M Is FOR MASHUP - July 13th, 2022
Happy Birthday To Me
DJ Useo
Howdy. Y’all, I’m now 63 years old, but only 24 years old mentally. I celebrated at home during a heat wave, by doing a live 80s new wave dj set. You can
find it here
( hearthis.at/vXMfxz7w/ ) Instead of an icing cake, I opted for a pound cake with fresh strawberries, & whipped cream. My plans to hit a fave buffet fell through, as it’s predicted to be too hot to go outside. (107°) A close friend sent me a large meal from
Joe’s Crab Shack. Yum!
The extra time off left me more mixing time, so I finished 5 new mashups. This puts me 5 weeks ahead on my posting schedule. I also got 3 additional Halloween mashups done for the upcoming Monster Mashup Halloween collection coming in October. Just like I did years ago in school, when I always did my homework well ahead of deadlines, I always mix tracks up before I actually need them. This, despite having my computer break down completely.
Amazingly, led by home producer,
AtoZ
( dmrofatoz.blogspot.com/ ) many of my mashup friends did a “go fund me” account for me & got me back on line with a “new” Mac. Can you imagine how blessed I feel? But, I am back, & raring to reward everyone with some killer new posts. Here’s my “
Thank You” mix to all who helped
( groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/2022/06/90s-alt-rock-thank-you-mix.html )
To catch you up some on my tracks, please allow me to do a quick review. Here’s 3 of my newer “normal” mashups -
01 - "Rebel Blood" ( David Bowie vs Killing Joke ) 1974 Glam Rock vs 1987 Alt Rock. ( sowndhaus.audio/track/35274/dj-useo-rebel-blood-david-bowie-vs-killing-joke- )
02 - "Never Let Me Boom Again" ( Depeche Mode vs P.O.D. vs Crystal Method ) 1987 Techno Pop vs 2001 Metal.
( sowndhaus.audio/track/35109/dj-useo-never-let-me-boom-again-depeche-mode-vs-pod-vs-crystal-method- )
03 - "Call It Lie" ( Chris Isaak vs Yello ) 1986 Alt Pop vs 1987 Electro Pop.
( sowndhaus.audio/track/34075/dj-useo-call-it-lie-chris-isaak-vs-yello- )
Here’s 3 of my newer “Novelty” mashups -
01 - "Pipeline Lydia" ( Groucho Marx vs The Chantays ) 1939 Novelty vs 1962 Surf.
( ti1ca.com/32bnehcp-Pipeline-Lydia-Groucho-Marx-vs-The-Chantays--.mp3.html )
02 - "Besame Mucho Times" ( Bob Dylan vs Perez Prado ) 1966 Folk-pop vs 1956 Exotica.
( ti1ca.com/b5996ijd-Besame-Mucho-Times-Bob-Dylan-vs-Perez-Prado--.mp3.html )
03 - "No Virgo People" ( Danny Kaye & Jane Wyman vs Flaming Lips ) 1952 Pop vs 2009 Psych Rock.
( ti1ca.com/yje10gyc-No-Virgo-People-Danny-Kaye-Jane-Wyman-vs-Flaming-Lips--.mp3.html )
& here’s 3 of my recent long mixes -
01 - DJ Useo - Club Mashups For July 2022 Mix July 2nd 2022 (1:32:04)
( hearthis.at/vxmfxz7w/dj-useo-club-mashups-for-july-2022-mix/ )
02 - DJ Useo - Why Psychedelia Thrives podcast (2:03:30) May 28 2022
( hearthis.at/vxmfxz7w/dj-useo-why-psychedelia-thrives-podcast/ )
03 - DJ Useo - Sunday Novelty Mix 3 (31:03) May 6th 2022
( hearthis.at/vxmfxz7w/dj-useo-sunday-novelty-mix-3/ )
Thanks for letting me self-promote on this anniversary occasion. I hope you hear some of these, & that it eases your hot Summer passage. Please enjoy this pic of me & Mrs. Useo. Catch you next week with some non-useo mashups.
Have the day of good - DJ Konrad Useo
groovytimewithdjuseo.blogspot.com/
from Bruce
Anecdotes
Education
• The parents of Marian Wright Edelman were serious about education. Each school night, she and her siblings were expected to sit down and do their homework. Whenever one of the children said that the teacher had not assigned any homework, her father used to say, “Well, assign yourself.” Ms. Edelman once made out a list of “Twenty-Five Lessons for Life,” based on the values she had learned from her parents. Lesson 3 was, “Assign yourself. Don’t wait around to be told what to do.” In 1973, she founded the Children’s Defense Fund, which attempts to get federal legislation passed to help children.
