I didn’t think of high schools at the time….. but back when I was in Jacksonville to build their new stadium, we had to first demo the old stadium. Even though Jacksonville was a new team, the
“Gator Bowl” was always held there and they had a VERY old stadium on the site we were going to build on. Anyway….. there were enough aluminum…

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It’s too bad your team couldn’t raise the money to travel. Money is always an issue for parents with kids playing sports. A friend of mine was a coach with a high school and he said the kids who played football had to pay $450 per season for the equipment. Booster clubs were prohibited from raising the funds for the equipment and uniforms.

My…

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In looking for a Steve Lawrence duet on YT for the collaborations thread, I happened upon one of his solo hits from the 60s which I’d never heard before called “Girls, Girls, Girls”. It’s pretty useful if you’re looking for a name for a new baby girl! This is…

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I’ve posted this song on another thread (the transport one, I think), but it also fits nicely on this thread as it’s a collaboration between Counting Crows and Vanessa Carlton, doing a cover of a Joni Mitchell song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtJPs8IDgU&list=RDtvtJPs8IDgU&start_radio=1

Before embarking on her solo career, Irish singer-songwriter Lisa Hannigan worked with another Irish singer-songwriter called Damien Rice and one of the duets that they recorded together was this one, in Portuguese, entitled “Desafinado”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUy6DJzt01Q&list=RDAUy6DJzt01Q&start_radio=1

Steve Lawrence often recorded albums or singles as a soloist, but sometimes he teamed up with Eydie Gormé, and this was a song of theirs that I remember from the early 60s:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95wLktp7X5A&list=RD95wLktp7X5A&start_radio=1

Godsmack is an interesting band name. I’ve never heard of them before.

As for the other video, once again I really like the song by The Relax Trio. Is there any album of theirs that you would recommend, Tim?

That’s 3 really good albums, Tim, although I’ve never personally owned Bridge Over Troubled Water.

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Your wife obviously has/had good taste in music. Amy was a bit of a one-off.

Nice one, David. No pun intended on your part, of course 😉

The Allman Brothers Band. Whipping Post Live at Fillmore East

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUvxRjYqjEQ

The Neville Brothers with Aaron singing lead, and guests Bonnie Raitt and Greg Allman. Which gives me another idea…

Tell It Like It Is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YgUsBJO8F0

The Jackson 5. I Want You Back.

Michael was 11 years old here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2bVIBwpCTA

Hey Doug

Spoken like a true artist! Yes woodworking is indeed an art that you can create something magnificent and beautiful. When I see some beautifully crafted wooden furniture with intricate ornate details, it’s pure functional art. There is an element of sculpting in woodworking too wouldn’t you say when you chisel details in the wood. …

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Hi Bud

Thanks. That John Lennon piece was something I transcribed from the info booklet that came along with the Montblanc John Lennon Donation fountain pen. They honor many great artists and characters this way, and part of the proceeds from the sale of their pens go towards supporting music education and cultural projects. In this case,…

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My wife was into Amy Winehouse a few years ago. She has a very jazzy sound, and this song is no exception!

I might have heard this one before… or maybe I’m confusing it with another Bruno Mars song.

Well, I’m not much of a Miley Cyrus person, but this is okay. It’s kind of hard to hear the other person singing, though.

Oh, wow, these are really hopping harmonies! I don’t know a better word to describe them.

Pretty nice! I didn’t know she could sing. (Of course, I’ve never seen her act either…)

I didn’t know what to expect here, but this has a pleasant, hard-driving rockabilly sound!

Very majestic! The video quality looks fine to me too.

Jung,

I follow Kasparov on social media. He lives in the US. If you want a unique perspective on Russian machinations, he’s an excellent source. In 1994 he was world champion. I had forgotten about that Queen of Chess movie. I’ve never seen it. I haven’t followed chess too closely since 1985.

If you remember when Deep Blue beat a top…

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White water rafting sounds like a lot of fun….. that’s something I’ve never done but always wanted to….. the right circumstances just never materialized. The Oconee River isn’t far from where I live…. it forms Lake Oconee that is only about 20 miles from here. I didn’t realize it went all the way to Tennessee. I’ve fished Lake Oconee a…

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Thanks Howard. The first thing I thought when they told me what it was, was “Well, at least I don’t have to do a Howard.” 😀

It could always happen again, but there are a plethora of recommended preventative measures from strengthening exercises to better shoes.

Howard it sounds like you had a good team and your vertical may not have been that good but that’s not what the team needed from you. Your defensive skills and your ability to set were just as important as the other’s ability to spike.

Your team had a lot of good success. Money is always a factor. A soccer team my oldest daughter was on went to…

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Roger

I’m sorry to hear that. I can certainly relate to being sidelined with knee trouble. It’s been just over 7 weeks since I had total knee replacement in my right knee. While I’m glad to (hopefully) be getting knee problems behind me….. this is a trying time until then.

I never ran competitively and it’s been a long time since I’ve done…

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Hey Jung,

On the fishing, the lake has a little of everything: perch, bluegill, crappie, bass, northern pike and walleye.

