Care Package for Friday, July 9, 2021

A Week In Alabama (Day 7) Poetry: Nocturne of the Wharves by Arna BontempsAll night they whine upon their ropes and boomagainst the dock with helpless prows:these little ships that are too worn for sailingfront the wharf but do not rest at all.Read More Lyrical: Keep On Smilin’ by Wet WillieKeep on smilin’ through the …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Friday, July 8, 1977

In the Top Ten: Gonna Fly Now (Theme from “Rocky) by Bill Conti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnBrM27ZU3k On the Bestseller List: Falconer by John Cheever Photo credit: abebooks.com New In Theaters: Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0OtiZ0CMuA New In Comic Shops: Howard the Duck #14 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Second Chance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqK7C8d4igs Magazine Roulette: Master Detective Photo …

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A DATE WITH HISTORY: Friday, July 7, 1967

In the Top Ten: Let’s Live for Today by The Grass Roots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk2h_ePt6VQ On the Bestseller List: Fathers by Herbert Gold Photo credit: amazon.com New In Theaters: Divorce American Style https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYvZpikpljg New In Comic Shops: Challengers of the Unknown #56 Photo credit: mycomicshop.com On TV: Rango https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQPY-WL-9vw Magazine Roulette: Cracked Magazine Photo credit: mycomicshop.com Zodiac/Horoscope: …

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Care Package for Wednesday, July 7, 2021

A Week In Alabama (Day 5) Poetry: November by Lynna OdelIf I can’t save usthen let me feel youhappy and safeunder my chin.Read More Non-Lyrical: Yellow Dog Blues by W.C. Handy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF1tzyxGHyw Art: Joe Minter’s Four Hundred Years of Free Labor Photo credit: metmuseum.org Quote: “The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is …

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