Early December

It’s the first weekend in December – this crappy year is almost over! Of course, it also means that the Christmas season is heavily upon us, and has been since before Thanksgiving. Seems like stores make the changeover right after Halloween now, but we’re full bore with Christmas music, advertising, Black Friday, advertising, Cyber Monday, advertising, and did I mention the advertising? If there’s a war on Christmas, Christmas is winning.

And I always seem to forget – what’s the reason for the season? Shopping? I’ve begun my end of the year donations, which will continue throughout the month. I no longer buy presents for people (what do you need that you don’t have?), and if pressed there’ll be a donation made in your name to someone. I think the food bank will be getting some money this week.

To help with the giving part of Christmas, let’s hear some non-Christmas, but still worthy music, including The Flat Five, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, the Ditty Bops, Mike Watt, Taj Mahal, Liz Phair, Janis Joplin, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, the Olympians, Mavis Staples, Charles Bradley, the Beautiful South, the Clean, Diana Ross & the Supremes, and Arthur Alexander. This was sponsored by Planned Parenthood – did you know that they focus on women’s health issues, and that the stuff people object to is a very small part of what they do? They need our support going forward. /soapbox.

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