A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....03-17,18,19-06....Kiss me - I'm Irish!

Billie

[Billie]

               

Some Irish tunes for your listening pleasure. A couple of wave files - full-length, lilting, Irish melodies - they are so beautiful! I hope you can open them, or "save target as" to your hard drive and listen to them later.

"My Wild Irish Rose" ~ John Gary
"I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" ~ John Gary

MIDIS
"Irish Lullabye"
"The Last Rose of Summer"
"When Irish Eyes are Smiling"
"I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen"
"Danny Boy"




Finest Friends....

May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.
May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY ~ 2003
ST. PATRICK'S DAY ~ 2004
ST. PATRICK'S DAY ~ 2005

12-28-05 ~ Hall of Fame #14

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 03-13-06 ~ Military Monday by Billie Presented by The Mayor 03-14-06 ~ A Finest Pet Day ~ The Doggie Dictionary by Dutchess 03-15-06 ~ Butterflies!!! The "Pretty" Bugs! by DollyCali 03-16-06 ~ Donkeys work tirelessly to keep losing, studies show by JohnHuang2 Presented by Billie

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[Mama_Bear]

Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you for this most amazing duet!

You're welcome, Billie. It is beautiful music.

[Mama_Bear]

You are welcome. I am pleased you enjoyed it.

[blackie]

MEG33 ~ I remember WWII, I was eleven when Pearl Harbor was attacked.

Gasoline wasn't a problem as dad was a farmer and we had plenty of gas and dad gave our meat ration stamps to close friends.

[Mama_Bear]

You're welcome. Thank you for all the beautiful things you bring to the Finest thread. :-)

[Majie Purple]

"...I am thinking that it would be nice to post it every Sunday..."

ooo that too would be altogether lovely!:) & I'm glad you understood my 1st post as intended...Some might not have without further explaination...Nice to know that you "get me" =understand my meaning...no explaination required...that is a blessing!

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

It was fun playing with you too! Thank you Billie!

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Hi Wolfie! Where did you find that picture of me!?! Lol!

[T'wit]

Hmm, the photos opened for me. Who can understand these mysteries? :-)

I just found out FR had its own thread on the subject of the Franklin. I managed to miss it at the time. Here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/vetscor/1175363/posts?page=1

The Franklin was only 50 miles off the Japanese coast. She was hit in the last months of the war. The incident is a stark reminder of the horrendous price we would have had to pay to invade the Japanese home islands. The estimate was as many as one MILLION dead -- and Heaven knows how many more Japanese casualties. We (and especially the Japanese) were spared from that cataclysm by Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs. Thousands died at Himoshima and Nagasaki but the bloodshed ended at once. Counting all, then, the A-bombs actually saved millions of lives.

[La Enchiladita]

Thank you, Billie.
Your comments made me appreciate my name so much more.
Everyone loves the sound of their own name .... Billie :)

[Majie Purple]

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[Mama_Bear]

Hi there, Maj!

[Majie Purple]

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[Majie Purple]

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[Majie Purple]

re:#129 Oops...not the puppy but the hats ;flowers & clover...I posted 3 that day to 3 clusters of folks...Again, sorry for the name mix up! This will put closure to the mystery I hope LOL!

[Riley]

No problem!

No puppies?? Darn! Oh wait-- there's one at the beginning of the thread!

Gotta have animal buddies.

[Majie Purple]

uh...make that 7 ...3 cluster representing ones and 4 seperate ones to individual people...I so like clarification over being misunderstood...Can you tell? & don't we all...:)