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It is indeed my night to howl. Now don't you go and warn everyone. They deserve whatever they get.

Ah, Bob. We look forward to your "howl" report. <smile>

Speaking of howling, listeners. Sometimes the wind is gentle, and sometimes destructive, but this song is quieting, I think:

Songs Of The Wind
Lyrics for Album: Music Through Heartsongs

Listen to the wind
If you listen carefully
You will hear soft notes
Listen with your mind
Listen with your heart
You will hear a Heartsong
A soft relaxing song
That reminds... you of

Peace and Harmony
Harmony and love
Peace and harmoney and love

If you hear this song
Always remember it
For if you do
You can teach it
To other people too
And they will forever
Forever they'll remember
Their Heartsongs...

Peace and Harmony
Harmony and love
Peace and harmoney and love

Listen to the wind
If you listen carefully
You will hear soft notes
Listen with your mind
Listen with your heart
You will hear a Heartsong
A soft relaxing song of the wind.

Okay bunnies, more hare-y stuff here:

The Easter Bunny
According to Germanic myth, Eostre, the goddess of spring for whom the festival of Easter is named created the first hare out of a fallen bird's body. Ever since, to show its gratitude, the hare has laid eggs during the Easter festival, in her honour.

Eostre: the Saxon goddess shares the name of the Jewish heroine, Esther, whose festival Purim has preceded the Passover ever since it was instituted late in the first millennium BCE. Esther is named for Ishtar (or Astarte) the Great Goddess of the Middle East, who descends to the land of the dead and then resurrects. Eostre's name gives us the term estrogen for the hormone that is essential to females.

March hare: The giddy March Hare features in the "Mad Tea Party" episode of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, alongside the Dormouse and the Mad Hatter.

http://www.khandro.net/animal_hare.htm

McTag, "....a fallen bird's body?...." That is beautiful, Brit. Somehow the thought of that reminds me of the song, "His Eye is on the Sparrow."

And I sing because I'm happy,
And I sing because I'm free.
And his eye is on the sparrow,
So I know he watches me.

That is the gentler side of things unseen, listeners:

Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you.
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I.
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.

Christina Rossetti

I feel sad for that poor people who died in Paris.
I feel sad for the people living in such difficult conditions.

Well, listeners, here's our Francis. Good afternoon, Paris.

Yes, I feel a deep sadness as well, Francis. Why is it that the indigent are the ones who often suffer so?

Hello, everybody!

Miss Letty, indigents suffer often because they cannot afford to pay for safety...

Wishing all a safe, pleasant day!

Today's birthdays:

1676 - Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1745)
1694 - Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)
1740 - Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor (d. 1810)
1743 - Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist (d. 1794)
1775 - William Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851)
1792 - Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. 1857)
1873 - Lee DeForest, inventor of the vacuum tube (d. 1961)
1875 - John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish novelist, Governor General of Canada (d. 1940)
1880 - Guillaume Apollinaire, French poet, art critic (d. 1918)
1882 - James Franck, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)
1896 - Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990)
1897 - Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990)
1898 - Peggy Guggenheim, art collector (d. 1979)
1900 - Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980)
1901 - Maxwell Taylor, American general (d. 1987)
1904 - Christopher Isherwood, Anglo-American writer (d. 1986)
1906 - Albert Sabin, American polio researcher (d. 1993)
1909 - Jim Davis, actor (d. 1981)
1914 - Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (d. 1984)
1921 - Benjamin Bradlee, journalist
1922 - Irving R. Levine, journalist
1923 - Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor and pianist
1934 - Tom Heinsohn, basketball player and commentator
1935 - Geraldine Ferraro, U.S. Vice Presidential candidate
1941 - Barbet Schroeder, director
1942 - Dennis Turner, British politician
1944 - Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
1946 - Valerie Simpson, singer
1952 - Michael Jeter, actor (d. 2003)
1957 - Dr. Alban, singer
1960 - Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist and bandleader
1971 - Thalía, Mexican actress
1979 - Jamal Lewis, American football player
1980 - Macaulay Culkin, American child actor

Albert Bruce Sabin (August 26, 1906 - March 3, 1993) is a renowned Polish-American medical researcher who is best-known for having developed the hugely successful oral vaccine for Polio.

Born in 1906 in Białystok, Russia (now Poland), he emigrated in 1921 to America with his family. In 1930, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Sabin studied medicine at New York University and developed an intense interest in research, especially in the area of infectious diseases. By 1946 he had become the head of Pediatric Research at the University of Cincinnati.

