theatre and so many more dramas, serials and comedy shows</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ-S5SwbxmRIP80rWmM2eb8V4axbAHazOvzHa7vFClbCrxvpZUaS1QkRAXj95Lev7eCyf4N4iy7i-ruvpcTLHtRBhVYR-blWXUXADxsFxH-h2J5rfda-XhoLKx_QhvICkv-QaZqxxdLpzKXJaNQrmjfb4HaHOupMNFb77SGCUe1Iuhj1m3TIxUkXwr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ-S5SwbxmRIP80rWmM2eb8V4axbAHazOvzHa7vFClbCrxvpZUaS1QkRAXj95Lev7eCyf4N4iy7i-ruvpcTLHtRBhVYR-blWXUXADxsFxH-h2J5rfda-XhoLKx_QhvICkv-QaZqxxdLpzKXJaNQrmjfb4HaHOupMNFb77SGCUe1Iuhj1m3TIxUkXwr" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><span> <span> Or it was the bakelite radio that sat on a window sill in the kitchen where we </span></span>listened to the news as mom prepared dinner. It was from that kitchen radio I first began to think about being a foreign correspondent or radio newsman. I was fascinated by the voices coming in from distances, sometimes fading in and out as they observed events. That seemed a life of adventure. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Like most boomer teens it was the new rock and </span></span>roll music that filled my ears until the day that flipping up the dial I landed on a station playing jazz. It was coming from an Indianapolis radio station playing local jazz and blues artists and what I learned were legends. Some of the DJ's were also players and that became one of the go to preset buttons on the car radio. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> The world of AM radio was magical. At night you could pick up signals from distant stations...WLS Chicago, WABC New York, and my favorite WLAC Nashville </span></span>playing rhythm and blues. Hoss Allen, John R. or Gene Nobles were the DJ's. Exotic music, accents, commercials for Randy's Record Rack, Moon Pies and RC Cola filled the night with AM magic. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>On weekends there was also Monitor from NBC. It opened a new world-with an ongoing live nationwide broadcast from Saturday morning to late Sunday. It was a mix of everything in life, in a fascinating format that was powerful enough to draw the attention of this kid away from rock and jazz. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> A pending death of AM radio is a personal thing.</span></span><br /><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHvk-JgyqnPWvyYMLUAj5a0wmETAxBZKQvXEzKHDlxrwNeZtFfNHj5UmNWbGaRgxwPHj9BlBZ-Prg-cxTUI3xqxDlYdNtT6zSilJyLxxIyk9kukUk5mcKsiimtFDt3MFMjs1eWQG0KPLL3dDcG9e-kPzD5RtyYS_lmUNCCJPxDbY-QlMetJyH0ik8C" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3573" height="541" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHvk-JgyqnPWvyYMLUAj5a0wmETAxBZKQvXEzKHDlxrwNeZtFfNHj5UmNWbGaRgxwPHj9BlBZ-Prg-cxTUI3xqxDlYdNtT6zSilJyLxxIyk9kukUk5mcKsiimtFDt3MFMjs1eWQG0KPLL3dDcG9e-kPzD5RtyYS_lmUNCCJPxDbY-QlMetJyH0ik8C=w640-h541" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> My first radio news job was at WERK, a six tower, small watt AM radio station in Muncie. It was great training ground learning from news directors Ron Branson, Jack Gardner, who was also a county sheriffs deputy and then the legendary Fred Hinshaw, who was also a highly regarded state legislator, and a published poet. Before he landed in Muncie he had been an NBC announcer. He and Lorne Green, later of Bonanza, were the networks star talent. Muncie got lucky.</span></span><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> It also helped to pay the college education expenses, since I ended up working so many hours. I ran the police beat, managed all of the weekend news and even had a record </span></span>show-after all it was small town radio. It was a new station, signing on in 1965 and it was a sensation in Muncie.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyCZpc-WyBNemNv9OgKuPOM7Owo3Y0Swiv8UnCjVwN7gvD4svCALasTybenmVuwtF0fU9dyxiZBjI_xgFbtO8Aj70yrICEKs0qDImgVZWSlpjihdkbGhc9HitPgFdk3G-VWrd-0OA_2yLHNuz1YGaBYhrJBMYiKZisH4EqsMOSxxvHrjOmzYLv2GZo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2777" data-original-width="3623" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyCZpc-WyBNemNv9OgKuPOM7Owo3Y0Swiv8UnCjVwN7gvD4svCALasTybenmVuwtF0fU9dyxiZBjI_xgFbtO8Aj70yrICEKs0qDImgVZWSlpjihdkbGhc9HitPgFdk3G-VWrd-0OA_2yLHNuz1YGaBYhrJBMYiKZisH4EqsMOSxxvHrjOmzYLv2GZo=w640-h491" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> In the frame above our air staff was being given hearts bye local </span></span>ambassadors for our public service support. That's your correspondent front right. All over America AM station DJ's were celebrities and in most markets- it was the place people heard rock and roll and personalties. The line up was Big Joe London, Wild Bill Shirk, Mr. Show Biz Gil Hole, and your's truly, Tommy the C.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwiuzb_DWJIuVwVcmUuWkAu5oNjatnYGU-UoKP2U7IN13t8ADiFaAYpX-CEuSYKmH94Gvl3Ldx3w5714Tq12S28ZpEpmfn42s2mmzhjdWpiSgGP5AE26nJ22924RXJ9tty5W-i5v_3wFipVG0CPkpInQdgEwId9Z7NlCahvJrWoUw5OCt7ZDMz21bD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2323" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwiuzb_DWJIuVwVcmUuWkAu5oNjatnYGU-UoKP2U7IN13t8ADiFaAYpX-CEuSYKmH94Gvl3Ldx3w5714Tq12S28ZpEpmfn42s2mmzhjdWpiSgGP5AE26nJ22924RXJ9tty5W-i5v_3wFipVG0CPkpInQdgEwId9Z7NlCahvJrWoUw5OCt7ZDMz21bD=w368-h640" width="368" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> Being Muncie, home of one of winningest high school basket ball teams in the nation, the WERK KREW were expected to shoot hoops as well, by golly! We did, fielding a </span></span>team that traveled to high school gyms around the area, playing the faculty team or a team of all star Alumni. It was decent basketball and we filled gyms.