Tuesday Tunes
Sexual assault is a real thing. It happens, way too often. It is likely underreported. The statistics on sexual assault can’t be trusted due to this.
In high school, we had to do a mock trial. Because I knew the District Attorney for the area, I spoke to him and asked if he could provide a real case for us to use for the mock trail.
He gave me a case. I took it to my teacher, and we agreed to use it.
The case had been redacted before I got it. I then broke it down into what each person would have known and would have seen.
The students getting the different parts got only their part. Only they knew what they had said and done.
We went through the mock trail. They “jury” discussed it for a bit, then came back with a not guilty verdict.
The next day, the District Attorney came to talk to us about the case. He tore us apart. 15 minutes to come to a verdict? This case had been through three trails so far, all ended in a hung jury.
Why? Because the victim was raped, and the case was a rape trial. Proving rape was extremely difficult. There were enough places in the two stories where it could have been consensual and not rape. There were too many places where it was unclear if a sexual assault had taken place.
There was too much “she said” vs. “he said”.
And then he dropped the kicker, if she had gone for assault, the asshole would have been in jail. If she had gone for battery, he would have been in jail.
There is good reason to believe that most women have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives. I do not mean a mistaken action, but the real thing. It is a sad state of affairs.
Tuesday Tunes
Image you are a school bus driver. You’ve just picked up a load full of elementary school students to take them home.
And they start singing “Joy To The World.” Every. Single. Day.
That is how we tortured our bus driver.
Tuesday Tunes – GO VOTE!
From the north to the south, from the east to the west, we all need to vote.
North
South
FELLOW CITIZENS: I am very greatly rejoiced to find that an occasion has occurred so pleasurable that the people cannot restrain themselves. [Cheers.] I suppose that arrangements are being made for some sort of a formal demonstration, this, or perhaps, to-morrow night. [Cries of `We can’t wait,’ `We want it now,’ &c.] If there should be such a demonstration, I, of course, will be called upon to respond, and I shall have nothing to say if you dribble it all out of me before. [Laughter and applause.] I see you have a band of music with you. [Voices, `We have two or three.’] I propose closing up this interview by the band performing a particular tune which I will name. Before this is done, however, I wish to mention one or two little circumstances connected with it. I have always thought “Dixie” one of the best tunes I have ever heard. Our adversaries over the way attempted to appropriate it, but I insisted yesterday that we fairly captured it. [Applause.] I presented the question to the Attorney General, and he gave it as his legal opinion that it is our lawful prize. [Laughter and applause.] I now request the band to favor me with its performance.
—Christian McWhirter, “One of the Best Tunes I Have Ever Heard.”, Civil War Pop (Apr. 10, 2015) – Abraham Lincoln
—Christian McWhirter, “One of the Best Tunes I Have Ever Heard.”, Civil War Pop (Apr. 10, 2015) – Abraham Lincoln
East
West
Tuesday Tunes
I love the sound of this song. Here is the movie version:
And a very pure version:
Tuesday Tunes
I’ve been listening to the Andrew Sisters for years. Their voices are wonderful. In all of those years, I had never actually seen them in film.
Last night, this song showed up in my play list. I was thinking about it, how our culture has changed. “Give me some skin” would get me in trouble today.
In my time, Harlem has always been a dangerous and scary place. There was a time when it was a cultural up end place to go.
Regardless, watching the sisters sing and dance makes me smile.
And another:
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And the original, which I like better. I’m the guy that can listen to the same singer singing the same song and hear that they are different. And it drives me bonkers. So the original is the only version that I actually like.
This is part of my SSS series.
And for our friends in the Carolina’s
The 500 Year Flood
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFUyS4At/
@adampopemusic “Five Hundred Year Flood” 🙏 #hurricanehelene #flood #blueridgemountains #appalachia #smokymountainstennessee #folkmusic #folksong #flood ♬ original sound – Adam Pope Music
Go and listen. It’s not available anywhere but TikTok right now because the guy (Adam Pope) wrote it and recorded it there. He had no idea it would take off. It’s *good*. It captures the feeling of what’s going on down there. It really is a song that has faint whispers of Johnny Cash and a whiff of Appalachia.