Why Don't We D-Do It in the Back Seat?

A Columbus High School teacher named Beth Reis is helping some of her students get a campaign going.  She says two of her students almost died in a motor vehicle accident, because they were in the back seat of the car, and they were not wearing seat belts.  Apparently, wearing seat belts for back seat passengers is not required in Florida.

Her students are trying to get 10K signatures to present to the State Congress.

Here's the petition.  Go for it.

http://doitinthebackseat.com/

OMG, If Such a Thing Existed. What a Deal!!! Be Careful Before You Pass This Up.

I have mentioned before an experience called musimelange.  It's an evening of gourmet food, exceptional wine, and amazing chamber music.  The setting is a place called the M Building at 194 NW 30th Street.  It's a very intimate setting, much as if you were in someone's house.  I think it is a house.  It occurs about four times a year.  The next musimelange evening is this coming Monday, March 7, at 7:30 PM.

The price per admission is $65 per person, if you pay at the door.  It's $55, if you buy online.  If you buy the whole season, as I do, it's $50 per evening.

musimelange just sent out a notice for March 7.  For whatever reason, they're offering a unique deal for this one concert.  It's "BOGOF," or two admissions for the price of one, if you sign up and pay online.  So it's admission for two people to gourmet food, high end wine, and a very intimate chamber concert, all for $55.  $27.50 per person for something which, in my opinion, is easily worth the $65 per person pay-at-the-door price.  You will never forget this evening.

That's the deal.  If you care, the musicians are the concertmaster for the Naples (Fla) Symphony, a guitarist, and a locally famous jazz bass player.  The food will be provided by Riviera Focacceria Italiana, and the wine will come from B&G.

Personally, I think you'd be crazy not to take instant advantage of this amazing opportunity.  If you do, go to www.musimelange.com, and use promotional code 447 769.  As I said, think very carefully before you let this get away.

See you there.


PS: This is the program.  The title of the evening is "Scent of a Woman."

What

musimelange is celebrating the women through Jazz, Monday March 7, 2016 at 7:30pm at the M Building beautifully located at the Wynwood Art District.

 

Discover the "Scent of a woman" during three enchanting acts.

 

Act 1: Chef Riccardo from Riviera Focacceria Italiana  will serve his famousFocaccia di Reccho, a dish that can only be enjoyed at a handful of restaurants nationwide; homemade Gnocchi with Pesto, using the original recipe from the source; and bites of freshly prepared Polpo Riviera to satisfy your palate. All bites will be paired with a fine selection of wines* from ​Barton&Guestier.

 

Act 2: Entirely dedicated to Jazz and offer a very special performance with remarkable pieces from the standard jazz repertoire. The Concertmaster of the Naples Symphony, Glenn Basham will present his Jazz String Trio: String Therorywith guitarist Randall Dollahon and bassist Jamie Ousley.

 

​Act 3: The artists will join the guests as they all enjoy a sweet selection* presented by Riviera Focacceria Italiana.  Sinfully delicious creations by Chef Riccardo Vinci include their notoriously unrivaled Panna Cotta and exceptionally unique Pistachio Mousse.

Call Off the Dogs. This is NOT About Donald Trump. Per Se.

It's amazing how far you can go, if you just tell people what they want to hear.  And the less legitimate are their ideas, the more gratified they are to hear you support them.  You can tell people the wackiest stuff, but if you're speaking their language, so to speak, they'll think you're a genius, and that you have their very best interests at heart.

I saw on my homepage today the most delicious juxtaposition.  There was one article about how Donald Trump had some black college students escorted out of one of his rallies.  They were shown the door, because they were black.  They were doing nothing but standing at the back of the room, listening, and they were completely cooperative with being ejected.  One of them commented that it was Trump's private party, and he could have whatever guests he wanted.  They were there legitimately, having acquired perfectly normal entry passes, but they understood that this was Trump's bash.

The other article was regarding the sentencing of some then teenagers (caucasian) who, in 2011, had rampaged through a neighboring black county of Mississippi, assaulting black people.  They finally got caught and apprehended not only because the proximate victim died, but because the incident was caught on security video tape.  The grandmother of one of the perps made little headway with her argument that her darling grandson was "not racist" and would never have done such a thing.  Normally.  She might have conceded that there could have been some alcohol involved.  The videotape disqualified every part of her argument.

But really, what gorgeous synergy.  Caucasian roughs assaulting and murdering black people, because they were black people, Donald Trump extruding rally-goers, because they were black people, and "The Donald" telling his angry audience more or less anything in the world they want to hear.

And why would Trump sink so low?  Because he gets what he wants.  It's not the money for Trump.   He doesn't need it.  It's the adulation, from who cares whom.  It's reinforcement of the concept Trump already has: that he's just "all that."  The fact is, Trump seems not to like people.  He just uses them, to get whatever else he wants.  And if today, they think he's just wonderful, some sort of savior, the only one who really understands them and wants them to have what they want, that's exactly what he wants.  And he'll take it.  Shamelessly.

He'll promise them what's not his to promise, and he'll reassure them that their basest desires are perfectly reasonable.  It is, as I say, spectacular synergy.  The people pretend to get what they want, and Trump gets what he wants.  They get it from each other.

And if--oh, no-- Donald Trump happens not to get the Republican nomination for President, or if he gets it, but he doesn't win the election, he and his supporters can all feel cheated, and as if someone colluded to deprive them of their due fulfillment.