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My “I Love Brooklyn!” Series on YouTube

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June 20, 2024

I premiered my first two short slideshows in tribute to my beloved Brooklyn on YouTube. The first features the instrumental theme to “New York, New York” and highlights photos from the Shore Road Bike Path. The second video features “Coney Island Baby” by The Excellents and it highlights photos from…
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Music

The Ninth Annual Summer Music Festival / Song of the Day #2122

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June 20, 2024

Song of the Day: Hot Fun in the Summertime, words and music by Sly Stone, was released as a single in 1969, right before Sly and the Family Stone‘s appearance at Woodstock. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is ranked #247 on Rolling Stone‘s “500…
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Personal

Aunt Mary 102!

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June 19, 2024

My Aunt Mary—mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a second mother to me—turns 102 today! Happy Birthday, Aunt Mary, with all my love always!
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Frivolity, Personal, Uncategorized

The Cyclone

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June 17, 2024

On Saturday, June 15, as part of my “I Love Brooklyn” video series on Facebook, I put up a mini-tribute to Coney Island, which included a couple of slides of the Cyclone. Some folks asked me if I’d ever gone on that ride. So, here’s a little story for you.…
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Personal, Rand Studies, Remembrance

Happy Father’s Day

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June 16, 2024

I want to wish all the fathers out there a Happy Father’s Day. I have previously posted memories of my Dad (Salvatore Charles Sciabarra, b. June 11, 1917), who died on March 4, 1972 at the age of 55. I have also previously posted memories of my Uncle Sam (Salvatore…
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Film / TV / Theater Review, Music

Song of the Day #2121

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June 16, 2024

Song of the Day: Red, Hot, and Blue (“Ridin’ High”), words and music by Cole Porter, was first heard in this 1936 Broadway musical, starring Ethel Merman and Bob Hope. Tonight is the 77th Annual Tony Awards honoring excellence in the theater over the past year. Check out a live…
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Frivolity

Resealable Nonsense

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June 15, 2024

THIS!!!! I don’t even bother! I just put it in a Ziploc! Courtesy Pearls Before Swine
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Film / TV / Theater Review, Music

Song of the Day #2120

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June 15, 2024

Song of the Day: She Loves Me (“She Loves Me”), music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, is from the 1963 Broadway musical, which was the third adaptation of the 1937 play, “Parfumerie”, following the 1940 film, “The Shop Around the Corner” and the 1949 film musical, “In the…
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Song of the Day #2119

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June 14, 2024

Song of the Day: Carousel (“If I Loved You”), music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, is another memorable song from this 1945 Broadway musical (which has had many revivals). It was also heard in the 1956 film version. Today I begin three days of tribute to the…
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Culture, Politics (Theory, History, Now), Rand Studies

The Journey of Dagny Taggart

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June 11, 2024

I had the great pleasure of reading in manuscript a new book by Frederick H. Cookinham: The Journey of Dagny Taggart: A Commentary on Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged”. I have known Fred for decades and of his passion for Ayn Rand’s work. He has conducted a series of classic In…
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