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Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!

Jordan's river is chilly and cold, Hallelujah!
But it warms the human soul, Hallelujah!
This old world is a mighty big place, Hallelujah
It got Satan all over its face, Hallelujah
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!

They put Daniel in the lion's den, Hallelujah
And he walked right out again, Hallelujah
The reason them felines permitted that, Hallelujah,
Was that Daniel had no fat, Hallelujah
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!

Did you hear what old Jonah said, Hallelujah
When the world thought he was dead, Hallelujah
I was taking' me a ride, Hallelujah
In that big old whales inside, Hallelujah
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!

Old man Noah built an ark, Hallelujah
Worked from dawn 'til after dark, Hallelujah
When he left for foreign shores, Hallelujah
Had a big family but had no oars, Hallelujah
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!

They nailed Jesus to the Cross, Hallelujah
But his faith was never lost, Hallelujah
So Christian soldiers off to war, Hallelujah
Hold that line in Arkansas, Hallelujah
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!

Joshua at Jericho, Hallelujah
Alabama's next to go, Hallelujah
So Mississippi kneel and pray, Hallelujah
Some more buses on the way, Hallelujah
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!
Michael row the boat ashore, Hallelujah!

Poem in Prose


This poem is for my wife.
I have made it plainly and honestly:
The mark is on it
Like the burl on the knife.

I have not made it for praise.
She has no more need for praise
Than summer has
Or the bright days.

In all that becomes a woman
Her words and her ways are beautiful:
Love's lovely duty,
the well-swept room.

Wherever she is there is sun
And time and a sweet air:
Peace is there,
Work done.

There are always curtains and flowers
And candles and baked bread
And a cloth spread
And a clean house.

Her voice when she sings is a voice
At dawn by a freshening spring
Where the wave leaps in the wind
And rejoices.

Wherever she is it is now.
It is here where the apples are:
Here in the stars,
In the quick hour.

The greatest and richest good,
My own life to live in,
This she has given me --

If giver could.

Archibald MacLeish

Good morning, WA2K listeners and contributors. Wow! We had one tremendous electrical storm last evening. It illuminated my bedroom window pane with a ferocity that only Daniel in the lion's den could understand. <smile>.

Hey, edgar. Loved your variation on Michael, but the poem was so lovely, Texas. Thank you for both.

My word, Walter. We will never get used to these time differences. Let's do a Johnny Mercer song, shall we?

You have to accentuate the positive,
Eliminate the negative and latch on
To the affirmative,
Don't mess with Mr. Inbetween.

You got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
And have faith or pandemonium
Is liable to walk upon the scene.

(bridge)
To illustrate, my last remark,
Jonah in the whale,
Noah in the ark.
What did they do,
Just when everything looked so dark.

Well, they said you got to accentuate the positive,
Eliminate the negative,
Latch on to the affirmative,
Or life will surely be a scene.
No, don't mess with Mr. inbetween.

Ward Bond
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wardell E. Bond (April 9, 1903 - November 5, 1960) was an American film actor whose qualities of both rugged appearance and easygoing charm led to featured roles in numerous classic films. When the American Film Institute selected the 100 greatest American films in 1998, Bond had appeared in more of the titles (seven) than any other performer.

Bond was born in Benkelman, Nebraska but grew up in Colorado. He was educated at the University of Southern California, where he played on the football team. While Bond was on the university football team, he became friends with teammate and future Hollywood star John Wayne.

Ward Bond made his film debut in 1929 and played over 200 roles. He was frequently typecast as a friendly policemen or as a brutal thug. He had a longtime working relationship with Wayne as well as directors John Ford and Frank Capra, performing in such films as The Searchers, The Quiet Man, and Fort Apache for Ford, with whom he made 25 films, and It Happened One Night and It's a Wonderful Life for Capra. Among his other prominent films were Gone With the Wind, The Maltese Falcon, and Sergeant York. He later starred in the popular NBC TV series Wagon Train from 1957 until his death.

In the 1940s, Bond was a member of right-wing group called the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideas, whose major platform was opposition to alleged Communists in the film industry.

An urban legend has grown up that country singer Johnny Horton died in an automobile accident while driving to see Bond at a hotel to discuss a possible role in the fourth season of Wagon Train. Although Horton was indeed killed in a car crash early on November 5, 1960, and Bond died from a massive heart attack later that day, the two events are unrelated. Horton was on his way from Austin, Texas to Shreveport, Louisiana, not Dallas, and Bond was in Dallas not to meet Horton but to attend a football game. (In any case, Bond, as star of his show, was not a producer and was in no position to hire Horton.)

Bond was 57 at his death. John Wayne gave the eulogy at his funeral.

