In the News

Many months ago, I wrote a post about about Van Morrison and his ("what many people are saying") neanderthal-like views toward the pandemic and in particular, toward the lock down. 

I never published the post and in fact, deleted it. I've since done my best to ignore him and pretend that this new/old guy is literally not the same person who's (older) music I still enjoy. But it gets harder. This new/old guy won't go away. Not only that, but now Eric Clapton is riding that same train.

I don't care much one way or the other about Eric Clapton, but I still find it sad. If and when I choose to watch "The Concert for George", I'll have to pretend that the guy up on stage is someone I'm completely unfamiliar with - which I guess, at some level, is true.

Anyway, I am unfortunately reminded of all of this because articles about one or both of these two guys periodically pop up in my Non-Facebook-Because-I-Don't-Have-An-Account news feed. When one does, I find it irritating and yet, much like passing roadkill on the highway, I still glace at it - and then regret it. 

Today, an article once again popped up in my feed and for whatever reason, I not only opened it, I read it. The entire article is pretty good and I agree with pretty much all of it, but if you don't have the time or aren't so inclined, I'll post this one small quote:

"It’s strange that a 76-year-old who spent decades off his wanger on whatever untrialled drugs were shoved under his hooter is taking a righteous stand against something scientifically designed to minimise the chances of catching a virus that has been a factor in the deaths of four million people worldwide."

If you are so inclined, you can read the entire article here - but be warned, there's a video by this New Van Morrison embedded in there. The title is "No More Lockdown", which I'm assuming is not about driving along the coastline of Ireland on an autumn afternoon. 

Fortunately, you have to actively click on video to get it to play - which I did not. There's road kill - and then there's Road Kill.