all that foreign oil

controlling American soil
Look around you, it’s just bound to make you embarrassed
Sheiks walkin’ around like kings,  Wearing fancy jewels and nose rings
Deciding America’s future from Amsterdam and to Paris
And there’s a slow, slow train comin’ up around the bend (Dylan)

i frequently come back to this song......it has stood the test of time and is as relevant, if not more relevant; than when Bob first penned this in 1979. 

On Monday, Opec announced they were cutting oil production because of the looming global recession and expected reduction in demand. A business decision they are entitled to make and one that most US economist and Jamie Dimon have been predicting for months.

On Tuesday the Demonrats lashed out at Saudi Arabia ...suspected pedophile and accused child rapist Bob Menendez vowed to cut arms sales to the saudis , and the demented Chief said the saudis will be "Punished" for this decision.....interesting.

and yesterday the Saudis released a statement saying the White House pleaded with the Saudis and OPEC to delay this announcement and action for another month...until AFTER the mid terms elections....because they don't care if gas soars to $10 a gallon and the country is paralyzed ...they just don't want it to happen until after the election.....i wonder if we offered them anything for this delay ? if so it sounds like Quid Pro Quo ....when can we expect the impeachment hearings ?

we all have seen the homeless population in NYC over the past 10-20-30 years increase....homeless encampments under every highway overpass....the subways, penn station, battery park, you name it....and the city response has been minimal.......all of a sudden Gov Abbot start bussing "Illegal" aliens up from the border towns in Texas and in the blink of an eye Mayor Adams is Building a tent City on Randalls Island....and stating the City will spend a Billion dollars....i hope the wharf rats and sad sacks that have roamed our streets and eaten out of garbage cans for years, the lost souls of the 5 boroughs who are surviving on Boones Farm and the kindness of strangers are also welcome in Adamsville NYC.

Hochul and Adams are now demanding a Federal response and this close to an election you know they will get it.... considering these migrants were probably headed to astoria anyway, Gov Abbot did the city a favor by bringing this story to the national media with his busses. 

i was disappointed to see the outrageous prices that Dead & Co were asking in yesterday presale for concerts to be held in the summer of 2023.......$160.00 plus fees for the upper tier in Fenway......$500 + for the lower level at Saratoga.....add in hotels, travel and beeeeeer and i am afraid a road trip is out of the question.

I was very pleased to See Bob Weir and the Wolf Bros last week in the district....we were celebrating our Anniversary of 29 years living together and Bobby Ace gave us a present by encoring with a cover of Buddy Holly's NOT FADE AWAY ...whic happens to be our wedding song...thanks Bob.

sad news out of Bayridge yesterday, the class of OLA 1979 lost Angela Connolly suddenly, a true pillar of the community she will be missed.

Larry Kudlow insists the Cavalry is on the way...i fear it's too late.

Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted
Can’t help but wonder what’s happenin’ to my companions
Are they lost or are they found
Have they counted the cost it’ll take to bring down
All their earthly principles they’re gonna have to abandon?
There’s a slow, slow train comin’ up around the bend