Cal.E's Korner.

d,: Well, that was a traditional Deep South meal, fried chicken and potato salad. I’d better cal Cal.E. and let her know that she doesn’t need to worry about today’s script.

(ring) Cal.E., the internet is working here, so I’ll take care of today’s blog post. Do thank Ace

for me, though, for bringing me my passport and for spotting me that C-note.

My dad likes to eat eggs, and I didn’t have enough cash to buy one dozen of them.

Today, I want to stop being silly for a few moments and address a serious subject. I posted the picture at the beginning of the blog to introduce the subject.

AS people my age and older know, the plane that carried the members and sound crew of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd went down in south Mississippi on October 29, 1977. The crash took the lives of several bandmembers, including the front man, lead singer, and founder of the band, Ronnie Van Zandt.

Ronnie had two younger brothers, and each filled his role at different times when the surviving members of the band joined together and revived the band. However,, In my opinion, neither of his brothers were the songwriter Ronnie was,

I do enjoy .38 Special, the band that Donnie fronted for a while., which leads me to my point. Donnie’s band got its name, according to legend, when a police officer threatened to shoot the lock of the door to the warehouse where the band was practicing if they didn’t stop the noise. This incident happened after a noise complaint. The band members thought the event humorous, so they decided to name their band “.38 Special,” a fitting name for a  southern rock band.

Ronnie Van Zandt, and probably his brothers, would be known as “good ol’ boys,” or rednecks by most people today. The connotation in these people have strong beliefs about issues due to ignorance, but that isn’t always true.

Ronnie had the courage to use his platform to write and sing the song ?Saturday Night Special,” which opposed the use of handguns. This is evidenced by the lyrics, “Got a barrel that's blue and cold. That ain't good for nothin'. But puttin' men six feet in a hole. Oh, that's the Saturday Night Special. For 20 dollars, you can buy one, too.” I’m sure this song angered a large portion of his following, but the music was so catchy that most people weren’t paying a lot of attention to the words of that song. 

Another person who used her platform, after she became famous, was Pat Benetar. The song, “Hell Is For Children” alerts listeners to the prevalence of child abuse. If you want to read a disturbing message, look up the lyrics of this song. And almost every one of Bruce Springsteen's songs send a message about his beliefs. There are others, of course, but time and space prevent me from listing them all.

Cal.E. will be back next time, and we’ll return to our usual banter, but we’re out of time for today, so join us next time of Cal.E.’s Korner.