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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 29
The richest get richer, legislators don’t legislate, and representatives don’t represent. But at least there are diversions! The Richest People In The World A week after announcing budget cuts, Kentucky gov moves millions to offset them 37 municipalities request Beshear’s gas tax reduction after KY lawmakers question the move KY gov blasts GOP leader over…
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Life is a highway: We told you so
I took the image above during one of my walks through the University of Louisville campus. A height restriction, meaning big trucks shouldn’t go in that direction. But Interstate 65 is now closed for two months, and tons of highway vehicles are now driving through Old Louisville and the campus area. As expected, this is…
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Life is a highway, but my neighborhood shouldn’t be
Major construction on and around the north/south Interstate 65 in Louisville has been going on for several months now. Highway exit ramps have been closed off, local streets connecting the city’s east and west have been blocked by construction crews and the repairs (which are definitely needed) have added a lot of time and confusion…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 28
Our primary election “autopsy” (GOP is evil, Dems are incompetent); a medical emergency portends sad future for Kentucky; get out and visit the state, and Shakespeare is back in Louisville (to like or not to like, with a dramatic reading from a galaxy far, far away). Attica Scott: Kentucky democrats need to reckon with a…
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The murals of Louisville-Shelby Park
In our previous entry on murals, we took snaps in various neighborhoods, including Shelby Park. But a recent walk, we noticed that Shelby Park keeps on giving: So let’s just stack them one after the other:
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 27
Election Day in Kentucky and its implications, IVF in the courts and we’re out of town at home and abroad. CORRECTION: The GOP senator who lost his primary was Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. We incorrectly said it was a North Carolina senator. In this podcast, we refer to: Republican fights to survive Trump’s wrath in…
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The murals of Louisville
We do a lot of walking through the streets of Louisville. As we noted in our last podcast, we also run across murals you won’t necessarily notice if you’re driving through the city, like the painting at the top of noted mid-20th century singer Rosemary Clooney, the aunt of actor George Clooney, located on a…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 26
The Kentucky Derby is at our throats, primary elections are just around the corner and finding relaxation in the countryside and the cityscape. Our discussion includes: Your first time at the Derby? Here’s what to expect Attica Scott: Run Every Race: How Democrats Can Win in Kentucky As governor’s race begins, Senate race has new…
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Days of Thunder (over Louisville)
In our last podcast, we noted that fighter jets were flying overhead while we were recording. That was in preparation for the annual “Thunder Over Louisville,” essentially the opening event of the city’s walkup to the Kentucky Derby. Here’s what the Thunder organizers offered and what they said would fly over the city: And here’s…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 25
Self-care in trying times, the villainy of the ultrarich, Kentucky elections, national politics and why developers shouldn’t hold public office. In the podcast, we refer to: 1: Pete Hegseth, a moron, reads from the book of Samuel L. Jackson: The King James version of Ezekiel 25:17: And I will execute great vengeance upon them with…
