Pinging you to today’s American Minute - this one about John Chapman - otherwise known as Johnny Appleseed.
I did not know he ran 30 miles to warn settlers of an impending Indian attack during the war of 1812! Nor did I know that his father was an American Minuteman during the Revolution!
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God bless and keep you and all our beloveds today!
Your previous thread:
Micacles and the blessed name: Washington [partly in posts]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2472656/posts
[Miracle of 1812, miraculous fog, bulletproof president, Independence Day Miracle of Adams and Jefferson]
“O, Shenandoah” Tennessee Ernie Ford:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khxx3sCVhtE
(Just be it’s Tennessee Ernie)
From “Wonderful Town”
The musical Wonderful Town premiered in 1953 with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Leonard Bernstein. It is based on the play My Sister Eileen and follows the story of two Columbus, Ohio sisters, Ruth and Eileen, who come to New York City in search of love and fortune. In the song Ohio, Ruth and Eileen wonder why they ever left Ohio. The music is still copyrighted. Thus, we can only provide excerpts
Why, Oh why, Oh why, Oh ——
Why did I ever leave Ohio?
Why did I wander to find what lies yonder
When life was so cozy at home?
Wond’ring while I wander,
Why did I fly?
Why did I roam?
Oh, why Oh, why Oh
Did I leave Ohio?
Maybe I’d better go home.
O — H — I — O.
Maybe I’d better go home.
* * * * *
Wond’ring while we wander,
Why did we fly?
Why did we roam?
Oh, why Oh, why Oh
Did we leave Ohio?
Maybe we’d better go
Home.
O — H — I — O.
Maybe we’d better go home.
http://www.ohioana.org/collection/music/wonderful.asp
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWUHdfzO-PY&feature=related
Thanks for these great biographies!!!! Really educational & really enjoyable.
Oh, the Lord is good to me
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me all I need
The sun, the rain and the apple seed
Oh, the Lord is goo-oo-ood to me!!!
Did I remember it right?
Thanks for the ping!