November 19, 2015 By: Juanita Jean Herownself Category: Uncategorized
Welcome to The World's Most Dangerous Beauty Salon, Inc.
My name is Susan DuQuesnay Bankston. I live in Richmond, Texas, in the heart of Tom DeLay's old district. It's nuttier than squirrel poop here.
I am honored and privileged to know Miss Juanita Jean Herownself, hairdresser extraordinary and political maven. Since she does not have time to fiddle with this internet stuff, I type her website for her and you can read it if you want to. If you don't, she truly does not give a big bear's butt.
A lot of what I post here has to do with local politics, but you probably have the same folks in your local government.
This ain't a blog. Blogs are way too trendy for me. This is a professional political organization.
Willie is truly a national treasure!
1Should be mandatory watching for all Rthugs.
2Thank you, I needed that!
3Most of the people who persuade me not to give up on Texas are women, JJ included, but then there’s Willie.
Y’all might like a few other videos I’ve seen this week.
You probably saw this on the news: French father reassures his son: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwBcYMaz0Jg
Saw this before somewhere else– Muslim men stand on the streets of Paris, blindfolded, with signs that say, “I am not a terrorist. I trust you. Do you trust me?” http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/watch-how-people-react-as-blindfolded-muslim-men-ask-for-hugs-in-paris-569501251795
And just because– father’s reaction to his son choosing a Barbie doll at the toy store: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oj8NgzDBGQ
Once in a while we need reminders of the good people.
4All the gold in that music pays for those Rethugs you have to live with in Texas…
5I’ll say it: God bless Willie!
6Such a decent man……..thank you for posting!
7Thanks so much, JJ, for the Willie Nelson clip. And thank you, Rhea for the link re the Muslim man and his brilliant, humane message. I teared up.
8Thanks Ya’ll.
Made my day.
9Viva Willie!!!
10Yeah. There’s still gold.
11Every time I’m about to give up on humanity, something like the blindfolded Muslim men or Willie Nelson lets me hang on just a little longer. Thanks!
12What the world must think of us, hearing the hateful spew of the Repthuglicans. We need Willie out there to counter the hate.
13What and inspiration!
Once, just after turning 60, I became depressed because my body seemed to require a lot more sleep and couldn’t work for as long or as hard as in days gone by. Then while whining and napping on the couch, a clip of Willie playing guitar, singing, etc played on the teevee. And I thought Willie is almost to the day 20 years older than me. $hit! Sweat dries. Blood clots. Bones (eventually) heal. Suck it up princess! Burn this couch it’s trying to killya. I havent looked back. Well maybe once but you know what I mean!
14Love to all for being there. I’m listening to Taize music. It’s very calming.
15I love Willie, I mean really. He is a good man.
Thank you so much for the links Rhea. They made me cry. I really, really needed those vivid reminders of all the really, really good people on this planet. That includes you beauty shop denizens. Gracias.
16It’s been a bit since I was last outside the US Canada and northern Europe. It is so easy to forget the blessings and luck of being born to the Promised Land. Viva la France, viva la Tajas,viva la USA.
17Often when I come here I am reminded of some of the stupid, ignorant, hateful people in the world. But I am also reminded by all of you that there are plenty of good people out there too, yelling at the bad people and making a rumpus and just supporting each other.
Thank you all for being here, and thank you, Susan DuQuesnay Bankston, for making this safe place.
18@Rhea
19Keep the good thought towards the sane Texans. If it gets much worse here you may see lines of us heading for the borders as well.
But he is completely wrong!!! There aint room in ‘merica for everyone!!
20Do the math….3sq-ft per person to sit comfortable.
America is ~3000miles long and ~2000mile wide so that makes 167270400000000sq-ft total or room for no more then 167trillion people!!!! And then we will have no room for food or housing or heat or anything else!!!!
I’m living with 5 other people on 6acres and am feeling really crowded now!!!!
Thank you Juanita, Bubba and Willie!
21Brought a tear to my eye. An amazing moment in the cacophony of hate that just pours out of the news these days.
22Thanks, everyone, for the reminders that there are so many good and decent people on this earth. Sometimes it is just hard to hear their voices over the hatred and bigotry being broadcast. You folks give me hope.
23LOVE Willie
have for a long time
(an aside: my dad did the Album cover for “Yesterday’s Wine” – one of Willies’ early ones)
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