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FReeper Canteen - Tunes For The Troops - 1 March 2014
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Posted on 02/28/2014 5:59:22 PM PST by AZamericonnie
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
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To: AZamericonnie; All
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:33:56 PM PST
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Drumbo; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN; left that other site
ROCKUMENTARY: MARCH 1, 1965
BUBBLING UP The Trade Winds: New Yorks a Lonely TownPeter Andreoli and Vincent Poncia were from Providence, Rhode Island and spent much of their time writing songs for Phil Spectors organization, but this effort on George Mortons label was their first hit. The renamed themselves The Innocence and got two more hits a few years later.
The Trade Winds: New Yorks a Lonely Town
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:35:32 PM PST
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Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
MY ARTIST OF THE WEEK-DAY ONE--
DIANA KRALL~Big Foot
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:36:06 PM PST
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
To: left that other site
I’ll bet Paul was jealous that he gave away such a fab gear song. I can hear John now, leaning close and saying, “ya gobbin’ twit”.
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:36:42 PM PST
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
To: Publius
I was told by an authority on rock and rhythm and blues history that the dogs barking at the end of this tune are none other than Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. This was their first big hit.
Hound Dog--Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (1953)
To: AZamericonnie; All
86
posted on
02/28/2014 7:37:11 PM PST
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
To: Fiji Hill
Man, she could have beaten the crap out of Elvis.
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:40:05 PM PST
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
MY ARTIST OF THE WEEK-DAY ONE--
DIANA KRALL~Fly Me To The Moon
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:41:11 PM PST
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luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
To: Drumbo
In my mind, i can hear the Beatles playing and singing that song.
To: left that other site
It’s a Beatle song without doubt and an International #1 to boot. So was Peter & Gordon’s next hit “Woman”. Stay tuned.
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:45:41 PM PST
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
MY ARTIST OF THE WEEK-DAY ONE--
DIANA KRALL~I've Got You Under My Skin
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:48:18 PM PST
by
luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
To: Publius
The Trade Winds: New Yorks a Lonely Town I never heard this version when it was a hit. In early 1965, my preferred radio station for pop was KRLA, which had its own version.
New York's a Lonely Town (KRLA Version)--The Trade Winds (1965)
To: AZamericonnie; ConorMacNessa; Drumbo; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; MS.BEHAVIN; left that other site
ROCKUMENTARY: MARCH 1, 1965
BUBBLING UP The Ivy League: Funny How Love Can BeThis was a huge hit in the UK and got onto the Canadian charts a year later. It picked up some air play and sales in a few American markets but never caught that national breakout. This is unfortunate, because its not only beautiful, it just breaks your heart.
The Ivy League: Funny How Love Can Be
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:50:17 PM PST
by
Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
To: AZamericonnie; All
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:51:12 PM PST
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
To: 2LT Radix jr; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; armyavonlady; ...
MY ARTIST OF THE WEEK-DAY ONE--
DIANA KRALL~Just The Way You Are
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:54:22 PM PST
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luvie
(All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL Vets, too!)
To: AZamericonnie; All
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:55:08 PM PST
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
To: Publius
I just heard that for the first time a couple of minutes ago when I clicked on it. It didn’t make the KRLA playlist in 1965.
To: Fiji Hill
I heard it on WBZ in Boston and CKLW in Detroit/Windsor.
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:57:21 PM PST
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Publius
("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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."
"Träumerei" Robert Schumann (Click)
Never Forget The Brave Men And Women Who Gave Their Lives To Secure Our Freedom!!
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posted on
02/28/2014 7:58:35 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 <center> <tab - St. Mlichael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: AZamericonnie; All
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posted on
02/28/2014 8:01:33 PM PST
by
Drumbo
("Democracy can withstand anything but democrats." - Jubal Harshaw (Robert A. Heinlein))
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