With the menace of polio growing, he and other researchers, most notably Jonas Salk in Pittsburgh, sought a vaccine to prevent or to ameliorate this illness. Salk's so-called "killed" vaccine was tested and released for use in 1955. It was effective in preventing most of the complications of polio, but did not prevent the initial infection from occurring. Sabin's breakthrough occurred some five years later, when the United States Public Health Service endorsed his "live" virus vaccine for polio in 1961. His product, prepared with cultures of attentuated polio viruses, could be taken orally, and prevented the actual contraction of the disease. It was this biologic which effectively eliminated polio from the United States.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Sabin"

I know, Francis. I have felt the sting of being in need, listeners, but only for a brief period of time. It did, however, make me realize those who go to sleep every night without food or decent shelter. are those who seem dispensable to the world. Unfortunately, that will never change.

Raggedy, I am anxious to go through your list of celebs. Thanks for the updates, gal.

Well, all. I have food to fix, and glad that I can. Back later:

This is cyberspace, WA2K radio.

Interesting bios, Bob.

Letty: I still have a record of Jane Morgan's "Fascination". I thought she had a beautiful voice. I don't believe I've ever heard "The Days the Rain Came", that Edgar posted earlier. So I googled and found this:

".........Jack Kapp had started Decca Records, which became a major company in the US (later being renamed MCA Records). In 1954 Jack Kapp's brother Dave decided to quit working for his brother Jack, and started his own company, Kapp Records. His first two contracts went to the pianist Roger Williams and Jane. Although Williams had a hit very soon with Autumn Leaves, Jane took longer. A jointly done recording with Williams, "Two Different Worlds," was a minor hit in 1956, but not the major-charting hit Jane needed to ignite her recording career.

In the summer of 1957, the movie "Love in the Afternoon," featuring Gary Cooper and Audrey Hepburn, came out, and an old French song, Fascination, was included in the film. Dave Kapp wanted to record an instrumental version of the song done by a group named "The Troubadors." Jane was invited to attend the session, and, not knowing what they were going to play, was surprised to hear Fascination, which she knew from her days in Europe, where the song was considered a standard. She found out from Kapp that there were some new English lyrics, which Kapp suggested she record with the Troubadours. The record was released with Jane's vocal on one side and a purely instrumental version on the other, and though many other recording companies released their own versions of the song, Jane's became the big hit version. With that hit behind her, her career took off and she was invited to play the biggest clubs and on television.

Later, Kapp released a version of The Day the Rains Came (originally a French song called "Le jour où la pluie viendra") with Jane singing it in English on one side of the record and in French on the other. While it was never the big hit that Fascination was, she loved the song so much that she sang it in performances in the US and Europe."

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Morgan)

Found it, Raggedy. Thanks, PA:



It was fascination
I know
And it might have ended
Right then, at the start
Just a passing glance
Just a brief romance
And I might have gone
On my way
Empty hearted

It was fascination
I know
Seeing you alone
With the moonlight above
Then I touch your hand
And next moment
I kiss you
Fascination turned to love

It was fascination
I know
Seeing you alone
With the moonlight above
Then I touch your hand
And next moment
I kiss you
Fascination turned - to - love

Perhaps Francis can provide the French version.

Sabin and Salk and Jenner. We owe them a lot, listeners.

One of the in-home health care people that called on us was from East India. He had polio and that is the reason that he devoted himself to physical therapy. What a nice man he was and I hope, still is.

Hey, folks. Good news. Our shewolf is getting married. Ding dong the bells are gonna chime:

http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1535353#1535353

That is a simple yet meaningful statement, Letty, and one that reminds me of an old grace, a mealtime prayer, composed by Rabbie Burns: the so-called Selkirk Grace:

(here, "meat" means food, and "want" means lack)

"Some hae meat, but canna eat
And some can eat that want it
But we hae meat, and we can eat
Sae let the Lord be thankit"

Fascination

Paroles: Maurice de Féraudy. Musique: Fermo Marchetti 1905
autres interprètes: Florelle, Suzy Delair


Je t'ai rencontré simplement
Et tu n'as rien fait pour chercher à me plaire
Je t'aime pourtant
D'un amour ardent
Dont rien, je le sens, ne pourra me défaire.
Tu seras toujours mon amant
Et je crois en toi comme au bonheur suprême.
Je te fuis parfois, mais je reviens quand même
C'est plus fort que moi... je t'aime !

Lorsque je souffre, il me faut tes yeux
Profonds et joyeux
Afin que j'y meure,
Et j'ai besoin pour revivre, amour,
De t'avoir un jour
Moins qu'un jour, une heure,
De me bercer un peu dans tes bras
Quand mon cœur est las,
Quand parfois je pleure.
Ah ! crois-le bien, mon chéri, mon aimé, mon Roi,
Je n'ai de bonheur qu'avec toi.