• When Trey Reely, the band director of Paragould High School in Paragould, Arkansas, was in school, he had a hard-working, caring teacher who one day got very angry at her students. After she recited a long list of things she had done for the students that the students did not appreciate, she told them, “If you think I do a good job, raise your hands.” The students were stunned by her tirade and sat without making a move. The teacher then yelled, “GET YOUR HANDS UP!” They did.
• Much of the United States is more tolerant than one might expect from hearing talk radio shows and reading letters to the editor. A few years ago, Charles Rice attended his senior prom at Taylor High School in Pierson, Florida, in drag—high heels and all. The high school administration was a little upset, but the students were nonchalant. Jennifer Strickland even said of Mr. Rice’s drag queen talents, “I’ve seen him dressed up and you can’t tell [he’s a guy] until you look at his feet.”
• While studying art at Carnegie Institute of Technology, Andy Warhol was an original. Sometimes he handed in artwork that had little or nothing to do with the assignment. For example, pictorial design professor Robert Lepper once assigned his students to find a building that served as a home, imagine what kind of family lived there, and then draw the living room that they imagined could be found in that home. Mr. Warhol drew his own family’s living room.
• Janet Lynn was such a talented figure skater that when she was only three-and-a-half years old, she was already in a skating class for teenagers. One problem arose when the teacher of the class told the students to write a paper about figure skating—Janet was so young that she hadn’t learned yet to write. Fortunately, she was able to pass the class by drawing pictures with crayons.
• Emma Blades, the paternal grandmother of Panamanian salsa singer Rubén Blades, educated her sons at home so she could use her scarce money to have her daughters educated at school. She had a good reason for doing this. Since she felt that this is a man’s world, she believed that her daughters needed the education more than her sons.
• In 1978, Cal Ripken, Jr., signed a contract to play baseball for the Baltimore Orioles organization. For an 18-year-old, Mr. Ripken showed remarkable intelligence. His signing bonus was only $20,000, but he insisted on a clause requiring the Orioles to give him a four-year college scholarship if baseball didn’t work out.
• Clara Null was teaching a Sunday School class to third-graders. The topic was the Ten Commandments, and she was worried that she might get some embarrassing questions when she reached “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” Sure enough, one little girl raised her hand and asked, “What does ‘commit’ mean?”
• When cartoonist Matt Groening was in high school, he ran for office on the Students for Decency ticket. His campaign slogan was, “If you’re against decency, what are you for?” Once elected class president, he tried but failed to have the student government constitution changed to give him absolute power.
• Track and golf star Babe Didrikson’s early coach, Colonel Melvin J. McCombs, knew exactly how to motivate her. While she was training for the high jump, he promised her a treat each time she successfully jumped a new personal high two times in a row—a chocolate soda.
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BRUCE'S RECOMMENDATION
BANDCAMP MUSIC
BRUCE'S RECOMMENDATION OF BANDCAMP MUSIC
Track: "Ain’t Nobody"
Album: RUMOURS OF LIGHT IV: A 60 SONG DIGITAL BOXSET IN SUPPORT OF THE DISASTERS EMERGENCY COMMITTEE AND THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE
Artist: Amy Blanding
Artist Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Record Company: Aldora Britain Records (“The worldwide hub of independent and underground music since 2013.”)
Record Company Location: Rothley, UK
Info:
“Known for her powerful voice and profound stage presence, Amy Blanding collects moments in the Northern wild and turns them into stalwart folk songs with a raw edge. Cutting her teeth with nationally-recognized folk rock band Black Spruce Bog, Amy Blanding’s music is the culmination of an outdoor life, led heart-first.”
“Recorded and mixed on Lheidli T'enneh traditional territory by Pulp City Music, under the watchful eye of co-producers Fraser Hayes and Connor Pritchard, this debut album includes 6 original songs and one previously unrecorded song by songwriting legend Raghu Lokanathan. This project brought together an absolutely All-Star cast of musicians, including: Danny Bell (drums), Brin Porter (stand-up bass, electric bass, harmonica), Naomi Kavka (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, cello, mandolin), Chloe Nakahara (Fiddle), Curtis Abriel (Piano, trombone), Blake Bamford (banjo, lap steel), Spencer Hammond (saw), Amy Blanding (vocals, mandolin, trumpet), and a very special group of women who gathered together to record a live choral performance.”
“Aldora Britain Records proudly presents the fourth installment of RUMOURS OF LIGHT, our fundraiser compilations for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) and the people of Ukraine.
