Archive for August, 2011

Gabby Giffords Returns to Congress

Filed in National by MJ on August 1, 2011 • 4 Comments

Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in January, returned to the House floor tonight. Strength and Courage are the two words the come to mind when viewing this brief video.

R. I. P. Gene McDaniels

Filed in National by El Somnambulo on August 1, 2011 • 2 Comments

Yes, this was the guy who sang ‘A Hundred Pounds of Clay’: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r30Uf_bPRpE[/youtube]. You may not know that he penned two huge hits among his many compositions. You do now: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzvlivbptXk[/youtube] Les McCann/Eddie Harris: “Compared to What” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWzaEy_LGjQ[/youtube] Roberta Flack: “Feel Like Makin’ Love”