The United States Blues

The Grateful Dead ~ 4th Of July 1989 ~ Rich Stadium, Buffalo


Did you watch Keith Olberman tonight? His "Special Comment"
made big tears fall down my face. Click that link to watch a portion. Keith for president! Cindy Sheehan has decided she won't go away just yet, following the Libby pardon. (It's on, motherfuckers!)


The 4th of July parade happens in my town tomorrow. We will stroll to town, observe the event, take a quick beach-walk, then back up the hill to the shack. I will take the camera. If truth be told, I have wimped-out the last two years and stayed home. It's been painful to attend, given the current state of affairs. Nobody likes a party pooper.


Still processing my whirlwind trip to the city. More photos are forthcoming. These days, even familiar friendships have gotten trickier. The last six years of bullshit have revealed some things about a few people I was sure I knew. Belief systems have been tested. More on this later. Besides all of the above stuff, Diva Jood tagged me. Making myself sound the least bit interesting will be a challenge. Meanwhile: Celebrate America~Impeach Bush and Cheney.

The emperor himself makes an appearance at the parade a few years back.

ship of fools

the preamble to the declaration of independence (july 4th, 1776) declares the right of revolution and the right to self determination.

"that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying it's foundation on such principles and organizing it's powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to affect their safety and happiness"

today is a hard day for me... waving little flags and watching fireworks will not make me feel good about this country right now. i so want to be proud again. i was once. it is not popular to have these views of mine, in blog space or real-time. but i couldn't care less. if people would take the time to read the constitution, they would find that we, as citizens have every right to speak out.

i feel independent of the masses today. i will not attend our parade in town. there are plenty of alternate views in that parade, but still, i just can't do it. i ache for this land of my birth. i cannot pretend that everything is wonderful, and no amount of red white and blue will change the way i feel. impeaching that liar will.


"don't lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools" ... (the rest of the lyrics are in the above link, like always.)