The World Changed Tonight

Did you see it? you know.... IT. THE OBAMA SPEECH The acceptance speech that Barack Obama delivered at the DNC Convention tonight in front of 84,000 people. Its now 6 hours after the speech and I...am...still... speechless. 4 years ago, i felt strongly about electing John Kerry primarily because this country couldn't take another 4 years of Bush / Cheney. 4 Years Later...Tonight, I feel like about 100 times stronger about the feeling that this nation MUST elect Barack Obama to lead us. We have been without leadership for 8 years. 8 IS ENOUGH.

I want a President who can not only speak in public without stuttering or stammering or embarrassing our nation, but a President who can speak and inspire this nation and its citizens, who can inspire the world. A President who can lead us back to truly being the greatest country on Earth.

I want a President who led as president of the highly respected Harvard Law Review in college, not a C Average Yale student (Bush) or potentially worse, a student (John McCain) that by his own words graduated FIFTH FROM THE BOTTOM of his class at the Naval Academy.

I want a President who knows how many houses he has (Obama owns 1, and will soon be moving into a new White House), John McCain when asked did not know how many houses he owned. Turns out John McCain owns 7 or 8 houses, but then who's keeping track right? Obama was still paying off student loans until he wrote his first book when he was in Congress. John McCain is worth at LEAST 36 Million and some estimates put it at 100 Million.

I want a President who challenges our Nation to be better, not a President who in time of war said thru his spokesman on May 7, 2001......

REPORTER: Does the President believe that, given the amount of energy Americans consume per capita, how much it exceeds any other citizen in any other country in the world, does the President believe we need to correct our lifestyles to address the energy problem?

MR. FLEISCHER: That's a big no. The President believes that it's an American way of life, and that it should be the goal of policy makers to protect the American way of life. The American way of life is a blessed one. And we have a bounty of resources in this country.

I want a President who cuts my taxes (Obama will cut taxes for 95% of Americans- AKA "The Middle Class", as opposed to Bush / McCain who gave and will continue to give HUGE tax cuts to the rich as well as huge tax cuts and subsidies to big oil companies when they are posting profits....PROFITS... not gross earning, after taxes profits EACH QUARTER, every three months of 10 BILLION DOLLARS. PROFIT!!! and we are giving THEM tax cuts. Oh my god.

I could go on for a long time. Most importantly, i feel like Obama is a born leader who will not only lead us, but surround himself with highly competent people in his administration, unlike the current Republican who appointed the head of The International Arabian Horse Association to lead FEMA. No wonder the Katrina New Orleans disaster happened. While "W" and McCain ate birthday cake on the deck of a carrier 2 days after New Orleans was under water, they left it to Brownie to tend to New Orleans and Brownie was hundreds of miles away eating steak.

OK... If you are still reading either you are already firmly on the Obama train or are at least keeping yourself open to the idea. So, on that note, if you missed Obama's speech tonight, PLEASE..... PLEASE PLEASE..... for the sake of your country and yourself, spend the next 45 minutes watching a great American speech. He actually starts about 2:30 minutes in. Enjoy.

I found it posted here....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/barack-obama-democratic-c_n_122224.html

OBAMA SPEECH

-Ken Lewis

Introducing Young Jeezy

So, i just finished creating the intro for the new Young Jeezy album. Its always a little extra special when you get your name on track #1, or the single, or the title track. In this case, just track #1. I'll take it. Not gonna spill the beans on what it is just yet, probably not at all what you think. I didn't mix it, (well, i mixed my part of it) i just created it, but it turned out to be quite an undertaking. Hopefully this will be another plaque on my wall. This is shaping up to be a fantastic year.

On another note, have any of you been watching the Olympics!!!! WOW! That Men's Swimming 4X100 Freestyle Relay was one of the all time best races i have ever watched in any sport ever. Sorry France, you might think twice about trash talking next time :-)
And the US Men clinching Bronze in the Gymnastics Team Competition was really awesome to watch. China was incredible. So much more to come i'm sure. Well, back to mixing. Gotta stay focused so i can take a few minutes a day to watch some Olympics!
-Ken Lewis

Josh Charles Tonight in NYC - 8/6/08

Recently i had the distinct pleasure of mixing an album by artist Josh Charles. ( www.JoshCharlesMusic.com ) Josh describes his sound loosely as "NoTown", a fusion of New Orleans influences, Motown influences, soul, and modern pop. (i'm sure thats not exactly accurate, but you get the general idea, and there are songs posted on his website). At its core, the album has really great, memorable songs, with performances equally captivating. However, where the band truly shines is live on stage, and tonight they'll be playing at the Cutting Room in New York City at 8pm sharp. The Cutting Room is at 24th street between Broadway and 6th Ave. Go see them. I'll be there cheering!

Lots of great things have been happening for Josh, and i'm sure many many more are to come. Of special note, one of my favorite bass players in the world, and old friend, Paul Frasier, is on bass with Josh tonight. I've worked with Paul on many projects, most notably Paul played on the David Byrne album "Look Into the Eyeball" which i recorded and mixed, and played on a couple songs myself. Paul is truly amazing, as is the rest of the band. If your at the show, look for me and say hello! And if you miss the show, then check out the music on Josh's website, and let me know what you think of the mixes :-)

-Ken Lewis