For his contribution to the television industry, Ward Bond has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6933 Hollywood Blvd. In 2001, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Bond

Flop-Eared Mule - Andy Griffith

Use to have an old Banjo
It was all strung up with twine
And the only song you could hear me sing was
I wish that gal was mine
Well, I wish that gal was mine, boys
I wish that gal was mine
And the only song you could hear me sing
Was I wish that gal was mine

Whoa mule, you kicking mule
Whoa mule, I say
I ain't got time to kiss you now
My mule has run away

Took my wife to the barn yard
And I sit her down to supper
Well, she got choked on a turkey leg
And stuck her nose in the butter

Stuck her nose in the butter
Stuck her nose in the butter
Well, she got choked on a turkey leg
And stuck her nose in the butter

Whoa mule, you kicking mule
Whoa mule, I say
Tie a knot in that old mules tail
Before he runs away

Your face is like a coffee pot
Your nose is like a spout
Your mouth is like a fireplace
With all the ashes out

Well, With all the ashes out, boys
With all the ashes out
Your mouth is like a fireplace
With all the ashes out

Whoa mule, you kicking mule
Whoa mule, I say
I ain't got time to kiss you now
My mule has run away

Whoa mule, you kicking mule
Whoa mule, I say
I ain't got time to kiss you now
My mule has run away

Cheeta
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cheeta (born April 9, 1932) is a chimpanzee noted for appearing in numerous movies and television shows, most famously many Hollywood Tarzan films of the 1930s and 1940s, in which the fictional chimp he portrayed had the same name. Cheeta also appeared in Doctor Dolittle (1967) with Rex Harrison, Cheeta's last role before retirement.

While inextricably associated in the public mind with Tarzan, Cheeta as a character never appeared in any of the original Tarzan novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, only the Tarzan movies. In the novels chimpanzees never appear, though in the later books Tarzan has a monkey companion named N'kima.

Cheeta became the longest lived known chimpanzee upon passing the age of 64. Cheeta is still alive at the age of 73, living at a private residence in Palm Springs, California.

In retirement Cheeta watches television and makes paintings which are sold to benefit primate-related charities.

This particular animal's name should not be confused with species of big cat known as the cheetah.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheeta

Brandon De Wilde
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Brandon deWilde (April 9, 1942 - July 6, 1972) was an American actor born into a theatrical family in Brooklyn. His father, Frederick A. deWilde, was a Broadway production stage manager. His mother, Eugenia deWilde, was a part time Broadway actress. The deWilde family moved from Brooklyn to Baldwin, Long Island after Brandon was born.

Brandon deWilde made his much-acclaimed Broadway debut at the age of 9 in The Member of the Wedding. He was the first child actor to win the Donaldson Award and went on to repeat his role in the film version directed by Fred Zinnemann in 1952.

As the blonde, blue-eyed Joey who idolized the strange gunman in Shane, he stole the picture and was rewarded with an Oscar nomination the following year. He starred in his own television series, Jamie, during 1953-1954. The program was highly popular and likely would have run far longer had it not been for a contract dispute which led to its cancellation. Young deWilde then made his mark as a screen adolescent co-starring with Carol Lynley in the 1959 drama Blue Denim, then appeared in Hud which starred Paul Newman, and in All Fall Down.

Although he was the only leading cast member not nominated for an Oscar for the 1963 film Hud, deWilde got to share Oscar night glory nevertheless when he went on stage to accept the Best Supporting Actor trophy for co-star Melvyn Douglas, who was out of the country visiting Israel at the time.

DeWilde delivered a widely acclaimed performance at the age of 23 as Jere Torry, the screen son of John Wayne in the 1965 war film, In Harm's Way. His last film was Wild In The Sky (1972) in which he played a young rebel that steals a nuclear bomb with the help of two friends. In retrospect, Hud and In Harm's Way stand as his definitive roles as an adult, and Shane as his overall greatest achievement. During his career that spanned the years 1951-1972 he appeared in 6 Broadway plays, 16 films, and 27 television shows.

Brandon deWilde was critically injured in a car crash in the Denver suburb of Lakewood while en route to appear in the play, Butterflies Are Free. DeWilde had swerved to avoid another vehicle and struck a construction trailer parked on the side of the street. He was pinned in the wreckage of the truck he was driving for some time before finally arriving at Denver University Hospital. He died four hours after the accident on the evening of July 6, 1972. He was 30 years old.

The young actor was also indirectly involved with the music industry. In 1965, deWilde vacationed in the Bahamas and watched as Paul McCartney of The Beatles wrote the song "Wait" during the filming of the Beatles movie, Help. With the help of his friend Gram Parsons, most notably of The Byrds, deWilde attempted to embark on a music career. He invited Parsons and his band at the time, International Submarine Band, to back him in a recording session. Guitarist John Nuese claimed that deWilde sang harmony with Parsons better than anyone besides Emmylou Harris. She and Parsons later cowrote a song, "In My Hour Of Darkness", whose first verse references the car accident that killed deWilde: "Once I knew a young man / Went driving through the night, / Miles and miles without a word / But just his high-beam lights. / Who'd have ever thought they'd build / Such a deadly Denver bend; / To be so strong, to take so long / As it would till the end."

