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FIRST THEY CAME FOR COLBERT,AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT, BECAUSE I WASN'T A COMEDIAN. THEN THEY CAME FOR KIMMEL, AND I DID NOT SPEAK OUT,BECAUSE I WASN'T A LATE NIGHT ENTERTAINER. AND THEN THEY CAME FOR ME AND NO ONE WAS LEFT TO SPEAK OUT.

Per APNews.com: "Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor, director and indie patriarch, dies at 89"  Rest peacefully, Sir... Thank you for the amazing body of work you gave us.  

FROM THE ARTICLE. The actor gained fame for her ‘Kiss my grits’ catchphrase, but her career encompassed far more than broad comedy. By AARP. Published September 10, 2025. Polly Holliday, a versatile actor who found fame in the 1970s as sassy Southern waitress Flo on the sitcom Alice, died Tuesday. She was 88.Flo’s catchphrase — “Kiss my grits!” — became an indelible part of American pop culture during Alice’s TV run from 1976 to 1985. The character also earned Holliday four Emmy nominations — three for her work on Alice and one for her spin-off series Flo — along with Golden Globe wins in 1979 and 1980. (She was also nominated for a Golden Globe in 1981 for Flo.) USE LINK BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE. https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/celebrities/polly-holliday-obit-flo-alice-kiss-my-grits/?intcmp=WOL-LNK-CLK-HP-LEAD-ARTICLE_3

As promised in my Run for the ROSES and Good HORSES blog, and in honor of the National Day of the Cowboy, I’m sharing my playlist “Like A COWBOY” highlighting songs featuring Cowboy in the title. National Day of the Cowboy is celebrated on the fourth Saturday in July, falling on July 26th this year (2025). It’s a day to honor the contributions and spirit of cowboys and to preserve the pioneer heritage of the American West and cowboy culture. My inspiration for the playlist was listening to Ashley McBryde’s “Aint Enough Cowboy Songs.” Not that I ever need a reason to explore music, it prompted me to determine if there was any truth to the premise. And lo and behold, I think there are plenty of Cowboy songs. But in the spirit of her assertion, I think there perhaps can never be enough Cowboy song, no matter how many are written and sung. Some of my favorites include Toby Keith’s “Should’ve Been A Cowboy,” Big & Rich’s “Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy),” Garth Brooks’ “Good Ride

FROM THE ARTICLE. AARP Fall Movie Preview 2025.Get the ultimate guide to the best films coming to screens big and small. By Tim Appelo, AARP. Published September 03, 2025. The sunny, silly season is over, so now’s the time when movies get seriously entertaining, with some of them ambitious for Oscars and AARP Movies for Grownups Awards.Here’s the lowdown on the 20 most promising probable hits and contenders. Put them on your calendar, and don’t forget to pass the popcorn! USE LINK BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE. https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/fall-movie-preview-2025/

The official first day of summer is here, and it's time to kick the season into high gear with AARP's Summer Music Playlist of 20 songs that have summertime and long, lazy days at their heart.   What songs would you add to the playlist?

CelebrateWhenever I go to the ER because of too much buildup of ammonia, I become delirious—at least that’s what my wife tells me, I however, don’t remember anything either about the calamitous onset at home or the continued havoc at the ER. My inability to recall unpleasant events since childhood occurs quite frequently. For years, my relatives like to talk about how I repeatedly ran away when my mother tried to discipline me—it took a long time for her to catch me. Another whopping example supposedly involved my grandmother. Every time my parents visited her, I greeted her with kicks to her shins. I guess it’s only human nature to blot out traumatic experiences, according to many psychological studies. But it is frustrating at times to accept other people’s version of events, especially when it sheds an unflattering light or bleak scenario. Nonetheless, I am grateful that I can remember as much as I do—the good, the bad and the ugly—at the age of 81. Being elderly can be a curse or a

Just Finished the last season of The Guilded Age on HBO Max.  It is so well done!.  There’s been a great selection of shows lately on HBO.  

