It’s a hard year to celebrate the 4th of July. We are a country that takes rights away, and all signs point to more disappearing soon. We are a country confused by the concept of freedom of religion. We are a country where hooded white nationalists march with police protection while BLM, pro-choice, and other …
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Care Package for Friday, Jan. 31, 2020
Happy Birthday: Norman Mailer, novelist/screenwriter/journalistBorn Jan. 31, 1923 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3vTu99Vpd8 Music: Other Side of the World by KT Tunstall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDyCAgdf6hE 50 States, 100 Weeks: The Singing Runway, Disney World Abandoned Airport, Orlando, FL Photo credit: neatorama.com Prog Rock Album Art: A Question of Balance by The Moody Blues Photo credit: forgottenvinyls.wordpress.com Poetry: The Second Beautiful Harvest …
Care Package for Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020
Happy Birthday: Saul Alinsky, community activist/political theoristBorn Jan. 30, 1909 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfAyNrEsqic Music: Immigraniada by Gogol Bordello https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKpgb2WrGo0 50 States, 100 Weeks: Global Convergence Sculpture, Orlando, FL Photo credit: hiveminer.com Prog Rock Album Art: In the Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson Photo credit: dailymotion.com Poetry: Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles by Sally …
Care Package for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
Happy Birthday: Oprah Winfrey, talk show host/television executive/producerBorn Jan. 29, 1954 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4FpQcmXsxo Music: Me Gustas Tu by Manu Chao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs6Y4kZ8qtw 50 States, 100 Weeks: The I-4 Dead Zone, Sanford, FL Photo credit: foxnews13.com Prog Rock Album Art: De-Loused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta Photo credit: udiscovermusic.com Poetry: Road Hazard by Bradley PaulWhat I …
Care Package for Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020
Happy Birthday: J. Cole, rapper/producer/songwriterBorn Jan. 28, 1985 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx-P4FGqnsI Music:You Don’t Know How It Feels by Tom Petty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TlBTPITo1I 50 States, 100 Weeks: Robert Is Here Fruit Stand and Farm, Homestead, FL Photo credit: southernliving.com Prog Rock Album Art: Yessongs by Yes Photo credit: blog.postermywall.com Poetry: Weep Holes by Andrea CohenWe build theseinto the dream- …