</div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDxR9PK3I3gbNDi91qkUvDvQA_mQx8Ufs_DWsS0mGZzCbLd64hcpA1zCHIOdgJ_kYF4SvFi-MQqrf9dA62gfIn5c8UY9JMlopLCLyUxBUd60W3cFU1lnIhwtsz5trl6IsL41TLUDq5Kg14-o7cD4XvFPvhT1ihu6yLKU-6nX5_zW5mA-UfW73gZ6FL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="3529" height="539" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDxR9PK3I3gbNDi91qkUvDvQA_mQx8Ufs_DWsS0mGZzCbLd64hcpA1zCHIOdgJ_kYF4SvFi-MQqrf9dA62gfIn5c8UY9JMlopLCLyUxBUd60W3cFU1lnIhwtsz5trl6IsL41TLUDq5Kg14-o7cD4XvFPvhT1ihu6yLKU-6nX5_zW5mA-UfW73gZ6FL=w640-h539" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> Above Tommy the C, Wild Bill and Lar on the Air McCabe and the Union 76 car stoppers in a promotional shoot. </span></span><br /></p></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> There was a cache to being being a college lad on the hit radio station at a time when dorm rooms, fraternity houses, sorority suites and businesses blasted your station rock and roll. AM and Rock was a powerful cultural institution until it changed.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7VBpFGL4dI4UWXB9NTd31dDj_EYoxgHJLM0-XXPjk1uvz6Pu2Z1Jd656dyWVblCqiL4-4aNGq0FGUl1BkVy1jeceTGiQ6vGdelrLgnqrLrmzTVqfwSnvfqssv4U8Xgvkh87cIn5TgTekTk9_JueLqKQAhaDuk3hRLWyLgWYQ8PR0GdRnM_5avHEgE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="2332" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7VBpFGL4dI4UWXB9NTd31dDj_EYoxgHJLM0-XXPjk1uvz6Pu2Z1Jd656dyWVblCqiL4-4aNGq0FGUl1BkVy1jeceTGiQ6vGdelrLgnqrLrmzTVqfwSnvfqssv4U8Xgvkh87cIn5TgTekTk9_JueLqKQAhaDuk3hRLWyLgWYQ8PR0GdRnM_5avHEgE=w363-h400" width="363" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Up the road in the state capitol of Indianapolis a 50 thousand Watt powerhouse and well established radio station owned the market. It was a mix of personality and music, special events programming and a sense of community. Everything a good AM radio station was supposed to be. It was old school.</span></span><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> <span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"> Personalities like Jack Morrow, Bouncing' Bill Baker and Jim Shelton were </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">genuine </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">celebrities.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9Aa2eoSOVmxcsaq2NPhpO0pSciVmm2LH7JijoAiRX2PG6TJOPjULIoQi44g1kC7EpaIGIhOwBKMQUkkbLBT6ERBiZwAbpAuL1xn_a8X4zuHXCIUY3-LXlwl1ZkWI0wBUd7xMG-8iHQmWp4MvHJ1YIGGRUa73Ap6e2CDCYLVLsmc1c_t3EdQl0o8Zy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="3396" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9Aa2eoSOVmxcsaq2NPhpO0pSciVmm2LH7JijoAiRX2PG6TJOPjULIoQi44g1kC7EpaIGIhOwBKMQUkkbLBT6ERBiZwAbpAuL1xn_a8X4zuHXCIUY3-LXlwl1ZkWI0wBUd7xMG-8iHQmWp4MvHJ1YIGGRUa73Ap6e2CDCYLVLsmc1c_t3EdQl0o8Zy=w400-h349" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_k7b-LZt2XUoH2cHwEzAgdI8uSqFy2IGMMGenoabWWE6CYII-ilipUBk_dAyiyXjWa-wcvRdXxLW1BaqVlvGZIE4-77QgITPItXGSzK1DSbhBBfW7HU0f6t9IQoMADYgjBPtke2Iyd_PTHPVxC4zeDjBNUqaqIGDfqD0Fv_jV4BC_-78B62Me2faI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2875" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_k7b-LZt2XUoH2cHwEzAgdI8uSqFy2IGMMGenoabWWE6CYII-ilipUBk_dAyiyXjWa-wcvRdXxLW1BaqVlvGZIE4-77QgITPItXGSzK1DSbhBBfW7HU0f6t9IQoMADYgjBPtke2Iyd_PTHPVxC4zeDjBNUqaqIGDfqD0Fv_jV4BC_-78B62Me2faI=w285-h400" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRcHa4mjzG_aNzoW2GXj6sRL-LOO_1Hxdo0h4T_fwmJytR72g7uxfldxfhJM4pi3B6WpbvbTHvk4NpGnO1C9H-tmvVFNOkeO6eDcv-QRWCSDqyCSo5ZScT2-4oVpKIOwgZGLz8EDGAH1inBDAroZlrS-RodTvkn7i76QGq4QVWgpoImvKfyH9FeoMK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2971" data-original-width="3838" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRcHa4mjzG_aNzoW2GXj6sRL-LOO_1Hxdo0h4T_fwmJytR72g7uxfldxfhJM4pi3B6WpbvbTHvk4NpGnO1C9H-tmvVFNOkeO6eDcv-QRWCSDqyCSo5ZScT2-4oVpKIOwgZGLz8EDGAH1inBDAroZlrS-RodTvkn7i76QGq4QVWgpoImvKfyH9FeoMK=w400-h310" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> <span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">And then the Good Guys came to town with their top 40 format, sensational news style, big promotions and the mid 60's radio battles heated up. It was not long before WIFE with their promotional give away's overtook the old standard WIBC.</span></span></span><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC48LIRu6DmgR2S38u0EPCkz3Ku84Kh7nHAjP91PPm4itbP7yLBbX5W0IZvGsv-4A1BSSQnLCOURl0Nz3auY9DizzIUA-kbVuMpQV0fLvjKtJLlmQSbGXZLXbvrFxRqyMMD88uKeUnOf72pPQlF0C8Z7xvYe96X09XelPnLkFmjXKMUTmJCpCSyCp3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3832" data-original-width="2166" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC48LIRu6DmgR2S38u0EPCkz3Ku84Kh7nHAjP91PPm4itbP7yLBbX5W0IZvGsv-4A1BSSQnLCOURl0Nz3auY9DizzIUA-kbVuMpQV0fLvjKtJLlmQSbGXZLXbvrFxRqyMMD88uKeUnOf72pPQlF0C8Z7xvYe96X09XelPnLkFmjXKMUTmJCpCSyCp3=w227-h400" width="227" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Enter James C. Hilliard. He had done a tour as a radio star on WIBC and had gone off to bigger markets. He returned to manage WIBC and to change radio in historic ways.