Saying Goodbye to Butch Trucks: A Truck Full of Soul

Saying Goodbye to Butch Trucks: A Truck Full of Soul                      written by: Lisa Morgan

                     (The one & only Claude "Butch" Trucks, Allman brother drummer)

My all time favorite band hands down is the Allman Brothers band. I was 6 years old when their first album was released in 1969. I remember my cousin listening to the Allman Brothers vinyl LP, while she had her door closed to keep me & her younger sister out of her sanctuary. My uncle was playing the Allman brothers, while working under the hood of any number of classic autos such as a Mustang, Camaro  or a Corvette; thus my affinity for classic cars, my first car being a 1969 candy apple red Camaro SS. My late dad was a guitarist & singer who listened to old school country, blues & bluegrass music. My daddy loved his fat bottom 1960 Les Paul Gibson guitar. My mom listened to Elvis rock-a-billy, Lil' Richard country & gospel. She loved to listen to 8 tracks, while driving with my siblings & myself in tow, but my mom can not carry a tune in a bucket. Think of Lucille Ball singing & that was my Mom, who loved to sing but did not have any pitch. My dad used to have me sing Merle Haggard with him,while he played his guitar & I was maybe 7 or 8 at the time. I am no singer or musician. If only talent rubbed off on you like a black cat's fur when you're wearing all white.  I have slept beside my musician husband for 32 yrs. & believe me musical talent or vocal ability does not rub off. One of the funniest things to me is when people realize I'm married to a musician & they ask,"Oh really, do you sing or play an instrument?" I always think the same the same thing & then reply," No honey just because I sleep with a musician, it doesn't mean it rubs off." My friend Michelle, whose deceased husband Jim, was a great guitar player & singer, agreed with me on this note. Funny how people assume talent rubs off, well believe it does not (giggling). Appreciation for talent is the result of being around someone with talent.

My dad was in a band when I was born. My mom said I would sleep all day & listen to the band rehearse, while I was an infant. Apparently the music soothed me. Oddly I would spend my entire life staying up late nights listening to music & for many years my husband's bands would rehearse for hours at our house. My dad's sax player was the late Sonny Royal, whom I was told was an excellent sax player. Sonny died a few years later from a brain aneurysm. Naturally being around music since birth, I married a bass player/vocalist. My husband Sol is a versatile bass player with a bluesy voice & the fact that he had a strong resemblance to Gregg Allman, was a no brainer. Sol's older twin brothers were huge Allman brothers fans, like most guys their age, so Sol was exposed to the iconic sounds of the Allman Brothers at a young age. Sol once told me that during the late seventies when he was a teenager, on the road with his brothers' band, that they were staying at a hotel in Biloxi, Mississippi, where the Allman Brothers, Doctor Hook were also staying. The bands were getting rowdy, partying a bit too much & many of the guys in those bands were arrested, for throwing furniture in the hotel pool. The life of a musician is neither glamorous, to be envied nor without much costs. The road musicians travel is a road of excess, addiction, groupies, soul searching, passions, inner sanctum, hardships, blissful moments unsurpassed on stage & brawls from hell. Never think that the life of a musician is without consequence, there is always a price to pay.

My husband's brothers were co owners in a recording studio for a period of time with the late Butch Trucks, who recently passed away from a self inflicted gunshot wound. If for some reason you have never had the privilege of hearing Butch Trucks play drums, then by all means do your soul a favor & listen to the Allman Brothers band. Butch was a founding member of the iconic soulful, bluesy, southern rock band, which shaped generations of musicians, with their unorthodox lineup of using two drummers. The Allman Bothers band molded my perception of music & forever spoiled me. I became somewhat of a music snob, this is what I call my husband, a music snob. Not just any 3 chord tune will do or any D. J. scratching records will ever compare to real musicians & vocalists. Either music has feel or it doesn't. You either have musical talent or you don't...period. Butch Trucks had the feel & the talent, by the truck full. A bullet silenced his life, but did not silence the music he created with his band of brothers "The Allman Brothers Band". If you know someone who is depressed please take time to listen to them, they may be reaching out for help & more depressed than you know. Depression has a way of enveloping a person. It is a complicated issue, one that can kill if left untreated. Search for your soulshine to combat depression.

