Jack’s Winning Words 9/27/07
“No one wants to be brave anymore….just chief!” (From Wacky Wit) Whatever the organization might be, the braves are the key to success. I remember hearing someone comment on a church that was having problems. “There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.” Think of the organizations to which you belong. Where is their strength? BTW, what are some of those organizations? ;-) Jack

FROM SON, DAVID: Is there a typo in this one? "Be brave" vs. "be a brave"
ANSWER: Nope! Two meanings to the word.

FROM MOLINER, C.F.: Or was that a typo in your "WW"? If that's the case, I know very few chiefs who were not once braves.

FROM D.S. IN MICHIGAN: I am busy looking for a few more good paid "chiefs" for the Coalition and looking forward to sharing the teepee with them. Truth is, the way people are so overbooked these days, there aren't even enough volunteer chiefs to go around.Thank God for all the chiefs and braves who do continue their journeys.

FROM P.O. IN MICHIGAN: What fun! Neither the peach or fish seem to fit, so I'm going to have to figure out just what does.

FROM T.S. IN MICHIGAN: But do you think God values the peach as much as He values me? Or am I missing the point of the Alice Walker's comments?

RESPONSE: I think that God created all things....body and soul. Even free will is a creation of God.
A great song......"Body and Soul" became a jazz standard, with hundreds of versions performed and recorded by dozens of artists. The most famous of these is the take recorded by Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra on October 11, 1939 at their only recording session for Bluebird, a subsidiary of RCA Victor. Hawkins' solo on this take is considered to be "one of the finest examples of pure, spontaneous creative artistry in the history of jazz."[citation needed] It was one of the first straight jazz records (as against swing) to become a commercial hit. This was unusual, as the song's melody is never directly stated in the recording; saxophonist Hawkins two-choruses worth of improvisation on the tune's chord progression constitute almost the entire take.

FROM REV. J.S. IN MICHIGAN: Some times we find the reverse to be true also....all braves and no chiefs....no one to accept responsibility