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No human being is a substitute for the Higher Power even El Rushbo said 'talent on loan from God'. "Chariots Of Fire" And The 1924 Paris Olympics The theme from the 1981 film "Chariots of Fire" which chronicled the exploits of the 1924 British Olympic runners in Paris... The Empire Keeps Striking Back An overwhelming vote in Israel's Parliament this week rejecting the Palestinian state... And what happens after Ireland goes in for the "Palestinian State"?... Didn't JD Vance say the British government is "Islamist" too?... And who might be trying to get Joe Biden out of the way???... Your...

Here's a new President Trump edition of a song released on my last album. Fight! Fight! Fight! MAGA!

Breaking News Newsdump Alert Assassination Attempt On President Donald Trump... "The World Disorder" Visible palpable political instability in our midst a new untested British government, confusion in France's legislature with strong power of the French Presidency the only certainty. Then there's Joe Biden and someone tried to kill Donald Trump... Newsdump Update: "'Shocking and brutal massacre': World reacts to Israel's al-Mawasi attack..." Bibi Netanyahu the Machiavelli of Our Times.... China and Russia got beat around at the NATO Summit this week but the presence of those leaders from Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand clearly shows an expansion of...

Sir Paul McCartney has wished his long-standing friend and former bandmate Sir Ringo Starr a “fabulous day” on his 84th birthday. The former Beatle, 82, shared a photo to Instagram of the pair laughing together to mark the occasion on Sunday, which also marks his late father’s birthday.

Welcome again your host here remembering Rush Limbaugh who played songs like those back in 1974... That Top 10 song the Lord's Prayer back in those days..."Deliver us from evil" indeed I am thankful for deliverance from evil today Jesus gave that to me... On to a Money Update ABBA with our theme... And one of the great tech centers of the world is Taiwan and around Taiwan the South China Sea... "A key Marine Corps role is to 'serve as the inside force' in the first island chain-from the Ryukyus to Australia-to curb China's ambitions, Commandant of the Marine...

I muse upon changes in music life across the expanse of the rise of talkies and radio. You would think that radio & talkies made music more accessible, therefore, the average person's appreciation of and participation in music got better after culture started to be put in an electronic form. Here's a suggestion that the opposite is true. Some things we know, to suggest that nearly everyone sang, are that in the decade before World War I, there were 300 piano brands in the U.S. (Most customers were middle-class, but some poor children could get a piano.) There were ten,...

Your host with you again another excursion into media excellence one of those songs from 1971 "Put Your Hand In The Hand"... Way back in the 1980's I found myself on the student news staff eventually being the news director at a university radio station full power serving the big city and beyond. The news staff almost all white with a plurality being Jewish. The music people and public affairs folks almost all black and militant-woke... For me October 7th of last was the time I wanted to recall 50 years since I walked away from the Anti-Semitism of my...

Your host with you again grateful I don't have to hate anyone I can't change the politics or the fact that our politicians are bought by Israel or defense contractors or pharma whatever... Our "Sleepwalking" theme for the next segment Shelia Walsh was preaching the Gospel a bit back in 1982 when she arrived on American shores I remember hearing her... What Does It Add Up To? Is It That Bad?... "Having read this and noting the rejection of Russia's latest peace proposal, I have just cancelled our planned European holiday..."... rising tensions on the Russian Front, in the South...

Sony Music has reportedly bought the music catalog of English rock band Queen, including hits like Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, and Another One Bites The Dust, for around $1.27 billion. The news was first reported by Hits; according to the outlet, the only revenue outside the deal is for live performances, which founding members Brian May and Roger Taylor, who still actively tour with singer Adam Lambert, will retain. Another interested player was said to be very close in the bidding, but stopped short at $900 million, with music rights seen as an attractive investment because songs continue to...

On Tuesday, June 18, Julian, 61, — the son of Beatles legend John Lennon and his first wife Cynthia — marked Paul McCartney’s 82nd birthday with a special message on X (formerly known as Twitter). “Hoppy Birdy, Uncle Paul! Only love… Jude x,” Julian’s caption read as he shared a video montage of himself as a child with McCartney. Played alongside The Beatles’ classic “Hey Jude,” the first photo featured a younger McCartney sitting beside Julian on the grass. The pair were then pictured walking together before the video switched to a snap of them playing on the shoreline by...

