Roses
Don Grose
A rose this week to a true pinnacle virtue - Ernie Fage.
Ernie, for anyone living outside of Nova Scotia,
is the member of the Provincial Legislature and
Cabinet Minister who for the second time has been
found dipping his toe into a pool of political scandal.
Ernie, is the central figure in a John Grisham meets
Nova Scotia yarn of deceipt, coverup, corruption,
and disgrace. Ernie is alleged to have left the scene
of an automobile accident, albeit a minor one back in November. Problem is, Ernie was driving his government paid-for vehicle, smelled of alcohol, left the scene
before police arrived, and God bless the camera phone -
witnesses got pictures. Funny thing - police never tracked the offender down that night...hmmm...funny
thing..everyone in the premier's office was aware there
was a problem that night...but the Premier was successfully kept in the dark for more than a month.
Funny thing...none of this was made public until the
individual with the camera - phone - pictures offered them for sale to local papers and TV....I hope he or she was handsomely paid...Ernie Fage should now be
barred from ever holding any public office and should
be denied any pension or other benefits he may have
otherwise earned through public service. The Premier's
Office should undergo a "professional" cleansing -
no severance, no benefits, just the disgrace of having
played a role in the coverup for everyone who earns
a paycheque working directly for the Premier...Oh -
and Rodney...he should be made to work the counter at
Burger King until such time as he proves himself ethically fit to do anything else...or..he could leave
the province. Just when we cynics start to think maybe
we have a warped view of the way things are and the
way they should be - something like this comes out...
We are a society out of control ! Is it any wonder that
we face the hurdles we face as a nation when we look to
the likes of Rodney, Fage, Chief of Staff Chisholm, and
any of the rest of the pack for leadership...these
are pathetic excuses for humanity who have completely
lost their way - and we have no one but ourselves to blame for having their kind in positions of power
in Ottawa and Province House...We are witnessing the
decline of a civilization.
Now having said all that - a rose to Ray Price...for
those who don't remember - veteran country singer
Ray Price...I heard Roses of San Antoine the other day..All the tiny classic country nerves in the back
of my neck stood right up...that's good music.
I was listening to the Emmylou Harris album Blue Kentucky girl in the car the other day and Save the
Last Dance for Me came on...I have no idea who her
bass player was on that track but what lovely tasteful
work it was. I wonder if folks who make records like those hear the tracks they played on years later and
recognize just how good their work was ? I wonder if
they care, or if they leave that to you and me ?
At any rate...not flashy, not even fancy, just really
flattering to the song and the other musicians..I think
the honesty and lack of pretention is what attracts me
to the country - and other - music that I like best.
Thank God we no longer have to worry about David Beckham and wife Posh and family starving on the
streets of Britain...thank God, some true humanitarian,
convinced Beckham it was in his best interest to accept
a ten year, 50 million dollar a year contract to play
soccer in LA....Let me see... people work hard their entire lives and can't afford decent health care, people work hard for 40 or 45 years and are told the
government pension won't be enough to keep them comfortable and they die in pain because they can't afford releif bringing drugs, our education system
is such that graduates are leaving university with loans the size of modest mortgages before ever landing their first jobs - and as a society we are supporting
an entertainment industry ( sports included ) that
can come up with that kind of money to pay one man to
play a game..and let's not even get into the fact that this particular man's best socceer days are behind him. Boggles the mind....the funny part of it is,
I was listening a sports talk show this afternoon and
their dialogue centred around how hard done by NHL
players are having to settle for modest 4 and 5
million dollar per year contracts...and we have
families living in the streets in every major North
American City...warped, warped, warped...
At any rate...if you've read all this..thank you.
I do enjoy the ability to rant...feel free to rant
back if you like.
I sold the Garrison guitar the other day..I was tremendously sorry to see the Red Rose go..it was the
only non-blond acoustic I owned..and it was the most
playable instrument ( in it's price bracket )I've ever
had the pleasure of owning...but unfortunately with the
Gibson Gospel, Larrivee, and Martin in the same house
it had stiff competition - and it never got played.
I hope the lady whose receiving it as a gift truly
enjoys it.
That's it...Bless.
