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Gore speaks at Johnny Cash tribute, reads lyrics from song
From Billboard.com
It was an evening of standing ovations last night (Nov. 10) at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, as performers from the worlds of country and rock gathered to pay tribute to the late Johnny Cash. The concert will be broadcast Saturday (Nov. 15) on Country Music Television. The evening featured heartfelt renditions of Cash songs performed by friends and family of the entertainer, who passed away in September. Gracing the stage were family including daughters Rosanne and Laura Cash and son John Carter Cash, plus such luminaries as Kris Kristofferson, Hank Williams, Jr., Brooks & Dunn, Willie Nelson, Travis Tritt, John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow, Larry Gatlin, George Jones, Marty Stuart and Rodney Crowell. Actor Tim Robbins was master of ceremonies. There were obvious pairings, such as Kid Rock and Hank Williams, Jr. on "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang," Tritt and Stuart on "I Walk the Line" and Nelson and Crow singing "If I Were a Carpenter." Among the more unusual pairings were Nelson and Kristofferson (the remaining half of the superstar quartet the Highwaymen -- which also featured Cash and the late Waylon Jennings), with George Jones and Hank Williams, Jr. for "The Highwayman." Brooks & Dunn joined Carlene Carter to perform "Jackson," the best-known of the duets Cash sang with his late wife June Carter, who died in May. The show opened with the Fisk Jubilee Singers singing "Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down," followed by Rosanne Cash performing a poignant version of "I Still Miss Someone." Crow offered a poignant take on Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt," which Cash covered to great acclaim on his final studio album, "American IV: The Man Comes Around." Marshall Grant, one of the original members of Cash's backing band, the Tennessee Two, got choked up when he talked about first meeting Cash and guitarist Luther Perkins at an auto body shop in Memphis. "When we went in to record for Sun Records, we were going call ourselves the Tennessee Three, but [label head] Sam [Phillips] said 'I think it should be Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two.' That was when Johnny Cash was born, because before that, everyone called him J.R.," Grant remembered. Former Vice President Al Gore was eloquent in praising Cash, whom he said "spoke for the people who had no one to speak for them" before he read the lyrics to Cash's song, "Man in Black." Offering messages on tape were CBS anchor Dan Rather, who acknowledged Cash's affinity for the downtrodden, and evangelist Billy Graham, who spoke to Cash's spiritual side. U2's Bono and Whoopi Goldberg also offered taped messages. Larry Gatlin was the only performer who played an original song not recorded by or with Cash. "The morning Johnny passed I tried to go back to sleep after I got the call," he said of "Man Can't Live With a Broken Heart Too Long," "but I couldn't, so I did what John did and I wrote a song about my feelings." Man in Black lyrics: Well, you wonder why I always dress in black, Why you never see bright colors on my back, And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone. Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on. I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town, I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime, But is there because he's a victim of the times. I wear the black for those who never read, Or listened to the words that Jesus said, About the road to happiness through love and charity, Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me. Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose, In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes, But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back, Up front there ought 'a be a Man In Black. I wear it for the sick and lonely old, For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold, I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been, Each week we lose a hundred fine young men. And, I wear it for the thousands who have died, Believen' that the Lord was on their side, I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died, Believen' that we all were on their side. Well, there's things that never will be right I know, And things need changin' everywhere you go, But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right, You'll never see me wear a suit of white. Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day, And tell the world that everything's OK, But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back, 'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black __________________ |
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Gore speaks at Johnny Cash tribute, reads lyrics from song
Now only if that were not gratuitous on Gore's part ... guess he forgot
