{"id":65174,"date":"2026-03-07T16:37:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=65174"},"modified":"2026-03-07T16:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T22:37:41","slug":"sweet-judy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=65174","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Judy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This morning, as turned my free will over to the Spotify randomizer, I was enjoying my usual favorites of Tibetan throat singing, Alpine yodels, and <em><strong>Those Darned Accordions<\/strong><\/em>, up popped one of my favorites: <strong>Suit<\/strong><strong>e<\/strong><strong>: Judy Blue Eyes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is this the perfect love song? It embraces the euphoria of early love, the idealization of beauty, the secret shadowy hopes that one pours into a new love. But it also moves into the regrets, the tedium of relationships, the misgivings, the setting of boundaries, and, in this case, infidelity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomorrow we&#8217;ll focus on the song&#8217;s structure and lyrics, but today let&#8217;s ease into it.<br>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"724\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZGT0P0XJRFM\" title=\"Crosby, Stills &amp; Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (Official Audio)\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some Background<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Suite: Judy Blue Eyes&#8221;<\/strong> is a song written by Stephen Stills and performed by Crosby, Stills &amp; Nash (CSN). It appeared on the group&#8217;s self-titled debut album in 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The title &#8220;Suite: Judy Blue Eyes&#8221; (a play on words for &#8220;Sweet Judy Blue Eyes&#8221;) refers to Stephen Stills&#8217; former girlfriend, singer\/songwriter Judy Collins, and the lyrics to most of the suite&#8217;s sections consist of his thoughts about her and their imminent breakup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins and Stills had met in 1967 and dated for two years. In 1969, she was appearing in the New York Shakespeare Festival musical production of Peer Gynt and had fallen in love with her co-star Stacy Keach<sup>[1]<\/sup>, eventually leaving Stills for him.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suite:_Judy_Blue_Eyes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their first album. Imagine hitting a home run at your first at-bat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/suta1kagh79nqhhka9zp5\/1900x1900-000000-80-0-0.jpg?rlkey=quk1ib2b16xx8c0xw8po3ltco&amp;st=5wswaqul&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/suta1kagh79nqhhka9zp5\/1900x1900-000000-80-0-0.jpg?rlkey=quk1ib2b16xx8c0xw8po3ltco&amp;st=5wswaqul&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><sup>[1]<\/sup> Semi-Sequitur: Stacy Keach<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keach was busted at Heathrow Airport for smuggling 1.3 ounces of cocaine <em><strong>inside a can of shaving cream<\/strong><\/em>. I remember a British customs making the statement, &#8220;If he was a better actor, he would have gotten away with it. He was so nervous it raised our suspicion.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re not sure what brand of shaving cream was involved, so we&#8217;ll present a few options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/ea2gifi1js4ryednnfpnt\/20260307_0558_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01kk42hs51epja1t2dn8qjj9nw.jpg?rlkey=b1j598t5ioft28h653xxkbryi&amp;st=io9ugmoj&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/ea2gifi1js4ryednnfpnt\/20260307_0558_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01kk42hs51epja1t2dn8qjj9nw.jpg?rlkey=b1j598t5ioft28h653xxkbryi&amp;st=io9ugmoj&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/w26ehvgdoupa991jfwsd4\/Gemini_Generated_Image_6v8xzo6v8xzo6v8x_mr2.jpg?rlkey=1ahtc899924agpr6nl81v7kov&amp;st=q3yy8orc&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/w26ehvgdoupa991jfwsd4\/Gemini_Generated_Image_6v8xzo6v8xzo6v8x_mr2.jpg?rlkey=1ahtc899924agpr6nl81v7kov&amp;st=q3yy8orc&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That being said, my favorite Stacy Keach movie is <em>Nebraska<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>An aging, booze-addled father (Bruce Dern) makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize. <\/em>&#8211; IMDB<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nebraska<\/strong> is a 2013 American comedy-drama road film directed by Alexander Payne, written by Bob Nelson, and starring <strong>Bruce Dern<\/strong>, Will Forte, June Squibb, <strong>Stacy Keach<\/strong>, and Bob Odenkirk. Released in black-and-white, the story follows an elderly Montana resident and his son as they try to claim a million-dollar sweepstakes prize on a long trip to Nebraska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a bar, David meets Woody&#8217;s (Bruce Dern) former business partner, Ed Pegram (Stacy Keach), who stole Woody&#8217;s air compressor decades prior. Woody foolishly mentions winning the money, and the next day, the news of Woody&#8217;s &#8220;win&#8221; has spread through the town like wildfire. [<em>&#8230;stuff happens&#8230;<\/em>] David punches Ed in the face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Bruce Dern as Woodrow T. &#8220;Woody&#8221; Grant, David and Ross&#8217; father, and Kate&#8217;s