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My word, here's edgar with the perfect song. Welcome back, Texas!

I just cannot stand to see a nakkid man cry, enjoy...


(m. jagger/k. richards)

I was driving home early sunday morning through bakersfield
Listening to gospel music on the colored radio station
And the preacher said, you know you always have the
Lord by your side

And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran
Twenty red lights in his honor
Thank you jesus, thank you lord

I had an arrangement to meet a girl, and I was kind of late
And I thought by the time I got there shed be off
Shed be off with the nearest truck driver she could find
Much to my surprise, there she was sittin in the corner
A little bleary, worse for wear and tear
Was a girl with far away eyes

So if youre down on your luck
And you cant harmonize
Find a girl with far away
And if youre downright disgusted
And life aint worth a dime
Get a girl with far away eyes

Well the preacher kept right on saying that all I had to do was send
Ten dollars to the church of the sacred bleeding heart of jesus
Located somewhere in los angeles, california
And next week theyd say my prayer on the radio
And all my dreams would come true
So I did, the next week, I got a prayer with a girl
Well, you know what kind of eyes she got

So if youre down on your luck
I know you all sympathize
Find a girl with far away eyes
And if youre downright disgusted
And life aint worth a dime
Get a girl with far away eyes

Thanks for that, Try. I'll put some clothes back on now tthough, if you don't mind.

Mick Jagger wore this outfit in the 1970 film, Ned Kelly. He wrote the song, Brown Sugar during the filming.

While I was putting on my leopardskin thong, the Pet Shop Boys came to mind.

Have you heard their latest single?

I DO hope it gets released in the USA, as it is a catchy little number.

Apparently it is about Tony Blair, and a foreign leader who he has a "special relationship" with....... I wonder who it could be?.....



I'M WITH STUPID.

Oh, I'm with stupid
Oh, I'm with stupid

See you on the TV
Call you everyday
Fly across the ocean just to let you get your way
No-one understands me
Where i'm coming from
Why would i be with someone, who's obviously so dumb?
Loves comes (love comes), love grows (love grows)
Everytime you rise to meet me, take my take to greet me
Loves comes (love comes), love grows (love grows)
And power can give a man much more than anybody knows

Oh, I'm with stupid
Oh, I'm with stupid
Oh, I'm with stupid
Oh, I'm with stupid

Before we ever met
I thought like everybody did
You were just a moron
A billion-dollar kid
You flew up all the way
Like a hawk chasing a dove
I never thought that i would be a sacrifice in love

Love comes (love comes), it grows (it grows)
And now that we're together, everybody knows

Oh, I'm with stupid
Oh, I'm with stupid
Oh, I'm with stupid
Oh, I'm with stupid

Is stupid really this stupid?
Or a different kind of smart
Do we really have a relationship so special, in your heart?

Oh, I'm with stupid
Oh, I'm with stupid

I have to ask myself, like any lover might
Have you made a fool of me, are you not mr.right?
You grin, i pose
It's not about sincerity
Everybody knows

Oh, I'm with stupid
Oh, I'm with stupid
Oh, I'm with stupid
Oh, I'm with stupid

Is stupid really this stupid?
Or are you really smart?
That's how you stole my heart

I'm with stupid (stupid, stupid)

Well, folks, it is catch up time for Letty again.

Our Lordship directed us to page 1900, and I have been sitting here going backwards for the last hour.

Thanks to Try for playing the right song; to edgar for that weird Jagger outfit; and coming up a review of Tony and George's togetherness. <smile>

Combine that, folks, with the well that has sprung up in my side yard and you have a calamity that outdoes our Jane.

Well in the yard!!!

