{"id":14229,"date":"2018-02-08T10:06:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T18:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=14229"},"modified":"2018-02-08T10:52:53","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T18:52:53","slug":"first-post-thursday-february-8-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2018\/02\/08\/first-post-thursday-february-8-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Thursday, February 8, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14239\" style=\"width: 1018px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Opera-Snapshot_2018-02-08_074427_itunes.apple_.com_.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14239\" data-attachment-id=\"14239\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2018\/02\/08\/first-post-thursday-february-8-2018\/opera-snapshot_2018-02-08_074427_itunes-apple-com\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Opera-Snapshot_2018-02-08_074427_itunes.apple_.com_.png?fit=1008%2C416&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1008,416\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"malkmusmiddleamerica02082018\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;malkmusmiddleamerica02082018&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lovely song&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Opera-Snapshot_2018-02-08_074427_itunes.apple_.com_.png?fit=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Opera-Snapshot_2018-02-08_074427_itunes.apple_.com_.png?fit=640%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Opera-Snapshot_2018-02-08_074427_itunes.apple_.com_.png?resize=640%2C264\" alt=\"malkmusmiddleamerica02082018\" width=\"640\" height=\"264\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Opera-Snapshot_2018-02-08_074427_itunes.apple_.com_.png?w=1008&amp;ssl=1 1008w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Opera-Snapshot_2018-02-08_074427_itunes.apple_.com_.png?resize=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lovely song<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/middle-america\/1341150762?i=1341150847\">https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/middle-america\/1341150762?i=1341150847<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, now. This Weblog&rsquo;s Patron Saint &mdash; St. Stephen of Malkmus &mdash; has a new dittie out, released yesterday. Here he is with his longtime band, The Jicks, and they perform <em>Middle &rsquo;murrika<\/em>, or, rather, <em>Middle America<\/em>. Have a listen&#8230; <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a hybrid of these earlier songs:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i5OeoVkTDLM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4bnOET9vaEU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Middle America<\/em> also is basically a clever protest song against hollow populism and rage-filled blind nationalism (&lsquo;you know you should be winning&rsquo;; &lsquo;crush me back to where I belong&rsquo;) and the last verse is hopeful&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Captured in a mason jar<br \/>\nWill you be my whisper, unnamed star<br \/>\nIn a galaxy so far, far, far<br \/>\nFrom the winter time (from the winter time, from the winter time)<br \/>\nOne and through<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&lsquo;UNNAMED STAR&rsquo;. &lsquo;ONE AND THROUGH&rsquo;. He&rsquo;s basically waiting for 2021. We&rsquo;ll see. Who knows! Nobody knows. Only THE SHADOW KNOWS. Just like horseracing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Fleet Frontrunners<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nAqueduct 8<br \/>\nFair Grounds (!) 4, 5<br \/>\nSanta Anita 3<br \/>\nTurfway (!) 1, 4, 7<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Fast Final-Furlong Phantasms<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nGulf 6, 8, 10<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Favorable Faves<\/u><sup>*<\/sup><\/strong><br \/>\nAqueduct 8<br \/>\nDelta 7<br \/>\nFair Grounds 9<br \/>\nGolden Gate<sup><b>&dagger;<\/b><\/sup> 2, 3<br \/>\nGulf 2<br \/>\nOaklawn 2, 8<br \/>\nTurfway 7<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Freakazoid Factories<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nDelta 1<br \/>\nGolden Gate<sup><b>&dagger;<\/b><\/sup> 7<br \/>\nOaklawn 9<br \/>\nSanta Anita 8<\/p>\n<p><sup><b>*<\/b><\/sup>-morning-line faves only; 162-game season<br \/>\n<sup><b>&dagger;<\/b><\/sup>-raceday scratches &#038; scratches unavailable at press-time; available raceday scratches &#038; changes current as of 12:45 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>YESTERDAY&rsquo;s Fine Finishes<\/u><sup>&Dagger;<\/strong><br \/>\nDelta 8<br \/>\nTurf Paradise 3<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>&Dagger;<\/sup><\/strong>-High-Octane Chancers doin&rsquo; it exclusively with All-In-One V6 and its LifeLiner Speed Column analysis and LifeLiner Spread Column analysis, without regard to operational definitions of faves or freakazoids; thank you!<\/p>\n<p><em>It fits in your grip, such a feminine trip\/Revel in your rubber pavilion.<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/middle-america\/1341150762?i=1341150847 Well, now. This Weblog&rsquo;s Patron Saint &mdash; St. Stephen of Malkmus &mdash; has a new dittie out, released yesterday. Here he is with his longtime band, The Jicks, and they perform Middle &rsquo;murrika, or, rather, Middle America. Have a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2018\/02\/08\/first-post-thursday-february-8-2018\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pavW5M-3Hv","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14229"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14248,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14229\/revisions\/14248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}