</span></span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWZ-JaofWWjhzQlogpVUfgtGDde6NaJj-PIBJ7U2tx1Gv9inXiqf6ZgG5C9rZDwoS1kOX-3sq04X-9GO_LfLMo9vVSH0uMaRbyaZ-9f3opnZH5TliwJfUVegjl90yNcpfa8aFE9w0DiSkz1en4j9KGjOc4Uva0E4iT35UcZQyUIdAVrXofcSNAYJy5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3778" data-original-width="2589" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWZ-JaofWWjhzQlogpVUfgtGDde6NaJj-PIBJ7U2tx1Gv9inXiqf6ZgG5C9rZDwoS1kOX-3sq04X-9GO_LfLMo9vVSH0uMaRbyaZ-9f3opnZH5TliwJfUVegjl90yNcpfa8aFE9w0DiSkz1en4j9KGjOc4Uva0E4iT35UcZQyUIdAVrXofcSNAYJy5=w437-h640" width="437" /></a></span></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Hilliard created a new image for the staid WIBC. It became more contemporary, and fun. It emphasized community and featured enormously popular personalities, exciting contests, and creative engagement of listeners. It played to one of the stations's </span></span>strengths, the powerful news department.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbBIW6RR1bduFOJKWEDdsgzm9AGbwpsb8lxtIDSIXdypN-enZiYHtsaBMqM1UTIXI1JctWgTpJXs6_T8eRdzW-uIOXgx1gVVkj_ipQj95M0U6TmgmXSrPuCneiY7E3yxvMZfAwLl_2ayGqfibot2yDhXbiypvgG_oly0Bd9NN3lrTkaN8PNHkU4Nc_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2202" data-original-width="3835" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbBIW6RR1bduFOJKWEDdsgzm9AGbwpsb8lxtIDSIXdypN-enZiYHtsaBMqM1UTIXI1JctWgTpJXs6_T8eRdzW-uIOXgx1gVVkj_ipQj95M0U6TmgmXSrPuCneiY7E3yxvMZfAwLl_2ayGqfibot2yDhXbiypvgG_oly0Bd9NN3lrTkaN8PNHkU4Nc_=w640-h368" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> Award winning news director Fred </span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Heckman went on to become a bit of legend in radio news. At the time he was known as a no nonsense hard boiled newsman. Here again my life and AM were to be intertwined. The giant 1070 WIBC lurked in my future</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> <span> When Lana and I honeymooned in Europe in the spring and summer of 1969, I asked a friend to fill in on my WERK shift. That's the kind of world it was back then. The friend was Dave Letterman. He told me on my return that Heckman had called looking for the "young charger" news reporter in Muncie. Dave told him I was in Europe and Heckman said "have him give me a call when he gets back." I did.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> He hired me to join his state capitol news team and told me to get a hair cut, even though Lana had extensively cut my near shoulder length hair the night before the interview.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuTzVpHXygOZ5wF3yNCPXcgYy00vFuuvDcc99rUXbZCJx8d4F3or2WjLAFspe8ZiyNOb6Ijk_adCsjArKXahXvMOKCgNRRWi45mqtLi3HBKuiWfWuul8IKnQaOKSeuQtmiwbHJ3fWSUhCIhyRYWMXTKvpBsEJSU0X-98Y9PCvQn4h6VeI3jb2BMhzU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="1766" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuTzVpHXygOZ5wF3yNCPXcgYy00vFuuvDcc99rUXbZCJx8d4F3or2WjLAFspe8ZiyNOb6Ijk_adCsjArKXahXvMOKCgNRRWi45mqtLi3HBKuiWfWuul8IKnQaOKSeuQtmiwbHJ3fWSUhCIhyRYWMXTKvpBsEJSU0X-98Y9PCvQn4h6VeI3jb2BMhzU=w248-h400" width="248" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> My first days on the job I was "broken in" by another legend, Bob Hoover. Hoover entered journalism in the 20's as a newspaper photographer. He'd been a friend of Hoagy </span></span>Carmichael, even played drums for him, played poker with Harry Truman, used to jump on the running board of squad cars and ride out with the police. After a shoot out one mortally wounded cop fell into Hoover's arms and pled with him to look after his daughter. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>Bob had a vault of memories and extraordinary stories. He also had a "grapevine" of news sources and after he figured I was alright he introduced me around. The other guy who I shadowed was Bruce Taylor who conducts the Oddball Observations blog and about whom I have written. Bruce remains a dear friend. He also started on AM, in the wilderness of the Dakotas.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>Radio news departments battled for scoops, leads and listeners in those days. It was a street war. Radio stations had more staff than some television newsrooms.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Where once newspapers fought circulation wars, radio stations waged that fight and AM listeners benefited. AM radio invented the idea of breaking news, continuing coverage, and keeping the public informed. It was the first place people went for information.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA0wHlE0SI4DDWNvdmlcJf1gODE449YEigt5lj0eepMcdhOcR2BPDuy38zWyv_b7iCNHec38xI-KDc8I9ovETX4QEae_skXVR659i2v4wp_aPKoFPl800SbIVa79ITLV8EKKXiKbfiddPprg5diA5ANrUYDWMaAmcyelP3TXZUSWUbcPK-Sx_6IxZE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="3917" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA0wHlE0SI4DDWNvdmlcJf1gODE449YEigt5lj0eepMcdhOcR2BPDuy38zWyv_b7iCNHec38xI-KDc8I9ovETX4QEae_skXVR659i2v4wp_aPKoFPl800SbIVa79ITLV8EKKXiKbfiddPprg5diA5ANrUYDWMaAmcyelP3TXZUSWUbcPK-Sx_6IxZE=w400-h270" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> The Historical Society asked me to write a magazine article on one of the nations most famous hostage </span></span>situations. Tony Kiritsis held mortgage banker Dick Hall at the end of a shotgun, wired to his head, for three days. I covered the incident as part of our continuing coverage night and day. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Kiritsis called Heckman during the crisis. Media from around the world swarmed to the Indianapolis apartment complex. For the first time the FBI sent a "hostage negotiator" a new thing then. The principles, all of the other media and law enforcement listened to our AM coverage to get the latest. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Films have been made about our team coverage and the issues it raised. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It was a time before rules and protocols about hostage coverage.