Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Monday, June 16, 2014
"Let Freedom Ring" by Abby Anderson going viral
(Hat tip: Linda Bartcher) - Abby Anderson is a very talented 17-year-old singer, songwriter, arranger, balladeer, pianist and guitarist, who is donating all proceeds from the sale of "Let Freedom Ring" (a new arrangement of “My Country Tis of Thee”) to support charter schools, private schools and soldier's needs. The song is available on iTunes, the Glenn Beck Store, and possibly elsewhere. See this article from Glenn Beck, “Let Freedom Ring”: This song is going to be an essential part of your Fourth of July celebrations. Enjoy! And thank you, Linda, for directing us to this beautiful song!
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Sunday, December 1, 2013
Friday, August 30, 2013
Sure to pluck at your heartstrings - A Letter from Fred
NOT POLITICAL!
Last Sunday, Mockarena at Chicks on the Right posted a video titled "A Letter from Fred" under the headline, "Consider This A Sunday Gift. Because That's Really What It Is." Fred Stobaugh is a 96 year old gentleman, who lost his wife this year. They had met in 1938 and married two years later. In all, Fred and Lorraine shared 75 years together and, missing her terribly, Fred wrote a song about her. Grab a tissue and see what happened after Fred read a newspaper notice from Green Shoe Studio...
Today, Mock posted a followup video and her title is "Gleeeeeees!!!" As of August 29th, Fred's song "Oh Sweet Lorraine" hit #1 on iTunes.
I purchased the song and have been playing it all week and apologize for not thinking to share this story sooner. I dedicate this post to all of you who have lost someone as dear to you as Lorraine was to Fred. --bc Read More......
Last Sunday, Mockarena at Chicks on the Right posted a video titled "A Letter from Fred" under the headline, "Consider This A Sunday Gift. Because That's Really What It Is." Fred Stobaugh is a 96 year old gentleman, who lost his wife this year. They had met in 1938 and married two years later. In all, Fred and Lorraine shared 75 years together and, missing her terribly, Fred wrote a song about her. Grab a tissue and see what happened after Fred read a newspaper notice from Green Shoe Studio...
Today, Mock posted a followup video and her title is "Gleeeeeees!!!" As of August 29th, Fred's song "Oh Sweet Lorraine" hit #1 on iTunes.
I purchased the song and have been playing it all week and apologize for not thinking to share this story sooner. I dedicate this post to all of you who have lost someone as dear to you as Lorraine was to Fred. --bc Read More......
Monday, January 10, 2011
Coming Changes, Ready or Not!
Author Unknown - Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on how we adapt to them. But, ready or not, here they come [items 1-9]. (Hat tip: Carolyn Webb)
1. The Post Office. Get ready to imagine a world without the post office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is probably no way to sustain it long term. Email, FedEx, and UPS have just about wiped out the minimum revenue needed to keep the post office alive. Most of your mail every day is junk mail and bills.
2. The Check. Britain is already laying the groundwork to do away with checks by 2018. It costs the financial system billions of dollars a year to process checks. Plastic cards and online transactions will lead to the eventual demise of the check. This plays right into the death of the post office. If you never paid your bills by mail and never received them by mail, the post office would absolutely go out of business.
3. The Newspaper. The younger generation simply doesn't read the newspaper. They certainly don't subscribe to a daily delivered print edition. That may go the way of the milkman and the laundry man. As for reading the paper online, get ready to pay for it. The rise in mobile Internet devices and e-readers has caused all the newspaper and magazine publishers to form an alliance. They have met with Apple, Amazon, and the major cell phone companies to develop a model for paid subscription services.
4. The Book. You say you will never give up the physical book that you hold in your hand and turn the literal pages? I said the same thing about downloading music from iTunes. I wanted my hard copy CD. But I quickly changed my mind when I discovered that I could get albums for half the price without ever leaving home to get the latest music. The same thing will happen with books. You can browse a bookstore online and even read a preview chapter before you buy. And the price is less than half that of a real book. And think of the convenience! Once you start flicking your fingers on the screen instead of the book, you find that you are lost in the story, can't wait to see what happens next, and you forget that you're holding a gadget instead of a book.
