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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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