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Well, listeners, I hate to leave because this is my quiet time and I love exchanging chatter with you all and spinnin' a few songs.

But tomorrow is Monday, and there are so many things to do, that I must say goodnight.

I would love to leave the studio and walk to the beach, but I'm afraid that I'll run into one of dj's rogue cops.

Goodnight and may hosts of angels see me to my rest.

(I'm not going to EVEN ask Walter where that allusion comes from)

For me and Mrs edgarblythe; this was our song.


Three Times A Lady - The Commodores

Thanks for the times that you've given me
The memories are all in my mind
And now that we've come to the end of our rainbow
There's something I must say out loud

You're once, twice, three times a lady
And I love you
Yes, you're once, twice, three times a lady
And I love you
I love you

When we are together the moments I cherish
With every beat of my heart
To touch you, to hold you
To feel you, to need you
There's nothing to keep us apart

You're once, twice, three times a lady
And I love you
I love you

Didn't Sonny Liston skip and workout to a "Night Train" routine?

This thread is moving too fast for me, I can't keep up with infrequent visits. So if I miss something, forgive me.

Good morning, WA2K radio.

edgar, that was a dear song and twice as nice since it is yours and Mrs. edgar's

Hey, Brit. I have no idea about Sonny of the cruel sport, but obviously Night Train really moves. Actually the movie that I watched was The Flight of the Phoenix--a remake, and although it wasn't really as good as the first one, it was exciting. The sound track was really great as well, and Night Train was one of the songs. I know that James Brown did it, but it must have been his band, 'cause I couldn't find the lyrics.

Good morning & good night, Letty! Almost bed time here. Just taking a peek & saying hello.

Goodnight, dear msolga. Don't let the fleas bite. Don't be such an infrequent visitor now.

I will definitely return! (Bad timing though, isn't it? Almost 11 pm here.)

That is timing of the night sort, so Night Train would be perfect for you, my dear. Anyway, I'll find something that will lull you to sleep down under, oh, furry one:

don't let the moon
in your window


don't let the moon
in your window
just to say goodnight
don't let it promise
just to sit there
by your bed for a while
while you sleep

Well, all. Today is D-Day's anniversary when troops stormed the beaches in Normandy, France. This is an interesting memory from someone who was there:

I'm sure everyone has a memory that goes along with a certain song. Well here are some of mine.

When I hear "Colonel Bogie", I think of route marches, with all of us whistling the tune just like in "Bridge Over the River Kwai".

Another one - "The Best Things in Life are Free." We were holding on to a position at Long Stop Hill, Tunisia, and were in a bombed-out house. In it was an old gramophone, and the only record was this song. (In French I believe). Someone would put it on full blast and the Jerry's would start shelling us again. It was every man to himself - accompanied by that song.

At night, with nothing better to do, we would often have a sing-song and no holding back on the rude words! Some lads would sing something known only to people in their part of England. My pal Frank and I fancied ourselves as singers and our solo was a song called "Sierra Sue." If you are old enough you will remember it.

When we went back for a rest, we would often get a day leave in a nearby town. The kids would come out after us for chocolate etc. Always, there would be at least one good singer and he would sing our favourite, "Come back to Sorrento."

After the end of the war, we were in Vienna for a while. We took over a restaurant for our Sergeant's Mess. Our army rations became gourmet delights in the hands of the owner and his wife. We had a bar full of booze and we brought the girls in to dance. We had a gramophone and there was lots of German and Austrian music. But the only one we knew was Vaughn Monroe singing, "There, I've Said it Again."

I'd love to have those days back again!!"

- Troop Sgt. Ronald Tee (56th Recce Reg't, WWII)

So, for Sgt. Ron:

The Best Things In Life Are Free


Written by: Ray Henderson

Written by: B.G. DeSylva

Written by: Lew Brown

From the Show: Good News (1927)

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The moon belongs to everyone,

The best things in life are free.

The stars belong to everyone,

They gleam there for you and me.