Soulshine by the Allman Brothers band: https://youtu.be/pDIQ7Otf1mw

My husband's former drummer Tommy (Grammy winner from Asleep at the Wheel), once said that "nobody played a shuffle like Butch Trucks". Every musician I've ever met that has "feel" & knows "feel" agrees, that Butch Trucks was synonymous with "feel & locking it in the pocket". The two drummers for the Allman Brothers band Jamoie  & Trucks were the  backbone that meshed with Berry Oakley's bass licks driving the groove of the band; while Gregg's soulful voice melded with his enticing Hammond B3 melodies; urging your soul to stay & slowly groove a while. Duane's blues guitar spoke to the essence of your core & Dickey Betts signature riffs made the term "Southern Rock" what it would be known for. No other band melded blues, rock, gospel, country & jazz together, the way the Allman Brother band had done. They will always be synonymous with the Southern Rock sound, which I call Southern Soul.  No drummer alive today who can play a shuffle or put the beat in the pocket, does not respect the way Butch Trucks hit the skins on stage. The attitude of "give it everything you've got" drove Butch Trucks to perform for his fans, the only way he knew how, with all of his heart & soul.

I was listening to the Allman Brothers music the day before Butch tragically died. While I listened to two albums, I noticed how ironic it was that such a young group of musicians, in the late 1960's early 1970's would write lyrics, which their lives would mirror, as tragedy would befall this motley bunch of gypsies. They are the only ones who knew, what it was like to loose their band mate Duane, at such a young age & be damned determined to make sure the world never forgot, that while Duane walked this earth for a mere 24 years, he left a lasting impression on countless lives. Berry Oakley followed Duane a year later to the grave. I would be very remiss, if I did not acknowledge the impression Butch Trucks has made on countless people worldwide. The Allman Brothers band has seen me through some good times, late night revelries & some depressing times, all the while bringing peace & joy. The music of the Allman Brothers shaped the musical landscape, like a rushing river can carve out canyons, they have left their mark on music. The legacy of the Allman Brothers Band will be one forged from heart, soul, tragedy, grief, addiction, survival; all of which are heard in the blues, gospel, country, jazz influenced songs they recorded.

I suppose we will never know what Butch was thinking right before he passed away. My husband's former band mate also took his own life, with a bullet to the head & his wife my best friend found him, so I understand the pain the family feels. Sometimes the demons one suppresses will grow stronger, if they are not bound up & sent back to hell, where they belong. Addiction is a self imposed whipping post. You have to conquer it or it will consume you. Musicians are particularly susceptible to addictions, as they are basically assaulted with them at every turn.  The grief is enormous & at times will seem insurmountable for Butch's wife, children, family & friends. My heart breaks for Butch's wife. I'll say may prayers for her in the coming days, she will need all of the prayers & support she can get for quite some time. My friend Michelle, who found her late husband Jim dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The amount of pain she endured was overwhelming to witness, yet I was rendered helpless to take away the pain she suffered. i could only lend a shoulder to cry upon, an ear to listen & a hand to help her up again. The agony one suffers when a loved one dies tragically never goes away, it lingers in the backside of your mind & your soul has impressions cast upon it, that will never heal. Memories have a way of either trapping us or elating us, thus we tuck them away for safe keeping. Time helps to heal the superficial wounds, but the scars from the pain remain for life.

My husband's youngest brother Jonny, passed away at age 26, from a tragic car crash. He left behind a young son. Nothing about grief is easy nor should it be. Life is very precious. We appreciate what we lose. The wise person appreciates before the loss & cherishes the moments, that will become memories. It's those memories that will sustain us throughout our lives, after a loss. The fool tosses moments around like a jester & scrambles to piece the memories together after the loss. Even a fool can become wise with enough time. I speak from experience & I'm sure I have company.

                                  (My God rest your soul Claude "Butch" Trucks. )

My dad named me Melissa & like many girls of the era, when I heard my name in a ballad, I was hooked. Melissa is one of the most beautifully written & yet haunting blues ballad I've ever heard. My husband has probably sang at least 20 different Allman Brothers songs, over the years with his various bands. You would be hard pressed to find any Southern band with members over the age of forty, who have not played Allman brothers songs. I feel my quest to find my misspent youth ever fleeting, like looking for an ice cube on the beach. The great musicians from my youth are one by one crossing over to the other side. Damn...I suppose I'm getting old, but I don't care because the 60's-70's produced some of the best blues, rock & funk songs ever recorded.

