Daily Commentary – Tuesday, December 23, 2014 – After the Assassination of the 2 New York City Police Officers

• Relations between the Mayor’s office and NYPD couldn’t be much worse as shown when officers turned their backs on the mayor just before he gave a speech regarding the shooting

Musician Joe Cocker Dies at Age 70 after Battle with Lung Cancer … Rest in Peace

Sadly, one of my favorite singers of all times has passed away … A Classic Rocker.

Singer Joe Cocker, known for his raspy voice and incredible music ballads that included “You Are So Beautiful,”  “Up Where We Belong,”  and his Beatles cover “With a Little Help From My Friends” has passed away at the age of 70 from lung cancer. Cocker’s singing career lasted more than 40 years as he was propelled to super-stardom when he released his version of With A Little Help From My Friends that went to number one in 1968. Many of you younger folks  remember it as the theme song to the TV show, the Wonder Years. However, it was much, much more than that as Cocker would perform the anthem song at Woodstock in 1969, see video below. On a personal note, I was too young to attend Woodstock, but that does not mean my older sister didn’t. Which might explain why my early introduction to music as a youngster, growing up listening to the Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplanes, Lynrd Skynrd, The Who, the Stones, Don McLean, Simon & Garfunkel, The Mama’s and the Papa’s, CCR, Bob Dylan and of course Joe Cocker.

Joe Cocker is survived by his wife, Pam, of Crawford; his brother Victor Cocker of Norfolk, England; his step daughter, Zoey Schroeder of Stevenson Ranch, CA and two grandchildren, Eva & Simon Schroeder. What a voice, take a listen HERE, we are going to miss you Joe, God bless and Rest in Peace.

The Sheffield-born singer had a career lasting more than 40 years, with hits including You Are So Beautiful and Up Where We Belong.

His agent Barrie Marshall said Cocker, who died after battling lung cancer, was “simply unique”.

Known for his gritty voice, Cocker – a former gas fitter – began his singing career in the pubs and clubs of Sheffield in the 1960s before hitting the big time.

He was propelled to pop stardom when his version of With A Little Help From My Friends reached number one in 1968.

He performed the song at the famous Woodstock Festival in New York state a year later.

‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ – 1969 Woodstock

Joe Cocker Obit:

“Joe Cocker is a legendary artist of rock and blues history and yet he was one of the most humble men I’ve ever met. His iconic voice will forever be etched in our memories and our thoughts go out to Joe’s wife Pam and his family at this difficult time. Joe will live on in the hearts of millions of fans around the world.” Edgar Berger, Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Entertainment, International, who had signed Joe Cocker to Sony Music Entertainment.

Joe Cocker was born May 20, 1944 in Sheffield, England where he lived until his early 20’s. An outstanding interpreter of songs, his successes include a Number One single in the UK in November 1968 with his version of the Beatles’ ‘A Little Help from My Friends’. Joe’s career took off considerably after he performed this song at the Woodstock Festival in August 1969.

Joe enjoyed long walks in the mountains with his dogs, fly fishing in the Black Canyon, playing snooker with friends and growing tomatoes in his greenhouse year-round.

Joe Cocker is survived by his wife, Pam, of Crawford; his brother Victor Cocker of Norfolk, England; his step daughter, Zoey Schroeder of Stevenson Ranch, CA and two grandchildren, Eva & Simon Schroeder.

A private memorial is planned. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Cocker

Kids’ Foundation, P.O. Box 404, Crawford, CO. 81415. Read More

‘You Are So Beautiful’

Musician Joe Cocker dead at age 70.

Cocker, a song interpreter more than a songwriter, first became known through his hit cover of the Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends,” and a characteristically manic performance at the first Woodstock festival in 1969. His raucous “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” tour of 1970 produced a film and a recording that went gold.

He had a top 10 hit in 1975 on the aching ballad “You Are So Beautiful,” with his voice cracking on the final emotional note and won his first Grammy Award in 1983 for his “Up Where We Belong” duet with Jennifer Warnes, which was the theme of the movie “An Officer and a Gentleman.”

Cocker, who received an Order of the British Empire in 2011 for his contribution to music, released 40 albums and continued to tour after the hits dried up.

Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes: ‘Up Where We Belong’

Monkey Revives & Saves Electrocuted Monkey Friend at Train Station in India

VIDEO OF THE DAY …

Just another example of what monkeys do best, helping their fellow monkey out.

