Save the cheerleader, save the world: A #threetunetuesday post
In case you haven't heard, in just under a week, many folks in North America are going to be experiencing this little thing called a total solar eclipse. I kid you not, this thing has gotten more press than anything I can think of recent history. Even Covid. Okay, maybe not Covid.
It's crazy though. Towns were already declaring a state of emergency a full month or two before the event was even scheduled to take place. Oddly enough, it's not that they think the eclipse is going to mess up the grid, or give everyone superpowers like in the TV show "Heroes". No, most of them are worried that the sudden influx of people is going to cause a run on resources in any given area.
People have been stocking up on needed supplies leading up to this occasion so they won't have to venture into town and brave the crowds.
Schools are getting totally shut down. My sister in law is a teacher on the outskirts of Columbus, OH and her school district is shut down. My niece who attends college in Tiffin, OH which last I knew was directly in the path of totality has had all of her classes canceled for that day.
I get that this is a pretty rare event, but I never would have guessed it was quite this big. People are absolutely freaking out. I bet if you keep an eye on the headlines you are going to see even more stories about crazy stuff happening in small towns all across America.
Nevermind what this is going to do to the traditional and crypto markets (maybe nothing? Who knows?).
I remember when I was in grade school we had a pretty significant eclipse. They didn't close school down, but we had to stay indoors and they shut all the curtains so we wouldn't fry our retinas. Obviously we had a very different approach back then besides buying everyone "eclipse glasses" and hoping they are smart enough to keep them on.
According to this site where I live and work is only going to see between 90 and 95 percent totality, but as of right now they are calling for clouds all day, so besides a whole lot of darkness, we may not see anything.
I heard recently that they actually changed the path of totality just a bit and some towns that thought they were going to have a pretty good view are now right on the edge. Talk about a bummer!
Where I work, we have school that day, but I don't know if the district has made any formal plans on how they are going to handle this. It looks like kids will be on the bus when it happens, so who knows how they are going to handle that. Perhaps we should have had a half day that day. Make it the parents problems if their kids go blind.
So in case you haven't guessed, this weeks #threetunetuesday sponsored by @ablaze is all about the total solar eclipse. I thought about including "Blackhole Sun" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart", but then as I was looking up the U2 song above "Staring at the Sun", I realize there are two other songs with the same name.
Similar to my post last week about totally different songs with the same name, I felt obliged to include the in this post. So, in honor of the total solar eclipse and all the folks across Mexico, America, and Canada who will be staring at the sun between 11 AM and 5:30 PM next Monday, these songs are for you.
I've always been a fan of U2, they are one of my all time favorite bands, so it's only natural that I would highlight them first in this post.
I'm actually not sure I have ever heard this Jason Aldean song before. In my opinion it's a pretty solid country song though. I'm sure @dbooster will love it!
Aldean is one of those artists that I kind of have a love hate relationship with. As a person, I just don't think he is a very good guy. Besides his personal life choices, he seems to have some political views that I don't really share. I don't let things like that keep me from listening to his music though. It takes a lot more than that for me to even consider cancelling someone or something.
The fact is, he just sings some good solid country music. Sure, there was some controversy around the message in his one song "Try that in a small town" and while I don't necessarily agree with all of it. It holds a bit of truth as well.
I got the chance to see Aldean several years ago at a concert in Ohio. He's one of those folks that doesn't have a big showy performance, he just comes out on the stage, sings his songs and goes home for the night.
Sometimes, that's all you need.
Finally, we have this nice little gem by Post Malone featuring SZA also called "Staring at the Sun". Like the song before this one, I don't think I have ever heard this song before, but I am quite familiar with Post Malone. While his looks aren't what you would call traditional, he is actually a very talented artist.
I'm still working on digging into some of the country stuff that he has been working on lately. His performance at the beginning of the Superbowl was pretty phenomenal too. This is actually a really good song with a nice vibe. SZA really adds that something extra to it as well. My niece got to see her in concert a short time ago and she said it was one of the best shows she has ever been to.
