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Posted by Ray on Tuesday, February 09 @ 05:30:00 EST (7 reads)
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There are two dates our generation will remember forever about the sixties: November 22, 1963, and February 9, 1964. One brought sudden and inexplicable death, sorrow, and tears. The other brought overwhelming joy and the reassurance of life-affirming art. The Sunday night when we first met the Beatles on Ed Sullivan's show was the beginning of something deeply wonderful for us and piercingly threatening for some elements of the older generation. It was an event both timely and timeless.
THE INVASION OF AMERICA
Coming less than three months after the assassination of President Kennedy, the Beatles' visit helped rouse the country out of mourning. A breathless and condescending media concentrated on the band's hairstyles and their adoring fans, but their enduring importance lay in their music, their wit, and style; a disconnect that signaled the beginning of the generation gap.
One generation understood it all. Another couldn't begin to understand it. Into that generation gap fell Vietnam, women's liberation, ideas about civil rights, the sexual revolution, and on and on and on and on.
But that was still to come. On February 9, 1964, people of different circumstances, beliefs and cultural backgrounds witnessed a happening; a glimpse at a possible future when it was possible for the world to stop for an instant in order to appreciate something that was intrinsically good. There is a sense of bittersweetness to realize such an event of that kind will probably never happen again. But then again, maybe that's another reason to celebrate it.
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Posted by Ray on Saturday, February 06 @ 18:00:00 EST (78 reads)
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For the past four years, regular visitors to this web site have seen me go on and on and on about the man who brought Streamingoldies.com to life. They have read what he's done to bring my ideas to fruition and they've seen me rave about his remarkable patience in dealing with someone (me) who will never be mistaken for a computer whiz.
If you know Bob (Shabby) Skold even a little, you know he is one of the most gentle and peaceful men to ever walk this planet. You know he has an infectious sense of humor and you know – you must certainly know – he understands the meaning of loyalty and true friendship better than most.
But maybe you don’t know something else about him. He has an enormous amount of intestinal fortitude. In plain terms, Bob Skold has guts and courage. So it came as no surprise to me when he told me he had created a new site; a blog, to be exact, and while writing a blog doesn't qualify as courageous, what his blog is about certainly does.
Chondrosarcoma. The word itself is frightening. The reality of what it means is even worse. It is a type of bone cancer that develops in cartilage cells. It also happens to be a disease which has afflicted a man I am proud to say I love.
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