Presidential announcement

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 2 Oct 2001 9:35 am

I saw this news item in "theonion.com" and thought it was important to pass on:

President Urges Calm, Restraint Among Nation's Ballad Singers

WASHINGTON, DC— In the wake of the recent national tragedy, President Bush is urging Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, and other singers to resist the urge to record mawkish, insipid all-star tribute ballads. "To America's recording artists, I just want to say, please, there has already been enough suffering," Bush said. "The last thing we need right now is a soaring Barbra Streisand-Brian McKnight duet titled 'One For All.'" Reports that the FBI had confiscated several notebooks and audio tapes from Diane Warren's home could not be confirmed as of press time.

[This message was edited by Bob Hoffnar on 02 October 2001 at 10:38 AM.]

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 2 Oct 2001 10:27 am

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 2 Oct 2001 12:16 pm

you mean there really is a Musik Police ?
Now the break to make big time while the MPs are busy w: M Jackson, + the lot...
Play on Brother, Play on ...

Tim Harr · Post by **Tim Harr** » 2 Oct 2001 12:34 pm

I heard that George W. Bush is a devout Dale Watson fan and listens to him on AF One!!!

He does have taste...I will give him that!!!!

Tim

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 2 Oct 2001 3:19 pm

George w.Bush knows what he's talking about!Theresa

Geoff Brown · Post by **Geoff Brown** » 2 Oct 2001 6:27 pm

Hopefully nobody takes that post seriously

Mike Weirauch · Post by **Mike Weirauch** » 2 Oct 2001 8:30 pm

DARN IT!! I have to agree with Theresa again.

We gotta stop doin this!

Tim Rowley · Post by **Tim Rowley** » 2 Oct 2001 8:34 pm

Don't take this post too seriously either. Be patient, I will try to address all issues.

Well, let's see...mawkish insipid lyrics:

"When the horse-ship left Vanilla, sailin' loudly o'er the sea, deep blue sea, many sailors' hearts was filled with fondly threats"

I believe the title was "Porta Reeko Baby". At least that's how I learned it off the 78 up there where I was raised. Talk about mawkish, not to mention insipid. But nevertheless inspired by a national event. Someone later told me that Michael Jackson wrote the lyrics. He ripped off the melody from an old Mariah Carey flip-side. Then Cowboy Cowpath latched onto it and the rest is history. Which brings us to the next question: Who was the steeler?

Hey, for the past 25 or 30 years "popular music" as well as country music and blues could have probably benefited from a little restraint and decency in some of the lyrical content. Not talking about freedom of speech issues here, just that sometimes we need to watch what we say and how we say it for the sake of those who are listening.

On a related note of empathy, I reckon that I can agree with the President that prolonged listening to much of today's popular music could be termed "suffering". Should the FBI decide to confiscate my notebooks they will mainly find number charts with an occasional harmony vocal line written in. The audio tapes I have are of such poor sound quality that they probably won't be interested anyway.

Yeah, I like Dale Watson's music too! Good taste, hey I got it.

Do you think I know what I'm talking about? Me neither.

Steve Feldman · Post by **Steve Feldman** » 3 Oct 2001 2:42 am

Mawkish?

Johan Jansen · Post by **Johan Jansen** » 3 Oct 2001 5:16 am

I spend an evening yesterday with the Dale Watson guys, had long talks with Ricky. Tomrrow in the paradiso in Amsterdam we meet again, I will bring him the message

JJ

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Rich Paton · Post by **Rich Paton** » 3 Oct 2001 11:59 pm

THAT DOES IT! I'm protesting...
sssh...keep this on the Q.T., I just tore all my mattress tags off!
Tomorrow, I may "go postal", & swipe a ball-point pen from the Post Office!
BTW, there WAS a cool knockoff tune out several years ago, "We Arm The World".
To paraphrase the late Jim Morrison, I'll betcha Weird Al Yankovic's mind is "squirmin' like a toad", 'long about now.

Tim Rowley · Post by **Tim Rowley** » 4 Oct 2001 8:54 pm

Heh, heh...

Doug Seymour · Post by **Doug Seymour** » 5 Oct 2001 5:08 am

Incidentally I think the steel player on the version I heard was Jerry Byrd.

Ron Page · Post by **Ron Page** » 5 Oct 2001 7:32 am

This is tending towards the OTB discussions that a select few of us used to somewhat monopolize.

Hey! He is from Texas ya know. I'd be shocked if there aren't some Johnny Bush recordings onboard AF1.

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Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 11 Oct 2001 8:50 pm

"When the horse-ship left Vanilla, sailin' loudly o'er the sea, deep blue sea, many sailors' hearts was filled with fondly threats" I believe the title was "Porta Reeko Baby".

That thare's a good'un. I lack to hear ol' Lester & the boys do that each'n ever Sa'urdee night, at the Jownny Mack Brown High School.

Awwwright.

Don Walters · Post by **Don Walters** » 12 Oct 2001 12:10 pm

Bob H neglected to mention (I'm sure he knows) that TheOnion web site is a satirical site.

One of their more recent attempts is HiJackers Surprised to find Selves in Hell

Judge for yourself how good it is
[This message was edited by Don Walters on 12 October 2001 at 01:10 PM.]