Don't Worry Baby
Beach Boys Lyrics


Well its been building up inside of me
For oh I don't know how long
I don't know why
But I keep thinking
Something's bound to go wrong

But she looks in my eyes
And makes me realize
And she says "Don't worry baby"
Don't worry baby
Don't worry baby
Everything will turn out alright

Don't worry baby
Don't worry baby
Don't worry baby

I guess I should've kept my mouth shut
When I started to brag about my car
But I can't back down now
I pushed the other guys too far

She makes me come alive
And makes me wanna drive
When she says "Don't worry baby"
Don't worry baby
Don't worry baby
Everything will turn out alright

Don't worry baby
Don't worry baby
Don't worry baby

Everything will turn out alright
Don't worry babe

Try, how do you always find the right song to fit the wrong occasion? Love it, honey.

For us backward looking people:


Orpheus he went, as poets tell,
To fetch Eurydice from hell;
And had her, but it was upon
This short, but strict condition;
Backward he should not look, while he
Led her through hell's obscurity.
But ah! it happen'd, as he made
His passage through that dreadful shade,
Revolve he did his loving eye,
For gentle fear or jealousy;
And looking back, that look did sever
Him and Eurydice for ever.

goodnight, my friends.

From the Stones:



Time Waits For No One

By Jagger/Richards

Yes, star crossed in pleasure the stream flows on by

Yes, as we're sated in leisure, we watch it fly


And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me

And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me


Time can tear down a building or destroy a woman's face

Hours are like diamonds, don't let them waste


Time waits for no one, no favours has he

Time waits for no one, and he won't wait for me

Men, they build towers to their passing yes, to their fame everlasting

Here he comes chopping and reaping, hear him laugh at their cheating

And time waits for no man, and it won't wait for me

Yes, time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me

Drink in your summer, gather your corn

The dreams of the night time will vanish by dawn


And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me

And time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me


No no no, not for me...

From Letty with love

Good night, Miss Letty, and thank you for the song "Lady Jane"

I feel like hearing a soft loving song, like the one from Norah Jones

Come away with me in the night
Come away with me
And I will write you a song

Come away with me on a bus
Come away with me where they can't tempt us
With their lies

I want to walk with you
On a cloudy day
In fields where the yellow grass grows
knee kigh
So won't you try to come

Come away with me and we'll kiss
On a mountain top
Come away with me
And I'll never stop loving you

And I want to wake up with the rain
Falling on a tin roof
While I'm safe there in your arms
So all I ask is for you
To come away with me in the night
Come away with me

Good morning, WA2K radio fans and contributors.

Lady Jane, that was a marvelous and romantic goodnight song, proving once again that there is a soft side to all of us.<smile>

These words from someone named Oliver materialized in my mind today:

When lovely woman stoops to folly,
And finds too late that men betray,
What charm can soothe her melancholy,
What art can wash her guilt away?

The only art her guilt to cover,
To hide her shame from every eye,
To give repentance to her lover,
And wring his bosom--is to die.

Without looking it up, can you guess the context, folks?

Good morning one and all.


Beach Boys Lyrics

Little Deuce Coupe Lyrics

Little deuce Coupe
You don't know what I got
Little deuce Coupe
You don't know what I got

Well I'm not braggin' babe so don't put me down
But I've got the fastest set of wheels in town
When something comes up to me he don't even try
Cause if I had a set of wings man I know she could fly
She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got
(My little deuce coupe)
(You don't know what I got)

Just a little deuce coupe with a flat head mill
But she'll walk a Thunderbird like (she's) it's standin' still
She's ported and relieved and she's stroked and bored.
She'll do a hundred and forty with the top end floored
She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got
(My little deuce coupe)
(You don't know what I got)

She's got a competition clutch with the four on the floor
And she purrs like a kitten till the lake pipes roar
And if that aint enough to make you flip your lid
There's one more thing, I got the pink slip daddy

And comin' off the line when the light turns green
Well she blows 'em outta the water like you never seen
I get pushed out of shape and it's hard to steer
When I get rubber in all four gears

She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got

Well, Good Morning, Try, and listeners, he'll have fun, fun, fun til his daddy takes his deuce coup away.

Here's a bit of sad and ironic news, folks:




WHO chief dies after blood clot surgery By Richard Waddington
1 hour, 7 minutes ago



GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's director-general Lee Jong-wook of South Korea died on Monday after surgery to remove a blood clot from the brain, the United Nations agency said.



