Tuesday, April 27, 2021

#329. Jewell Jones

Michigan State Representative Jewell Jones hasn't had a good month.  If last month was March Madness, than this month is April Aberration.

He drove his car off a Michigan highway and into a ditch.  When the cops showed up, he was allegedly verbally combative with police.  Telling them how he runs their budget and was going to "defund their asses."  So naturally they tased and pepper-sprayed him.  Which immediately translates into "resisting arrest."  Not only that, but a female passenger, who puked all over the place, emerged from the car with her pants down.  He ended up blowing a 1.9 BAC.  And then later, a 1.7.  Still twice the legal limit.  And oh yeah, officers confiscated a loaded gun too.

Dedicated to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.  Hey, get on this shit and help a brotha out!


 

Jewell Jones
sonofsaf

Well, it’s the fake news game
Black man arrested in Michigan
Drinkin’s all the rage
Drunker than a skunk for shame

Because he’s not that lame
And the cops like to do some roughin’
He fights back with some lines
Accusations you know he’ll blame

Here’s to all the girls we exchange glances
Sometimes it even leads to romances
Don’t you believe in second chances
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

Why do you fear?
Cops in the rear
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

Why does shit happen?
Because shit happens
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

Police don’t play nice
When they handle us their effort is rougher
It’s qualified immunity
Oh the sacrifice

Well, you should stay concise
Rather than haul your ass off to prison
It’s the guns that give them power
And gives them the right

Here’s to all the girls we exchange glances
Sometimes it even leads to romances
Don’t you believe in second chances
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

Why do you fear?
Cops in the rear
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

Why does shit happen?
Because shit happens
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

Why do you fear?
Cops in the rear
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones
Why does shit happen?

(deliberately omitted extended rap)

Jewell Jones

Why do you fear?
Cops in the rear
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

Why does shit happen?
Because shit happens
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

Why do you fear?
Cops in the rear
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

Why does shit happen?
Because shit happens
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

Why does shit happen?
Because shit happens
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

Why do you fear?
Cops in the rear
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

Why does shit happen?
Because shit happens
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

Why do you fear?
Cops in the rear
Jewell Jones
Jewell Jones

 

Roll The Bones
Rush

Well, you can stake that claim
Good work is the key to good fortune
Winners take that praise
Losers seldom take that blame

If they don't take that game
And sometimes the winner takes nothing
We draw our own designs
But fortune has to make that frame

We go out in the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That's the way that Lady Luck dances
Roll the bones
Roll the bones

Why are we here?
Because we're here
Roll the bones
Roll the bones

Why does it happen?
Because it happens
Roll the bones
Roll the bones

Faith is cold as ice
Why are little ones born only to suffer
For the want of immunity
Or a bowl of rice?

Well, who would hold a price
On the heads of the innocent children
If there's some immortal power
To control the dice?

We come into the world and take our chances
Fate is just the weight of circumstances
That's the way that lady luck dances
Roll the bones
Roll the bones

Why are we here?
Because we're here
Roll the bones
Roll the bones

Why does it happen?
Because it happens
Roll the bones
Roll the bones

Why are we here?
Because we're here
Roll the bones
Roll the bones
Why does it happen?

(Omitted rap yo.)

Roll the bones

Why are we here?
Because we're here
Roll the bones
Roll the bones

Why does it happen?
Because it happens
Roll the bones
Roll the bones

Why are we here?
Because we're here
Roll the bones
Roll the bones

Why does it happen?
Because it happens
Roll the bones
Roll the bones

Why does it happen?
Because it happens
Roll the bones
Roll the bones

Why are we here?
Because we're here
Roll the bones
Roll the bones

Why does it happen?
Because it happens
Roll the bones
Roll the bones

Why are we here?
Because we're here
Roll the bones
Roll the bones




Rush:

Rush, 6-1-97, Star Lake Amphitheater, Burgettstown, PA
Rush, 8-6-02, Post-Gazette Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA
Rush, 5-31-04, Post-Gazette Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA
Rush, 6-25-07, Post-Gazette Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA

I opted to skip a Rush concert in the fall of 2010 at Consol Energy Center.  Instead, I attended a seminar at the University of Pittsburgh featuring my favorite asymmetric warfare specialist John Robb.  Did I make the right choice?  He was predictably interesting, but ten years later, I reflect back... and must reluctantly concede that I screwed up.  Should have gone to the arena.  Rush has since retired and I never got to see them play indoors.  

Please do not share this information with Jewell Jones (D-MI), Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) and/or any elected politician from the state of Michigan. 


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