CCR live.....

..like modern rock has its alternative version (in underground AOR in my opinion), and 80's metal had it's alternative in the Cure and Depeche Mode- country music has its alternative in "Red Dirt" music...the leader of this Genre is Oklahoma's own -Cross Canadian Ragweed, whom I was privledged to experience live for the 3rd time Saturday night. Anyone who can appreciate King's X as the musician's metal band should be able to appreciate CCR as the musician's Country band- except that the only resemblance to country is the occasional reference to their heroes Johnny Cash and Ray Wylie Hubbard. Completely shunned by the Nashville music establishment, Ragweed offers their middle finger to the glossy, pop-oriented trendiness of modern mainstream country music, by staying as raw and rugged as possible- Lynryrd Skynyrd, Kid Rock, Hank Williams Jr., and the late-great Johnny Cash count themselves among their best fans. Being fan these guys truly does help me to understand how the alternative music fans of the 80's hated the prevailing glam-metal, although, I LOVED it.
I started listening to bands like CCR, Stoney LaRue, and the Drive-by-truckers back when I WAS a trucker, and was bored to tears with bands like Rascal Flatts (country's New Kids on the Block) and Kenny Chesney (country's lamest cowboy) being the only music I could hear no matter what state I was in. I used to love running through Texas and Oklahoma, because next to the boring mainstream country stations I could normally pick-up without a problem, I could hear the local radio stations playing real music from bands like this- bands who are closer to the legacy of Hank Williams (Sr. and Junior), and Johnny Cash than ANY country artist who is popular now. The modern establishment of country, (dare I call them POSEURS?) has done a lot to diminish the rebel attitude of it's roots- CCR is reviving them...
a bootleg version of CCR's audience favorite...the middle-finger anthem of the haters of modern country. "leaving Tennessee", which sounds alot like Johnny Cash..
Unfortunately, all of the YouTube video that is of decent quality has been disabled, so these bootleg recordings are the best I can post- so I'm not doing these guys justice. CCR is one of the best live bands I have every seen or heard, and whether you are a fan of country music or not if you Love it, Hate it, despise new country (as I do)- if you are a fan of rock music at all, you can't miss Cody Canada and the Cross Canadian Ragweed experience....here they are covering a Primus classic...Wynnona's Big Brown Beaver..

HERE WE GO AGAIN....

Barny Frank is at it again....You may blame the current economic crisis on Bush...NOT true. You may blame it on Obama, not a fan of him myself, but also not true. Who's fault is this? The Senate ways and means committee- they are the ones who pull the purse strings of the government. They were the ones that FORCED mortage companies into subprime lending or risk heavy fines, and potential Socialization. They were the ones who BLOCKED former president Bush when he called for reform 3 years ago when he forsaw this crisis happening- these very same people who spent the last 3 years sticking out their feet to trip Bush, and blaming him when he fell, are now looking at doing it YET AGAIN. Sometimes I think these people want this country to fail- there is no other explaination for their blatant disregard of the facts. The man who's face is shown above is the head of the Ways and Means committee...Barney Frank. Remember it, know it,and when this economy continues its downward spiral, don't blame the man who tried to help several years ago but was blocked- don't blame president Obama- blame the man who called all attempts at reform of Freddie and Fannie "racism" and "class warfare". Blame the man who controls the money- Blame Barney Frank- the below artice should REALLY piss you off.


Fannie, Freddie asked to relax condo loan rules: report
Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:48am EDT
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1 of 1Full Size(Reuters) - Two U.S. Democratic lawmakers want Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to relax recently tightened standards for mortgages on new condominiums, saying they could threaten the viability of some developments and slow the housing-market recovery, the Wall Street Journal said.
In March, Fannie Mae (FNM.N)(FNM.P) said it would no longer guarantee mortgages on condos in buildings where fewer than 70 percent of the units have been sold, up from 51 percent, the paper said. Freddie Mac (FRE.P)(FRE.N) is due to implement similar policies next month, the paper said.

In a letter to the CEO's of both companies, Representatives Barney Frank, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Anthony Weiner warned that a 70 percent sales threshold "may be too onerous" and could lead condo buyers to shun new developments, according to the paper.

The legislators asked the companies to "make appropriate adjustments" to their underwriting standards for condos, the paper added.

In an interview with the paper, Weiner said the rules have "had a real chill on the ability to get these condos sold," at a time when prices of condos have fallen enough to attract potential buyers.

In addition to the 70 percent sales threshold, Fannie Mae will also not purchase mortgages in buildings where 15 percent of owners are delinquent on condo association dues or where one owner has more than 10 percent of units, as the firm sees these as signals that a building could run into financial trouble, the paper added.

Both Fannie and Freddie are preparing a response to the lawmakers, according to the paper.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could not be immediately reached for comment by Reuters.

(Reporting by Chakradhar Adusumilli in Bangalore; editing by Simon Jessop)


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video of the tornado hitting Southlands Mall as we were hiding inside the the theater

I don't need to say anything more..

I Want To Be Banned From England Like Michael Savage

I don't always agree with Michael Savage,in fact, I find him extremely abrasive and often comes across as hateful, but yesterday we learned that the San Francisco-based radio talk-show host was barred from entering Great Britain because of his opinions. If you don't think we aren't close to the same liberal facism here in America, think again. The president and his willing filibuster-proof socialist/facist (yes they are the same thing)allies in congress are in the process of trying to implement the fairness doctrine on such dangerous thought-criminals as Rush Limbaugh, Shawn Hannity, and Laura Ingraham.
You lefties were all concerned about your civil liberties when Bush was spying on potential terrorists after we were attacked on our own soil- where is your outrage when your own guy REALLY DOES attack the civil liberties of his vocal opponents? There have been many regimes in the world that has tried to silence its critics; Chavez, Castro, Hitler, Pol Pot, Kim Jun Il...etc. In American, this is new. The Bush administration NEVER tried to silence its critics- otherwise John Stewart and Keith "the bitch" Olberman would be out of jobs. Obama IS trying to silence his critics, and with a supermajority in congress- he can't be stopped...and nobody seems to CARE?!??!
My letter to the REAL establishment..

So, Michael Savage is a thoughtcriminal. I humbly beseech with shovel in hand for Commissar Obama to place me on the banned list with Michael Savage.

Here are my thought crimes:

I voted for Sarah Palin in the last presidential election.
I mortally fear Obama and The Party.
I don't own a gun, but I feel safer when other people do.
I'm a tea partier who created this sign: "Don't Tread On Me: Taxed Enough Already."
I believe government officials should answer to the people - not the other way around.
I've read the US Constitution.
I've read the US Constitution more than once.
I own a copy of the Federalist Papers, Wealth of Nations, and Atlas Shrugged.
My conservative views border on Libertarian.
I listen to Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity on the radio every chance I can.
I watch Glenn Beck on Fox News whenever possible.
I do not want to pay for abortion through taxes.
My friend fought in Iraq and I'm proud of it.
I don't believe waterboarding is torture, especially because the military does it to enlisted men as part of training.
Thank you for consideration of my request. I'll never understand why we broke away from Great Britain and am so grateful to Jackboot Jacqui Smith who, along with Dear Leader Obama, will correct the mistake. I look forward to a long and deserved rail trip through the countryside.

Unredeemed American thoughtcriminal,
Scotty-D
Denver,Co