Hello,
My thanks to such true heroes as Salvatore Giunta for his unselfish service to his fellow Americans and soldiers. The following is excerpted from vf.com:
"Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta will be awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, an area called the Valley of Death. In October of 2007, during Operation Rock Avalanche, an ambush of at least a dozen Taliban fighters attacked Giunta’s company and left two of his fellow soldiers dead. Had it not been for Giunta, it would have likely been more, if not all, of the platoon. On November 16, Giunta will be the first living soldier since the Vietnam War to receive America’s highest honor, when it is awarded by President Obama at the White House.
Vanity Fair contributing photographer Tim Hetherington spotlights Giunta in the December issue. While on assignment with contributing editor Sebastian Junger—who wrote a book about Giunta and his platoon, War— Hetherington was with a platoon near Giunta’s in the Korengal during Operation Rock Avalanche. Hetherington also wrote a book about his time in the Korengal, Infidel, and he and Junger’s documentary Restrepo won the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival."
Thank you Salvatore.
Under appreciated songs of the day. Before I present them I want to tell you how much I love my iPod and why. Again as I was exercising this morning, my iPod played the following two songs in a row. I listen to songs on my iPod on shuffle nearly always. First it played the amazing song "Still" by the Commodores. I really felt the power of this song and was very moved by it. Obviously the song writers have dealt with the loss of love. Enjoy:
Here are the lyrics for the above song, one of the most amazing songs of the 70's. Thanks to the fine folks at: (From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/c/commodores-lyrics/still-lyrics.html) This isn't a good song for a recently divorced person to listen to, very painful. I can't believe this song hit me this hard and "Still's" extended version is even worse.
Lady, morning's just a moment away
And I'm without you once again
You laughed at me
You said you never needed me
I wonder if you need me now
(chorus:)
So many dreams that flew away
So many words we didn't say
Two people lost in a storm
Where did we go?
Where'd we go?
We lost what we both had found
You know we let each other down
But then most of all -
I Do Love You -
Still!
We played the games that people play
We made our mistakes along the way
Somehow I know deep in my heart
You needed me
'Cause I needed you so desperately!
We were too blind to see
But then most of all -
I do love you -
Still!
Then my iPod shuffled me this burst of anger. A much harder edged song but just as amazing as "Still". Good thing after hearing "Still", I had this 3:07 minutes of therapy. It's amazing the power of a song! This is Linkin Park's "Numb":
Here are the lyrics for "Numb":
I'm tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless lost under the surface
Don't know what you're expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes
(Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)
[Chorus]
I've become so numb I can't feel you there
Become so tired so much more aware
I'm becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
Can't you see that you're smothering me
Holding too tightly afraid to lose control
Cause everything that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart right in front of you
(Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
(Caught in the undertow just caught in the undertow)
And every second I waste is more than I can take
[Chorus]
I've become so numb I can't feel you there
Become so tired so much more aware
I'm becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
And I know
I may end up failing too
But I know
You were just like me with someone disappointed in you
[Chorus]
I've become so numb I can't feel you there
Become so tired so much more aware
I'm becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you
[Chorus]
I've become so numb I can't feel you there
I'm tired of being what you want me to be
I've become so numb I can't feel you there
I'm tired of being what you want me to be
I have a beef with "Glee". They are going on tour this summer. Here are the dates:
May 21 Las Vegas, Nev. Mandalay Bay Event Center
May 22 Sacramento, Calif. Arco Arena
May 24 San Jose, Calif. HP Pavilion
May 27 Anaheim, Calif. Honda Center
May 28 Los Angeles, Calif. Staples Center
May 29 San Diego, Calif. Valley View Casino Center
June 1 Minneapolis, Minn. Target Center
June 2 Indianapolis, Ind. Conseco Fieldhouse
June 3 Chicago, Ill. Allstate Arena
June 6 Boston, Mass. TD Garden
June 8 Philadelphia, Pa. Wells Fargo Center
June 11 Toronto, Canada Air Canada Centre
June 13 Detroit, Mich. Palace of Auburn Hills
June 14 Cleveland, Ohio Quicken Loans Arena
June 16 East Rutherford, N.J. Izod Center
June 18 Uniondale, N.Y. Nassau Coliseum
Do you notice anything wrong with the above list? You don't? Well it's that "Glee" isn't coming to Salt Lake City! So yes "Glee" I have a beef with you. Conveniently I have a solution, I notice on June 10th you have a free day. That means I have some good news for you, that happens to be my birthday. There aren't too many things I'd rather be doing than hearing Lea Michele sing live on that day. I'd appreciate it if you could resolve that. Thanks!
themusicaddict
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