Hanging Tree Guitars: The Wood’s ‘Not Good, Not Bad, Not Ugly – Just Strange’

Freeman Vines is an African American luthier who creates what have been called “contemporary art sculptures hidden as guitars” out of old wood, some of it from a tree used for a lynching.

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How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled

And I bet you thought that, after you rinsed and separated and carefully ‘recycled’ all those plastic containers, that the plastic would actually be re-used…and not end up in a landfill? Garbage is a dirty game folks…and plastic recycling is the lipstick on that pig. ~jg

Is Plastic Recycling A Lie? Oil Companies Touted Recycling To Sell More Plastic : NPR https://n.pr/3mkr7VK
#jg

The Article ‘How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled’ originally appeared on https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled?t=1599932392400
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Why Dee Snider Had ‘Trepidation’ in Twisted Sister’s Early Days

Twisted Sister was one of the first 18+ shows I ever saw. It was 1978 or 79 I guess, so I was 16 or 17 at the time, back when IDs were paper and had no photos. Twisted Sister had played Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle, NY before, and been banned from playing there. But…for some reason, the club rescinded the ban and let them play the show. Zebra opened for them I think…though that might’ve been a different show I got really wasted at. Who knows?
Anyway, long story short…I got really wasted and Twisted Sister rocked the bar…and got banned again, (this time I think forever) and then went on to become a household name instead of a NY Area metal band that got kicked out of almost everyplace they played.
Fuck the critics and censors. Live your own music.

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Happy Pig Day.

Happy Pig Day.https://www.facebook.com/JamieGrayMusic/photos/a.10151980289383604/10158417500033604/?type=3 Jamie Gray

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Trump claims environmental progress, but he’s weakened rules

ABC News: Trump claims environmental progress, but he’s weakened rules.

Keep in mind that, to Trump, “The Environment” is something that should be exploited, in order to maximize profits for himself or his friends who run the oil, gas, coal and mining corporations. When he leaves office, they will owe him bigly, and he WILL try to collect.
So in HIS mind, he HAS made progress. ~jg

#Trump #EPA #ThePlanet #ClimateCrisis https://abcn.ws/3ib76OZ #jg

The Article ‘Trump claims environmental progress, but he’s weakened rules’ originally appeared on https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-claims-environmental-progress-weakened-rules-72878809
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Just Thinking…by Jamie Gray 2020-08-29T19:07:40.000Z

