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Sonic Gems: Joe Ely – Honky Tonk Masquerade
Born on February 9, 1947, Joe Ely was born in Amarillo, Texas and grew up to sing, write and play a curious mix of honky tonk, country, Tex-Mex and rock and roll. His style has always been genre crossing including … Continue reading
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Tagged Country, Country Rock, Honk Tonk Masquerade, Joe Ely, Sonic Gems, Tex-Mex, The Clash
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Thought For the Day: Foreign Affairs Do Not Always Conform To Our National Desires
“This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.” – James Reston, journalist (3 Nov 1909-1995 Who would have guessed that at one time the New York Times was actually … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliances, Conform, Diplomacy, Foreign, Foreign Affairs, Influence, James Reston, Thought For the Day
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Sonic Gems: Miles Davis – Live Evil
Released on November 17, 1971, Live Evil is a mix of live and studio recordings by American Jazz musician Miles Davis. Part of this album consisted of edited, lengthy jams in a Fusion/ jazz-rock style from a concert at the Cellar … Continue reading
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Tagged Cellar Door, Fusion, Hermeto Parcoal, Jam, Jazz, John McLaughlin, Live Evil, Miles Davis, Sonic Gems
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Divine Comedy – Dante
Aloha Promises Forever has previously discussed both Dante and his major work The Divine Comedy. Please refer back to these previous postings to gain a greater understanding of this work. On this post, we will discuss thematic concerns. Thematically, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Allergory, Canto, Dante, Harvard Classics, Holy Trinity, Mathematics, Numerology, The Divine Comedy
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Thought For the Day: Socialism Leads To the Even Distribution of Misery
“The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity. The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery.” —Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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Tagged Capitalism, Distribution, Misery, Prosperity, Socialism, Thought For the Day, Vice, Winston Churchill
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Tempest – William Shakespeare
Written between 1610-1611, The Tempest is thought by many to be the last play that William Shakespeare wrote alone. The plot is set on a remote island on the rightful Duke of Milan, Prospero (a sorcerer) seeks to restore his daughter, … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard Classics, Miranda, Play, Propero, Romance, The Tempest, Tragicomedy, William Shakespeare
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Thought For the Day: The Universe Is Under No Obligation To Us
A man said to the universe: “Sir I exist!” “However,” replied the universe, “The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.” – Stephen Crane, writer Mr. Crane’s lasting legacy is largely found in one work, The Red Badge … Continue reading
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Tagged Exist, Man, Obligation, Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane, Thought For the Day, Universe
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Halloween – Robert Burns
In 1785, Robert Burns wrote a poem for Halloween. It is included within the the Kilmarnock volume. At 28 stanzas, it is one of Burns’ longer poems and mixes Scots with English. It was written in response to the 1780 poem for Halloween … Continue reading
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Tagged Halloween, Havard Classics, Kilmarnock, Poem, Poetry, Robert Burns, Scotland
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