Do yourself a favor & treat your inner child to some down home Southern Soulshine from the original Southern Rock band "The Allman Brothers." Grab a glass of sweet tea, kick off your shoes & let your worries melt away. I promise you the Allman Brothers music is good for what ails you. I personally logged many long nights alone listening to their music, while my wild child husband was in a bar somewhere thumping his bass. I danced many hours in honky tonk southern bars with my friends during my youth, to the magical music of the Macon Ga. musical outlaws aka Allman Brothers. Hey I never said I was an angel (giggling).

The world has lost an outstanding drummer/percussionist with the passing of Claude "Butch" Trucks. The Trucks family has lost more than any of us could understand, but we empathize with the Trucks family during their time of great sorrow. I pray they find peace & comfort. Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Allen Woody, Lamar Williams, Frank & Dan Tolar were joined by Butch Trucks on the other side.  I hope they all rest in peace & occasionally get together for a jam session. RIP Butch Trucks, you will be missed but never forgotten. Win, Lose or Draw....Never Knew How Much...Melissa....Jessica....Please Call Home... Queen of Hearts....Stormy Monday.....In memory of Elizabeth Reed....Black Hearted woman....Blue Sky....Multicolored Lady....Soul Shine....Midnight Rider.....Whipping Post.....Stand Back......Ain't Wastin' Time No More ....Southbound....One Way Out....Ramblin' Man....Statesboro Blues... These Days......Ain't my Cross to bear......
Ladies & Gentlemen the Allman Brothers band! Good night sweet prince, may you find the peace you so desired & may you rest in that peace.

Thank you for taking your time to read my blog post,
Lisa Morgan
Author Get Beach Slapped (a Non PC reality check book)
Artist/ Blogger/ Lyricist/ Screenwriter/ Certifiable Professor of Observation/ Humorist aka Smart Ass

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No More Fleas Please!

                                                                 No more Fleas Please!
                    written by:Lisa Morgan                                     1/18/2017                                                

We have had a mild winter in most of the country & that means lots of insects will be attacking us when spring begins. Spring, summer & fall in most parts of the country mean flea season is upon us, along with mosquito season. If you have pets aka furry babies, then you have no doubt fought the battle of the fleas, probably losing the battle for the most part. We are told by vets to purchase over the counter flea treatments that seem to lose their effectiveness over time & also are nothing more than pesticides in either a topical or indigestible form. Who in their tight mind wants to knowingly poison their pets?

I have tried everything! I will say that I have found the apple cider vinegar that has the "mother" listed on the label to be the best solution & a natural cure or homeopathic solution. Simply mix 1 part ACV (apple cider vinegar) to 1 part water in a spray bottle & spray liberally each day for 7 -10 days after which touch-ups of twice a week should suffice. i usually either take the furry kids outside to spray or douse them or I bathe them & spay them afterwards while they are still in the tub.

If your pet has hot spots or has scratched spots where the skin is broken then use a diluted solution of 3 parts water to 1 part ACV & make sure to get the ACV with the "mother" listed on the label. You must shake the ACV before mixing with the water. Do not spray on or near the animal's face as it will burn. Treat your pets as you would small children.

Wash all bedding in HOT water & dry on HOT cycle to kill all fleas & their eggs. You can spray a white vinegar solution mixed 1 part vinegar to 1 part water on all bedding, furniture & flooring as needed. Be sure to test furniture  for color bleeding in an inconspicuous place. I have found that this mixture also takes out odors when it dries. Use table salt on carpets before you vacuum to dehydrate the fleas. You can mix the table salt with baking soda to absorb odors & further dehydrate the fleas, also it's safer & less expensive than other popular brands that mask odors & have chemicals. It's simply a natural home cleaning alternative to chemicals. I suppose this falls under the "staying green" category, that my Mom calls grandmother remedies or common sense approach to cleaning.

I hope this helps anyone struggling with fleas or flea infestations. The more time you are not spending waging a battle with the fleas, the more time you have to enjoy spring, summer & fall with your family & your furry babies aka pets.

