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RetiredTeacher55
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I am a retired English and history teacher, father, avid book consumer, lifelong baseball aficionado, devotee of many musical genres, humanist, Democrat, and a New Englander residing in Kansas. "I have a lover's quarrel with the world."
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Autumn has come to Nauset Inlet, Orleans, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
On this day in 1963, Ed Sullivan, waiting for a flight at London's Heathrow Airport, happened to witness the pandemonium of Beatlemania—a pop-culture fever then raging in the U.K. and rapidly spreading across the European continent. So impressed, Sullivan booked them for his CBS show.
Happy heavenly birthday to John Candy, who would have been 75 year old today.
“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers.
Do you like my suit now, Mr. President?
Rangeley Lakes Region, Maine.
Iraq invaded Kuwait on this day in 1990, and Saddam Hussein's subsequent refusal to withdraw his troops sparked the Persian Gulf War, in which an international force led by the United States quickly defeated Iraq.
The great American novelist, commentator, and civil rights advocate, James Baldwin, was born on this day in 1924.
"Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others." - Charles Bukowski.
Bruce Springsteen said more in five minutes than the collective press has said in three months.
LOST 45: "Happy Heart," Andy Williams, 1969. Melodic, enchanting, with as many chord changes as a Sondheim ballad. Except for A top-20 hit during the spring of 1969. www.youtube.com/watch?v=roQz...
Happy Heart
YouTube video by Andy Williams - Topic
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Fox “News” did to our parents what everyone said video games and rap music was going to do to us. - Brandontour on Threads.
“New York’s A Lonely Town,” The Tradewinds, 1965. An obscure Rhode Island band wrote this gem about a California surfer boy who moves to NYC - and winter comes. The song, with a melody and harmony reminiscent of The Beach Boys, was a top-ten song in the Northeast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRlX...
"New York's A Lonely Town"- The Trade Winds
YouTube video by HistoricusJoe
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The Shelter In The Middle of the Roundabout, Penny Lane, Liverpool, England.
On this day in 2020, Derek Chauvin, a police officer, was found guilty of killing George Floyd, an unarmed African American man whose neck he knelt on while attempting to arrest him. Floyd's death caused massive protests against police brutality and brought renewed attention to Black Lives Matter.
“Something In The Night,” Bruce Springsteen, 1978. Conjured in by Roy Bittan's eery piano & Max Weinberg's thunderstorm tom-toms, followed by a primal howling by Bruce, this of the genuine nuggets from arguably The Boss’s best LP, Darkness On The Edge Of Town. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q_J...
Something in the Night
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"May peace and plenty be the first to lift the latch to your door
And happiness be your guest today and evermore." - An old Irish blessing.
Why it's wicked cool to go to games at Fenway.
Flagler College, Saint Augustine, Florida.