husband<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Stacy Keach as Ed Pegram, Woody&#8217;s former business partner and the main antagonist of the film<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nebraska_(film)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/oiv99049o5fs4o7rfgc3s\/pix_mr.jpg?rlkey=yeic966odrdlxjjj1ieeuu928&amp;st=3oxs1loz&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/oiv99049o5fs4o7rfgc3s\/pix_mr.jpg?rlkey=yeic966odrdlxjjj1ieeuu928&amp;st=3oxs1loz&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Semi-demi-sequitur: Not to be confused with <em>The Nebraskan<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/6suncohvunho6ogx4wser\/irl_2026_03_07_0005.jpg?rlkey=3402ybodauwvl8m48v5cexucr&amp;st=v6yta1tz&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/6suncohvunho6ogx4wser\/irl_2026_03_07_0005.jpg?rlkey=3402ybodauwvl8m48v5cexucr&amp;st=v6yta1tz&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/wk8cpplzl984qhr5wn8cr\/irl_2026_03_07_0006.jpg?rlkey=ac7mqn4y6tm7km3nke4938qq2&amp;st=v1gxx25f&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/wk8cpplzl984qhr5wn8cr\/irl_2026_03_07_0006.jpg?rlkey=ac7mqn4y6tm7km3nke4938qq2&amp;st=v1gxx25f&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/alh2kdosb315dvqifu2e1\/theNebraskan1_mr.jpg?rlkey=gt23unmbjstuuuqzzhn48o9zl&amp;st=pbdri13q&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/alh2kdosb315dvqifu2e1\/theNebraskan1_mr.jpg?rlkey=gt23unmbjstuuuqzzhn48o9zl&amp;st=pbdri13q&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Semi-hemi-demi-sequitur: Roberta Haynes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let us pause for a moment to celebrate the acting career of the <strong>5\u2032 3\u00bd\u2033<\/strong> tall native of Wichita Falls, <strong>Roberta Haynes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/02yuozl3izu04l7nfb0z2\/theNebraskan_mr.jpg?rlkey=wa4ynhag36cfjhkdiqhern4gq&amp;st=zlc9czog&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/02yuozl3izu04l7nfb0z2\/theNebraskan_mr.jpg?rlkey=wa4ynhag36cfjhkdiqhern4gq&amp;st=zlc9czog&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/tgfyopvqiudfsbiqcsocx\/irl_2026_03_07_0009.jpg?rlkey=4qa9u1cuh06jvqbak7acz1fu5&amp;st=6uoygs6a&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/tgfyopvqiudfsbiqcsocx\/irl_2026_03_07_0009.jpg?rlkey=4qa9u1cuh06jvqbak7acz1fu5&amp;st=6uoygs6a&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Cover<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wasn&#8217;t able to find a single cover of this song, with the exception of <strong>Weird Al<\/strong>. To truly achieve greatness, you must be parodied by Weird Al, and <strong>Suite: Judy Blue Eyes<\/strong> is no exception.<br>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"775\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GyV_UG60dD4\" title=\"&quot;Weird Al&quot; Yankovic - Mission Statement (Official 4K Video)\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><strong>Mission Statement<\/strong><br>Weird Al Yankovic<br><br>We must all efficiently<br>Operationalize our strategies<br>Invest in world-class technology<br>And leverage our core competencies<br>In order to holistically administrate<br>Exceptional synergy<br><br>We'll set a brand trajectory<br>Using management's philosophy<br>Advance our market share vis-\u00e0-vis<br>Our proven methodology<br>With strong commitment to quality<br>Effectively enhancing corporate synergy<br><br>Transitioning our company<br>By awareness of functionality<br>Promoting viability<br>Providing our supply chain with diversity (-versity, ooooh)<br>We will distill our identity<br>Through client-centric solutions<br>And synergy<br><br>At the end of the day <br>We must monetize our assets<br>The fundamentals have changed<br>Can you visualize a value-added experience?<br>That will grow the business infrastructure and<br>Monetize our assets<br><br>Bringing to the table<br>Our capitalized reputation<br>Proactively overseeing<br>Day-to-day operations<br>Services and deliverables<br>With cross-platform innovation<br>Networking soon will bring seamless integration<br>Robust and scalable, bleeding-edge and next-generation<br>Best of breed<br>We'll succeed<br>In achieving globalization<br><br>Gaining traction with our resources in the marketplace<br>It's mission-critical to stay incentivized<br>Against this purple-poster-flexible-solutions for our customer base<br>If you can't think outside the box<br>You'll be downsized<br>It's a paradigm shift! (Hey, Hey! Look out!)<br>Well, it's a paradigm shift, now!<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/ofnxfe2rjcoj7pp0sa6fw\/mission_mr.jpg?rlkey=ocjssoynljf6jbifsmbsgm2jo&amp;st=i8u9g8dt&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/ofnxfe2rjcoj7pp0sa6fw\/mission_mr.jpg?rlkey=ocjssoynljf6jbifsmbsgm2jo&amp;st=i8u9g8dt&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning, as turned my free will over to the Spotify randomizer, I was enjoying my usual favorites of Tibetan throat singing, Alpine yodels, and Those Darned Accordions, up popped one of my favorites: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. Is this the perfect love song? It embraces the euphoria of early love, the idealization of beauty, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=65174"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65185,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65174\/revisions\/65185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=65174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}