I wouldn't mind seeing Post Malone in concert sometime. As I said, he is a very talented fellow.
That's all I've got for this week. I hope you enjoyed it. Are there any eclipse themed songs you can think of?
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😃 eclipse had appeared in but we weren't that disturb. It just occurred for half an hour or so and then everything became normal.
Yeah, that's kind of what I remember too. I have seen several of them in my liftetime, but I think only one was total.
I'm happy to see so much enthusiasm for the eclipse. It is an amazing event. To think that by sheer coincidence the much smaller moon is the perfect distance to completely cover the sun. In a few hundred years that will no longer be the case.
So I'm ok with them cancelling schools, planning big events, and handing out eclipse glasses to everyone. I do hope nothing bad happens. The US does not exactly have a good track record with mass gatherings and guns. But I'll be hoping for the best.
The fact that they changed your area prediction from total coverage to 90% worries me. I imagine many people have been told that at totality they can safely remove their eclipse glasses. If they have already been told that and then don't hear the updated information that there won't be a totality... Well, guess it could be good business for the eye doctors in a few years when the effects from that start to hit.
That Post Malone song was great! That's a really nice sound. I don't know about the Aldean one..
I'm not saying I am opposed to all the excitement, I just don't ever remember there being this much before. It's kind of bizarre. I honestly don't know why you would remove your glasses in the first place. It's just not worth it to me. That site I shared gives a pretty good idea of where the key areas will be. Right now I am mostly worried about it being too cloudy for us.
Yeah I get you. When I was a kid and we had an eclipse, I don't remember any fuss at all. The teachers tried to get us to make pinhole cameras so we could see it reflected on a sheet of paper, but we were all forbidden to look up.
My hometown (Muncie) is in the path. From what I hear, everyone is going nuts there, with both schools and businesses closing for the day. If it's cloudy that day and everyone misses out, that'd be too bad, but also a little funny in a way.
That's kind of what I remember too. If it were happening during the day I'd just head out to the shop building and grab a welding mask. I hope it works out well for everyone. I just want people to be smart and all this talk of "state of emergencies" is a bit unnerving.
Black Hole Sun might almost sort of qualify, of course leave you horribly depressed too.... I love the selections! You can never go wrong with U2! I like country quite a bit too, growing up in a rural area before moving to L.A. It's nice that you get so many shows so close to home, and some of the best shows are the ones without the broadway influence, just raw talent!
Yeah, George Strait was a lot like that too. He just sits there and sings. It's some good stuff. We have a few really nice venues in Michigan that we like to attend, then we travel down to Ohio occasionally too.
I'm lucky to be here in California, always a lot of venues. The only problem is anything in L.A. proper is a nightmare traffic wise and then they rape you on parking prices.... I prefer the stuff in Orange County!
I can respect that. I totally agree with you. Driving down to Detroit for stuff is always a nightmare. I'd much rather stick to some of the closer spots. Easy in, easy out and about half the price to park.
!PGM
Spare me, I thought about it before reading you veto'd it.. phew.
Not my cup of tea. But
I saw a while ago you were getting a total solar eclipse
Reminds me of Bonnie Tyler and Total Eclipse of the Heart. Youtube is getting knickers in a twist one of those U2 songs was unavailable!
Ah, that figures. It's hard to find stuff that everyone can watch when the audience is worldwide!
Glad to see a Heroes reference ;)
Thanks, I appreciate it! I was afraid nobody would. I actually wonder if I had led with the other photo and a different title if my post had gotten more eyes.
I've never seen a full eclipse and the partial ones are not so spectacular. I'd probably have to travel to see one.
In some countries people are scared of eclipses. My sister found that in Dubai.
U2 look quite old in that video and it's a rare one where The Edge isn't wearing a hat. The Aldean video seems to be blocked here. I don't know Post Malone's music, but it doesn't sound like my sort of thing.
Post Malone does quite a bit of different things these days. He is quite talented. I think the U2 song was from one of their recent greatest hits albums. They threw it on as a bonus track and it did really well for them. I can see why eclipses might be scary.
Solid picks 🤘
Thank you!