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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Friday, June 10, 2011

MY NEW PUBLIC HOUSE, MY SSDI, MY MEDICARE, MY MEDICAID, MY FOOD STAMPS AND MY WORK TO END MY DISABILITY!

Arlo Guthrie Sings "The Garden Song" Sowing Seeds is Good Not Bad

If Seeds Hadn't been sown, and sustenance provided

then where would I be?

OMG!!!

The Republitea Greedsters just don't get it!!!

A Sign Near the front of the Community Where I live--a Public Housing Program--it's awesome!

The Republican Guv mentioned on the sign opposed the bill but took credit for it whenever

she could. She's gone. Out of office. :)

Lot's 'o Wallingford jobs created

by upgrading these homes

with TARP funds! Phew!

The sign sez Barack Obama, President and

Funded by:

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

aka

The Stimulus Bill

the TARP Bill

Thanks to the Federal Government and some awesome local people who administer the program [hi Mary--Madame Coordinator--that's an inside joke, hi Sharon!] I have a place to live that's real nice. Just moved in a coupla months ago. Boy did I need a place to live. Phew. I was sweating it out. Had financial problems and others galore! Wow. What a big help. I had to walk to apply the first time during the winter in Connecticut because the snow was so bad and I've been pretty sick for a few years and couldn't shovel my minivan out in record snows. When I got to the area where the Housing Authority Offices in town are, I saw this:

The neighborhood was beautiful, not fancy at all, but real nice. Well maintained, one floor units for the most part, for elderly folks, disabled brother and sisters, and other low income people, and further up I saw basic single family houses with nice yards for folks with bigger families. There weren't alot of fellow Wallingfordites [not exactly sure whatcha call us] out in the snow, but they were nice, friendly and very eager to help. When I saw this sign, I cried. Yes I did. I was happy. Because I knew I was coming home. It would be a few months, an application process, documentation, filing financial forms, and getting onto 'THE LIST.' THE LIST is intimidating to us applicants, boy! And a rough one for Housing Authority and federal Housing staffers in general to deal with because they don't know exactly when units will become available because it happens often due to people moving out and is unpredictable, and the staffers are NOT responsible for shortages of elderly and low income housing but just the bearers of the news. My wait was only less than 4 months. :)

My beautiful new front yard, I could have a picnic for 250 out there if I was so inclined. Lol! :D

That's my new home! Number Seven!!! Yippee! And yes, that's Peace Duct Tape

from Walmart on my mailbox. My new neighbor said that she had a bees

nest in her mailbox because of the design, when

she found out I have anaphylactic reactions to

bee stings, she's handicapped and real

nice as a next door neighbor

and cares alot.

Peace

Tape

And my beautiful little back yard. I love it! Anybody know somebody who fixes scooters???

Two tables, an umbrella and more fit back here and its real private and just over

the hill is a food store, and right across the street is

the community center and laundromat, no

more than 200 feet from

number Seven. :)

I've had a series of setbacks in recent years. I've been a Social Security Disability recipient since 2007, a Medicare beneficiary, and since January I've even qualified at poverty level for a small quantity of Food Assistance (the former Food Stamp Program) and now Medicaid.

I thank God for this Card and this wonderful program for the Elderly and Disabled.

Thank you Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Thank you Barack Obama

for fighting to

keep

disability!

I sure

still need it for awhile, sir. Please don't give up the fight! I know you won't!

And this card? A Godsend! Wow.

Politics is not just pie-in-the-sky.

The Republiteas REALLY do

wanna eliminate Medicare

and disability.

Even Mitt Romney

during the 2008

Republican primaries

said that under a Romney

administration nobody under

65 would ever get Social Security.

THE END OF SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY WAS ROMNEY'S PROMISE DURING THE 'O8 DEBATE!

Mine's from another state, Connecticut, but this is an EBT card, Food Stamps

and my Medicaid card now, too! :) Sure need this one right now! Phew!

So I'm grateful for my beautiful new home. My mammalian cohabitant is a happy camper too. But we're not camping, not feral or homeless! Instead, I'm applying for part time jobs now that I'm finally beginning to feel better. I've been admitted to graduate school at Hartford Seminary and will be a full-time divinity student in September. :) Thank you Mr. God! :) <3

I'm writing for Examiner.com and making a bit of money that way, and this writing project right here, Unabashed Left--your exclusive source for all your military affairs and comedy needs, the only place you ever need to be, spend all your time here 24/7 you'll be much happier a person--your one-stop shop for sociology, politics, justice and rock and roll--is doing beyond fine too, thanks for asking! Thank you First Amendment! Let's just ditch the Second Amendment, whadya say? Confusing isn't it? Does it mean individual arms or militias? Biceps or artillery? Handguns or shotguns? Second Amendment remedies Sharrrrrrrrrrrrron? Really???

