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  • Part 1—My New Adventure: A Raised Bed Flower Garden!

    Janet Brien
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    For the first time in my life, I'm going to have a big flower garden! I'm really excited and would like to share my adventure, so I'm going to write about my experience as it unfolds, beginning with a bit of history in this article—let's just say I I haven't always been a fan of gardening!

  • It's Late

    John Twang
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    Dorsey and Johnny Burnette were members of the legendary "Rock and Roll Trio" with Paul Burlison. Dorsey hit the top twenty with "Tall Oak Tree" in 1960 and is the father of Fleetwood Mac member Billy Burnette . Dorsey's younger brother Johnny had success with the top twenty hits "Dreamin'", "You're Sixteen" and "Little Boy Sad" in the early sixties and he is the father of Rocky Burnette of "Tired of Towing the Line" fame. Composer Dorsey Burnette's original was issued in 1958. Teen idol Ric… (read more)

  • Hooked On a Feeling

    John Twang
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    From the album "On My Way" containing the hit "The Eyes of a New York Woman", this is Grammy recipient B.J. (Billy Joe) Thomas, the electric sitar and the number five hit "Hooked On a Feeling" (Mark James) from 1969. The man who discovered Genesis and signed 10CC, Kenneth "Jonathan" King hit the charts with "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" in 1965. Jonathan produced The Bay City Rollers, "It's Good News Week" for Hedgehoppers Anonymous and was an original backer for "The Rocky Horror Picture Sh… (read more)

  • Lost Boys

    Indycaver (Norm)
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    This photo was taken at the beginning of the infamous "Underwear Mapping Day". This day was designed to be a stress release for the many days spent mapping with strangers and their idiosyncrasies. The requirement ... underwear had to be worn on the outside of the clothing. I'm posing with the group of guys known as the "Lost Boys Scorched Earth Mapping Team" The team earned their name the week before mapping the front range outside of Las Vegas, New Mexico. We were required to map in pairs in th… (read more)

  • La rage au ventre : Raging Jake

    Philippe Dupuy
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    Champion du monde de boxe, Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal) mène une existence fastueuse avec sa femme et sa fille qu’il aime plus que tout. Lorsque sa femme (Naomie Harris) est tuée dans une bagarre qu'il a déclenchée, son monde s’écroule. Il sombre dans la dépression et perd tout ce qu'il a, y compris la garde de sa fille quyi lui est retirée par la justice. Au fond du trou, il trouve une aide précieuse en la personne de Tick Willis (Forest Whitaker), propriétaire d'une salle de boxe, avec lequel… (read more)

  • Calgary Tornado Warning

    Tony Glen
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    Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning far Calgary and Rocky View County. At 12:45 PM a tornado was spotted just northeast of Pridis, AB, moving southeast at 30km/h. Communities in the path include: Southwest Calgary.

  • Hooka Tooka

    John Twang
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    "Green Rocky Road" originally was a black children's folk song. The lyric "Hooka Tooka Soda Cracka" was probably added from the British children's counting rhyme "Icka Backa Soda Cracker". Judy Henske sang this at a 1963 Chicago "Hootenanny". This track is longer than usual because of the informative and entertaining preamble. The same year Chubby Checker (Ernest Evans) had a top ten with just the "Hooka Tooka" (E. Evans) part and a different arrangement. Years ago Chubby was in town and sig… (read more)

  • Summer Nights

    John Twang
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    "Summer Nights" Jacobs - Casey) was sung by Barry Bostwick and Carole Demas in the 1972 Broadway production of "Grease". Tony and Golden Globe winner Barry Bostwick was in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Moby Dick and lots of television series. For more than a decade Carole Demas starred in television's "The Magic Garden" while appearing on countless other series. On Broadway she was in "The Fantasticks", "Barefoot In the Park", "Enter Laughing" and several other noted productions. Olivia New… (read more)

  • Cannes Lions 2017

    Philippe Dupuy
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    Le Midem qui vient tout juste de s’achever à Cannes fait désormais figure de kermesse d’école maternelle à côté du mastodonte Cannes Lions qui va lui succéder à partir de ce week-end.15000 professionnels de la publicité et des médias y sont attendus pendant huit jours avec, dans leur sillage, une flopée de célébrités. Cannes Lions, qui en est à sa 64e édition, est devenu en quelques années «l’autre Festival de Cannes».Outre les patrons des plus grandes agences de pub du monde, on y croisera cett… (read more)

  • Cannes Lions 2017: Simon le Bon rugit avec les Lions

    Philippe Dupuy
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    En écoutant le prochain album de Duran Duran (oui, le groupe en enregistre encore), on se souviendra que les chœurs d’une des chansons ont été enregistrés le samedi 17 juin salle Debussy au Palais des Festivals de Cannes. À la fin de leur discours sur «Comment l’extraordinaire naît du travail en collaboration», premier grand keynote du congrès mondial de la créativité Cannes Lions qui s’est ouvert hier matin à Cannes, Simon Le Bon et son ami Nick Wood, patron de Syn Music, l’agence de création m… (read more)

