29 May 2008

Post-Humpday Happenings...
Yes, Virginia, it IS Thursday.
Not Wednesday.
And you can plainly tell (in my neighborhood) that not too any people really know WHAT day it is. I however, do.
Let's use trash pickup day as an example.
We USUALLY get our trash picked up on THURSDAY (that would be today), but due to MONDAY'S holiday (that would be Memorial Day), the schedule was moved BACK a day (that would be FRIDAY, as told to us on the news and in the papers), and NOT Thursday (that would be TODAY). See...it all comes "full circle".
But almost everyone else placed their can out YESTERDAY (Wednesday) in anticipation for a Thursday pickup, which isn't going to happen until TOMORROW (Friday). Now if we take a look at the guidelines for trash pickup, we see that you can place your bin out by the curb/alley/street NO EARLIER than 12 noon the day BEFORE THE PICKUP. And since trash will be collected tomorrow, anyone with their bin ALREADY out is IN VIOLATION, right?
Yeah...so easy a CAVEMAN could figure it out. Wouldn't mind having a few of THEM as neighbors instead THIS load of ambulating flotsam.
Some other tidbits that I just have to weigh in on:
--Kindergarten teacher in Southern Indiana draws reprimand.
The teacher's "yelling" was caught on a hidden device on the mother's son (who SHE claims does misbehave). After listening to it, I don't believe the teacher was yelling at all. She did do a nice emotional smackdown of the little brat. I mean if a 5 year old is a CHRONIC problem and disruptive every day in KINDERGARTEN...what's that say to the efficacy of the parent's discipline? Answer: Not a whole hell of a lot.
I guess the school system wanted to do a CYA because the parent must have used the "lawsuit" word, when in fact SHE should be brought up on charges of being a complete IDIOT when it comes to her parenting skills. Damn shame we can't legislate being a dumbass (one reason I could never run for political office...I WOULD legislate it).
--Another Huge Pot Bust Made in Indiana.
This time the pot was discovered outside a factory in Ligonier. I wonder if the people behind this knew Mr. McChesney from the earlier bust this year up in Harlan? It did say that ICE was involved, and that the trail of this marijuana was traced back to TEXAS.
This haul (3,000 lbs) had a street value of about $4.5 Million (a little more than half of the Harlan take). Considering the Antwerp Road haul in pounds versus price, I'd say that even the cost of getting high is rising...imagine that. Must have been all the diesel fuel needed to bring that crap up from Texas. Yeah, that's it.
--Nepal Ends 239 year Kingdom.
The last Hindu kingdom in the world has become the newest secular republic. Led by former Communist insurgents, the lawmakers abolished the monarchy that reigned over the Himalayan land for 239 years. The newly elected Constituent Assembly declared the country a republic and abolished the monarchy with a vote of 560-4.
It's GOOD to be king...except in Nepal. There, you're now part of the newly unemployed.
--Superbug is a Growing Threat.
Hospitals and nursing homes across the nation are trying to deal with an intestinal "superbug" that played a role in nearly 300,000 hospitalizations in 2005 (more than double the number seen in 2000). This bug can cause diarrhea, and more serious infection know as colitis. Spread by fecal spores, it's proving hard to kill with most conventional disinfectants and antibacterial soaps. And just when you thought it was safe to go to a hospital, eh?
--Noted TV-Theme Composer Dies.
When I say the name EARLE HAGAN....how blank is that look on your face? Surely you've heard his music; I KNOW you have, and I would bet you a year's salary that you have. But you never heard of the composer, right?
If I say The Andy Griffith Theme (go ahead, whistle it yourself)...THEN you know who I'm talking about.
He actually DID the whistling with his 11 year old son doing the finger-snapping for the demo.
Earle was also responsible for the I SPY theme (Bill Cosby / Bob Culp), and no matter what locale they shot an episode, Hagan was prone to use local ethnic musicians to capture the flavor of the venue.
How about the DICK VAN DYKE SHOW?
Or The MOD SQUAD (Julie, Pete, and Linc)?
He also did the themes for THAT GIRL (Marlo Thomas), and GOMER PYLE, U.S.M.C (Jim Nabors).
Mr. Hagan wrote songs and themes for over 3,000 episodes and TV pilots. He also co-wrote Harlem Nocturne in 1939, which was used as the theme song for the Mike Hammer series (Stacy Keach) in 1984. He played trombone with Benny Goodman as well as Tommy Dorsey. He also wrote the first textbook on movie composing.
He was 88 when he passed Monday night.
He will be missed by many, but the music WILL live on.
And that's a good a tribute as any man can get.
And a helluva legacy.
Be nice if the rest of us could even come close to that.
Stay safe out there.

4 comments:

Jana said...

Alexander Courage died on May 15th:

http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2008/052808.html

Very sad too.

:(

Bob G. said...

God Bless You...you're the FIRST person to post a COMMENT this week!!!
For a minute, I thought I shifted to an alternate reality (heaven forbid).

Alex Courage...wrote the F Troop theme, as well as the original STAR TREK theme.
(everyone sing along)

And here, we thought they'd live forever.
Maybe they are...after all.

;)

B.G.

Jana said...

I tried leaving a comment a few days ago, but it wouldn't let me post because of some site error.

:/

Bob G. said...

Figures...someone's scared that my readership will go UP....ROFLMAO!

B.G.
(Must be doing something right)

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