Yeah, let's just scrap that one and keep my favorite! THE FIRST AMENDMENT! Keep Julian Assange and his people in your prayers, please and unhand him NATO, I insist, BTW!!! Grrrrrr....

The nonsense myth that those of us on disability or receiving benefits of any sort don't wanna work, or get spoiled on unemployment and lose the urge to achieve??? What are you fools on the right thinking? Most ofya have never 'worked' a day in your lives. And those ofya trying to end unemployment extensions for folks, end or 'privatize' [which means end it, too, just enriching their Wall Street greedster pals as they go down] Social Security and Medicare are, yourselves receiving Federal Government checks each month as employees who take over 20 weeks of vacation a year, and don't have to even report to the office on Capitol Hill ifya feel like getting yourself some publicity that day instead. And you're all rich compared to me and most of us out here in real America you rightie guys and gals! None of us are making $100,000 apiece anymore (very few households are at this point guys and gals, wake up) let alone $250,000. And you don't wanna tax yourselves which is why you oppose taxes for the rich!!!

Go ahead. Make my day. I have so many loved ones and friends and friends I haven't met yet who are threatened by your militarism, your threats to end public education, the Dept of Ed., Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, Social Security, SSD, Supplemental Security Income, Labor rights, Unemployment Compensation, and all that you're twisting up conservatism and the Republican party to be today, that I want your party to end now. It's time to dismantle the party of real Republican Abraham Lincoln. Get rid of the silly party of Palin, Beck, Limbaugh, Angle, Boehner and Gingrich. Build a different opposition party again ifya like, but after we wipe your hiney (spellcheck) the first Tuesday of November 2012 you'll be in the history books, and your genuflecting to the Tea Party will have been the cause.

I thank God for Barack Obama and his decision to run for re-election, and for his wife, our awesome First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters' (Sasha's birthday this weekend-happy birthday) conscious sacrifices every day for me and all of us. Thank you guys. You're the best!

barackobama.com

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JOHNNY WINTER INTERVIEW: ON HIS BETTER HEALTH, EDGAR, MUDDY WATERS-MORE

Johnny Live in 2008

JOHNNY WINTER JUNE 9, 2011 2PM

I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Johnny yesterday of about 20 minutes duration. He is a man of few words and yet open and honest, willing to talk about any subject I brought up. His love in particular for Muddy Waters and BB King impressed me greatly, as did the affection with which he spoke of brother Edgar the couple of times his name came up during our talk. Along with his genuine friendliness, and the willingness he had to welcome us before his show Saturday. So thanks to all involved, and especially to Johnny. Much obliged. Here's the interview pretty much in it's entirety. :)

UL: How much time do you have available?
Johnny: As much time as you want!
UL: Great. I’m going to be at the show on Saturday night at Daniel Street with my brother.
Johnny: That’ll be nice.
UL: Yeah it will be. I’ve never been at Daniel St. before…that’s one of my first questions, how’s Edgar doing?

Johnny: Good.
UL: Are you planning any show dates with Edgar any time soon?
Johnny: Not soon, no. He lives on the west coast, I live on the east coast so we don’t get to see each other as much as I’d like to.
UL: Where do you live?
Johnny: Connecticut.
UL: So you do a lot of local dates?
Johnny: Oh yeah, we do!
UL: Have you ever played at Daniel St. before? [He's playing the Daniel Street Pub in Milford, CT this Sat night, June 11th]
Johnny: I don’t think so. I do so many places you know?
UL: You play Toad’s place…
Johnny: Oh yeah, we play Toad’s place all the time.
UL: How is your health, I understand you’re doing a lot better?
Johnny: Yeah I’m doing fine.
UL: You’re doing better medically?
Johnny: Yes.

(disconnected/then reconnected---we got disconnected, our phone connection wasn't the best unfortunately, apologies)

UL: You're doing better medically?
Johnny: Yeah, i'm going good.
UL: I want to ask questions about your current CD project. You’re in the studio now?
Johnny: No it’s finished. We’re out of the studio it’s finished… all blues stuff.
UL: What was the best concert you ever saw?
Johnny: Son House.
UL: What made you decide a lot of years ago to go blues exclusively instead of rock stuff?
Johnny: It’s just that I love blues, I like it better. Blues has always been my favorite.
UL: I remember Eric Clapton did the same thing you did after you did it, he did a ‘nothing but the blues tour’ and I remember seeing him on that tour. What’s your take on Clapton?
Johnny: Oh! He’s really good.
UL: Where would you put him among guitarists?
Johnny: He’s among the top ten!
Me: Who would you put at number one as blues guitarist?
Johnny: Probably Jimi Hendrix.
UL: Talk about Hendrix for a minute.
Johnny: I got to play with him several times. (He played several different venues with Hendrix he said)
UL: I’m going to throw out a couple of names; could you give me your reaction? What comes to mind with BB King?

