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Lyrics of the day: Too Late

Lyrics: Traditional
Music: Traditional
Location: New Orleans

Chanted during the beam/drums section of Dead & Company's show on 6 May 2023, led by Bruce Sunpie Barnes. He is Chief of the North Side Skull and Bone Gang, one of the oldest existing carnival groups in New Orleans. The first part is from one of the traditional Skull and Bone Gang songs. I'm not sure where the second part comes from.

We are the North Side Skull and Bones Gang
We come to remind you before you die
You better get your, your life together
Next time you see us, it's too late to cry

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
You better straighten up, before you come see us
You better get your, your life together
Next time you see us, it's too late to cry

…

Too late, your mama can't help you
Too late, your man can't help you
Too late, you run out the door
Too late [?]
Too late, oh you run for the corner
Too late, when you do what you wanna
Too late, oh early in the morning
Too late, [?]
Too late, you see the bone guy coming
Too late, oh the north bound [?]
Too late, oh here come the dead man
Too late, oh dead man walking
Too late, and the dead man talking
Too late, I see the [?] down
Too late, I dance on the ground
Too late, ain't got no [brothers]
Too late, I don't want no [?]
Too late, [?]
Too late, there's a hole in the ground
Too late, oh too late mama
Too late, oh it's too late
Too late, oh too late mama now
Too late, oh it's too late
Too late, wake up one morning
Too late, [in your own back yard]
Too late, said the next thing you know, boy
Too late, something dead on your head
Too late, oh too late mama
Too late, oh it's too late
Too late, oh too late mama now
Too late, oh it's too late
Too late, oh mama can't help you
[etc]

Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes and the Louisiana Sunspots - Full Set - Louisiana Cajun Zydeco Festival 2022 Recorded at Armstrong Park, New Orleans on June 12, 2022

Website of the day: “Tim Walz Fixed Your Bicycle,” has popped up to create new memes. (When I clicked on it today, I got, "Tim Walz can show you how to tighten that nut properly." And then “Tim Walz lends you his glasses so you can read the menu.”)

Tim Walz Fixed Your Bicycle Tim Walz fixed your bicycle? What a nice fella!

Reparations case in Renton, WA

Renton to review reparations case over school district’s 1968 land purchase Renton resident John Houston is seeking financial restitution for the land he said his parents were pressed to sell to the Renton School District more than 50 years ago.

Music of the day:
Three Dog Night, “Joy to the World “

Three Dog Night - Joy To The World - Live Joy To The World Live with the Tennessee Symphony Orchestra

Seventy-nine years ago today, Nagasaki, a city in western Japan, was devastated by an atomic bomb. Nagasaki and Hiroshima remain the only places in the world to have experienced such destruction. Each summer, ceremonies are held in both cities to silently pray for peace and renew the resolve to achieve a planet without nuclear weapons. Nagasaki will be the last city to be destroyed by an atomic bomb.

NAGASAKI PEACE official website of Nagasaki City This is an official website of Nagasaki City for learning about the atomic bomb and creating peace. Information on Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum and Peace Park, records of the atomic bombing, and efforts to abolish nuclear weapons and promote peace are introduced.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz chosen as Kamala Harris’ Vice Presidential running mate.
What he, legislators and non-profit partners in Minnesota have accomplished is simply unparalleled. If you really want to nerd out, watch this incredible video from MVP partner Doran Schrantz, advisor to Faith in Minnesota PAC, who tells the fascinating decade-plus backstory of how MVP’s Minnesota partners worked with Walz to create the Minnesota Miracle.

The Minnesota Strategy [April 2023 Briefing] Hear from Faith in Minnesota's Doran Schrantz about the recent wins and work being done in Minnesota

"August of another summer, and once again
I am drinking the sun
and the lilies again are spread across the water."
― Mary Oliver

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Music of the day: Cuba!

‘If the world explodes, the only survivors will be cockroaches and Cubans!’: the Guantánamo musicians defying the island’s crisis For over 150 years this rural Cuban area has been home to changüí: hyperlocal music holding out against an embattled economy. We join an all-night festival to find out how