Cold War and NOW

Having lived through the various Nuclear alarms since the discovery of what happens when human beings create weapons build from the altercation of splitting atoms, I have to admit that the current environment seems much more precarious than during previous alarms.

It's a numbers game.

In 1962 only two countries were involved in displaying strength from arsenals of nuclear weapons.
Today the following countries have Nuclear weapons
United States
Russia
United Kingdom
France
China
India
Pakistan
North Korea
Israel
And I'm not even counting the splinter states from Soviet break-up.......that's a number which appears impossible to determine.
And then there's Germany and Japan who can make them, and probably already have.
Of course I'm not counting asshole Warlord's  who might have "dirty bombs."

In 1962 the idea, or concept, of smaller rouge nations led by erratic dictators, having access to those kind of weapons, seemed quite unlikely.

Today.....the landscape of that idea has expanded dramatically.

The thought of Iran eventually having a nuclear weapon has sent the entire free world into a full on tizzy.

The reality of North Korea actually having Nuclear weapons doesn't seem to rank very high on the paranoid list.

Russia is solely responsible for the initial construction of North Korea's Nuclear program.

China seems to have allowed the ongoing continuation and expansion of their program.

THE BIGGEST FEAR I HAVE IS THAT CERTAIN PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD LIKE TO USE THE FOLLOWING PHRASE...

"It's BIBLICAL......this entire current situation was predicted in the Bible"

I simply hope that none of those goofballs have access to any button that could initiate a global nightmare....but then I remember the adage that homo-sapiens love to use....."we are just human....no body is perfect."

IT'S THE GREAT GLOBAL ANSWER FOR ALL HUMAN F**K UPS.

The POPE was spot on when he recently said....."Making weapons for the sake of making money is WRONG."

BUT THAT'S A WRONG THAT WILL NOT BE CORRECTED ANYTIME SOON.

Young people need to stand up and let the world leaders know that Nuclear proliferation is flat out wrong and that even though it appears to be irreversible......
                                      
 WE (the entire planet) 
MUST MOVE 
IN THE DIRECTION
OF
COMPLETELY
ELIMINATING
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
FROM
THE FACE OF EARTH

In the late 60's and early 70's the youth of the world stood up and HIGHLY CONTRIBUTED to the concept of no more WAR in Southeast Asia.  That concept turned into a reality and the "domino" theory was put to rest.

THE SAME TYPE OF ENERGY NEEDS TO BE DISPLAYED REGARDING NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

THE PROCESS MUST BEGIN SO THAT YOUR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN
WILL NOT BE LIVING EVERY DAY WITH MASSIVE DOSES OF PARANOIA AND FEAR.

The Torah, The New Testament and The Koran were important stories in the early construction of mankind's sociological development.

THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN INTERACTION IS NOW WELL BEHIND US AND IT'S TIME FOR NEW RULES.....as Bill Maher so amply states on his weekly HBO show.

I'm not about to say that I know what all the rules should be.....
Except
for
ONE.

NO MORE
NUCLEAR
WEAPONS

No more COLD WAR....no more HOT WAR
and as the artist Norton Wisdom
so eloquently says
http://www.nortonwisdom.com/

NO WAR.

And....I'd like to calmly add one other small rule.......

All non-mathematical writing done before Galileo should be officially classified as FICTION

It's time to grow up fellow humans.....the ball game has changed.

Digest this caveat if you can......
IT'S DEFINITELY NOT OUR JOB TO KNOW THE CREATOR'S WILL.....IT'S JUST OUR JOB TO SAY
THANK YOU 
and
I LOVE YOU

AND IF WE COULD APPLY THAT TO EACH OTHER
THE WHOLE PICTURE COULD CHANGE

one last thought.......

Human evolution has not reached it's full potential (estimates might be around 20%) and in a few thousand years people will look back on this time and giggle and say WTFWTT?

It's our job NOW to make sure the evolution progresses as smoothly as possible.

