Gee, That's Too Bad

A few items to write about on the anniversary of the birth of our nation...

First, I note Canadian-born rocker Neil Young doesn't like Donald Trump using one of his songs in his campaign. Specifically, Rockin' in the Free World upsets Neil when the Trump campaign plays it. He says (and I quote) "This is NOT ok with me."

Gee, that's too bad.

Well, Neil, when you joined ASCAP (American Society of Composers and Performers), you weren't even an American citizen (yet). Oh, you eventually became a citizen when America blessed you with it's wealth for writing and composing such songs as Cinnamon Girl (about a band drummer waiting to get laid after the show) and Sugar Mountain (about growing up and learning about the vices and virtues of life) ...

America paid you well for your music, Neil. But you had to join ASCAP to get your music out, and that was your downfall. ASCAP is a capitalist organization dedicated to bleeding out every cent it can by selling rights of usage for it's members. It goes around to bars and nighclubs making sure they are 'licensed' (a euphemism for shaking them down by making them pay if local garage bands play any licensed ASCAP music, which ... if they didn't, nobody would bother coming to see them). ASCAP also makes sure the jukeboxes and such are licensed, and if they aren't, they threaten legal action if somebody doesn't pay for a license.

So when Neil Young first protested about Trump using his music and demanded he stop, he was shocked to find out Trump bought a license from ASCAP to use it... And with that, there is nothing he can do to stop Trump from Rockin' in the Free World.

PS: Neil, I'm a fan of your music like Trump is, even if most of it has only 3 chords.

Next, an update on my previous blog about CHAZ. A day or so after I wrote about CHAZ, it changed its name to CHOP, but that didn't change much. Just about every person occupying CHAZ/CHOP committed some sort of crime, be it theft, larceny, burglary or simply violating numerous city ordinances by simply refusing to leave.

But my ominous prediction about CHAZ being violent and lawless sadly was fulfilled. It turned bloody pretty fast and there were some shooting deaths. Finally, the Mayor (who is a complete dumb cluck) finally had enough and ordered the police to clear it out.

Gee, that's too bad.

Finally, I want to extend my sincerest condolences to the family of Ghislaine Maxwell on her upcoming suicide. Ghislaiine is, of course, the madam Jeffery Epstein used to procure his under-aged consorts on his excursions to Pedophile Paradise, a nickname for his island retreat reputedly used for ... well, I'm sure you've read all about it. Epstein took Hillary Clinton's favorite method of getting out of a problem (others dying, not her), and now Ghislaine is either going to follow in his shoes ... or maybe, just maybe ... start singing like a canary, complete with names, dates and such.

If she survives her suicide attempt scheduled in the near future, that is.

Gee, that would be too bad.