A painting team was working on my house and we got talking about world affairs. Both born in 2005. WTF can you be expected to know? That is literally yesterday for me, and they are talking about how chatGPT is changing the old "smartphone" world of my generation (lol -sometime this week we should find a payphone and let mom know we're OK..). All I could do was nod like a wise dinosaur.
Taylor's father moved the family from New England to the South, when he was named dean of the University of North Carolina's medical school. During his time there, when Taylor was 7, his father was called up to U.S. Navy duty and led a two-year-long expedition to the South Pole, where he was left in charge of the distribution of liquor for his 100 fellow explorers. Taylor says his father returned home with a drinking problem which left the elder man emotionally and behaviorally unpredictable.
As a 17 yr old, James developed a deep and persistent depression. Taylor later told the Chicago Tribune that he "spent [his] college education money staying at a psychiatric hospital." That facility was the McLean Psychiatric Hospital, and that's where Taylor took the time to start writing songs in earnest, often looking inward for material and thus using music for its therapeutic purposes.
In retrospect, Taylor believes that drugs took their toll on him, particularly socially and emotionally.
"One thing that addiction does is, it freezes you," Taylor told The Telegraph. "You don't develop, you don't learn the skills by trial and error of having experiences and learning from them and finding out what it is you want and how to go about getting it, by relating with other people. You short-circuit all of that stuff and just go for the button that says this feels good over and over again." In 1983, he began the journey to sobriety, utilizing 12-step programs as well as vigorous exercise. "Eventually, that sort of just scours the devil out of you," Taylor told Oprah's Master Class, "so that's the best practical advice I can give — sweat it out."
“Make no mistake, it’s not about your convenience, and it’s not about saving the planet. It will be a complete impoverishment and enslavement of all the people,” German MEP Christine Anderson said regarding the push for 15-minute cities. She’s right.
Dunno, he went through years of drugs between albums. Not a great mark for the spooks or ML Ultra types IMHO, but then, I'm in a different line of work..
Psychiatric hospital, drug addiction, a music career and a father who became not a university professor but a DEAN!? Sorry, those are prime MK Ultra, candidates, man.
The music in the 70s was prolific. Rock, Jazz, Fusion, and The Grateful Dead. That leaves out all the popular forms. Motown. I think 70s movies are great, too. Zardoz is a fav. Planet of the Apes. Some of the popular explosion that took place in the arts came from the 1920s. Because of our copyright laws, things tend to get made on a 50 year delta. Like Hesse's Steppenwolf. A British movie from '74--another fav. that came out of the 20s.
Reacquainted myself with my music collection since the beginning of the elites great reset. Was a great diversion from the nonsense going on. That is until, Neil Young had to open his big yap and removed his music from Spotify to protest over the streaming service airing Joe Rogan's podcast he criticized for spreading COVID misinformation. Haven't listened to his stuff since, Luckily there are many options.
Ran into an intersting book about many of my favorite musicians from that era with interesting links to the CIA. Dave McGowen did amazing research and found out alot about the music scene and those that arrived at Laurel Canyon, and their entanglements with the CIA?
Jim Morrison, son, of Admiral George Stephen Morrison, ‘Tonkin Gulf‘ Incident.
Francis Zappa, Franks dad, was a chemical warfare specialist assigned to the Edgewood Arsenal.
Frank’s wife, Gail Zappa, hails from a long line of career Naval officers, including her father, who spent his life working on classified nuclear weapons research for the U.S. Navy.
John Phillips (Mama's and Papa's) was the child of the military/intelligence complex. The son of U.S. Marine Corp Captain Claude Andrew Phillips and a mother who claimed to have psychic and telekinetic powers, John attended a series of elite military prep schools in the Washington, D.C. area, culminating in an appointment to the prestigious U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis
Stephen Stills will later tell anyone who will sit and listen that he had served time for Uncle Sam in the jungles of Vietnam as an advisor ala CIA/Special Forces operatives prior to the troops arriving.
David Crosby, founding member of the seminal Laurel Canyon band the Byrds, as well as, of course, Crosby, Stills & Nash. Crosby is the son of an Annapolis graduate and WWII military intelligence officer, Major Floyd Delafield Crosby.