“Through the power of music, we are aiming to raise as much money as possible to benefit innocent men, women and children who are fleeing the conflict. The main areas that the DEC help with are food, water, shelter, healthcare and protection.”
Price: £9.15 (GBP) for 60-track charity album by various artists
“Ain’t Nobody” is also available on Amy Blandings’ album DOWN THE LINE. Price: $10 (CAN) for seven-track album.
Genre: Country
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Andrew Tobias: Seven-Minute Rant
Polling on Biden and Harris is dreadful.
And yet, watch as a conservative Republican congressman-turned-talk-show host puts those numbers in perspective.
Biden beats Trump.
Harris beats Desantis.
Not that I think Joe plans to run again (though what do I know?).
Or that Kamala would necessarily emerge as our nominee if he doesn’t.
But I found the clip instructive — and encouraging.
If we all lean in, we can hold the House, widen our margin in the Senate, hold the White House in 2024, and save democracy.
Have you joined your local chapter of the
League of Women Voters? Joined
Field Team 6? Joined
Vote Forward? Done all you can to
fund the organizing effort that is our best chance of winning?
MSNBC: Biden Beats Trump; Harris Beats DeSantis
It does feel like I’m looking at a bold face lie… - Album on Imgur
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2022 Emmy Awards
Nominations
When the 2022 Emmy Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday morning, Netflix’s Squid Game, HBO’s Succession, NBC’s Saturday Night Live and Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso were among the TV shows breaking notable records.
With 14 nods, Squid Game made history by becoming the first-ever non-English language show and series solely produced outside of a Western country to receive a major-category nomination. Ted Lasso once again secured 20 nods, the same total it earned last year where it had the most nominations in a single year for a freshman comedy.
Meanwhile, SNL also maintained its record as the most Emmy-nominated series in history, with 315 nods. Succession’s 14 nods in the acting categories broke the record for the most Emmy acting nominations for a drama series in a single year.
The 74th Emmy Awards will be broadcast Monday, Sept. 12, on NBC and will stream live for the first time on Peacock.
Nominations
Full list: 2022 Emmy nominations
24th U.S. Poet Laureate
Ada Limón
The country’s next poet laureate, Ada Limón, has long thought of her work as a public art form.
“I grew up with poetry being in the community,” says Limón, a native of Sonoma, California. “It wasn’t supposed to just be something read on page; it was supposed be read out loud. I remember going to poetry readings at the bookstore where I worked when I was 16. It’s the oral tradition. That part of poetry has always remained true to me.”
On Tuesday, the Library of Congress announced that the 46-year-old Limón had been named the 24th U.S. poet laureate, officially called the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. Her 1-year term begins Sept. 29 with the traditional reading at the Library’s Coolidge Auditorium, one of the laureate’s few formal obligations. Limón, who succeeds Joy Harjo, is an award-winning and unusually popular poet, her acclaimed collection “Bright Dead Things” selling more than 40,000 copies. She has published six books of poetry, most recently “The Hurting Kind,” and also hosts the podcast “The Slowdown.”
The position was established in 1985, with other laureates including Louise Glück, W.S. Merwin and Rita Dove. Laureates receive a $35,000 stipend, along with $5,000 for travel expenses, the funding originating not from the government, but from a private gift made decades ago by the philanthropist Archer M. Huntington.
Ada Limón
Curator Stole Eagles Lyrics
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Three men, including a curator for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, were charged on Tuesday over allegedly possessing a trove of stolen handwritten notes and lyrics by the Eagles’ co-founder Don Henley, with New York officials estimating the documents are worth more than $1 million.
Curator Craig Inciardi, Glenn Horowitz, and Edward Kosinski are all accused of being involved in a conspiracy that sought to peddle nearly 100 pages of Don Henley’s handwritten notes and lyrics from “Hotel California” and “Life in the Fast Lane” to potential buyers. (Attorneys for the men claimed their clients were innocent and would “fight these unjustified charges vigorously.”)
Henley has been trying to recover the manuscripts for years after the documents were allegedly stolen in the 1970s by an unnamed biographer, who pawned them off to Horowitz in 2005, according to officials.
