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“Now, red, white, black, tan, yellow, or brown,”
“It really doesn’t matter, we can all get down” – Digital Underground Last Friday morning I told my twenty-something-year-old co-worker that it was a sad day in the music world, and then I asked her did she knew who “Shock … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Underground, Doowuchyalike, Gregory Jacobs, Humpty Hump, Money B, NSU Redmen, Oakland rap, Sesame Street, Sex Packets, Shock G, The Packet Man, Tupac
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“Running Just As Fast As We Can”
“Holding onto one another hands.” – Tiffany I can’t run as fast I used to be able to. I turned 50 a few weeks ago. I don’t really feel any different than I did when I was 49, but yet … Continue reading
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Tagged 1971, colonoscopies, Glenn Frey, I Think We're Alone Now, The Eagles, Tiffany, turning 50
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“And When the Night is Cold and Dark”
“You can see, you can see light.” – Corey Hart I’ve found myself pondering on Matthew 5:45 more than normal the past 12 months. For those of you who haven’t memorized The Bible yet, it’s the scripture that (paraphrasing) says … Continue reading
“It’s Early Morning, the Sun Comes Out”
“Last night was shaking, and pretty loud.” – Scorpions “Hey Uncle Kyle, do you know the song “Rock You Like a Hurricane” by The Beatles?” Uh, you mean Scorpions? “(Laughing) Oh, yeah, Scorpions.” – Keller P. (age 5) Well before … Continue reading
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Tagged and guess what, Bluey, Keller, nephews, Rock You Like a Hurricane, Scorpions
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“You Belong Among the Wildflowers”
“You belong in a boat out at sea” – Tom Petty My daughter moved most of her stuff out of the house last night. She’s 20 and working two jobs and well, it’s time I guess. That didn’t make it … Continue reading
“There’s No Stopping Us (No Stopping)”
“No one does it better (No one does it better).” – Ollie & Jerry And no one did it better in 1984 for the poppers and the lockers than this duo that teamed up for the title track to the … Continue reading
“It’s Like Having a Dream”
“Where nobody has a heart.” – Benny Mardones I attended my first sporting event this week since the pandemic started in March of 2020. I live about 15 minutes from Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the Arkansas Razorbacks … Continue reading
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Tagged American Bandstand, Arkansas, basketball, Benny Mardones, college hoops, Dick Clark, Into the Night, Ole Miss, pandemic basketball, Win Case
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“And the Band, They Played One More Song”
“One for the mockingbird.” – Cutting Crew A happy belated new year to you all! Hindsight is indeed now 2020. Hey-oh! One thing 2020 brought more of to me personally was bird-watching in my backyard. I hung up more bird … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, consistency, Cutting Crew, happy new year, mockingbird, Nick Van Eede, One for the Mockingbird, persistence
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“She Cheers Me Up When I Feel Alone”
“And that’s why baby I’ve got to let you know” – Kool and the Gang In the final installment of this five-part series, I honor my dad and the players that made magic happen on a “God-awful blue court” in … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC Gang, Anthony Bowie, Archie Marshall, Brad Underwood, Brandon Buss, Carliss Jeter, Dana Altman, Independence Kansas, Jim Kerwin, Joanna, John Calipari, Kansas Jayhawks, Kool and the Gang, Larry Brown, Larry Gipson, OKC Rams, Oklahoma Sooners, Ray Alford, Riley Wallace, Ron Roberts, Sam Lacks, Seminole, Seminole Trojans, SJC, Southern Arkansas Tech, Surgeons of Slam, William Childs, Winfred Case
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