The 1690s. I could make an album called 90s Greatest Hits, and it would all be from the 1690s. The late Baroque era, when there were professional standing choirs in every town in Germany. You had Purcell in London, and the French and Italian late baroque as well. The 1690s was a decade where the popular culture was listening to awesome music, and participating in the pinnacle era of European culture. Another interesting decade is the 1890s. The cosmopolitan era. That was the richest era with a lot of moneyed people traveling and tons of cultural exchange.
I think the 80's were ok as well, no Vietnam anyway. When I read your title I thought you meant 2020's and was really looking forward to the reasons why.
Carly Simon is wealthy mostly because her dad founded Simon and Schuster books
Net Worth: $65 million*
Wealth Inherited From: Richard L. Simon
She is the daughter of Richard Simon, who co-founded the book company now owned by ViacomCBS, Simon & Schuster. He was also a classical pianist, sparking his daughter’s interest in music. She was also briefly married to James Taylor.
I have only been on Substack a day and a half. I am addicted. Just when I think it can't get anymore anything I find you Jimchanga and you talk back to people who read your Substack with kind and thoughtful deference. I am hooked.
A painting team was working on my house and we got talking about world affairs. Both born in 2005. WTF can you be expected to know? That is literally yesterday for me, and they are talking about how chatGPT is changing the old "smartphone" world of my generation (lol -sometime this week we should find a payphone and let mom know we're OK..). All I could do was nod like a wise dinosaur.
Bonus:
Things you didn't know about James Taylor:
Taylor's father moved the family from New England to the South, when he was named dean of the University of North Carolina's medical school. During his time there, when Taylor was 7, his father was called up to U.S. Navy duty and led a two-year-long expedition to the South Pole, where he was left in charge of the distribution of liquor for his 100 fellow explorers. Taylor says his father returned home with a drinking problem which left the elder man emotionally and behaviorally unpredictable.
As a 17 yr old, James developed a deep and persistent depression. Taylor later told the Chicago Tribune that he "spent [his] college education money staying at a psychiatric hospital." That facility was the McLean Psychiatric Hospital, and that's where Taylor took the time to start writing songs in earnest, often looking inward for material and thus using music for its therapeutic purposes.
In retrospect, Taylor believes that drugs took their toll on him, particularly socially and emotionally.
"One thing that addiction does is, it freezes you," Taylor told The Telegraph. "You don't develop, you don't learn the skills by trial and error of having experiences and learning from them and finding out what it is you want and how to go about getting it, by relating with other people. You short-circuit all of that stuff and just go for the button that says this feels good over and over again." In 1983, he began the journey to sobriety, utilizing 12-step programs as well as vigorous exercise. "Eventually, that sort of just scours the devil out of you," Taylor told Oprah's Master Class, "so that's the best practical advice I can give — sweat it out."
Read More: https://www.grunge.com/189960/the-tragic-real-life-story-of-james-taylor/
Read More: https://www.grunge.com/189960/the-tragic-real-life-story-of-james-taylor/
“Make no mistake, it’s not about your convenience, and it’s not about saving the planet. It will be a complete impoverishment and enslavement of all the people,” German MEP Christine Anderson said regarding the push for 15-minute cities. She’s right.
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/wef/15-minute-cities-will-enslave-the-people/
Gordon Lightfoot probably would be alive today, despite his age, if he had not been "vaccinated".
In the end, he wasn't rebel enough where it counts. Your Free Mind.
RIP to one of my fave singer-songwriters.
https://markcrispinmiller.substack.com/p/gordon-lightfoot-probably-would-be?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=383085&post_id=119289063&isFreemail=true&utm_medium=email
The 70's were awesome, especially the music.
Listen to what he is saying and especially his body language. He just happened to be playing in Martha Vinyard at 15 or so. How who funded that.
Then he was in NYC, still be barely an adult. Then he was in London, and the Beatles signed him! Does any of that sound organic?
Look at who is now and where he has shown up and promoted.
Dunno, he went through years of drugs between albums. Not a great mark for the spooks or ML Ultra types IMHO, but then, I'm in a different line of work..
Psychiatric hospital, drug addiction, a music career and a father who became not a university professor but a DEAN!? Sorry, those are prime MK Ultra, candidates, man.