I’ve been woodworking for nearly 50 years now. To me it follows the same methodology as writing a song. You come up with an idea, you develop it, changing things as you go. The fun part is turning that idea into something you…

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I used to run regularly and did a lot of half-marathons. The one time I decided to train for a marathon I broke my ankle a week in. So that never happened. I just started up again to shed some pounds and all was well for about 2 weeks. I just got home from the ER a few hours ago with Pens Anserine Bursitis in my left knee and I can barely…

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Nice list Jacki. While these are trios, not duos, 2 of my favorite contemporary sibling acts are the Warning (3 sisters) and Hanson (3 brothers). People like to make fun of Hanson because all they know is MmmbBop but they’ve evolved way beyond that since they were kids. One that is a duo is “Nelson” comprising Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, sons…

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Karen and Richard Carpenter

Maybe the best singing voice ever? Certainly near the top for sure…. who’s the best ever may be up for debate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hJCr9cq5co&list=RD9hJCr9cq5co&start_radio=1

Welcome to the group Timo. Lots of good times to be had.

Well, for me just to rattle off a few from top of my head that comes to mind :

Colt Clark & Quantine Kids , Biscuit Eaters, McGarrigle Sisters, Tegan & Sara, The Cooper Brothers , Bacon Brothers ( Yes actor Kevin Bacon and his brother ) , Stevie Ray Vaghan & his brother Jimmy when they did perform together when Stevie was alive , Barra…

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Listen to some blues on cable tv while doing daily exercises. Song came on by Larkin Poe, looked up the group, ah sisters from Nashville Got me thinking of other sibling acts. Starting off with the Nicholas Brothers (dancers), then Gregory & Maurice Hines (dancers), and singers Everly Brothers, Patience and Prudence, Nino and April,…

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Chris

Interestingly Mona, the 2nd smartest student in her school, mentioned she got into chess a little, which brings me to the story of the “Queen of Chess”. Hungarian woman Judit Polgar, beat world #1 Garry Kasperov in 2002. But the story of how she got there is fascinating. In 1994, at 17 Polgar was good enough to be able to play…

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Paul

Very nice submissions, I don’t know the Kate Rusby song but as always I like all of her songs that you have posted. The one by Cat Stevens I know very well. I’ve told the story before how when my brother Tom joined the Army in 1973 he left me his cheap stereo and albums. That stereo got me through my teenage years. He didn’t have many…

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Another song called Voodoo from my favorite Finnish rockabilly band The Relax Trio. I prefer this one over the Godsmack song, only my opinion though.

https://youtu.be/YfqQDyAdNtE?si=8v37Yg2aoqaDecsJ

I found a couple songs last night and despite both being from the new millenium, I actually like them both. The first one is from hard rock/metal band Godsmack and their huge hit called Voodoo!

https://youtu.be/9SSUQxGjZZ4?si=VkmUJpZCvg_bj73w

Thanks Paul

Both wonderful songs. I remember the Fleetwood Mac song but hadn’t heard it in a long time. I’m not familiar with the one by Kate Rusby but I like her singing. She has a beautiful voice.

David

I’ve always been fascinated with physics, especially to do with motion and energy, and also thermodynamics. Physics was my best subject in school. I loved the many physics labs at school we did learning all the Newtonian laws of physics, and doing experiments to prove those theories. Astrophysics also fascinates me too. Love Neil…

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Doug

Your Fathers place on the lake, and being able to enjoy your # 1 hobby of fishing whenever you want sounds heavenly. What kind of fish can you catch in the lake?

Woodworking is such a wonderful skill to have. In high-school I took woodworking and enjoyed it. Built a table that I was proud of that I kept for decades, so solidly made…

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This is Kate Rusby singing lead vocals on a song called “Seven Wonders” with a band called The Equation, who she was with very briefly at the start of her career in the 1990s:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gra8iihGVZE&list=RDgra8iihGVZE&start_radio=1

And Fleetwood Mac had a hit in the US and UK with a song with the same title, which is probably…

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I have just come across a couple of new song titles for this thread, with both involving Kate Rusby. Firstly, this is her rendition of “Moon Shadow”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxeQAmvbk9g&list=RDGxeQAmvbk9g&start_radio=1

And this is a much more well-known song with the title “Moonshadow”, by…

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And finally the chart-topping (both sides of the pond) “Uptown Funk” with Bruno Mars:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPf0YbXqDm0&list=RDOPf0YbXqDm0&start_radio=1

Before that, he had a big hit in the UK with the late, great Amy Winehouse singing “Valerie”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHOykeC8xdY&list=RDmHOykeC8xdY&start_radio=1

Mark Ronson is a British and American musician, record producer and songwriter who has duetted with various other artists and subsequently achieved a number of big hits in the UK since the turn of the century. Firstly, this collaboration with Miley Cyrus entitled “Nothing Breaks Like…

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While (back then) I had enough vertical to spike…… I wasn’t that good at it. I could just barely get up high enough to spike on a 8 foot net. I could be easily blocked by the other team. But, because I could control the set from almost anywhere…. i was able to make the team. The other players were all taller than me and they also had…

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It is pretty interesting. I know a lot of people that work for them during harvest season. A lot of housewives would work there to make money for Christmas! Lots of overtime was always available, lol. There’s a company called Habelman’s near Millston WI that has a big reservoir. Some of it is accessible from Fort McCoy but you need to buy a…

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Back when I was in high school (in Metairie, Louisiana …. just outside New Orleans) the state was pushing some program onto the schools to create clubs or hobbies to do after school. I think the thought was that if kids have something to do after school lets out, that they stay out of trouble. So they sent out a list of all the types of clubs…

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