Category: Memories
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2024 – Escalator of Life
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“We’re riding on the escalator of lifeWe’re shopping in the human mallWe’re dancing on the escalator of lifeWon’t be happy ’til we have it allWe want it all!Escalator of lifeUp and down!Escalator of lifeRound and round!” As Robert Hazard so aptly described, we’re riding the escalator of life – up…
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Eye of the Tiger
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“It’s the eye of the tigerIt’s the thrill of the fightRising up to the challenge of our rivalAnd the last known survivorStalks his prey in the nightAnd he’s watching us all with the eye of the tiger” – Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik (Survivor) – 1982 In early 2000, our…
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Watching TV
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“Watching T.V., the American showsWatching T.V.,with those super heroesWatching T.V., and I’m gonna be someone just like them somedayWell, I like T.V., ’cause it shows me what the world’s all aboutAnd I watch endlessly, every car chase, every fatal shoot-out, (oh yes)I wanna be like Starsky & Hutch,and those Sweet…
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Working Man
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“I get up at seven, yeah, and I go to work at nineI got no time for livin’, yes, I’m workin’ all the timeIt seems to me I could live my lifeA lot better than I think I amI guess that’s why they call meThey call me the working man”…
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Celluloid Heroes
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“Everybody’s a dreamerAnd everybody’s a starAnd everybody’s in moviesIt doesn’t matter who you areThere are stars in every cityIn every house and on every streetAnd if you walk down Hollywood BoulevardTheir names are written in concrete” I received a request for a blog on my favorite movies- a great topic!…
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Rockaria
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“Well, we were reelin’ and rockin’ all through the nightYeah, we were rockin’ at the opera house until the break of lightAnd the orchestra was playin’ all Chuck Berry’s greatest tunesAnd the singers in the chorus all got off on them singin’ bluesAnd as the night grew older everybody was…
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Lockdown
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“I’m in a lockdownI’m in a lockdownAin’t nobody else aroundI’m in a lockdownLockdown Got no feverGot no shakesGotta watch my backWhatever it takesGot a face maskAnd some rubber glovesI’m washing my clothesIn an old bathtub I’m in a lockdownI’m in a lockdownKeep my head close to the groundI’m in a lockdownLockdown Keeping my distanceAt least six feetAnd I’m microwavingEverything…
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In My Family
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“That’s how it’s gonna be, in my familyFrom the biggest branch to the smallest leafStill you’re gonna see similarity…In my family, that’s how it’s gonna beFamily- It’s like any other familyBig and small- It’s like any other family” I’ve always been fascinated by genealogy. When I started researching my family…
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Hello Old Friend
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“An old man passed me on the street todayI thought I knew him but I couldn’t sayI stopped to think if I could place his frameWhen he tipped his hat I knew his nameHello old friend(Hello old friend)It’s really good to see you once againHello old friend(Hello old friend)Really good…