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FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops - 3 Aug 2013
Our Troops Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted on 08/02/2013 6:00:46 PM PDT by AZamericonnie
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteen; military; troops
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To: AZamericonnie
"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"
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)
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:01:04 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Kathy in Alaska; All
To: AZamericonnie
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:01:34 PM PDT
by
Biggirl
(Go, do not be afraid, and serve-Pope Francis)
To: AZamericonnie
Aloha Connie! ((HUGS))
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:01:45 PM PDT
by
BIGLOOK
(Keelhaul the usual suspects!)
To: ConorMacNessa
Permission granted & presence requested! *Hugs*
1 Ringy Dingy
To: AZamericonnie
"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"
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)
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:03:19 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: Biggirl
Well hello sweetpea & how are you? *Hugs*
2 Ringy Dingy
To: BIGLOOK
Aloha dear Bigs & how's you doin'? TGIF! *Hugs*
3 Ringy Dingy
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...

 

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!

The Star Spangled Banner Verse Four (Click)
Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust." And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
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"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"
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)
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:05:59 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: ConorMacNessa
So love that pic Conor. John boy manning the grill this weekend?
To: AZamericonnie
Thanks, Connie, for today's Tunes For Our Troops!
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:09:37 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: AZamericonnie
Not this weekend - John Man is away at school. We'll have to muddle through without him. Tomorrow night - Spaghetti and Meatballs.
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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)
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:10:24 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: AZamericonnie
Fair to middlin’, Connie. Heard nearly an hour of good news this morning.......after a month of bad news. Then Congress went home on their August break of course
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:11:08 PM PDT
by
BIGLOOK
(Keelhaul the usual suspects!)
To: AZamericonnie
Connie: Calambuco - Guarachando
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Welcome to the Salsa Addiction Emergency Room!
We are all in critical condition here!
Friday Night Salsa for the TROOPS and their supporters everywhere!

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Here is a list of the songs in the Jukebox:
Artist/s - Song Names:
Al Delory - Guantanamera
Al Delory - Hot Gandinga
Al Delory - La Pegadita
Al Green - Let's Stay Together
Aretha Franklin - Dr Feelgood
Arnaldo Y La Cosmopolita - El Tipo Picante
Arnaldo Y La Cosmopolita - Eres Un Virus
Arnaldo Y La Cosmopolita - La Discusion Acabo
Bannakumbi ( Featuring Anthony Colon ) - Rumbannakumbi
Bannakumbi ( Featuring Julio Voltio ) - Mala Nena
Bannakumbi ( Featuring Pirulo ) - Loco
Barry White - Just The Way You Are
Billy Carrion - Borinquen De Mis Amores
Billy Carrion - Consuelo Mio
Billy Carrion - Eres
Billy Joel - A Matter Of Trust
Bio Ritmo - El Rayito
Bio Ritmo - Fabula
Bio Ritmo - Hermano
Blood Hound Gang - You And Me Babe We Ain't Nothing But Mammals
Bobby Matos' Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble - Cuchy Frito Man
Bobby Matos' Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble - Da' Londons From Da' Bronx
Bobby Matos' Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble - Iyesa Afro Beat
Calambuco - El Que Se Enamora Pierde
Calambuco - Guarachando
Calambuco - No Estas En Na'
Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something Good
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou
Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo A La Turk
Gabriela Montero - Improvisation At The Koln Philharmonie
To: AZamericonnie; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; ...
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:14:28 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy ~

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posted on
08/02/2013 6:17:48 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
To: ConorMacNessa; The Mayor; SandRat; BIGLOOK; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; laplata; Jet Jaguar; ...
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:22:27 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Good evening Kathy. *Hugs*
Enjoying family? Your Father’s enterrement went well?
God rest & keep him.
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...

 

 
  
 
  
Welcome To All Who Enter This Canteen, To Our Serving Military, To Our Veterans, To All Military Families, To Our FRiends and To Our Allies!

