Trump summarized

Sometimes one simple paragraph can explain and resolve a seeming phenomenon:

Not that there was ever really a good path that Trump could take to portray himself as suitable for occupying the White House. Without his bombast as a distraction, his utter lack of experience and qualifications will quickly become the story. He’s painted himself into a corner where the headlines will either be about what an asshole he is or what an idiot he is, and right now, there’s just no good way for the campaign to fix the situation.

~ Amanda Marcotte writing for Salon

A quote that ain't just about poets...

“Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different.” 

~ T.S. Eliot

Gavin DeGraw at Daryl's House

By now you are used to me touting performances from Daryl's House.  I have been saving a special performance by Gavin DeGraw.  The reason it is special is because it is the very performance I saw for the first time on the Palladia TV channel, which marked my discovery of "Daryl's House."  I was surfing through channels and by serendipity just happened to hit the Palladia channel at the exact time it began to air the performance.  I almost surfed on by it but something pulled me in and I watched the  performance with my jaw dropping further and further as it played out.  Eileen walked in shortly after the beginning and was also mesmerized. When it was over Eileen and I both said "who the heck was that guy, and what the heck is this show [Daryl's House] all about?"   Now we're big fans of "Live From Daryl's House," as you well know.  Anyway, our "maiden voyage" was this great performance by Gavin DeGraw, Daryl, and Daryl's band.  I've probably viewed it twenty times and I never get tired of it.  Enjoy.

By the way the Palladia Channel is now called "MTV Live."

Cee Lo at Daryl's house

I just can't seem to stay away from Daryl's house ever since my first post on the subject way back in November.  My latest find was Cee Lo Green's visit to the house.  You probably know Cee Lo as part of Gnarls Barkley and their great song "Crazy," which was nominated for a Grammy in 2007.  (More on "Crazy" below.)  Cee Lo and Daryl performed a number of super tunes, and among the best was a cover of Hall & Oates' "I Can't Go For That," which I have always considered a great song.  In the performance at "the house" both Cee Lo and Daryl are singing up a storm and the band is cookin'. Watching the performance puts a smile on my face that stems from the karma exhibited by all the performers, who were obviously enjoying the hell out of the whole session.  You must check this out, and you can do so right here.

And as for "Crazy," I was elated to find that it was included in the performances in the same session.  There is some banter before the beginning of the song that makes it clear that Daryl was really looking forward to performing "Crazy" with Cee Lo.  It turned out to be a great version of a great tune and you can check it out right here.

Oh, and please always remember that these are LIVE performances.