Auld Lang Syne

Thursday December 31, 2009
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AULD LANG SYNE

Written by:
Robert Burns
in 1788


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Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and old lang syne ?

CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

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And surely you’ll buy your pint cup !
And surely I’ll buy mine !
And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

Repeat CHORUS

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We two have run about the slopes,
and picked the daisies fine ;
But we’ve wandered many a weary foot,
since auld lang syne.

Repeat CHORUS

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We two have paddled in the stream,
from morning sun till dine† ;
But seas between us broad have roared
since auld lang syne.

Repeat CHORUS

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And there’s a hand my trusty friend !
And give us a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll take a right good-will draught,
for auld lang syne.

Repeat CHORUS



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NOTE:
As detailed above, auld lang syne literally means "old long since", but a more idiomatic English translation would be something like "long long ago","days of long ago", "in olden days", or even "once upon a time". "For old time's sake" or "to the good old days" may be modern-day expressions, in common use as a toast, that capture the spirit of "for auld lang syne".

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LARRY..CURTIS..SPURLOCK

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5500 Years From Home

Wednesday December 30, 2009
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5500 Years From Home

In addition to the 250 plus Lyrical Pieces that I have written and received Copyright Protection from the Library Of Congress - I have, also, written a Novel (copyrighted but not Published) entitled 5500 Years From Home. I am currently working on a 2nd Book entitled The Island that I am about 1/2 the way towards completion, .. but have suspended at this time.

I have decided to, occasionally, post excerpts from

5500 Years From Home in this Blog space.
Today, we peruse the 11th page of Chapter 20 – Page 162 ..

which is the book’s final page.

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5500 YEARS FROM HOME

chapter Twenty … page 162

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As the hour was about to expire and Fanny prepared to slip back to the Craft, she passed by a woman who could not help but notice Fanny’s 2009 clothing in 1987. She smiled and told her that she liked her outfit. Fanny politely said thank you but kept walking. She did not want to have to answer questions as to where she purchased the clothes. As the woman continued looking at Fanny, she gave the thumbsup sign to Fanny. Fanny was just about to be gone but did notice that the other woman had a tattoo on the back of her hand that said L – a – r – r – y in cursive lettering with the L in Old English style. As Fanny disappeared back to the Craft, she wondered if that was a coincidence or if, somehow, the woman knew Fanny or even Fanny’s mother. Fanny figured that it was just a peculiar coincidence.
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The Craft’s operational procedure was activated, once again and away it sped through the cosmos of chronology. Soon enough, The Craft was back in 2009 with Fanny ready to regain her position within her family. She had only been gone 2 days but was happy to be back.
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The FCO had her ship in working order a bid farewell to Fanny and was gone. <----
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Thom had completed his 50,000 word Sci-Fi Novel in less than a week and submitted it to his employer at AP Publishing. The initial order was for 30,000 copies. The List Price was set at $ 30 per copy and with Thom’s cut at 33 %, his up front take would be $ 300,000.
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Anything beyond 30,000 sales would net Thom 50 % per copy sold.
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And he owed it all to his new best friend and traveling buddy, the Extrinsic Orb Being.

… his new best friend and traveling buddy, the Extrinsic Orb Being. ..

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LARRY..CURTIS..SPURLOCK

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Good King Wenceslas

The words to the carol Good King Wenceslas were written by John Mason Neale and published in 1853, the music originates in Finland 300 years earlier. This Christmas carol is unusual as there is no reference in the lyrics to the nativity. Good King Wenceslas was the king of Bohemia in the 10th century. Good King Wenceslas was a Catholic and was martyred following his assassination by his brother Boleslaw and his supporters, his Saint's Day is September 28th, and he is the Patron Saint of the Czech Republic. St. Stephen's feast day was celebrated on 26th December which is why this song is sung as a Christmas carol.

Good King Wenceslas looked out
On the feast of Stephen
When the snow lay round about
Deep and crisp and even
Brightly shone the moon that night
Though the frost was cruel
When a poor man came in sight
Gath'ring winter fuel

"Hither, page, and stand by me
If thou know'st it, telling
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?"
"Sire, he lives a good league hence
Underneath the mountain
Right against the forest fence
By Saint Agnes' fountain."

