The first rural electrification movement in the US was in the 1920's. Now, a hundred years later, we are in a new movement to leave fossil fuels in the ground and go to renewable energy for running electric appliances and cars. So let's bring back Reddy Kilowatt. From the current owners of the cartoon character: "Reddy was created in 1926 by Ashton Collins Sr., a general commercial manager for Alabama Power Co. (APC) in Birmingham, Alabama. At the time, electricity was still a new technology, and APC wanted to increase demand for electrical power in their service area – especially in rural communities, which were still largely underserved. To grow the appeal of electricity, APC needed a friendly face to tout its benefits and to underline the need for safe practices. This was a world that needed a Reddy Kilowatt to lead the way."

Plot of a movie I watched this week: Two brothers return to hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1932, buy a barn, start a juke joint, find a blues guitar prodigy and have opening night. The music is so powerful it summons old African shamans and 21st century rappers and hiphop guys into the dance. That's the best scene. Then vampires show up singing old English folk tunes. Epic battle ensues. The KKK shows up at the end and gets gunned down. Guitar guy survives, goes home to preacher dad who begs him to let the guitar go. Cut to modern day scene with guitar guy, now aged, played by the present day Buddy Guy.