  ________________________________It's an enigma!

It is comforting to have a delete button in my brain.  Thankfully, I can’t remember many of the life-threatening medical crises that I have experienced over the past year, even when my wife gives me the details of my near demise and its aftermath.Being oblivious to the dark side of my existence is a virtue. It’s never been in my nature to dwell on any of the traumas that confront me, so being able automatically to forget these horrors is a life-enhancing blessing.

 _______________________________________________________________I triple dog dare you.

 ___________________________________ 𓂃 ོ𓂃  Make me fly like a seagull, daddy!  𓂃 ོ𓂃 

 Or lyric. ☺ [words are: miss, missed, missing]Hi. Here's my pick:  The Comsat Angels - Missing In Action 

Trey Parker and Matt Stone have the funniest cartoon show on television.  Their season premier should win an Emmy Award in the cartoon category. 

His best satirical song was NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD WEEK. Go to YouTube and listen to it.  It is amazing how, 50 years later, the lyrics still apply.

FROM THE ARTICLE. Best Horror Movies for Grownups 2025.Watch the year’s best scary films so far, and preview the shudders coming up. By Chris Nashawaty, AARP.Published September 05, 2024.➡️[*** Updated July 18, 2025. I scream, you scream, we all scream for scary movies! It’s been a banner year for horror films, and it’s about to get scarier still, with a big, splashy reboot of 1997’s I Know What You Did Last Summer hitting theaters (with original stars Freddie Prinz Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt). It’s the perfect time to take a look not only back at the year’s best horror cinema but also ahead to the most promising picks of what’s to come. Read on … if you dare! USE LINK BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE. https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/best-horror-movies/

To cancel the highest rated late night show in television, hosted by STEPHEN COLBERT, is beyond the pale. It is clear why this action was taken. Due to AARP'S GUIDELINES, we cannot discuss it here.

Connie Francis, Peter Yarrow, Marianne Faithfull, Sly Stone, Bobby Sherman, Sam Moore, Roberta Flack, Brian Wilson and barely half the year is gone and we can already start a choir of those we have lost. With all the singers presently in their eighties and beyond(you keep going, Willie)...I suspect that this choir will grow every year at a faster and faster pace. 

Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero) left us 17, July, 2025 at the age of 87. Her songs led "Pop" and she forged the way for generations of female stars! Thank you, Lady! "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" - Connie Francis  

This should be interesting. In essence, songs with 'Living' or 'Alive' in the title. Can be lyrical as well.  Thanks, everyone!  🙂 I will begin with: The Kinks - Living on a Thin Line'Tell me now, what are we supposed to do?' 

Back to The Beginning - Birmingham, England - 05-Jul-2025  I so wish I could be there, but monetarily and physically can't. Hoping for live stream (like Live Aid). Please sign this petition is you want that, too? Change dot org Petition for a livestream of The Black Sabbath Back to the Beginning Concert Event 

Up or Down in title and/or lyric. Which direction will you choose?  (>ᴗ•) Here's mine: RATT - Lay It Down 

Let's measure with the scale of it, 'Want' or 'Need', where one outweighs the other. 😉 In title, or lyrical. I will start with: Ramones - We Want The Airwaves 

July 2nd is the 183rd day of the year, or 184th day during a leap year. It marks the halfway point of the year, with noontime being the exact halfway point in a non-leap year, and midnight serving as the halfway point of a leap year. It lends itself to today’s playlist, and eclectic mix of songs featuring the word half in their title. A Soundgarden song (R.I.P. Chris Cornell, a musical genius lost way too soon) lends the title of the blog. Some great half songs include several mega-hits, including Crystal Gayle’s “Half the Way,” Kenny Loggins’ “Meet Me Halfway,” John Mayer’s “Half of My Heart,” Billy Joel’s “Half a Mile Away,” Styx’ “Half Penny, Two Penny,” Wilson Picket’s “A Man and a Half” and “Ninety-Nine and One-Half (Won’t Do)” with CCR covering the same song, Lifehouse’s “Halfway Gone,” Patsy Cline and Ray Charles offering “Half As Much,” Keith Urban’s “You’re My Better Half,” One Direction’s “Half a Heart,” and Jelly Roll’s “Halfway to Hell.” So you’re halfway through

Here's an example:  Sheila by Tommy RoePretty simple!