Missing Man Setting
"The Empty Chair"
By Captain Carroll "Lex" Lefon, USN (RET), on December 21st, 2004
"In the wardroom onboard the aircraft carrier from which I recently debarked was a small, round table, with single chair. No one ever sat there, and the reasons, both for the table being there, and for the fact that the chair was always empty, will tell the reader a little bit about who we are as a culture. The wardroom, of course, is where the officers will dine; morning, noon and evening. It is not only a place to eat it is also a kind of oasis from the sometimes dreary, often difficult exigencies of the service. A place of social discourse, of momentary relief from the burdens of the day. The only things explicitly forbidden by inviolable tradition in the wardroom are the wearing of a cover or sword by an officer not actually on watch, or conversation which touches upon politics or religion. But aboard ships which observe the custom, another implicit taboo concerns the empty chair: No matter how crowded the room, no matter who is waiting to be seated, that chair is never moved, never taken.
The table is by the main entrance to the wardroom. You will see it when you enter, and you will see it when you leave. It draws your eyes because it is meant to. And because it draws your eyes it draws your thoughts. And though it will be there every day for as long as you are at sea, you will look at it every time and your eyes will momentarily grow distant as you think for a moment. As you quietly give thanks.
AS YOU REMEMBER.
The small, round table is covered with a gold linen tablecloth. A single place setting rests there, of fine bone china. A wineglass stands upon the table, inverted, empty. On the dinner plate is a pinch of salt. On the bread plate is a slice of lemon. Besides the plate lies a bible. There is a small vase with a single red rose upon the table. Around the vase is wound a yellow ribbon. There is the empty chair.
We will remember because over the course of our careers, we will have had the opportunity to enjoy many a formal evening of dinner and dancing in the fine company of those with whom we have the honor to serve, and their lovely ladies. And as the night wears on, our faces will in time become flushed with pleasure of each others company, with the exertions on the dance floor, with the effects of our libations. But while the feast is still at its best, order will be called to the room we will be asked to raise our glasses to the empty table, and we will be asked to remember:
The table is round to show our everlasting concern for those who are missing. The single setting reminds us that every one of them went to their fates alone, that every life was unique.
The tablecloth is gold symbolizing the purity of their motives when they answered the call to duty.
The single red rose, displayed in a vase, reminds us of the life of each of the missing, and their loved ones who kept the faith.
The yellow ribbon around the vase symbolizes our continued determination to remember them.
The slice of lemon reminds us of the bitterness of their fate. The salt symbolizes the tears shed by those who loved them. The bible represents the faith that sustained them. The glass is inverted they cannot share in the toast. The chair is empty they are not here. They are missing.
And we will remember, and we will raise our glasses to those who went before us, and who gave all that they had for us. And a part of the flush in our faces will pale as we remember that nothing worth having ever came without a cost. We will remember that many of our brothers and sisters have paid that cost in blood. We will remember that the reckoning is not over.
We many of us will settle with our families into our holiday season, our Christmas season for those who celebrate it, content in our fortune and prosperity. We will meet old friends with smiles and laughter. We will meet our members of our family with hugs. We will eat well, and exchange gifts and raise our glasses to the year passed in gratitude, and to the year to come with hope. We will sleep the sleep of the protected, secure in our homes, secure in our homeland.
But for many families, there will be an empty chair at the table this year. A place that is not filled.
WE SHOULD REMEMBER."
Many Thanks To Alfa6 For Finding Capt. Lefon's Chronicle Of "The Empty Chair."
Robert Schumann Traumerei (Click) Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!
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"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"
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)
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:24:23 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: All; everyone; AZamericonnie; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; MEG33
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:24:53 PM PDT
by
Cindy
To: BIGLOOK
Good news is always welcome right Bigs?
You going to get a vacation this summer?
Time with the grandkids?
To: SkyDancer
Rofl! You find great stuff Janie! *Hugs*
All is well with you?
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Everybody.
(((((HUGS)))))
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:28:22 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
Good evening dear Gram & thank you for the tunes for our troops! *Hugs*
Calambuco - Guarachando
Listening as I type...jazzy! You & the "Bosses" doing well?
To: Cindy
Thank you Cindy Sue for the links for the troops & us. I gotta watch that Reagan clip.
Try & get some rest this weekend ok?! *Hugs*
To: SkyDancer
LOL! G’day, Janey...((HUGS))...hangin’ with your mates this weekend?
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:41:58 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: left that other site
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...prayers continuing for Lynn-Dah to keep getting better, and for her Mommy too!
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:45:23 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Cindy
Good evening, Cindy, and thank you for the Friday Night Videos. ((HUGS))
That spray paint art is really cool. I am always in awe of the “vision” that artists have....unbelievable.
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:51:23 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Hi Kathy.
((((HUGS))))
Thank you for your prayers...I REALLY appreciate them SO MUCH.
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:52:21 PM PDT
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left that other site
(You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...

