Yesterday an interesting news story made it's way across the Google News website. I wouldn't know Lil Wayne if he was standing in front of me nor have I ever listened to any of him music, but the headline of the article drew me to it: "Lil Wayne Going To Jail Is Like Elvis Being Drafted."
With all due respect, I can't see a comparison between Lil Wayne going to prison over a firearms charge and Elvis doing his military service. This article compares the effect on pop music between the two events and a friend of Lil Wayne states that the effect will be similar. Perhaps so, but Lil Wayne is going to prison. Elvis was drafted, did his service without complaining and by all reports was a good soldier while he was in.
I am not an Elvis fan, but in the end, there is just no comparison. It really is disrespectful to Elvis Presley to make that comparison.
Mac McCormick III
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
06 October 2009
Remembering Stevie Ray Vaughn
A few good ones from the Stevie Ray Vaughn Tribute Concert. I was feeling the urge to look up the tribute concert tonight for some reason. I remember watching this on TV as an Austin City Limits special (if I recall correctly).
23 January 2009
Music and Aviation Memories
I've been continuing my project of reloading the iPod tonight and I just imported Van Halen's Greatest Hits Vol. 1. Listening to some of the tracks off of the CD made me remember a couple of my favorite aviation memories.
First, the track "Dreams" always makes me think of a great Blue Angels video that was made with this song as the backing music. It's a great video and wish I could find a copy of it somewhere.
Second, the track "Right Now" reminds of an F-15 demo at a Robins AFB airshow some years back. There was a slight pause in the flight demos and "Right Now" began playing; during the piano intro folks thought there was a delay in the show. Listening to the scanner, I knew that the F-15 was coming, I just wasn't sure from where... About the time the first hard beat at the end of the piano intro came in, the F-15 from the demo team hit show center from behind the crowd at full throttle! It rates right up there with the 347th Composite Wing's missing man formation for the Blue Angel that died at the Moody Airshow with the most impressive thing I've seen at an airshow.
Mac McCormick III
kf4lmt@comcast.net
First, the track "Dreams" always makes me think of a great Blue Angels video that was made with this song as the backing music. It's a great video and wish I could find a copy of it somewhere.
Second, the track "Right Now" reminds of an F-15 demo at a Robins AFB airshow some years back. There was a slight pause in the flight demos and "Right Now" began playing; during the piano intro folks thought there was a delay in the show. Listening to the scanner, I knew that the F-15 was coming, I just wasn't sure from where... About the time the first hard beat at the end of the piano intro came in, the F-15 from the demo team hit show center from behind the crowd at full throttle! It rates right up there with the 347th Composite Wing's missing man formation for the Blue Angel that died at the Moody Airshow with the most impressive thing I've seen at an airshow.
Mac McCormick III
kf4lmt@comcast.net
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