One can read the official history of America’s alleged six (6) manned moon landings here at History.com. Here is a decent article with some background about debunking “fake moon landing” conspiracy theories, again from History.com. Bare in mind, this is extremely mainstream surface data and opinion. Background research only.
Author: Ed Hale
Why Is Brasilian Music So Great?
[So I spelled “Brasilian” wrong… At least if we are speaking English, which will prevent this post from ranking high or even popping up in search engines when beginners are searching for data regarding Brazilian music. Which admittedly sucks in a way. Because everyone should know about Brasilian music. The more the better. Brasilian music,…
Existential Dread
Earlier today a friend and I were conversing over the phone. Trotsky, You remember him. From the old days, when I used to post in the Diaries almost daily. Yeah we’re still getting on. He’s a brother. Still far left of the farthest left. A lot of times I just let him call and vent….
Superbacana
Three days ago I heard the song “Superbacana” by Caetano Veloso for the first time… or at least it was the first time that I “heard” it, really listened to it. It blow me away. It’s off his Tropicalia album, the one that really shook the earth beneath all of Brasil and started the whole…
Making Sense of the First Democratic Debates – Proposals and Policies – Part 1
Before we dive in to the specific platforms and policies that we heard proposed in the first Democratic Debates over the last two nights, let us address a few things that may have been left out or only alluded to in the last piece I wrote about the candidates yesterday [Read that here if you…
Making Sense of the First Democratic Debates – Proposals and Policies – Part 2
[This is Part 2 of a two-part post on this subject. Part 1 can be read here.] Some Thoughts On Proposed Democratic Platform Policies Let’s quickly explore some of the platforms and policies that we heard proposed in the last few days by the various candidates for the democratic presidential nominee. It should make for…
Thoughts After the First Democratic Party Debates
As is already known, I don’t associate as either democrat nor republican. I’m not much into exclusive clubs, Especially not ones that box you into very specific agendas of their choosing. And especially not ones whose very specific agendas contradict each other and don’t even make sense half the time but still force you to…
A Classic Live Performance of “Caetano” by Ed Hale & the Transcendence
Video capturing the band Ed Hale & the Transcendence performing a rousing live version of the song “Caetano” from their Nothing Is Cohesive album at New York’s Cutting Room for a Fieldhouse/BMG Showcase. Featuring Fernando Perdomo, Ed Hale, Bill Sommer, Roger Houdaille and Ricardo Mazzi. Filmed by Robert Seoane.
Christianity Needs to Evolve or Will Splinter Into Extinction
The original title of this post was “Christianity Is Making Progress Towards Enlightenment… But Needs to Do it Faster”. But after the final read-thru edit, that didn’t quite seem to sum up its core message. It’s important to note however that the reason for the original title is because despite the ideas expressed below, especially…
Ed Hale “Marsha’s Sleeping” Live in Portland, Oregon
Ed Hale and band perform “Marsha’s Sleeping” Live in Portland, Oregon from the new album So For Real, available now on Spotify, Apple Music and iTunes