Ah, McTag. How lovely and yet how pensive, Brit. Thank you.

Fantastic, Francis, and for once I can translate. <smile>

Two universal blessings:

God make us thankful,
For these and all thy blessings,
Pardon our many sins and save us,
For Christ's sake,
Amen.

(handed down through my mother)

Bless us, oh,Lord,
And these thy gifts,
Which we are about to receive,
Through Christ, oh Lord.
Amen.

Roman catholic blessing

(handed down through my brother-in-law's family)

Hmmm. I think I left out "from thy bounty" in the Catholic blessing.

A blessing from those of the Jewish faith:


The best-known quote from the Pesach Haggadah is, "why is this night different from all other nights?" This line is usually recited by the youngest person at the table (or at least, the youngest person capable of reciting it). It is meant to express the child's confusion at the difference between a typical every-day or holiday meal and the unusual features of the seder.

and, of course, from those of no religious persuasion:

Good food,
Good meat,
Good god,
Let's eat!

Well, my word, listeners. I sent all our staff and contributors to the wolf den and they must have gotten their house blown down.

How about a little celeb gossip:


Russell Crowe has reached out and touched a Manhattan hotel clerk--and this time no flying phones or stitches were involved.

"Russell Crowe and Nestor Estrada announce that they have reached a settlement of Estrada's claims stemming from an incident in June at the Mercer Hotel where Estrada was employed," the actor's publicist, Robin Baum, told E! Online Thursday. "Both sides expressed satisfaction at the resolution."

Neither Baum nor Crowe lawyer Gerald Lefcourt would reveal details of the agreement, and Estrada's attorney, Eric Franz, declined to comment. But we're guessing it was the most expensive phone call that Crowe never made.

Weeks ago, both Lefcourt and Franz denied a report in Britain's Daily Mail claiming Estrada was seeking an $11 million payout. On Thursday, the New York Daily News reported that the actual settlement figure would be in the "low six figures." The newspaper also said that Crowe's attorneys were "close" to working out a deal with New York prosecutors over criminal charges stemming from the incident. Visit for more:


Crowe, 41, was arrested June 6 and booked for felony second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon--in this case, the phone. The charges are punishable by up to seven years in prison.

The felonious telephone tantrum came as Crowe was in the city doing publicity for his boxing flick, Cinderella Man. Around 4 a.m., Crowe tried in vain to place a call to wife Danielle Spencer in Australia. He allegedly took out his frustration on Estrada, who was manning the night desk, hurling the phone at the clerk and "hitting him in the face and causing a laceration and substantial pain," according to the police complaint.



The hotel worker was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for minor cuts to his cheek and released.

Crowe was locked up for a few hours and then forced to do a handcuffed, police-escorted perp walk past photographers and into Manhattan Criminal Court, where he was charged and released.

Prosecutors refused to comment Thursday on any potential plea deal; the next court date is set for Sept. 14.

Estrada never formally filed a lawsuit against the actor, but it was believed that Franz and Lefcourt have been negotiating a deal since the scrape.

For his part, Crowe took to The Late Show with David Letterman two days after the incident to offer a mea culpa.

"I'm extremely sorry for this whole incident and I regret everything that took place," Crowe told Letterman. "The bottom line is I did something pretty stupid...This is possibly the most shameful situation I've ever gotten myself [into] in my life.

"Nestor and his family are under a great deal of pressure. I'd like to apologize directly to them for that," the Oscar winner said. "Hopefully at some stage, I'll be able to apologize directly to Nestor, but at the moment, he's not answering his phone." No word whether Crowe ever got though to Estrada, but do you blame the guy for avoiding telephones these days?

Oh, my. A Beautiful Mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Sniff. where are two heels to click to my clack. I'm all alone in this world.

Europe is asleep.

Yit is hanging out in the book mobile.

Bob is doing karaoke.

Amigo is in the midst of a blackout.

edgar is too pooped to pop.

Rex is red and I'm blue.

ALONE
by Edgar Allan Poe
1830




From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
Then-in my childhood, in the dawn
Of a most stormy life-was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still:
From the torrent, or the fountain,
From the red cliff of the mountain,
From the sun that round me rolled
In its autumn tint of gold,
From the lightning in the sky
As it passed me flying by,
From the thunder and the storm,
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view.

THE END

Maybe if I have a blue crab cake. AHA! That's it. eat Lettybettygetty.

Tico is working ... but glancing in here every now and again.