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> With the popular and culturally nuanced entertainment side and the news and sports department dominance, the old AM station had become a staple in people's daily routines and their lives.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> </span> Along the way Hilliard had turned the old AM giant into one of America's great radio stations and I was delighted to be a part of it. But he had other plans and they have become part of American radio lore, but it may also have been an opening chip in the </span>erosion of AM radio.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAzZnHi7pDxvU7E35McGDiFDfjH2gswVkSFHngQHFzzFD2GOgZYk-6vzaui26TbVJXoPnNO30ysNOVRq9kdp1KFu2jUmTgFerg9VT4ap8g3Nmh7wwFc7pLcaTbMt07IQl45eIdc5JBEFGG7k5yIe3KepI3-EYen5PQg_yubMmCsjHY3WCGlzll9NHc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3592" data-original-width="2469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAzZnHi7pDxvU7E35McGDiFDfjH2gswVkSFHngQHFzzFD2GOgZYk-6vzaui26TbVJXoPnNO30ysNOVRq9kdp1KFu2jUmTgFerg9VT4ap8g3Nmh7wwFc7pLcaTbMt07IQl45eIdc5JBEFGG7k5yIe3KepI3-EYen5PQg_yubMmCsjHY3WCGlzll9NHc=w275-h400" width="275" /></a></div><br /> <span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">A book, countless articles, </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">documentary films and stories have been done about what was about to happen. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>WIBC had an FM station as well WIBC FM. Like most FM stations it played background music. Hard to believe now, but in those days very few people had FM radios. Once the station was off the air for hours, and no one called to complain. A lot of folks had never heard of FM. But in San Francisco and in New York FM's had been turned on to become progressive music rockers. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> In Indianapolis they changed the call letters to WNAP, hired a few young DJ's and became one of the earliest FM rock and roll stations. They upgraded to stereo and started pushing the sale of FM </span>receivers and sound systems. It was all fledgling and a start up but it showed promised.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> Hilliard spotted a creative young DJ and gave him the reigns to program the station in a fresh, innovative and imaginative way.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcU54Q7zY7rBFlGevFWbKBygnNRZ2cVOytiDFv-58OdwDum5512JsRTT1pr-dLTiEB7hzxWSnxgaEfJxJYf8OfgzbeqTELjL9woGuMvUj0-1F3hwqyGs0WGrVRIUvofabSFjxgskiy6pAitT48cLW0H7waT5sf67s38uHZFQEjuvWT0e2HxeBMqn3F" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="1986" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcU54Q7zY7rBFlGevFWbKBygnNRZ2cVOytiDFv-58OdwDum5512JsRTT1pr-dLTiEB7hzxWSnxgaEfJxJYf8OfgzbeqTELjL9woGuMvUj0-1F3hwqyGs0WGrVRIUvofabSFjxgskiy6pAitT48cLW0H7waT5sf67s38uHZFQEjuvWT0e2HxeBMqn3F=w275-h400" width="275" /></a></div> <span> </span></div><span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Cris Conner, "King Freak," "Naptown's Night-Time Baby Driver," "Moto Groove"</span></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">were the nick names he used as he created a surreal world of rock, personality, hip culture and life style news.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> Cris reached out to one of the AM DJ's he had worked with up state.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUUPvE2RgB_llnqmkCGYxhFXP1CRMSfg29AvpHVkz6xQEnWqBKj7PSHes252pmDRR5ZD1CwCfRnSJ5o45g-pKO426n0Mx-0Idn63YpPpJ5C_vVOBtZeKd6nxxIaUFwrXoaEdHapy7uDx_pmg4TESym2Rf4Ofh9jmFS274-w1_ksD6cEuT_SMSy4qdb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2469" data-original-width="3567" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUUPvE2RgB_llnqmkCGYxhFXP1CRMSfg29AvpHVkz6xQEnWqBKj7PSHes252pmDRR5ZD1CwCfRnSJ5o45g-pKO426n0Mx-0Idn63YpPpJ5C_vVOBtZeKd6nxxIaUFwrXoaEdHapy7uDx_pmg4TESym2Rf4Ofh9jmFS274-w1_ksD6cEuT_SMSy4qdb" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span> Mike Griffin, a Notre Dame journalism student had worked at a South Bend newspaper and was eventually hired at a radio station, where he had a music show. That's where Conner and Griffin met. In the interim Griffin joined Naval Air and was stationed to a base in San Francisco, where he absorbed the culture and music and spent weekends photographing the city's mid 60's vibe, music and clubs. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> <span> As soon as Griffin was separated from the Navy, </span></span>Conner hired him to join the new WNAP. Griffin brought his first hand knowledge of the emerging San Francisco music and lifestyle cultures. He and Conner were ready to turn on the city and Hilliard was ready to step up the radio war and its widening impact.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNKcNMCy5PkT8czdXCCtXGES2wJsN_nGMSkuDPFAAh0iR9og8XBA2HUPjhFEoD2uoVaxS7WcQIk8tApW8UrowLaFNy1RpvNWqfKMAShkPGuusfoTCuCk1FKD54ADXHfzXK1L2LKnWLa4UdE-NpWuKwxYTNi8QrvPRERJPdgbyjMNsDx1HPvgUKmEKm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="3627" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNKcNMCy5PkT8czdXCCtXGES2wJsN_nGMSkuDPFAAh0iR9og8XBA2HUPjhFEoD2uoVaxS7WcQIk8tApW8UrowLaFNy1RpvNWqfKMAShkPGuusfoTCuCk1FKD54ADXHfzXK1L2LKnWLa4UdE-NpWuKwxYTNi8QrvPRERJPdgbyjMNsDx1HPvgUKmEKm=w400-h311" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV5DcqeSuvvPuTMXrnAwFjuzS4WF0g6IvspBdU6RxqNIFw0XiYxkWRx6IdGx5dHuJ11CcqNWXrSVvrNWJ3u_zA8xbcn1X_G0USjjF5a29gzuJd8udOSQqy_mJCpSeCX_LcpizbFdLAauzysLY1FqL6hq2W7ZCc7MLQz8ZMQ1AE6earBZpMx2U3M_Ud" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3991" data-original-width="2938" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV5DcqeSuvvPuTMXrnAwFjuzS4WF0g6IvspBdU6RxqNIFw0XiYxkWRx6IdGx5dHuJ11CcqNWXrSVvrNWJ3u_zA8xbcn1X_G0USjjF5a29gzuJd8udOSQqy_mJCpSeCX_LcpizbFdLAauzysLY1FqL6hq2W7ZCc7MLQz8ZMQ1AE6earBZpMx2U3M_Ud=w472-h640" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Cris with head phones and Tom in sport coat along with Tommy Chong greet drivers who created a massive traffic jam who drove by the studio to meet the Cheech and Chong star and to get free tickets. (You can see a television crew on the scene covering the jam that had down town traffic tied up.)