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This Afternoon, 2 August 2013, Freeper Old China Hand Was Laid To Rest In The Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska, Surrounded By His Devoted Family.
Rest Easy, Gallant Warrior, Thy Struggle Is Won!

T/4 Harvey E. Rookus, USA Hq. China Combat Command, WWII Died 18 March 2013

"Amazing Grace" (Click)
    

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)
"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." (1 Maccabees 3:5860)
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"Eternal Father, Strong to Save" (Click)
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:54:11 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: AZamericonnie
Thanks, Connie, for the tributes to our troops. *HUGS*
The weekend finally got here. Did you have a safe commute?
Is it time for shopping, your favorite chore?
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:56:58 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: AZamericonnie
The older the little boss gets, the more bossy she becomes. She will not let me do anything around here without her prior approval! Otherwise, she growls, snarls, bares her teeth, barks and then bites me! ;-)
To: ConorMacNessa; Kathy in Alaska
Nicely done Conor.
Love & comfort to the family.
To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Kathy in Alaska; MS.BEHAVIN; LUV W; left that other site
In English his name would translate to Louis Beetgarden. So we can refer to Ludwig van Beethoven as Lou.
He was born in Bonn in December 1770 to a family of Dutch extraction. His grandfather, also named Ludwig, was one of the great choirmasters of his era. His father Johann (Jack) Beethoven was a musician who succumbed to alcohol and a dissolute life. Because Lou was born in the German city-state of the Rhineland, his first languages were both French and German.
Lou showed early promise as a musician, and Jack hired teachers to give hm a solid background. By his early teens, Lou had nailed down a court musicians job and supported the family as Jack sunk more deeply into the bottle.
Lou was 22 when Jack died, and he headed off to Vienna, the core of German musical life. He was a gifted pianist, and by now his compositions were beginning to show some sophistication. Mozart had died the year before, and Baron Gottfried von Swieten, who had championed Mozarts works, now took Beethoven under his wing.
Gottfried had a good ear for musical talent. He introduced Lou to Prince Karl Lichnowski, who provided a roof over Lous head, money, and who treated him like grandson. This connection also brought Franz Josef Haydn into Lous life as his new teacher.
That relationship was rocky from the start and only got worse. Neither particularly liked the other, and Lou turned to Antonio Salieri who later was to become Schuberts mentor. It was a very tight musical world in Vienna; everybody knew everybody else.
You can follow Beethovens output via symphonies, concertos, sonatas for mixed instruments, or string quartets. But his greatest area of output was his 32 piano sonatas. Two of them, the Opus 49 duo, were juvenile works, and Lou didnt want them published. That leaves 30 mature works, which we can cover in 15 weeks.
The first thing you notice is that Lous approach was different from Mozarts. Wolfgang wrote every melodic line for human voice, which means that you can sing a Mozart line no matter what instrument he wrote it for. Beethoven thinks in short, concentrated bursts of melody. Its a different way of composing.
The Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 2/1, dates from 1794 when Lou was 24, and he dedicated it to his teacher Haydn. It begins with a device known as the Mannheim Rocket, an upward thrust of notes that Mozart was particularly fond of using. The first movement is in 2/2 and is marked simply allegro. The triplet grupetto that ends each phrase turns out to be something more than that because Lou does quite a bit with it. Tonal instability leads to a second subject in the expected key of A-flat. The exposition is repeated.
At 2:14 he begins development by switching between keys and moving the melody between the left and right hands, then bringing back that little grupetto.
The short development leads to a recapitulation at 3:07. His second subject, formerly in the major mode, appears now in F minor. This is one of Lous So there! endings, defying the world.
