Winning Words 3/25/11
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” (Jimi Hendrix –Sent by Anita) JH is considered to be the top acoustic guitarist of all time. He began his “musical career” as a child by using a broomstick as his guitar. He bought his first real guitar for $5. With all of his “life problems,” he had a sensitive side as revealed by his words about love, power and peace. ;-) Jack

FROM DMF IN MINNESOTA: Jimi Hendrix acoustic guitarist? You sure you don’t mean electric? Following-up on a day when you had a WW that related to the Rolling Stones….this must be a Rock ‘n Roll week. FROM JACK: When I read up on Jimi (incidently, I learned a lot about him), I saw both acoustic and electric used to describe his work...and chose acoustic. Now, I'll have to check on the difference. Rock 'n Roll is not just the music. Isn't it interesting that a guy named, Freed, helped make R 'n R famous? MORE FROM DMF: You should listen to Jimi Hendrix version of the Star Spangled Banner. It is probably on YouTube somewhere. FROM JACK: I listened to several versions, but like the 2 minute one best.

MORE ABOUT JIMI: He played the Electric guitar and played some acoustic guitar. Jimi also played the piano and violin and danced. You can look these up on you tube. You will not recognize him in his first performance/video. He sang and danced on American Bandstand. Did you know he also did some songs with the beatles as well as other popular stars?

FROM PRJS IN MICHIGAN: That's called "heaven" FROM JACK: Do you think that Jimi Hendrix has traded in his guitar for a harp....or have the harps been replaced by guitars? MORE FROM JS: Saxaphones

FROM KC IN MICHIGAN: I used this quote in my Christmas card one year. I love your winning words – they brighten my day and often have some special advice that works for whatever is on my mind! FROM JACK: Isn't it interesting...how we connect? The mystery of the origin of ideas never ceases to amaze me. Look up Proverbs 30:18,19, for other amazing stuff.

FROM PEPPERMINT MARY: once again, "all you need is love....." FROM JACK: That song keeps popping up. Is it the tune, or is it the lyric, or both, or simply the truth?

FROM MOLINER CF: Overpowering! FROM JACK: The ultimate meltdown, is the thawing of cold hearts. At the core will be peace.

FROM LG IN MICHIGAN: Loved today's "quote of the day" ... I actually downloaded a copy of John Lennon's "All We Are Saying (is give peace a chance)" this week and did some "drumming" to it--my new favorite pastime... Author Malcolm Muggeridge refers in The Infernal Grove to an inscription said to have been found on an ancient North African stone: "I, the Captain of a legion of Rome, serving in the desert of Libya, have learnt and pondered this truth: There are in life but two things, Love and Power, and no one has both." If I can have but one of these, then I choose Love! How about you? FROM JACK: Is there such a person as a Benevolent Dictator?

FROM BLAZING OAKS: As George Orwell observed in ANIMAL FARM "Power corrupts, and Absolute Power
corrupts absolutely"~! Bill used to refer to a good quote attributed to Will Rogers, when he counseled and it was appropriate: "Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from Bad Judgement". That has nothing to do with the quote about replacing the love of power with the power of love, but thought you might want to use it sometime! :-)