Horowitz allegedly brought Inciardi and Kosinski into the fold, and the trio began working to sell off the documents to various auction houses, including Sotheby’s and Christie’s, as well as trying to “coerce” Henley into buying back the property that rightfully belonged to him, officials said.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Prime-Time Ratings
“60 Minutes”
For the week of July 4-10, the top 20 prime-time shows, their networks and viewerships:
1. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 6 million
2. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 5.5 million
3. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 4.96 million
4. “Macy’s 4th July Fireworks,” NBC, 4.5 million
5. “Generation Gap,” ABC, 3.9 million
6. “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 3.8 million
7. “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 3.8 million
8. “FBI,” CBS, 3.7 million
9. “Press Your Luck,” ABC, 3.6 million
10. “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS, 3.4 million
11. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Thursday), Fox News Channel, 3.2 million
12. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Wednesday), Fox News Channel, 3.2 million
13. “Chicago Med,” NBC, 3.1 million
14. “FBI: Most Wanted,” CBS, 3.06 million
15. “Chicago Fire,” NBC, 3.05 million
16. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 3.01 million
17. “The Final Straw,” ABC, 3.01 million
18. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Tuesday), Fox News Channel, 2.99 million
19. “The $100,000 Pyramid,” ABC, 2.97 million
20. “FBI International,” CBS, 2.92 million
“60 Minutes”
‘Not Here, You Know, Other Places’
Bolton
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton appeared on CNN on Tuesday afternoon to discuss committee testimony on the Capitolriot and made reference to his expertise in plotting coups.
“As someone who has helped plan coup d’état — not here but, you know, other places — it takes a lot of work,” Mr Bolton told CNN’s Jake Tapper.
Mr Bolton began his remarks on his past plotting coups by disagreeing with Mr Tapper’s assertion that “one doesn’t have to be brilliant to attempt a coup.” He then criticised President Donald Trump, his former boss, for doing all the work that he alluded to doing in his past plotting.
“It was just stumbling around from one idea to another,” Mr Bolton said of Mr Trump. “Ultimately, he did unleash the rioters at the capitol. As to that, there’s no doubt.”
When Mr Tapper asked Mr Bolton to get into specifics on which countries he has plotted coups in, Mr Bolton alluded to material he wrote about in a recent book on US activities in Venezuela in 2018 and 2019 when he was serving as national security advisor and the US was formally recognising opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country’s president.
Bolton
Lied Under Oath
Justices
After then-Judge Neil Gorsuch was nominated for the highest court in the land by the former President Donald Trump in 2017, chatter immediately spread throughout the D.C. political arena about the potential for Roe v. Wade to be overturned in the future.
In Gorsuch's confirmation hearings, Democratic senators grilled the former U.S. Court of Appeals judge about his official stance on abortion and the precedent that Roe established. Gorsuch seemingly agreed with Democrats that Roe was in fact settled case law.
Fast forward a little less than a year and a half to Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings, where he uttered the same sentiments about Roe v. Wade as his now colleague, saying, "It is important precedent of the Supreme Court that has been reaffirmed many times."
Kavanaugh went even further and referred to Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the case that reconsidered and reaffirmed Roe in 1992, as "precedent on precedent."
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, along with Rep. Ted Lieu of California, have formally asked the Senate to determine whether Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh lied under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee during their respective confirmation hearings.
Justices
Supervolcano Is Rumbling
New Zealand
The vast expanse of Lake Taupo's sky blue waters, crowned by hazy, mountainous horizons, invokes an extreme sense of tranquility.
And yet, deep in the ground below, geological unrest is brewing, according to a new paper in the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics.
Lake Taupo is the largest freshwater lake in Australasia, located at the center of New Zealand's north island. And while it appears peaceful today, the lake has a violent origin story.
The lake's waters sit within a prehistoric caldera – a word based on the Spanish for 'cauldron' or 'boiling pot' – formed during Earth's most recent supereruption, the Oruanui eruption, 25,400 years ago.
In the last 12,000 years, the Taupo volcano has been active 25 times. Its most recent eruption in 232 AD is described by authors of the new paper as "one of the Earth's most explosive eruptions in historic times". Since then, the volcano has had at least four documented "episodes of unrest", causing destructive earthquakes and, in 1922, a massive ground subsidence.
New Zealand
Doctors Urge Access
New Mexico
Physicians and researchers are urging New Mexico legislators to allow the use of psychedelic mushrooms in mental health therapy aimed at overcoming depression, anxiety, psychological trauma and alcoholism.
A legislative panel on Tuesday listened to advocates who hope to broaden the scope of medical treatment and research assisted by psilocybin, the psychedelic active ingredient in certain mushrooms.
Oregon is so far the only state to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin.
Recent studies indicate psilocybin could be useful in the treatment of major depression, including mental suffering among terminally ill patients, and for substance abuse including alcoholism, with low risks of addiction or overdose under medical supervision.
New Mexico
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