like Beck and NYC. -- j
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By the looks of it, most of them.

I would guess that there were some valuable taxpayers
who took off!!! -- j
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When I grew up there it was truly a vibrant fun place to live. Then, Coleman Young, the first black mayor was elected. He told all the people who didn't like the way he ran the city to "Hit 8 Mile Road." (City limit). They did.

one more contender for a young Richard Halley:::
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n8lpsiZ...

this is Liz Story, tall softball pitcher from s. california,
on her windham hill album "solid colors." -- j
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argh. . sad what's happened up there. . it was such
a bustling, successful city when I was up there in
the seventies. . my first wife is kin to a woman
whose husband was a detroit policeman. . what a
city tour he gave us, back then!!! -- j
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Me too - love sharing great music. Thanks!

Detroit:
They tore my high school down. Grand plans to build on the same spot, -- unrealized to date.

we can hole up here with all the comforts, yet the
outside influences (I retired from a prime-govt-contract
manhattan project site) keep doing the bait-and-switch
thing. . . . . our retiree healthcare has become a fund
into which DOE (energy) wants to dip for facility
upgrades. . . we're working on a class-action suit,
but it's like the Rs attacking the Ds -- they just
keep on coming.
I *am* getting to do some stuff which has been on
the "someday" list for a lifetime -- like, today, I got
a pristine pair of Shure 55s microphones in the mail.
these are the "Elvis" mics featured in his films and
on the Elvis stamp. . while I prefer other artists, the
mic is an old standard which will add to our 50th
high school reunion next year. . the "kids" will be
astonished to see one just like we had in the school
auditorium back then. . which works! . while they
dance to genuine sock-hop music from my collection. -- j

p.s. the mic::: https://www.flickr.com/photos/uncledave9...
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her touch is just perfect, there; I agree. . there are
others which I might mention, like:::
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-tqpPiY...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcKKBLuy...

my life has been punctuated with wonderful music
and sharing it with friends is a special delight!!! -- j
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Absolutely!
The latter years have turned out to be the best, stress free of my life and if it is within my power, I intend to keep it that way. Actually, if it wasn't for infirmities I'd say, I've come pretty close to Eden. Now, if it weren't for those pesky politicians screwing things up.....

Good stuff! Thanks for posting, I really enjoyed the music. BTW, Roberta Flack has many versions of that song; I only get ASMR from that one.

K and I are constantly looking up old friends. . we have
a solid marriage and intend to keep it, but we will not
live forever. . why not enjoy the present like it is ...
a present!!! -- j
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A high school friend of mine said she'd be in town and wanted to know If we could meet. I was only too happy. She was in the band and orchestra in high school with me, she played the flute. Unfortunately, she passed away before we could get together, a hazard at my (and her) age. I'm still questioning the weird look on my wife's face when I broke the news.

yes; of course! . since his was produced in Kenya.
it's a standing Gutfeld joke. . red eye, the five,
wherever -- Kenya-born BHO....... -- j
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they are retired like we are, and I asked if I might
drop by on the harley some pretty day. . "might be
uncomfortable" was the reply. . their marriage must
be different from ours. -- j
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We moved to Hawaii when I was 5, and in 3rd grade I got kicked off the bus for kicking the bus driver's seat (for 2 weeks, I think it was). My route to and from school was bus, bus, launch, and bus. The launch was a boat that went across Pearl Harbor, before they built the bridge.

So here was this little 8-year-old, me, already branded a trouble-maker, now walking home from school in Honolulu.

It worked out OK, and I even stopped being disrespectful to bus drivers, too. Win-win.

[completely unrelated to this, my sister was born about that time, in Hawaii, and she is almost exactly the same age as Barry. Strangely, the two birth certificates look VERY different from each other.]

Yes! . Roberta's version Is The One!

and Liszt is delicious -- and that rendition lovely!!! -- j

p.s. try this one::: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1PiHsS8...
and this one::: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FgFhBoQ...
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I still have an old 3-cell maglite in the headboard.
favorite flashlight of the pre-LED era! -- j
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Oops. Sorry, still not the right version. Try this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYEaxelb...
Also, this is a fantastic performance from an artist I just learned about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6m8NcRU...

That's a great quote! Thanks for sharing the links - I have very wide and deep music faves too! Have you heard this one (but this is the only performance/version that does it for me): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TDH7WGs...

I usually dislike bastardized versions of originals. That was a rare exception. As I played it over several times, it really grew on me.

Chuckle.

The only one I have is a converted 5 D-Cell MagLite.

I have a d-cell LED flashlight -- works great!!! -- j
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