[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 normally deals with the subject in the title of this post) Today it’s about Southern Border Issues particularly about Trump’s Plan to Deport of Illegal Aliens ; and (3.) The second half of the radio broadcast with tune links.
The purpose of this blog is to discuss, enlighten and educate the reader about relevant political, economic and business matters and to help maintain both a record and an appreciation for good old man-made music before AI makes man and real music a mere afterthought. ]
Okay, folks’
Stony Riva here
We can’t waste any time tonight
We have a full slate of tunes
And Rufus’ editorial as well. So….
Let’s start this evenings festivities
With a tune I’m sure Red Dog will like
The Oracle of Wiki says that
Our first band formed in the late
60s’ who kept pumpin out great
Psychedelic and progressive soul
And funk right through the early 80s ….
“…was the first major American
rock group to have a
racially integrated
mixed-gender lineup.”
Moreover 3 of its members
Of its numerous members
were from the same
Family.
I’m talkin here about
Sly, Freddie and Rose
They were all members of
Sly and the Family Stone
Here doin’ a great kick off tune called….
Fun
https://youtu.be/OHnWdXlLpcQ?si=o1XROpaMKPMlL2in
Next up we have a tune
That that we alredy played many moons ago
On DJ Ltd
And Sir Thomas seemed to enjoy it
If I recall
But that version of the tune was done by the
Its original artist the Attack
The Attack was a group that
Our all star Assistant Executive Producer
Of Everything…Ms. Suzi
turned us onto
yes, they too lurked in our Garage
for many decades before
once again seeing the light
here in DJ Ltd.
Here, however
we have another rendition,
this time a cover
Probably a little more to Red Dog’s liking
Simply because it has more cowbell
…er …er
Sorry, I mean’t horns
This version is by Peter Wyngarde
I must confess I was hesitant to play this
Because I love the Attack version
And I didn’t think anything could match it
But this version has also kind of grown on me.
I mean the arpeggiated backing track
And Mr. Wyngarde’s baritone voice
Is addicting
Because it almost puts one in
A fairytale-like trance.
So, I’m gonna give Mr. Wyngarde
A shot at this
Here he is
Performing his rendition of
Neville Thumbcatch.
https://youtu.be/6cFXEA70Xuw?si=ZGkZYB1fGbb6cqGN
Now there!
Don’t you feel like Red Dog just read you a bedtime story?
Next up
Our last tune before we hear from Rufus Coldwater
With this tune we sorta
Boldly go
Where DJ Ltd has never gone before
To a place of no distinctions
A place of ambiguity
Part disco….
(And we all know
How our DJ feels about disco)
Part new wave…
part this
Part that
Part…..whatever
What can I say…for us
It’s different
I sorta look at it
As marketing outreach
It’s by a guy who according to the Oracle of Wiki
Has the distinction of having the Crown bestow upon him
The title….
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
He was originally a founding member of Soft Cell
Remember them?
..yeah
Remember? “Tainted Love” from MTV days…
Anyway our next artist
has sold over 30 million records
I don’t know how I ended up with this selection
Other than I love Tainted Love
And when I saw the bio on this guy
He definitely…at least at one time…
Had almost my exact taste in record collection
So, basically his taste in music
As evidence by his record collection sold me
On giving him a shot
But…oddly enough
he took me in a slightly different direction….
Just make sure Yinz clear out a space around ya
So you can get up and dance.
Here’s
Marc Almond performing Adored and Explored
https://youtu.be/wMCjuLd26Rw?si=8zi4YX0UM1q0shAz
Well folks, I hope everyone enjoyed our little trip
…or maybe it was dipping our toe ….
Into the land of androgyny
But we at DJ Ltd thinks it’s important
To think outside the box from time to time
But that brung us to that time again
That time being
Rufus time
And so
Here’s Rufus Coldwater with another
Unduly attention challenging foray
Into obtuse subjects
That will kill anyone’s buzz
Relax Rufus
Relax
Just kidding
It’s all yours…. take it away
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Thanks Stony.
Folks I’ve got so much information here that I’m going to do everyone a favor and try to boil it down to something that’s manageable in size.
For some background on the Southern border issue itself, if you have some time, you may want to consider the contents of the following page:
https://reasonandbalance.com/deporting-illegal-immigrants-trumps-proposal/
Regarding Trump’s deportation proposal here in 2024, please consider the following:
TRUMP’s MASS DEPORTATION PROPOSAL
Various sources have analyzed Trump’s vague campaign promises to deport virtually all illegal immigrants. This of course is hugely appealing position to take to a nation that has an electorate that has been overwhelmed with immigrants. It becomes very unsettling for Americans to find themselves often surrounded by folks who don’t speak English, who have business signs and radio stations that broadcast in a foreign language. The estimated number of illegals is anywhere between 11 and 14 million people which is a larger than the population of most states. Pennsylvania for example has a population of just under 13 million.
