that Indonesian politician Iskandar Ramis had to be hospitalized after attempting to make juice? that the leaders of Nazi Germany believed that Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin were puppets of an international Jewish conspiracy? that consuming the vitamin riboflavin in large amounts will cause urine to have a bright yellow color? Wilson wrote the "most comprehensive study of African American military service" of the era? that the Austro-Hungarian yacht Dalmat carried Archduke Franz Ferdinand on his journey to Sarajevo in 1914 and returned with his body? that Brazilian student Bruno Borges disappeared, leaving fourteen handwritten encrypted books and a statue over two metres (6.6 ft) tall in his bedroom? that among the traditions of the University of Texas at Arlington are bed racing and oozeball? that Kristallnacht prompted Elisabeth Schmitz (pictured) to leave her teaching job, unwilling to work for "a government that permitted the synagogues to be set afire"? It's looking more and more like 2022 is a much better time to buy a house - with one big catch (businessinsider.NASA launches revolutionary space telescope to give glimpse of early universe ().Selling Luxury Apartments Where Oliver Twist Once Asked for Gruel ().The Net Promoter Score Rebrands From Management Snake Oil To “Earned Growth” ().Realtors, lenders, and key housing data providers sound off on 2022 homebuyer market (cnn.com).Rocket Companies Is A Fintech But Are They Valued Like One? ().For Black families, is selling Grandma's house the right choice? (npr.org) Visualizing the $94 Trillion World Economy in One Chart ().What the first Starbucks union means for workers everywhere (vox.com).5 NFT Trends for Brands in the New Year ().* Thanks to SoulJazz keyboardist, percussionist, vocalist Pierre Chrétien for responding to this post and clarifying the two different release dates for the Freedom No Go Die album. Can’t think of a better way to gather perspective than to think about that … and where all the Kapital comes from. So these mofos were basically levitating artistically while most of us were questioning our very fate and purpose. mortgage markets froze solid, making the financial crisis official). history, and 8 days before Congress approve the $700b TARP bailout fund.įreedom No Go Die – This album was released on even more juxtaposing dates* (for housing folks like me anyway): It was first released independently by the band September 2006 (when the great home price bubble started deflating) then re-released it through Do Right! Music on Aug(a few days after U.S. Which was 15 days after my kid was born, the very day WAMU became the largest bank failure in U.S. Manifesto – this is the album Kapital is on, and was released in absolute epicenter of financial crisis on September 25, 2008. Also here are some fun facts to juxtapose the musical and market gravity. I bought both albums shortly after and have listened to little else since. I asked him what one or two SoulJazz albums to get started with and he said, in this order: Manifesto, and Freedom No Go Die. I’ve never met but he knows his shit, obviously. (2) I just discovered this band totally organically on July 13 because a twitter follower chimed in on that night’s Friday Funk pick and we got to talking. A true masterpiece by this 10-year-old, six-person band from Canada. This song’s structure is at once an epic sprawl and airtight funky. (1) This song is a rare inspirational reminder of just how far you can take art, or any other type of work for that matter. And I especially love two more things about this song: My son especially likes the chanting at 6:38. This Friday Funk installment, Kapital by The SoulJazz Orchestra, is chosen to let those questions marinate properly while you settle into your weekend. Where does all the capital come from (I mean besides the Fed)? And how do you even define capital? Which makes the question not totally absurd. It’s become a family joke, and it actually still comes up a lot … because capital makes the world go round. The question is laughable in that context. “Where does all the capital come from?” the astounded boyfriend asked, trying hard to sound smart. Construction abounded throughout downtown and the neighborhoods. About 12 years ago when I lived in Chicago, my wife and I were touring another visiting couple around in the car.