Waltzing Matilda is Australia's unofficial national anthem. It is a song about suicide being a better option than being a prisoner of tyranny. Such is Australia. Here the musician, playing in the caldera of extinct volcano Mt Buninyong, slows it down and pauses a lot. This gives the birds in the trees around him a chance to sing back. What do those birds say?

Support Free Republic Some of the blog's posts are reposted to "Free Republic"... Another weekly excursion your host the hypocrite and sinner feeing months of prompting that signifies real change more progress towards better things in my life. The internet filled with incitement against personalities either side of the political divide. I've been an online character assassin what good is that kind of stuff. That Moment I Dumped Fox News... Hating Other Folks Isn't The Answer Wanting What's Best For Them And Cleaning Up My Own Act Is?... Meanwhile on the Russian Front the sanctions heating up US economic warfare...

Earlier this week, The Gateway Pundit reported on an absurd ex parte meeting that took place during the RICO trial of rapper Young Thug. Judge Ural Granville held an ex parte meeting in his chambers that included the Fulton County prosecutors, their star witness Kenneth Copeland, and other staff from the State and the Court. Defense counsel was notably absent from this meeting. Brian Steel, the attorney for Jeffrey Williams (Young Thug), raised concern of that meeting that took place earlier that morning to the Court. However, Judge Glanville was more interested in how Steel found out about the meeting...

Sometimes your host shows up for work dressed in black I am a janitor... Yes, indeed a song about maturing growing up something that seems relevant to me these days... The Nigel Farage Update Theme Tom T. Hall "I Like Beer"... This week Nigel a great lover of beer brewing up change... The songs for the other parties as well heck the Conservatives are deserving of a song synonymous with the closing of those classic... And the British Labor Party Theme. Labor led by Leftist in a Moderate Wrapping Sir Keir Starmer... Why A July 4th British Election?... Republicans And...

There is something of a subculture on YouTube of armchair analysts and commentators, WDW Pro, Valliant Renegade, and ClownfishTV, to name just three (beyond traditional financial websites like CNBC and Seeking Alpha), who track every cultural, corporate, programming, and financial move of The Walt Disney Company, previously one of America’s most iconic and trusted companies. Note: I used the past tense in describing The Walt Disney Company. It is no longer one of America’s most trusted brands, and it’s about to lose its iconic status.How did this happen?On May 7, 2024, in the wake of its successful battle to keep...

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Doug Ingle, who sang, wrote and played organ on “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” the haunting 1968 hit by rock band Iron Butterfly, died Friday, as previously reported by Ultimate Classic Rock. Ingle was 78. A cause of death hasn’t been released. On Facebook, the musician’s son, Doug Ingle Jr., wrote, “It’s with a heavy heart & great sadness to announce the passing of my Father Doug Ingle. Dad passed away peacefully this evening in the presence of family.” Ingle’s son concluded his Facebook tribute with, “Thank You Dad for being a father, teacher and friend. Cherished loving memories I will carry the rest...

VIDEOThere is currently a lot of debate about if AI is a dangerous threat or not. One way to possibly find out if AI is a threat is to ask AI to do a film review about "Colossus: The Forbin Project," a 1970 film about the dangers of AI. The weird thing is that this film can't be found in its entirety on the Web. Is it being suppressed and if so, by who? In this video, AI Sophie does briefly discuss "Colossus: The Forbin Project" but I believe we might be better able to find out the intentions of...

Meanwhile in the Democrat hellhole of Los Angeles… General Hospital soap actor Johnny Wactor, 37, was shot and killed Saturday morning in downtown Los Angeles during a robbery. According to reports, Johnny Wactor interrupted three thieves trying to steal the catalytic converter from his car. Wactor’s mother Scarlett told TMZ that her son did not try to fight the thieves because he initially thought his car was being towed but they fatally shot him anyway. The three assailants fled the scene in a vehicle.