5. The Land Line Telephone. Unless you have a large family and make a lot of local calls, you don't need it anymore. Most people keep it simply because they're always had it. But you are paying double charges for that extra service. All the cell phone companies will let you call customers using the same cell provider for no charge against your minutes
6. Music. This is one of the saddest parts of the change story. The music industry is dying a slow death. Not just because of illegal downloading. It's the lack of innovative new music being given a chance to get to the people who would like to hear it. Greed and corruption is the problem. The record labels and the radio conglomerates simply self-destruction. Over 40% of the music purchased today is "catalogue items," meaning traditional music that the public is familiar with. Older established artists. This is also true on the live concert circuit. To explore this fascinating and disturbing topic further, check out the book, "Appetite for Self-Destruction" by Steve Knopper, and the video documentary, "Before the Music Dies."
7. Television. Revenues to the networks are down dramatically. Not just because of the economy. People are watching TV and movies streamed from their computers. And they're playing games and doing all lots of other things that take up the time that used to be spent watching TV. Prime time shows have degenerated down to lower than the lowest common denominator. Cable rates are skyrocketing and commercials run about every 4 minutes and 30 seconds. I say good riddance to most of it It's time for the cable companies to be put out of our misery. Let the people choose what they want to watch online and through Netflix.
8. The "Things" That You Own. Many of the very possessions that we used to own are still in our lives, but we may not actually own them in the future. They may simply reside in "the cloud." Today your computer has a hard drive and you store your pictures, music, movies, and documents. Your software is on a CD or DVD, and you can always re-install it if need be. But all of that is changing. Apple, Microsoft, and Google are all finishing up their latest "cloud services." That means that when you turn on a computer, the Internet will be built into the operating system. So, Windows, Google, and the Mac OS will be tied straight into the Internet. If you click an icon, it will open something in the Internet cloud. If you save something, it will be saved to the cloud. And you may pay a monthly subscription fee to the cloud provider. In this virtual world, you can access your music or your books, or your whatever from any laptop or handheld device. That's the good news. But, will you actually own any of this "stuff" or will it all be able to disappear at any moment in a big "Poof?" Will most of the things in our lives be disposable and whimsical? It makes you want to run to the closet and pull out that photo album, grab a book from the shelf, or open up a CD case and pull out the insert.
9. Privacy. If there ever was a concept that we can look back on nostalgically, it would be privacy. That's gone. It's been gone for a long time anyway. There are cameras on the street, in most of the buildings, and even built into your computer and cell phone. But you can be sure that 24/7 "They" know who you are and where you are, right down to the GPS coordinates, and the Google Street View. If you buy something, your habit is put into a zillion profiles, and your ads will change to reflect those habits. And "They" will try to get you to buy something else. Again and again. All we have that can't be changed are Memories.
See "19 Facts About the Deindustrialization of America" in next post. Read More......
1. The Post Office. Get ready to imagine a world without the post office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is probably no way to sustain it long term. Email, FedEx, and UPS have just about wiped out the minimum revenue needed to keep the post office alive. Most of your mail every day is junk mail and bills.
2. The Check. Britain is already laying the groundwork to do away with checks by 2018. It costs the financial system billions of dollars a year to process checks. Plastic cards and online transactions will lead to the eventual demise of the check. This plays right into the death of the post office. If you never paid your bills by mail and never received them by mail, the post office would absolutely go out of business.
3. The Newspaper. The younger generation simply doesn't read the newspaper. They certainly don't subscribe to a daily delivered print edition. That may go the way of the milkman and the laundry man. As for reading the paper online, get ready to pay for it. The rise in mobile Internet devices and e-readers has caused all the newspaper and magazine publishers to form an alliance. They have met with Apple, Amazon, and the major cell phone companies to develop a model for paid subscription services.
