Five thoughts about Grammy hopes, Iran, workers seeking change at the Obama Foundation, clingy businesses, and School Days at 50.
one. never been a big grammy fan but
i’d rawk with members of
extreme and living colour any day
militia vox and corey glover cover
bryan adams and tina turner’s
“it’s only love”
with nuno bettencourt and vernon reid
holdin’ it down on guitars
now the collab says to the academy
“for your consideration”
for best rock performance
if that’s what they want
i’ll root for that
two. y’all …
about two months into the iran war
an april poll found 61 percent
of american adults thought u.s.
military action in iran was a mistake
vietnam hit that level in 1971
six years after the u.s. escalation
the u.s. military death toll was
mad high back then
and home wasn’t peaceful either
this picture could look worse
three. hearin’ workers at the
obama foundation and presidential center
are organizin’
citing heavy workloads
inadequate benefits
too little management support
and high staff turnover
takes me back to
hope and change in 2008
and this line from their letter
stays with me:
“We strongly believe in the mission to
‘inspire, empower, and connect people to
change their world,’ and now
we’d like to change ours.”
four. props to nyc’s “Click to Cancel” rule
businesses gotta make subscriptions
as easy to cancel
as they were to start
but those pre-rule days …
i remember needing to cancel
a membership at a really nice gym
traveled too much to use it
and they made canceling feel like
trying to escape the maze
in that canadian horror movie
cube
no blood tho
five. stanley clarke’s school days album
just turned 50 this week
dude changed what many thought about
the kind of sound an electric bass can make
worth puttin’ it all in your ears today and
next week
hell
week after that …
song currently stuck in my head: “school days” – stanley clarke
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