Lou sets his adagio (at rest) slow movement at second position in 3/4 in F Major. The opening melody has a Mozartean feel to it, phrased in singing lines. The middle section turns to D minor and then C, before returning to F for the opening melody. It ends quietly.
In third position, Lou opts for an allegretto minuet in 3/4 in F minor in the usual format: AA-BB-CC-DD-A-B.
For a finale, Lou returns to F minor and 2/2 for a movement marked prestissimo, which means like a bat out of hell. Its in a kind of sonatina format, and here we get a glimpse of the fire that Beethoven was to apply to his later works. The second subject is in C minor via A-flat but is no less vehement.
At 15:53, the middle section is not a sonata development but a quiet interlude, a port in the storm.
At 17:34 he recaps. The second subject appears now in F minor. Once again he ends it with a bang.
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 2/1
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:59:01 PM PDT
by
Publius
(And so, night falls on civilization.)
To: BIGLOOK
Aloha and good afternoon, Hawaii...((HUGS))
Have the grands caught a fish yet?
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posted on
08/02/2013 6:59:11 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: left that other site
Good evening M/L & so glad to read that Linda is doing better.
You need a serious break sweetheart! *Hugs*
God must trust you ALOT!
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
She will not let me do anything around here without her prior approval! Otherwise, she growls, snarls, bares her teeth, barks and then bites me! ;-)I do soooo hope you mean the dog.....JUST KIDDING! ;-}
To: All
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:03:19 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Publius
Thank You for undertaking this wonderful project!
I’m all ears!
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:03:22 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
To: left that other site
And I’m all fingers! The second sonata is set for tomorrow night.
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:04:16 PM PDT
by
Publius
(And so, night falls on civilization.)
To: AZamericonnie
Thank You, Connie, for your prayers.
if God is trying to get my attention, He has succeeded.
I really do need a break, but I guess I’m not completely broken yet, so it might have to wait.
Linda will be having X-Rays tomorrow, as there seems to have been some “liver involvement’ secondary to the infection she suffered. I really don’t know where this is going yet.
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:06:59 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Had to drive downtown today for a final appt. YUCK! I don’t like that drive!
I have to finish clipping my coupons tonight & finalize my list. My level of appreciation of this chore rises with the amount of money saved! :)
To: Publius
I am listening in another tab as i write. The Interpretation is quite lovely.
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:07:59 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
To: left that other site
Barenboim is a decent Beethoven pianist.
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:09:29 PM PDT
by
Publius
(And so, night falls on civilization.)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Yeppers - just a kick back weekend. Pub time - a bit of a walk-about in the bush.
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:11:06 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
To: AZamericonnie

Yeppers - just hanging with mates, maybe a pub night tonight and a bit of a walk-about Sunday.
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:12:32 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
To: Publius
In English his name would translate to Louis Beetgarden. So we can refer to Ludwig van Beethoven as Lou. Ga head...I'll stick with with the former! lol
Good evening Prof & thank you for the music & education! *Hugs*
To: AZamericonnie
Beethoven is a man’s composer, a really macho man. The troops should find him interesting.
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:14:27 PM PDT
by
Publius
(And so, night falls on civilization.)
To: Publius
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posted on
08/02/2013 7:16:08 PM PDT
by
TMSuchman
(John 15;13 & Exodus 21:22-25 Pacem Bello Pastoribus Canes [shepard of peace,dogs of war])
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