Lee, 61, had been WHO chief since 2003 and was spearheading the Organization's fight against the global threat of bird flu.

"I am sorry to tell you that Dr. Lee Jong-wook, director-general of the WHO, died this morning," Spain's Health Minister Elena Salgado, who was chairing the session, told the opening meeting of the agency's annual assembly.

Her voice trembling, Salgado described Lee as an "exceptional person and an exceptional director-general.

Vance Packard
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vance Packard (May 22, 1914 - December 12, 1996) was an American journalist, social critic, and author. His million-selling book The Hidden Persuaders, about media manipulation of the populace in the 1950s was a forerunner of pop sociology: science-based thinking without the weight of detail or eloquence, geared for sale to the mass market.

Life and career

He was born in Granville Summit, Pennsylvania to parents Philip J. Packard and Mabel Case Packard. Between 1920-32 he attended local public schools in State College, Pennsylvania where his father managed a farm owned by Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). In 1932 he entered Penn State, majoring in English. He graduated in 1936, and worked briefly for the local newspaper, the Center Daily Times. He earned his master's degree at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1937. That year, he joined the Boston Daily Record as a staff reporter and a year later, he married Virginia Matthews.

About 1940, he became a reporter for the Associated Press and in 1942, joined the staff of American magazine as a section editor, later becoming a staff writer. American closed in July, 1956, and Packard moved over to Collier's where he worked as a writer. Collier's, too, closed by the end of 1956, and he is able to to devote his full energies to books. In 1957, The Hidden Persuaders was published and received national attention. The book launched Packard's career as a social critic and full-time lecturer and book author. In 1961 he was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Penn State University. He died in 1996 at his summer home on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.

Impact and importance of his work

Packard's work, though it sold well, was sometimes criticized as being poorly thought out, light on facts, high on supposition, and frivolous for the seriousness of his topics.[citation needed] In his defence, it might be argued that much of the emerging work of the time was frivolous by 21st century standards, as publishers produced works by sociologists and others of less than the highest level. The differences between such books then and now are indicative of the development of thought at the time. These books did deal thoughtfully with important issues, including class divisions. Packard's discussion of advertising in politics showed especial foresight; he predicted the way image and personality would rapidly come to overshadow real issues in the age of televised elections. His writings on planned obsolescence by the producers of consumer goods are still relevant.

One thing the critics could not argue with, however, was the success of "pop science" books, and their value in bridging a gap between academic enquiry and populist interest.

Charles Aznavour
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charles Aznavour.Charles Aznavour (born May 22, 1924) is a French singer, songwriter and actor, who besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, is that country's most well-known singer abroad. He has sold over 100 million records. [1]

Biography

Aznavour was born Chahnour Varinag Aznavourian in Paris, the son of Armenian immigrants. At an early age, his artistic parents introduced him to the world of theatre.

He began to perform at age nine and soon took the stage name Aznavour. His big break came when the singer Édith Piaf heard him sing and arranged to take him with her on tour in France and to the United States.

Often described as the "Frank Sinatra of France", almost all of Aznavour's songs deal with love. He has written more than a thousand songs as well as musicals, made more than one hundred records, and has appeared in sixty movies. Aznavour sings in six languages (French, English, Italian, Spanish, German, and Russian), which has helped him perform at Carnegie Hall and other major venues around the world.

In the 1970s Aznavour became a major success in the United Kingdom with his song "She" going to Number One in the charts. His other well known song in the UK was "Dance in the Old Fashioned Way".

A friend of Quebec, he has helped the career of Quebec singer-songwriter Lynda Lemay in France, and has a house in Montreal.

Since the 1988 earthquake in Armenia, Aznavour has been helping the country with his charity, Aznavour for Armenia. There is a square named after him in central Yerevan on Abovian Street.

Charles Aznavour was appointed as "Officier" (Officer) of the Légion d'honneur in 1997.