</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> WNAP needed a news voice and it eventually came around to me to start creating a new kind of news cast for this new kind of radio. I grabbed a type </span>writer, set up in the studio and became part of the morning programming. Originally with Griffin, then with the late Bob Richards and eventually with Cris and a growing cast including Bruce Macho Munson, Mister Ron Below, and Fast Freddie Fever in one of the first off the wall entourages. We took the show out of the studio whenever and however we could.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN-locw-Rk4hmhwgJl-DFn-RXvbJNMTvitL5biGpqWnU59_VwUjY60pHMxZdbFg4jgTFJpB94EP-9TAUMMyRvODXYsS_lHjQ7OCCLRM2119x_ZnBMEIqWRqLqYoFsJ-gzoW2TszccfyJDa8SlhPz3Udi8XkLSlM-sB2lWvxorVsgeaR_bWp0AFXo_S" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="3713" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN-locw-Rk4hmhwgJl-DFn-RXvbJNMTvitL5biGpqWnU59_VwUjY60pHMxZdbFg4jgTFJpB94EP-9TAUMMyRvODXYsS_lHjQ7OCCLRM2119x_ZnBMEIqWRqLqYoFsJ-gzoW2TszccfyJDa8SlhPz3Udi8XkLSlM-sB2lWvxorVsgeaR_bWp0AFXo_S=w400-h293" width="400" /></a></div><span> We created theatre of mind festivals, parades, and we even did a couple of days imagining the city in the year 2093, thanks to sophisticated electronic gear. It was a sci-fi event that was scheduled for only one day, but it was such a success we extended it, working around the clock to write and record the sketches.</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJfDhPv491P_Vw7ygkYYCojCJp4988X-a6NoieAJxduIt1zelmfaf26zxmPptKbZZkQB9-nSNHuLR0FnXqrMHxogHNQx_9HWysjvAxFO868FGyJQbkFrhiU59GOisFjrTmvHB5nsgQ0T9HxnGtGIl5W1tQkMyWZ0DahKV6FX_zwtyf6c61FaBCYb1O" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2672" data-original-width="4032" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJfDhPv491P_Vw7ygkYYCojCJp4988X-a6NoieAJxduIt1zelmfaf26zxmPptKbZZkQB9-nSNHuLR0FnXqrMHxogHNQx_9HWysjvAxFO868FGyJQbkFrhiU59GOisFjrTmvHB5nsgQ0T9HxnGtGIl5W1tQkMyWZ0DahKV6FX_zwtyf6c61FaBCYb1O=w400-h265" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> We did wine tasting on the air and then followed with wine tasting events. We created the Free Money give away, at first just dropping in on offices and handing out cash. Once we created another traffic shutdown by asking if people would be silly enough to brave a driving thunderstorm to catch free money thrown to them from the roof of the station. </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6Vbw7Qj0aD1X_9GPq-TcV8yFpI3G-V7dAmLls0ffQJ2-YvJ6taPyO9Q9rjeL-WcFHA-wfVX_GmsY5ADBGhu7Zqv7I7GKJ0pdoe_p2VmK_1CGGYb5G8JoNxy-Lb2sT2n7TobT5Xxgt7p7USzd9oHszqQsPqw1cmVqvEWpZKw7jYvAToCK5F1hM-XmK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6Vbw7Qj0aD1X_9GPq-TcV8yFpI3G-V7dAmLls0ffQJ2-YvJ6taPyO9Q9rjeL-WcFHA-wfVX_GmsY5ADBGhu7Zqv7I7GKJ0pdoe_p2VmK_1CGGYb5G8JoNxy-Lb2sT2n7TobT5Xxgt7p7USzd9oHszqQsPqw1cmVqvEWpZKw7jYvAToCK5F1hM-XmK=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>Celebrities were frequent guests. One morning Cris and I decided in that very moment to see if we could get a plane, get to Boston and watch the Marathon all the while reporting on our adventure. We spent a week camping in the wilds near a beaver pond and doing it live. Ditto spending a night in jail, or broadcasting from a bedroom in a department store window. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKvuVkOSwyf9JMuY_tyEcxFtU6uYqbjkilLqfUpKgJV4zHiOXNo2AOnPcWguhwb_DRSCFe6oT7ByqUeYulY5TpCoBe2GIbjJhCqYvxNFKi3wDbNAUkNFnXb8yApFmkqM8C4Ci3c4WHi1xiJmEudJwKgId1icoJiSZMYvEQFDKJcKjvhg_pJXSQkKgD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKvuVkOSwyf9JMuY_tyEcxFtU6uYqbjkilLqfUpKgJV4zHiOXNo2AOnPcWguhwb_DRSCFe6oT7ByqUeYulY5TpCoBe2GIbjJhCqYvxNFKi3wDbNAUkNFnXb8yApFmkqM8C4Ci3c4WHi1xiJmEudJwKgId1icoJiSZMYvEQFDKJcKjvhg_pJXSQkKgD=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> I had an easy job, to be the straight man, the voice of sanity, the journalist reporter amidst a team of entertainers and personalities. I used new and emerging news sources in addition to the traditional wire services and network feeds. I brought in Earth News, Zodiac New Service, Lou Irwin's reporting on culture. We created new information units and formats.</span></span> It clicked.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> Soon WIBC and WNAP in combination dominated radio </span></span>listenership. WNAP was a laboratory for new radio concepts. In the meantime Hilliard had moved Fairbanks broadcasting into a position of ownership of stations in other major markets.