4. The Book. You say you will never give up the physical book that you hold in your hand and turn the literal pages? I said the same thing about downloading music from iTunes. I wanted my hard copy CD. But I quickly changed my mind when I discovered that I could get albums for half the price without ever leaving home to get the latest music. The same thing will happen with books. You can browse a bookstore online and even read a preview chapter before you buy. And the price is less than half that of a real book. And think of the convenience! Once you start flicking your fingers on the screen instead of the book, you find that you are lost in the story, can't wait to see what happens next, and you forget that you're holding a gadget instead of a book.
5. The Land Line Telephone. Unless you have a large family and make a lot of local calls, you don't need it anymore. Most people keep it simply because they're always had it. But you are paying double charges for that extra service. All the cell phone companies will let you call customers using the same cell provider for no charge against your minutes
6. Music. This is one of the saddest parts of the change story. The music industry is dying a slow death. Not just because of illegal downloading. It's the lack of innovative new music being given a chance to get to the people who would like to hear it. Greed and corruption is the problem. The record labels and the radio conglomerates simply self-destruction. Over 40% of the music purchased today is "catalogue items," meaning traditional music that the public is familiar with. Older established artists. This is also true on the live concert circuit. To explore this fascinating and disturbing topic further, check out the book, "Appetite for Self-Destruction" by Steve Knopper, and the video documentary, "Before the Music Dies."
7. Television. Revenues to the networks are down dramatically. Not just because of the economy. People are watching TV and movies streamed from their computers. And they're playing games and doing all lots of other things that take up the time that used to be spent watching TV. Prime time shows have degenerated down to lower than the lowest common denominator. Cable rates are skyrocketing and commercials run about every 4 minutes and 30 seconds. I say good riddance to most of it It's time for the cable companies to be put out of our misery. Let the people choose what they want to watch online and through Netflix.
8. The "Things" That You Own. Many of the very possessions that we used to own are still in our lives, but we may not actually own them in the future. They may simply reside in "the cloud." Today your computer has a hard drive and you store your pictures, music, movies, and documents. Your software is on a CD or DVD, and you can always re-install it if need be. But all of that is changing. Apple, Microsoft, and Google are all finishing up their latest "cloud services." That means that when you turn on a computer, the Internet will be built into the operating system. So, Windows, Google, and the Mac OS will be tied straight into the Internet. If you click an icon, it will open something in the Internet cloud. If you save something, it will be saved to the cloud. And you may pay a monthly subscription fee to the cloud provider. In this virtual world, you can access your music or your books, or your whatever from any laptop or handheld device. That's the good news. But, will you actually own any of this "stuff" or will it all be able to disappear at any moment in a big "Poof?" Will most of the things in our lives be disposable and whimsical? It makes you want to run to the closet and pull out that photo album, grab a book from the shelf, or open up a CD case and pull out the insert.
9. Privacy. If there ever was a concept that we can look back on nostalgically, it would be privacy. That's gone. It's been gone for a long time anyway. There are cameras on the street, in most of the buildings, and even built into your computer and cell phone. But you can be sure that 24/7 "They" know who you are and where you are, right down to the GPS coordinates, and the Google Street View. If you buy something, your habit is put into a zillion profiles, and your ads will change to reflect those habits. And "They" will try to get you to buy something else. Again and again. All we have that can't be changed are Memories.
See "19 Facts About the Deindustrialization of America" in next post. Read More......
Friday, August 20, 2010
'American Heart' by Jon David
- “This should be our campaign theme song for 2010” -- Andrew Breitbart
- “As powerful and moving as anything I’ve ever heard” -- Curt Schilling
- “Jon David’s American Heart is the anthem for THE RED WHITE & BLUE BLOODED AMERICA”
--Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Hat tip: Stella Guenther Read More......
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Krista Branch: "I Am America"
"I Am America" was written by Mike Branch, a children's pastor , and sung by his wife, Krista Branch. Krista was interviewed by Lars Larson on July 14, 2010 and has appeared on Fox News. The song and video is going viral on YouTube and as an iTunes singles release. The Huffington Post asks if I Am America should become the Tea Party anthem. Lyrics:
Lyrics: I Am America
Pay no attention to the people in the street,
Crying out for accountability.
