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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

The Writer's Life 8/8 - Gentle & Not So Gentle on My Mind

In his business column in today's NY Post, John Crudele dampened the optimism engendered by the recent hopeful economic numbers. He suggests, since the overall salary figures are low, that the jobs being created are low-paying ones, the same as during the Obama era. He also mentioned possible recession. Bummer.

I've come across a couple of interesting terms heretofore unfamiliar to me: Antifa: short for (militant) anti-fascists; middle-class champagne socialist/communist/anarchist white boys who don't like nationalists or fascists and are rebelling against the establishment while upholding ultra-politically correct views. In other words - know-it-alls... This one is cute: Seenager - basically a senior citizen who sees himself/herself as young at heart. I don't consider myself one, allow I'm in better shape than 95% of men my age.

The left may have won another scalp in its on-going war with Fox News, which has suspended Eric Bolling, who sent lewd photos to at least three female employees. This morning, radio talk show host Mark Simone said that billionaire George Soros is behind the digging up of the dirt, which has already felled the late Roger Ailes and Bill O'Reilly. The epic battle of civilization continues.

RIP music legend Glen Campbell, 81. The son of a sharecropper, he was the seventh of twelve children. During his 50 years in show business, he released more than 70 albums that sold 45 million copies. He earned four Gold, four Platinum and one Double-platinum awards. 80 of his songs hit either the Billboard Country Chart, Billboard Hot 100, or the Adult Contemporary Chart. 29 made the top ten, nine reaching number one on at least one of those charts. He hosted the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS from January 1969 through June 1972. In the early '60's he was part of a group of studio musicians later known as The Wrecking Crew. He played on recordings by Bobby Darin, Ricky Nelson, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, The Monkees, Nancy Sinatra, Merle Haggard, Jan and Dean, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Phil Spector. He toured with the Beach Boys in late '64, early '65, subbing for Brian Wilson, and played bass on the iconic Pet Sounds album. He appeared in twelve films, most notably True Grit (1969). He won ten Grammys, including the lifetime achievement award. Of course, he is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Songs like Gentle on My Mind, Wichita Lineman, and By the Time I Get to Phoenix sound as beautiful today as they did upon their release decades ago. Well done, sir. Thank you.

My thanks to the sweet, elderly Russian woman who donated two books in her native tongue and insisted on paying for the two she selected from those I had on hand. Thanks also to the old Russian gentleman who donated a paperback of John Steinbeck's The Pearl.
Vic's Sixth novel: http://tinyurl.com/zpuhucj 
Vic's Short Works: http://tinyurl.com/jy55pzc
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