SteveTheFirst

Damn it! Australia has joined the list of countries putting a hold on shipments to the US due to Tr*mp’s tariffs. I just ordered a bunch of blu-rays from there as well. This asshole is causing so much damage to our country in ways I never thought were possible. The world is punishing us as a result.

I HATE HIM! HE’S MAKING ALL OUR LIVES MISERABLE! IT DOESN’T MATTER WHETHER YOU VOTED FOR HIM OR NOT! WE’RE ALL EFFECTED BY THIS MADMAN’S CHAOTIC ACTIONS ALONG WITH ALL THOSE WHO LET HIM TO GET AWAY WITH THESE THINGS! OUR COUNTRY & OUR DEMOCRACY IS IN EXTREME DANGER! THEY MUST BE STOPPED AT ANY COST!

While I really dislike the man (and his mustache), the raids on John Bolton’s home & office is horrible and I fear it’s a sign of many invasions to come by Tr*mp & his minions against anyone who dares speak out against him. What will happen between now & the midterms much less ‘28 really scares me.

I’m at my local County Fair waiting to see George Thorogood & The Destroyers play. I’d never pay to see them but since the concert was included with fair admission, I’d check it out. They’ve had some classic songs. This wayward son might even carry on & go see Kansas perform here as well on Sunday.

I’ve been watching a bluegrass show on PBS called Song of the Mountains. Not a big fan of the genre but if something catches my ear, I’ll tune in. One such group is a family band called Williamson Branch. Their female bassist is very animated. They’re a religious band where the girls married young.

In any case, I went on YouTube to see some videos of Williamson Branch to gauge where on the religious spectrum they fall. Needless to say, there’s some where they’re performing in front of a “God, Guns & Tr*mp” banner. And they have a song called “If God Doesn’t Bless America”. That’s a hard pass.

Got around to watching the new Fantastic Four film. First Steps? More like Baby Steps. Glad that we got a decent adaptation of the comic. Had some slight issues with it but overall it was enjoyable. Even the female Silver Surfer was ok. I wonder how the FF gets to the main MCU for Avengers 5 though.

Got done watching a 2021 concert film on my DVR starring Bill Murray called “New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization” that TCM showed last year. Odd combo of classical music & standards interspersed with spoken word pieces by Murray. The film isn’t on home video, streaming or YouTube. I wonder why?

There’s an album that has highlights from it. Oddly, it didn’t include Bill’s cover of a Tom Waits song that was in the film. At least there’s a clip of it from YouTube. Murray also did a cover of Bruce Hornsby’s “Way It Is”. Neither that nor the rest of the film’s online. youtu.be/pVYxK3h6oVc?...

Damn it! Talk about a first world problem. Bought tix for both nights of Regina Spektor’s tour stop in Portland for this Friday & Saturday. I wasn’t expecting any concert conflicts on either of those nights. Now I see that a fest I wanted to see w/ Iggy Pop & DEVO is on Saturday. What to do?

Glad I didn’t buy tix for the Project Pabst festival. I wanted to see both Iggy & DEVO. Who knows how much time Pop has left which is why I interested in seeing him. Did see a bit of DEVO in SLC but wanted to see their full set. Will try and go to the fest on Sunday for Japanese Breakfast.

Damn it times two! I missed another music festival I wanted to go to called Hare Fest that’s devoted to tribute bands. It was last weekend (7/17-19). This is what happens when I don’t put these things in my schedule. July has been filled with my making mistakes when it comes to trying to see bands.

Earlier in July I went to a show on the wrong night (Depeche Mode & Bowie tribute bands) only to have it sell out before I got tix. Was gonna see The Church this week only to find their show isn’t until ‘26. I put the wrong year down. Am I going senile? Why were they selling tix so far in advance?

If a movie or TV studio has material that they have no intention of releasing even though it had been previously shown to the public before, I feel that if someone has access to that stuff, they should be able to put it on YouTube or another video sharing site for the benefit of people everywhere.

I’m still thinking about my possibly being responsible for getting a guy kicked off of YouTube who had a channel devoted to TCM host intros & interviews because I recommended it in a reply I made to The New Republic. NR or someone read it & maybe reported them. A huge invaluable archive is now gone.

Watched a depressing 2018 doc called “American Chaos” that followed the filmmaker as he crossed the US before the ‘16 election to see why so many of people were voting for Tr*mp. Their reasons for backing him were based on dis/misinformation & lies that fed on their fears. Sadly it worked. TWICE!!!

I do feel a bit bad for director James Stern because he too was duped. Initially he’s worried that Tr*mp will win while talking to supporters. Then he’s convinced Donald’s going to lose after his Pussy comments. Stern foolishly thinks there’s no way Don could come back from that. How wrong he was.

Watched a depressing 2018 doc called “American Chaos” that followed the filmmaker as he crossed the US before the ‘16 election to see why so many of people were voting for Tr*mp. Their reasons for backing him were based on dis/misinformation & lies that fed on their fears. Sadly it worked. TWICE!!!

Was watching some TCM. Went to a channel on YouTube run by someone who has recorded most of the host segments for years. Saw it was taken down. Week or so ago I posted on the @newrepublic.com feed about a series they’d done for TCM & recommended this channel. Was the guy busted because I did that?

Watched a movie on TCM called The Treasure of Pancho Villa (not on home video). The Coca Cola sign got my attention. Did a bit of research & found out why. The 1955 film takes place in 1915 Mexico & Coke (the drinking kind) didn’t come to the country until the twenties. Error or product placement?