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Especially if you are a certain age, you should really pay attention to last night’s main John Oliver segment on the perils of Medicare Advantage plans….
Meanwhile, NY Times this morning: “Today is the 27th day of the government shutdown. Unpaid federal workers have started to rely on food banks, which cuts to federal programs had already stretched thin.” And Steve Brodner offers this updating of the famous Margaret Bourke-White photo during the Great Depression, with his commentary below:
New film, with live music, appearing around the country that I’m just hearing about, “Finding Lucinda.” It follows singer-songwriter known as ISMAY (Avery Hellman) on a road trip through the South, exploring the early life and legacy of Lucinda Williams. It features new footage, rare recordings, and interviews with the likes of Charlie Sexton, Buddy Miller, Mary Gauthier, and Lucinda. More here and trailer below: www.findinglucinda.com
Lana Del Rey sang Neil Young’s “Needle and the Damage Done” at big Neil Harvest Moon benefit over the weekend.
The ‘67 Hits from 1967” vid from a couple days ago proved so popular, here is another one with 66 Hits from 1966.
From Tunes to Toons
Matt Wuerker:
Bill Bramhall:
Michael Ramirez:
Dennis Goris:
Truant:
Photo Finish
Taos Mountain (Sangre de Cristo Mountains)
Good tunes and toons!
Music was great some of the toons made me shiver.