"Bring me flesh and bring me wine
Bring me pine logs hither
Thou and I will see him dine
When we bear him thither."
Page and monarch forth they went
Forth they went together
Through the rude wind's wild lament
And the bitter weather

"Sire, the night is darker now
And the wind blows stronger
Fails my heart, I know not how,
I can go no longer."
"Mark my footsteps, my good page
Tread thou in them boldly
Thou shalt find the winter's rage
Freeze thy blood less coldly."

In his master's steps he trod
Where the snow lay dinted
Heat was in the very sod
Which the Saint had printed
Therefore, Christian men, be sure
Wealth or rank possessing
Ye who now will bless the poor
Shall yourselves find blessing

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LARRY..CURTIS..SPURLOCK

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can't be happy at christmas

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can’t be happy at christmas

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there’s some people i’m told
so sullen and cold
that they can’t be
happy at christmas
when the big day arrives
in most of their lives
they wonder what happened
to their wish list
and they cry because their lives
are so listless

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there’s a signpost on the road
that exacerbates their load
and they wonder why they feel
such sadness
so they turn left and right
from the day into the night
because they know life comes down
to good and badness
and they sigh feeling trapped
by all the madness

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how would you feel if you knew
why the sky was so blue
and the clouds were just
water and air
would it make you realize
how the bird flys
or why they are always
in a pair
would you be amazed or still
not really care

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and everything shall pass
like the drink from the glass
our time on this planet
is so fleeting
but if you don’t understand
the majesty of this plan
perhaps you must arrange
such a meeting
to find out why your heart
is really beating

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the cornerstone is set
to carry all the debt
that is known as the
building’s foundation
and our lives are the same
because of where we came
is what is known as
the eternal creation
and it’s recorded in time
as the manifestation

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yes they can wind their lives uptight
and hope with all their might
that they can get across
the narrow isthmus
they can scream – they can shout
they can cry – they can pout
but until they make it
their business
they will continue to swing
and miss much

and still they won’t be
happy at christmas

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Felix Navy-Dad

Friday December 25, 2009
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Felix Navy-Dad
Down Home
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Clyde: Merry Christmas everybody !

Claude: And a Happy New Year !

Roy: Yep. I wanna say a Felix Navy-Dad.


Clyde: What, Roy ?

Claude: Yeah, what’s Felix Navy-Dad ?

Roy: Felix Navy-Dad ! ..In English – that thar is Merry Christmas in Mexican !

LARRY..CURTIS..SPURLOCK

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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Thursday December 24, 2008
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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town


Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

(sometimes with Coming changed to Comin')

is a Christmas song.

It was written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie,

and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934.

It became an instant hit with orders for 100,000 copies of sheet music the next day and over 400,000 copies sold by Christmas.




You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

He's making a list,
Checking it twice;
Gonna find out who's naughty or nice.
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake

With little tin horns and little toy drums
Rooty toot toots and rummy tum tums
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
Goodness sake

You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming
Santa Claus is coming
Santa Claus is coming to town

(Coming to town)
Santa's a busy man he has no time to play
He's got millions of stockings to fill on Christmas day
(Santa Claus is coming to town)
(Coming to town)
(Santa Claus is coming to town)
(Coming to town)


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To watch & listen to Bruce Springstein perform his version ..
please click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0PZwGYKxnI&feature=related


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Here’s a list of Artists who have recorded this classic.

