Comments by Bobby Tony | Eastern NC Now

The Russians hacked the DNC servers. Could be fake news, see link below.

Here is additional context for the Russian hack issue from a guy who knows computers.

John McAfee breaks down inconsistencies in FBI’s Grizzly Steppe report.

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Commented: Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 @ 2:51 pm By: Bobby Tony

I have a fairly long article about our family musical history that I may try to dust off and condense with the collage. As you might suspect, my Grandpa Diaries are much more emotional and personal than the edited versions I post on BCN.

Commented: Monday, January 9th, 2017 @ 4:45 pm By: Bobby Tony

Is that the local Dacula, Georgia paper she is reading?

Commented: Saturday, January 7th, 2017 @ 9:38 am By: Bobby Tony

My brother inherited most of our musical instruments as he is the musician in the family. I still have the a Yahama and a new tenor guitar I just bought. Oh boy how I wish I had kept the Martin and Gibson that I once had, but alas wine women overtook song during my younger day. Jim still has most of them packed away along with the xylophone my dad had. Here is a sample of some of the family instruments. I have been most fortunate most of the time and downright stupid at others. My current inventory is bottom two right.Since Jim nor I have any aspiring musicians in the lineage, I suspect someone will get lucky at the garage sale. Click to enlarge

Commented: Friday, January 6th, 2017 @ 4:01 pm By: Bobby Tony

You are right about Jimmy Buffett. I think I saw him at the Great Southeastern Music Hall before he became a hit. He managed to take two drinking songs and morph them into a very lucrative business. Having read his autobiography, I don't think he ever took himself too seriously as a musician. He was and is a great businessman. That is not normal for a musician. Another is Robbie Robinson who is great at both. Here is my post on GSEMH 500 seat venue in Atlanta in 70's. Sorry but did you notice how I had to get a plug in for my article ONLY ON BCN.

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Commented: Monday, January 2nd, 2017 @ 3:05 pm By: Bobby Tony

Very informative, it points up one of the flaws of our system. What do you do when all the elected leaders chose to ignore the Constitution? Getting the voters to all agree is almost like herding cats. Such are the dangers of self government delegation but I still think it beats other alternatives.

Commented: Sunday, January 1st, 2017 @ 9:15 am By: Bobby Tony

Gus McCrae: [opens his eyes] By God, Woodrow; it's been one hell of a party. [dies]

Commented: Saturday, December 31st, 2016 @ 9:46 am By: Bobby Tony

Like the Gone with the Wind admonition "Why, land is the only thing in the world worth workin' for, worth fightin' for, worth dyin' for, because it's the only thing that lasts." There is comfort in being able to walk the same territory you did as a child and let the reminiscences fill your body once again. Fortunately there are a few of those places still in Atlanta for me but they may be in the way of our ever expanding destruction of the past.

These are some great pictures.

Commented: Friday, December 30th, 2016 @ 3:04 pm By: Bobby Tony

If they can charge for Wooden Laser cut guitar picks, do you think there may be a market for an "ELASTIC ENHANCED CUSTOM WOOD CAPO WITH NON-TOXIC GRAPHITE CORE ?"

Commented: Friday, December 30th, 2016 @ 9:29 am By: Bobby Tony

Well done Dana, That is one of the problems with Youtube, it is difficult to tell the original creator. I too have bookmarked your channel. Ditto to Stan's comments below.

Here is the back story on this parody as well as an interview with Dana which will further tee off the left because it was on Fox News.

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Commented: Friday, December 30th, 2016 @ 8:03 am By: Bobby Tony

Your point is well made. I have a different criteria for my judgement as well as my terminology once they leave office.

To paraphrase a well know term about Character. The period between Nov 8 and Jan 20 is when the true character of any President is revealed. I call this the FREE PASS. I always go back and review those last two months or so of each president to see if my judgement of them was correct. They are not accountable to anyone other than their own conscience. That is when the pardons, executive orders and other actions reveal their true beliefs. The United Nations resolution is an example of the FREE PASS regardless of ones opinion on the subject.



Not all these pardons occurred in the FREE PASS PERIOD, they occurred over the term of each President. No doubt many of these were proper and compassionate, so I would not draw conclusions from my summary without research. Source Wikipedia

Richard Nixon - Republican President Richard Nixon pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 926 people during his term.
Gerald Ford - Republican President Gerald Ford pardoned, commuted, or rescinded the convictions of 409 people during his term.
Jimmy Carter- Democratic President Jimmy Carter pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 566 people during his term.
Ronald Reagan - Republican President Ronald Reagan pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 406 people during his term.
George H. W. Bush - Republican President George H. W. Bush pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 77 people during his term.
Bill Clinton- Democratic President William J. Clinton pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 459 people during his term.
George W. Bush- Republican President George W. Bush pardoned, commuted or rescinded the convictions of 200 people during his term.
Barack Obama- Democratic President Barack Obama has pardoned or commuted the convictions of 1,324 people during his term of office, as of December 2016STILL PENDING

Commented: Thursday, December 29th, 2016 @ 8:06 am By: Bobby Tony

Its been a little over a year since your post on Romeo and Juliet. I have the guitar tabs, I have learned the open G chords, and I try to play that song about twice a month. You are so right about lack of covers. Hell, I can't even keep up when trying to accompany with Mark's YouTube version. He makes it look so simple, but it ain't. I have bookmarked the London concert for late viewing, after one more try at R&J. When am I going to realize it was just that the time was wrong? Here is the link to R&J post.

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Commented: Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 @ 5:22 pm By: Bobby Tony

Guitar heaven and not bad advertising either. Mark and Les, together again

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Commented: Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 @ 5:47 am By: Bobby Tony

Ralphie does not live in California.

Commented: Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 @ 3:57 pm By: Bobby Tony

Here is a short update: In the process of reviewing my Vietnam pictures and documenting them with names and memories, I came across this earlier picture from early 1968. I think this a picture of "G" earlier in his tour. This was in a village during a MEDCAP. It may illustrate my point that at some point "He performed his duties as an infantry soldier," as I have written above. He is on the right. I am still researching the GI on the left.

This update has been added to my personal Vietnam Dairy and I felt it should be updated here for clarification.

Commented: Saturday, December 17th, 2016 @ 7:43 am By: Bobby Tony

Perhaps there will be a more fitting ship named in honor of John Glenn in the future. Here is the current ship flying under his name: Picture from US Navy


USNS John Glenn (T-ESD-2)

Commented: Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 @ 8:38 am By: Bobby Tony

With the possible exception for the role of Sheldon "Shelly" Kornpett. the dentist who learned how to serpantine. Thanks for the softball over the plate.

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Commented: Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 @ 3:46 pm By: Bobby Tony