  • Landslide

    John Twang
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    The Fleetwood Mac self titled 1975 album contains the introduction to the often covered "Landslide" (Stevie Nicks). Wikipedia: " Nicks has said that she wrote this song while she was contemplating going back to school or continuing on professionally with guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. Their album Buckingham Nicks had been dropped by Polydor Records and she and Buckingham were not getting along. She wrote the song while visiting Aspen, Colorado, sitting in someone's living room "looking out at the… (read more)

  • Living in America

    John Twang
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    "Living In America" (Dan Hartman - Charlie Midnight) was issued by co-author Dan Hartman on the 1994 LP posthumously released "Keep The Fire Burnin'". Co-writer Charlie Midnight (Kaufman) wrote for the movies "The Bodyguard" and "Bull Durham". James Brown released a single of "Living In America" in 1985 peaking at number four on Billboard. This was his last time in the top forty. The next year it earned James a Grammy for Best male R&B Vocal performance. The single version is on the soundtra… (read more)

  • How 'Bout Us

    John Twang
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    The Water Brothers Band from Champaign, Illinois issued the single "How 'Bout Us" (Dana Walden) in 1975. The tune was written by the group's keyboardist and produced by fellow group member Michael Day. Most of the band members went on to form the group Champaign. "How 'Bout Us" by Champaign (Pauli Carman, Rena and Michael Day, Rocky Maffit, Michael Reed, Howard Reeder and Dana Walden) went on to hit the top of the Adult Contemporary, number twelve pop and number four on the Soul charts in th… (read more)

  • To Know Him Is To Love Him

    John Twang
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    The Teddy Bears (Phil Spector, Annette Kleinbard and Marshall Leib) included drummer Sandy Nelson on the 1958 classic "To Know Him Is To Love Him" (Phil Spector). The song was inspired by writing on Phil's father's tombstone. Phil Spector became infamous while Annette Kleinbard changed her name to Carol Connors and wrote "With You I'm Born Again", "Hey Little Cobra" and "The Theme From Rocky". Marshall Leib worked with Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss at A&M Records. Peter (Asher) and Gordon's (Wa… (read more)

  • Eye Of The Tiger

    John Twang
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    The group Survivor was founded by Jim Peterik and this is his version of "Eye Of The Tiger" (Frank Sullivan - Jim Peterik) from the movie "Rocky lll". The song was commissioned especially for the film by Sylvester Stallone after Queen denied him use of "Another One Bites The Dust". This is apparently recorded in the home of one of those involved in "Hardcore Pawn, Chicago". The intro was edited for timing and talkers in the background. Survivor (lead vocalist Dave Bickler, Marc Droubay, Step… (read more)

  • Rencontre avec Dick Rivers

    Philippe Dupuy
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    Pour fêter ses 55 ans de carrière, le Niçois a compilé son «best of» sur un triple CD (5/5) et a accepté de figurer à l’affiche de la nouvelle tournée Age Tendre. On a jeté avec lui un coup d’œil dans le rétro... En 1961, vous avez 15 ans, vous habitez Nice et vous devenez une idole du rock. Comment cela se pouvait-il? Mon premier 45 tours est sorti le jour de mon 15e anniversaire, le 24 avril 1961. Je suis passé directement du vélo à la Cadillac! (rires). Il fallait un certain culot pour se… (read more)

  • vignettes

    Jim O'Neil
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    Super short, short stories. Mosty exactly 50 words.

  • Galveston

    Philippe Dupuy
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    Les temps sont durs pour Roy (Ben Foster), petit gangster de la Nouvelle-Orléans. La maladie le ronge et son boss (Beau Bridges) lui tend un guet-apens auquel il échappe de justesse. Une seule issue: la fuite, en compagnie de Rocky (Elle Fanning), une jeune prostituée que la bande séquestrait. Ces deux êtres que la vie n’a pas épargnés partent en cavale vers la ville de Galveston.Ils n’ont plus rien à perdre… Que la vie! Changement de genre radical pour Mélanie Laurent qui, après un drame ado… (read more)

  • Raining In My Heart

    John Twang
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    Felice (Matilda) Bryant sings "Raining In My Heart (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) from the LP "A Touch Of Bryant". This team gave us "All I Have To Do Is Dream", "Mexico", "Problems", "We Could", "Bird Dog", "Come Live With Me", "Devoted To You", "Bye, Bye Love", "Love Hurts", Wake Up Little Susie" and "Rocky Top". Buddy Holly (Holley) recorded "Raining In My Heart" in October of 1958. When it was released the next year as the B side of "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" the song stalled barely gett… (read more)

  • Vad jag läste 2018 / Kion mi legis en 2018

    Sten Johansson
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    Lena Ackebo : Vi ses i Sofo / Lena Ackebo : Fucking Sofo / Lena Ackebo : Världens vackraste man / Johannes Anyuru : De kommer att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar / Natacha Appanah : Våldets vändkrets / Tropique de la violence Gunnar Artéus : Anna Maria Lenngren. Ett kvinnoliv / Julian Barnes : Tidens larm / The Noise… (read more)