The folk history of America
Is the history of it's heroes
Big workin' men like John Henry,
Paul Bunyon & Big Bad John

But today I'd like to introduce a new folk hero
He didn't work in a mine or on a railroad
Or any of those strenuous occupations
He worked in a beauty salon & his name was Bruce

Well at the beauty salon every morning at ten
Big Bruce arrived & kind of tip-toed in
He wore bell bottomed pants & a polka-dot tie
And whenever he spoke, it was just to say 'Hi'

Big Bruce
Big Bad Bruce

And everyone knew when he swished into town
You could smell his perfume for miles around
He stood six foot five, & weighed 106
With a curl in his hair & a smile on his lips


Big Bruce
Big Old Bruce

The boys all say he's from Abilene
Where he had a social group called
The Lone Star Queens
Some say Hollywood or Beverly Hills
Where he got arrested for passing
Three dollar bills

That's Bruce
Dumb Old Bruce

Then came the day of that terrible fire
Something went wrong in the number five dryer
Into the chaos of those matronly dames
Went Big Bad Bruce just a fannin' the flames

Big Bad Bruce
Big Bad Brucey Woosey

Well the flames grew higher & the fire got worse
And someone heard Brucey cry,
'Mercy I forgot my purse'
Into the fire with a squeal & a shout
We waited an hour, but he never came out

Poor Bruce
Poor Old Bruce

Where that salon once stood, there's a grocery store
But his name will live forever more
In the annals of time & the hall of fame
As the gay young cat who went down in flames

Music motivates me. Like on the weekend when I’m cleaning I got it blaring and having a ball dancing around too.. Or when outside I turn on my surround sound outside and my neighbors get just as involved in doing their yard work as I do mine having a ball dancing on the street as well….

Nothing wrong with not enjoying it now and being involved in other things, heck I’ve got music going on half the time I’m on here…

All that is important is that you’re doing what you want to do when you want to do it!

How reasonable would you say it is to judge American exceptionalism based on mass shootings?
Do you even understand the concept of American exceptionalism?
Do you know the real reason why America is exceptional?

Since 1982, a period of 40 years, the total number of people killed in US mass shootings is 1004.
That is an average of 25 fatalities per year. Compared to other mass killers, like drugs, disease, and accidents,
1004 deaths over 40 years is hardly exceptional.

For example, 70,000 Americans died in one year of Fentanyl overdose.
Thank you Joe for the red carpet welcome mat at our southern border.

When I speak of educated people, I'm talking about those who have the knowledge and skills to do serious independent research into any issues, people capable of ignoring media propaganda and boilerplate bullshit to go for the jugular, people with the intelligence to verify reports and their sources.