You’re welcome!

I was very moved by it, too. I had fertility problems and when I finally got pregnant and had a son I was very happy, and “Danny’s Song” was something I sometimes listened to with pleasure. Now I’m a grandmother. So I know what you mean.

Rick Beato has taken some pains to note that Taylor Swift and many other popular acts employ committees of top-flight pros to write their music. Sure, Swift is a real talent of her own and she guides the process. But…

It’s not like John and Paul breaking out their guitars to get a song started, then George and Ringo coming in to put it all together. Or George getting the ball rolling as he came in to his own as a songwriter.

–Rick Beato, “NYT Says Taylor Swift Is Bigger Than The Beatles!? WTF”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxrwjJHXPlQ

I love this prog drummer/rock critic guy! The thing to keep in mind, I say, is that Edwards is a YouTube performer — a stand-up critic, working mostly in real-time like a great college prof with more leeway to cover the subject he loves most, personally and professionally.

Edwards is all about prog rock, passionately. So now he’s got a YouTube channel, insatiable for content (neo knows about this, I’m sure) and he decides to cover Emerson, Lake & Palmer — ELP as fans know.

Problem: He hated ELP! But he is an honest critic. He relistened to all the ELP albums and concluded:
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… coming to this from a more mature point of view I’ve been able to see the absolute genius of this band.

–Andy Edwards, “ELP | Ranking the Albums”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuGTSaW5bLg
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Which of course is his opinion, revised upon an earlier opinion. I enjoy the fierce back-and-forth of Edward’s internal development.

I don’t demand people change their minds, but I like to see it happen organically.

I too am passionate about ELP. I was in a sweat about the final top rankings, but I think Edwards got it right:

1) “Emerson, Lake & Palmer” (1970)
2) “Trilogy” (1972)

FWIW….

Snow on Pine:

I’m certain there is much more to the UFO story than we are getting. Still, please stop the onus-shifting.

Are you one of those people not wanting to admit to the weight of the evidence pointing to the reality of Jesus Christ?

I’m not half-serious… 🙂

Please stop baiting people. I don’t mind substantive arguments, but I’m getting tired of the sniping.

And Niketas spinning his tails. If you are misunderstood and can’t be bothered to clear up the misunderstanding, who is to blame?

Bain E and Niketas C. the dynamic duo, protectors of truth, as they see it.

Niketas may not have been around in the good old days of Zaphod and DNW? Oh well.

Vivek will no doubt have a role in a Trump administration.

I’ve said previously the fact Trump’s wealth was made in the real estate industry is significant. Going back an election, Romney made it clear that those who made their wealth from Wall St. would find it hard to represent the rust belt/average working class.
There are probably some that would recognize the need to protect industries that are vital to our national interests– and we are seeing the consequences of outsourcing for the last 30 years. But some/most of those same people should have recognized the risk/costs earlier– but the profits were likely irresistible.