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For
individuals searching for a good jazz/blues sound, Joni
Mitchell's Both Sides Now, released in the first
half of 2000, is a real find. This CD contains twelve
cuts, all of which are covers of love songs from the 1930's
onward.
The
CD features Wayne Shorter on the saxophone, Mark Isham
on trumpet, Herbie Handcock on piano, Peter Erskine on
drums, Chuck Berghofer on bass, and an orchestra led by
Gavin Wright. Mitchell's covers include Don't Go To
Strangers by Evans, Kent, and Mann (1954); You've
Changed, by Carey and Fisher (1968); Answer Me
My Love by Carl Sigman (1953); and Stormy Weather
by Koehler and Arlen (1933).
Speaking
Southern Additions to Your Southern Glossary
"J'voat?"
This is southern for "Did you vote?"-a question heard
often around the south on the
first
Tuesday after the first Monday of November. Usage as follows:
Billy-Bob:"J'voat
t'day?"
Bubba:"Nawh.
Ah'spect (southern for I suspect) Ah'll voat after
wurk. Who'd j'voat fer?"
Real
American Heroes: "The Storming Yuppies Of 2000"
I
see you Florida Yuppies of 2000-dressed in your pink 'Tommy'
shirts, your khaki pants, and your brown docksides. You
risked it all to storm Florida's Dade County, Canvassing
Board Headquarter-a symbol of tyranny and repression,
surpassed only by KGB Headquarters in Berlin.
Quatable Quotes
"
Those who cast the votes decide nothing ..."
Cluny's Corner A Dog
Gone Look at the World: Elections - Recounting for Underdog
I'm
glad presidential elections only come along two or three
times in a doggie's life. I really get hot under the collar
when elections take over the TV, and I can't watch my
favorite programs. Can you believe that my master finds
that who's going to be the next president more interesting
than what's going to happen to Rin Tin Tin, Scooby-Doo,
or Wishbone?
History's Currents:
The Gracci Brothers
In
133 BC Tiberius Gracchus was elected Tribune in Rome,
a position established in 470 BC to protect the interest
of the common people of Rome (the plebeians) from exploitation
by the wealthy (patrician) class. Tiberius Gracchus attempted
to limit the amount of land an individual could own. He
wanted to rent the extra land to Rome's impoverished,
landless peasants.
Election 2000:
What Went Wrong - How To Fix It By Al Pearson
The
Presidential Election of 2000 was the closest and most
controversial elections of the modern era. In other elections
America witnessed Missouri elect a dead man to the US
Senate, and New York elect the First Lady to the US Senate.
Tate's
Trifles by Tate Tacon
"Susie
dere?" "What?" "Is Susie there?"
"Who is this?" This is the sort of dialogue
that usually occurs right after answering the phone, and
it almost invariably disturbs me.
Folks, this may surprise you-in fact it may even startle
you-but most people you call are not sitting by their
phones anxiously awaiting your call.
Gun
Control under Bush By Sam Merier
In late December 2000, Americans
suffered another mass shooting that occurred in Massachusetts
(a state with very strict gun control laws). Consequently,
this occurrence-again-opened national debate on the pros
and cons of gun control.
