On the way back from the house, just a few minutes ago, I saw down the street as in I practiced seeing. Today is a beautiful day, slightly cloudy with a nice breeze. And the garden patches in front of the homes down the street had a whole lot of flowers blooming. Given that so much beauty exsists, it's hard to give up on life.

That apart later this evening I will be seeing Jennifer Nettles Band again. She is a talented song writer but then a lot of folks wouldn't get to hear her music thanks to the music industry's prelidiction to bubble gum chewing lip syncing Britney Spearish unifrom fantasies. I know, I know those of you that know me already must be saying, there goes his usual rant on "meaningful" music again.

Actually I suspect that there is this super generic pop lyric machine somewhere out there in California. This machine (which I think) would be modeled like a slot machine out of Vegas, will take a nickle ( oh yeah music is cheap baby) and scream "Bingo Jackpot" and give the seeker a "hit" lyric such as:

yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (mummmm yeah yeah oh yeah I am ****ing baby...f**k me )

I think I did it again I made you believe we're more than just friends (refer to the above two out of a porn movie lines... jeez after that how can we be just friends!) Oh baby It might seem like a crush But it doesn't mean that I'm serious 'Cause to lose all my senses That is just so typically me Oh baby, baby (The machine had taken an acid trip and was confessing its sins the next day)

Lyric: "Oops... I did it again" - Britney Spears

Yes, if anyone who is reading this owns a "BS" CD ( just noticed how the abbreviated name is BS, great Bull Shit!) I didn't mean to offend thy, for you are free to spend your substitue your currency to enrich Miss BS.

However to offer an interesting lyrical contrast I present a lyric from JNB:

It's been five long weeks since I've been able to kiss your face And that always makes me question if this bullshit is worth it in the first place 'Cause I have to know the story of your bones And I long to rove the map of your skin And I'm tired of us both feeling loved yet alone I want to feel where you've hurt, I want to taste where you've been

But what will they say Will they still come and hear me when they know I love you this way As I read you with my mouth and my finger tips Like berries you color my hands, like wine you stain my lips

Lyric: "Story of Your Bones" - JNB.

Now go figure why such songs don't go multi platinum? Yes maybe the fact that Jennifer doesn't care to undress a la BS is an issue. What is that (B)shit about wearing a mirco undies type costume inside another and ripping the outer one off, is it music or some strip show? And ofcourse there is the vulnerable school girl look in the music videos. Excuse me but what are we selling here, music or Japanese school girl porn?

When Gandhi was fighting for Indian Independence, folks burnt cloth from Lancester mills in public squares. Something like that is long due in the music industry. I would like to throw my bottle of gasoline on such a dump of BS music.

With that I end this rant. Yes, JNB's site has a few Mp3s so check them out.