John Bailes Commercial #2
Bill Mallonee - Amber Waves
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From the Spinning Rhythmic Kaleidoscope of "Drumz" to the Halls of Business, Government and Academia: A Glimpse into the Migratory Patterns of Deadheads and a Search for Their Impact on Post-Industrial Civilization. Or, an attempt at casual networking.
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Dear August the first:
Was reading your blog and thought you might like what I did on YouTube Friday. Here in Ohio, working families are sick of all this crap. Out-of-work families are even more angry.
I am laid off two years now, so I have a lot of time on my hands. The video I've posted at YouTube has all real headlines from Ohio newspapers. I started with a photo of the Lima Correctional Insitute (2:24), which Taft shut down and put one of the final nails in the coffin of our local economy. From there, it kind of just produced itself.
I apply for jobs when they advertise, but there just aren't enough to go around. My wife works for just above minimum wage, so we are really hurting. We lost our house. Today we rent, but we'll soon have to move to a small apartment in a worse neighborhood. My son is in first grade, but we don't know how we'll ever afford to give him what he deserves. He's a smart and happy kid and I cannot even sleep at night, thinking about all this.
We need jobs with real benefits and my boy deserves to go to college. I don't see ANY politician helping any of us stuck out here in Hell. I think Issue 2 (minimum wage hike) and Issue 3 (slots to pay for my boy's college) make sense, and I like the fact that we can do it without entrusting any more dough to these lousy politicians - especially the Republicans in charge in Columbus.
So, up late with insomnia, I made this video while my wife and boy slept in the next room. When I was stuck for what to do next, all I had to do was open the bedroom door quietly and look at them, sleeping soundly. I'd get choked up, then mad, then hit the computer again.
Please know I borrowed this song - "Puttin' People on the Moon" - from the Drive By Truckers. Many people emailing me compliment me on my musical talent, but it is just my musical taste (or I'd be working!). I put a link to Amazon on my base Web site for the video - www.OHenoughalready.com - so maybe the band won't get mad at me for using the song without paying. I'm not trying to sell music for them, as some Republican bloggers have accused.
I am also afraid of payback for this video, so I do not use my real name. Here in little Elida, OH, the religious right seems to control just about everything. If they knew, I couldn't get pizza delivered - even if I could afford it - and my boy's upcoming birthday party would be a lonely event. That's how they do.
My first contribution to YouTube is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlemtt3_jKw Again, thanks for watching. Working families are trapped here in Lima, but we still have one important thing: HOPE.
Best wishes,
AugustWest06 (not my real name)
Elida, Ohio (my real town)
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Thanks,
August West
Elida, OH
"But I'll get back on my feet someday... The good Lord willing, if He says I may... 'cause I know the life I'm livin's no good. I'll get a new start... live the life I should. I'll get up and fly away... I'll get up and fly away... fly away..." - GARCIA/HUNTER, "Wharf Rat"
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