Adieu, farewell, earth's bliss;
This world uncertain is;
Fond are life's lustful joys;
Death proves them all but toys;
None from his darts can fly;
I am alive, I must die.
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Letty
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Thu 4 May, 2006 12:12 pm
Well, there's our Francis. Welcome back, Paris.
That is a lovely poem. Thanks, buddy.
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Raggedyaggie
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Thu 4 May, 2006 12:16 pm
Goodbye, goodbye
Oh why must we say goodbye?
I've heard that word in every land
'Ke ora te tura' the Polynesians say
Farewell, dear friend
We'll meet another day
From far Japan, 'sayonara' they cry
I wish they didn't mean goodbye
I hear 'au revoir' and long for gay Paree
In Rome, 'arividerci,' they fondly say to me
As I sail from fair Hawaii I hear 'aloha oe'
Oh, I wish they didn't mean goodbye
As I leave London town I hear their 'cheerio'
From Spain 'hasta mañana'
'Adios' from Mexico
And Vienna's old refrain is a sad 'auf wiedersehen'
Oh I wish they didn't mean goodbye
'Aloha oe,' I hear them sigh
But I wish they didn't mean goodbye
Alfred Apaka sings it so sweetly on one of my Hawaii records.
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Letty
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Thu 4 May, 2006 12:23 pm
Raggedy, That is fabulous. I didn't know that you were multi-lingual. <smile>
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Thu 4 May, 2006 12:42 pm
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Thu 4 May, 2006 12:50 pm
> Subject: GRANDPARENT STORIES
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> For all the grandmas and everyone, these are cute.......
>>>
>>>PRICELESS GRANDPARENT STORIES
>>>
>>> 1. After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into
>>> old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she
>>> heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew
>>> thin. At last she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their
>>> room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the
>>> room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, "Who was
>>> THAT?"
>>>
>>> ***********************************************************
>>>
>>> 2. A mother was telling her little girl what her own childhood was
>>> like: "We used to skate outside on a pond. I had a swing made from a
>>> tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our pony. We picked
>>> wild raspberries in the woods." The little girl was wide-eyed, taking
>>> this in. At last she said, "I sure wish I'd gotten to know you sooner!"
>>>
>>> ******************************************************
>>>
>>> 3. My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, "Grandma, do you
>>> know how you and God are alike?" I mentally polished my halo while I
>>> asked, No, how are we alike?" "You're both old," he replied.
>>>
>>> *****************************************************
>>>
>>> 4.A little girl was diligently pounding away on her father's word
>>> processor. She told him she was writing a story. "What's it about?" he
>>> asked. "I don't know," she replied. "I can't read."
>>>
>>> *******************************************************
>>>
>>> 5. I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I
>>> decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it
>>> was. She would tell me, and always she was correct. But it was fun for
>>> me, so I continued. At last she headed for the door, saying sagely,
>>> "Grandma, I think you should try to figure out some of these yourself!"
>>> ***************************************************
>>>
>>> 6. A Sunday school class was studying the Ten Commandments. They were
>>> ready to discuss the last one. The teacher asked if anyone could tell
>>> her what it was. Susie raised her hand, stood tall, and quoted, "Thou
>>> shall not take the covers off thy neighbor's wife."
>>>
>>> ********************************************
>>>
>>> 7. Our five-year-old son couldn't wait to tell his father about the
>>> movie we had watched on television, "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." The
>>> scenes with the submarine and the giant octopus had kept him wide-eyed.
>>> In the middle of the telling, my husband interrupted Mark, "What caused
>>> the submarine to sink?" With a look of incredulity Mark replied, "Dad,
>>> it was the 20,000 leaks!!"
>>>
>>> *****************************************************
>>>
>>> 8. When my grandson, Billy, and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept
>>> the lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky
>>> insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in . Noticing them before I
>>> did, Billy whispered, "It's no use, Grandpa. The mosquitoes are coming
>>> after us with flashlights."
>>>
>>> *****************************************************
>>>
>>> 9. When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, I'm
>>> not sure." "Look in your underwear, Grandma," he advised. "Mine says I'm
>>> four to six."
>>>
>>> ****************************************************
>>>
>>> 10. A second grader came home from school and said to her mother,
>>> "Mom, guess what? We learned how to make babies today." The mother, more
>>> than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. "That's interesting,"
>>> she said, "How do you make babies?" "It's simple," replied the girl.
>>> "You just change "y" to "i" and add 'es'."
>>>
>>> (What English teacher wouldn't love that one?)
