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Freudian slip.

"People that point out to the author of a blog that the author has not lived up to their mission statement are NOT trolls."

You had it right the first time, definite troll.

Russ!

Normally I am in total agreement with ya, but this is one of the rare times that we see things very differently!

But I thought we were peas and carrots... no, not carrots... peas and peas. ;)

As someone who worked with high school students for years, I have seen plenty of Senior guys who dated Freshmen gals. In many of these couples, it is the 14yr. old that calls the shots for what the couple does. Girls mature faster than guys do, usually.

I hear you, Russ, but the vast majority of high school seniors are actually 17 years old, and a 14-year-old is a child who can't give their consent to an 18-year old man... regardless how "mature" the child is or he/she believes he/she is. That 14-year-old child also cannot enter into a binding legal contract alone and without a parent to co-sign and be held responsible. Whether or not girls mature faster would have zero bearing whatsoever on a 14-year-old boy offering consent to an 18-year-old man having sex with him; a child cannot offer consent. An adult is supposed to be the "adult in the room" regardless of how mature an underage child believes himself or herself to be. Rape is rape, but I certainly don't believe that statutory rape is equivalent to forcible rape.

Never been a big fan of most state’s statutory rape laws as knowledge is not a required element to be convicted. Judges are not allowed to hear any defense because the law says that there can be no defense for sex with an underaged person. So what if she had a fake ID that said she was 21yo, you met her in a bar, or that she was the one who initiated the sex... she’s 15 and you are now a sex offender!

I definitely agree with you there, but in the subject instance of rape, the adult was well aware of the child's age... not sure if he was aware of the law, though. As you also know, ignorance of the law is no excuse. Whether or not he committed a crime is not in question, and the facts of any offender's case would certainly be taken into consideration in sentencing, if any. For instance, in the subject's case, it appears there was no sentencing, and he legally married the child when she became 15 but with her parent's permission because she couldn't enter into a marriage (or any) contract without it. So apparently no sentencing for him, but he definitely still raped a child he knew was 14.

But the biggest reason I disagree with you on this is because as long as a 14yr. old can be tried as an adult for crimes they are accused of committing, then they are definitely able to consent to having sex with someone they are dating.

I do not believe 14-year-old children should be tried as adults for any crime with the exception of violent crimes against police officers and murder in certain circumstances. The vast majority of 14-year-old children are not tried as adults. The age of criminal responsibility in the majority of states is definitely not 14:

https://www.juvenilecompact.org/age-matrix

In the subject case, the 14-year-old child was the victim and not the adult offender.

This whole story seems like desperation to trash a political opponents reputation.

I don't see the "desperation"... I definitely see politics as usual. GOP trashing their own isn't any different than SOP and SNAFU... situation normal. :)

And I think that him referring to their dating as being a “Romeo and Juliet” relationship definitely shows that he did not finish reading the story!

Heh! Literally a tragedy. :)

XOXO
Kick

I shall have a little fun with it and see if I can find one that plays PRiSM and other Classic Canadian rock favourites.

I'll let you know what I find!

Looks you found a radio station but if you need more try: radio.garden

Just copy/paste or type "radio.garden" in to url bar or search for it. CW's plugins don't seem to like the expanded url suffixes, and certainly not .garden otherwise I would link directly. It's a really cool interface for finding radio stations all over the globe. Most have FM or AM numbers, so they are the streaming versions of real radio stations.

yeah i remembered it was good, but i didn't remember HOW good.

JL

Loved, loved, loved Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice) from the WIZ!!!

I think you should be a little less concerned with big money and a bit more concerned with men in in your neighborhood with white vans with butterfly nets cause you losing it...

i was talking to liz about how to get the attention of her local radio stations. if you happen to resemble the remark, that's on you.

JL

A fun note to end on - cheers, everyone!

If there is a filler on this debut album, then I'm sure I don't know what it is!

Once again, a Jim Vallance (aka Rodney Higgs) composition and here are his comments,

"Julie" was liberally inspired by the Elton John song "I've Seen The Saucers" (from the "Caribou" album). Elton's song starts with the lyric: "Truly, wouldn't it be something". My song starts with "Julie, wouldn't it be nice", with the melody for Truly and Julie being identical (the melodic similarity ends there).