those lyrics when he and Clinton teamed up on NAFTA. -- James Ehlers Outdoors Magazine www.outdoorsmagazine.net "Bill Carson" wrote in message m... From Billboard.com It was an evening of standing ovations last night (Nov. 10) at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, as performers from the worlds of country and rock gathered to pay tribute to the late Johnny Cash. The concert will be broadcast Saturday (Nov. 15) on Country Music Television. The evening featured heartfelt renditions of Cash songs performed by friends and family of the entertainer, who passed away in September. Gracing the stage were family including daughters Rosanne and Laura Cash and son John Carter Cash, plus such luminaries as Kris Kristofferson, Hank Williams, Jr., Brooks & Dunn, Willie Nelson, Travis Tritt, John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow, Larry Gatlin, George Jones, Marty Stuart and Rodney Crowell. Actor Tim Robbins was master of ceremonies. There were obvious pairings, such as Kid Rock and Hank Williams, Jr. on "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang," Tritt and Stuart on "I Walk the Line" and Nelson and Crow singing "If I Were a Carpenter." Among the more unusual pairings were Nelson and Kristofferson (the remaining half of the superstar quartet the Highwaymen -- which also featured Cash and the late Waylon Jennings), with George Jones and Hank Williams, Jr. for "The Highwayman." Brooks & Dunn joined Carlene Carter to perform "Jackson," the best-known of the duets Cash sang with his late wife June Carter, who died in May. The show opened with the Fisk Jubilee Singers singing "Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down," followed by Rosanne Cash performing a poignant version of "I Still Miss Someone." Crow offered a poignant take on Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt," which Cash covered to great acclaim on his final studio album, "American IV: The Man Comes Around." Marshall Grant, one of the original members of Cash's backing band, the Tennessee Two, got choked up when he talked about first meeting Cash and guitarist Luther Perkins at an auto body shop in Memphis. "When we went in to record for Sun Records, we were going call ourselves the Tennessee Three, but [label head] Sam [Phillips] said 'I think it should be Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two.' That was when Johnny Cash was born, because before that, everyone called him J.R.," Grant remembered. Former Vice President Al Gore was eloquent in praising Cash, whom he said "spoke for the people who had no one to speak for them" before he read the lyrics to Cash's song, "Man in Black." Offering messages on tape were CBS anchor Dan Rather, who acknowledged Cash's affinity for the downtrodden, and evangelist Billy Graham, who spoke to Cash's spiritual side. U2's Bono and Whoopi Goldberg also offered taped messages. Larry Gatlin was the only performer who played an original song not recorded by or with Cash. "The morning Johnny passed I tried to go back to sleep after I got the call," he said of "Man Can't Live With a Broken Heart Too Long," "but I couldn't, so I did what John did and I wrote a song about my feelings." Man in Black lyrics: Well, you wonder why I always dress in black, Why you never see bright colors on my back, And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone. Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on. I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town, I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime, But is there because he's a victim of the times. I wear the black for those who never read, Or listened to the words that Jesus said, About the road to happiness through love and charity, Why, you'd think He's talking straight to you and me. Well, we're doin' mighty fine, I do suppose, In our streak of lightnin' cars and fancy clothes, But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back, Up front there ought 'a be a Man In Black. I wear it for the sick and lonely old, For the reckless ones whose bad trip left them cold, I wear the black in mournin' for the lives that could have been, Each week we lose a hundred fine young men. And, I wear it for the thousands who have died, Believen' that the Lord was on their side, I wear it for another hundred thousand who have died, Believen' that we all were on their side. Well, there's things that never will be right I know, And things need changin' everywhere you go, But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right, You'll never see me wear a suit of white. Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow every day, And tell the world that everything's OK, But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back, 'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black __________________ |
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Gore speaks at Johnny Cash tribute, reads lyrics from song
"++ Now only if that were not gratuitous on Gore's part ... guess he forgot
those lyrics when he and Clinton teamed up on NAFTA.++ I dont remember 3 million jobs being lost under Clinton/Gore, do you? |
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Gore speaks at Johnny Cash tribute, reads lyrics from song
In article , Gary S. says...