>>>
>>> *****************************************************
>>>
>>> Children's Logic:
>>> "Give me a sentence about a public servant," said a teacher.
>>>
>>> The small boy wrote:
>>> "The fireman came down the ladder pregnant." The teacher took the lad
>>> aside to correct him. "Don't you know what pregnant means?" she asked.
>>>
>>> Sure," said the young boy confidently. "It means carrying a child."
>>>
>>> **********************************************
>>
>>> A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids
>>> home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of
>>> the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog.
>>>
>>> The children started discussing the dog's duties. "They use him to
>>> keep crowds back," said one youngster. "No," said another, "he's just
>>> for good luck." A third child brought the argument to a close."They use
>>> the dogs", she said firmly, "to find the fire hydrant.
>>>
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Letty
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Thu 4 May, 2006 01:07 pm
Ah, Boston. That was such a great bio on Audrey. There are so many things that we find out about celebs that we love, right folks?
Bob, dear, those were absolutely precious stories about children. For some reason the one about grandma and the towel was hilarious to me. "Who was that?" Can't you just picture the stunned look on those kid's faces. I also liked the one about the young one and pregnant.
Without looking it up, I believe Truman Capote wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's, and I swear, I believe I read Green Mansions. Now that one I'll have to research.
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Thu 4 May, 2006 01:12 pm
I liked the one about the Dalmatian.
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Francis
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Thu 4 May, 2006 01:15 pm
Yes, the grandma story is great!
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Letty
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Thu 4 May, 2006 01:20 pm
Right, Raggedy. All 101 of 'em.
Well, folks, since we're talking about "red" (fire hydrants are still red, ain't they?) Let's do that Ray Charles number we mentioned a while back.
When you see me in misery
Come on baby, see about me
Now yeah, hey hey, all right
See the girl with the red dress on
She can do the Birdland all night long
Yeah yeah, what'd I say, all right
Well, tell me what'd I say, yeah
Tell me what'd I say right now
Tell me what'd I say
Tell me what'd I say right now
Tell me what'd I say
Tell me what'd I say yeah
And I wanna know
Baby I wanna know right now
And-a I wanna know
And I wanna know right now yeah
And-a I wanna know
Said I wanna know yeah
Spoken: Hey, don't quit now! (c'mon honey)
Naw, I got, I uh-uh-uh, I'm changing (stop! stop! we'll do it again)
Wait a minute, wait a minute, oh hold it! Hold it! Hold it!
Hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey
Oh one more time (just one more time)
Say it one more time right now (just one more time)
Say it one more time now (just one more time)
Say it one more time yeah (just one more time)
Say it one more time (just one more time)
Say it one more time yeah (just one more time)
Hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey (hey) ho (ho) hey
Ah! Make me feel so good (make me feel so good)
Make me feel so good now yeah (make me feel so good)
Woah! Baby (make me feel so good)
Make me feel so good yeah (make me feel so good)
Make me feel so good (make me feel so good)
Make me feel so good yeah (make me feel so good)
Huh (huh) ho (ho) huh (huh) ho (ho) huh (huh) ho (ho) huh
Awh it's all right (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right right now (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right yeah (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right (baby it's all right)
Said that it's all right (baby it's all right)
Woah! Shake that thing now (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing now now (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing right now (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing (baby shake that thing)
Baby shake that thing (baby shake that thing)
Woah! I feel all right now yeah (make me feel all right)
Said I feel all right now (make me feel all right)
Woooah! (make me feel all right)
Tell you I feel all right (make me feel all right)
Said I feel all right (make me feel all right)
Baby I feel all right (make me feel all right)
If paradise is half as nice as heaven that you take me to
Who needs paradise I'd rather have you.
They say paradise is up in the stars
But I needn't sigh because it's so far
'Cos I know it's worth a heaven on earth
For me where you are.
A look from your eyes, a touch of your hand
And I seem to fly to some other land
When you are around my heart always pounds
Just like a brass band.
If paradise is half as nice as heaven that you take me to
Who needs paradise I'd rather have you
Oh yes I'd rather have you.
If paradise is half as nice as heaven that you take me to
Who needs paradise I'd rather have you
Oh yes I'd rather have you.
They say paradise is up in the stars
But I needn't sigh because it's so far
'Cos I know it's worth a heaven on earth
To me where you are.
A look from your eyes a touch of your hand
And I seem to fly to some other land
(fades . . . )
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Letty
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Thu 4 May, 2006 02:58 pm
Well, there's our Try. Fantastic song, honey. Never heard it. Ah, I am thinking about Paradise Lost now.
