So far this is my favorite song that has been introduced to me this year… Enjoy friends..
Bob Dylan!!!! Tuesday, Jan 13 2009
Uncategorized 8:50 am
The devil has finally paid his due. William Zantzinger survived 35 years after his notorious killing of Hattie Carroll at a charity ball in Baltimore on Feb. 8, 1963. A politically well connected white man had no trouble manipulating the justice system at that time. Zantzinger was convicted of a lesser charge and given a six month sentence. Hattie Carroll a 51 year old mother of 11 was black and expendable as far as white society was concerned.
Zantzinger beat her with a cane for not filling his drink order fast enough, telling her. “I don’t have to take that kind of stuff off a nigger.” Hours later Carroll, who had a history of high blood pressure, collapsed and died. The injustice was memorialized in the “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” by Bob Dylan. The song became an anthem recounting in vivid detail the real state of affairs in the “home of the free”.
William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll,
With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger
At a Baltimore hotel society gath’rin’,
And the cops were called in and his weapon took from him
As they rode him in custody down to the station,
And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder.
But you who philosophize, disgrace and criticize all fears,
Take the rag away from your face, now ain’t the time for
your tears.
William Zanzinger, who at twenty-four years,
Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres
With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him,
And high office relations in the politics of Maryland,
Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders,
And swear words and sneering, and his tongue it was
snarling,
In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking.
But you who philosophize, disgrace and criticize all fears,
Take the rag away from your face, now ain’t the time for
your tears.
Hattie Carroll was a maid of the kitchen.
She was fifty-one years old and gave birth to ten children
Who carried the dishes and took out the garbage,
And never sat once at the head of the table
And didn’t even talk to the people at the table,
Who just cleaned up all the food from the table,
And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level,
Got killed by a blow, lay slain by a cane
That sailed through the air and came down through the room,
Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle.
And she never done nothing to William Zanzinger.
But you who philosophize, disgrace and criticize all fears,
Take the rag away from your face, now ain’t the time for
your tears.
In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel,
To show that all’s equal and that the courts are on the
level
And that the strings in the books ain’t pulled and
persuaded,
And that even the nobles get properly handled
Once that the cops have chased after and caught ‘em,
And that the ladder of law has no top and no bottom,
Stared at the person who killed for no reason,
Who just happened to be feelin’ that way without warnin’.
And he spoke through his cloak, most deep and distinguished,
And handed out strongly, for penalty and repentance,
William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence.
Oh, but you who philosophize, disgrace and criticize all
fears,
Bury the rag deep in your face, for now’s the time for your
tears.
Shooter Jennings!!!! Saturday, Jan 10 2009
Uncategorized 2:39 am
Hahaha this is a riot, @ first I hated Shooter Jennings, My brother Paul played me a few of his tunes and asked me if I wanted o go to the Merced fair to see him… I automatically thought bud light drinkin, nascar watchin, Camel non filter smokin, Kid rock listenin, trailor park livin, confederate flag sportin, toothless wife havin, no shoes no shirt dirty face empty beer can holdin kids in the front yard, and you know what? I was absolutely right… years later my brother gilbert makes a cd with a good six or seven shooter tunes soaked em in now I’m a huge fan of his music and got his albums…. I hate when that happensI shoulda kicked paully in the hairy star fish for not dragging to the show… Let me know if you’ve missed a concert…
Buffalo Guns!!!!! Saturday, Jan 10 2009
Uncategorized 2:08 am
History is made ladies and gentleman… Here is a band called Buffalo Guns that united in Madera,Ca Kalub for the band plays Key boards, rythem guitar and back up vocals a very talented young man that has played in many other bands and has a solo project called Albatross the musical.. Ariel is the 2nd guitarist for the band, joey is the bass player Kieth is the lead singer and steven is the drummer…The music scene is Madera is full of bands that are Emo, punk, hard core grind core kind of bands, although Buffalo guns has a hint of it in there style they have more of a grooven rock dance feel to their music… Having grown up with these cats I am proud to say that on the seventh of Janruary they kicked off their tour in Fresno, Ca The only band to be formed make original music and go on tour with it to come out of Madera…. Enjoy this outro break down…
