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Good morning from our radio station here in Florida.

edgar, thanks for your comment on Cab and Van. Hurry back, my friend.

Izz with a y, You sent me searching.

William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. From roughly 1594 onward he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players. Written records give little indication of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life molded his artistry. All that can be deduced is that over the course of 20 years, Shakespeare wrote plays that capture the complete range of human emotion and conflict.

Now, y'all, our poem for today:

Invictus by William Henley:


Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

Back later with The Lockness Monster.

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"A Dog Has Died"
~ Pablo Neruda
(translated by Alfred Yankauer)

My dog has died.
I buried him in the garden
next to a rusted old machine.

Some day I'll join him right there,
but now he's gone with his shaggy coat,
his bad manners and his cold nose,
and I, the materialist, who never believed
in any promised heaven in the sky
for any human being,
I believe in a heaven I'll never enter.
Yes, I believe in a heaven for all dogdom
where my dog waits for my arrival
waving his fan-like tail in friendship.

Ai, I'll not speak of sadness here on earth,
of having lost a companion
who was never servile.
His friendship for me, like that of a porcupine
withholding its authority,
was the friendship of a star, aloof,
with no more intimacy than was called for,
with no exaggerations:
he never climbed all over my clothes
filling me full of his hair or his mange,
he never rubbed up against my knee
like other dogs obsessed with sex.

No, my dog used to gaze at me,
paying me the attention I need,
the attention required
to make a vain person like me understand
that, being a dog, he was wasting time,
but, with those eyes so much purer than mine,
he'd keep on gazing at me
with a look that reserved for me alone
all his sweet and shaggy life,
always near me, never troubling me,
and asking nothing.

Ai, how many times have I envied his tail
as we walked together on the shores of the sea
in the lonely winter of Isla Negra
where the wintering birds filled the sky
and my hairy dog was jumping about
full of the voltage of the sea's movement:
my wandering dog, sniffing away
with his golden tail held high,
face to face with the ocean's spray.

Joyful, joyful, joyful,
as only dogs know how to be happy
with only the autonomy
of their shameless spirit.

There are no good-byes for my dog who has died,
and we don't now and never did lie to each other.

So now he's gone and I buried him,
and that's all there is to it.

TCN again:

The Creature from the Black Lagoon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRNJNuWmuLA

I saw a truly great movie yesterday, My Old Lady, with three magnificent actors, Maggie Smith, Kevin Klein and one of the most beautiful women in the world, Kristin Scott Thomas.

Greetings! We saw Peter Frampton live last summer. I was surprised at the number of strong followers he still has. Framptom Comes Alive was huge in 1976. That same year one of my favorite bands of the era released this song.

Latin George. Your poem A Dog Has Died was eye watering; for the first time a few tears threatened to fall.

JL Nobody, I found the trailer to your movie.

Flower Lady, welcome back. Thanks for your comment on Peter Frampton and that lovely song by Poco (Rose of Cimarron was lovely)

Here's the trailer to JL's movie, y'all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck35r6E4VRM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBkoCJ_KKYo
Joan Baez

Amadou & Mariam (from Mali) + K'naan (Somali Canadian) - Africa


A mix of English and French lyrics to celebrate Africa's beauty and energy...

edgar, Welcome back to you as well,my friend.

Love Joan doing I Shall be released.

Olivier 5, It 's always good to have you here. Amandu and Mariam doing Africa was great. Here's one to match, mon ami.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZizf-xtVRg

Thanks, I always loved that Toto song...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME9Z4XRWz1w
Mad John's Escape

Olivier 5, Glad you liked that one by ToTo.

edgar, Wow! Didn't know that one by Donovan. Thanks again for the introduction.

Well, it's Wodin's day so I had better say good afternoon with two songs.

First Midnight in Moscow with the English lyrics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KairmsARpyo


Stillness in the grove
Not a rustling sound
Softly shines the moon clear and bright
Dear, if you could know
How I treasure so
This most beautiful Moscow Night

Lazily the brook like a silvery stream
Ripples in the light of the moon
And a song afar fades as in a dream
In this night that will end too soon
Yes a song afar fades as in a dream
In this night that will end too soon

Dearest, why so sad, why the downcast eyes
And your lovely head bent so low
Oh, I mustn’t speak, though I’d love to say
That you’ve stolen my heart away

Promise me my love, as the dawn appears
And the darkness turns into light
That you’ll cherish dear, through the passing years
This most beautiful Moscow Night

Say you’ll cherish dear through the passing years
This most beautiful Moscow Night

Now, dear Ray:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah8Cr9Zv-vk

Always great to have England and France with us

From Letty with love to the world

Just the one quotation today.
This is the state of man: today he puts forth
The tender leaves of hope; tomorrow blossoms,
And bears his blushing honours thick upon him.
Henry VIII Act III Sc II

Moon Over Miami - another great song by Ray -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKcCaCgMLBE
Paul Anka

Vonny, Don't tell edgar's wife about Dolly. Love it, gal.

Izz with a y, Great quote. Hope Izzie is better now.

edgar, Didn't know that one by Paul.

Good morning from our Florida radio station,

Two songs for the morning here:

First, pumpkins for kids:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_wuD4ZFaDE

Now, Procol Harum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St6jyEFe5WM

I like Procol Harum's song and the punkin song, letty.

Alias
More than words can Say
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MzESQ7E9sM

Hmmm. Lost my response so I'll try again. Just in case:

bump 1 witht those pumpkins
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bump again with the the Fonz.

Thanks again for you comment and personal acknowledgement, edgar. Alias was fantastic doing More Than words Can Say.

Anyone remember "the Fonz" his birthday is today.

Two funny ones by Henry, y'all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gvusTsmW9A

Now, The Lone Ranger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vlG0oib6ss