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Michael Landon once appeared on Hullabaloo (a short-lived NBC ripoff of ABC's Shindig) and sang You Were On My Mind--and here's the proof. Brace yourselves. This is not pleasant.
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Added: 1st October 2007
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One of the top-selling books in the United States in the early 1970s was Richard Bach's Jonathan Livingston Seagull. By 1972 there were over a million copies sold. It is the simple story of a bird who seeks more out of life than a mundane existence as a scavenger. The novella has an inspiring fable-like quality. It teaches that the only boundaries to achievement are the ones we create ourselves.
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Seagull
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Added: 28th June 2009
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Oh, no! It's the summer of 1983 and Sports Illustrated presents this horrible scenario: The Montreal Expos might win the National League pennant and the Toronto Blue Jays are threatening to win the American League flag. Brace yourselves. This would mean (gasp!) an all-Canadian World Series! We can't have that! (Luckily for xenophobic American baseball fans, neither the Expos or the Jays won the pennant that year. Whew! That's a relief!)
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Added: 21st July 2008
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Once we were proud nation.. there was nothing we couldn't do, or accomplish.
There was noting that we couldn't manufacture for ourselves. This was the American Spirit. It was what made this country the envy of every nation in the world.
Now, as one TV commentator put it, "We have become suicidally arrogant ... we have the attitude that there isn't anything anyone won't sell us."
It has been argued that "America holds no resemblance to the once great nation for which our forebears fought and died. Given the rapidity with which America has forsaken its heritage, can you imagine what it will look like 50 years from now?" - Chuck Baldwin
Once can only wonder. But, Once Upon A Time In America, it was truly a great and promising place to be.
Film Clip - Southern Pacific Cab Forward Collection
Southern Pacific Archives
Pentrex Videos/Pentrex Media Group
http://pentrex.com/
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Jack Delano
U.S. Office of War Information Collection
Library of Congress - Documenting America
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome....
Music
fanfare for the common man
Aaron Copeland
railroad song
Jim Croce
railroad blues
Woody Guthrie
daddy was a railroad man
Box Car Willie
john henry/worried blues
Doc and Merle Watson
railroad song (reprise)
conceived and produced by Dale Caruso
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Added: 26th September 2008
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What makes me tell you that I ain't no smartypants, or to even acknowledge that most of you are way smarter than me. Well, could it be a mystery? Or could it just be the embarrassment of knowing that I ain't even slightly any smarter as the lot of you. I feel so ashamed to tell you this now. Usually, I am just going through it all saying, Wow, you always present yourselves as being extremely smart. People, c'mon, you know me. I like that, right? I'm Mister Smiley.
You have nothing to worry about. I'm drinking concentrated wheat beer. An unsettling taste. I thought I'd make it last with a few ounces of water.
So forget about being so rigid, and every darn thing going on around you and tell me, is it you who can give the not so impossible answer? I thought it would be a sinch? Really? I don't think I'm being unrealistic here? Hey, by the way, there is no good reason for being worrisome either today. Why is that? The backyard garden awaits you this weekend. You do have the prettiest flowers. By the way, I could pass the hint of .... Prior to the year of 1973, there was ....... That's a nice clue to any mystery.
Are you paying attention to this, friend. You are my friend, right? COOL. I am waiting!
UPDATED:
ATTENTION! Looks to me that Carouselle has figured it out.
I think that is great! Really.
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Games
Added: 10th June 2011
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At the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, a water polo match between Hungary and the USSR turned into a blood bath--literally. The match, on December 6, was set against the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and saw Hungary defeat the USSR 4–0. The lasting image of the match was Hungarian star Ervin Zádor emerging from the pool with a large, bloody gash under his eye. He had been punched by Soviet player Valentin Prokopov.
Tensions were already high between the Hungarian and Soviet water polo teams, as the Soviets had taken advantage of their political control of Hungary to study and copy the training methods and tactics of the 1952 Olympic champion Hungarians.
