Easter Rising

This day is special for the obvious reason, but in Ireland, it has a very special one.  Back in 1916, 2000 brave patriots took a stand for independence against the British.  Many were killed and jailed.  Those that were jailed found themselves executed for their crimes against the state.  What happened though spurred a changed in the hearts of their countrymen towards nationalism and independence.  The only problem was that in order to get what they wanted they made a compromise.  That is why Northern Ireland exists.  It is still under Britih control.  If you think that the war on terror has made a dent in the troubles there, I was in Londonderry and saw a stong police presence on the streets.  They had found a pipe bomb in a car.  That was in September of 2009.

Now for something much lighter.  Many years ago, I ran across an album called The Easter Tapes.  it was a collection of recordings of Steve Goodman playing on a live broadcast of Vin Scelsa's program on WNEW-FM out of New York City.  Here is "City of New Orleans."

Music for today:

The Contribution
April 1, 2010
Bluebird Theater
Denver, CO

Vince Welnick
January 17, 2002
BB Kings
New York City, NY
"Beatle Jam"