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Friday, September 12, 2003 |
Hank Williams 'Lost Songs' Freed
Good news: a trove of 150 Hank Williams segments that Williams recorded
in 1951 for "Mother's Best Flour Show," a 15-minute show that once
aired on WSM-AM 650 has been ruled the possession of Williams'
children, and can now be released. Alas, the piece doesn't say when
they'll actually be released. September 17 would have been Hank's 80th
birthday, amazing that he's only 7 years older than Johnny Cash, but
their careers didn't overlap at all; we were robbed of Hank much, much
too early. [Thanks, Gary.]
2:36:25 PM Permalink
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Love, God, Murder
Johnny Cash, Country Music's Bare-Bones Realist, Dies at 71.
Johnny Cash, whose gravelly bass-baritone was the vocal bedrock of
American country music for more than four decades, died early this
morning. By Stephen Holden. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
My old pal Roger said this morning that a small part of him had died.
That's more true with this than I'd thought it would be, sitting here
listening to The Essential Johnny Cash, going through these great
songs, these wonderful performances. More than almost any other artist,
I can't remember a time when I did not
know most of these songs; I grew up with Country music stations on all
the time. It was easier for me to find Johnny Cash on the radio than
The Beatles. These songs -- Ring of Fire, I Walk the Line, Folsom
Prison Blues, Big River, Don't Take Your Guns to Town -- were in the
background of my youth, and are as much a part of my day to day
thinking as anything is. I still remember Cash's great TV show from 69
& 70, especially Dylan's performance. I really regret never seeing
him in concert, but I'm happy my kids are all at lest moderate fans. I
think Genevieve learned Folsom Prison Blues at the same time she
learned Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Cash will be missed, but what a
legacy he leaves.
12:05:40 PM Permalink
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RIP
MAN IN BLACK
Well you wonder why I always dress in black
Why you never see bright colors on my back
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone
Well there's a reason for the things that I have on
I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down
Livin' in the hopeless hungry side of town
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime
But is there because he's a victim of the times
I wear the black for those who've never read
Or listened to the words that Jesus said
About the road to happiness through love and charity
Why you'd think he's talking straight to you and me
Well we're doin' mighty fine I do suppose
In our streak of lightning cars and fancy clothes
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back
Up front there oughta be a man in black
I wear it for the sick and lonely old
For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold
I wear the black in morning for the lives that could have been
Each week we lose a hundred fine young men
And I wear it for the thousands who have died
Believin' that the Lord was on their side
I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died
Believin' that we all were on their side
Well there's things that never will be right I know
And things need changin' everywhere you go
But till we start to make a move to make a few things right
You'll never see me wear a suit of white
Oh I'd love to wear a rainbow every day and tell the world that
everything's okay
But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
Till things're brighter I'm the man in black
« © '71 House Of Cash »
9:43:56 AM Permalink
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Why is the taskbar at the bottom of the screen?. Raymond explains why the taskbar defaults to the bottom of the screen (because old apps would position themselves under it a lot when it was on top). Since I defected from the Mac, I always move mine to the top and like it, but did have problems for *years* about apps moving up under there.
For those few that still do, I've long since memorized the key sequence: Alt, Space, M, which flips a window into "Move Mode" and lets me use the arrows to move it down. I can understand why MS didn't want to teach everyone that and instead just put the taskbar at the bottom. : )
Posted by Chris Sells on Fri, September 12, 2003 @ 9:02AM [Marquee de Sells: Chris's insight outlet]
This is a great tip, for a different reason. I have two apps that sometimes get into a weird state where they only want to live maximized on the screen. If I minimize them, they disappear, apparently to the top left corner of the screen. Until I saw this tip, I didn't have a good reliable way to move or resize them.
9:30:21 AM Permalink
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© Copyright 2004 Steve Michel.
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