Don
A rose this week to a true pinnacle virtue - Ernie Fage.
Ernie, for anyone living outside of Nova Scotia,
is the member of the Provincial Legislature and
Cabinet Minister who for the second time has been
found dipping his toe into a pool of political scandal.
Ernie, is the central figure in a John Grisham meets
Nova Scotia yarn of deceipt, coverup, corruption,
and disgrace. Ernie is alleged to have left the scene
of an automobile accident, albeit a minor one back in November. Problem is, Ernie was driving his government paid-for vehicle, smelled of alcohol, left the scene
before police arrived, and God bless the camera phone -
witnesses got pictures. Funny thing - police never tracked the offender down that night...hmmm...funny
thing..everyone in the premier's office was aware there
was a problem that night...but the Premier was successfully kept in the dark for more than a month.
Funny thing...none of this was made public until the
individual with the camera - phone - pictures offered them for sale to local papers and TV....I hope he or she was handsomely paid...Ernie Fage should now be
barred from ever holding any public office and should
be denied any pension or other benefits he may have
otherwise earned through public service. The Premier's
Office should undergo a "professional" cleansing -
no severance, no benefits, just the disgrace of having
played a role in the coverup for everyone who earns
a paycheque working directly for the Premier...Oh -
and Rodney...he should be made to work the counter at
Burger King until such time as he proves himself ethically fit to do anything else...or..he could leave
the province. Just when we cynics start to think maybe
we have a warped view of the way things are and the
way they should be - something like this comes out...
We are a society out of control ! Is it any wonder that
we face the hurdles we face as a nation when we look to
the likes of Rodney, Fage, Chief of Staff Chisholm, and
any of the rest of the pack for leadership...these
are pathetic excuses for humanity who have completely
lost their way - and we have no one but ourselves to blame for having their kind in positions of power
in Ottawa and Province House...We are witnessing the
decline of a civilization.
Now having said all that - a rose to Ray Price...for
those who don't remember - veteran country singer
Ray Price...I heard Roses of San Antoine the other day..All the tiny classic country nerves in the back
of my neck stood right up...that's good music.
I was listening to the Emmylou Harris album Blue Kentucky girl in the car the other day and Save the
Last Dance for Me came on...I have no idea who her
bass player was on that track but what lovely tasteful
work it was. I wonder if folks who make records like those hear the tracks they played on years later and
recognize just how good their work was ? I wonder if
they care, or if they leave that to you and me ?
At any rate...not flashy, not even fancy, just really
flattering to the song and the other musicians..I think
the honesty and lack of pretention is what attracts me
to the country - and other - music that I like best.
Thank God we no longer have to worry about David Beckham and wife Posh and family starving on the
streets of Britain...thank God, some true humanitarian,
convinced Beckham it was in his best interest to accept
a ten year, 50 million dollar a year contract to play
soccer in LA....Let me see... people work hard their entire lives and can't afford decent health care, people work hard for 40 or 45 years and are told the
government pension won't be enough to keep them comfortable and they die in pain because they can't afford releif bringing drugs, our education system
is such that graduates are leaving university with loans the size of modest mortgages before ever landing their first jobs - and as a society we are supporting
an entertainment industry ( sports included ) that
can come up with that kind of money to pay one man to
play a game..and let's not even get into the fact that this particular man's best socceer days are behind him. Boggles the mind....the funny part of it is,
I was listening a sports talk show this afternoon and
their dialogue centred around how hard done by NHL
players are having to settle for modest 4 and 5
million dollar per year contracts...and we have
families living in the streets in every major North
American City...warped, warped, warped...
At any rate...if you've read all this..thank you.
I do enjoy the ability to rant...feel free to rant
back if you like.
I sold the Garrison guitar the other day..I was tremendously sorry to see the Red Rose go..it was the
only non-blond acoustic I owned..and it was the most
playable instrument ( in it's price bracket )I've ever
had the pleasure of owning...but unfortunately with the
Gibson Gospel, Larrivee, and Martin in the same house
it had stiff competition - and it never got played.
I hope the lady whose receiving it as a gift truly
enjoys it.
That's it...Bless.
Don
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