"Mea culpa."

Freewill

Once again, Jim Vallance (aka Rodney Higgs and PRiSM's original drummer and multi-instrumentalist) is the songwriter.

"Somewhere between writing the song's first draft (1975) and final draft (1977) George Lucas released the classic film "Star Wars". Suddenly Science Fiction was all the rage, and that's the direction I took with the lyric, albeit more "Jetsons" than "Jabba the Hutt". ... Jim Vallance

Vladivostok

Or, as Ron liked to sing it, Vladi-o-vostok!

This wasn't one of the songwriter's favourites, he called it lame. Well, I beg to differ.

Turn it up LOUD!

It's Over

Written by Jim Vallance (aka Rodney Higgs), musician and songwriter extraordinaire (I'll talk about him next week!). Here is his take on his song,

"I've always thought it was a "lazy" song. I don't feel I put enough effort into the lyric, and I took the "easy way out" on the bridge section by eliminating lyrics altogether, leaving it as a guitar solo. I also think the end refrain goes on a bit ("it's over, it's over ..."), wearing out it's welcome by the time the song begins to fade."

In any event, it's a great song to showcase the soaring vocals of the late great Ron Tabak.

Why not tee up your three fave PRISM tunes?

Take Me To The Kaptin

Here's 99 Miles from L.A.from Art's solo album Breakaway, 1975. This song haunts me and I'd like to rearrange and cover it onstage because I hear so many more possibilities in the song. For the record, I live 87 miles from L.A., or 88 miles if you count that "Mile closer to Heaven" as I live over a mile above sea level.

Well, Caddy, at least you made a great memory.

And, very best wishes for a short wait and successful surgery.

Ooh, that reminds ...

Open Soul Surgery

... also off the debut album.

Naw, it was a cold February afternoon when we had a jam sesh in the guitarist's garage. I had no idea we were going to repeat music history as we did.

I've laid off the bass guitar for some years, now -- I'm waiting on Carpel Tunnel surgery at the VA. M-m-m-music is a-calling me back, and this time I'll remember to get one of the groupies to shoot video.

It's not surprising that their debut was such a phenomenal release - PRiSM was actually the amalgamation of two very popular Vancouver bands that had been honing their craft for a decade, Sunshyne and Seeds of Time. And, then, add the brilliant vocals of Ron Tabak, RIP, and they couldn't go wrong.

For comparison, here is audio of a session recording of I Ain't Lookin' Anymore recorded in 1976 along side the first part of this song from their 1977 debut album ... what a voice!

The song has such a feel-good vibe to it, perfect for dancing around the living room, solo. :)

Before the name PRiSM was decided upon, they were known as Stanley Screamer and, also, Under Construction ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42TD8yuQ7U0

Very nice videos, Caddy! Speaking of which, I sure do hope there is a video out there, somewhere of you and your mates nailing the Ocean!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8pVZ5hTGJQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8pVZ5hTGJQ

I dunno about "culturally significant." I just know that Led Zeppelin sold more albums, harrumph.

https://youtu.be/fc7_1GAYNOw

Why these guys didn't go farther, I'll never know.

the muppet movie WAS the 1970's! are you somehow implying that page and plant are more culturally important to the decade than kermit and piggy?

JL

I'll be focusing on the 70s but, anything goes ...

Here's one of my all-time faves, The Ocean from the incomparable Led Zeppelin/Houses of the Holy. To quote a comment, "If you have to explain Led Zeppelin to aliens, this is the song you play for them."

On a personal note I once played the bass track (and harmony part in the middle) with a hugely talented guitarist/vocalist and a Carl Palmer-type drummer. We nailed it note for note. It was one of the supreme experiences of my life.

Another was performing Rapture, Blondie/Auto American, 1980.

Here is Eyes of the World /Grateful Dead/Wake of the Flood, 1973.

https://youtu.be/w15F4r09Pro

https://youtu.be/Q6NQcO9KTBY

Normally I am in total agreement with ya, but this is one of the rare times that we see things very differently!