Make a joke of what we believe;
Say we don’t matter ‘cuz you disagree.
Pretend you’re kings, sit on your throne;
Look down your nose at the peasants below.
I’ve got some news: We’re taking names –
We’re waiting now for the judgment day.
I am America:
One voice, United we stand.
I am America:
One hope to heal our land;
There is still work that must be done.
I will not rest until we’ve won.
I am America.
You preach your tolerance but lecture me.
Is there no_ end to your own hypocrisy?
Your god is power; you have no shame;
Your only interest is political gain.
You hide your eyes and refuse to listen;
You play your games and abuse the system.
You stuff your pockets while Rome is burning –
I’ve got a feeling that the tide is turning.
I am America:
One voice, United we stand.
I am America:
One hope to heal our land.
I will not give up on this fight.
I will not fade into the night.
I am America.
You stuff your pockets while Rome is burning –
I’ve got a feeling that the tide is turning.
I am America:
One voice, United we stand.
I am America:
One hope to heal our land.
I am America:
One voice, United we stand.
I am America:
One hope to heal our land.
I will not give up on this fight.
I will not fade into the night.
I am America.
----
2 Chronicles 7:14 (King James Version)
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Read More......
Lyrics: I Am America
Pay no attention to the people in the street,
Crying out for accountability.
Make a joke of what we believe;
Say we don’t matter ‘cuz you disagree.
Pretend you’re kings, sit on your throne;
Look down your nose at the peasants below.
I’ve got some news: We’re taking names –
We’re waiting now for the judgment day.
I am America:
One voice, United we stand.
I am America:
One hope to heal our land;
There is still work that must be done.
I will not rest until we’ve won.
I am America.
You preach your tolerance but lecture me.
Is there no_ end to your own hypocrisy?
Your god is power; you have no shame;
Your only interest is political gain.
You hide your eyes and refuse to listen;
You play your games and abuse the system.
You stuff your pockets while Rome is burning –
I’ve got a feeling that the tide is turning.
I am America:
One voice, United we stand.
I am America:
One hope to heal our land.
I will not give up on this fight.
I will not fade into the night.
I am America.
You stuff your pockets while Rome is burning –
I’ve got a feeling that the tide is turning.
I am America:
One voice, United we stand.
I am America:
One hope to heal our land.
I am America:
One voice, United we stand.
I am America:
One hope to heal our land.
I will not give up on this fight.
I will not fade into the night.
I am America.
----
2 Chronicles 7:14 (King James Version)
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Read More......
Monday, October 12, 2009
America Is Me
Anthem for "We the People" by Mack Hayes - Tea Party salute.
Beautiful!
(Hat tip: Stella Guenther via Jean Worth)
Be sure to watch through the credits. Read More......
Beautiful!
(Hat tip: Stella Guenther via Jean Worth)
Be sure to watch through the credits. Read More......
Saturday, June 16, 2007
A Diamond in the Rough
Appearing on the show, 'Britain's Got Talent' (BGT), Paul Potts, a mobile phone salesman from south Wales, said that he has had a life-long dream to become an opera singer but that he didn't have a high level of self-confidence. That seemed apparent. Then he sang...
6/14 BGT Update: Paul Potts sings "Time to Say Goodbye" in Semi-Finals HERE!
6/17 BGT Update: Finals night WINNER Paul Potts performs "Nessun Dorma" HERE!
6/18 BTG Update: Phil & Fern interview Paul Potts HERE. Read More......
Paul Potts sings "Nessun Dorma"
6/14 BGT Update: Paul Potts sings "Time to Say Goodbye" in Semi-Finals HERE!
6/17 BGT Update: Finals night WINNER Paul Potts performs "Nessun Dorma" HERE!
6/18 BTG Update: Phil & Fern interview Paul Potts HERE. Read More......
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