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Today, I have a very heavy heart about the mass shooting in Las Vegas. That it occurred at a music concert makes it doubly difficult. At this point, I do not know all of the facts about this shooting - and even if I did, I do not claim to have all of the answers about these recurring tragedies. I have beliefs and I know others have different beliefs when it comes to the various issues that surround situations like this. My wish is that we could, as a nation, step up and say, this is a horrible thing and we must commit to do whatever we can to prevent or at least minimize the chance of this happening again. And from there, we should all have an open mind and respectfully discuss the various issues and ideas and find where we can reach common ground. Too often, we begin with division and polarization and things go downhill from there.
Our leaders, who we elect to serve us, must be help accountable... they are the ones that must make the hard choices. They need to be making the best choices for the nation as a whole - not the best choices for the billion dollar industries and individuals who funnel money their way. (side note: Citizen United - Orwellian Doublespeak, if I've ever heard it, must be overturned)
Is it too soon after the tragedy to have these conversations? Maybe. But these events seem to happening so often lately that it is always too soon.
Right now, I will leave it at this: as in most issues, there are more sides than A or B - there are more than two possible solutions to consider. It is not us vs. them - it is us vs. us, and it should be us with us.
Sending love to Las Vegas and all who are hurting or angry or scared or confused. We, as a nation, can do better and we must do better. Again, I do not know all of facts about this shooting - and as is usually the case, there are many different issues at work here. I do believe that we are a resourceful people who can solve the underlying issues. The question is, will we?
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As I always do, I turn to music as a source of healing and a shelter from the storms of the world.
On Monday, we usually feature Nashville connected songs, however, due to the large number of "New Music" songs and the rapid approach of the end of the year, I have decided that for 4 of the 5 days for at least the next month, I am going to shuffle from the new music playlist. Wednesday will be Wild Wednesday - but every other day will feature "new music"
Besides, there is a bunch of Nashville-based music in the "new music" playlist - and some of those came up today.
