This page is pretty much complete. Still needs to be proofread / edited.
At the Ryman:
Charley Crockett performed his first show at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in November 2022, which was so successful it was released as a live album and concert film titled "Charley Crockett: Live from the Ryman" in 2023.
The performance is available to stream on PBS and its companion app, and the album and film can be purchased on his official store or from retailers like Amoeba Music and Amazon.com. Also, full set here.
Charlie Crockett: I don't think I've ever been so excited about a singer since first hearing Willie Nelson ("Red-Headed Stranger") and Linda Ronstadt. Link here. Link here.
Barred from life to trading on/in the stock market. When you end up on CBS Mornings you know you've made it. Just don't screw it up. Is Charlie Crockett the Lana Del Rey of country music? I asked ChatGPT and was surprised by the answer.
Best line in "Jamestown Ferry": A case of gone was all she carried as she got on the Jamestown ferry. And she said that gone was all she'd ever be. Link here. My hunch: Leonard Cohen wished he would have written those lines. LOL.
ChatGPT: if folks are using ChatGPT like I'm using ChatGPT, the 22nd century is going to arrive a lot sooner than folks imagine.
Moving on. This was the most important "life lesson" Charlie Crockett ever learned. Wow. How do these guys survive?
Charlie Crockett: is the real deal. Including time in jail. LOL. Born in the same town as Freddie Fender, San Benito, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, just across from Mexico.
God: if you don't believe in God, or believe in angels watching over some folks, you will, after watching the Charlie Crockett documentary. When watching these documentaries, it's always amazing how many folks journal and/or take notes the old-fashioned with -- with pencils/pens and spiral journals.
The music: Charlie Crockett is on the same continuum as Q. Tarantino but at the opposite end of that continuum.
Freddy Fender: Sir Douglas Quintet, "Mendocino." Link here.
C. H. Mitchell's Bar-B-Q: Valdosta, Georgia. Link here.
Canada: blinks.
It was just a matter of time. Link here. Canada trying to "make nice"? Nope, a sign of desperation.
If you read Shenk's book on chess you will better understand Trump's mindset when it comes to life / business. For Trump, business is life / life is business. It is said sharks will die if they don't keep moving. [Are sharks the most successful chordate group ever? Nope, that distinction falls to other chordate groups, especially ray-finned fishes, when considering diversity, population size, and colonization of habitats. I might disagree. Between sharks and ray-finned fishes, which commands more respect? LOL.
The blog: best thing I ever did. Well almost. There were a few women along the way.
Intel: most misread story this past month. Link here.
Europe: is losing / has lost its way. The WSJ. It began with Angela Merkel.
Germany's response: link here. Three words: "it's too late."
Lucid: looking for love in all the wrong places. But it might just work out. Stranger things have happened. The WSJ.
Apple! Holy mackerel! Is anyone paying attention? Is Apple making a stealth move to Texas? Link to CNBC. Also at the blog. Link pending.
Shark Tank! Confirmed: Trump taking a 10% interest in Intel. Not Trump specifically, but the US government, with the deal "negotiated" by Trump. Think about that: the US government got 10% of Intel and didn't have to spend an additional dime. Trump's a pretty good negotiator. Later: it's unlikely anyone will ever really understand what happened, but at the end of the day, the US owns 10% of Intel as of today -- I assume 10% of outstanding shares of Intel. The value of this investment will now change on a daily basis, as with all publicly traded companies.
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The Art Page
Caillebotte.
I bought this book years ago after seeing a Caillebotte exhibit in Fort Worth, Texas. The book is still in its shrink wrap; I have no plans to ever open it up. At least not for awhile.
From The WSJ today:
We saw this at the Ft Worth exhibition, at the Kimbell Fine Arts Museum, some years ago.
Hangs at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, a museum we have visited often.