Although in Florida there is a "Romeo and Juliet" legal exception for young people close in age, an 18-year-old adult male having sex with a child who is 4 years younger than him doesn't come anywhere close to meeting the definition of that exception.

As someone who worked with high school students for years, I have seen plenty of Senior guys who dated Freshmen gals. In many of these couples, it is the 14yr. old that calls the shots for what the couple does. Girls mature faster than guys do, usually.

Never been a big fan of most state’s statutory rape laws as knowledge is not a required element to be convicted. Judges are not allowed to hear any defense because the law says that there can be no defense for sex with an underaged person. So what if she had a fake ID that said she was 21yo, you met her in a bar, or that she was the one who initiated the sex... she’s 15 and you are now a sex offender!

But the biggest reason I disagree with you on this is because as long as a 14yr. old can be tried as an adult for crimes they are accused of committing, then they are definitely able to consent to having sex with someone they are dating.

This whole story seems like desperation to trash a political opponents reputation. And I think that him referring to their dating as being a “Romeo and Juliet” relationship definitely shows that he did not finish reading the story!

-R

https://youtu.be/69PQuw0r3oM

It's K96.3 Classic Rock out of Kelowna, BC. At least, it passes the most important test as PRiSM gets its share of spins along with all my other Canadian favourites and all the rest!!! I'm so excited! :)

I'll still focus on the seventies tonight with a few gems preceding that.

Looking forward to hear all of your selections!

It's enough to make ya vote Anarchist.

Having said that, I just found an internet station out of Toronto, Classic Rock 109 (60s/70s/80s with a little 90s thrown in for good measure), which actually plays my favourite PRiSM tunes from their heyday (1977-1980).

But, thanks for your reply and I will check out Radio Paradise ... I need a good filling of Canadian Classic Rock, though ...

You might want to search for 60s oriented station on radio-locator.com Canada is covered.

Good luck - 60’s stations are dying out fast. Vinyl doesn’t last forever ...and I would bet that the 60s crowd isn’t a hot ad demographic.

What do have against online radio? RadioParadise is one the best curated online stations I know of ....they play a bit of 60s stuff.

My favourite (and local) radio station, KFUN 70s/80s/90s 99.5 was rebranded to Bounce Radio 80s/90s/00s. You can imagine, it was quite traumatic ... losing the seventies, I mean.

So, this Sunday night, I'll be focusing on that very special decade.

And, if anyone knows of a great radio station - traditional land-based, not internet - that plays classic rock from the 60s to 80s with some Canadian content (read: PRiSM), please let me know! :)

The GOP is no longer the party of personal responsibility; they
are the DARVO Party: Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender

Deny the offense ever took place, Attack the victim for attempting to hold the offender accountable, and then claim that they (the offender) are the real victim in the situation... thus Reversing the Victim and Offender. Lather, Rinse, Repeat. #SSDD

You mean Josh has another new nickname? He'll always be "Mister Fister" to me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07II_EJlcYg
^^^^^ Warning for Foul Language ^^^^^

Adult 18-year-old Florida man rapes a 14-year-old who wasn't old enough to give her consent and describes his statutory rape of the child like a Shakespearean romance.

Although in Florida there is a "Romeo and Juliet" legal exception for young people close in age, an 18-year-old adult male having sex with a child who is 4 years younger than him doesn't come anywhere close to meeting the definition of that exception.

Not surprising at all, this rapist portrays himself as the victim of the "fake news media." Sounds to me like that news was dead on accurate; thank you for confirming we got another GOP child predator... so somebody alert the QAnon Trump cult nuts they got another one.

The new development appears to expand the potential liability for Trump, who is now facing separate criminal probes from prosecutors in New York, and also suggests collaboration in the two investigations.'
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/18/ny-investigation-trump-criminal-probe-489537

Democratic Reps. Mark Pocan (Wis.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Betty McCollum (Minn.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Cori Bush (Mo.), André Carson (Ind.), Jesús “Chuy” Garcia (Ill.), Joaquin Castro (Texas) and Jan Schakowsky (Ill.) all joined Tlaib in delivering critical remarks over the course of what may have been Congress’ first-ever hour of Palestine solidarity speeches.

