Sherlock Foolish Music: "Oh The Pretty Bird" rewritten

I am reading “The Double Life of Bob Dylan”  by Clinton Heylin 

https://www.amazon.com/Double-Life-Bob-Dylan-1941-1966/dp/0316535214

Where I found Bob did a version of Cuckoo 

and he is not the only one - 149 collected or recorded versions according to wikipedia  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cuckoo_(song)

One of the most recent versions is an enchanting song I had seen “Rising Appalachia” do in a  cool video https://youtu.be/h6ow2Z5Jh9Y 

So while I am wrapped in preparation for the Franklin election season

Candidates, interviews, questions & answers, ultimately leading to a vote on Nov 2

Upon which the town government can/will move forward - how would it?  It all depends on the vote and who wins

So that was the inspiration behind this 

Imagine a nice banjo and folk guitar tune, and a better voice than mine 

as I rework the lyrics of this old folk song  ...

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The candidate from Franklin talks as he walks

she brings good tidings written in chalk

Ignoring the flowers they make their voice clear

The more we ignore, the more they’ll play to fear

Oh the cuckoo

She’s a pretty bird

How I wish she was mine

She never drinks whiskey

She only drinks wine

The voters from Franklin want answers today

To the key questions, what’ll the candidates say?

Storm water or fee increase, Mask or override

The voters guide will help us decide  

Oh the cuckoo

She’s a pretty bird

How I wish she was mine

She never drinks whiskey

She only drinks wine

Whether young or old, the time is near

Candidates to reveal what they hold dear

The voters can cast their vote as they may

And we’ll see a new board after that day

Oh the cuckoo

She’s a pretty bird

How I wish she was mine

She never drinks whiskey

She only drinks wine

How each board will manifest remains to be seen

So let’s keep the campaign real clean

Or we’ll need liquid spirits to provide

Relief as we settle in for the ride

Oh the cuckoo

She’s a pretty bird

How I wish she was mine

She never drinks whiskey

She only drinks wine

Sherlock's Foolish Music (MADCAP Records) 2021

 

The Franklin 2021 "Election Collection"  ->   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/07/franklin-election-collection-2021.html

great catalysts reduce roadblocks

Great quotes: 

"Because rather than asking what might convince someone to change, catalysts start with a more basic question: Why hasn’t that person changed already? What is blocking them?"

And this: 

"These five ways to be a catalyst can be organized into an acronym. Catalysts reduce Reactance, ease Endowment, shrink Distance, alleviate Uncertainty, and find Corroborating Evidence. Taken together, that forms an acronym, REDUCE. Which is exactly what great catalysts do. They REDUCE roadblocks. They change minds and incite action by reducing barriers to change."

Catching up (yes, I have quite a bit to do) to sharing this from Jonah Berger via Maria Shriver  https://mariashriver.com/the-5-key-roadblocks-to-change/

Mitch Joel has a good conversation with Jonah you can listen to here ->   https://www.sixpixels.com/podcast/archives/spos-740-jonah-berger-on-being-a-catalyst-for-change/

"hunger was not an issue of scarcity but rather a matter of logistics"

"here in the United States, nearly 40 million people experience hunger every single year, including more than 11 million children that go to bed hungry every night. Yet, we're wasting more food than ever before -- more than 80 billion pounds a year, to be exact. The EPA estimates that food waste has more than doubled between 1970 and 2017, and now accounts for 27 percent of everything in our landfills. And as this food sits, it gradually rots and produces harmful methane gas, a leading contributor to global climate change. We have the waste of the food itself, the waste of all the money associated with producing this now-wasted food and the waste of labor with all of the above. And then there's the social inequity between people who really need food and can't get it and people who have too much and simply throw it away.

All of this made me realize that hunger was not an issue of scarcity but rather a matter of logistics. So in 2017, I set out to end hunger using technology. After all, food delivery apps had begun to explode on the scene, and I thought surely we can reverse-engineer this technology and get food from businesses like restaurants and grocery stores and into the hands of people in need. I believe that technology and innovation have the power to solve real problems, especially hunger. "

https://www.ted.com/talks/jasmine_crowe_what_we_re_getting_wrong_in_the_fight_to_end_hunger/transcript

Your data: You should own it

"Throughout history, there has always been a trade-off between liberty and equality in the pursuit of prosperity. The world has constantly been going through the circle of wealth accumulation to wealth redistribution. As the tension between the haves and have-nots is breaking so many countries, it is in everyone's interest, including the large data companies, to prevent this new form of inequality. "

https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_zhu_scott_why_you_should_get_paid_for_your_data/transcript

PodCamp Western MA - student tickets available

"Springfield Technical Community College student Robyn Miller likes to keep busy.

The parent of a 2-year-old child, Miller is pursuing her second degree at STCC while running her own business. What’s more, she’s organizing a major social media conference in Western Massachusetts. 

Called PodCamp WesternMass, the event is sold out for the general public, but students can purchase tickets for $19, discounted from $59 thanks to a sponsor of the event. 

The 12th annual PodCamp will be held at Valley Venture Mentors, 276 Bridge St., on Feb. 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ticket price includes the conference, food, afterparty and panel keynote. To purchase tickets and find more information, visit www.podcampWM.org. 

Miller describes PodCamp as an “unconference,” which means the schedule isn’t set until the attendees arrive. 

“It’s based on what the particular audience wants to learn,” Miller said. “You walk in. The group gathers, and we make a schedule together. It’s an opportunity to learn about things that are trending now.”

Read more about Robyn
https://cccnews.info/2020/02/20/student-organizes-podcamp-at-stcc/

Listen at the top of the CCCNews page for the automated reading of the article.

I will be at the Welcome desk for this PodCamp. This event is where I go to get up to date on what's happening in the social media world.

If you have questions about the event, feel free to ask me.

https://www.podcampwm.org/ #pcwm12