M10 show week #80

 

So today, we have the answer to the question I asked last week- can a song hit #1 for the first time in it's 8th week in the M10?  It might be happening here, but will Saint Asonia-

-blast its way through to the top, or will Bakar-

-become the first 4-week #1 since Love On The Run way back last October? Stay tuned, because we have a few things to get to first- and they start with our first debut at #1.  Yes, the song is controversial  (for no good reason), and where I stand is reflected in that I gave it a chance, and love it.  At #10- Jason Aldean...

 

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Elvis:  Sorry about that (even though you din't see it), we just had a technical glitch.  What the heck was that?

That's what happens when you are imbedding a video and hit "copy" instead of paste- you get two copies of everything you already did! Anyhow, I should make mention of the passing of Sinead O'Connor.  She wasn't really my thing, but 56 is too young to die whoever you are. 

Yeah, tell me about it!

Moving on, this week we are visiting 1969 with the Song I Wouldn't Turn Off, a week that saw Canada topped by the Cashbox #2 song, Crystal Blue Persuasion- a song that made the long list of seven songs I wouldn't turn off- and Australia by the Beatles' Ballad of John And Yoko, a song I actually usually turn off, which was #31 on Cashbox.  After careful consideration...

Not ta mention adding a song ya missed at the end, which turned out ta be yer top one...

Thank you, Mr Pointing-out-the-flubs!  Here, then, are the top three:

3rd is the tune at #2- Tommy James and Crystal Blue Persuasion...

2nd is the tune at #1 this week- Zager and Evans In The Year 2525 ( peaking at 2 in Australia and #1 in Canada)...

And that #1 song I wouldn't turn off- and yes, I came THIS close to not seeing it...

 

 ...the song at #56 this week- The Man in Black and A Boy Named Sue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Australia #2, Canada #1).

Now, for our second debut, here's someone you might remember helping the illuminatti hottie Sara Tudzin with her big hit u.v.v.p.- Buck Meek at #8:

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Okay, so let the folks know the rest of the story, bud!

Sure!  Should I do my "Walter Cronkite" voice?

Only if you want me to do my "Bob Sievers" voice...

Killjoy!  Here we go...

9- Lemon Twigs down 3 to #9, and part of a now 4 way tie in the 79-80 range of the all time summer list, with Ghost Run Free. 

7- Holdin' at the spot, Noah Kahan's Dial Drunk.

6- and now sliding into the #6 all-time slot for summer songs, down 2 for Bethany Cosentino's It's Fine.

5- Bakar up 3 with Alive!

4- MAGS up 1 with Destroyer...

3- the other active member of that 79-80 range tie, Gaslight Anthem's Positive Charge at #3...

2- and if I tell ya that Hell N Back  slips to 2, you know we have a new record...

Saint Asonia's first #1 on the M10- hitting the top 8 weeks into its run!

 

Nicely done!  I also thought I would introduce you to a little side project I started a bit ago.  One afternoon nap, I was dreaming of singing a James Taylor song to a dog (not  Misty).  Which made me wonder if he ever had a hit song that wasn't a cover besides Fire And Rain.  Which made me think, I wonder how many songs that hit the Martin Era 2.0 Cashbox top ten were covers, and how many originals? I have a long way to go, but right now, it's running about 2/3rds originals.  I'll keep you informed as I work my way through! 

NOTE:  Just now informed that former Eagle Randy Meisner passed Wednesday.  Hoping to do some Eagles stuff in tribute next time...

Wednesday Bible study- A pause before we hit the rest of John...

 

 

...because something hit me hard the other day that I wanted to share.  And it began with Peter....

2Pe 2:6  if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;
2Pe 2:7  and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked
2Pe 2:8  (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard);

And somebody on twitter asking how Lot could be righteous  with HIS backstory.  So let's hop back a bit and discuss this story.

First of all, Lot had a bit of a selfish streak...

Gen 13:8  Then Abram said to Lot, "Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are kinsmen.
Gen 13:9  Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left."
Gen 13:10  And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Gen 13:11  So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. Thus they separated from each other. 

But he soon found that all was not right in the cities of the Jordan Valley, particularly his new home base of Sodom...

Gen 18:20  Then the LORD said (to Abraham), "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave,
Gen 18:21  I will go down to see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me. And if not, I will know." 

And the next day, God sent two angels to bring Lot and his family out from Sodom, as the Lord couldn't find 10 righteous people, but only six...

Gen 19:14  So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, "Up! Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city." But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting.

Oops, make that four.  And really, Lot wasn't proving himself by his actions...

Gen 19:7  ...and said, "I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly.
Gen 19:8  Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man. Let me bring them out to you, and do to them as you please. Only do nothing to these men, for they have come under the shelter of my roof."

So, let's start totaling this up.  Lot acted in self-interest, which got him into this mess. He was afraid, and let fear make him do reprehensible things.  His family leadership was severely suspect, and would get worse.  And finally, he himself was slow to do what he had been told...

