TN&T James Brown The Who: Thoughts Trump’s Re-Election

  [Editor’s Note:  This is the latest edition of Tick’s Notes and Tunes. It is a transcript of a fictional radio broadcast with direct links to the tunes being played.  The transcript is in 3 parts. (1.)The first is the first half of a transcript of the radio broadcast with tune links; (2.) The Editorial: Read More …

Is Trump Another Joe McCarthy? Red Hot Riot

[Editor’s Note:  This is the latest edition of Tick’s Notes and Tunes. It is a transcript of a fictional radio broadcast with direct links to the tunes being played.  The transcript is in 3 parts. (1.)The first is the first half of a transcript of the radio broadcast with tune links; (2.) The Editorial: (which Read More …

Lou Reed, Phair, the Hawkmen, Northern Soul 60s Garage

  [Editor’s Note:  This is the latest edition of Tick’s Notes and Tunes. It is a transcript of a fictional radio broadcast with direct links to the tunes being played.  The transcript is in 3 parts. (1.)The first is the first half of a transcript of the radio broadcast with tune links; (2.) The Editorial: Read More …

DEBATE: Harris v Trump

Here are our thoughts about tonight’s debate.   We post this with a significant amount of regret simply because in setting up this site our intention was to stay as focused as possible on reason and logic and to maintain a balanced perspective when deciding policy questions–which in our view should be done on a case Read More …

Tick’s Notes & Tunes: Siouxsie Dolly Bo and Ry

[Editor’s Note:  This is the latest edition of Tick’s Notes and Tunes. It is a transcript of a fictional radio broadcast with direct links to the tunes being played.  The transcript is in 3 parts. (1.)The first is the first half of a transcript of the radio broadcast with tune links; (2.) The Editorial: (which Read More …

IMPEACH CLARENCE THOMAS?

[Note:  This is the latest edition of Tick’s Notes and Tunes. It comes in 3 parts. 1.The first is the first half of the radio broadcast with tune links. 2. The Editorial/Article:  Impeach Clarence Thomas?  3. The second half of the radio broadcast with tune links. The purpose of this blog is to discuss, enlighten and Read More …

MUSK $50 BILLION BONUS & PLUTOCRACY

[Analysis and Opinion.] Elon Musk has demanded that Tesla pay him a bonus of $50 billion. Here’s a link to a story about it: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/06/05/tesla-shareholders-vote-on-elon-musks-50-billion-pay-package-next-week-heres-whats-at-stake/ We’ve previously expressed our view that one of the biggest dangers facing the United States is the risk of oligopoly.   See https://reasonandbalance.com/worlds-biggest-problems-ai-and-more/.   It would have been more correct to say Read More …

TRUMP’s CONVICTION: CAMPAIGN EFFECTS

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TRUMP: HERE COMES THE JUDGE

[Note:  The purpose of this blog is to enlighten and educate the reader about music and other current and important issues.  Typically, in Tick’s Notes and Tunes the article ( in this  case, Trump: Here Comes the Judge) appears as an editorial in the middle of the transcript of the radio broadcast. Please see the Read More …