The flowers in spring, the robins that sing,

The moonbeams that shine, they're yours, they're mine.

And love can come to everyone,

The best things in life are free.

Good Day to all:

June 6 birthdays:

1599 Diego Velázquez, painter (Spain; died 1660)
1755 Nathan Hale, Revolutionary War patriot (Coventry, CT; died 1776) (Quote: I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" just before being executed by the British for being a spy.)
1799 Alexander Pushkin, poet/novelist (Eugene Onegin)(Moscow, Russia; died 1837)
1875 Thomas Mann, novelist/essayist (Magic Mountain, Nobel Prize, 1929;(Germany; died 1955)
1903 Aram Khachaturian, composer (Gayne Ballet Suite, Sabre Dance)(Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR; died 1978)
1932 Billie Whitelaw, actress (Coventry, England)
1935 The Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader (Takster, China)
1939 Marian Wright Edelman, children's rights activist ,In 1968 Marian Wright Edelman founded the Washington Research Project, which became the Children's Defense Fund in 1973. She has been an advocate for the disadvantaged, especially children, for most of her professional career.
(Bennettsville, SC)
1949 Robert Englund actor (Freddy Kreuger-Nightmare on Elm St, V)
1954 Harvey Fierstein, award-winning playwright, actor and Gay rights activist. For "Torch Song Trilogy" he won the Broadway Theater's prestigious Tony Awards for both his starring performance and for Best Play. Mr. Fierstein won a third Tony for his book of the musical "La Cage Aux Folles; (Brooklyn, NY)
1955 Sandra Bernhard, actress/comedian (Flint, MI)
1955 Dana Carvey Missoula Montana, comedian (Church Lady-SNL)
1956 Bjorn Borg, tennis champion (Sodertalje, Sweden)
1976 Lukas Haas actor (Witness, Breakfast of Champions)

*When the lights go on again all over the world*
And the boys are home again all over the world
And rain or snow is all that may fall from the skies above
A kiss won't mean "goodbye" but "Hello to love"

Nostalgia

On June 6, 1933 the first drive in movie opened. I remember going a lot but don't remember seeing many films.


Drive-in theater

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.


The drive-in theater was invented by Richard Hollingshead and is a form of cinema structure (or rather, lack thereof), the first of which opened on June 6, 1933 in Camden, New Jersey.

It consists of, quite simply, a large field, a projection booth and a large, whitewashed wall. It allows the audience to "drive-into" the theater, and view the features from the comfort and privacy of one's own car. Audio, originally, was provided by speakers on posts next to which a car would be parked. This system has been superseded by the more economical method of broadcasting the soundtrack at a low output power to be picked up by a car radio. This method is also advantageous as it allows the soundtrack to be picked up in stereo by the audience instead of monaural.

The drive-in reached peak popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s, particularly in rural areas. Among its advantages was the fact that a family with a young baby can take care of baby while watching a movie. However, revenue was more limited than regular theatres on account that shows can only start at twilight at the earliest. There were abortive experiments to try to create suitable conditions for day viewing like large tent structures, but nothing viable was developed.


During the 1960s, the movies shown changed from family-oriented pieces to sexploitation movies. In addition, the economics of real estate with the large properties becoming increasingly expensive for the owners to successfully operate their businesses. These changes, and the advent of VCRs, led to a sharp decline in popularity of drive-in theaters. It is now approaching a quasi-novelty status, with the remaining handful catering to a generally nostalgic audience.

More recently, groups of dedicated individuals have organized so-called "Guerilla Drive-ins", in an attempt to bring back the forgotten drive-in. Showings are organized online, and participants meet outside at a specified location to watch a film. While the phenomenon remains relatively obscure, decreasing video projector costs will likely lead to an increase in popularity. The most well-known Guerilla drive-ins include the Santa Cruz drive-in (http://www.thespoon.com/drivein) in Santa Cruz, CA and MobMov (http://www.mobmov.org) in Berkeley, CA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive-in_theater

Thanks, Raggedy, for once again being Johnny on the spot with your celebs.