On 16 Nov 2003 20:55:47 -0800, (it's no joke,Tuco.It's a rope) wrote: "++ Now only if that were not gratuitous on Gore's part ... guess he forgot those lyrics when he and Clinton teamed up on NAFTA.++ I dont remember 3 million jobs being lost under Clinton/Gore, do you? The offical statistics do not show: Peoiple out of work so long that their unemployment benefits ran out graduating students not finding jobs people working for far less money people hating their survival job, but having no choice Things are far worse than the published statistics. None of these people wants a handout, just a decent job at a decent wage. But in the "new" economy, they don't even exist. Hopefully, some other country will take pity on us and give us $87 billion to rebuild our economy. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) ------------------------------------------------ Gary, ordinarly I try to stay away from political rhetoric and comments, but you are absolutely correct in your political assessment. Furthermore, there are more people in Texas that do not have health insurance than any other state. increased cost of health insurance is another problem that had not been satisfactorily addressed. It is a sad commentary that the American people have been fooled by the Bush administration in Washington for so long. The Bush administration will attempt to balance the Federal budget & state budgets on the backs of the working middle class and retired persons as Federal assistance programs are slowly eliminated. Sadly, it looks like the Bush administration will have four more years in power after November 2004. I hope that I am wrong!!! John Decker |
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Gore speaks at Johnny Cash tribute, reads lyrics from song
Governor Dean's Health Care Record
November 2002 John McLaughery Judging from his eleven-year track record, Gov. Howard Dean most wants Vermonters to remember him for his persistent effort to drive down the fraction of Vermonters who lack health insurance coverage. The "young doctor-governor" began his effort by pushing Act 160 through to passage in his first legislative session (1992). This act created a Vermont Health Care Authority and charged it with bringing forth two sweeping health care plans. One was to be a single payer plan that Lt. Governor Dean had championed as in 1991. The other was something called "regulated multi-payer" that Gov. Dean championed in 1992. In addition, Act 160 imposed community rating on all health insurance premiums. This practice divorced premium cost from health risk, so that young, healthy families with limited means were required to subsidize the premiums of older, more affluent families with more health problems. As intended, community rating drove most of the private insurers out of the state. Other provisions of Act 160 authorized a statewide insurance pool (abandoned in six months), binding state control over hospital budgets, and a "safety net" for customers abandoned by the fleeing insurers (which cost Vermont Blue Cross millions of dollars until effectively repealed by regulatory fiat.) In late 1993 the Authority presented the two required plans. They were immediately rejected both by Gov. Dean and by the single payer forces in the legislature. An effort to legislate a "universal access" plan collapsed so dramatically in the 1994 House that it became a national story in the New York Times. Shortly thereafter the legislature abolished the Authority. In 1995 Dean decided to expand Medicaid instead of attempting a "universal" solution. Eligibility levels were increased until children in families with up to $51,000 income could qualify for benefits. To finance the expansion, the legislature levied taxes on hospitals, nursing homes and tobacco, and even more drastically underpaid providers for the health care services demanded by program participants. Eleven Dean years have now gone by. The state share of Medicaid spending has risen from $86.7 million to $263.5 million. And what of the all-important uninsured rate? According to Census Bureau figures, it has gone from 9.5% (1992) to 9.7% (averaged over 1999-2001). In 1994 - before Medicaid expansion - that data series ranked Vermont second among the states. The 2001 ranking for health insurance coverage placed Vermont 10th in the nation. Dean's defenders will be quick to point out that the Census Bureau data sample is quite small for Vermont, and thus the Vermont percentage jumps erratically between eight and fourteen percent. That is true. However, in 1997 Dean himself crowed about Vermont being 2nd in the nation, based on the 1994 Census data. (At the time he crowed, the newer 1995 data showed Vermont had slipped back to 22nd.) If the governor can refer to Census data to tout his success, others are free to use the same data to reach a less favorable conclusion. So here's the bottom line on the Dean era: Eleven years of dramatic expansion of government health care. The near-destruction of the individual and small group health insurance market. Creation of a true Budget Monster, heading for a projected $95 million deficit by 2008. And yes, a higher fraction of Vermonters without health insurance today than in 1992. A reasonable person would have to conclude that the state of Vermont has been doing something wrong here. What's wrong is the whole strategy of