Oops, a little late, but up to the K’s in my alphabetic quest…

K Twist – Kenny Burrell
Ka Huila Wai – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Kaleohano – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Ka’ Ano’i – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole (I presume that K words are popular in Hawaiian)
Karakoum – Anouar Brahem Trio
Kasalafkut hulu – Mulatu Astatqe
Kathleen – Josh Ritter
Kathy’s Song – Simon and Garfunkel
Kathy’s Waltz – The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Katie Lied – Steely Dan

And for a bonus, since they just came to play here and I feel like sailing:
Wooden Ships – Crosby, Stills, and Nash

Okay, I have to admit that, yes, I was once a “fratboy.” We can change…

I believe I’m up to the “J’s”:

Jabuticaba – Bebel Gilberto
Jackson – Johnny Cash
Jade Visions (Take 1 and 2) – Bill Evans Trio
Jammin’ – Bob Marley
Jazz Man – Carol King
Jealous Guy – Roxy Music
The Jeannie C. – Stan Rogers (About time I got some Stan Rogers on here)
Jeru – Gerry Mulligan
Jerusalem – Steve Earle
Jezebel -Sade

And for a bonus, I double up and throw in my favorite Stan Roger’s tune:
Barrett’s Privateers

There probably isn’t much mystery here. Cardiomyopathy is often caused by excessive alcohol abuse. I have a couple of friends in recovery that still deal with such heart problems from their drinking days.

Up to the I’s in my alphabetic quest:

I – Tomasz Stanko Quartet
I Am a Rock – Simon & Garfunkel
I Can Feel Your Heartbeat – The Partridge Family
I Can’t Quit You Baby – Led Zeppelin
I Can’t Remember – The Thorns
I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down – Elvis Costello
I Can’t Tell You Why – The Eagles
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do – ABBA
I Don’t Want To Talk About it – Everything But the Girl
I Fall in Love Too Easily – (2 versions, one by Chet Baker and one by Miles Davis).

As a hot weather bonus:
Babylon Sisters – Steely Dan (Here come those Santa Ana Winds again)

On to the H’s:

Haiti – Caetano Veloso
Half Moon Bay – Sun Kil Moon
Halfaouine – Anouar Brahem
Hamlet Op. 67 Overture – Leonard Bernstein (Tchaikovsky)
Hang On To Your Ego – Beach Boys
Hang On To Your Love – Sade
Happy Xmas (War is over) – John Lennon
Hard Headed Woman – Cat Stevens
Hard Road to Travel – Jimmy Cliff
Harder They Come – Jimmy Cliff

Bonus track in honor of my wife checking out some guru in Ojai this weekend:
Guru Brahma – Jai Uttal

I was just thinking about “The Bicycle Thief.” I saw a trailer for “A Better Life” and said, “That reminds me a lot of The Bicycle Thief.” Apparently, I was the last to know…

Up to the first 10 G’s in my alphabetic quest:

Gaayatri – Ravi Shankar
Gabriel’s Message – Sting
Gaia Nector – Masood Ali Khan
Galilee Mon Amour – Anouar Brahem
Games People Play – Duane Allman
Garands – Young the Giant
Gather Me Up – Rachel Goswell
Gazzellioni – Eric Dolphy
Gee Baby, Aint’t I Good to You? – Kenny Burrell
Genius of the Crowd – Charles Bukowski (spoken poem)

And in honor of two players from my favorite NFL team being busted for marijuana in the same week:
Wondering Where the Lions Are – Bruce Cockburn

“…don’t need no newspaper larnin’ to be a big time morning show celebrity”

Well, I have to agree with that.

Up to the first 10 “F’s”‘ in my alphabetic quest:

A Face in the Crowd – Tom Petty
Facelift – Soft Machine
Fade Into Me – Cowboy Junkies
Fakin’ It – Simon & Garfunkel
Fall Out – Gerry Mulligan
Fallen – Sarah McLachlan
Falling for the First Time – Bare Naked Ladies
Famous Blue Raincoat – Leonard Cohen
Fancy Dancer – Bread
Far From the Arms of Hunger – Jackson Browne

And I’ll go to the T’s for a bonus track in honor of the name of a boat that I had the joy of selling today:
Telephone Line – Electric Light Orchestra

The next war is Iran. It is coming right after the election. One more war in the next 9 years and I’m correct on that. Do you really still doubt it? The difference between WWII and WWIII, by the way, is that nukes were only used at the very end of WWII. If you think we are going to have a national health service after winning or losing or drawing in a nuclear war, then that is some kind of optimism.

