The personal writings and photos of Jonathan Smith.

I first heard this song from Dennis Ruyer on his Radio 538: Dance Department podcast. As if Booka Shade isn’t enough, mixing this song with Tom Petty is just amazing!

Night falls – Booka Shade

Well I wont back down, no I wont back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I wont back down

Gonna stand my ground, wont be turned around
And Ill keep this world from draggin me down
Gonna stand my ground and I wont back down

Hey baby, there aint no easy way out
Hey I will stand my ground
And I wont back down.

Well I know whats right, I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin me around
But Ill stand my ground and I wont back down

Hey baby there aint no easy way out
Hey I will stand my ground
And I wont back down
No, I wont back down

This will be interesting to follow. Sean Caleb of CNN is finding out what it is like to live on food stamps for one month. Since he doesn’t qualify to use this program, he found that the most a single person can qualify for is $176 per month. That’s about $6.28 per day. Can you live on $6.28 per day?

Some statistics from his report already:

• 31 million Americans rely on the food stamp program
• In Louisiana 1 out of 6 people uses food stamps
• Food stamps are actually now called Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)