Since Pope Francis has decided to speak out on the plight of the world's migrants tonight (in an assumed rebuke to the racist sociopath who currently occupies the Oval Office), we cats must report that politics have also touched our holiday revelries — at least a bit.
Having enjoyed a terrific performance last night at Montreal's House of Jazz, we've learned that the establishment was formerly named for its previous owner, Charles Biddle, an American bass player who relocated to Quebec after serving in World War II. Why did Biddle make the move? Because he was impressed that in Montreal, white and black musicians played together with no problem — unlike in the United States.
Of course, the civil rights movement came in the Fifties and Sixties, and things in the US got better. But lately, we've been feeling like we're backsliding. It's amazing how effectively hate can seem to take hold when it flows down from the top.
So our holiday wish is that, in 2018, love manages to trump all that — with a ton of Democratic votes. That would make us cats PURR.
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