· The Carpenters
· Bianca Ryan
· Destiny's Child
· All 4 One
· Alvin and the Chipmunks
· Vanessa Amorosi
· Gene Autry
· Patricia Barber
· The Beach Boys
· David Benoit
· Tony Bennett
· Michael Bolton
· Boston Pops Orchestra
· Dave Brubeck
· The California Raisins
· Manhattan Transfer
· Mariah Carey
· Gnarkill (Alternative cover)
· Ray Charles
· The Cheetah Girls
· Richard Clayderman
· Rosemary Clooney
· Nat King Cole
· Perry Como
· Ray Conniff Singers
· Bucky Covington
· Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters
· The Crystals
· Neil Diamond
· Tommy Dorsey
· Hilary Duff
· Bill Evans
· Ella Fitzgerald
· Fourplay
· Girl Authority
· Vince Gill
· Natalie Grant
· Larry Groce on the album Disney's Christmas Favourites.
· Hampton String Quartet
· Merle Haggard
· Woody Herman
· Chris Isaak and Stevie Nicks
· Burl Ives
· Alan Jackson
· The Jackson Five
· The Judds
· Peggy Lee
· Lynyrd Skynyrd
· The Manhattan Transfer
· Johnny Mathis
· Jimmy McGriff
· Mitch Miller and the Gang
· Michael Martin Murphy
· The Oak Ridge Boys
· Dolly Parton
· The Partridge Family
· The Pointer Sisters
· Alvino Rey with the King Sisters
· Emma Roberts
· Bootsy's Rubber Band
· Art Paul Schlosser did a parody called IRS is Coming to Town
· Frank Sinatra
· Frank Sinatra (in a duet with Cyndi Lauper)
· Slade
· Sugarcult
· Kate Smith
· Smothers Brothers
· Bruce Springsteen (two versions, one of which is a popular radio version)
· George Strait
· The Supremes
· James Taylor
· The Temptations
· Randy Travis
· Dave Valentin
· Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
· Lawrence Welk
· Wynonna
· Luis Miguel (sung in Spanish)
· CKY
· B2K
· Aerosmith (Sung on Disney's popular show Lizzie Mcguire)

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LARRY..CURTIS..SPURLOCK

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5500 Years From Home

Wednesday December 23, 2009
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5500 Years From Home

In addition to the 250 plus Lyrical Pieces that I have written and received Copyright Protection from the Library Of Congress - I have, also, written a Novel (copyrighted but not Published) entitled 5500 Years From Home. I am currently working on a 2nd Book entitled The Island that I am about 1/2 the way towards completion, .. but have suspended at this time.

I have decided to, occasionally, post excerpts from

5500 Years From Home in this Blog space.
Today, we peruse the 8th page of Chapter 20 – Page 159.
Enjoy !

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5500 YEARS FROM HOME

chapter Twenty … page 159

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This time stop finds the ladies witnessing another sailing vessel in the Ocean only this time, their ship has anchored in a harbor. A scouting party appears to have reached shore in several side boats. Again, it appears to be primitive Native Americans welcoming Old World Explorers. The sound production tells of a friendship between the two Worlds. Another feast has been laid about and a prayer of a giving of thanks echoes in the forest. The ladies of the Craft are torn between this being Jamestown, Virginia in 1607 or possibly Plymouth, Massachusetts. The FCO determines that’s it’s too unsafe for an up close and personal exploration by either of them. And so they continue to observe the friendly gathering.
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The location of the Craft is in a thicket that has a plethora of wildlife passing by. After a period of time, there appears to be a hunt taking place with deer escaping the slings and arrows of the hunting party. Soon, a deer has been wounded and leaps into the thicket to lie down and try to recover. But the hunting party is closely following the tracks towards the thicket. Once again, the FCO decides that it’s time to depart in a hurried manner and into the void goes the Craft in a haphazard fashion until it’s gone.
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As the stepping stone jumps continue, they seem to be heading towards a more comforting time nearer to the time and place they left when Fanny was affected by the accidental tug of the fabric of time.
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Additionally, the Craft has cleared it’s bounds and connects with a gravitational pull, hauling it into a phase that imitates a more modern time. The Craft cannot completely cloak it’s view but few of the humanity spies it’s awkward zone. It has injected itself into an unused cubby space. The men that are throughout are dressed peculiarly, once more. And the hairpieces worn give clue to the timeframe. Fanny can clearly make out the presence of one Mr. Benjamin Franklin, inventor and discoverer extraordinaire.

… the Craft has cleared it’s bounds ..

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LARRY..CURTIS..SPURLOCK

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dear santa, leave my baby

4 14 170 side 1

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larry curtsi spurlock


dear santa, leave my baby


chorus
dear santa
dear santa, leave my baby
dear santa
dear santa, leave my baby here with me

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you don't have to leave a present
underneath my christmas tree
if my stocking is empty on christmas morn
that's allright with me
dear santa, help me please

repeat chorus

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we'll be singing all the caroles
and wrapping all the toys
with time that's free - you know we'll be
celebrating christmas joys
dear santa, help me please

repeat chorus

3
i haven't seen her since thanksgiving
when we enjoyed holiday fare
but the wicked witch is such a b!tch
her apple is always there
dear santa, help me please

repeat chorus

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Twas The NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Friday December 18, 2009
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Twas The

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NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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Written by:
Clement Clarke Moore
& Henry Livingston


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'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;

And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;

"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,

So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;

He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."





