FReeper Canteen - Tunes For The Troops - 1 Sept. 2012

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[ConorMacNessa]

The Grey-Haired Brigade



They like to refer to us as senior citizens, old fogies, geezers, and in some cases dinosaurs. Some of us are "Baby Boomers" getting ready to retire. Others have been retired for some time. We walk a little slower these days and our eyes and hearing are not what they once were. We have worked hard, raised our children, worshiped our God and grown old together. Yes, we are the ones some refer to as being over the hill, and that is probably true. But before writing us off completely, there are a few things that need to be taken into consideration.

In school we studied English, history, math, and science which enabled us to lead America into the technological age. Most of us remember what outhouses were, many of us with firsthand experience. We remember the days of telephone party-lines, 25 cent gasoline, and milk and ice being delivered to our homes. For those of you who don't know what an icebox is, today they are electric and referred to as refrigerators. A few even remember when cars were started with a crank. Yes, we lived those days.

We are probably considered old fashioned and out-dated by many. But there are a few things you need to remember before completely writing us off. We won World War II, fought in Korea and Viet Nam . We can quote The Pledge of Allegiance, and know where to place our hand while doing so. We wore the uniform of our country with pride and lost many friends on the battlefield. We didn't fight for the Socialist States of America , we fought for the "Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave." We wore different uniforms but carried the same flag. We know the words to the Star Spangled Banner, America, and America the Beautiful by heart, and you may even see some tears running down our cheeks as we sing. We have lived what many of you have only read about in history books and we feel no obligation to apologize to anyone for America.

Yes, we are old and slow these days but rest assured, we have at least one good fight left in us. We have loved this country, fought for it, and died for it, and now we are going to save it. It is our country and nobody is going to take it away from us. We took oaths to defend America against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that is an oath we plan to keep. There are those who want to destroy this land we love but, like our founders, there is no way we are going to remain silent.

It was mostly the young people of this nation who elected Obama and the Democratic Congress. You fell for the "Hope and Change" which in reality was nothing but "Hype and Lies." You have tasted socialism and seen evil face to face, and have found you don't like it after all. You make a lot of noise, but most are all too interested in their careers or "Climbing the Social Ladder" to be involved in such mundane things as patriotism and voting. Many of those who fell for the "Great Lie" in 2008 are now having buyer's remorse. With all the education we gave you, you didn't have sense enough to see through the lies and instead drank the 'Kool-Aid.' Now you're paying the price and complaining about it. No jobs, lost mortgages, higher taxes, and less freedom. This is what you voted for and this is what you got. We entrusted you with the Torch of Liberty and you traded it for a paycheck and a fancy house.

Well, don't worry youngsters, the Grey-Haired Brigade is here, and in 2012 we are going to take back our nation. We may drive a little slower than you would like but we get where we're going, and in 2012 we're going to the polls by the millions. This land does not belong to the man in the White House nor to the likes of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. It belongs to "We the People" and "We the People" plan to reclaim our land and our freedom. We hope this time you will do a better job of preserving it and passing it along to our grandchildren. So the next time you have the chance to say the Pledge of Allegiance, Stand up, put your hand over your heart, honor our country, and thank God for the old geezers of the "Grey-Haired Brigade."

Author, Anon. Grey-Haired Brigade Member

Footnote:

This is spot on. I am another Grey-Haired Geezer signing on. I will circulate this to other Grey-Haired Geezers all over this once great county. Can you feel the ground shaking??? It's not an earthquake, it is a STAMPEDE.

"In God We Trust"



Happy Moments, Praise God.
Difficult Moments, Seek God.
Quiet Moments, Worship God.
Painful Moments, Trust God.
Every Moment, Thank God.

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Drumbo]

City Of New Orleans
~ Willie Nelson ~

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[luvie]

Awesome...that will help a bunch! ;)

[Drumbo]

Nobody Said It Was Gonna Be Easy
~ Willie Nelson ~

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[SandRat]

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[AZamericonnie]

~~Tunes For The Troops~~

 

Lovin' Spoonful -Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind

Marvin Gaye - Ain't That Peculiar

Hope these work for you easternsky & thanks for the request. Sorry so slow!:)

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[luvie]

AS THE SEASONS TURN....