"The Bird Cage" which was an adaptation of Fierstein's stage production was one funny movie, folks. Gene Hackman was absolutely hilarious, especially in the scene where he was being disguised in drag in order to avoid reporters.

Song from the movie:

Artist: Sister Sledge Lyrics
Song: We Are Family Lyrics

(CHORUS:)
We are family
I got all my sisters with me
We are family
Get up ev'rybody and sing

Ev'ryone can see we're together
As we walk on by
(FLY!) and we fly just like birds of a feather
I won't tell no lie
(ALL!) all of the people around us they say
Can they be that close
Just let me state for the record
We're giving love in a family dose

(CHORUS x2)

Living life is fun and we've just begun
To get our share of the world's delights
(HIGH!) high hopes we have for the future
And our goal's in sight
(WE!) no we don't get depressed
Here's what we call our golden rule
Have faith in you and the things you do
You won't go wrong
This is our family Jewel

(REPEAT CHORUS TO FADE)

Bob, we all love looking back at what used to be and the drive- in was a place sorta like lover's lane. <smile> Thanks for that bit of history, Boston.

One Liners

Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm

Drink 'till she's cute, but stop before the wedding

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines

Early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese

I'm not cheap, but I am on special this week

I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met

I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol

I intend to live forever - so far, so good

I love defenseless animals, especially in a good gravy

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

If you ain't makin' waves, you ain't kickin' hard enough!

Mental backup in progress - Do Not Disturb!

Mind Like A Steel Trap - Rusty And Illegal In 37 States

Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.

Televangelists: The Pro Wrestlers of religion.

The only substitute for good manners is fast reflexes.

When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.

Give a man a free hand and he'll run it all over you.

If I worked as much as others, I would do as little as they.

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder...

24 hours in a day ... 24 beers in a case ...coincidence?

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Many people quit looking for work when they find a job.

Dancing is a perpendicular _expression of a horizontal desire.

When I'm not in my right mind, my left mind gets pretty crowded.

Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.

Boycott shampoo! Demand the REAL poo!

If you choke a smurf, what color does it turn?

Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk?

What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

Energizer Bunny arrested, charged with battery.

I poured Spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.

I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.

I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.

Shin: a device for finding furniture in the dark.

How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink?

Laughing stock: cattle with a sense of humor.

Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?

Wear short sleeves! Support your right to bare arms!

For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain.

OK, so what's the speed of dark?

Corduroy pillows: They're making headlines!

Black holes are where God divided by zero.

All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.

I tried sniffing Coke once, but the ice cubes got stuck in my nose.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away... so does having no medical insurance.

I really think the Mars Rover is scouting for the next Wal-Mart Superstore site.

Death is life's way of telling you you've been fired.

What we could really use is the separation of Bush and state.

Never play strip poker with a nudist, they have nothing to lose.

It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it.

He who hesitates is boss.

As they say at the Planned Parenthood Clinic, better late than never

Well, listeners. We have Bob at his best with those one liners as opposed to his usual monologue. The one about coke was funny and gives the perfect lead-in for a news bit. It seems that the supreme court has struck down the use of medical marijuana for sick folks:









News > By Category > National News

Marijuana Plaintiff to Defy Court Ruling

Published: 6/6/05









SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - One of the lead plaintiffs in the medical marijuana case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday says she'll defy the ruling and continue to smoke pot.

"I'm going to have to be prepared to be arrested," said Diane Manson, who smokes marijuana several times a day to relieve back pain.

The Supreme Court ruled that federal authorities may arrest and prosecute people whose doctors prescribe marijuana to ease pain, concluding that state laws don't protect users from a federal ban on the drug.

The Bush administration had argued that states, even the 10 states with medical marijuana laws, could not defy the federal Controlled Substances Act, which declares marijuana to be not only illegal, but of no medical value.