LARRY..CURTIS..SPURLOCK

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Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

Thursday December 17, 2008
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Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

Written by: John Lennon


So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear ones
The old and the young

/ D - / Em - / A7 - / D - / G - / Am - / D - / G - /

{Refrain}
A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear

/ C - / Dm - / Am C / G A7 /

And so this is Christmas (War is over)
For weak and for strong (If you want it)
For rich and the poor ones (War is over)
The road is so long (Now)
And so happy Christmas (War is over)
For black and for white (If you want it)
For yellow and red ones (War is over)
Let's stop all the fight (Now)

{repeat Refrain}

And so this is Christmas (War is over)
And what have we done (If you want it)
Another year over (War is over)
And a new one just begun (Now)
And so happy Christmas (War is over)
I hope you have fun (If you want it)
The near and the dear one (War is over)
The old and the young ………. Now

{repeat Refrain}

War is over if you want it
War is over now



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Listen to this song by clicking here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUCbZhIfQbA




LARRY..CURTIS..SPURLOCK

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5500 Years From Home

Wednesday December 16, 2009
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5500 Years From Home
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In addition to the 250 plus Lyrical Pieces that I have written and received Copyright Protection from the Library Of Congress - I have, also, written a Novel (copyrighted but not Published) entitled 5500 Years From Home. I am currently working on a 2nd Book entitled The Island that I am about 1/2 the way towards completion, .. but have suspended at this time.
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I have decided to, occasionally, post excerpts from

5500 Years From Home in this Blog space.
Today, we peruse the 5th page of Chapter 20 – Page 156.

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Enjoy !

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5500 YEARS FROM HOME

chapter Twenty … page 156

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As the family enjoyed Christmas Day, there was an uneasiness hanging over the object in their back yard. After Dinner but before complete darkness had arrived, some Radio personnel had descended upon the Curtis’ property. Fanny, nervously, went outside to confront them. She acted as normally as she could concerning the situation. She told them that her family had seen the bright flash of light pass over their property, the night before and that she thinks it may have been an asteroid or comet that burned up before it could hit the ground. She was asked about the canvas behind the Gardner’s Building and she replied that her husband was growing some tomato plants and covered them from the cold weather. That seemed to placate the snooping reporters and they moved on to the next property down the hill from the Curtis’.
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When the Radio people had left the area and it became dark, Fanny returned to the Craft. She bent down to her knees and, again, began corresponding with the FCO. After Lynnda had been put to bed, Larry and Dhann joined Fanny out by the Craft. Fanny explained to them that the FCO could use it’s mental telepathy and levitate the Craft towards the Gardner’s Building. Larry and Dhann were still skeptical but after seeing the Craft move, they started to have more trust in Fanny’s descriptions. But the Craft moved only a few feet and then stopped. Fanny told the men that the FCO was not as mentally strong as she needed to be and needed some help. She added that she was going to enter the Craft and use her mental capacities to assist the FCO. Larry was against that and besides, there was no door opening and nobody had seen this creature.
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Within an instant, a hatch did indeed open. Fanny asked Dhann to open the Gardner’s Building’s garage type door and for Larry to physically guide the Craft as it hovered, into the Gardner’s Building.
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Fanny climbed into the Craft with the FCO and the hatch closed.