On October 23, 1956, a demonstration by university students escalated into an uprising against the Soviet puppet government in Budapest. For a few days it appeared Hungary might free itself from the USSR's grasp. On November 1, however, Soviet tanks began rolling into Hungary. From November 4 to November 10 forces began suppressing the uprising with air strikes, artillery bombardments, and tank/infantry actions.
The Hungarian water polo team was in a mountain training camp above Budapest. They were able to hear the gunfire and see smoke rising. With the Summer Olympics in Melbourne a month away, they were moved to Czechoslovakia to avoid being caught in the revolution. The players only learned the full extent of the uprising and the subsequent crackdown after arriving in Australia.
By the start of the Olympics, the uprising had been suppressed. Many players saw the Olympics as a way to salvage national pride. "We felt we were playing not just for ourselves but for our whole country" said Zádor after the match. The "Blood In The Water" match was played in front of a partisan crowd bolstered with expatriate Hungarians as well as Australians and Americans who detested their Cold War Soviet rivals. Prior to the match, the Hungarians had evolved a strategy to taunt the Russians, whose language they had been forced to study in school. In the words of Zádor: "We had decided to try and make the Russians angry to distract them."
From the opening whistle, kicks and punches were freely exchanged. At one point the Hungarian captain, Dezső Gyarmati, punched a Russian; it was caught on film. Meanwhile, Zádor scored two goals for the Hungarians, much to the delight of the crowd.
With Hungary leading 4–0 in the final minutes, Zádor was marking Valentin Prokopov with whom he'd had verbal exchanges. Prokopov struck him, causing a gash to open. The blood comining with the water in the pool made it look like Zádor was bleeding to death. As he left the pool, his bleeding incited the crowd into a frenzy. Angry spectators jumped onto the concourse beside the water, shook their fists, shouted abuse, and spat at the Soviets. To avoid a riot, police entered the arena with one minute to go, declared the game over, and shepherded the crowd away.
Pictures of Zádor's injuries were published around the world, leading to the "Blood in the Water" name, although reports that the water actually turned red were an exaggeration. Zádor said his only thought was whether he would be able to play the next match.
Hungary went on to beat Yugoslavia 2–1 in the final to win their fourth Olympic gold medal. Zádor missed the match. After the event was completed, he and some of his teammates sought asylum in the West, rather than live in Hungary under a puppet pro-Soviet regime.
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Added: 7th July 2012
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It may of been the biggest story put to film that summer when it appeared on 06/16/78. With the 1st three days, it had made itself close to 9 million bucks. For then, that was great.
It really was no small wonder on it having abilities to make ourselves laugh in the cinema houses and sing. There was nothing quite as fun back then.
These days, it is highly considered as one of the classics from that time period.
Though, in June of 1982, a second attempt at redoing it had all failed. It really didn't catch what the 1st one had completed - fun. It was completely absent the second-go-around.
Also, the 1st one had closely followed the stage version without loss to the vibes of the set time.
Musically speaking, it was spot-on at encapsulating those years in the Fifties with it's unforgettable moments, truly giving a personality that won itself critical acclaim. As well, it was a chronicler that resembled the years gone by then with senior high schoolers that we would never forget.
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that
Henry
Winkler
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Marie
Osmond
were
supposed
to
be
the
leads
?
True
Added: 9th July 2012
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How far can I go with this game for all to enjoy? Wow, really, folks, it does intrigue me that there are not that many players getting it. Do you know them? I am waiting as you think with your head. Keep brain-busting yourselves. Don't be accused of being a lazybones. UPDATE: Answered!
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Show
Added: 23rd October 2012
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Many considered the Rutles' Tragical History Tour more tragic than historical. When it was broadcast on the CBC on April 1st, 1968, it was even shown upside-down. People didn't know what to make of it. I realize now that what the Rutles were saying is that we ourselves should be upside-down when we were watching it. Then it would all make sense. Hundreds of young people all over the world joined me in doing just that. We were all part of something special. In retrospect I think it was all about the peace movement. It's hard to fight when you're upside-down. Mind you, the movie still didn't make sense, but the music was amazing.
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Added: 1st April 2013
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