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Music Monday – “I’m sentimental, if you know what I mean/I love the country but I can’t stand the scene/And I’m neither left or right/I’m just staying home tonight/Getting lost in that hopeless little screen”

“Democracy” – Leonard Cohen

Secular Sunday – How David Copperfield Made The Statue of Liberty Disappear

This was the original illusion as broadcast… This is an explanation of how Copperfield pulled it off… Watching this, it struck me that this would make a good Secular Sunday post even if it wasn’t overtly about religion. Seeing people in the live audience say things like “If I was home watching on TV, I […]

¶ Posted 06 November 2022 § MemoryLane § SecularSunday § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: science, television

Music Monday – Dogs, Dead Icons, & Halloween Classics

Delayed posting Music Monday until Tuesday due to something fairly significant I might write more about later but that has infuriated me. Anyhow, lots of possible themes for a Music Monday post so let’s hit them all… Got A New Dog… Jerry Lee Lewis dies (obligatory “He was problematic to say the least and yes, […]

¶ Posted 31 October 2022 § Charlie Echo § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, music

Friday Fun Link – Degeneration X 25 Year Reunion

Lots of nostalgia here… (also, I’m very old.)

¶ Posted 14 October 2022 § FridayFunLink § Humour § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: wrestling

Music Monday – “Everybody had a hard year/Everybody had a good time/Everybody had a wet dream/Everybody saw the sunshine”

“I’ve Got A Feeling” – Paul McCartney & John Lennon

¶ Posted 10 October 2022 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: beatles, cool, history, music

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 […]