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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of
universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I
reach my hands and play with pebbles of
destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs
reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive
in the universe.
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Take It Where You Find It
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
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Can’t say I ever heard or seen that before.
Frankly, the disco daze I endured are not frequently reminisced.
Late 70’s there was a disco joint in Fort Myers, FL called “The Crown Lounge” and it was the place in those days.
They frequently had “Ladies drink free!” nights and the dance floor was always slammed. It was common for the womens to leave their purses and drinks at the bar when they hit the floor, so sometimes broke doods would go in and grab a “free” drink off the bar and mill about. Some broke doods could stay in there all night long drinking free drinks. A broke dood told me that.
Why did they raid Trump?
See here: https://kunstler.com/clusterfuck-nation/gestapo-the-steal/
And here: https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/08/11/part-1-why-did-the-doj-and-fbi-execute-the-raid-on-trump-the-story-behind-the-documents/
Older brothers used to give me hell for loving Xanadu as a little shaver, and it was ONJ that was mesmerizing!
ELO does most of the songs and of course ONJ does the title track.
Physical was out at the same time and the video is still hotter than a Jamie Lee Curtis aerobics movie.
I must have been pretty high that week. I missed that
It was lovely back when the women wore silk stockings.
I was disappointed to learn that after Olivia hit middle-age, she loved nothing more than to get doinked by teenage boys. I suppose that a 16 year old’s hard-on is harder than a granite dildo though. Yes, I’m jealous. RIP
I have never heard that about OLJ and I’ve searched for commentary to substantiate yours. Why don’t you shed a little light on that?
Well I for one can appreciate the skill of the ensamble. The look of relief from the prone skaters when the jumper made it, the balance act, etc. No overt monkeypox carriers here. Magic.