Cowboy Logic I read for almost 2 hours this morning trying to find something I could write about that wouldn't get me kicked off Facebook. Fail... The good news about that is a great awakening is occurring. All the little strings that held down Gulliver are slowly being broken and sooner or later that giant is going to get up. All the folks that tied those ropes might want to take notice. You can fence in a herd for a long time. But a little pressure over a long time will slowly wear and tear on the strongest bindings releasing all that pent up energy and anger over being restrained. Watching that release is spellbinding to me. As the actual stories are slowly but surely coming out, all those folks ridiculing others for actually thinking critically might want to say they are really really sorry before some repay the loan of injury and insult. Some very serious people are starting to tell the truth and the opposite that has been purveyed is really really horrible in it's scope. We are at a time of turning over the prairie with a plow. The old surface is going to be remade eventually and the refreshing will change everything. But it's going to take work, cooperation, organization and bravery to achieve. To break fences that hold a herd back, either a panic/stampede, or slow deliberate pressure is the solution. I see the latter in play at the moment. But stay tuned for the fence menders to try to induce the former to push the herd away from freedom. This year is pivotal. Stay tuned... https://imgflip.com/i/8mhkgl God Bless America in her time of need. #FixThatFence & #BuildThatWall

E U R O P E 🇬🇧 A judge ruled that a convicted Afghan sex offender should stay in the UK because his crimes meant he could face “mob violence” if he returned to his home country. An immigration tribunal judge awarded the 31-year-old offender refugee status after agreeing with lawyers that his mental illness meant he would likely offend again— something that would expose him to “ill treatment” if he were deported to Afghanistan. https://bit.ly/4aTW9MV

CSM Julian Ayers finished performing at his last American Trombone Workshop concert on active duty as the U.S. Army Concert Band played Henry Fillmore's Rolling Thunder for the finale of the 50th anniversary of The U.S. Army Band American Trombone Workshop. #ArmyBand #ConcertBand #Band #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #Trombone #ATW2024 #ATW #Music

The U.S. Army Concert Band accompanied Peter Moore from the London Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Lincoln Tunnel Cabaret by Bramwell Tovey at The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop; COL Bruce Pulver, conducting. #LondonSymphony #LSO #ArmyBand #ConcertBand #Band #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #Trombone #ATW2024 #ATW #Music

The U.S. Army Concert Band accompanied Bradley Kerns from the University of Kentucky for a performance of Red Sky by Anthony Barfield at The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop; CPT Bonnie Alger, conducting. #Kentucky #UK #GoBigBlue #ArmyBand #ConcertBand #Band #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #Trombone #ATW2024 #ATW #Music

The U.S. Army Concert Band accompanied SSG Felix Padilla from the West Point Band for a performance of Concerto for Bass Trombone by Chris Brubeck at The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop; CPT Lee Lamb, conducting. #WestPoint #ArmyBand #ConcertBand #Band #ArmyMusic #MilitaryMusic #BassTrombone #Trombone #ATW2024 #ATW #Music

The Capitol Bones performed at The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop, featuring Jeff Cortazzo & Jerry Amoury on bass trombone, and Jay Gibble, Jim McFalls, and Matt Niess on tenor. #CapitolBones #JazzBones #JazzTrombone #Jazz #BassTrombone #Trombone #ATW2024 #ATW #Music

The third Guest Artist Recital of The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop featured Jeff Gittleson & Alex Felker playing Angel's Tango by Steven Verhelst, SSG Kyle Price & SSG Michael Burner playing Red Spain by Nicola Ferro, Matthew Ethier & pianist Topher Ruggiero playing Thoughts of Love by Arthur Pryor, and John Gruber & pianist Topher Ruggiero playing Romance by William Grant Still. #ArmyMusic #OberlinCollege #Oberlin #BassTrombone #Trombone #ATW #ATW2024 #Music

The Oberlin College Trombone Choir featured music by Steven Verhelst, Raymond Premru, David Biedenbender, Daniela Candillari, Tommy Pederson, and R. Nathaniel Dett at The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop; Jay Ashby & Jeremy Buckler, soloists. #OberlinCollege #Oberlin #TromboneChoir #Trombone #ATW2024 #ATW #Music

The Shenandoah Trombone Choir featured music by Paul Hindemith, Norman Bolter, Manny Albam, James Stephenson, Leslie Bricusse, Hoagy Carmichael, Eric Whitacre, Brandon DuBritton, and Jeff Cortazzo at The U.S. Army Band 2024 American Trombone Workshop; Talbot Jennings & Brittany Lasch, soloists. #ShenandoahConservatory #ShenCoMusic #TromboneChoir #Trombone #ATW2024 #ATW #Music