Ok, when you put it THAT way..
Being a tinfoil hatter, I never get to be right. Lol. Thanks for that 😉
The 70's, finishing school and starting work. Great music, great times.
The music in the 70s was prolific. Rock, Jazz, Fusion, and The Grateful Dead. That leaves out all the popular forms. Motown. I think 70s movies are great, too. Zardoz is a fav. Planet of the Apes. Some of the popular explosion that took place in the arts came from the 1920s. Because of our copyright laws, things tend to get made on a 50 year delta. Like Hesse's Steppenwolf. A British movie from '74--another fav. that came out of the 20s.
Reacquainted myself with my music collection since the beginning of the elites great reset. Was a great diversion from the nonsense going on. That is until, Neil Young had to open his big yap and removed his music from Spotify to protest over the streaming service airing Joe Rogan's podcast he criticized for spreading COVID misinformation. Haven't listened to his stuff since, Luckily there are many options.
Ran into an intersting book about many of my favorite musicians from that era with interesting links to the CIA. Dave McGowen did amazing research and found out alot about the music scene and those that arrived at Laurel Canyon, and their entanglements with the CIA?
Jim Morrison, son, of Admiral George Stephen Morrison, ‘Tonkin Gulf‘ Incident.
Francis Zappa, Franks dad, was a chemical warfare specialist assigned to the Edgewood Arsenal.
Frank’s wife, Gail Zappa, hails from a long line of career Naval officers, including her father, who spent his life working on classified nuclear weapons research for the U.S. Navy.
John Phillips (Mama's and Papa's) was the child of the military/intelligence complex. The son of U.S. Marine Corp Captain Claude Andrew Phillips and a mother who claimed to have psychic and telekinetic powers, John attended a series of elite military prep schools in the Washington, D.C. area, culminating in an appointment to the prestigious U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis
Stephen Stills will later tell anyone who will sit and listen that he had served time for Uncle Sam in the jungles of Vietnam as an advisor ala CIA/Special Forces operatives prior to the troops arriving.
David Crosby, founding member of the seminal Laurel Canyon band the Byrds, as well as, of course, Crosby, Stills & Nash. Crosby is the son of an Annapolis graduate and WWII military intelligence officer, Major Floyd Delafield Crosby.
Quite the read. File under the heading Nothing Is As It Seems. Here’s a link: https://centerforaninformedamerica.com/
I'd like to go back to a simpler time with no computers, smart phones and TV. When people knew how to carry on a conversation face-to-face 🙂
Wild idea❣️
The 1690s. I could make an album called 90s Greatest Hits, and it would all be from the 1690s. The late Baroque era, when there were professional standing choirs in every town in Germany. You had Purcell in London, and the French and Italian late baroque as well. The 1690s was a decade where the popular culture was listening to awesome music, and participating in the pinnacle era of European culture. Another interesting decade is the 1890s. The cosmopolitan era. That was the richest era with a lot of moneyed people traveling and tons of cultural exchange.
Ok, you sold me on the 1690's and the standing Männerchor!
I think the 80's were ok as well, no Vietnam anyway. When I read your title I thought you meant 2020's and was really looking forward to the reasons why.
That's another post. In short, the 2020's is the best time to be alive because we are superheroes and THIS is our time! https://youtu.be/4gabQNUch00
Fun fact:
Carly Simon is wealthy mostly because her dad founded Simon and Schuster books
Net Worth: $65 million*
Wealth Inherited From: Richard L. Simon
She is the daughter of Richard Simon, who co-founded the book company now owned by ViacomCBS, Simon & Schuster. He was also a classical pianist, sparking his daughter’s interest in music. She was also briefly married to James Taylor.
American Cops Resigning En Masse
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/crime/american-cops-resigning-en-masse/
This is why the US ias we knew it is screwed:
The govt guys that said the 2020 election was the "most secure in history" have quietly backtracked and announced
9 vulnerabilities build into the system. Nothing is being done about it.
Stay posted for more next week:
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2022/06/03/cisa-releases-security-advisory-dominion-voting-systems-democracy
I have only been on Substack a day and a half. I am addicted. Just when I think it can't get anymore anything I find you Jimchanga and you talk back to people who read your Substack with kind and thoughtful deference. I am hooked.