Sunday, May 31, 2009

Jocey's Hard Rock Mix 22MAY09

1 Alice Cooper - I’m 18 2:55 Billion $ Babies 1973
2 Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion 4:34 Toys in the attic 1975
3 Kiss - Rocknroll all nite 2:45 Dressed to kill 1975
4 Montrose - Rock candy 5:17 s/t 1973
5 Robin Trower - Little bit of sympathy s/t 4:20 1973
6 Van Halen - Runnin with the devil s/t 3:32 1978
7 Roxy Music - Love is the drug 4:05 1975
8 Heart - Magic man 5:35 Dreamboat Annie 1975
9 Led Zeppelin - Stairway to heaven zofo 7:55 1972
10 Alan Parsons Project - Be like you 3:19 I Robot 1977
11 Edgar Winter Group - Free ride 45 3:05 1972
12 Jeff Beck - Ain’t superstitious 4:53 Truth 1968
13 ZZ Top - La Grange 3:51 Tres Hombres 1973
14 Motorhead - Ace of spades comp LP 1980
15 Beach Boys - Sail on Sailor 3:15 Holland 1973
16 Genesis - Firth of fifth 9:36 Selling England 1973
17 10cc - Blackmail 4:35 Original soundtrack 1975
18 Rolling Stones - Shattered 45 3:46 1978
78:02 787.7MB

This what we've been listening to the last week or so.

Friday, May 29, 2009

BUY LOCAL
I like buying local as long as it has good value. And the guy isn't a total crook. I see the buy local tag in the Bee on ads from only certain businesses, like Fresno Volvo and Fashion Furniture. By their definition buying a Volvo is still buying local. Maybe they're making Volvos in Arkansas like Hondas. I noticed Michael Volkswagon doesn't have the buy Local tag on their ads. Maybe it's because they know everybody thinks VWs are made in Germany and it would be a stretch to ask people to buy a VW and call it buying local.

We bought a dining set recently from Macys. On the bottom of the table is an easy to find tag that says, made in China. Checked out a lot of dining tables at other well-known furniture stores in Fresno and could not find one that didn't say made in China.

I think these are the same people who worked so hard to convince us that shipping all the factories overseas in the 90's was a good idea. And continued to give them tax breaks for doing so. And now they want us to buy local when it's not really buying local. The sales tax benefit is cited yet they have been against every tax that has ever come along.

The best argument for the buy local ad campaign is the massive Bee Buy Local section 30MAY09. Talk about math, I'm still going through it all. Anyone would have to be crazy to go against such a massive campaign supported by so many local heavyweights.

It all makes sense until you scratch the surface.
Call me crazy, but I have learned over the years to never, ever believe what is said in advertising.

These local high rollers now want us to buy local when we little people buy stuff, but where do the sellers of the luxury merchandise buy when they buy stuff?

Where are the things manufactured they sell? When they buy the labor to make the stuff where do they go to get it? They buy their manufacturing labor overseas.

I'm a really local guy, but this buy local advertising campaign is phoney. They were the ones who got us into all this financial mess and now they want to tell us how and where to spend our money?

I think the people have spoken. They don't want to buy those bloated gas guzzlers, they want a greener world to live in, universal health care and a government that works for them.

All the things the Republicans have been against for the last....ever.

Article from NYTimes in the Bee 20MAY09
Totally explains this typical top down Republican, pro-big business strategy. They can say it's 'local' even though it's actually manufactured or grown hundreds or even thousands of miles away.

Buy my 'local' music:
www.stagedive-records.com/mailorder

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Voting today?

We went over the sample ballots last night and discussed it again this morning. The wording/purpose is confusing on several of the measures.

1A - This one is somewhat clear, in that, it creates a rainy day fund. Sounds like a good idea, but wouldn't just spending less solve the budget shortage?

1B - This is confusing. What are supplemental payments to local school districts? I'm all for generous funding of schools but this is unclear.

1C - We have to have a special election to "modernize the Lottery"?

1D - Take away money from children's services to balance the budget?
No way.

1E - Take away money from mental health to balance the budget? No way again.

1F - This one should have been 1A. It's clear that it says "Prevents pay increases during budget deficit years." We had to have a special election to determine this???

I've gone back and forth as to voting all yes or all no or not voting at all to protest these damn special elections/propositions.

Saturday, May 16, 2009



MLK day 19JAN09 with my song, "Flatlanders" mixed into the soundtrack. A great holiday for all Americans. Civil rights in downtown Fresno. The marching bucket brigade was a highlight for me. I'll definitely go back next year. It was fun and inspiring.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

3 car accident at Blackstone and McKinley Fresno. No one was seriously hurt. 4:20pm 11may09