Johnny: Great guy, nicest man I ever met really. Really good guitar player.
UL: How often did you play with BB King?
Johnny: Several times. Played together in 1969, we did a TV show together…just one of the nicest people I ever met.
UL: What about Muddy Waters?
Johnny: I think he was one of the best blues men to ever live.
UL: What was it like working with him?

Johnny: It was the thrill of my life. [Being in the studio with him] was just great.
UL: I understand that it was a mutually beneficial relationship, you helped him and he helped you.
Johnny: Oh, definitely!
UL: Give me your reaction to John Lennon. What comes to mind when I mention him?
Johnny: John was great, I always loved the Beatles.
UL: Did you ever meet him?

John Lennon's Studio Version of "Rock and Roll People"

Johnny: Yeah I did, he wrote a song for me. "Rock and Roll People." He was my favorite Beatle.
UL: How often did you see John?
Johnny: Oh maybe a couple of times.
UL: Did you ever play with him?

Johnny: No, never played with him.
UL: You socialized with him?
Johnny: I’d see him in studio.
UL: How about Mick Jagger?
Johnny: Yeh, I met Mick 2 or 3 times.
UL: You cover his music a lot.
Johnny: Yeah I love the Stones.
UL: Paul McCartney?
Johnny: Edgar… He was Edgar’s favorite Beatle. I like Paul, I always thought he was good.
UL: What about Janis Joplin?

Johnny: Janis… I saw her several times. I really liked her a lot. She was crazy. She wasn’t very happy about growing up in Texas.
UL: Could you tell me the story about how you got onstage at Woodstock?
Johnny: Well, we took the place Jimi Hendrix was supposed to have had. A whole bunch of bands wouldn’t have gotten to play…
UL: On addiction?
Johnny: It was one of the most terrible stages of my life…heroin, I don’t mind talking about it because it might help other people. I went to rehab.
UL: We’ve lost way too many people to heroin.
Johnny: For real. There’s not too much worse.
UL: It’s good to see you healthy again, I’ll tell you that.
Johnny: Yeah, it’s good to be healthy.
UL: I’ll bet. On the tour you’re on, what kind of a set are you going to be doing?
Johnny: Mostly blues, and a couple of rock and roll songs.
UL: I know you had this problem years ago with a guy down in TX who was releasing your records unofficially—he had master recordings, Roy Ames? And I know it wound up in court. Did you wind up with the rights to those recordings or no?
Johnny: Yes, we got the rights, we did.
UL: How do you feel about that?
Johnny: I’m real glad, I hated Roy Ames. He was a horrible person.
UL: I’m going to wind up. I want to talk to Paul and set up to see you Sat night.
Johnny: Good.
UL: I just want to say, I saw Edgar a couple of years ago in a show with Ringo Starr.
Johnny: Yeah, Ringo’s a good guy.
UL: I’ll tell you though, Ringo was good, he was a great front guy for the band, but I’ll tell you he didn’t play the drums enough. But I have to say, Edgar stole the show. My brother will be with me Sat. night, you’ll meet him, and I’m really looking forward to meeting you on Saturday night.
Johnny: I’m looking forward to it too!
UL: Great! So if I could talk to Paul and I’ll get this hooked up.
Johnny: OK. Great.
UL: Thanks Johnny

I want to thank

Johnny Winter, his bandmate

Paul Nelson and John Lappen

And I'd like to offer a coupla links

for anyone in trouble with

drugs and/or booze to consider:

http://www.na.org/

and also, maybe not always, but frequently of help is:

http://aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash
If you think you may be in trouble
you probably are.
These are two alternatives,
there's lots of them.
Janis, Jimi and too
many others are
dead too young.
Wherever you do it,
get help.
Talk to a friend or family member
and reason things out.
Peace....
<3

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Filmed For Season Two Of "Xtreme Paintball" On FSN, The All-Star Game Will Take Place On Center Court At The NPPL Jacksonville Paintball Event.

Filmed for Season Two of "Xtreme Paintball" on FSN, the All-Star Game will take place on Center Court at the NPPL Jacksonville paintball event.

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