Know who did that, listeners?
Well, you'll just have to "....stand and wait..." 'cause it's happy hour here.
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oldandknew
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Thu 4 May, 2006 03:09 pm
well it wasn't Tom Waits --- he's singing Screaming Jay Hawkins Heartattack & Vine
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Letty
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Thu 4 May, 2006 03:27 pm
Very funny, London. Thanks for playing along. <smile> Give us the words to that song, Brit.
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oldandknew
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Thu 4 May, 2006 03:41 pm
Heart Attack & Vine ------ Tom Waites
Liar, liar with your pants on fire
White spades hangin' on the telephone wire
Gamblers reevaluate along the dotted line
You'll never recognize yourself on heartattack and vine
Doctor, lawyer, beggar man, thief
Philly Joe remarkable looks on in disbelief,
If you want a taste of madness, you'll have to wait in line
You'll probably see someone you know on heartattack and vine
Boney's high on China White, Shorty found a punk
Don't you know there ain't no devil, that's just Screamin' Jay when he's drunk
Well this stuff will probably kill you, let's do another line
What you say you meet me down on heartattack and vine
[guitar solo]
See that little Jersey girl in the see-through top
With the peddle pushers sucking on a soda pop
Well I bet she's still a virgin but it's only twenty-five to nine
You can see a million of 'em down on heartattack and vine
Better off in Iowa against your scrambled eggs
Than crawling down the boulevard on a pair of broken legs
You'll find that ignorance is bliss every goddamn time
You're waitin' for the RTD on heartattack and vine
Boney's high on China White, Shorty found a punk
Don't you know there ain't no devil, that's just Screamin' Jay when he's drunk
Well this stuff will probably kill you, let's do another line
What you say you meet me down on heartattack and vine
Liar, liar with your pants on fire
White spades hangin' on a telephone wire
Gamblers reevaluate along the dotted line
You'll never recognize yourself on heartattack and vine
Doctor, lawyer, beggar man, thief
Philly Joe remarkable looks on in disbelief,
If you want a taste of madness, you'll have to wait in line
You'll probably see someone you know on heartattack and vine
See that little Jersey girl in the see-through top
With the peddle pushers sucking on a soda pop
Well I bet she's still a virgin but it's only twenty-five to nine
You can see a million of 'em down on heartattack and vine
Boney's high on China White, Shorty found a punk
Don't you know there ain't no devil, that's just Screamin' Jay when he's drunk
Well this stuff will probably kill you, let's do another line
What you say you meet me down on heartattack and vine
I see fellows, checkin' out the girls
You're lookin' good
Wow!, John of England. That was a great wait. I think our dj likes Tom.
Milton wouldn't approve, however.
Well, let's continue with the piper's son, shall we?
It's Not Unusual Lyrics
by Tom Jones
It's not unusual to be loved by anyone
It's not unusual to have fun with anyone
but when I see you hanging about with anyone
It's not unusual to see me cry,
oh I wanna' die
It's not unusual to go out at any time
but when I see you out and about it's such a crime
if you should ever want to be loved by anyone,
It's not unusual it happens every day no matter what you say
you find it happens all the time
love will never do what you want it to
why can't this crazy love be mine
It's not unusual, to be mad with anyone
It's not unusual, to be sad with anyone
but if I ever find that you've changed at anytime
it's not unusual to find out that I'm in love with you
whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh
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oldandknew
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Thu 4 May, 2006 04:43 pm
not tom jones pleeze. him & that mate of his englebert humperlunk are a severe rectal pain.
May the good loord preserve us. send them both back to las vegas
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Thu 4 May, 2006 04:47 pm
i was upset by the mention of tom jones that i missed your great wait pun. well all i can say is this --- "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
The title came from the motto for Boys Town, a community formed in 1917 by a Catholic priest named Father Edward Flanagan. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, it was a place where troubled or homeless boys could come for help. In 1941, Father Flanagan was looking at a magazine called The Messenger when he came across a drawing of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back, with the caption, "He ain't heavy Mr., he's my brother." Father Flanagan thought the image and phrase captured the spirit of Boys Town, so he got permission and commissioned a statue of the drawing with the inscription, "He ain't heavy Father, he's my brother." The statue and phrase became the logo for Boys Town. In 1979, girls were allowed and the name was eventually changed to Girls And Boys Town. The logo was updated with a drawing of a girl carrying a younger girl added.