This group of 12 lawmakers ? Rep. Marie Newman (Ill.) also co-sponsored the speeches in absentia ? made a point, at times, of objecting to Palestinian militant groups’ targeting of Israeli civilians.'
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democratic-party-israel-palestine-shift_n_609eb6e1e4b03e1dd3899538

It was McCarthy who then stabbed in the back Rep. Katko, urging his caucus to vote against the agreement.

'Top Democrats hammered McCarthy over his opposition to the bipartisan deal.

“Leader McCarthy won’t take yes for an answer,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said Democrats had agreed to McCarthy’s previous demands for the commission.'
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/18/mccarthy-opposition-capitol-riot-commission-489250

Porter then responded, “$50 billion,” while revealing a large circle that took up the majority of the whiteboard.

“So, Mr. Gonzalez, you’re spending all this money to make sure you make money rather than spending money to invest in, develop drugs and help patients with affordable, life-saving drugs,” Porter argued.

She went on to say, “You lie to patients when you charge them twice as much for an unimproved drug and then you lie to policymakers when you tell us that R&D justifies those price increases.”'
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/554329-katie-porter-brings-her-whiteboard-to-accuse-pharma-ceo-of-inflating-drug

One of these(?) should be replaced with one of these (.).

A simple question to any GOP member ( and I meant that in more the anatomical term, vs. association with a group) along the lines of "So, you keep telling us that Americans have moved on and we don't need to investigate further because the DOJ and FBI are investigating, yet your party is fully onboard with the audit in AZ? Considering that the AZ results were audited three times by certified and recognized election auditing groups and then certified by a GOP majority state government what justifies the need for the audit, but not the need for a 1/6 commission?"

At this point any GOP member who had this put to them would start looking for the doors to a blue British police box to dive through, or in the case of the extremists they would just fire up the Stercus 3000 at maximum and spew the crazy that results.

In either case both interested parties are missing out on the fun that can be had during this little intermezzo that we have between the House and Senate votes.

Colonial felt that the citizens on the street would want to make sure Colonial was getting paid properly for the gas they delivered, so it was OK to shut down the pipeline while they figured out if they would still be able to get paid.

While ransomware is definitely a Nat. Sec. problem, if reporting had been honest it really would have boiled down to a story about how a company did not secure their accounting system.

Then again a story about a company not securing their accounting system and stopping gas deliveries does not fire up the spin machine and does not fill a news cycle.

So... here we are.

But, as so often, I have a bone to pick with the convention of calling out the Repubs on some issue of hypocrisy. In this case, in point 5, we have: "I remember when Republicans were against government wasting money on pointless projects."

Um, if they were right to be against government wasting money on pointless projects, good - right? So, then, who was *for* government wasting money on pointless projects? Gotta be the Dems, right? So, in the good old days, the Democratic Party stood for wasting money, and the once-virtuous Republicans earned their pay and their votes by calling out stupidity and waste when they saw it. Right?

Well, that's not what I remember. What I remember is that when the Republicans were against government wasting money on pointless projects, the Dems and their supporters in the commentariat went out of their way to put out (ahem) talking points explaining how the projects actually did have points, very worthy ones in fact. The Republicans were painted as being either aggressively ignorant about progress and such, or deviously hypocritical in order to get votes from the rubes.

OK, snark (gotta love snark, right?) aside, my point is that attacks on the basis of hypocrisy are truly double-edged swords. An accusation of hypocrisy assumes that there was a right side and a wrong side, and the hypocrite has betrayed the truth by taking both sides as convenience dictated. If we accuse Republicans of hypocrisy, we are saying they were right then - or they are right now. And in the hot combat of a weekly talking points attack, that principle sometimes gets ignored, to hypocritical effect.

“The budget document will reiterate the President’s strong call to Congress during his joint address for prompt action to reduce prescription drug costs, and expand and improve health coverage.” ... from the article you linked to.

I don't believe there is anyone who understand how best to move legislation through Congress than president Biden.

The problem with, ah, Progressives, ahem ... is that they want everything they want when they want it.

Have a little faith in your estimable new president!

i wonder whether that was his murder motive....