Thank you for visiting my blog,
Lisa Morgan
Author of the reality check humor book Get Beach Slapped

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Beware: Killer of Tequila on the Loose

Beware: Killer of Tequila on the Loose

The following is an excerpt from by book Get Beach Slapped, a satirical Non PC reality check. I took a realistic look at life & my life to be exact. My rebellious views from my twenties had grown up & I found that my views had changed but not my values, this is very important not to conflate the two. Keeping your sense of humor is advantageous, as you age because you will need it. I found that having a sense of direction is far more important, than a sense of humor as you age. The ability to find a bathroom wherever you are is crucial after age 50.  Go ahead & read the meme I created. If this post gave you a giggle or chuckle then go to Barnes & Noble to download my reality check book GET BEACH SLAPPED or purchase the paperback, if you're old school like me. 

Amazon has my book, as does Google play. I personally like to support bookstores, but I'm thankful if you buy the book.

 

Have a stellar week my friends. I'll be doing some much needed writing over the next few weeks, so stay posted. #GetBeachSlapped #RT #books #

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Thanks for taking your time to read my blog,

Lisa Morgan 

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"Life is all about how you handle Plan B"

"Life is all about how you handle Plan B"

by Lisa Morgan                                                                               Dec. 20, 2016

Don't you just hate it when your preferred plan of action aka "Plan A" gets fumbled? The next thing you know you're looking at your options, one of which would be your backup plan or "Plan B". When you have failed at "Plan A" the original plan of action, which is usually your preferred method of approach, then you can typically look to a good "Plan B", for your backup plan. 

It's imperative to have a good "Plan B" you can more often land on your feet rather than on your butt, see the failure of "Plan A" to remind you of the fall you took. "Plan A" as a general rule will not come with a soft because you intended to succeed, from the beginning. Who wants to fail? Now that we have established "Plan A" is not a fail proof or even a fool proof plan, then we must do due diligence, to ensure the utmost success with "Plan B".  Failure is not the goal in anything you seek out to accomplish, otherwise you would simply stay on the couch or in bed, which is never the answer to anything.

You may find that your secondary course of action could very well be the better option to have taken from the beginning, but perhaps you were overly anxious, unprepared or just ego driven with the original "Plan A". If we assume the "Plan A" was from being an unprepared, overly anxious, egomaniac; then you can safely rename your "plan of action" to "plan of an ass". You will soon realize "Plan A" is not nearly as appealing as it once was, now is it? The backup plan you thought was for losers might  be viewed as the "plan of blessings" or the new & improved  "Plan B". It all depends on your perspective.

The perspective you normally will achieve, after having fallen on your butt is usually one of humbleness or regret, when you can look at it as a learning experience. Somehow we humans view learning experiences as a positive thing versus failures as a negative vibe. When they are in fact one in the same, as in the glass is half full or half empty. The glass may be at the halfway mark, neither empty or full, but waiting for the next course of action. If you realize it's up to you to either fill the glass or empty it, then you place yourself in control, rather than being helpless. Your next move determines the outcome, while unwittingly you are building your character. you'll need that character if "Plan B" turns out to be a dud, because "Plan C" the plan of character building is sometimes called the "curve-ball plan" or the"couch plan", because you never anticipated having a backup plan for the backup plan. The couch plan" usually consists having a pity party, eating, drinking, continuing the pity party alone, eating while wearing your once loose sweats or yoga pants, until you've gained 20 pounds & those loose sweats or yoga pants make you feel like a sausage in a tight casing.  Your occupy the couch approach will hopefully become so boring, that a new "plan of direction" or "Plan D" is inevitable. Hey sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to ensure that you are not still planted on the couch with your "Plan D" being the "depression plan". Slap yourself back into reality with a good old fashioned "Beach Slap" or a wave of reality, as I like to call it. Reality checks are the answer to selfies.

Life is all about how you handle "Plan B". Karma is always watching to see if after "Plan A" you played by the rules or if you went rogue. Those who go rogue, throwing out the Golden Rule & replacing it with Lawlessness or the lack of all rules, find that Karma has named "Plan B" the "Bitch Plan". We all know Karma is a bitch when you do not play fairly. Karma smiles warmly upon those who try their best & their "Plan B" will be a "Blessed Plan". 