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUqyW7ex18KlSMJ1Ce9dCo9JrMDqfTZTIKQZZjzq881Oy0oRMr9w3KpGfd6-TP4nCTkEsQr4nZCcCYKUoK35MZoDh4ksMfDgm6vDtU1oS4_SRxrE4f5ggvz1-RI42woi5VlN0MzzrgY_Io7Jlx4xdxdM4fN8S7G9OC34RWgGJsZiQfAnV_QqgUN6bl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="1922" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUqyW7ex18KlSMJ1Ce9dCo9JrMDqfTZTIKQZZjzq881Oy0oRMr9w3KpGfd6-TP4nCTkEsQr4nZCcCYKUoK35MZoDh4ksMfDgm6vDtU1oS4_SRxrE4f5ggvz1-RI42woi5VlN0MzzrgY_Io7Jlx4xdxdM4fN8S7G9OC34RWgGJsZiQfAnV_QqgUN6bl=w280-h400" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span> <span> Canadian AM broadcaster George Johns was hired to be the national programming director. He worked with the Indianapolis stations, tweaking and joining the experimentation. Eventually he exported ideas and concepts to </span></span>sister stations around the country. They too were FM stations going into markets to knock off once dominant AM stations. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> By 1979 I was leaving radio to try my hand at long form television journalism.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span>WNAP and WIBC were </span></span>golden. The long hairs in blue jeans at WNAP had become huge winners, and ideas we experiment with were being deployed by our stations and then copied by the growing list of FM radio stations that had become the norm. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> <span> The chain of stations Hilliard assembled was hugely successful.</span></span><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnIR48U4_JFMxlC3TIwnQrWead-aY1GAtQl2bXwV3dNiWRtT3xyr_hKPZz93m03N-380j5EOmetOYOGzFVXFGP-bOHHUexvOgaJu58pO3CwDH7u1xii-OTax_t3NJpC_x6Y5EGpib4eu22oNsH9Lv-eceIAa8xk6fh0I1LyI1QMrVJMnz51RpVVlo9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnIR48U4_JFMxlC3TIwnQrWead-aY1GAtQl2bXwV3dNiWRtT3xyr_hKPZz93m03N-380j5EOmetOYOGzFVXFGP-bOHHUexvOgaJu58pO3CwDH7u1xii-OTax_t3NJpC_x6Y5EGpib4eu22oNsH9Lv-eceIAa8xk6fh0I1LyI1QMrVJMnz51RpVVlo9=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> AM radio became something else. You've heard it. All things have a life span and so much of what AM used to be is dispensed or available in other media. </span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> It was all great run. Radio was the most personal of media. But as I read of the pending demise of AM, already in critical condition, it started me down memory lane and I wanted to pay tribute. I also wished to reflect on the role AM played in bringing rock and roll to America and then how that rock and roll culture changed including in radio.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> It's interesting to me that over the years, basketball has remained the same essentially, same court and rules and game. Ditto baseballl, football. Law is still the same, and teaching has made some adjustments but it's the same profession.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Media is different. Newspapers had their day, AM radio had its era. Now in a digital world it's all fusing and changing. But I have to think that pod casting is in the last analysis a kind of return to AM radio. A voice, a listener, the engagement of the mind and a relationship is built.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Still, there was nothing like hearing a great DJ play your favorite song coming through the night from some distant capitol. It was a sweet world!</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> Thanks for taking this cruise.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> See you down the trail. </span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br /></div><p></p><br /><p></p></div></div>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010559333082508395.post-39312169546050226812023-04-22T17:16:00.002-07:002023-04-22T17:16:36.961-07:00Celebrating Mama, Cambria Style<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7TDT4-PrDGGyO5ecKLdJZChzuc0D4V6NGZNFZczBp3Fpse53s_7OyoqNBdPAH5_XeBLD0TsIbruYTAL3FhXrZNriCgi_TWyExumLFptrSpKaotLQwP7QtOiG8qnLCEdWT0kcNS3-J6wdWEGEJ3QGtuMHz1KKfoBJ64M1kXgNndeAIoBvV-qu3aTx/s4032/IMG_4640.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7TDT4-PrDGGyO5ecKLdJZChzuc0D4V6NGZNFZczBp3Fpse53s_7OyoqNBdPAH5_XeBLD0TsIbruYTAL3FhXrZNriCgi_TWyExumLFptrSpKaotLQwP7QtOiG8qnLCEdWT0kcNS3-J6wdWEGEJ3QGtuMHz1KKfoBJ64M1kXgNndeAIoBvV-qu3aTx/w640-h480/IMG_4640.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><span> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Cambria loves roses. Cambrians love nature. Earth Day here is a celebration. For the first time since the Covid pandemic, Greenspace formalized the celebration in the East Village. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>Enjoy this break from everything else and visit Cambria as we all pay respects to Mother Earth.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix61kBJTn-9UNvNSt_1rQusvTVjxAOqNHrVDV9PzmvI84dYKnHPTxKIfubt47mDh0MEid1jESf3jdm-zn2HHcyuBVGkOcIEq5sRiWNoUA30PsWsFjPAMAJ_JgyocJUk_YkmXKIfo8_dvyvRPtJIg1pALekJW6LBibaHtPDk3HNudtOy27YrrJYQZ4e/s4032/IMG_4591.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix61kBJTn-9UNvNSt_1rQusvTVjxAOqNHrVDV9PzmvI84dYKnHPTxKIfubt47mDh0MEid1jESf3jdm-zn2HHcyuBVGkOcIEq5sRiWNoUA30PsWsFjPAMAJ_JgyocJUk_YkmXKIfo8_dvyvRPtJIg1pALekJW6LBibaHtPDk3HNudtOy27YrrJYQZ4e/w640-h480/IMG_4591.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmx2ky0Rkcv0w8Tnci9tbkO0DTNbTJGQOvq1GwFxLYiyTSZslP4nybkliS0DkZnb-25xJJ-lehh8IfL5gDmgNme1Y5EBxbQV8qxuXyPcALwdTIjzLciikiGr0jYZyp8eX5Vn-k9zhhdV47UVWttI2HGmi7TDrtEWkMWm0nrofNyFsKd-NayLEtUKgo/s510/16bc92cf-2f2c-403c-8c22-1f353b1ac0dd.