When they used to be patriots

At one time even their stars celebrated America.

Now they all want to burn it down.

Comedy Tonight

I was working inside this morning and rather than listen to the radio I was watching An Evening at the Improv - a repackaged version of 30 year old standup comedy acts. I have seen several seasons and it's interesting to see who made it and who didn't. Some of the stand up comedians went on to have good careers, some of them still work, and some vaporized into the ether. It's amusing to me to see how much of those old routines worked their way into my daily vernacular - Tim Allen, for example - rr rr rr (chimp noises). My love of comedy permeates my very being. That's no laughing matter.

I like physical comedy and this bit, from a guy I had never heard of before, struck me as funny.

Link.

I did read the Wikipedia page on Budd Friedman, who started the Improv back in the early '60s. Turns out he was wounded on Pork Chop Hill - the things one learns along the way.

Variation on a theme by Gil Evans? Miles Davis? Does anyone know?

The first cut on Miles Davis' album "Kind of Blue" was a tune called "So What". Did Gil Evans write it or just the intro? Did Mile Davis write it? Here is one take on that.

Miles Davis.

Then along came James Brown, and he recorded this: Cold Sweat.

Pee Wee Ellis wrote it and gave credit to his source material. Words about the music.

You can open two windows at once and play them simultaneously. Just for fun, you know.

Weather conditions have not been optimal for dramatic sunrises lately so this is one from last month. Nevertheless I am thankful to be here regardless of how picturesque the sunrise is.