April 13, 2018
My son Erik and his son Walleye Willie did this report on Monday. https://youtu.be/2BIP1qDYfWc After seeing this, I decided to take two weeks of vacation in Sun City West. I hope to fly out of St. Cloud tomorrow, weather permitting. For that reason, there will be no Friday note until May 4th.
Today is Friday the 13th. The Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, NC, reported that an estimated 17 to 21 million people in the United States are affected by a fear of this day. Some people are so paralyzed by fear that they avoid their normal routines in doing business on this day. “It’s been estimated that $800 to $900 million is lost in business on this day..” source John Roach.
According to Wikipedia, the actual origin of the superstition appears to be a tale in Norse mythology. Friday is named for Frigga, the free-spirited goddess of love and fertility. When Norse and Germanic tribes converted to Christianity, Frigga was banished in shame to a mountaintop and labeled a witch. It was believed that every Friday, the spiteful goddess convened a meeting with eleven other witches, plus the devil – a gathering of thirteen – and plotted ill turns of fate for the coming week. For many centuries in Scandinavia, Friday was known as “Witches’ Sabbath.” source: Charles Panati, Panati’s Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things.
This week, “Live from Here” will kick off a three-week run at The Town Hall in New York City. Pioneering musician and songwriter and Twitter sensation David Crosby stops by with tunes from his latest album Sky Trails; Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks join Chris with loud guitars and potent lyrics — they’ll have a brand-new record, Sparkle Hard, out soon; and we’ll learn a few things from the acerbic perspective of comedian and actress Janeane Garofalo. Plus: a new Song of the Week from Mr. Chris Thile; music from Gaby Moreno, Rich Dworsky, Chris Eldridge, Alan Hampton, Alex Hargreaves, and Ted Poor; and comedy from our acting company, Serena Brook, Tim Russell, and Fred Newman. But wait, there’s more: another crop of musician birthdays packed with some very familiar names; Tom Papa’s latest observations from “Out. In. America”.; and your chance for five minutes of radio fame with our weekly Instant Song Request. Watch live at www.livefromhere.org or our YouTube channel!
“It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.” Lloyd Perry
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