A sporadic, sometimes periodic, and quite possibly idiotic bits of info, thoughts, and musings about music and other stuff...

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That toddlin' town...

Llanfair­pwllgwyn­gyllgo­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llanty­silio­gogo­goch,
Llanfair­pwllgwyn­gyllgo­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llanty­silio­gogo­goch,
That toddlin' town
Llanfair­pwllgwyn­gyllgo­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llanty­silio­gogo­goch,
Llanfair­pwllgwyn­gyllgo­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llanty­silio­gogo­goch,
I'll show you around.
I love it!
Bet your bottom dollar
You lose the blues in
Llanfair­pwllgwyn­gyllgo­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llanty­silio­gogo­goch,
Llanfair­pwllgwyn­gyllgo­gery­chwyrn­drobwll­llanty­silio­gogo­goch…

Da Bears...

  The Bears: putting the a-r-s-e into the Packers for years... ;-))

;-)

An Irishman, a Scotsman, an Englishman, a Welshman, a Latvian, a Turk, a German, an Indian, several Americans (including a Hawaiian and an Alaskan), an Argentinean, a Dane, an Australian, a Slovak, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a Moroccan, a Frenchman,…Read more

The Brave Scotland...

“By Oppression's woes and pains!
By your sons in servile chains!
We will drain our dearest veins,
But they shall be free!

Lay the proud usurpers low!
Tyrants fall in every foe!
Liberty's in every blow!
Let us do or
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Ice...

Recently I was called out by the great banjo player and long-time friend Pauline Connelly (Chicago Reel) to take part in the ALS Ice Bucket. I accepted and did so in honor of the late Maureen Harling, a…Read more

Maureen O'Looney

Much has been written today about the passing of the forever-young 92-year-old Maureen O'Looney, affectionately known as "Mother Ireland" amongst other titles of love and gratitude bestowed upon her during her 60 plus years of living in Chicago.

Maureen…

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Robin Williams (1951-2014)

Where I am, I don't know, I'll never know, in the silence you don't know, you must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on.

-- Samuel Beckett

Jimmy McGowan

Jimmy McGowan (July 24, 1956 - July 20, 2014)
  Jimmy McGowan died a few moments ago. He was surrounded by his loving family. He would have turned 58 on Thursday. He would have teed off at nine this morning --…Read more

Independence Day...

“As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among… Read more