Ramblings of an EdMan

Really impressive 16 hour 8 part documentary about the diverse history of country music.

Lots on so many stars some like Jimmie Rogers, Hank Williams and Pasty Cline gone too soon. Some with incredibly long careers like Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson.

I personally really like Americana which includes bluegrass and a lot of country music.

I didn’t think how much the radio consolidation of the Clinton Era Telecommunications Act has hurt both country and pop radio.

And fair warning keep your tissues happy for the last episode, it’s a tear jerker.

So happy I found out about this series while it’s all available at PBS on Demand I highly recommend it.

Beautiful and tragic movie about a world champion surfer that died way too soon. Deals with bipolar disorder, addiction and surfing. It’s beautifully shot about a life that ended far too soon.

We need to do more with addiction, including when it’s co-morbid with bipolar disorder.

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1. Dancing

2. Mead

3. Rest

4. The Heathen Sumbel ritual

5. The EarthSpirit auction

6. Reading outside

7. Hanging out with Lanna Lee Maheux

8. Community.

1. Lanna Lee Maheux’s voice and spirit

2. Heathen rituals

3. Engagements

4. Proposals

5. Quiet time

6. Seeing old friends

7. The odd relativity of seeing people once a year

8. Reading outside

9. Snacks

10. Jordan almonds

11. Love

12. Prayers.

1. Four years of this tomorrow with the leap year

2. The Palace of Memory class with Andrew Watt

3. Teaching a writing workshop

4. Chicken Tikka Masala

5. Doing this earlier today

6. Buying an ant pendant from Joy

7. Fun postcards

8. Excellent homebrew

9. Doing this twice today

10. Reading and watching people walk by

11. Rachel Wiley

12. Andrea Gibson

13. Michael Pollan

14. Rest.