Labor Day Parade March Composer: H. C. Verner Published By S. Brainard’s Sons Co. Chicago, 1896.
CHORUS
Proud-ly we march– on “La-bor Day,”
With hearts so true, to guide the way;
Steps light and free, our ban-ner’s dis-played,
On “La-bor Day Par-ade.”
Click on images to enlarge & copy piano sheet music, or download in .pdf format here.
Background story of the 1894 Pullman Riots and aftermath here. More Labor Day stuff here.
Funny, Joe Hinton (1964)First recorded by country singer Billy Walker in 1961, Joe Hinton’s version made No. 13 on Billboard’s Top 100, No. 1 on Cash Box Magazine’s R&B list, and was one of Willie Nelson’s first hits as songwriter. The title Funny How Time Slips Away was shortened on the record label. Hinton succumbed to skin cancer in 1968 at the age of 38.
Only Charlie Watts. R.I.P.
Another Funny is posted here.
Raccoon kit learns the trades.
Springfield School District board meeting?
Watch a tortoise eat stuff [h/t Mme. Jujujive].
This is what jellyfish larvae look like. The comments are fun, too.
Someone thought it was a good idea to put antifa (?!) in the classroom.
[Top image: Unknown source, probably from Reddit. h/t rightymouse.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Guitar Wolf mixes The Ramones, Link Wray, rockabilly & 1977 punk and they call it “jet rock ‘n’ roll.” Don’t know how I missed these guys – they make some great noise.
Robert Gordon took Marshal Crenshaw‘s catchy tune and added just a pinch of psychobilly. The band includes Danny Gatton and Lance Quinn on guitars, Tony Garnier on electric bass and Shannon Ford on drums.
Wesseh Freeman from Monrovia, Liberia, was almost completely blind. He built his guitar from an oil can, a neck shaped with a machete, and strings from bicycle cables. Amazing story despite a sad ending: he was 41 when he was struck by a car and died in 2018. [h/t Octopus]
That’ll do it for this episode. Have a great 3-day weekend, don’t drive through the deep water, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow.
Destroyer Squadron 15 is based in Yokosuka, Japan, and is embarked on the carrier. U.S. 7th Fleet has not fully specified the escorts accompanying USS Reagan on its patrol, but the CSG includes the USS Halsey (DDG-97), homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
[Photo and caption via USNI News.]
Close up image below the break shows a large home-grown specimen. More about these wonders of nature here.
Continue reading “Sulcata Rotata Blossoms”
[Photo by J. Erick Smith.]
[Found here.]
Twitter suspended that user’s account, @statuefun, for violating the ToS, presumably for promoting violence and/or tobacco use.
Tacky Raccoons 