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brittny's christmas

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brittny' s christmas
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fifteen december - it's getting late
cut down a tree to decorate
this is the day my brittny comes to stay
comes to stay - comes to play
comes to play - comes today
today .. today today today

gonna hang her stocking
waiting for saint nick
put tinsel on the tree that daddy picked
set frosty the snowman way up high
and keep her eyes on the sky

cause
santa claus is coming soon
flying through the sky above
yes old santa's coming soon
bringing lots of toys and love
reigndeer prancing
children dancing
oh what a merry scene
kids are playing
adults sleighing
in a winter wonderland supreme

b
twenty-four december - christmas eve
santa's coming if you believe
this is the day my brittny's
been waiting for - waiting for
wait some more - wait some more
waiting for toys galore
galore, galore galore galore

she's left three cookies
and a glass of milk
dreaming of a scarf made of silk
sleeping now in her bed
with sugar plums dancing in her head

cause
tomorrow santa will have come and gone
leaving treasures before dawn
yes santa claus will have come and gone
reighdeer hoofprints on the lawn
children giggle - puppies wiggle
oh what a joyous day
everyone smiling
all the while and
thank the lord we pray

(repeat a ... repeat b)

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mis(s)match.com

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All alone at the end of the of the evening
And the bright lights have faded to blue
I was thinking 'bout a woman who might have
Loved me and I never knew

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You know I've always been a dreamer
(spent my life running 'round)
And it's so hard to change
(can't seem to settle down)

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But the dreams I've seen lately
Keep on turning out and burning out
And turning out the same
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So put me on a highway
And show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time
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You can spend all your time making money
You can spend all your love making time
If it all fell to pieces tomorrow
Would you still be mine?
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And when you're looking for your freedom
(nobody seems to care)
And you can't find the door
(can't find it anywhere)
When there's nothing to believe in
Still you're coming back, you're running back
You're coming back for more
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So put me on a highway
And show me a sign
And take it to the limit one more time
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Take it to the limit
Take it to the limit
Take it to the limit one more time

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Take it

to the limit

Take it

to the limit

Take it

to the limit

one more time

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Take it

to the limit

take it

to the limit

Come on and take it

to the limit

one more time

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Take it

Come on and take it

Come on and take it

one more time

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LARRY..CURTIS..SPURLOCK

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Do You Hear What I Hear

Thursday December 10, 2008
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Do You Hear What I Hear


By: Noel Regney and Gloria Shayne
Written in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis


Said the night wind to the little lamb
Do you see what I see?
'Way up in the sky, little lamb
Do you see what I see?

A star, a star
Dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear?
Ringing thru the sky, shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear?

A song, a song
High above the tree
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea

Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king
Do you know what I know?
In your palace warm, mighty king
Do you know what I know?

A Child, a Child
Shivers in the cold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
Let us bring Him silver and gold

Said the king to the people ev'rywhere
Listen to what I say!
Pray for peace, people ev'rywhere
Listen to what I say!

The Child, the Child
Sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light



* Blogmeister’s Note:

Click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xw_F2dXxig
to hear Perry Como sing this wonderful classic
with beautiful pictures in accompaniment.




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5500 Years From Home

Wednesday December 9, 2009
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5500 Years From Home

In addition to the 250 plus Lyrical Pieces that I have written and received Copyright Protection from the Library Of Congress - I have, also, written a Novel (copyrighted but not Published) entitled 5500 Years From Home. I am currently working on a 2nd Book entitled The Island that I am about 1/2 the way towards completion, .. but have suspended at this time.

I have decided to, occasionally, post excerpts from

5500 Years From Home in this Blog space.
Today, we peruse the 1st page of Chapter 20 – Page 152.

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Enjoy !

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5500 YEARS FROM HOME

chapter Twenty … page 152

5500 Years From Home

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Thom picked up the phone and called into his Job at AP Publishing. He explained that he had been abducted and indicated that he had a Publication Piece about it that he would submit as soon as he completed it. Then he hung up. After that he logged on to his PC and set it up to write a SciFi Novel about his excursion.
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When Audrey returned from taking the children to School, Thom explained to her that he was going to write a Sci-Fi Novel based on what he had gone trough over the last 2 weeks. Audrey agreed that she would wait to read his completed work. Both agreed that Audrey would have all the time that she needed to grieve for her mother.
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And so Thom began writing his adventure in the 3rd person:
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He introduced the reading audience to his co protagonist as Fanny.
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--> Larry was Christmas shopping for his daughter, Lynnda. She wanted a Space Station Doll House of the future but it was such a popular item in 2009, Larry was finding it quite difficult to locate. Finally, he did find it and after purchasing it, he was driving to his home in the Shenandoah Valley of the Blue Ridge Mountain range.
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About 5 minutes from his Riverside suburban home, a bright light in the sky flashed over his head and disappeared into the nearby countryside. The proximity of the unidentified bright light caused the electrical components in his pick-up to cut out, stalling the vehicle.
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It took nearly 10 minutes for Larry to be able to restart his engine. Once that he did, he drove the last few miles home. As he pulled into his driveway, he noticed his father, Dhann walking outside the back of the house. Larry’s father and mother, Olivia were visiting Larry and his wife, Fannie and Lynnda for Christmas. Fanny, Olivia and Lynnda were still at the Christmas Eve Services at Church in town.
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Larry had planned to hide the huge Space Station Doll House box in the Gardner’s building that was located between their house and the River. He asked his father for help. Dhann’s face was colorless.

