“X” Marks the Spotlight

 

musitorial n mashing music, musings and editorials, music and song that evokes thought and commentary.

Today’s musitorial is once again inspired by Elon Musk and SpaceX (“advancing human spaceflight”) being in the news, again. According to the New York Times (a trusted news source), “Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules.”

American President Donlad Trump’s trusted advisor Musk’s company’s integrity is under scrutiny.

“…Musk and SpaceX are currently under scrutiny by three US military departments, as reported by The New York Times. The investigations focus on Musk and SpaceX's alleged failure to disclose meetings with foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, since 2021” (Business Today, Dec. 18, 2024).

But that’s all I dare say about that – you never know who (or what) might be listening.

It’s no laughing matter, of course, but I did burst out laughing when I moved my computer mouse’s pointer to shut down the article. There, common to all computer screens and internet users I suspect, is the little ‘x’ in the corner of the display signifying ‘close’ or ‘cancel.’ X!

Why would the self-styled world’s smartest man and President Trump’s most trusted adviser on all things computery rename the highly successful platform formerly known as Twitter, rebranding the platform as X – “close.” Stranger still, the space exploration company is named SpaceX – i.e., “space not”? Funny not.

Today’s musitorial pays homage to Sly Stone – Sly and The Family Stone, to be exact – and their song “Spaced Cowboy” (1971, There’s a Riot Goin’ On, Epic).

“Yoo-hoo! Yodel ayde who?”

Lyrics excerpt:

I can't say it more than once
'Cause I'm thinking twice as fast
Yodel ayde lay da day

Everything I like is nice
That's why I try to have it twice
Yodel ayde lay da day
Yodel ayde lay da day, Yodel ayde lay da day
Yodel ayde lay da day
Yodel ayde lay da day, lay da day

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Link to SpaceX: https://www.spacex.com/

Link to Business Today: https://tinyurl.com/4j8cm45u

Link to New York Times article: https://tinyurl.com/bdejrf9e

Link to Youtube version of “Spaced Cowboy”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVGq_NxEHFk

Link to Wiki article on Sly and the Family Stone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone