Archive - Apr 12, 2007
He was playing real good, for free
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 04/12/2007 - 22:05In 1970, Joni Mitchell released an album, Ladies of the Canyon. On song, “For Free”, or perhaps her 1974 version on Miles of Aisles, “Real Good for Free” is getting quoted a lot in the blogs recently:
But the one man band
By the quick lunch stand
He was playing real good, for free.Nobody stopped to hear him
Though he played so sweet and high
They knew he had never
Been on their t.v.
So they passed his music by
I meant to go over and ask for a song
Maybe put on a harmony...
I heard his refrain
As the signal changed
He was playing real good, for free.
- Joshua Bell, too, was playing real good for free
- Real Good for Free: Joshua Bell Solos in DC Subway
- He Was Playing Real Good, For Free
- Playin' real good for free...
What is it all about? Last Sunday, the Washington Post had an article entitled Pearls Before Breakfast (NewsTrust Review) talks about Joshua Bell, playing at a Metro stop in Washington DC and nobody stopped to hear him, though he played so sweet and high…
A coherent vision
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 04/12/2007 - 09:23(The following is a comment I posted DailyKos, in response to Jeffrey Feldman's post.)
Jeffrey, thank you for your summary of the different viewpoints. I think it illustrates some aspects of a coherent Democratic vision that is too easy to lose during a primary.
In many ways, Edwards ties together all the other positions.
"We can see in this statement that Edwards is presenting his vision that I would call "action now," "
It ties into the greater theme of “limits of Presidential authority”.