… And so Thom began writing his adventure in the 3rd person: ..
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FANTASY ULTIMATE Football League ... week 13

Tuesday December 8, 2009
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week 13 .. (end of regular Season)
Scores & Final Standings
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FishHead II 99 - Holmes 80
Pat Collins 126 - Sully 72
Will's Thrills 128 - Gray Ghosts 78
Big Doggie 105 - Bossman Jim 96
Team Winner 147 - Zack's ForSkins 100
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PROS Division
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Wills Thrills ... 9 – 4
Big Doggie ... 7 – 6
Bossman Jim ... 6 – 7
Sully ... 5 – 8
Pat Collins ... 4 – 9
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CONS Division
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Team Winner ... 10 – 3
Gray Ghosts ... 7 – 6
FishHead II ... 6 – 7
Zach's ForSkins ... 6 – 7
Holmes' ... 5 - 8
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Boy oh boy .. what a dramatic Regular Season finish !
This week I was playing for my very Playoff life ..

BUT

I still needed help.

In the Pros Division, most everything was final finalized in the

Playoff format before any week 13 games were played.

Will's Thrills had locked up the Division .. and

will receive a Bye in week 14's first round of the Playoffs.

Bossman Jim and (his Cousin) Big Doggie had secured

Playoff berths BUT played against each other to determine

who finished 2nd and who finished 3rd.

Cons Division leader, Team Winner (that's their moniker)

had locked up 1st place and a round 1 Playoff Bye

but went on to crush Zach's ForSkins eliminating Zach

from Playoff contention.

FishHead II (me) played against Holmes' (brothers)

to see who would advance to the Playoffs ..

and who would go home.

Even though I had one of the unluckiest Seasons EVER

(injuries to 4 of my best players)

in Fantasy Football, my sorry ass team won 99-80

advancing to the Playoffs as the Cons Division 3rd seed.

Therefore, .. I will be playing Big Doggie in this week's first round

Playoff game .. while the Gray Ghosts will take on Bossman Jim.

The winner of my game will face Team Winner

(who I just beat two weeks ago) .. in round 2

and the winner of the other first round Playoff game

will take on Will's Thrills in the 2nd round.
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Fantasy Football - you gotta love it !
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it really doesn't seem like christmas

2 9 113 away – 9 ; Blog version re-write

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christmas



it really doesn’t seem like christmas
it doesn’t seem like christmas this year
living in this old lady’s basement
missing out on all the good cheer

is this really christmas
is this the happy holidays
the calendar says december 25th
but my head and my heart are in a daze

i am alone - i am alone
i am all alone
and very, very very stoned

it really doesn’t seem like christmas
christmas has never been this bad
but living with you was so hurtful
i’d rather be lonely than so sad

i’m sitting here listening to blue christmas
elvis is on the radio
it really must be the week before new years
but i can’t feel the ho ho ho

i am alone - i am alone
i am all alone
and very, very very stoned

it really doesn’t seem like christmas
i didn’t even decorate a tree
but life with you was just as empty
oh oh oh lonesome me

i always used to love christmas
entertaing all my many friends
but now they are all over at my old house
and i’m hiding here where the rainbow never ends

i am alone - i am alone
i am all alone
and very, very very stoned

it really doesn’t seem like christmas
i am alone
it really doesn’t seem like christmas
i am alone
it really doesn’t seem like christmas
i am all alone
it really doesn’t seem like christmas
and still i am very very stoned

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DOWN HOME - Cookin'

Friday December 4, 2009
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Cookin’
Down Home

Clyde: Roy, .. I hope you’n appreciate the MicROW-wave uv’n tha’ me’n Claude got fer ya fer Chris’-mas.

