The last few days I've had Alabama on my mind, on Thursday 27th I went to London to see Jason Isbell and the 400 unit. Jason comes from the Muscle Shoals area and his music both when a member of Drive by Truckers and now with his own band, pays tribute to that region.
Jason's songs featured strongly on the Decoration Day and Dirty South albums. on Thursday night at the Garage, Islington; Jason played his songs from those albums as well as the very thoughtful track TVA. Outfit a song that hits the father-son relationship right on the money, was a real highlight.
The next morning I read and watched coverage of the tornadoes that had ravaged Alabama and other southern states. Whole communities and small towns wiped out. Tornadoes up to a mile wide and winds off up to 200mph. The film often taken by amateur photographers on phones revealed the scale of the devastation.
While Alabama was on my mind, the British media gave he tornadoes minimal coverage because of the royal wedding. Shocking in my mind that hundreds have lost their lives and more have lost their homes, and yet two people getting married, receives more coverage, seemingly not only here but also across the world even in the USA.
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