Dan Fogelberg~High Country Snows

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[Drumbo]

I Hate Love
~ David Allen Coe & Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings ~

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[Publius]

In 1839, the health of Frederic Chopin took a turn for the worse in Majorca. It was time to leave for warmer and sunnier climes. But that Pleyel piano on which the Spanish customs officials had only collected half a ransom became an issue. They wouldn’t let it off the island, and Fred had to sell it to a local couple. Fred and George left for Barcelona and then Marseille. Finally the couple took off for George’s estate at Nohant.

It was during this period that Chopin wrote the first of his two mature sonatas. The first sonata, which we covered several weeks ago, was an early work. This new sonata was a huge hit, especially the slow movement. Schumann remarked that Chopin’s mature sonatas were not all of a piece like a Beethoven sonata, but the binding together of Chopin’s most unruly children.

It starts in a frantic minor key, but the sun comes out with the second subject. The development section gently unmoors from the concept of key, and the second subject begins the recap. There is just a hint of the first subject before he wraps it up.

Chopin: Sonata #2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 (“Funeral March”) (first movement)

The scherzo in E-flat minor is a tough nut to crack. The middle or “trio” section presents a beautiful and calm contrast to the craggy and difficult exterior.

(second movement)

The slow movement is one of the most famous pieces of music in the world, and it’s safe to say that every man, woman and child on the planet has heard it. Chopin wrote it two years earlier and placed it in the desk drawer, only to take it out and set it as the emotional centerpiece of this sonata. This is the original version of a famous tune.

(third movement)

The finale involves the same note on the fingers of the right and left hand played in running octaves without any supporting harmony. Chopin writes no markings for expression, and it is played as though the composer were trying to find a musical way to depict the void. There is no afterlife in this sonata. One writer of the period characterized the finale as the wind whistling over the graves.

(fourth movement)

[Drumbo]

Columbus Stockade Blues (1966)
~ Willie Nelson ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
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Thanks, unique, for the Troops.

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ABBA ~ SOS

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[luvie]

Cool! I forgot about that one, but glad you posted it!

Enjoy the others! :)

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enjoy

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[AZamericonnie]

A Blue moon & the day Our National Hero Neil Armstrong is laid to rest. Fitting somehow isn’t it Luvie?

[Drumbo]

Songwritter
~ Willie Nelson ~

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[luvie]

It’s awesome! Somehow fitting indeed. Did you wink at the
moon like his family suggested?

I did. LOL!

[luvie]

AS THE SEASONS TURN....

David Benoit~Searching For June

...and it's long gone...

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Welcome Troops, Veterans, Families, and Allies!
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Bare Naked Ladies ~ God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Drumbo...((HUGS))

What is the crop of the week?

Did you get any of the east coast rain that wasn’t Isaac?

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS!





Sir Winston S. Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS, Hon. RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965)



"Having received His Majesty's commission, I have formed an administration of men and women of every party and of almost every point of view. We have differed and quarreled in the past; but now one bond unites us all - to wage war until victory is won, and never to surrender ourselves to servitude and shame, whatever the cost and agony may be. This is one of the most awe-striking periods in the long history of France and Britain. It is also beyond doubt the most sublime. Side by side, unaided except by their kith and kin in the great Dominions and by the wide Empires which rest beneath their shield, the British and French peoples have advanced to rescue not only Europe, but mankind from the foulest and most soul-destroying tyranny which has ever darkened and stained the pages of history. Behind them - behind us - behind the armies and fleets of Britain and France - gather a group of shattered States and bludgeoned races: the Czechs, the Poles, the Norwegians, the Danes, the Dutch, the Belgians - upon all of whom the long night of barbarism will descend, unbroken even by a star of hope, unless we conquer, as conquer we must; as conquer we shall.

Today is Trinity Sunday. Centuries ago words were written to be a call and a spur to the faithful servants of Truth and Justice: 'Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valour, and be in readiness for the conflict; for it is better for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation and our altar. As the Will of God is in Heaven, even so let it be.'"

Radio Broadcast – 13May1940


"With Hand And Mind"



Coronet Winston S. Churchill, 4th Queen's Own Hussars, 1895

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)