This blog was created to give a glimpse into the various and sundry spectacular shenanigans of the community of musicians/supporters of Slingshot Records, LLC.
I see where pop culture now considers it a desired virtue to speak your mind in an “unfiltered” manner. I flipped by the TV Channel today and heard people hailing a character from “Lost”, and the lead character on “House” (which I enjoy) because they voice their thoughts - unfiltered.
Not that this is all […]
Reader beware: Read on an empty stomach… seriously.
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Atheism and Child Murder
By Dinesh D’Souza 5/12/08
Peter Singer is a calm, lucid and able debater, and our debate at Biola University in Los Angeles on April 25 was lively and hard-fought. Not for nothing […]
20 plus years as a guitarist & I played my 1st bluegrass gig today. It was fun. We had 2 guitars, an upright bassist, and a banjo player. The bassist played fiddle on one song. We were at church so it was all old bluegrass hymns. I spent most of […]
“You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.”
Planned Parenthood Has ‘Racist Agenda,’ MLK’s Niece Says
By Josiah Ryan
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
April 17, 2008
(CNSNews.com) - The niece of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is among a group of pro-life black leaders calling for an end to federal funding for Planned […]
Feeling like poking fun at the news again. So, here’s installation 2 of Nutshell news.
* 1st, let me say that I’m glad to see that CNN has added a “Salute to the troops” blog. God bless our troops.
* Hmmmm…. Nicholas Cage settles liable suit against Kathleen Turner… Ok.. Whatever.
* Hilary would like FL […]
Dead? Dead wrong.
Why do you seek the living one amoung the dead? He is not here, but He has been raised.
(Luke 24:5-6)
This is among my top 3 favorite passages in all of holy scripture.
A man has been raised from the dead to eternal life. The same will happen to all who believe […]
Why be independent? (I’m referring to the record/music business). This may turn out to be a blog series.
This discussion comes up a lot when I’m telling people about Slingshot Records and why we operate the way we do.
Not only do I run the label (with the help of a handful of […]
Competition. Capitalism. Covet. Envy.
These terms have aspects that can be similar - (sadly). The first two can be quite healthy. The last two are never healthy. The first two can drift into the last two if you’re not careful. The last two can never yield anything […]
Found this on Digg.com — Too funny. (Trackback added)
From John Cleese’s “Letter to America” (Speaking of Presidential madness):
In view of your failure to elect a competent President and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately.
To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the […]
From AP 02/10/08
BAGHDAD — A diary and another document seized during U.S. raids show some Al Qaeda in Iraq leaders fear the terror group is crumbling, with many fighters defecting to American-backed neighborhood groups, the U.S. military said Sunday.
From AP 02/11/08
QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces critically wounded a top figure in the […]