Gen 19:15  As morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, "Up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city."
Gen 19:16  But he lingered. So the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city. 

 

On top of that, he tried to bargain his way into staying in his comfortable life...

Gen 19:18  And Lot said to them, "Oh, no, my lords.
Gen 19:19  Behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot escape to the hills, lest the disaster overtake me and I die.
Gen 19:20  Behold, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Let me escape there--is it not a little one?--and my life will be saved!" 

Plus, he was afraid of what people would say about him- or do to him- because of his saving faith:

Gen 19:30  Now Lot went up out of Zoar and lived in the hills with his two daughters, for he was afraid to live in Zoar. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters. 

And if you know the story, you know this fear and loneliness led him down some bad paths... (and if you don't, read Genesis 19:31 to the end of the chapter for the gory details). Which gives us fear, failure to lead, failure to get moving, pride, desire to backtrack... 

Kind of sounds like us.  Though he's an extreme example, Lot did the same things we would have... maybe even that we do.  So where does the righteousness come in?  Well, that's the part I had been missing all these years... remember this?

Gen 18:20  Then the LORD said, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their sin is very grave... 

The outcry.  Who was crying out against them?  Most of the town's previous victims (Lot's own actions tell us this wasn't an isolated incident) didn't have access to God.  Abraham was some distance away- had he known what S and G were like, he would've warned his nephew. That leaves one man.  One righteous man.

Lot prayed down the destruction of Sodom.

Jas 5:16  Confess faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous one avails much. 

 

Lot had two things going for him- he had saving faith and was a prayer warrior.  Righteousness if only in our thoughts and actions, is nothing- filthy rags.  We need to be cloaked in the righteousness of Christ.

Zec 3:2  And the LORD said to Satan, "The LORD rebuke you, O Satan! The LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?"
Zec 3:3  Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments.
Zec 3:4  And the angel said to those who were standing before him, "Remove the filthy garments from him." And to him he said, "Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments."
 

I've been listening to David Jeremiah's series on David. And at the story around Bathsheba and Uriah, we see David, the man after God's own heart, go from laziness to lust to lies to deception to murder and finally to great wrath- only to be humbled when he saw the mirror looked at him.  But guess what else David and Lot- and we too, only if- had/have in common?  Saving faith and the ability to pray.  And that's how we acquire righteousness.

This week's pics

 I can't say there's a lot of excitement here, but at least you won't have to read much!

Let's start last Sunday after church...

But, look at the humidity!  And, the wildfire smoke is bad today!

"I don't care!  I said walk!"

Grey and gritty

Mushrooms like it, but not much else

"Well, I don't like it!"

Can you say hazy?

Even the light through the trees- at 1130 AM- was bright orange

Misty wanted to chase a varmint scent- until she came to the log, lol

Let us move now to Thursday.  The weather alarm was going crazy- severe storm on the way!

Check this thing out!

They are called "False Parasols"

The #1 American mushroom for poisoning- I promise I won't eat

"Why can't I come out and take storm pictures?"

Fine.  But guess what?

"It's raining.  Yuk!"

So what did we get from this terrible, thrice-warned storm?

About 15 minutes of hard rain and a couple rumbles.

In all honesty, a lot of areas both north and east (It came at an angle) got roughed up.  An elderly couple were sitting on their porch next state over, and a tree fell on them.  She died a couple days later.

But here, it passed quick...

But not the humidity.  The lot was steaming!

Friday we took off at 630 AM....

A bit dewy, but okay

Taking care of all the bunnies early

First hint of varmintage, but no sightings

Almost impossible to catch goldfinches anymore.  They hide in the low brush and split before you see 'em.

No froggies today

The elusive Black Goose

Clouds had went to "foofy" by the time we got home. About an hour later, totally overcast.

Bringing us to this morning- 0740 AM start...

Bright and somewhat wet

Nobody told me it was "couples day" on the trail...

Or that the Bosnian socceristas were getting an early start.

No varmints; so Misty watched the guy putting signs out

Despite her best efforts, no froggies either

The Black Goose, again

I guess he really isn't all that black... but he does have a wild feather on his back

The above picture is a bit of "What's missing:" The giant flag we used to have had its pole snap at the beginning of the year (which I first heard about yesterday), landing on two dealer cars and one customer car. Ouch! Yesterday they took out the stump of the old pole.  Not clear yet when or if it gets replaced.

Compare this to the Sunday pic to see how orange the sun was with the wildfire smoke.

The only critter we saw- Misty and it were alarmed by all the noise the socceristas were making...

So with nothing really shaking, I thought I'd take some snaps of the addition we go through on the way home...

I dig that mini greenhouse

"Yard of the month?" Seriously?

These big grassy things, I don't care for... just looks "overgrown".

Flowers around it are cool, though

And here comes the lawn service.  They used to be Friday, but got off schedule somehow, and I guess Saturday is the new normal.

So I guess I better get one more shot of the False Parasols before they become chopped mushrooms.