For a very detailed analysis of Trump’s proposed mass deportation of illegal immigrants readers can consult:
and
And for those, who don’t have much time, here’s also another informative 1 minute video on the subject:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u7Y3mDdTjI
It must be remembered that Trump promised mass deportations once before but the actual number of deportations that occurred during the Trump administration was far less than what he promised on the campaign trail. (I believe his administration’s actual deportations were only 10 percent or so of what he promised, but I’d have to double check.) Moreover, he promised to construct a border wall, It however, has not been finished. He also promised to have Mexico pay for the border wall that has been constructed, and that too has not happened.
A big reason for these failures is the size and complexity of the problem and the fact that promises are cheap and effective action on the scale he (Trump) proposes is probably impossible. Different sources come up with different numbers and much depends on the assumptions made in the analysis. But here are a few highlights.
To apprehend, house temporarily, process (legally) and then transport illegal aliens the cost would be somewhere between $220,000 billion (low end estimate to $600 billion)
Then because of losses to the work force (possibly driving up wages) and reducing the number of customers for remaining American businesses the economy would lose about $1 trillion to $1.6 trillion dollars in future growth.
To do all the deportations in 2 years as Trump suggests the size of the federal government would have to grow by well over 100,000 employees (see the American Action Forum article above) in an extremely short period of time.
And to make matters worse, for anyone with any humanitarian instincts at all, the disruption effects on children and families would be enormous and who knows what would happen to race-religious and ethnic tensions in this country.
Moreover, from a financial perspective, implementing Trump’s plan would:
- Cause everyone to pay much higher taxes (we figure at least 10 percent higher but probably much more simply because the current budget deficit of $1.6 trillion is already too high); and/or
- Cause the deficit to spiral further out of control (like Covid and the 2008 financial crises did) thus making future inflation and higher interest rates much more likely.
As such, it would seem impossible for Trump to honor any campaign promise to reduce everyone’s taxes if he also intends to deport illegal aliens en masse. If he promises to cut everyone’s taxes and make up the difference by imposing a system of tariffs, it guarantees that the price of all goods and services in this country will go up because generally prices of items subjected to new tariffs go up. In short Trump is making promises he can’t keep, and worse, he probably knows it, but doesn’t care. He’s lied before (that is, about his 2020 election loss and on the matters on which he’s been convicted in New York state courts) and he’ll lie again.
Yes folks that’s a lot to digest. Please do so and carefully consider it when deciding to vote.
Thanks. This is Rufus Coldwater
Back to you Stony.
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Thanks Rufus.
I just wish you’d tell us what you really think for a change
Okay, what’s this?
Oh yes, up next is a tune
That Suzi brung us from the garage.
I am so lucky to have a great lookin’ assistant producer of everything
Who just loves the 60s
And lookin’ at the cover of this next record
I can tell it’s gonna be a good one.
Why? Because its so moldy lookin’
I look at it like
it just came from
An expensive
vintage wine cellar….French of course
Anyway…
Here’s a tune from a Fort Worth garage band
Recorded in 1965
That, according the Oracle of Wiki
Was originally called
Night of the Sadist.
However, after it’s initial release
The band decided to change the
Title because of their concern that the
Word Sadist would bar any radio airplay.
Here’s another of those great Fort Worth garage bands
Larry and the Blue Notes with
The Night of the Phantom
https://youtu.be/kQUJjJ2KDgs?si=WjK12G33GY6fC3uL
Next up
We feature an artist we’ve featured a few times
One of GURUs favorites
Because when he’s on tour
In Stockholm
Copenhagen
Or in one of his personal favorite venues
Berlin
he sings several of this next artist’s tunes
During his own act
And the Euro crowds
For some reason can’t get enough
..especially
[Cough cough]
the frauleins
If Ya know what he means.
anyway
Here’s Chris Isaak
Singin’ one of his signature romantically themed tunes
Please
https://youtu.be/pARTgRCUC0o?si=JQNMuXU79853ZvMp
All I can say is…
With this next tune
We will try…I said try
To wrap up the evening’s festivities
And I must say
I just gotta meet this gal
The gal in the video
This is Billy Joe Royal
A Georgia boy
Who passed away …wow..
it’s now been 9 whole years ago
Maybe best known for Down in the Boondocks
But for ole Stony
This evening’s cleanup tune
Is unquestionably his best
And if anyone needs some private time
After watchin’ the gal
In tonight’s cleanup video
We’ll all understand.
In any event
Without further ado
Here’s Billy Joe Royal
Singin’ his big hit Cherry Hill Park
https://youtu.be/u6XQxjRfk7I?si=ZBDoP3ZKpGvfU3cA
I swear to God
When I watch that video
I can’t help but to break into the biggest smile ever
..everytime
…like magic
Well that’s it
That’s all
There ain’t no more
This is Stony Riva
For little Suzi
Buck
And even Guru
Wherever he is.
Probably firebombing Dresden
…..again
Thanks for listenin’
Thanks for watchin’
Good night
And don’t let the bed bugs bite!
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