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NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER, 2005
In these difficult times for the world as well as our country, I find the majesty and beauty of Fall in the mountains a refreshing source of hope. We think that the cafe performance schedule for October will enhance your Fall, too.
OCTOBER 1 – JACKSON CROSSING. We love this band. You will too.
OCTOBER 6 – ANDREW MCKNIGHT. Singer/songwriter from northern Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
OCTOBER 8 – MICHAEL RENO HARRELL. He “writes like a jeweler might work on a watch. Every piece has its place. . .” Country Music Today.
OCTOBER 13 – KEITH & JOAN PITZER. Folksinging duo from the mountains and valleys of West Virginia.
OCTOBER 15 – CHICKEN-BONE. The world’s greatest “hickabilly” band.
OCTOBER 20 – CHUCK PYLE. Two years ago, bad weather kept the crowd small for this Colorado Zen Cowboy. There will be no excuses this time.
OCTOBER 22 – JEFF & VIDA BAND. This New Orleans-based duo survived Katrina to bring us their roots music.
OCTOBER 27 – JOHN SHEARER. After too long an absence, Big John returns with his huge, wonderful bass voice and songs.
OCTOBER 29 – PHIL & GAYE JOHNSON. Local favorites from Green Creek return.
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Katrina. Rita. Vivid reminders to us prideful humans that we are not in charge after all. Undone in and by) our arrogance, we have been unmasked and our shallow national values lay exposed and shattered. In Greek mythology, Apollo placed a curse on Cassandra, who had been given the gift of being able to see the future, so that no one would ever believe her predictions. Mother Nature has given us a wake-up call to pay attention to the Cassandras of our time.
There have been millions of words written and spoken about these two natural disasters so I have little to add in this newsletter. There are things, however, that we all can do.
Pray for the families whose lives have been changed forever. Support their recovery in any way you can, especially with your money at this time. Remember that “there but for the grace of God go I.” If you believe that this could be a “tipping point” for substantive change in our society, do what you can to make it happen, including replacing the politicians who call themselves our leaders with people of real vision.
It is my belief that the vast majority of us have empathy for one another and want to take care of those less fortunate than us, especially in times like these. I also think that we are willing to take the responsibility for doing so. We need competent leaders who share these basic values and to stop wrangling over whether they are Democrats or Republicans.
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While I am sure that there will be much more to say about such things in the months to come, let us leave it for now as the more public tweedle-dees and tweedle-dums in our lives pontificate to earn their pay.
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I was recently sent examples of billboards that we will never see (see www.dribbleglass.com for more of them.) These are some of my favorites:
Where are all the news crews when we’re
NOT spilling anything.
EXXON
So much easier than parenting.
RITALIN
We’re proud of our privates.
U.S. ARMY
Dropped calls just add to your mystique.
VERIZON
We tell atheists the “g” stands for goodness.
T. G. I. FRIDAYS
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Quote of the month: “I think that there are two types of people in the world. Those who divide the world up into two kinds of people. . . and those who don’t.”
Father Joe
Robert Seiler
Purple Onion Café
www.purpleonionsaluda.com