Those of you who have read all 160+ of my blogs know that i am a "jingoistic" "traditionalist" and some of my less frequent readers may also think i am a fundamentalist Christian. Whatever.  I wrote an earlier blog about the songs that make me cry and in it was Toby Kieth's "American Soldier". I have finally figured out what really gets me about that tune... In the video for it the main character closely resembles Kemimas in both looks and demeanor and the Revolutionary soldier is a dead ringer for my old friend, mentor, and scoutmaster Mike Avery (RIP).

       The combo of familiar faces with the genuine emotion of the song moves me. If you think that this is the equivalent of "Low IQ country singers in red-white-and-blue cowboys hats" and prefer the musings of Michael Moore I would suggest a thorough reevaluation of your moral mother-fucking-fiber.