destroying the insurance market, relentlessly expanding government control, and above all shifting from personal responsibility for wellness to government "delivery of services." Vermonters need to recognize that a sound health care system ought to be based not on forced collectivization, underpaying hospitals and doctors, government mandates to take away consumer choice, and ever higher government spending. The alternative - personal responsibility, consumer health information, a competitive insurance marketplace, tax-favored medical savings accounts, a high risk pool for the uninsurable, and government assistance limited to those who are unable to deal with their own health problems - ought to be looking a lot more attractive. -- James Ehlers Outdoors Magazine www.outdoorsmagazine.net -- "John Decker" wrote in message ... In article , Gary S. says... On 16 Nov 2003 20:55:47 -0800, (it's no joke,Tuco.It's a rope) wrote: "++ Now only if that were not gratuitous on Gore's part ... guess he forgot those lyrics when he and Clinton teamed up on NAFTA.++ I dont remember 3 million jobs being lost under Clinton/Gore, do you? The offical statistics do not show: Peoiple out of work so long that their unemployment benefits ran out graduating students not finding jobs people working for far less money people hating their survival job, but having no choice Things are far worse than the published statistics. None of these people wants a handout, just a decent job at a decent wage. But in the "new" economy, they don't even exist. Hopefully, some other country will take pity on us and give us $87 billion to rebuild our economy. Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear) ------------------------------------------------ Gary, ordinarly I try to stay away from political rhetoric and comments, but you are absolutely correct in your political assessment. Furthermore, there are more people in Texas that do not have health insurance than any other state. increased cost of health insurance is another problem that had not been satisfactorily addressed. It is a sad commentary that the American people have been fooled by the Bush administration in Washington for so long. The Bush administration will attempt to balance the Federal budget & state budgets on the backs of the working middle class and retired persons as Federal assistance programs are slowly eliminated. Sadly, it looks like the Bush administration will have four more years in power after November 2004. I hope that I am wrong!!! John Decker |
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Gore speaks at Johnny Cash tribute, reads lyrics from song
The slippery slide started with Clinton/Gore after Reagan and Bush brought
us to the most prosperous time in history, now it's take most of GW's term to try to recover from Clinton's lack of financial understanding. It took Clinton a while but he finally destroyed our economy. Things were really dying in his last year in office. Thank God Gore didn't get the reigns to bring us totally to our knees. We could have had the kind of depression FDR kept us in for 15 years. Gene "it's no joke,Tuco.It's a rope" wrote in message om... "++ Now only if that were not gratuitous on Gore's part ... guess he forgot those lyrics when he and Clinton teamed up on NAFTA.++ I dont remember 3 million jobs being lost under Clinton/Gore, do you? |
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Gore speaks at Johnny Cash tribute, reads lyrics from song
"Gene Cottrell" wrote in message ... The slippery slide started with Clinton/Gore after Reagan and Bush brought us to the most prosperous time in history, now it's take most of GW's term to try to recover from Clinton's lack of financial understanding. It took Clinton a while but he finally destroyed our economy. Things were really dying in his last year in office. Thank God Gore didn't get the reigns to bring us totally to our knees. We could have had the kind of depression FDR kept us in for 15 years. Gene You know you're going to have your character assassinated for telling the truth like that, don't you? |
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Gore speaks at Johnny Cash tribute, reads lyrics from song
"++ You know you're going to have your character assassinated for
telling the truth like that, don't you?++ It's not the truth. But go ahead, keep getting all your news from Hannity/Limabugh. It's serving you well, LOL. |
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Gore speaks at Johnny Cash tribute, reads lyrics from song
++ The slippery slide started with Clinton/Gore after Reagan and Bush
brought us to the most prosperous time in history, now it's take most of GW's term to try to recover from Clinton's lack of financial understanding. It took Clinton a while but he finally destroyed our economy. Things were really dying in his last year in office. Thank God Gore didn't get the reigns to bring us totally to our knees. We could have had the kind of depression FDR kept us in for 15 years.++ Youhave to be kidding. This post has to qualiy for "dumbest Usenet post of the year". Did Clinton lose 3 million jobs? lol, this post is just hilarious. Ladies and gentlmen, here is an example of why America is hurting right now - emotional reactionarism , and little effort to seek out the facts. |
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