A Angry Anniversary

Today is the 30 th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing

Marlina had sent me a very good article from The Guardian looking at an HBO SPECIAL that premiered 3 days ago. An American Bombing.

At first I didn’t want to see it, but after being at the site, I feel the need to understand that event in more detail.

The authors emphasize that McVeigh was sane and in full control of his actions. It speaks to his deep seated anger and the myriad of events that contributed to it. To the fact that he was far from a lone wolf and how mainstream extremism is in our society.

My thoughts as I walked around the site were “ This is what happens when when one man decides he will solve a problem.“

That points out a major problem with democracy, no one gets everything they want.

More importantly that it takes lots of work, cooperation, and sacrifice to get things done, usually quite Inefficiently

Anytime someone says “they will take care of it”, my antenna go up. When they don’t go up I get blindsided. Be it a co worker, friend or politician, BE AWARE

On the other hand when people work together…

I take you to the Stax Record museum in Memphis Tenn

We visited yesterday and had a great self guided tour. Many of you know my favorite music is R and B / funk.

This is the St Peter’s in Rome of R and B

Booker T and the MG’s, Sam and Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas (The Funky Chicken) Wilson Pickett, Al Green, Otis Redding,, Issac Hayes,Need I I say more?

His rendition of The Jimmy Webb song “By the Time I Get To Phoenix “ is right there with Aretha’s ’ reworking Otis Redding’s RESPECT.

For a deep dive you can read “Dreams to Remember “. I thought it was a fun read and my appreciation of Otis Redding went through the roof.

What made it so successful was the camaraderie that infused the place.

It was about making good music and the fun of playing together.

After the assassination of Dr King it went into decline. There were a number of factors that contributed to to the decline.

Can you guess what one of them was?

One man had control of the company. Like I said it was NOT the only one.

For decades all that was there was a shell and a historical marker.

The museum resurrected byyyyyy…

AGROUP OF PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER to

form a foundation .

Have a good night and Do Your Funky Chicken Now!