Why anyone takes the Supreme Court rulings as anything other than political partisan decisions anymore is beyond me. I don’t really care about Obama’s watered down health insurer give-away and I don’t think there is any chance for single payer. In short, I think that America is doomed. We had a good ride that peaked in about 1969 with the moon landing. It has really been a farce ever since, with each decade more ridiculous than the next. There is no hope for a return to greatness. Decline is decline. Our lives will be filled with progressively lowered expectations in every facet of our existence with the possible exception of some really cool computer gizmos. In ten years, this will seem like the good old days. We will have weathered at least two more wars by then, and probably more. A couple of more nuclear disasters will have occurred and people will be talking about getting the troops out of (fill in the blank). We still won’t have a decent health care system, music will be even worse than it is currently, no effort will have been made to convert to solar power, the population will continue to rise unsustainably and people will still argue about birth control. Kids out of high school will have great opportunities like joining the military and …. joining the military. Does anyone really doubt any of this?

Ha ha. Yes, vote for that candidate or party that is free from corruption…

I guess I don’t see how you are going to get from Plan A (the current plan being reviewed by the kangaroo Supreme Court) to Plan B (A normal universal health care plan like they have in almost every other industrialized nation). I think you have to scrap Plan A to get to Plan B, not modify it. That’s my point – the current plan blocks an actual single payer plan from ever happening, which is why if the country had consistent political opinions that aren’t based on hating Obama or supporting Obama, this would seem like a good plan for the right and a bad one for the left.

Not trying to start another fight on here, but I still don’t see the point of this health care plan. There is no public option, it’s basically a boondoggle for health insurance companies and I would think that the right would be embracing it and the left would be protesting it.

Sorry I went back to see what all the hullaballoo was about in the previous thread. The world is overpopulated. Birth control (especially if they ever make a pill for men), solar panels on every roof and an acid trip for every citizen. That is my platform. And Tommy Tutone stole Jenny (867-5309) from the Partridge Family. Echo Valley 2- 6809, haters! I’m going to bleed a little more money from the state of Cali and then I’m off to South America, where I can watch Rome burn between soccer games and histrionic soap operas.

Up to the first 10 E’s in my alphabetic quest:

E Ku’u Morning Dew – Iz
E Luxo So – Stan Getz
E Strano! e strano – Gisueppe Verde (La Traviata)
Each and Every One – Everything But the Girl
The Eagle and the Hawk – John Denver
Early in the Morning – Harry Nilsson
Early Morning Mood – Chet Baker
Earthquake – Charles Bukowski (spoken word poem)
Echo Valley 2-6809 – The Partridge Family – And if I may say so, Tommy Tutone stole this for “Jenny – 867-5309″ – even similar numbers.
Eclipse – Pink Floyd

And for a bonus, a “W” in honor of my 15 and half year old dog Whitman, who might not have many more chances for a dedication:
Wild Horses – The Rolling Stones

Well, I think that Sanchez with Tebow in a wildcat offense could actually be interesting if Ryan really takes it all the way. Sanchez by himself was certainly not going to do it for the Jets, so I think it’s worth a gamble, particularly with only giving up a 4th and 6th.

“God, I love it. If there were a network that alternated between Duke tourney losses and footage of Tim Tebow being flayed with broken glass, I’d never leave home. Tebow schadenfreude beats Manning schadenfreude every time.”

Spice it with an occasional Tony Romo, game-losing interception while Jerry Jones is looking on and add LeBron James losing in the NBA finals and you’ve got yourself a great network.

Up to the first 10 “D’s” in my alphabetical quest:
D’yer Maker – Led Zeppelin
Daddy Sang Bass – Johnny Cash
Dagger – Slow Dive
Daisy Jane – America
Dammi tu forza, o cielo – Giuseppe Verdi (La Traviata)
Damonzon – Oran Etkin
Danca Da Solidao – Marisa Monte
Dance Away – Roxy Music
Dance With Waves – Anouar Brahem
Dancing Days – Led Zeppelin

For a bonus, I’ll do a song that has the word “year” in it as I am officially 1 year away from quitting my crappy job and moving down to South America:
A Good Year for the Roses – Elvis Costello