Justice John Paul Stevens, writing the 6-3 decision, said that Congress could change the law to allow medical use of marijuana.

Manson, 48, of Orville, was prescribed marijuana by her doctor in 1997, after standard prescription drugs didn't work or made her sleepy. She is battling degenerative spine disease.

"Iamb way disappointed. There are so many people that need cannabis," Manson said.

Fifty-six percent of California voters approved the nation's first so-called medical marijuana law in 1996, allowing patients to smoke and grow marijuana with a doctor's recommendation.

In 2001, the Supreme Court ruled against pot clubs that distributed medical marijuana, saying they cannot do so based on the "medical necessity" of the patient. The ruling forced the Oakland supplier of Angel Reich, the other plaintiff, to close.

Reich suffers from scoliosis, a brain tumor, chronic nausea and other problems.

Many other cannabis clubs still operate openly in California and other states, but have taken measures - such as not keeping client lists - to protect their customers from arrest.

The Drug Enforcement Administration, often working over the objections of local law enforcement, has periodically raided medical marijuana operations and their clients' pot supplies.

Reich and Manson sued Attorney General John Ashcroft because they feared their supplies of medical marijuana might dry up.

It seems that bellsouth claims that I don't have editorial privileges...the nerve of those folks.

Letty, I have a song request

When I got home today my family was watching channel 13, and they were playing John Denver's songs. I fell in love with this one.

John Denver's Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy. I dedicate this song to this beautiful day, and all the world.

Angel, my dear friend. Welcome to WA2K. It is great to see you in our studios. One song for Angel coming up:

SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS
John Denver
Words by John Denver; Music by John Denver, Mike Taylor and Dick Kniss

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high

If I had a day that I could give you
I'd give to you the day just like today
If I had a song that I could sing for you
I'd sing a song to make you feel this way






Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high

If I had a tale that I could tell you
I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile
If I had a wish that I could wish for you
I'd make a wish for sunshine for all the while

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high

You know, Angel, my sister told me that may be an allusion to drugs, but I have no way of knowing.

Thank you Letty.

There is a woman talking about John Denver (she sounds like she was his wife), and this song. She says that its a mixture of his love for nature, and a love song too. You see a shot of him walking by a river on a beautiful sunny day.

I'm going to eat something, and finish watching it.

It was not channel 13 it was 21. It was great! I have to get the cd.

By all means watch that, Angel. then come back to our radio station and tell us about it.

Well, folks, since we're on a Rocky Mountain high, let's play that song:




He was born in the summer of his 27th year
Comin' home to a place he'd never been before
He left yesterday behind him, you might say he was born again
You might say he found a key for every door

When he first came to the mountains his life was far away
On the road and hangin' by a song
But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care
It keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long

But the colorado rocky mountain high
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullabye
Rocky mountain high (high colorado) rocky mountain high (high colorado)

He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below
He saw everything as far as you can see
And they say he got crazy once, and he tried to touch the sun
And he lost a friend but kept his memory

Now he walks in quiet solitude the forests and the streams
Seeking grace in every step he takes
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake

And the colorado rocky mountain high
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
You can talk to God and listen to the casual reply
Rocky mountain high (high colorado) rocky mountain high (high colorado)

Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear
Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
More people, more scars upon the land

And the colorado rocky mountain high
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
I know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an eagle fly
Rocky mountain high

It's a colorado rocky mountain high
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
Friends around the campfire and everybody's high
Rocky mountain high (high colorado) rocky mountain high (high colorado)
Rocky mountain high (high colorado) rocky mountain high do de do

Words by john denver

Wow! What lyrics, what love for nature. I can feel it in his voice when he sings his songs. I can understand someone (those that love, and respect it) getting high on nature without using drugs.

I did not get to see much of the program I came in almost at the end, but what I saw I loved.

Thanks again Letty for your wonderful Radio Station, and to all your staff. *giggles* Most Excellent!