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Keywords: Jazz, Thelonius Monk

Dylan lyrics with the song performed by Rolling Stones. Self-expressing:

Once upon a time you dressed so fine
Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you

You used to laugh about
Everybody that was a-hangin' out
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging your next meal

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

Ah, you've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
Nobody's ever taught you how to live out on the street
And now you're gonna have to get used to it

You say you never compromise
With the mystery tramp, but now you realize
He's not selling any alibis
As you stare into the vacuum of his eyes
And say, "Do you want to make a deal?"

How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
A complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

Ah, you never turned around to see the frowns
On the jugglers and the clowns when they all did tricks for you
You never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you

You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discover that
He really wasn't where it's at
After he took from you everything he could steal?

How does it feel
How does it feel
To have on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

Ah, princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
They're all drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made
Exchanging all precious gifts, but you'd better take your diamond ring
You'd better pawn it, babe

You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't refuse
When you ain't got nothin', you got nothin' to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal

How does it feel
Ah, how does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

Victor Wooten playing amazing grace:

Keywords: Amazing Grace, Victor Wooten

Just spent the evening with friends, with beer, wine and pretzel, watching music videos, discussing markets and coming to the conclusion that the sky will not fall...

Good night!

Keywords: Keith Urban, John Fogerty

Handelsblatt: Rolling Stones beflügeln Musikgeschäft, Sept. 13, 2011

Keywords: Rolling Stones, Good News

Just letting a current mood being expressed...

Keywords: The Who, Wont Get Fooled Again

Keyword: Bob Dylan

suite101: Looking Back: Bob Dylan's 70th birthday on May 24

Keywords: Power of the Youth, Happy, Keith Richards on Bigger Bang Tour in Buenos Aires

...Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free Feeling good was easy Lord when Bobby sang the blues Feeling good was good enough for me good enough for me and Bobby McGee.

Janis, the great libertarian, died 40 years ago!

Keywords: Jimi Hendrix, Anniversary

The S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2010 have now been announced. The list is the result of an extensive poll of the world’s most celebrated chefs, renowned food critics, leading restaurateurs and well-travelled gourmands – collectively they are The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy.

It is surprising that there is no French restaurant on the top 10 list. The French often consider their nation to be the home of the best cooks.

Having a Danish restaurant in the top position is in fact a big surprise! Globalization spreads cooking art around the Globe:

Great performance!

The top 10 most played Christmas songs of the noughties:

1. ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Mariah Carey (1994)

2. FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues (1987)

3. MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY Slade (1973)

4. STOP THE CAVALRY Jona Lewie (1980)

5. DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? Band Aid (1984)

6. DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Chris Rea (1988)

7. LAST CHRISTMAS Wham (1984)

8. I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS Greg Lake (1975)

9. STEP INTO CHRISTMAS Elton John (1973)

10. WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME Paul McCartney (1979)

Source: Guardian

The cover of the last issue of "Das Magazin", showing Swiss justice minister Evelyn Widmer Schlumpf, reminded me of Grant Wood's famous painting "American Gothic". It was just an inspiration.

Have a good Sunday!