Good evening, EBD here. Welcome to Vitruvius’ SDA Late Nite Radio.
Several weeks ago I had the good fortune to see American songwriter Lucinda Williams performing live in a small local venue. By the end of the two-and-a-half hour concert I knew I’d witnessed something very special. Tonight, for your delectation, here is Ms. Williams singing the title track from her 1998 release Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.
Your Reader Tips are, as always, welcome in the comments.
at the wall street journal:
Why Don’t We Hang Pirates Anymore?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122757123487054681.html
Yow, EBD. Thanks for this. Lucinda Williams just jumped to the top of my soundscape. Any recommendations wrt best albums in terms of download priority?
EBD, excellent track.
Shameless plug, I’m taking Paladiea (Stormy Days of March) to task over at The Phantom Soapbox.
Self defense is one of my hot button issues, and Pal said something truly amazing I can’t let pass.
Clickety click The Phantom in the “posted by” line there for the details. Comments are welcome, feel free to fill in blanks as they occur.
Lucinda is great, I have seen & listen to her live a few times.
Authentic American music at its best.
“the government’s 2,100 compensation advisers,”
Pigs at the Ottawa trough gorging on your tax dollars.
Count ’em: 1,2,3,4,5, >>>> 2,100 “compensation advisers”.
More: include the pigs at the HRC.
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“Advisers accuse PSAC of selling out rights claim
Public Service Alliance agreed to drop complaints in exchange for payouts”
http://preview.tinyurl.com/5lhc5v
“Iraqi Parliament approves security pact
International Herald Tribune – 24 minutes ago
By Alissa Rubin, Campbell Robertson and Stephen Farrell
BAGHDAD: The Iraqi Parliament on Thursday ratified a long-delayed security agreement that lays down a three-year timetable for the withdrawal of US forces”
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Report from Camp Victory, Iraq:
“18 Females from Suicide Vest Cell turn themselves in
TIKRIT, Iraq – Eighteen females in northern Iraq who were associated with Al-Qaeda in Iraq suicide bombing cells turned themselves into Coalition forces on Nov. 26.
The females were persuaded by their mullahs and fathers to cease their training in suicide operations and reconcile.
Today, these women took the first step in reconciliation by turning themselves in and signing a reconciliation pledge.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2139006/posts
Vitruvius, I find your eclectic selections always interesting on SAD late night.
Thanks for picking one of my favourite, if not my favourite female country artist. Forget the dixie drivels and the pretty boy cowboys. Lucinda is the real thing.
Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends!!!
I’m sure some one has something honorable and creative to link here(I’m not tech savvy)
Let’s try to over come the dissing that America is taking, with the lowest blows coming last night as the news from Mumbai was unfolding.
God Bless America!!
Yes! the Star Spangled Banners does yet wave in the land of the free and the home of the brave!
Obituary
Captain ‘Alfie’ Sutton: last survivor of the 1940 Taranto raid
The last surviving veteran of the attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto in 1940, “Alfie” Sutton was the observer (navigator) of the Swordfish torpedo bomber flown by Lieutenant F. M. A. Torrens-Spence, in the second wave of assaulting aircraft, which was led by Lieutenant-Commander J. W. Hale. The raid, carried out by pitifully slow biplane aircraft whose technology owed more to the First World War than the Second, against a modern navy bristling with anti-aircraft guns in a well-defended southern Italian harbour, achieved devastating results out of all proportion to the size of the force involved…
RAND Corporation, The Kefaya Movement: A Case Study of a Grassroots Reform Initiative
Kefaya, also known as the Egyptian Movement for Change, was an indigenous movement for political reform organized in late 2004 in opposition to the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. This examination of Kefaya’s birth, its accomplishments, and the reasons for its decline is based on an analysis of the work of Egyptian scholars and Arabic-language media reports (including online and new media), as well as structured interviews with persons associated with and observers of Kefaya and the Muslim Brotherhood. It explores the challenges to grassroots attempts to bring about democracy and implement political reform in the Arab world in general and in Egypt in particular and looks at the implications of such movements for U.S. policy in the region.
[Summary and full report available in PDF only.]
Thank you, bluetech, from a friend south of the border. One of the things that I’m giving thanks for today is smalldeadanimals.com. That applies to Kate, her fellow contributors, and the commenters here. This is one of those rare places (on the web and in the world), where I can hang out with people who have their heads screwed on straight. Thanks to all for making it that sort of place.
Great musical pick EBD. I have been a fan of LW for a very long time. First heard of her in a drilling rig camp in Zama, Alberta.
Happy thanksgiving United States of America.
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Dionky Dazed MSM & Liberals: Pinned/united by their hubris.
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“CTV confirms 105 layoffs in Toronto
CTV is cutting about 105 positions at its Toronto operations, a company spokeswoman said Thursday.”
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“Liberals Hold Emergency Meeting
Liberals held an emergency meeting this morning to discuss strategy in light of reports the Conservative government is moving today to reduce or eliminate public funding of political parties.”
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Research shows/survey says:
Cuts to the arts works good.
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“CFRA Polls
Should the government cut the $1.75-per-vote funding for political parties to save $28 million during the current economic crisis? (Please vote first. To comment, email mornings@cfra.com)
Yes, Canadians shouldn’t be asked to subsidize political parties when they are struggling to support themselves 84.6%
No, it’s a political move to hurt opposition parties and it means politicians will be more beholden to donors and special interests. 14.3%
Other 1.00%
Total Votes: 1099″
http://www.cfra.com/polls/default.asp
Maz2: Re: Liberals emergency meeting. Try to post a comment in favor of these cuts at the Toronto Star. Guess, that they will be doing lots of “comment approvals” before they will find any in favor of supporting the Liberals on this one! That paper is not even fit to line a bird cage.
Exetaz: I’d recommend, for starters, either Car Wheels on a Gravel Road or — my favorite — double-album Live at the Filmore.
A (privately-owned) Moncton newspaper editor slams the CBC for complaining about the recent flurry of spending accusations and trying to block access-to-information requests. A must read!
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/494132
What took them (the private media) so long to start attacking the CBC/SRC? I hope it gets bloodier soon.
Good pick EBD. I have several of her albums, including her most recent.
“Opposition preparing to form government?
National Newswatch has learned that the federal opposition parties are considering the idea of forming what can technically be described as a coalition government – in the event the Tory government is brought down next week.”
Exetaz: I’ve been a Lucinda Williams for 20 years and I still think you can’t beat her first two mainstream albums Lucinda Williams and Sweet Old World. The tracks on those two albums contain her finest songwriting in my opinion.
Merle, install Firefox.
I’m checking out some Lucinda Williams tracks on Youtube right now. Not bad, actually, considering it’s not really my style of music. It’s certainly better than the average country song of the past few decades, and I’m impressed by the fact it sounds good live, because I rarely like live music as much as well-recorded studio work. She has a very good band behind her!
I will take slight issue with a commenter above who used the term “authentic”. I never use this word to describe music because I consider all of it to be “authentic”, from the heavily-produced work of Phil Spector or Bob Crewe to spontaneous or unpolished material like John Lennon’s “Give Peace A Chance” or the Proclaimers’ “Letter From America”.