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~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Ooh Rah! Looking The Part! U.S. Marine Corps recruit Angel Onofre Jr. with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion receives his weekly haircut at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego. Recruits receive haircuts weekly during their time at MCRD San Diego in order to maintain a uniform appearance and promote good hygiene throughout recruit training. Onofre is a naive of Lake County, Illinois. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Yvonna Guyette) (This image was captured in color and changed to black and white.) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support...

Resonating as strongly as ever, ‘Three Little Birds’ was slow to take flight, but now stands as one of Bob Marley’s most affecting songs.Bob Marley was a gifted songwriter, but sometimes inspiration came to him like a gift received from somewhere else. “Three Little Birds,” a simple, joyful song that has been a hit several times over, was a gift from nature, its writing prompted by the birds that fluttered by the window at 56 Hope Road, Bob’s Tuff Gong HQ, and home during the second half of the 70s. “It was amazing how he put the words together” Bob...

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' CafeRemembering September 11, 2001 Come on in, we're open Need a place just to hang out? This is it. We serve coffee, tea, cold brew, or a hot toddy.Topped off with great conversation. Grab a glass and start a conversation. Tell us what you remember of that day. Our AWESOME military, our AWESOME allies, and their families are welcomed and honored here. Remember, the Canteen is...

snip Yet there was one striking exception to the stultifying conformity of cultural critique, one lonely example of an A-list star confronting a specific 9/11 event head-on and offering his voice in full-throated support of authentic American heroism. Even more impressively, it came from a Canadian - and at a time when Jean Chrétien's ministry was mostly engaged in petty sniping about alleged offenses to its amour propre. When I was, oh, fourteen years old I saw Neil Young with Crosby, Stills, Nash &... plus his compatriot Joni Mitchell and The Band. And to be honest in the intervening decades...

YOUR NARROW ROAD SONG DEVOTIONAL Beloved, Jesus our Faithful Shepherd lovingly calls His flock to walk with Him and to be led by Him on the narrow road of this pilgrim life. Though this road is often marked by trials, discipline, sacrifice, and sorrow, it is also the only path that leads to true EVERLASTING freedom, lasting joy, and Heaven's ETERNAL home. The broad demonic road of this fallen world excludes Almighty God and His ETERNAL RIGHTEOUSNESS and deceptively promises temporary pleasures, fulfillment, and false contentment, but ends in ETERNAL ruin, judgment, and destruction. Our precious Jesus' narrow road is...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Homecomings Are Still The Best! Col. Nate Vogel, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, poses with his family following his fini flight at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. Vogel took one last flight on a KC-46A Pegasus before relinquishing command of the 22nd ARW. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Felicia Przydzial) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Marines Fight! Sailors Fight with Sumo Suits! PACIFIC OCEAN - U.S....

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. FReeper Canteen Cafe Come on in, we're open Need a place just to hang out? This is it. It's casual FRiday here at the Canteen. Pull up a seat and relax. We serve coffee, tea, conversation and music. Our AWESOME military, our AWESOME allies, and their families are welcomed and honored here. No worries in the FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' Cafe. Grab a cup or a glass, and start a conversation....

Dolly Parton the country music icon behind some of the biggest songs ever recorded -- has died.Her head of security announced her death Tuesday on Instagram.

Tom Scholz, chief songwriter and composer.

PLAY THE MAN SONG DEVOTIONAL Beloved, in these last days of increasing apostasy, spiritual darkness, and godlessness, Almighty God calls His blood-bought saints to “play the man”, to stand strong and courageously represent our precious Lord Jesus Christ! Like Joshua standing at the entrance of the Promised Land, our courage does not come from ourselves, but from knowing that our ETERNAL God is always with us: “Be strong and of a good courage...for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest” (Josh. 1:6–9). To “play the man” is to courageously gird up our loins, stand upon the unchanging...

Guo Degang was accused of “violating public order and good customs” after changing the lyrics of a classic Chinese revolutionary song during a recent performance.Prominent Chinese comedian Guo Degang has come under investigation after improvising new lyrics to a well-known revolutionary song, with a complaint accusing him of violating “social order and good customs”. The incident spotlights the fine line performers in China must navigate between creative licence and political sensitivities, amid Beijing’s continued emphasis on ideological discipline. Guo changed the lyrics of Playing My Beloved Pipa during a Peking opera adaptation of Ji Gong, a legendary Chinese Buddhist...

FAR GREATER THAN THESE SONG DEVOTIONAL Beloved, what is our greatest treasure? Dear friends, if we possessed all the lands of this fallen world, mountains of gold and precious jewels, or even somehow called the countless stars and trillions of galaxies our own, we would still possess nothing that could compare with Almighty God Himself! Every created thing came from Him and exists by His power, yet our ETERNAL Creator loved us with such incomprehensible agape love that He came into this fallen world and gave Himself for our sins! I don’t know how to say anything more wonderful than...

Columbia House, the subscription-based mail-order music club, has quietly announced it is shutting down. ”After 9/15/26, The Columbia House will no longer be accepting new orders,” noted a message on the company’s website. “You can still purchase books with your credit card or credits as normal.” Columbia House was originally launched in 1955 by Columbia Records. Designed as a way to reach music lovers in rural or suburban areas that often didn’t have record stores, the Columbia House concept was simple, yet revolutionary. Customers could order records by mail and have them delivered directly to their home. Membership often came...

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died at the age of 77. According to a press release, Beard "was in hospice care when he passed away at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family members at his side" on Aug. 17. “Today, (bassist) Elwood (Francis) and I lost a great friend and collaborator," guitarist and singer Billy Gibbons wrote in a press release announcing the news. "And the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas. His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top." In March 2025, it was...

Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for legendary rock band ZZ Top, has died ... TMZ has learned. According to the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner Frank passed away on August 17 at his Texas ranch with family by his side after a stay in hospice. A cause of death has not been disclosed at this time. ZZ Top founder Billy F. Gibbons released a statement on his passing saying, “Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas. His signature...

"Don't Bring Me Down" by Electric Light Orchestra extended remix version with beautiful girls dancing to the shuffle, all in HD.

P!nk's official live video for 'Try'

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. FReeper Canteen Come on in, we're open Need a place just to hang out? This is it. Pull up a seat and relax. We serve coffee, tea, conversation and music. Our AWESOME military, our AWESOME allies, and their families are welcomed and honored here. Birthday wishes for all August babies.No worries in the FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' Cafe. Grab a cup or a glass, and start a conversation. You never...

Early last month, as part of a year-long celebration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 270th birthday, his hometown of Salzburg, Austria, unveiled a sprawling public tribute to their beloved composer: 320 miniature golden statuettes featuring the musician and his favorite pup, Pimperl. Mozart, with his reputation for rebellious flair and distaste for authority, may have gotten a chuckle out of what happened next. Within hours of the installation’s debut, at least two statuettes were stolen. This number grew to roughly 80 over the next several weeks. On Wednesday morning, officials announced that 210 statuettes were missing. The installation, titled Mozart—The Untamable...

THY WILL BE DONE SONG DEVOTIONAL Beloved, the Christian pilgrim life is a life of full surrender to the will of Almighty God, but in doing so we will find true liberty and freedom in Jesus. The surrendered heart is the abiding liberated heart, where the internal peace of Almighty God reigns. As God faithfully disciples His children, He lovingly leads them through seasons of joy, burdens, testing, and refining. Though the fires of life may be difficult, they are never without purpose. Our Heavenly Father is continually working all things together for our good, shaping us into the likeness...