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Post by bravomailer on Aug 27, 2021 22:14:23 GMT
My father used to humorously refer to that as the Leaf Raking Festival. It was fun.
I didn’t know anyone whose parents were divorced until I reached high school. There was one girl and we felt sorry for her.
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 27, 2021 18:01:25 GMT
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 27, 2021 18:00:45 GMT
In 2009 I got several spams from an outfit seeking to reimburse internet fraud victims. The outfit was called The Obama Foundation.
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 26, 2021 20:27:48 GMT
I saw them on the Ed Sullivan show, bravomailer I was nine. I was screaming like the girls in the audience. but I didn't know why.lol That is so cool you saw them! I saw A Hard Day's Night in a theater when it was released in 1964. Everyone was so excited while waiting for the film to start. "Who's your favorite Beatle?" "Mine too!" "Are you going to scream?" "I don't know!" So the lights dim, the film comes on and that distinctive chord is heard, and the girls scream as on Ed Sullivan!
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 26, 2021 20:03:56 GMT
A friend went through TOPGUN in the 80s. I've never asked him about the film. Okay, he and I discussed the film a few weeks ago. He thought it was enjoyable but of course far from accurate. He said every navy fighter pilot goes to TOPGUN, not just the best as the film says. He further said he didn't think he learned a great deal there. Most of the skills and info were already taught out in the squadrons. The school was in Nevada when he went though it and he took the opportunity to fly over Death Valley, about 100 feet off the desert floor, at 800 mph.
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 26, 2021 19:55:57 GMT
You saw the Beatles live? I would have given up anything for that. August 1966, Washington, DC. The opening acts were Bobby Hebb and the Cyrkle. The Beatles performed only about 40 minutes. Really. But we weren't disappointed. No one back then knew how long a concert was supposed to be. Besides, we saw the Beatles. Believe it or not, it wasn't sold out or anywhere near it. Bad part of town. I still have the program. Wish I had the ticket stub.
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 26, 2021 0:53:29 GMT
The BabyBoomer Triple Crown:
- Know where I was when JFK was killed
- Saw the Beatles live
- Served in Vietnam
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 25, 2021 18:16:45 GMT
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 25, 2021 16:08:35 GMT
I'm told that Keith Richards posted this on Instagram or Facebook:
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 25, 2021 14:38:47 GMT
First thing I thought of when I saw the thread title. Upset would probably not be the word in my case, so much as contempt for the writers. There was absolutely no reason for Blake to die. I thought it was pretentious. I felt terrible for Radar having to make that announcement to the unit also. I think it was an attempt at getting us to feel what war is truly like. MASH became hopelessly preachy in following years.
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 24, 2021 18:36:40 GMT
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 24, 2021 17:14:43 GMT
When back in the 70s Canadian PM Pierre Trudeau's wife started hanging out with the Stones, Charlie observed, “I wouldn’t want my wife associatin’ with us.”
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 24, 2021 16:58:32 GMT
Clearly the most stable and likable member of the band.
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 24, 2021 16:40:54 GMT
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 24, 2021 4:21:10 GMT
The Victors was a dark response to uplifting WW2 movies, though not one in particular.
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 24, 2021 2:40:37 GMT
I learned my dog is seven different breeds.
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 23, 2021 19:24:23 GMT
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 23, 2021 6:18:39 GMT
How about Warhol's shot of the Empire State Building!
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 23, 2021 1:09:23 GMT
A timely homage from Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe, though not recent.
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 22, 2021 15:34:30 GMT
The Everly Brothers were truly great. Their lovely harmonies influenced Lennon and McCartney. In fact, the Dunhill label opted not to sign the Beatles because they sounded too much like Don and Phil. people.com/music/don-everly-dead-at-84/
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