Racism at the Park-N-Ride
Today (yesterday actually), I was having a socially distanced conversation with a good friend at a park-n-ride in Newtown CT. Suddenly, a car full of assholes goes by, shouting racial slurs aimed at the yarmulke wearing jews across the parking lot. On their Sabbath.
Racial hatred in the real white American suburbs is too fucking real, I thought to myself, as my friend found himself apologizing to the nearby travelers for no real reason, other than to show support. To let them know he was horrified. They NEEDED to know.
They said they were used to it.
I was now even more horrified.
Of course I knew there was still racism in America. What I didn’t know is how far we have yet to come to put it in our rear view. That’s pretty clear these days. Once upon a time I thought we were almost there. We are SO NOT almost there, and things are now getting worse. Much worse.
Thanks to Trumpian enabling from his bully pulpit, and make no mistake, Donald Jackoff Trump is a bully…Thanks to his reliance on public hate speech and polarizing rhetoric, regular Americans now feel empowered by this presidential bad example, to become their very worst selves. Anger and hatred that used to be hidden, are exploding in our faces. Violence and hate speech towards minorities of race, faith and gender. It’s sad, and disgraceful. Horrifying.
We ALL need to apologize. Because it’s all of our fault. The years of not saying “we’re horrified” EVERY SINGLE TIME we saw it…the tacit approval…has made it worse, not better.
It’s time we all stop being horrified inside…let it out. Out LOUD. Let them KNOW that racism is not patriotic and hatred is not American.
Diversity and immigration make us stronger. Working together makes us better. Becoming better humans is what America is REALLY about.
American exceptionalism doesn’t have to be a lie, IF it is based on us actually being exceptional, not just trying to get people to believe that we are. Being ‘Exceptional’ is a big BIG job. It means educating every child with the BEST education. Exceptional means having the BEST healthcare for EVERY American, not just the rich white ones. In a truly exceptional America, no one would be going hungry or homeless before the first American had a billion dollars in their checking account.
An actual more perfect union would be exceptional too. Our founders gave us the building blocks to create it, but we have to choose to overcome our short-sighted human nature, and adapt it to the tasks at hand. That’s the true beauty of our government…that ability to change. Adapt.
Are we doing that? Nope. Instead, we’re somehow still fighting the Civil War, 150 years after the good guys supposedly won. Shit is getting bad…if you haven’t noticed. Our melting pot is on the edge of melting down because, after all this time we STILL haven’t done what we said we would do.
Liberty and Justice for ALL. Rich white people generally get to ‘pursue happiness’ but most regular Americans just pursue survival and next months rent.
So, now I get that white people are a little afraid. I mean…We’ve been complete fucking assholes for 300 years or more, so we probably should be afraid. Yet, I think there’s a safe way out. An actual easy answer: Just Change Things. Fix it. Do something for REALZ, and nobody gets hurt. We ALL win. White, black, brown, gay, straight, religious, atheist…ALL of us.
Because Jewish lives matter. Black lives matter. Every Life Matters. And Yes…Police lives matter very much. Most cops are brave and awesome souls. They may just need to be a little braver right now.
Our police officers need to be brave enough to be horrified too, and horrified enough that the blue wall of silence doesn’t matter. That racial justice and harmony matter more to ALL of us, than silence to protect a few haters with badges.
We can..no, we MUST choose to decide that all of us are in this together. That we are ONE America, not Two. We are The UNITED States of America, and anyone who would seek to divide us is not worthy of being an American, much less the Office of The President.
Please #VOTE
~jg #america #TwoAmericas #BLM
Just Thinking ~ Thoughts on music, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness…and other less political stuffs.
by Jamie Gray
2020-08-29T19:07:40.000Z

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Neil Young – Lookin’ For A Leader 2020 (Official Music Video)

Neil is back with an unplugged attack on an unhinged president. Lookin’ For A Leader 2020 feels a lot like the old days.

 https://youtu.be/c0cOUDwKl9k

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Poll: Support for Legalizing Marijuana Is Bipartisan – NORML

It’s time. Long overdue, actually. #jg

“Our polling shows bipartisan support for meaningful legislative marijuana reform that would legalize marijuana.”

The Article ‘Poll: Support for Legalizing Marijuana Is Bipartisan – NORML’ originally appeared on https://norml.org/blog/2020/08/19/poll-support-for-legalizing-marijuana-is-bipartisan/
Jamie’s comments are his own.

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Mail it in…in person.

Not willing to trust the USPS thanks to Trump’s fuckering? This could help.

#VOTE – How to Submit Your Mail-in Ballot Without USPS

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-submit-your-mail-in-ballot-without-usps-1844743772

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Fuck You, Jared.

So, as long as only 2000 or so folks die EVERY FUCKING DAY, it’s ok? You Trumpian fucks actually believe you’re doing a GOOD job?!?FUCK YOU, JARED.Fuck you very much.~jg

#Kushner defends #COVID response: “We’re still below the peak” of 2,500 daily deaths https://www.axios.com/kushner-covid-response-deaths-e7e36306-6cbe-47fc-a001-6dfc5af26e70.html#JG

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Some of America’s billionaires have been illegally profiting off the pandemic while Rome burns: Clinton economist

This is pretty fucked. These motherfuckers are making BILLIONS on the suffering of Americans during the pandemic. It’s unconscionable and disgusting.I Support the #BillionaireTax proposed by Bernie Sanders and friends with a conscience in Congress.Contact your Senators and Representatives, and #VOTE November 3rd.

Some of America’s billionaires have been illegally profiting off the pandemic while Rome burns: Clinton economist

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How Mickey Hart Commemorates Jerry Garcia’s Death

 Mickey Hart Commemorates Jerry Garcia’s Death https://bit.ly/33IqUF7

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