Claude: Yeah, boy, Roy. We here-ed you’ins can’t op-ER-ate them thar hot plates, no mo’, at the Home. Mus’ a been cuz’n the farr (fire) !

Roy: Yeah, yeah, yeah .. the farr (fire) !

Clyde: Them thar MicROW-wave uv’ns can shor save you’n time fixn yor food.

Roy: Yeah, yeah, yeah .. I put instin’ rice, rice, rice in thar t’other day.

Clyde: Instin’ rice ? In that’thar MicROW-wave uv’n ?

Claude: Gosh. Wha’ happen’ ?

Roy: Burrrrrrrr, … whent bac’ in time ! … I did ! Uh huh !

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Silver Bells

Thursday December 3, 2009
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Silver Bells


Have you ever wondered why there was such an outpouring of wonderful Christmas songs written in America between World War II -- with “I'll be Home for Christmas” -- and the early 1950s -- with “Silver Bells”?
Some people believe it’s what the German’s call Zeitgeist, or the spirit of the times. Christmas Day 2006, What’s in a Song took you on a journey to Beverly Hills, CA, to try to answer this question. We’ll meet Ray Evans who, with his partner Jay Livingston, wrote the Christmas classic, “Silver Bells.” What's in a Song tries to get to the bottom of the creative Christmas spirit of those times and comes up with very little spiritual fodder to help us understand the yuletide inspiration of those days. In fact, Ray Evans, now 91 years old, tells of a funny story of just how “Silver Bells” came to be.*

* “Silver Bells” was first heard in the 1951 Bob Hope comedy,
The Lemon Drop Kid.




City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style
In the air there's a feeling like Christmas
Children laughing, people passing
Meeting smile after smile
And on every street corner you hear

Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day

Strings of street lights
Even stop lights
Blink a bright red and green
As the shoppers rush home with their treasures
Hear the snow crunch
See the kids bunch
This is Santa's big scene
And above all the bustle you hear

Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas day






* Blogmeister’s Note:

Click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djfgoGAEU4E
to hear John Denver sing this wonderful classic
with accompanying video of Christmas in the city.




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5500 Years From Home

Wednesday December 2, 2009
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5500 Years From Home

In addition to the 250 plus Lyrical Pieces that I have written and received Copyright Protection from the Library Of Congress - I have, also, written a Novel (copyrighted but not Published) entitled 5500 Years From Home. I am currently working on a 2nd Book entitled The Island that I am about 1/2 the way towards completion, .. but have suspended at this time.

I have decided to, occasionally, post excerpts from

5500 Years From Home in this Blog space.
Today, we peruse the 1st page of Chapter 19 – Page 151.

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5500 YEARS FROM HOME

chapter Nineteen … page 151

Going Home

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As the sun rose in the East on Monday January 12, 2009, Charles had decided that it was time for him to go home. He had packed the night before and the car was warming up in the circular driveway at the Martins. This was, also, the day that the EOB had planned to depart. Charles hugged Thom instead of shaking his hand as always was the case in the past. Then he hugged Cyndi and Corey as the two prepared themselves for School. Then he hugged the EOB and told him that hoped to see him, again, someday. Finally, he walked out to his car with Audrey and they talked for a few minutes and then hugged for a few more minutes. Then he got into his car and he was gone.

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When Audrey returned to the house, she was, still, wiping the tears from her eyes. She kissed Thom and then hugged the EOB, goodbye.
She made sure the kids were ready for School and then, the three boarded her car so that she could drive them to their School. And the they were gone.

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Now, it was just the EOB and Thom as it had been for what seemed like the past eternity. They walked down to the Martin’s barn, over the ridge, behind their house. The EOB levied his Orb down to ground level. He and Thom stood there looking at each other for a while. Visions of their expedition flashed before both of their mental capacities until the EOB phrenically said goodbye. They hugged. Then the EOB boarded his Orb and was gone.

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Thom walked back up to his house with as lonely a feeling as he’s ever had. And he waited for Audrey to return from taking the kids to School.

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