Month: September 2015
A banner day for the Lawrence family
Congratulations to the Lawrence family, Louisville's Camp Hi Ho heroes. Here's the #JennifersLouisville banner on the Sixth Street side of the Ky Center in #DowntownLou. Thanks to #DowntownLouisvillePartnership, Mike Sheehy, Scott Kuhn, and everyone else who helped us bring this project to fruition. #celebrate #Louisville #Kentucky Jen's response: ““I feel so lucky to be born and raised a Louisville girl,” said Lawrence. “Louisville gave me a perspective and informed my identity in a beautiful and honest way. I’m grateful for this honor and extremely humbled to join this list. (I mean, Muhammad Ali?) Thank you. Go Cards.” From Gary & Karen Lawrence: "The Lawrence family would like to thank everyone involved in this project. We think it is so cool that the
Love Jones
Don Cornelius introduced America to people suffering from a Love Jones.
Jennifer’s Louisville
The "Jennifer's Louisville" banner goes up this Saturday on the 6th Street side of the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts (visible to eastbound I-64 traffic). Jen's response: ““I feel so lucky to be born and raised a Louisville girl,” said Lawrence. “Louisville gave me a perspective and informed my identity in a beautiful and honest way. I’m grateful for this honor and extremely humbled to join this list. (I mean, Muhammad Ali?) Thank you. Go Cards.” From Gary & Karen Lawrence: "The Lawrence family would like to thank everyone involved in this project. We think it is so cool that the City of Louisville would honor our daughter in this way. Thank you so much." #JennifersLouisville #DowntownLou #HometownHeroes #LouisvilleDowntownPartnership Movie buffs
Not as cool as your high school lava lamp
National Geographic follows a lava trail emerging from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano.
The 90s were so 20th century
Harping harping harping
Kim Davis is no pioneer in mixing bigotry and government. People have used Bible quotes throughout history to advance their bigotry du jour. In 2012, North Carolina pastor Charles Worley proposed putting gays and lesbians behind electrified fences "to die out." CNN's Anderson Cooper interviewed a member of Worley's flock to explain to her that concentration camps are no longer in vogue. Worley's original sermon may have violated federal laws when he spoke of voting strategies based on whether any politician advocates for gay rights. He has a history of outrageous gay bashing from the pulpit.
Rumble, young man, rumble
Cassius Clay - "The Louisville Lip" - Muhammad Ali was once an animated quote machine. Muhammad Ali is being honored again this week by Sports Illustrated, which submitted interview questions via email. Lonnie Ali says the responses are his. Ali's 39th Sports Illustrated cover is second only to Michael Jordan's 50 SI covers. The SI story by Tim Layden chronicles Ali's challenges of being lifted, poked, and moved as a photo prop by adoring fans just wanting their moment with The Champ. Age affects all of us but Ali's Parkinson's disease has robbed him of his ability to communicate, engage, and focus. Why is he still paraded in front of the public when he appears to be completely detached from his surroundings?
Foxey Lady
Jimi Hendrix (1968) On the anniversary of Jimi's death, here's a classic clip of The Experience as the stoned white kids just sit and marvel. Groovy.
Iran and ran and ran and ran
Some people think the USA was snookered by the Iranians in the recent nuclear deal.