DeWilde was originally buried in Hollywood, California. His family later moved his grave to Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, New York, in Suffolk County near their Long Island, New York home to be near his mother who died in 1987. DeWilde's father died in 1980.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_De_Wilde

Dennis Quaid
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor.


Biography

Dennis was born to William Rudy Quaid and Juanita Bonniedale Jordan in Houston, Texas. He studied drama at Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas and later in college. He dropped out of the University of Houston before graduating and moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career. Dennis initially had trouble finding work but began to gain notice when he appeared in Breaking Away (1979) and earned good reviews for his role in The Right Stuff (1983).

Known for his famous grin, Quaid was a versitile actor, performing in both comedic and dramatic roles. Quaid's acting career seemed to reach its peak in the mid-to-late 1980s, with starring roles in such films as Enemy Mine and Innerspace. He also achieved acclaim for his portrayal of Jerry Lee Lewis in Great Balls of Fire (1989).

Quaid's career seemed to lose steam in late 80s/early 90s after he fought and kicked a painful cocaine addiction, but he continued to prove his worth in a variety of films, and seems to be experiencing a resurgence in popularity since the late nineties. Some of Quaid's most recent film credits include Traffic (2000) as a lowlife attorney, Far From Heaven (2002) as a closeted husband and In Good Company (2004), as an aging ad executive whose new boss is a young kid.

Aside from acting, Quaid is also a musician, and plays with his band the Sharks. He also has a pilot's license.

Quaid is a scratch golfer and, in 2005, was named as the top golfer among the "Hollywood set" by Golf Digest. He lends his name to the annual "Jiffy Lube/Dennis Quaid Charity Classic" in Austin, Texas. The golf tournament attracts numerous celebrities with the proceeds split between three local children's charities. He is a member of Bel-Air Country Club in Beverly Hills and tries to stay at homes on private courses when he's on the road.

Quaid works with the charity "International Hospital for Children in New Orleans." He makes trips to Central America to help build medical clinics and transport sick children back to the United States for treatment they cannot get locally.

In a 2006 interview with Best Life magazine, Quaid said that in the mid-1990s he suffered from anorexia nervosa, saying, "I'd look in the mirror and still see a 180 lb. guy, even though I was 138 pounds," and "for many years, I was obsessed about what I was eating, how many calories it had, and how much exercise I'd have to do."

He is also a huge fan of the legendary rock band Phish, and has been spotted at several of their concerts.

Family

Marriages: Quaid has picked a holiday for each of his weddings (Fourth of July, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving Day):

* July 4, 2004 - present; Kimberly Buffington (real estate agent).
* February 14, 1991 - June 16, 2001; Meg Ryan (actress); son Jack Henry (born April 24, 1992)
* November 25, 1978 - January 23, 1983; P.J. Soles (actress)

Quaid married Kimberly Buffington of Austin, Texas, who, at 32 years old was 18 years younger than Quaid. Quaid's son Jack served as the best man for the wedding at Quaid's ranch in Montana. Quaid was engaged for three years to actress Lea Thompson who he met on the movie set of "Jaws 3-D" in 1983. Quaid's marriage to Meg Ryan ended after it was revealed that she'd had an affair with Russell Crowe while filming Proof of Life (Ryan's relationship with Crowe did not last long after the divorce was announced), but Quaid insists that the relationship had already been deteriorating before then and insists that he still feels some lingering affection for Meg, as she is the mother of his only son, Jack. Some think that the divorce ultimately worked in his favor, as his career has been presently proceeding with much more success than Meg's.

Randy Quaid, Dennis's older brother, is also an actor. Dennis Quaid also has a sister named Brandy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Quaid

As You Slide Down The Banister Of Life (grow Old), Remember.........

1. Jim Baker and Jimmy Swaggert have written an impressive new book. It's called "Ministers Do More Than Lay People."

2. Transvestite: A guy who likes to eat, drink and be Mary.

3. The difference between the Pope and your boss...the Pope only expects you to kiss his ring.

4. My mind works like lightning. One brilliant flash and it is gone.

5. The only time the world beats a path to your door is if you're in the bathroom

6.. I hate sex in the movies. Tried it once. The seat folded up, the drink spilled and that ice, well, it really chilled the mood.

7. It used to be only death and taxes were inevitable. Now, of course, there's shipping and handling, too.

8. A husband is someone who, after taking the trash out, gives the impression that he just cleaned the whole house.

9. My next house will have no kitchen - just vending machines and a large trash can.

10. A blonde said, "I was worried that my mechanic might try to rip me off. I was relieved when he told me all I needed was turn signal fluid."

