tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552451791249315475.post5831024513935005318..comments2020-02-22T14:43:28.340-06:00Comments on PlumwoodRoad: My Mamma Done Tol' MePlumwood Roadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10202021245070368020noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552451791249315475.post-3330553545748035062009-11-06T18:08:08.844-06:002009-11-06T18:08:08.844-06:00Music has always provided a sanctuary for troubled...Music has always provided a sanctuary for troubled minds and bodies. At times the inner self is the only source of refuge and music is the pillow and blanket that provides a space of comfort.<br /><br />In the days of slavery, toil in the cottonfields gave rise and hope to the spirit through the advent of negro spirituals that led eventually to gospel music which then gave birth to the blues, jazz and rock and roll.<br /><br />The current political cottonfield of turmoil, unwarranted federal spending and unbridled printing of greenbacks reminds me of the three stooges in a boat that leaks in the deepest part of the lake. <br /><br />When Curly puts another hole in the bottom of the boat to "let the water out" is not unlike the ongoing and massive printing of american currency to keep our economic boat afloat. <br /><br />There are few experienced seamen sailing Washington D.C.'s water craft that have taken America out to the middle and deepest part of the lake.<br /><br />"Swing low...Sweet Chariot..."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929017321146849980noreply@blogger.com