Why Would Anyone Want to Murder a Distinguished Physician?

 

I read  Anthony Fauci's autobiography a few months ago, but in a nutshell he served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022, and the chief medical advisor to the president from 2021 to 2022.  He advised seven Presidents on HIV/AIDS, COVID-19 and many other domestic and global health issues. In my opinion he deserves the Nobel Prize for Medicine.

Sadly, he received death threats from crazy people who disagreed with the way he handled the COVID-19 pandemic.  Thus, former President Joe Biden provided security protection for him.  President Trump has just pulled his government supported security, but Dr. Fauci is now paying for it from his own pocket. Trump has also pulled government supported  security from former national security adviser John Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

In his first week in office Trump has shown to be a vengeful person who is abusing his office to get back at his political enemies.  He let violent criminals out of jail, but he does not want to protect loyal government officials of the past.

Don't blame me.  I voted for Kamala Harris.

Saxophone Solo by Garth Hudson on It Makes No Difference Performed at the Last Waltz November 1976

 

The saxophone solo is at 5:30 closed to the end of this song.  The Band had a great influence on music even though they had few top 40 hits.  It is a shame that they are all gone.

Remembering Garth Hudson of the Band Featuring Chest Fever

 

Today we found out that Garth Hudson, the last surviving member of influential group The Band, passed away at age 87 in Woodstock, NY.  He was a multi-instrumentalist who played the organ, saxophone, accordion, synthesizers, trumpet, French horn, and violin.

I followed The Band since 1968 when I bought Music From Big Pink.  Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, and Levon Helm were the other members of the group.

Obituary in the New York Times.

My Thoughts on the Inauguration of Donald Trump

 

In my opinion Donald Trump belongs in jail not being inaugurated as president.  He was convicted of 34 counts of  falsifying business records.  Michael Cohen served jail time, but since Trump was elected president, he received an unconditional discharge.

Special Counsel Jack Smith concluded that Trump would have been convicted of his actions on January 6, 2021 when his followers stormed the Capitol to stop the certification of Joe Biden's election.  People died in that riot.  Why did this not come to trial three years ago?  There was also his actions in trying to change the results in Georgia and Arizona.  Justice delayed was justice denied to the American people who deserve an honest man in the White House.

He also took classified government documents to his home compromising the security of our nation.  Again, this did not come to trial.

In my opinion the 77 million people voted for him were duped by a con man.  He won the election fair and square, but 49.4% of the popular vote is not a mandate.

I pray that President Trump will abide by the constitution which provides a balance of power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.  I hope that both Democrats and Republicans do the best for the American public and stand up to Trump if he violates the Constitution.

I feel badly for the immigrants who came to the United States to seek out a better life. If they did commit crimes in America, they should be deported, but law abiding immigrants should be allowed to stay.

Prayers for the United States of America.

Saturday Afternoon at Flushing Town Hall

 

Over the years I have posted my visits to Flushing Town Hall several times.  It is nice to have a concert venue within walking distance of home that features several genres of music.  Today's performance was described as a mini-global mashup featuring:

• DoYeon Kim, a virtuoso of the gayageum, the traditional Korean zither.
• Cooper-Moore, a visionary multi-instrumentalist renowned for his mastery of the diddley-bow, a one-stringed instrument rooted in African-American blues heritage. 
• Satoshi Takeishi, a drummer, percussionist, and arranger

It was an enjoyable afternoon.

Bob Uecker's Miller Lite Commercial

 

Bob Uecker passed away today at age 90. Major League Baseball posted a detailed obituary.   There is also a biography of him written by Eric Aron of SABR. He certainly did not distinguish himself as a backup catcher during his MLB career from 1962-67 as he batted only .200 for his career.  He is best known for his career as a broadcaster for the Milwaukee Brewers, but appeared on late-night TV, starred in a popular series of Miller Lite commercials, acted in the ABC sitcom “Mr. Belvedere” and in the “Major League” film trilogy.

I thought my readers would enjoy this Miller Lite commercial.

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do by Neil Sedaka (Slow Version)

 

I had to "break up" with a long-term male friend.  I will not go into the details here, but to make a long story short I will just say that when I needed a friend the most, he wasn't there for me.  Very often, moving on and letting go is for the best.