Bob Dylan

Open Thread - 12-13-24 - Monochrome Days

As I was sitting at my desktop last night, wondering what I'd write about, I slipped into a daydream of memories. Memories of my youth.

I was swept back to my early childhood in the mid to late fifties, and I soon noticed I was viewing my memories in black and white. That seemed odd, but not really, having grown up in the era of black and white TV. What an idyllic world that was. Time was slow. There was less chaos, well, less chaos in my young mischievous mind anyway. Things were so much simpler. I'm sure many here can relate.

I probably spent a good five minutes in memory land.

It's strange the way a person can drift back in time, like a lucid dream, like a movie.

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Tuesday Open Thread ~ I'll Take Potpourri for $100


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“It is easier to tell a person what life is not, rather than to tell them what it is. A child understands weeds grow from lack of attention in a garden. However, it is hard to explain why the wild flowers one gardener calls weeds, another considers beautiful ground cover.”
~ Shannon L. Alder
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Saturday Song Open Thread - Candyman

Hey, it's songday. I pick a song that I believe warrants it and publish an assortment of the covers of that song by various persons and or groups. Pick a few that are new to you and have a listen. It is also, of course, an open thread to talk about anything you feel like.

Today's song is: Candyman

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Mississippi John Hurt

Hellraisers Journal: Eugene Debs: "Socialism stands for peace, the peace that comes with justice."

Socialism stands for Peace,
The Peace that comes with Justice
And is crowned with Honor.
-Eugene Victor Debs
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Saturday May 6, 1916
Comrade Debs: "Peace With Honor a Fraudulent and Hypocritical Phrase

From the Texas Corsicana Daily Sun of May 4, 1916:

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Hellraisers Journal: From The Masses: Art Young on Munitions Makers Fanning the Flames of Hatred

You put a gun in my hand and you hide from my eyes,
Then you turn and run farther when the fast bullet fly.
-Bob Dyaln

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Monday February 28, 1916
From The Masses: The Munition Maker & Uncle Sam

This month's Masses expressed a few thoughts on the war now raging in Europe. We found the following drawing by Art Young to be especially relevant.

"It's a Great Country" by Art Young:

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The munition maker has made us hated in Europe, and now we must buy munitions
from him to defend ourselves against that hatred.
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