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="464" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmx2ky0Rkcv0w8Tnci9tbkO0DTNbTJGQOvq1GwFxLYiyTSZslP4nybkliS0DkZnb-25xJJ-lehh8IfL5gDmgNme1Y5EBxbQV8qxuXyPcALwdTIjzLciikiGr0jYZyp8eX5Vn-k9zhhdV47UVWttI2HGmi7TDrtEWkMWm0nrofNyFsKd-NayLEtUKgo/w364-h400/16bc92cf-2f2c-403c-8c22-1f353b1ac0dd.png" width="364" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Bob Campbell (photo courtesy of Rick Gevers)</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> A favorite memory of Bob was him sitting at the turret, the control desk, of the television news department. It was minutes until we went on the air with our evening news hour- those are hurried, nervous, frantic moments. The floor crew in the studio, the director, producers and control room staff, the anchors and reporting teams are all in the last minute of preparation and script editing. Engineers and field </span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">technicians</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> are tuning in microwave mobile or satellite truck units. All are in waiting and anxious. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span>Just around the corner from the horseshoe turret is "edit alley" where photographers and editors are in their spaces finishing the stories and one editor in particular is waiting for the <i>Super Sneak</i> script, he has to cut it. The <i>Super Sneak </i>was Bob's baby. It was the multi video, production sequence teasing the stories and reports that would air. It was a production razzle-dazzle that played immediately before the opening of the show. It was written as only Bob would create.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> As usual Bob was playing beat the deadline, cigarette dangling from his mouth, his tie lose at the neck, banging away on the old Olympia typewriter as he concocted what he considered the powerhouse lead, and it always had to have "pop."</span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span> No computers yet, no digital editing, old fashioned script packs that split into 6 or 7 multi colored copies to be delivered appropriately and all of the recipients waited, watching the clock tick down to when it hit the air. Bob is furiously pounding the keys, clicking the roller bar up and back to read the "masterpiece" and tweak it until it satisfied him. At that point he'd slam the return handle, all the while chuckling, rip the script packet from the typewriter, hand it off to a production assistant, stand up, tighten his tie, pull another drag from the cigarette and walk back to his glassed in office to watch the hour about to begin. It was the stroll of an artist who had just cranked out another broadcast tool of </span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">"pop" laden</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> prose. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6NuZkCyQIjY239d216MqL-usylWI98LkteSKK6KC0GVDFla5yOn98KV7061ayoUOCtTI4MDlr0DVRXm7-8KybgV6IR1gDdCHok1Dy1kAGUDv8HtoNZnL7Mm-0Nlk1yIgjN652fIFNtPhuGLgzzZ2GSL83-4Bt6blzfDvLoA52sNv6zvh6VlqGbhn/s4032/IMG_4574.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2939" data-original-width="4032" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6NuZkCyQIjY239d216MqL-usylWI98LkteSKK6KC0GVDFla5yOn98KV7061ayoUOCtTI4MDlr0DVRXm7-8KybgV6IR1gDdCHok1Dy1kAGUDv8HtoNZnL7Mm-0Nlk1yIgjN652fIFNtPhuGLgzzZ2GSL83-4Bt6blzfDvLoA52sNv6zvh6VlqGbhn/w640-h466/IMG_4574.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> Community Service Awards ceremony. Bob on the far right, Steve Starnes in the middle and this correspondent holding the plaque.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> <span> Bob presided as News Director of WTHR, the NBC Indianapolis affiliate in the '80s and '90s. It was a great age for television news and it was a growth </span></span>industry. Deregulation had not yet transformed broadcasting into a bean counter's and money manager's investment scheme. </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span> <span> Bob was rare, a news director who came out of the office and a continuous progression of meetings with consultants and </span></span>management, to "get his hands on the product." He loved the battle. News in those days was a battle. You fought the competition for every viewer minute. You wanted to be first with a story and as Bob said "be accurate, get it right!" He was a University of Missouri Broadcast Journalism graduate. At the time, University of Missouri, Northwestern's Medill School and Columbia University were the gold standards.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPKG0SzzJM7KH6pYssuBsMH8Y7_q868-iEgNUDiFJmaotsE0z217P9sjR_mwm8tuOdRHXuTbBVSgYz-tvSUEI6qZN8csBTwEs8dobumzUH72_aS37weOqbis0TMIC3mGwXSHNCpHHYeNyGOrIm_Xwg03InhRXEr8otJUdElqeCdh7YF0cDp_9uNJy/s4032/IMG_4576.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2951" data-original-width="4032" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPKG0SzzJM7KH6pYssuBsMH8Y7_q868-iEgNUDiFJmaotsE0z217P9sjR_mwm8tuOdRHXuTbBVSgYz-tvSUEI6qZN8csBTwEs8dobumzUH72_aS37weOqbis0TMIC3mGwXSHNCpHHYeNyGOrIm_Xwg03InhRXEr8otJUdElqeCdh7YF0cDp_9uNJy/w640-h468/IMG_4576.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>Steve Starnes, Tom, Ben Strout</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Bob did it right. I have a bias though. He turned the three of us loose and gave us months to investigate. Investigative journalism is </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">costly, takes time and sometimes you hit a dry hole. Bob protected us from the change of general managers who were cost conscious and always worried about the trouble we were making and the time we spent with costly lawyers making sure we had it right and could defend our findings. We hit it hard, even sleeping under our desks, editing all night, traveling to dangerous or unsafe places, dealing with unsavory or defensive folks, politicians, judges, bureaucrats, cops, spies, fraudsters, racketeers, racists and a lot of others who did not want the facts to be know. Bob always had our back.