Once Again Jen Psaki Schools FOX News Peter Doocy

Colorado voting laws simular to Georgia's?
I think not.

Steve Schalchlin- Holy Dirt (+ His Other Half)

Steve has performed this many times over the years. Here's his latest incarnation.

(from New World Waking) by Bonus Round Band. ©2021 by Steve Schalchlin.

Steve's Blog: Living In The Bonus Round. It was aptly named after having survived near death as a result of him contracting HIV. He wasn't expected to make it much past 1994. Yet here he is as a result of today's near miracle medicines.

I've followed Steve for a long time as he migrated from Los Angeles to New York several years ago. His talent is impressive. I suggest you check out his many videos including some off-Broadway productions in NYC.




Jim also wrote a couple of musicals. This from 2007

His lyrics are some of the best I ever listened to.

Steve's Other Half Jim Brochu
"Merman And Me"

Jim is a star in his own right. He made several TV appearances


He also was friends with Zero Mostel back in the day.

Happy Easter

YouTube Is My Go To Channel

We've been watching dozens of free movies and a bunch of other stuff since network TV mostly sucks.
AND..
I came across these you might enjoy. We sure did.

Here's a Johnny Carson Classic...

A bit of a side story. When my wife worked at Wanamaker her boss was married to a guy who could be 100% mistaken for being Dom. We went out to a downtown Allentown bar and the bartender gave us all free drinks and swore he's keep it on the down low Dom was in his bar. We tried to explain but he wasn't buying. Then again neither were we that night :-)


These two jokers!



One hellva' large organ in Chicago.




The "Wanamaker Organ" in Phila.- Largest in the world with 28,750 pipes.

A National Historic Landmark it's valued in excess of $71 million dollars.
Another side story. When I was young I had the opportunity to take a peek around the St. Paul Church pipe organ on S. 8th St. Allentown. Course nothing as large as this, but still a magnificently large instrument. No speakers could ever move the amount of air St. Paul's twin blowers could produce through the church's pipes to resonate the air such as they.

Although I had six years of organ lessons I couldn't even dream the amount of multitasking required to play one of these colossal instruments One needs, 10 fingers, both legs and still peel your eyes on the three staffs printed on the sheet music. My brain was never wired that way. So I really appreciate what kind of brain it takes in someone's head to do all that while still being able to make all the stop changes required.

Imagine too all the money and skills required to maintain such a behemoth. Air pressures have to be properly regulated to all pipes to ensure equal volume from each. Pitches properly tuned in order not to sound like a cacophony of noise. Too much/too little air pressure, humidity or improper temperature is also factor. Wow.. just wow!

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55 Corporations Avoided $8.5 Billion In Federal Taxes

nypost.com
Dozens of America’s biggest companies paid no federal income taxes last year "26 of them haven’t paid a penny in federal income tax in the three years since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reform bill was signed into law in 2017... In fact, 52 of those firms — including household names such as Nike, FedEx and Dish Network — ended up pocketing federal tax rebates worth a collective $3.5 billion"

Every time a Republican president gets into office (except Geo. H.W. Bush) the same thing happens. Ronald Reagan, tax cuts. Geo. W Bush, tax cuts. Trump, Tax cuts. Each promise these will more then make up for themselves. With GDP growth will come a influx of tax money. Yet as anyone can plainly see it never does.

Instead when the budget goes to pot it's up to Democrats try and bring the revenue back in. At this point Republicans then accuse Democrats of tax and spend. We've seen this time and again. Like riding on the same carousel round and round it never seems to get old. Republicans break the bank. Democrats fix it. Then Republicans break it again.. on and on it goes.

So here we are again. The federal budget is in a landslide. Republicans call for cuts mostly in social services and infrastructure.  Now the post office too. When this happens federal state funding is reduced. This in turn trickles down to local governments. Who then in turn increase their taxes on all of us.

Some may argue well if corporations are forced to pay higher taxes they will just increase their prices. True, but they can only do it on their customers. The wealthier will buy more from them. The poorer  less likely to do so (capitalism at work for raising revenue). States and cities on the other hand suffering lower federal funds will impose tax increases on all their citizens across the board rich or poor (socialistic taxation). 

Rather then increasing taxes directly on the wealthy do so more indirectly by closing the loopholes corporations get away with. Obviously the wealthy are going to spend a lot more money thus paying more in taxes on the larger amount of goods they buy then the average worker.

This avoids the age old argument in congress against taxing the wealthy. Perhaps making it less toxic in order to reach some sort bipartisan agreement that won't upset either of their voters as otherwise would. Although I'm quite certain it would be a call-to-arms for corporate lobbyists who'd be the main obstacle to overcome.

This leaves the money changers to be later dealt with. That's a much heftier lift best left to discuss another time.  

Listening To Me Some Bocephus

How many other star friends can you spot in this video?




Those were the days, eh?


How about a little Van Halen wid' your Bocephus?



Some more musical guests appear in this one.

Can't always say I was fond of his views... but damn that man sure could entertain !!!

The Morning Call Guild Forum: Reimagining The Morning Call

The Morning Call Guild hosted a Zoom webinar Wednesday, March 31, to discuss the impacts of hedge fund Alden Global Capital's intention to purchase Tribune Publishing, parent company of The Morning Call newspaper in Allentown. The Guild is searching for a way to return the paper to local control and ownership.


A city this size deserves strong reporting. Will it be possible given the present business climate for newspapers?

I have a lot of thoughts but will save them for comments if others express an interest. I will say this much. While the small local news media struggles, investigative reporting is impossible. It takes time and money. Nearly everything folks read on the local internet comes from others who have to work for a living. People who don't have the kind of time needed to invest in this kind of thing. Only a paid person who does it for a living would.