11. I'm so depressed. My doctor refused to write me a prescription for Viagra. He said it would be like putting a new flagpole on a condemned building.

12. My neighbor was bit by a stray rabid dog. I went to see how he was and found him writing frantically on a piece of paper. I told him rabies could be treated, and he didn't have to worry about a Will. He said, "Will? What Will? I'm making a list of the people I want to bite."

13 Definition of a teenager? God's punishment for enjoying sex.

14. As we slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way.


You don't stop laughing because you grow old--You grow old because you stop laughing !!

A good day to all.

Remembering:


(what a tragic ending for such a talented young man)


(love that man's voice - own all his CDs now)

And a Happy Birthday to:

Well, folks. edgar got his mule in between the hawk's bio's. <smile>

It took me a while, but I read through every script and transcript. Knew most of them, Boston, but became hypnotized with Robeson.

Thanks to both Bob and our Raggedy for the written and the pictorial reminder.

and as always, Bob, life's bannisters and barristers are always a focal point of humor.

Robeson was a man born before his time, folks, but he was a MAN:

Robeson Lyrics > Scandalize My Name

Artist: Paul Robeson
Song: Scandalize My Name
Album: Ballad For Americans
[" Ballad For Americans " CD]

I met my brother the other day
And gave him my right hand
As soon as ever my back was turned
He scandalized my name

Now do you call that a brother?
No, no
You call that a brother?
No, no
You call that a brother
No, no
Scandalize my name

I met my sister the other day
And gave her my right hand
As soon as ever my back was turned
She too scandalized my name

Now do you call that a sister?
No, no
You call that a sister?
No, no
You call that a sister?
No, no
Scandalize my name

I met my preacher the other day
And gave him my right hand
As soon as ever my back was turned
He too scandalized my name

Now do you call that religion?
No, no
You call that religion?
No, no
You call that religion?
No, no
Scandalize my name.

I thought I read that this is Hugh Hefners 80th b'day.

Hugh! Our idol!

Right, folks, like dys and edgar are enraptured with Hugh.

For the dys and the ed:

Mercy Mercy Mercy
The Buckinghams
(Williams/Watson/Zawinul)


My baby she may not a-look
Like one of those bunnies out of a Playboy Club
But she got somethin' much greater than gold
Crazy 'bout that girl 'cause she got so much soul

I said she got the kind of lovin', kissin' and a-huggin'
Sure is mellow, glad that I'm her fellow and I know
That she knocks me off my feet
Have mercy on me
'Cause she knocks me off my feet
There is no girl in the whole world
That can love me like you do

My baby when she walks by
All the fellows go 'mmmm', and I know why
It's simply 'cause that girl she looks so fine
And if she ever leaves me I would lose my mind
[repeat chorus]

Everybody in the neighborhood
Will testify that my girl she looks so good
She's so fine she'd give eyesight to the blind
And if she ever leaves me I would lose my mind
[repeat chorus]

Baby, yeah, you got that soulful feel, yeah, it's all right
Mercy, mercy, mercy

News for the world of art and architecture:



Mendes Da Rocha Wins Architecture Prize By ALEX VEIGA, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 49 minutes ago



LOS ANGELES - Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, renowned for designing bold, open structures that blend with their surroundings, was named the winner of the 2006 Pritzker Architecture Prize on Sunday.



Mendes da Rocha, 78, is the second Brazilian architect to receive the prestigious award, which is sponsored by the family that developed the Hyatt Hotel chain. Oscar Niemeyer was honored in 1988.

Other past winners include Frank Gehry of California, Rafael Moneo of Spain and Renzo Piano of Italy.

"I am very surprised, very honored by the award," Mendes da Rocha said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press from his Sao Paulo home.

A song dedication for Hugh, from Little Richard


(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)

She walks by, the men folk stand in rows
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
She winks her eye, the bread slice turn to toast
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
She's got a lot of what they call the most
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)

The girl can't help it she was born to please
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
And if I go to her on my bended knees
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
'Cause I'm hopin' obviously
That someday her answer will be
The girl can't help it 'cause she's in love with me
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)

She'll mess around with every mother's son
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
If I give her good loving she says "baby well done"
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
She'd make my grandpa feel like twenty-one
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)

The girl can't help it she was born to please
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
And if I go to her on my bended knees
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
'Cause I'm hopin' obviously
That someday her answer will be
The girl can't help it 'cause she's in love with me
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it) awh!

(She can't help it, the girl can't help it) (6)

she walks by, the men folk stand and gawp
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
she's got a lot of what they call the most
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
she can wink her eye and the bread slice turn to toast
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)

The girl can't help it she was born to please
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
And if I go to her on my bended knees
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)
'Cause I'm hopin' obviously
That someday her answer will be
The girl can't help it 'cause she's in love with me
(She can't help it, the girl can't help it)