Make your plans but do know that while you make plans, God laughs.

Thanks for visiting,

Lisa Morgan

Author of the reality check humor book GET BEACH SLAPPED

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Living with Vintage Chic

                                        Living with Vintage Chic

                      Written by: Lisa Morgan               11/28/2016

        

 

Welcome to Vintage Chic! The glorious forgotten treasures of the past, that once were discarded as trash but have new life breathed into them. I call this turning junk into funk. This may apply to people as well. Vintage sounds more chic than aged. Vintage is a word that I love to use more so than say relic or antique because it has a more glamorous connotation to it. Vintage is a far better way to say that something has some age to it; thus it's more acceptable to say it's aged like fine wine, a nice vintage sounds interesting whereas saying it's old sounds rude. Then again maybe I like the way vintage sounds because with each passing day I'm becoming more vintage. I'm learning to live with growing older or vintage therefore I seek out the uniqueness items possess rather than tossing them out when the shine wears off of them, that's when they begin to show character, much like people. Wouldn't you agree? 

Living with Vintage Chic is about incorporating vintage items into your decor whether it be a farmhouse, coastal, retro or industrial atmosphere. Living with Vintage Chic is a lifestyle of re-purposing or up-cycling, renewed visualization for beauty, being conscious of wastefulness 

while you're being thrifty. 

Living with Vintage Chic is keeping it simple & simply living with purpose. Designing your surroundings to fit your lifestyle & to fit you with comfort. 

Go on an adventure of morphing "junk in the trunk" into Vintage Chic.

Thank you for spending your valuable time with me,

 Lisa Morgan

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How do you like me now America?

How do you like me now America?
By: Lisa Morgan                                             Nov. 9, 2016

Mr. Trump just asked,"HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW AMERICA? All you Hollywood types Oprah, Rosie O'donnell, Jon Stewart, Raven Simone, Clooney, Streisand, Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Scarlett Johannsen, Samuel L. Jackson, DiCaprio & music industry elite like Jay Z, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Katie Perry, Jon Bon Jovi, Miley Cyrus....How do you like me now baby?"

My apologies to Canada because all of these lazy, liberal loud mouths will be crossing the Canadian borders within hours. Canada you better build a wall, America is being freed her worst. The people that make your stomach turn from their socialistic rhetoric & utopia ideals, that were long ago abandoned by rational thinking society. Feel free Canada to deport these whack jobs to Mexico.

A Slightly more Humbled Donald Trump that we met a year and a half ago reached out to Americans of all races & heritages to ask what can I do to make America great again for you. Despite the Republican establishment fighting Mr. Trump, & the Democrats fighting him, the socialists & communists fighting him alongside the mainstream media bashing him relentlessly daily, Donald J. Trump prevailed. Mr. Trump showed America & the world that he is a strong fighter who never gives up or gives in, yet he can retain a sense of humor & as we have learned he can be gracious.

You can call him MR. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!! Now let's Drain that Swamp people! Let's lock up some corrupt people & get some answers like where did the money go, the emails go, the jobs go, where did all the weapons go & what happened at Benghazi?

The moment I heard the ticket was Trump Pence, it sounded like Trumpets to me...Trump Pence....I thought this is a sign from the Lord GOD, that trumpets were sounding to free America from bondage. I prayed continually. God heard many prayers. Donald J. Trump and Mike Pence were what America had been waiting for since the Reagan administration ended. The Clinton dynasty went up in flames, the Bush dynasty crumbled & the Obama legacy will be all but erased. America is looking into the light once again after years of darkness, divisiveness, anger, unrest, unemployment, decaying infrastructure & a failed healthcare system.

 Despite the massive cheating, lying & rigging by the Progressive leftist Demon-crats, America has spoken with a resounding Hell No....We won't take it anymore! Globalist billionaires backed the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. The only reason I can come up with is that she would play ball & do their bidding. The Democrats could not have found a more unpalatable candidate for the ever growing leftists progressives in America. Regardless of the antics of the Democrats, America has spoken & we thank GOD for sparing us from tyranny! America has shown Washington that We the People have the Power, & We the People have just won!

