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Loretta Lynn and Banned Songs

RIP Loretta Lynn. Not sure if its true but I read that this trailblazing songwriter had more of her songs banned from radio airplay than every other male country artist *combined* in the 20th Century. Loretta Lynn had more songs banned from radio than every other male country artist combined in the 20th century. pic.twitter.com/IOchPjwmWL […]

Posted 04 October 2022 § Censorship § MemoryLane § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “God damn my liver when it’s thirsty/God damn my wallet when it’s dry/I’m too sober to sleep/But I’m too drunk to cry”

“Too Sober To Sleep (To Drunk To Cry)” – Justin Rutledge

Posted 03 October 2022 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Secular Sunday – Proof That Spiderman Exists

Posted 02 October 2022 § Humour § Meme § SecularSunday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Best Wrestling Promo Ever

Posted 21 September 2022 § Humour § Jobs § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony

With so much focus on the UK and the meaning of the Queen’s death, I’m reminded of the amazing opening ceremony from the 2012 Olympics in London which captured so many unique aspects of British life and culture (while also being a real thumb to the nose to the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony!)

Posted 16 September 2022 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § News § Politics § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

One Reason I Wish Copyright Was Less Restrictive

It sounds like I’m joking but I honestly love the idea of things going into the public domain a lot earlier than they currently do so creators can put unique visions and ideas based on existing characters into the world…

Posted 13 September 2022 § Internet § Meme ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “And yes, I let you use me from the day that we first met/But I’m not done yet/Falling for you, fool’s gold”

“Elizabeth My Dear & Fool’s Gold” – The Stone Roses

Posted 12 September 2022 § MusicMonday § News § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

What’s The One Book You’ve Recommended To People More Than Any Other Over The Past 10 Years?

I love threads like this… What’s the one book you’ve recommended to people more than any other over the past 10 years? — Adrienne LaFrance (@AdrienneLaF) August 17, 2022 (I’m not sure what my answer would be – maybe “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy for fiction and “A Brief History of (Nearly) Everything” by Bill […]

Posted 23 August 2022 § List ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Don’t wanna be bought/Don’t wanna be sold/Don’t wanna be talked down to/Don’t wanna be owned”

“Letters on the Marquee” – Vincent Neil Emerson

Posted 22 August 2022 § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Bone for bone, we are the same/Bones get tired, and they can’t carry all the weight/We can talk until you can’t even remember my name”

“Remembering” – Ashley Campbell

Posted 01 August 2022 § Family § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § Sad ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,