The Two Brothers concept precedes the magazine illustration that Father Flanagan saw. In 1921, there was a resident at Boys Town who had difficulty walking. He wore leg braces and the other boys would often take turns giving him a ride on their backs. There is a famous photograph of this boy and one of the other youth giving him a ride. Now there are several statues of the Two Brothers on the Home Campus in Omaha; one is the sandstone of the two brothers from the illustration, another is a bronze version by an Italian artist that was commissioned in 1977. There is also a version done directly from the 1921 photograph in the Hall of History. (thanks, scott - Tallahassee , FL)
In 1938, Spencer Tracey portrayed Father Flanagan in the movie Boys Town, which also starred Mickey Rooney. In 1941, they made a sequel called Men Of Boys Town, where they used the phrase "He ain't heavy, Father, he's my brother" for the first time in a movie.
This was originally released by Kelly Gordon, a producer who has worked with Glen Campbell, Aretha Franklin, and David Lee Roth. Joe Cocker was the first to record this, but his version was never released.
Elton John played piano on this.
This was the only songwriting collaboration between veteran songwriters Bobby Scott ("A Taste of Honey") and Bobby Russell ("Little Green Apples"). Russell, who wrote the lyrics, was married to Vicki Lawrence and wrote her #1 hit "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia." He died of a heart attack in 1992. Scott was a piano player, singer, and producer. He did a lot of work with Mercury Records on sessions for artists like Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Bobby Darin. In 1990, he died of cancer.
This was the second single The Hollies released after Graham Nash left the group to form Crosby, Stills, and Nash; the first was "Sorry Suzanne." Nash was replaced by Terry Sylvester. (thanks, Brad Wind - Miami, FL, for all above)
In 1988, this was re-released in the UK after it was used in a Miller Beer commercial. This time, it hit #1.
This has been covered by many artists. It was a hit for Neil Diamond later in 1970, and also for Olivia Newton-John in 1976.
A version by Bill Medley (one of The Righteous Brothers) was used in the 1988 Sylvester Stallone movie Rambo 3.
The Osmonds recorded this and used it as the B-side of their first hit, "One Bad Apple." (thanks, Dianne - Ft. Bening, GA)
This was used in an anti-drug commercial in Canada during '90s. The basis was two old friends meeting again in the hospital. There are some old home movie type flash backs, then they hug and the one in hospital garb cries. (thanks, Lisa - Saskatoon, Canada)
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Thu 4 May, 2006 04:53 pm
ah, John, honey. I do NOT like Tom Jones and englebert with all them teeth. <smile>
Neil Diamond - He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother Lyrics
The road is long
With many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where
Who knows where
But I'm strong
Strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
So on we go
His welfare is of my concern
No burden is he, to bear
We'll get there
For I know
He would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
If I'm laden at all
I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart
Isn't filled with the gladness
Of love for one another
It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on our way to there
Why not share
And the load
Doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.
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Fri 5 May, 2006 05:39 am
Good morning, WA2K listeners and contributors.
In the news today:
(AP) - Rosita Fernandez
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Singer Rosita Fernandez, an important contributor to the Texas-border musical genre of Tejano, died Tuesday. She was 88.
Her death was confirmed by the Porter Loring Mortuaries in San Antonio.
Fernandez veered toward "canciones romanticas," songs that were often accompanied by sophisticated orchestral arrangements. She also specialized in boleros, an Afro-Hispanic genre with a slow, smooth delivery and a more urban rhythm, said California-based ethnomusicologist Manuel Pena.
She sang for generations of San Antonians at the Arneson River Theater. A bridge was named for her there, which she said was symbolic of her work being a bridge between Mexico and the United States.
Deborah Vargas, assistant professor of Chicano Latino Studies at the University of California, Irvine, said Fernandez also ventured fearlessly into radio, television and film, and appeared with John Wayne in "The Alamo."
During more than 60 years of entertaining, she sang for Pope John Paul II, Prince Charles and U.S. presidents including Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Carter. Lady Bird Johnson dubbed her "San Antonio's First Lady of Song."
Although I am not familiar with San Antonio's first lady of song, it did remind me of this ABBA melody:
Abba
» Fernando
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
I remember long ago another starry night like this
In the firelight Fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar
They were closer now Fernando
Every hour every minute seemed to last eternally
I was so afraid Fernando
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Now we're old and grey Fernando
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
Do you still recall the frightful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
I can see it in your eyes
How proud you were to fight for freedom in this land
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though I never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Yes, if I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando...