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RAZD
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Message 466 of 1282 (775565)
01-02-2016 5:29 PM
Reply to: Message 465 by xongsmith
01-02-2016 2:02 PM


Re: Natalie Cole, 65
Unforgettable.

we are limited in our ability to understand
by our ability to understand
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NoNukes
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Message 467 of 1282 (775849)
01-05-2016 6:49 PM
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01-02-2016 2:02 PM


Re: Natalie Cole, 65
"Inseparable"
My wife had a soloist sing that at our wedding, and she knocked it out of the park. Rest in peace Natalie. We'll never forget you at the NoNukes pad.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? Scott Adams

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LamarkNewAge
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Message 468 of 1282 (775862)
01-05-2016 10:36 PM


David Rockefeller January 4 2015
One of (if not the most) the most influential men in the world dies at 100.
This man was so angry at the exclusion of Japan among the Bilderberg group, that he co-founded (with Zbig) the Trilateral Commission, which includes Asians in the powerful body.
Now the Trilateral Commission is a powerhouse body on par with the Council for Foreign Relations.
Many trade deals and organizations were this man's idea. Like the FTAA.
Since NAFTA, we have seen the economy and wages improve so much in Mexico, that now more Mexicans leave the U.S. each year than arrive (don't tell Donald Trump and his supporters). In 2014, the United States per capita GDP was $54,000 and in PPP terms Mexico was almost $18,000 per capita. Perhaps more trade and increased economic prospects abroad is the key to reversing migration patterns?
Thanks to trailblazers like the indefatigable David Rockefeller, we found out.
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Tangle
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Message 469 of 1282 (776255)
01-11-2016 2:51 AM


Jean Genius - Sorrow for a Hero

Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien.
Life, don't talk to me about life - Marvin the Paranoid Android
"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.

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RAZD
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Message 470 of 1282 (776265)
01-11-2016 9:29 AM


the man who fell to earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) - IMDb
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) - IMDb
David Bowie Dies at Age 69 After Battling Cancer

we are limited in our ability to understand
by our ability to understand
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1.61803
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Message 471 of 1282 (776267)
01-11-2016 9:40 AM
Reply to: Message 469 by Tangle
01-11-2016 2:51 AM


Re: Jean Genius - Sorrow for a Hero
Here, here. The world is a smaller place today.

"You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs

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ringo
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Message 472 of 1282 (776277)
01-11-2016 10:48 AM


Can you hear me, Major Tom?

  
Theodoric
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Message 473 of 1282 (776291)
01-11-2016 2:36 PM
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01-11-2016 2:51 AM


Re: Jean Genius - Sorrow for a Hero
Been listening to his albums all morning. I have most of his stuff, but haven't really listened to it in a few years. My new hearing aids are giving me a new appreciation. Some of it sounds pretty dated but a lot of it has held up will over the years.

Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts
"God did it" is not an argument. It is an excuse for intellectual laziness.

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vimesey
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Message 474 of 1282 (776295)
01-11-2016 3:25 PM
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01-11-2016 2:51 AM


Re: Jean Genius - Sorrow for a Hero
I met a guy about 30 years ago who said he used to fag for David Jones (Bowie) (ie ran around school doing errands for him at Bromley).
But then, given who he was, I suspect a number of us did.
I grew up in the 80's, and wasn't there early enough to really appreciate his talent. Even I can understand his importance though. Rest in peace.

Could there be any greater conceit, than for someone to believe that the universe has to be simple enough for them to be able to understand it ?

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Omnivorous
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Message 475 of 1282 (776296)
01-11-2016 3:29 PM
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01-11-2016 2:36 PM


Re: Jean Genius - Sorrow for a Hero
Theodoric writes:
Been listening to his albums all morning. I have most of his stuff, but haven't really listened to it in a few years. My new hearing aids are giving me a new appreciation. Some of it sounds pretty dated but a lot of it has held up will over the years.
Years ago, an ex told me, during that phase where you are sharing lives up that point, that her gay BFF and she had agreed that no matter who they were involved with, they'd sleep with David Bowie.
As Paul Simon said, "She was the kind of a girl who could say things that weren't that funny."
Hard to like a guy like that, though I'd always liked his music.
Easier now, though: I've been listening all day, too.
The man could rock.

"If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."
Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.
-Terence

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xongsmith
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Message 476 of 1282 (776298)
01-11-2016 3:49 PM
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01-11-2016 2:51 AM


Re: Jean Genius - Sorrow for a Hero
The whole new album, Blackstar, is here on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcQIlOVytg4
- nate

- xongsmith, 5.7d

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NoNukes
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Message 477 of 1282 (776420)
01-12-2016 11:00 PM
Reply to: Message 473 by Theodoric
01-11-2016 2:36 PM


Re: Jean Genius - Sorrow for a Hero
My new hearing aids are giving me a new appreciation.
If you cannot get to all of those albums in one day, then hearing aid a dose of Station to Station and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust as soon as you can.
NoNukes.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? Scott Adams

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Tanypteryx
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Message 478 of 1282 (776501)
01-14-2016 1:28 PM


Alan Rickman
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman
Rest in peace Professor Severus Snape......

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

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ramoss
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Message 479 of 1282 (776502)
01-14-2016 1:43 PM
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01-14-2016 1:28 PM


Re: Alan Rickman
By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Warvan, he will be missed.

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jar
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Message 480 of 1282 (776503)
01-14-2016 2:23 PM


Was just rewatching "Bottle Shock" the other night.

Anyone so limited that they can only spell a word one way is severely handicapped!

  
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