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The Summer WALL of SOUND

This summer I’m going to fill each day with so much music that I can’t fail to have a good day. I’ve been smiling ear to ear this morning with music filling my office. Well maybe the basement also and some of the upstairs.

I know Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer but this one looks far from summerlike. That’s fine, music can warm my soul. And the whole day and night will be filled with it.

And every friggin day this summer. Music makes me happy. It pumps me up. Music and driving have always been one of the great joys in life to me. I like to dance to music, even though I’m not too good at it. I don’t care; music makes me move. Sitting here tapping my feet to Rock of Ages now as I type.

Today I’m flipping back and forth between my favorites on YouTube and the local radio station 100.7 The Bay doing the Memorial Day 500 countdown.

So, turn it up, blow your own horn or bang a drum or sing out LOUD. Get out of that chair and duck walk. Chances are you will feel better.

Oh, Gimme Shelter from the Stones just came on, I have to get up and do my Mick Jagger strut. Have a nice afternoon.

A musician playing a trumpet outdoors, wearing a striped t-shirt and focused on performing.
He can play that horn. Photo by Mike Hartley

Random Thoughts of the Day

  • The shame is what we don’t accomplish while we have the opportunities.
  • I loved watching Phil Collins play drums.
  • The lies are getting thin and old. Proving there is a limit on how many times you can repeat falsehoods.
  • I don’t get drivers who buy convertibles and leave the top up all the time. It’s not right.


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CBS goodbye

This was the network of choice in the 60s at our home. Walter Cronkite in the evening. Others like Rather, Schieffer, Pelley, O’Donnell and more. Shows like I Love Lucy and Ed Sullivan were early staples in my youth. Then All In the Family and MASH captured me for years.

I’ve split my time between the CBS Morning Show and The Today show. We would tune in 60 Minutes each week. Weekends I always watch CBS Sunday Morning. That is probably the last thing I will tune into on the CBS network, but I can see that changing in the future if the show changes.

At one time they were noted as America’s Most Watched Network. Not for me anymore. It’s more than what happened to The Late Show, even though that was a prime example. The Late Show helped sustain me and gave me some hope and now that has been silenced.

To me it comes down to trust. This network has lost my trust. And I’m guessing I’m too old now for them to win it back so thank you for the years of integrity and great programming. Goodbye and good luck with the leadership you have.

Graphic featuring the word 'BROKEN' in bold yellow above a stylized eye icon, with the word 'Eye' in yellow below, set against a black background.