RANT RAV!NGS 2013 - Righting societal atrocities...since 1981.

Jumpin' at the Jitterbug Coffehouse

Ask anyone (yes, anyone) in the Cleburne County area where to get the best of the coffee and music worlds, and the answer will always come back, "At the Jitterbug."

The Jitterbug Coffeehouse is located in the downtown sector of Heber Springs, AR.

The description on their website puts it best:

Jitterbug Coffeehouse serves all types of coffee with a variety of flavors, latte's, cappuccino's, milkshakes, smoothies and more. We also serve lunch Monday thru Saturday 11am-2pm, a variety of gourmet pastries, cakes, pies and much more. Featuring local artists and musicians regularly, and live-to-the-web, the Jitterbug Coffeehouse is the place to connect with the heart of Heber Springs.

And they've got the old school bottled Cokes.

Always a fan of the bottled Cokes.

Besides to the pastries and atmosphere, this social hotspot serves up a full cup of WiFi (which guarantees you'll have no trouble keeping busy while you nurse your eggnog latte).

Keep up with their live streaming shows on UStream.

And watch here for an update on the Heber Springs Christmas charity festival coming up next weekend.

Update: Mary Landrieu's Voicemail is Full

DEVELOPING: A new report in shows that Sen. Harry Reid has officially tried to buy Louisiana, through a provision in the health care bill to lend $100,000 in support to disaster relief in our state.

Of course, this is all a deceitful ploy to garner Mary Landrieu's vote.

As of press time, there has been no confirmation that Landrieu has taken the bait, but it seems to only be a matter of time.

Sen. Landrieu has ducked all of Rant Rav!ngs calls all day.

First the line was busy (which meant that either she was getting a huge backlash, or she just took the phone off the hook).

Our most recent attempt has been met with the whole "all circuits are busy" farce.

But we will continue to pound the ever present dial tone, and we suggest all members of the Pelican state do so as well.

Here's her digits: 202-224-5824.

I shudder to think that our state would play a part in destroying the Constitution.

Mary Landrieu's Voicemail is Full

"The mailbox belonging to Senator Mary Landrieu, Louisiana, is full. Goodbye."

Looks like my fellow Louisianians acted on the following E-Mail, set today from Roger Villere, Chairman of the LA GOP:

"Please contact Mary Landrieu today and tell her that you support common sense incremental health care reform but Obama’s risky plans are not the answer.

 

The Democrats are rushing their proposal to increase costs, increase taxes, cut Medicare and put a government bureaucrat between you and your doctor through the Senate and the time to act is now.

 

Yesterday, Mary Landireu met with Senator Harry Reid and WWL reported late last night that Landrieu would make her position clear TODAY.

 

This may be our last opportunity to tell Mary Landrieu how Louisiana feels about Obama’s misguided government-run health care scheme.

 

Call Landrieu at 202-224-5824 today!"

Now the ol' Miss Piggy has made it known that she's against the bill, but just to keep her in check, we are going to reinforce the fact that our position has changed either.

Mission accomplished...for now.

PALIN: Excerpt from "Going Rogue"

Earlier today Matt Drudge released an excerpt from Sarah Palin's new book, "Going Rouge: An American Life" (which I previously reported on here.

Since Drudge's content changes so rapidly, I wanted to post it here in case it get bumped for something else. In this sampling of chapter four, Sarah talks about when she first discovered the McCain campaign's tight leash around her neck:

Going Rogue: An American Life
by Sarah Palin
Chapter Four; Section 8, pages 255-257

By the third week in September, a “Free Sarah” campaign was under way and the press at large was growing increasingly critical of the McCain camp’s decision to keep me, my family and friends back home, and my governor’s staff all bottled up. Meanwhile, the question of which news outlet would land the first interview was a big deal, as it always is with a major party candidate.

Facebook Quote Archive II

Because of space limitations of my Facebook wall, I'm discontinuing older quotes as newer are added.

So I've created a second archive here.

"The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I knew, I'm learning again."
-- Don Henley, "Heart of the Matter"

"Christ said, 'Let us go to the other side,' -- not 'to the middle of the lake to be drowned.'"
-- Daniel Crawford

"People are intoxicated with the idea of electing the first black president, which would be okay if it were not Barack Obama."
-- David Horowitz

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
-- Thomas Jefferson

"Never run before God gives you His direction. If you have the slightest doubt, then He is not guiding. Whenever there is doubt— wait."
-- Oswald Chambers

"We are not uncertain of God, just uncertain of what He is going to do next"
-- Oswald Chambers

"Liberalism is all about spreading misery equally, and they call that 'fairness' ".
-- Rush Limbaugh

"...when we deliberately choose to obey [God], He will reach to the remotest star and to the ends of the earth to assist us with all of His almighty power.
-- Oswald Chambers

UPDATE: I Heart Revolution Debuts Tonight!

On the day of the "We're All In This Together" event tonight, I wanted to highlight some of the comments to the original report.

From Hillsong's Abigail Smith:

“If what we (united) are doing inside church’s, venues etc is having no effect outside then whats the point of it all”

We're All In This Together is a documentary filmed and featuring the Hillsong United Crew. As discussed in a previous blog it's about many stories we have encountered along the way that all lead to the one story. It's about justice, love, hope. It includes interviews, animations, opinions and tiny amounts of music. It is not the same as part 1 - With Hearts As One - that was the music, this is the story - the heart behind The I Heart Revolution if you like. Can't wait! It's gonna be incredible!

And from the GivMusic team:

Be sure to check out www.givmusic.com/iheartfilm to sign to be a part of this fast approaching life-changing event. While you are there, you can also find a free download by Hillsong!

The I Heart Revolution film debuts tonight for one showing only.

Disney's Halloween Woes

This year I once again observed my annual Disney "All Hallow's Eve" tradition.

But when I began to write this post, I discovered that Disney has cleaned up their copyrighted material from YouTube (so all the links from my previous post are void).

Which was sad, because this was the only place I could watch Disney's classic "Halloween Treat".

So, I pose a question to the house that mouse built.

Will you officially be releasing the video you pulled from YouTube?

Or was it just an effort to protect the brand?

With that said, I was still able to find "The Skeleton Dance."

Hopefully this link will still be active next year.

At least I own Ichabod Crane on video.

Happy Halloween everyone!