A monkey saves the life of another monkey who fell unconscious after being electrocuted in India’s northern city of Kanpur on Saturday This little monkey is a real hero, it saved the life of another primate who fell unconscious after being electrocuted in India.

The monkey was electrocuted while walking on high tension wires in Kanpur’s railway station.

It then fell down on the tracks and lost consciousness while the other monkey came the rescue. The conscious monkey tried to revive the other by hitting, biting and tipping him in water Hero monkey revives electrocuted friend Commuters in the northern Indian city of Anpur have bore witness to amazing events on Saturday as a monkey saved the life of its companion.Monkey saves another electrocuted by power line Kanpur: In a heroic act, a monkey saved another’s life who lost consciousness after being electrocuted on the rail track at Kanpur station. Indian monkey saves mate after electrocution A monkey saved the life of another monkey who fell unconscious after being electrocuted in India’s northern city of Kanpur on Saturday. A monkey navigating the high tension wires above a train station in India’s Kanpur got the shock of a lifetime on Saturday.
A high voltage electrocution sent the monkey tumbling to the tracks.

But its friend wasn’t ready to say goodbye: after pulling the unconscious ape to safety, the older monkey worked on his buddy for 20 minutes – hitting, biting and dunking it in water. Monkey revives electrocuted companion at train station in India The monkey swooped to help his primate pal, who had been knocked unconscious after walking on electrified high-tension wires at a train station in Indian’s northern city of Kanpur on Saturday.

PBA President Pat Lynch Blasts Mayor de Blasio – “Those That Allowed This To Go On Will be Called On the Carpet and Held Accountable” … Former NYC Commissioner Kelly Blames Mayor for Anti-Police Campaign

HOW DOES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE NYPD AND LIBERAL MAYOR DE BLASIO EVER GET REPORTED?

PBA President Pat Lynch had some powerful words directed toward those who were responsible for creating the hostile environment and incited violence under the guise of protests. Lynch stated that many have blood on their hands and it starts at the steps of  City Hall.  Lynch also stated that, “Those That Allowed This To Go On Will be Called On the Carpet and Held Accountable.”

Why do we know de Blasio is to blames, because the NYC Mayor that was so quick to come out and throw the NYPD under the bus and talk about racism after the death of Eric Garner, he is nowhere to be found now after the assassination style deaths of officers Wenjian Lu and Rafael Ramos. Now de Blasio is in the witness protection program, hiding like a coward.

Former New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly Agrees, Mayor Bill De Blasio Ran ‘Anti-Police Campaign’

Former New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had contributed to police officers turning against him by running an “anti-police campaign” for mayor in 2013.

Kelly appeared on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday to discuss the killing of two NYPD officers. When asked by host George Stephanopoulos if it’s fair for critics to partially blame de Blasio for the death of the two cops, Kelly said the mayor had set off a “firestorm” by raising concerns over his son’s safety.

“Obviously, there’s a lot of emotion involved when two police officers are killed,” Kelly said. “When the mayor made statements about how they had to train his son, who is biracial, to be careful when he’s dealing with the police, I think that set off this latest firestorm.”

Whoopi Goldberg & Rosie O’Donnell Go At It Against Each Other Over Racism … “YOU ARE A WHITE LADY TELLING ME WHAT IS RACIST!”

WHEN THE VIEW ATTACKS EACH OTHER … OMG, THIS SHOW HAS GONE IN THE TOILET, NO WONDER BARBARA WALTERS JUMPED SHIP.

There is nothing better than two liberals trying to out-liberal each other. Take a good watch and listen to Whoopi and Rosie go at it when it comes to racism in America. However, what might have been the best exchange was when Rosie O’Donnell tried to compare being gay to being black. Whoopi wanted no part of the comparison. Aren’t liberals so tolerant?

 “Listen! You are a white lady telling me what is racist to you,” Goldberg said, with O’Donnell shooting back, “I am a gay American.”

“It’s not the same!” Goldberg said, raising her voice.

“You guys need to know what real racism is … Racism is when someone comes up and says (expletive) and die. That’s racist.”

Goldberg added that it was “ignorance,” and not racism, that caused racial profiling, but Cox disagreed, stating that it was caused by “implicit bias.”

“I’ve been black for 60 years,” Goldberg said. “For me, stupidity, dumb folks who just say dumb stuff because they’re not looking or paying attention to the person they’re talking to, which is why people could walk up to Obama and not look up at him and see that it’s the President.”

i guess it would be astonishing for blacks and gays to hear that even white folks have been profiled, followed in stores and asked to do things as if they were the hired help.