2008 is nearly past now. A lot has happened. Far more than could possibly be summed up in this tiny spot. And besides, all the major news outlets are covering it at this very moment. So I'll just touch on a few things.
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News is just coming out now… we've lost Paul Newman to cancer. He apparently passed yesterday. I guess I need to get used to all of the greats from my youth passing now.
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Last night PBS showed what is apparently an old documentary on Johnny Cash. I'm so not a country fan, but being a musician I've always appreciated him and his influence on music today. I really enjoyed seeing this inside perspective that followed he and wife June on what had to be a very early tour in his career which had him stopping at a childhood home, visiting his parents, and doing a show at a prison. If it plays again you might consider catching it.
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A good friend sent this to me [thanks V] and there's just too many good points here to ignore it. The author, to my knowledge, is unknown.
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To-do, shopping, you know… lists. Or for that matter, notes of things you don't want to forget. We all have them, use them… don't we? Well for those of you that do, and subsequently have a computer and printer, I recently stumbled on to a unique twist on this.
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Wow! Take a look at this! What an amazing photo. Standing in front of this monster had to be totally breathtaking! I only wish I had been there taking one of my own 🙂 I clearly live in the wrong part of the country.
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Now that summer has arrived and everyone has secured second (or third) mortgages to buy enough fuel for the annual family vacation, you can add to the joy and excitement of this year’s excursion by driving your very own Family Truckster, straight from the 1983 classic National Lampoon’s Vacation. Of course you’ll first need to talk the guy into selling it to you [you must provide your own Aunt Edna].
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The trend continues as Harvey Korman passed yesterday at the age of 81. Best known for always laughing at Tim Conway on the Carol Burnett show, he also starred in many movies, Blazing Saddles among them. I as one of thousands, will always remember Harvey with fondness. As many of these legends begin to reach this age I fear we'll be losing more of them to the ages. How sad…