WHERE'S THE SUNSHINE?
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The world could use more sunshine in our lives. The sun grows lovely lower in the sky but brighter, a return of spring flowers.
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PURPLE HAZE?
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Climate change grabs the USA by the throat. The mog hampered our lives throughout Asia. Now it’s followed us to America.
Some experts and elected officials say our leaders responded very slowly to the wildfire smoke that pushed air quality to historically unhealthy levels.
THE RAINBOW
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Remember that civil rights are human rights and vice versa. We must all practice tolerance towards everyone in the world.
Today, there are thousands of LGBTQ groups on college campuses on earth that celebrate #Pride.
SUMMERTIME
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My wife and I spent most of yesterday inside. The city’s air quality hasn’t been this bad in five decades.
NYC was the worst of any major city in the world. But while the Canadian wildfires behind this apocalyptic-feeling turn will eventually pass, these summer doldrums be only the beginning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI-BMDnti4c
If the smoke-filled skies are any indication of climate change, please bring us back to the good old
ADAGIO US
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The time today calls for the following musical movement that is in adagio tempo. A ballet displaying difficult feats of balance.
ALL JAZZED UP
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Since it is difficult to quickly come up with a definitive list of the best jazz musicians, here's a short selection I support.
Many famous artists' names appear whenever we try to profile those who’ve shaped the development of good music.
Recently I was in the hospital for a medical procedure. The outstanding operating room doctor asked which was my favorite music. As my wife was leaving, she replied JAZZ.
The doctor played Miles in the background as I recalled meeting him, Dizzy, Mongo, Blakey, and others during my career.
CREDIT vs RESPECT
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The man initially wrote his song 🎶 about wanting credit then the woman took on her powers and said she needed more Respect.
First came Otis who was looking for credit and expected when he got home. Then Aretha heard the song 🎵 and made a few changes to it and without much effort turned it into an international anthem for women worldwide.
Read on, listen, and learn all about the back story and the transformation of these two musical arrangements.
RIP TINA TURNER
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Rocking powerhouse entertainer Tina Turner died at 82 years young, but will never be forgotten.
As a survivor, she singlehandedly launched the #MeToo movement. How Tina Turner 'broke the silence' on domestic abuse.
A Love Story
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Happy Wedding Anniversary, Helen and Chuck Dolan, and their American love story. Pix include Neil and Jimmy.
MOURNING MUSE
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It is common knowledge that behind every good person, there is a greater one to provide motivation, love, support, and inspiration.
However, there are moments when moody artists and songwriters get hurt and want out. Other times they're sincere and grounded with their odes, lambasts, laments, or love letters to their ex muse sometimes when music is at its very best. They call upon a special feeling and a deeper sense of introspection that goes beyond noodling away in the studio until you have crafted something resembling a song.