Lark learning to prey

 

I just like saying that. It’s a Sondheim reference, but also “Mad Max”

Weirdly – -this is plastic alto, right?  – this morphed into a discussion of racism out of Charlotte NC and Tulsa OK not Okey with activist and educator and corporate diversity expert Raven Solomon — I was researching a Cassandra Wilson original song based on the Bible called “Solomon Sang” or “Song of Solomon” and its line “ravens pray for rain”. Ravens play for reign? That’s NFL. Been a minute.

My next post would be a teaser – -it has me thinking — about Raven Solomon and her sign “Define ‘bad dude'”.

This is published without an illustration – my conceit is that a lark was singing and now it bites. The world is getting harsher. There was an interview with Sondheim about this lyric. 

 

I’m also carrying around about 10 tear sheets or clips from yesterday’s news and three books: Etan Thomas “We Matter: Athletes and Activism”  (2018); “Jeremy Lin: Rising Star”(2012)

and something Leonard Koppett: The Man in The Dugout. I recall at uni that they said to put titles in italics not quotes. Plus Kelefa Sanneh who I’m making some progress with: Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres rock r&B country punk hip hop dance pop no jazz but why do you need to think that hard or be that articulate about any of this?

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How does Charlie do it?

Charlie Hunter guitar Scott Amendola drums duo, December 3, at The Mitch
Earthwise Productions of Palo Alto (Mark Weiss, L) completed 25 shows between July 31 and December 15, after 14-month  hiatus; produced 10 in 2020 before the shutdown; Weiss, a Gunn and Dartmouth graduate and two-time editor-in-chief of The Oracle, says he started Earthwise as a reaction against media, social media, and the proliferation of semiconductors and computers.  (Photos by Paula Weiss — no relation— for Earthwise)
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Why is Jeff Parker smiling?

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Tap her G-spot

Was $25, now $19.99 blue smoke special at Mac’s of Palo Alto, our oldest professional purveyor of sundries and community. Official NBA license. According to Ron Kroichichik in today’s Chron, B1 jumps to B9, Steph Curry and the 21-5 Dubs will play this week on the road as if they had stocked up on CBD recovery products at Mac’s, following the flounder in Philly. You cannot bet on it per se, but you can play scratch off at Mac’s and albeit indirectly support our schools. The Chron is $2.
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Gunn reaches final table for CCS football teams with two or fewer losses on the season

 

San Mateo Bearcats#

Santa Cruz Cardinals#

Salinas Cowboys*

Scotts Valley Falcons

San Benito Haybalers*

Menlo Knights^

Saint Francis Lancers*

Leigh Longhorns#

Aptos Mariners*

King City Mustangs#

Serra Padres*

Cupertino Pioneers*

Gunn Titans^

Los Gatos Wildcats#

(#Animals 6, *Historical 6, ^Classical 2)

 

 

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ELITE 11: CCS FOOTBALL TEAMS WITH 3 OR FEWER LOSSES CALENDAR YEAR 2021, TWO SEASON AGGREGATE:

Los Gatos (coach Mike Krall) 15-1

Salinas (coach Steven Zenk) 8-1

Serra (coach Patrick Walsh) 16-2

Menlo (coach Todd Smith) 16-2

Scotts Valley (coach Lewis LaHood) 15-2

Leigh High (coach Kyle Padia) 14-2

Gunn (coach Jason Miller) 13-2

Santa Cruz (coach Jesse Trumbell) 13-2

Aptos (coach Randy Blankenship) 8-2

Saint Francis (coach Greg Calcano) 14-3

Menlo-Atherton (coach Chris Saunders) 14-3

NOTE: Palo Alto (coach Nelson Gifford) is 7-9 first consecutive losing seasons since 1999 (Earl Hansen)

andand:

Tom Blake, son of architect Jim Blake, played for UCLA Bruins after his 2004 Gunn graduation. Gunn had 26 straight losing seasons from 1972 until 1997, according to Mitch Stephens of the Chron.

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Goodbye, wool-cap Monkee

Michael Nesmith, 78
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Los Trancos twirler takes Lytton Plaza

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Nature artist tells litter bugs to fuck off



“A few years ago when I painted it over five days I saw three people,” said Foster. “It was quiet and mysterious, a magical place. Social media has turned it into a must-see experience. People picnic all over it, leaving litter in their wake. Excessive tourism can destroy a place.”


This somehow makes me want to read Wallace Stegner, “All The Little Live Things”. Also my Germanic yogi friend translates the surname of leading social media Sauron as “sugar” “mountain” which got me thinking of “Big Rock Candy Mountain”, Harry McClintock, Burl Ivez, “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” and back to Stegner (“…lemonade springs”). 

Artist guy was on cover of PAW today which knee-jerked me into accusations of pay to play. 

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Eritrean women with guns or needles

Today’s LA Times says Tsega Habte helped 3,000 get vaxxed.
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Jem was truly outrageous or Jem lives; Brian Goldner RIP

oMy first job out of Dartmouth was breaking down toy advertisements for elements and then trying to match those elements to the toy sales chart. I just wrote a brief memoir on such to the Youtube account of something to do with Hasbro and mentined Dartmouth schoolmate Brian Goldner who named another Dartmouth ’85 – they were both a year ahead — as his successor. I recalled that The Dartmouth wrote a story about Goldner as GM of the radio stations forcing WFRD to go commercial not free format and the dj’s revolted. But Youtube or that account took it down seconds later, I think. And this is middle of the night. Then I posted “Fuck off’ and then as a reply to that “Brian Goldner, RIP”. But it gave me a warning message. The other ’85 is Rich Stoddart or Stoddard — someone I met recently knew both those guys. Scott Anderson whose sister Kara or Cara went to Brown, I met thru the…wait for it..Rock Love people. Hey kids who rock and roll rock on. Actually I just notice that Charlie Hunter in his version of “Royals” by Lordes had a riff from Gordon Lightfoot sundown I think its a shame when I get feeling better when I’m feeling no pain. Marsh McCall also feeling no pain I think produced a live action version of something like this, with Shaun Cassidey or David Cassidy Ruby and the Rock-its. He was in Standard Procedure who played once at 13130 Byrd as Marsh and The Mellows. I tried to get Adams and the Ants.

And its slightly unresolved that i claim I boycott social media but post so much to WordPress.

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