Bill Clinton called Trump supporters rednecks despite the fact we were of various races & mixed races. According to the Clinton logic we were all beneath the elite thus we were rednecks. Hillary Clinton had prior to Bill's statements placed us in baskets, grouping us as deplorable, irredeemable, xenophobic, homophobic, racists. The most offensive of those to me was irredeemable, then deplorable because I know I am not irredeemable, as a Christian that statement to me personally was something Hillary could not walk back to me. Who did she think she was...God? Now for the deplorable name tag, which I have never used ever in my lifetime, but I assumed it was used for those like Hitler, Charles Manson, any serial killer. Who does Hillary Clinton think she is? I believe she truly thinks it was her turn...yes her turn to be President, as if after being in the cesspool for a certain time frame, that automatically makes you next in line & furthermore we Americans have no say so in the process. Here is where we hearken back to the lying, cheating, rigging, inexcusable actions of just do whatever it takes to win strategy.

If you are not sure what the new Trump Pence administration will bring then Google the list for the first 100 days of the Trump administration. You will find an impressive list. It will immediately start tackling debts, jobs, healthcare & infrastructure. Let's hope we will also see the FBI & new Attorney general hand down indictments to those who have been running fast & loose breaking laws like a lawless street gang with no respect for anything or anyone. Let's roll up our sleeves America & get to work as a nation, to rebuild what the current administration sought so hard to tear down & remake. There is a huge difference between rebuilding & remaking. Remaking is akin to plastic surgery which actually distorts the former to a blasphemous state. Just look at the Hollywood faces if you doubt what I said about remaking & the plastic surgery. They do not even look human anymore.

While I'm on the topic of Hollywood, the arrogance of Hollywood & the music industry elitists to tell America what we should think. All that Hollywood & the majority of the music industry rolls out to the masses is pure junk or filth or both, which again is arrogance to think that the masses do not want quality. It's like feeding a child nothing but processed junk food & sodas everyday of their life & never once offering the child fresh picked fruits or vegetables to eat. Honey fresh from a hive is much tastier than refined sugar, but if you never tatse it then you will never know what you have been missing. Apparently we the people have started to walk in the garden & we are sick of the garbage.

America has just let out an exhale that sent gale force winds around the world & a thunderous shout of Hallelujah, so loud that people of Japan said ,"What was that?", people in Russia said,"What was that sound?", people in Switzerland said, "Did you hear that?" People in in Mexico said "What was that sound?" & the Mexican President said,"That folks was the Sound of Mr. Trump sending Mexico a bill for the Wall!" People in the Middle east said,"What was that noise?" & the Muslim brotherhood said,"Damn.. Huma Abedin just lost her job & Hillary Clinton owes us Millions of dollars...get Bill Clinton on the phone!"

 The new first family, the Trump family. Putting Family & safety first in America for all Americans once again, as it should be. God Bless America Again!
Let's pray God guides Mr. Trump & Mr. Pence in the years going forward, to lead us all into prosperity, strength & happiness. We must remember to never leave God out of the equation or we will suffer as a result. Say hello to our new President Elect Mr. Donald J. Trump, a one of a kind triumphant man indeed!

#MAGA #POTUSTrump #POTUSDoanldTrump #trumpwins #Trump #TrumpPence #Pence #RT #America

~ Lisa Morgan "GET BEACH SLAPPED" Author
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Reality TV: Watch the Survivors Race for the White House 2016

Reality TV : Watch the Survivors Race for the White House 2016     

By: Lisa Morgan                                                    Nov. 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton spent months spouting, "This is not a Reality TV show!", but she was wrong yet again. We Americans witnessed the ultimate Reality TV Show that lasted far longer than 13 episodes, this mega marathon went on for a year & a half, although it seem like decades. Nonetheless, we could not tune it out, even if we wanted to because almost every where we turned it was blaring at us. It was everywhere, like your Mom when you're 14 years old! We have reality checks galore. We have humble pie with a side order of crow eating contest followed by a rousing order of shoveling manure.

