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Comment on A Tribute to Richie Havens by Joshua Butcher

Joshua Butcher — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:55:00 +0000

https://soundcloud.com/retroboticsoul1/freedom

I made a cover to celebrate Richie Havens – his passing hit me pretty hard

Comment on A Tribute to Richie Havens by Ernie_McCray

Ernie_McCray — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:31:00 +0000

He was truly wonderful.

Comment on A Tribute to Richie Havens by douglass truth

douglass truth — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:01:00 +0000

thanks – that Woodstock opening, stalking the stage, drenched with sweat, not caring or knowing that he wasn’t on mic, just into it. he gave the whole concert a depth that I don’t think it otherwise would have had. I’d forgotten Just Like A Woman – now it’s in my head. That album cover with 1984 – spooked me. Now, soooo long ago.

Comment on Dave Clark Five by Karyn_Zoldan

Karyn_Zoldan — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 01:47:00 +0000

That was a walk down Memory Lane. Thank you – Loved the Dave Clark Five

Comment on Growing up in the 80s-Not Me! by alohapuna

alohapuna — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:09:00 +0000

Oh, and we watched TV for our when our favorite shows were on. We didn’t sit in front of just to watch whatever was on. Remote was a house in the country. All we had was on/off, volume and channel selector and those other two horizontal and vertical adjustment knobs when the TV would “act up”

Comment on Growing up in the 80s-Not Me! by alohapuna

alohapuna — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:01:00 +0000

The late 40s and 50s when I grew up were good times for me. WWII had ended and I had never heard of a homeless person and both parents didn’t have to work to raise a family and own a house. Neighbors looked out for each other and their kids and scolded us if we were doing anything wrong.
“Wait until I tell your mother,” would put the fear of God in us. We walked o and from school, then sometimes in bad weather we took a bus.
It certainly was not a perfect world but as children and young teens we weren’t constantly being bombarded with depressing news,
That was our parents job to worry about those things.
Our turn would come soon enough. We made up our own street games to keep ourselves occupied. Then for entertainment, (real entertainment) there was Jackie Gleason, Ed Sullivan, Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca, I Love Lucy and more to look forward to. When we first got out TV I sat in front ot a screen with nothing but a test pattern waiting for the Howdy Doodie show to come on. The highlight of the week was Friday night when my mother would buy my brother and me a soda and TastyKake and watch 3 half hour shows back to back. I never felt deprived. Our gym sneakers were the ubiquitous US Keds. Who cared about brand names?
If I were given the choice of trading my childhood for one of today, there’s not enough tea in China to make me even consider it.

Comment on Growing up in the 80s-Not Me! by Danny Catt

Danny Catt — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 18:15:00 +0000

It was even more fun to grow up as an elementary student in the 60′s. The fear of our older brothers was that they would be drafted into that ugly Vietnam War. We just got to enjoy all of the craziness of the sit-ins, smoke-ins and the migration of the drug generation to the San Francisco area and the music that came out of that movement.

Comment on Women and Music by Ernie_McCray

Ernie_McCray — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:02:00 +0000

Great tribute to women in music and, indeed, women in general. And I’m hoping I live long enough to see a woman president of our ever changing country.

Comment on Political Slogans of the Past by Ernie_McCray

Ernie_McCray — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:07:00 +0000

I so agree basically.

Comment on Political Slogans of the Past by alohapuna

alohapuna — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:10:00 +0000

Political campaigning should be limited to three months. That’s plenty of time to get your message out. The amount of time, money and energy spent on these long drawn out campaigns is deplorable