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3dXFcVJak9kjjrvQAhLet1uoS9xOH61fDz_oCNZDRVX6Mjxlm5-1qfclqALbIdrxZ43zvEZlnEVXDsk-vXlYKuRUb1F59ARgjURsQ2zSqnvXWDkUUSX4DnptmjIv2HX2F5q4cjgr-BdPCl5fxPPYGseU6vOwnsL9SuOs7zFoXkCPzXTUYQIXUWys/s3650/IMG_4577.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3650" data-original-width="2923" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3dXFcVJak9kjjrvQAhLet1uoS9xOH61fDz_oCNZDRVX6Mjxlm5-1qfclqALbIdrxZ43zvEZlnEVXDsk-vXlYKuRUb1F59ARgjURsQ2zSqnvXWDkUUSX4DnptmjIv2HX2F5q4cjgr-BdPCl5fxPPYGseU6vOwnsL9SuOs7zFoXkCPzXTUYQIXUWys/w512-h640/IMG_4577.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> Bob literally had my back. That glass wall behind me was his office in the newsroom when I was senior anchor as well as investigative reporter.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> "Gotta minute", we'd hear his gruff, voice barking from the office or as he passed us in his " no time to waste" manner. We used to impersonate how he'd draw from a </span></span>cigarette while conversing. He kept the lights low, and the smoke created a kind of haze in his cave. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> Despite being brusk, he had a good heart, cared for his staff and well being, loved the daily street fights, dressed like something from GQ. Bob had a flare for style. He floored us when a consultant was doing one of those tiresome exercises and asked us our favorite color. Most of the answers were standard. Bob said his choice was either taupe or teal! </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <span> </span></span>He met the love of his life at the station, Marlene, from Sales. It was a second marriage for both. They ended up in the Northwest, and settled in </span></span>Bellingham. Lana and I spent time with them after we moved to the west coast. Marlene's passing broke his heart. Bob continued to create clever turns of phrases and marketing ideas, cousins to the Super Sneak.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> Life ran out for him a few weeks ago. It took digging by some of us, his old colleagues and classmates to learn of his passing. He was always prompt at answering an email and we would often speak. But there was silence, no response and the voice mail box was full. We followed a lead, his silent computer. The news was not good. No more corny phrases, no more super sneaks. He is with Marlene. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span>RIP Bob. I appreciate how he always had my back.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OPR-7K62LmDuxpBa-eyW6ThPpbTYWtrZzKOzNNdPJDuZeoY_C8rHz3GEqniAixyUh7MfQ89NpY0GUEoeYL9uVxkqHAxG_YdwraTDeJTGQPQ-wH5HbHurbt8HgNEEjkoo8ZTppzoyMOBBla9PMw2zztrS0Sat9ek7v8rqsXi4HtBDz1kAzou7wJ46/s4032/IMG_3671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="4032" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OPR-7K62LmDuxpBa-eyW6ThPpbTYWtrZzKOzNNdPJDuZeoY_C8rHz3GEqniAixyUh7MfQ89NpY0GUEoeYL9uVxkqHAxG_YdwraTDeJTGQPQ-wH5HbHurbt8HgNEEjkoo8ZTppzoyMOBBla9PMw2zztrS0Sat9ek7v8rqsXi4HtBDz1kAzou7wJ46/w640-h426/IMG_3671.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><span> <span> Mike Hanks is also gone. Most knew him as Buster Bodine, who could be the antic Bo Honey, Bo or Jim Foxglove on WNAP. He was a radio star, indeed a legend. He and his brother Chuck, have been in your ears more times than you realize. Blessed with extraordinary voices they were voice over talent. When "Chuck</span></span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span>Riley" passed Bo, had even more work to do. Commercials, teasers, films and narration projects gave him a good life, with his family in California.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <span> He was a racing fan and spent time traveling the circuit. He was a beloved colleague at WNAP and had a rare, irreverent but sweet kind of </span></span>humor. The Jim </span></span></span></span></span></span>Foxglove creation was an hilarious act on his daily radio program.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> In the age of disco, Buster would show up at shows where he was hired to be a DJ in coonskin, or </span></span>skunk-skin cap. He could put on an elaborate act, but he was a kind and intelligent man. Always ready with some repartee. A few years ago I found an old T-shirt that came from the Bo Honey era of disco hops. It read " Buster Bodine and the Bo Honeys, Dance your pants off!"</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> RIP Buster</span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxTgSzIcMaezuXf4I31Fn76QvaB8zUBw77bnau7ujn3iwR8Uwwo-N_ZZ13BRUleqWv8tDKS_rL6QExX-syLlkUoVi_cT4pgShmRYPXgRnRELZNvn1zQTp7Oz5lx3I8M8s50YdgsnCuq9f7DdvC_cJ5--Us5Zb8xxZ-DOkqU-j4lAw92QjB_qgVJDA/s4032/IMG_3544.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="4032" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxTgSzIcMaezuXf4I31Fn76QvaB8zUBw77bnau7ujn3iwR8Uwwo-N_ZZ13BRUleqWv8tDKS_rL6QExX-syLlkUoVi_cT4pgShmRYPXgRnRELZNvn1zQTp7Oz5lx3I8M8s50YdgsnCuq9f7DdvC_cJ5--Us5Zb8xxZ-DOkqU-j4lAw92QjB_qgVJDA/w640-h472/IMG_3544.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><span> <span> The news is, we are increasingly </span></span>old news. And as the man (KV) said</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span>"so it goes!"</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <span> See you down the trail.</span></span><br /></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Tom Cochrunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.com7