Aznavour's nickname is "Charles Aznavoice", used both by critics and affectionately by some fans. The name of Char Aznable, the main villain of the original Mobile Suit Gundam, was derived from Aznavour.

Film career

Charles Aznavour Statue in Gyumri, Armenia.Aznavour has had a long and varied parallel career as an actor, appearing in over 60 films. In 1960 Aznavour starred in François Truffaut's Tirez sur le pianiste, playing a character called Édouard Saroyan. He also put in a critically acclaimed performance in the 1974 movie And Then There Were None. Aznavour starred in the 2002 movie Ararat playing Edward Saroyan, a movie director.

He also appeared in the first season of The Muppet Show.

Hier Encore :: Charles Aznavour

Hier encore, j'avais vingt ans
Je caressais le temps et jouais de la vie
Comme on joue de l'amour
Et je vivais la nuit
Sans compter sur mes jours qui fuyaient dans le temps
J'ai fait tant de projet qui sont restés en l'air
J'ai fondé tant d'espoirs qui se sont envolés
Que je reste perdu ne sachant ou aller
Les yeux cherchant le ciel mais le coeur mis en terre

Hier encore j'avais vingt ans
Je gaspillais le temps en croyant l'arreter
et pour le retenir, même le devancer
Je n'ai fait que courir et me suis essouffler
Ignorant le passé, conjuguant au futur
Je precedais de moi toute conversation
et donnais mon avis que je pensais le bon
Pour critiquer le monde avec désinvolture

Hier encore j'avais vingt ans
Mais j'ai perdu mon temps a faire des folies
Qui ne me laissent au fond rien de vraiment precis
Que quelques rides au front et la peur de l'ennui
Car mes amours sont mortes avant que d'exister
Mes amis sont partis et ne reviendront pas
Par ma faute j'ai fait le vide autour de moi
Et j'ai gaché ma vie et mes jeunes années
Du meilleur et du pire en jettant le meilleur
J'ai figé mes sourirs et j'ai glacé mes peurs
Ou sont-ils a present, a present mes vingts ans?


Yesterday, When I Was Young (Hier Encore)
by Charles Aznavour


Yesterday when I was young,
The taste of life was sweet as rain upon my tongue,
I teased at life as if it were a foolish game,
The way the evening breeze may tease a candle flame;
The thousand dreams I dreamed,
The splendid things I planned I always built, alas,
on weak and shifting sand;

I lived by night and shunned the naked light of day
And only now I see how the years ran away.

Yesterday
When I was young,
So many drinking songs were waiting to be sung,
So many wayward pleasures lay in store for me
And so much pain my dazzled eyes refused to see,
I ran so fast that time and youth at last ran out,
I never stopped to think what life was all about
And every conversation I can now recall concerned itself with me,
and nothing else at all.

Yesterday the moon was blue,
and every crazy day brought something new to do,
I used my magic age as if it were a wand,
and never saw the waste and emptiness beyond;

The game of love I played with arrogance and pride
and every flame I lit too quickly, quickly died;

The friends I made all seemed somehow to drift away
And only I am left on stage to end the play.
There are so many songs in me that won't be sung,
I feel the bitter taste of tears upon my tongue,
The time has come for me to pay
for Yesterday When I was Young.

An elderly couple was having dinner at another couple's house, and after their meal,
the wives left the table to go to the kitchen.
The two elderly gents were talking, and one says:
"Last night we went out to a fabulous new restaurant. I'd highly recommend it."
The other man says: "What's the name of the restaurant?"
The first man thinks long and hard with a furrowed brow, finally saying:
"Ah, what is the name of that red flower you give to someone you love?"
His friend replies: "A carnation?"
"No, no. The other one," the man says.
His friend suggests, "The poppy?"
"No, no, no," growls the man.
"You know - the one that is red and has thorns."
His friend says: "Do you mean a rose?"
"Yes! Thank you!" the first man says. He then turns toward the kitchen and yells:
"Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?"

Good Morning WA2K.

Thanks for the bio, Bob, of my favorite actor who appeared in my favorite movie of all time.