“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” Will Smith
Some things you just don’t do: James Croce:
You don’t stand on Superman’s cape.You don’t spit into the wind.You don’t pull the mask of the Old Lone Ranger.You don’t mess around with Jim….
More things from Grumpy.
You don’t say at a hot jam,”Hey! let’s do “MacArthur ParK, in F#, we’ll start it out with spoons and the tambourines.”
Opine that “Dueling Banjos” made bluegrass music what it is today.
Interrupt Ron Thomason at a Dry Branch Fire Squad concert in Grass Valley and yell out, “Hey Ron, tell that funny one about the country singer… You know which one I’m talking about. The one about the guy who did that thing that was so funny with his friend who had a cousin in Peoria….. You know THAT one. You did it a few years ago when you were here.”
.Douse your beautiful 16 OZ. Porterhouse steak that J.D. just grilled for you with a half of cup of ketchup.
Give Rick Cornish a life sized poster of Proposition 13 co-author, Howard Jarvis for his 71st birthday.
Roger Miller has a few things to add.
You can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd -You can’t shower in a parakeet cage-You can’t go swimming in a baseball pool.
And then there is this.
Let’s do something about de politicizing the Veterans Administration. I am not a vet but it gets my dander up to see all the hoop jumping and red tape unwrapping they have to go through.
Shouldn’t veterans be in charge of running the VA? Shouldn’t veterans be the ones to say what they need and how they need it? Why is this important department parsed out as a political “thank you” to some crony or hack? Don’t our veterans deserve more?
Just a Memorial Day thought…..
Would you be willing to name three people who are no longer alive that you would like to spend and hour or two over a nice lunch? I am aware of the “Face Book Culture.” Our readers are not so prone to use the message board when they have their own message board on their lap top or phone.
So here’s a call out to those who don’t mind posting a response from the Welcome Columnist. Of course if won’t work if no one responds but if that is the case, well, we will always have Grass Valley.
To start things off I will name my three people who have inspired me in some way.
Beethoven: The man was probably not a joy to be around but I would savor every second with him. Just to get an opportunity to ask him questions about his thought process and feelings would be a thrill.
Henry David Thoreau: Our society regards Gandhi and Martin Luther King in the highest esteem. But it galls me that students in our schools are not taught that it was Thoreau who influenced Gandhi, and Gandhi who influenced Martin Luther King. Both read Thoreau.Thoreau wrote a little essay called, “Resistance to Civil Government. (Civil Disobedience).” This short work changed how societies grapple with bringing about change in a their government in a civil and non-violent manner.
It would be a thrill to spend a couple of hours chatting with the man himself and ask him how he pieced together this magnificent essay.
Amelia Earhart: I adored her so much our youngest daughter,Rhiannon, has as her middle name Amelia. Amelia knew of no glass ceiling. She did not spend time wondering why she could not do things men could. She just stepped out the door and did them because she wanted to. A lunch with her could only brighten my day.
As with Henry David Thoreau, Amelia seems to have lacked the star quality that made her a “role model.” That should be changed.
Sheila and I went To Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago. We stayed at the rather high end Wynn Hotel. This was done not because we can afford it but because John Fogerty was performing there and if you bought a concert ticket you got a thousand or two off of your hotel bill.
John put on an outstanding two hour show. When you leave a concert and feel the entertainer gave you his all and put the show on just for you, well that’s entertainment.
Sheila also booked the Beatles “Love” show at the Mirage.
A nice hotel but certainly not on the epic ritzy proportion of the Wynn. Beatles “Love” was a beautiful, moving ode to the Beatles. To quote Paul when he and Ringo were watching the debut of “Love” Paul said, “You know we wrote some pretty good songs.”
Sheila and I were walking through the vast compounds of the Wynn strolling past high several high end shops. We passed shops named Cartier, Rolex,and some with fancy French names of dress designers, art works, sculpture, all things offered up for the well to do.
Walking around you realize that everywhere you look there are mirrors.It was like being in the hall of mirrors at Play Land at the Beach. I got so tired of sucking in my ample belly I finally gave up, let my breath out and said , “What the Heke! Let it all hang out.”
I did have a chance to show my being up to date on things knowledge with Sheila. We were walking past one of the high end ladies stores and in the window was an array of small,petit,,ladies handbags and purses. I stopped and pointed to the purses and stated in knowing terms, “You know dear a person could pay up to $800 for one of those purses. Isn’t that crazy?” Sheila looked at me and said, “ More like $8,000.” Who in their right mind would spend that much money for a handbag? Some things you Just Don’t Do!
Until July 6 (eight days before departing to the Azores with big sister Maria, Cousin John and wife Cheryl)
Read a book, hug a child, pet a dog, stroke a cat, and eat a bar of chocolate. Make that two.