We had sex, lies, videotape, audiotape, lies, accusations, name calling, humor, screeching, limitless budgets, late term abortion, spirit cooking & occasionally promises to either go farther than a the previous guy while growing stronger or building walls for safety while simultaneously making money. We heard Hillary talk about coddling illegals & renaming them undocumented citizens or asylum seekers. Trump spoke of banning sanctuary cities that coddle illegals & deporting them back to their homelands. There were even ladies who accused Bill Clinton of rape & groping them, while Hillary & Bill Clinton neither one denied the accusations & Bill did in fact pay one of them almost a million dollars two decades ago, then the Clinton's managed to act, as if these ladies did not exist on planet Earth. Meanwhile back at the Trump camp, they starting dodging women coming out of the woodwork like ghosts in a paranormal series. The funny thing about this seemingly endless parade of women  was that one by one their stories got more outlandish than the next, as if they were vying for their 15 minutes of fame. Also one by one the stories were debunked as false & one of them did admit to receiving payment from the Hillary camp to falsely smear Trump with lies.  Trump threatened law suits & all the women shut up miraculously. Wow! 

Hillary never did shut up neither did Trump. The insults went on for months until they were more than most people could bear & we all felt like we had seen one too many slasher films. The ultimate Reality TV show climaxed with a twist & turn ending that shocked the mainstream media along with Hollywood. The season finale was a real shocker for some & expected outcome for others, as America shouted with glee as the new President of the United States Donald J. Trump was elected as our 45th President. Hillary Clinton refused to show her face to many of her adoring fans as they waited in cold temps in New York City, on election night. She finally mad a dramatic appearance looking like a battered soldier after a long battle, but wearing a royal purple & black pantsuit ensemble, which Tim Kaine, his wife & Bill Clinton had to coordinate with her. The Royal purple mourning brigade marched on stage as if going to the gallows. No one could have scripted any of this election 2016.

So if you still think the Real Housewives or any other Reality TV show has shown us more than the campaign for the White House 2016, then you are just plain wrong! Millions of people watched & hundreds of millions of people voted, even some dead folks appeared as zombies to vote continue to vote Democrat. You know those liberals do not go off into the night without a fight. The Ultimate Reality Show starred Donald J. Trump & Hillary Rodham Clinton. Either you loved them, hated them or you just wanted to never see them again, but you could not quit watching them. America cheered them on until the last moments somewhere near 3 am on Nov 9, 2016, when Trump was declared the winner & America's next President. Does anyone else feel like he should have taken a walk down a long runway with a sash? America Won & we should all be elated, to have the opportunity to reunite as a nation, from the divisiveness of the last eight years. We should pull together. Americans of both genders & various races voted in Donald J. Trump, as President & likewise we should all help each other to heal. 

The rioting & temper tantrums from the leftist liberals must stop! Your candidate did not win, so you will go out & protest or riot. Will you also make a video tape? Your candidate did not win & at this point what difference does it make? Grow up & realize you will not get paid anymore to protest. You will have to pay your own way in this world & if you insist on behaving badly, cursing at newscasters because you think it's cool to use swear words on national TV, then maybe you should go back home to Daddy's basement to live until you can grow up & toughen up. The world owes you nothing! You can either be a productive part of society or you can cower in a corner being offended like a coward. The choice is yours because America is the land of the free, where you have choices & we salute freedom. One more footnote, if you insist on burning the American flag & stomping on it, then get your sorry ass to the closest border & cross it with the Hollywood & music industry elitists. True American are proud of our flag & those who died for it, so you buttercups can protests & burn our flags, even though you are unappreciative spoiled brats! 

All of us who did not vote for Obama endured blows one after the other to the gut & we turned our cheeks to be repeatedly slapped. We took it on the chin for eight long years biding our time until we could free ourselves from the tyranny of the Obama & Biden reign accompanied by Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Loretta Lynch & Eric Holder as supporting cast members. Yet all of you offended, liberal globalists can only find solace in rioting, marching in protests, burning or damaging other people's property because you say "Love Trumps Hate", but you are the largest group of haters among us. Hillary Clinton & Obama along with all of the Democrats waved the tattered race card until it was frayed. America flipped out Trump card back at you & now you're offended so you will throw a tantrum. Grow up!

God Bless America & God please guide Donald J. Trump & Mike Pence, as they lead America for the next 4-8 years. Can we finally hear Trump say,"You're Fired!" I suppose that will come in the spin off series "Make America Great Again!"

Lisa Morgan

Author of the reality check humor book "Get Beach Slapped"
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