Van Morrison: Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge

Early this year Van Morrison released his 48th studio album, Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge, which contains mostly Chicago blues covers. Although there are some originals, including the title track.

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Van Morrison at 80, his Belfast in words and photos

Netanyahu completely fires on NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Go Bibi!

'DEATH SPIRAL': Florida Chamber delivers a scathing warning about Illinois

The end is near for Illinois.

Chicago mayoral candidate sues rivals over dual-office campaigns

Oh yeah, there ought to be a law against running for two offices at once in Illinois. 

But perhaps there is one already.

 

These judges are destroying us one case at a time: Expert

The attorney here discussing John Lyke, a radical Cook County judge, is wrong.

He's a terrible judge. Just this year he refused to lock up a career criminal who later killed a Chicago police officer.

Laura Ingraham: The agenda here is OBVIOUS on AI scare tactics

The leftists have bad political ideas, starting with full-blown socialism, which most voters oppose.

So they have to create crises to win elections. Two decades ago it was Al Gore and his global warming alarmism.

The "peril" of AI is their latest boy-cried-wolf tactic.

 

Lefties Losing It: Chicago is an embarrassment to America

Even Australia is noticing that Mayor Brandon Johnson is a colossal failure.

Of course, Johnson can't run on his record. So, he releases a humiliatingly awful dance video.

Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still (Official Video)

Some great music, mostly from Van Morrison and Eric Clapton, was composed during the COVID lockdowns. 

Here's another, "The Day the Earth Stood Still," by Willie Nile. The song draws its inspiration from the 1951 classic science fiction movie of the same name. Nile laments the empty streets, which reminds him of the stopping of electricity and more for an hour by Klaatu, the benevolent alien. 

Nile even works the foreboding phrase, ""Klaatu barada nikto," from the movie into this song.

It's a great work, although it's a bit too sympathetic to the lockdown insanity of 2020 for my taste.

   

Moment of silence, bell toll at Ground Zero to mark Flight 11 attack

Never forget! 9/11/2001!

‘DISRESPECTFUL’: 9/11 victim’s husband on how Mamdani treats families

Zohran Mamdani is a disgrace.