My Concerts-2012

My Top 10 Concerts of 2012 w/ commentary on each



1- Leonard Cohen MSG December 
(Best Concert I ever attended ever Leonard Cohen is the Master)

2- Jill Sobule Ruben Museum of Art July
( I love Jill she could pick up the phone book sing the names and it would be on my list)

3- Chicks with Dip Christopher Street Coffeehouse January
(The Chicks give new life to Joni Mitchell’s “Blue 40 years later)

4-Tracy Grammer Joe’s Pub September
(Tracy now with regular accompanying musicians just kicks ass)

5- Lucy Kaplansky City Winery February
( Lucy is a amazing songwriter and any thing she covers she makes her own)

6- Willie Nile Outpost Private House Concert January
(Willie Nile in a Private House Concert nothing else needs to be said)

7-Talia Billig The Living Room November
(I met Talia on Facebook she is the real thing remember that name)

8-Brother Sun Music on 4 May
(Brother Son in a house concert the intimate setting is so special)

9- Delta Rae Parker Press Park August
(Heard lots of good things about Delta Ray it were not hype)

10- The Kennedys Music on 4 September
( It’s been a while seeing Pete & Maura it was good to see them again)

A reply to Speaker Boehner on gas prices

House Speaker John Boehner asked for comments on lowering gas prices this is what I replied think it will be approved - I am tired of all this Republican BS on oil prices it's a simple solution as you know the oil companies made Billions in profit last fiscal year. Here is how we fix that The Federal Government goes to the oil companies and say "Your going to cut the pump prices in half you will make a little less profit but it's for the greater good of the USA if you do not agree to this we will take over your company and toss your CEO's and officials in Federal Prison

A way to explain- TAX RATES THAT ARE FAIR

TAX RATES THAT ARE FAIR

I think I may have come up with a analogy to explain fair tax rates and who should pay what.

We are living in a costal community and because of a earthquake we are being warned about a possible tsunami going to hit our community

Person-A Has a motorcycle he can take 1 person on his bike and take them to safety
Person-A is a poor person income wise ($15,000 annually )

Person-B- Has a SUV he can fit 6 people and drive them to safety
Person-B Is middle lower class tax wise  ($35,000 annually)

Person-C Has a van he can take 12 people to safety
Person-C Is middles class ($55,000 annually)

Person-D Has a bus he can take 45 people to safety
Person-D Is a small business owner with 15 employees ($125.000 annually)

Person -E Has a fleet of 20 buses he can take 900 people to safety but says ‘No I am going to take 19 buses and get them out of town I will use 1 bus to help”
Person-E is in the top 1% (Over $1,000,000 annually)

So to do the analogy Persons A through D do what they can to help they do there part . If Person-E is not going to use all his available assets to get people to safety so laws need to be written to force him to used those assets to do the correct thing for the greater good or those assets need to be seized by the government for the greater good because as Captain Kirk once said "The Needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one"

The Three Stooges -Review

The Three Stooges - This movie yes movie it’s does not rate being called a film.  I would rate it 0 stars if it could be rated with a negative number I would give it a -5. This movie takes what should have  been a funny laugh your ass 20 minute short  and stretches it to 96 minutes inserts the cast of Jersey Shore and is a big no make that a BIG DUD. Don’t waste your money stay home it’s that bad

Personhood Amendments

I got to thinking about all these Personhood amendments that are popping up all over the country in Republican controlled state houses and Governor's mansions. On how would be the best way to stop them they it came to me a way to end it real quick and that would be for Airlines, Hotels and other services start charging pregnant woman for 2 tickets, 2 seats, 2 of anything for that matter. What about a pregnant woman driving in a HOV lane? or in the care of multiple births charging for 2,3, or 4 telling the state "If a person is a person at fertilization then I will charge for each unborn person there ain't anything you can do about it" How will the lawmakers respond to that logic

Employers-Employees-Unions

Employers and Employees and Unions - The National Hockey League announced that beginning with the 2012-2013 season there was going to be realignment of divisions and playoff format . But wait did they ask the players ? Seems not because the NHL Players Association revealed they never agreed to that change so the realignment is off. The reason I posted this is to show that this is a example of why unions are needed. Here a employer (NHL) wanted to make a change without seeking input from there employees (Players) this is how it should be in every workplace weather public or private any changes in the workplace no matter how major or minor must be agreed to by both the employer and employee and why employees need a union to represent there position. Anything else is out and out strong arm tactics on the part or the owners and employers and must be stopped.