THAT'S NOT HAPPENING at the moment
but
it should be
and
could be

IF???????????????????????????


Michael Timothy McAlevey

Defines the term "Rock and Roll"

I fully realize the numerous "tension" filled situations taking place around our beautiful planet but every once in awhile a "special entertainment" event takes place which allows for a "temporary" reprise from the negative and absurd.

What I truly notice is how many "minor" events seem to occur that we relish and place into the "special" category mainly because we need to "transfer" our focus....similar to the kudos we place on 250 hitters and pitchers with 3.50 ERA in baseball.

(random quotation words are just part of Mind Jazz "style".....deal with it)

We don't seem to demand excellence but we throw platitudes around like The Donald throws bullshit.

Certain music becomes more important.....mediocre movies are warmly received....casual everyday sporting events become seriously viewed.....semi-well prepared meals turn into highlight moments and so on and so on.

To summarize......

"We elevate the ordinary because we need more distractions from reality."

After reading the review in the LA TIMES about the recent AC/DC concert at Dodger Stadium I felt that the writer either doesn't know how to acknowledge greatness or simply doesn't really like Rock and Roll.  I'm guessing the critic is probably in his, or her, late 20's.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT IT WASN'T A BAD REVIEW...IT JUST WASN'T AN ADEQUATE REVIEW.

So to somewhat offset that nonsensical effort on his,or her,  part I would like to share with you the type of review that 
AC/DC
deserves.

AC/DC CONCERT.........NOTHING COMPARES!!!!!!!

Since 1976 Angus Young has led the group known as AC/DC.  Various members of the band have come and gone, one completely and another who allegedly thinks it's OK to hire contract killers to solve personal problems and one to dementia.

The fact is......ANGUS YOUNG IS THE BAND.    The guitar riffs sound like nothing else in the music business.  Brian Johnson is the lead singer and he delivers the vocals with strength and vitality...but if Angus stops....there is no AC/DC.

There have been quite a few MAJOR influences on rock and roll since the beginning of the genre.....but HARD Rock and Roll only has a few.   

Jimi Hendrix
Led Zeppelin
and
AC/DC

PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERY PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL GAME PLAYED ON SUNDAY HAS MULTIPLE AC/DC SONGS.

AC/DC has never been invited (as far as I know) to play at the Super Bowl and more of their music is played than anyone....

The main reason the NFL plays their songs is because their hard rock and roll has rhythm that one doesn't normally hear when listening to that kind of music.

TRULY....THEY HAVE THEIR OWN KIND OF MUSIC.

WE HAVE TO CALL IT ROCK AND ROLL 
BUT I THINK IT LIVES IN IT'S OWN UNIVERSE.

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE AN AC/DC CONCERT ......and most likely there never will be.

There is nobody like the Beatles
There is nobody like the Stones
There is nobody like Led Zeppelin

The fact that two of those groups are still performing puts them in the Vin Scully league of
"Unbelievable Longevity with EXTREME excellence"

IT'S A SMALL LEAGUE BUT IT'S A GREAT LEAGUE

To say that I feel lucky, that in the year 2015 I was able to attend another one of their shows, is an understatement.........
....and duly note this fact......Angus Young is a better guitar player now then he was when he was 35 and when he was 35 he was GREAT.

I sincerely hope that in four years I'll have another opportunity to witness a Rock and Roll show that defines the term.

The big difference for me personally is.......... I do a lot more chair dancing then in the past.

Thanks boys for another magical night.   Dodger Stadium has never been louder (except for the Kirk Gibson HR in 1988) .  Hope to see you back in a few years.

And by the way......this is the third time that my friend Mike and I have seen them play....and we haven't aged a bit.....(we've looked just like this 20 years ago when we went to the Forum)

I guess delusion is a part of loving AC/DC.......delusions seem to be rampant on Planet Earth.

And I guess I should post the AC/DC video that I was lucky enough to be part of back in March
Good AC/DC year


Michael Timothy McAlevey