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Happy Birthday O'Boot and to all Marines out there on this 233rd birthday of our U.S. Marine Corps..
I also want to thank all veterans who served and those that gave their all.... on Veterans Day 2008.
:banana: I'M BACK THAT YOU FOR YOU HARD WORK BROTHER
JIM
God Bless America and Let the Band Play Dixie!
When the Band Played Dixie
The following is dedicated to all who stand up for the truth.
In 1859, Ohio Native Dan Emmett first performed “Dixie” in New York City.
Two years later, on February 18, 1861, the band played Dixie at the Inauguration of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Montgomery, Alabama.
And on April 14, 1865, after General Robert E. Lee’s surrender, President Abraham Lincoln said: “Now Let the Band Play Dixie; it belongs neither to the South, nor to the North but to us all.”—New York Times Sunday Magazine, August 11, 1907.
For 150 years Northern and Southern Bands have played Dixie including the Milton High school “Dixie Eagles” Band who performed Dixie at the invitation and inauguration of the late Lester G. Maddox as Governor of Georgia in January 1967.
Dixie was played in 1976, during America’s Bi-Centennial birthday, at the Old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia and the late Johnny Cash sang Dixie at the Ford Theater in Washington, D.C. to then President Jimmy Carter and members of Congress.
Dixie has been performed by many musicians including; Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Lawrence Welk, Louis Armstrong, Dinah Shore, John Phillip Sousa, Osmond Brothers, Boxcar Willie, Jane Froman, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Mitch Miller, Johnny Hartman and The Rebelaires.
Roz Bowie, a Black Southern Lady, sang Dixie in 1986 at the reburial of a Confederate Soldier in Columbia, South Carolina.
So, what happened to “Dixie?”
Autumn is an exciting time for high school and college football. School bands will play to lift the soul but students, teachers, parents and fans will not hear “Dixie.” Many of our institutions of learning have stopped playing Dixie even though the song is universally loved.
What happened to “Dixie” that was the official band music of the Confederate and Union Armies? What happened to this song that Northern and Southern children sang from their schools standard song book?
As a young boy, I remember going to the Great Southeastern Fair, in Atlanta and hearing “Dixie” coming from the Carousel. I also remember my teacher closing the window as the Headland High School Band rehearsed outdoors to “Dixie.”
Today, men and women serve overseas to free the people of Iraq and Afghanistan….But school bands are no longer allowed to play “Dixie” and “Under God” is under attack in the pledge of allegiance.
Country music singer Lee Greenwood, who sang “God Bless the USA” and “Dixie” may have become politically incorrect. Yes, this Northern born American included “Dixie” on his “American Patriot” CD.
There was a time not long ago when high school bands played Dixie and public prayers asked for the safety of the football players and safety of the men and women of our United States Armed Forces.
Back when prayer started a school day, streets were safer and news was not filled with murder, rape and hatred.
Imagine for a moment that you are taken back to a high school football game of that time. The prayer had been prayed and the band begins to play Dixie. There is a huge cheer that builds as this tune is played. The people rise to cheer and sing this song that they love.
Dan Emmett’s headstone reads: “Daniel Decatur Emmett 1815 - 1904 whose song ‘Dixie Land’ inspired the courage and devotion of the Southern people and now thrills the hearts of a reunited nation.”
God Bless America and Let the Band Play Dixie!
Dixie's Land (1916 recording)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff58W_m2ipk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8U1YQx5HRo&feature=related
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/14810
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Ira Hayes
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Hello O'Boot..
My wife and I took our grand children to 6 flags, Marine World, Vallejo, California last Saturday..
One of the shows was with the killer whales. This shot is of one of the killer whales about to get a big bunch of people wet..
my family was at the one in San Diego and setting in the front roll...
joan and i..reenbay,Wi. 1998
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Oct.03,2009 James and Joan 15th. wedding Vowes
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Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica O'Boot?
Where do they go?
Wonder no more!
It is a known fact that the penguin is a very ritualistic bird which lives an extremely ordered and complex life.
The penguin is very committed to its family and will mate for life, as well as maintaining a form of compassionate contact with its offspring throughout its life.
If a penguin is found dead on the ice surface, other members of the family and social circle have been known to dig holes in the ice, using their vestigial wings and beaks, until the hole is deep enough for the dead bird to be rolled into and buried.
The male penguins then gather in a circle around the fresh grave and sing: "Freeze a jolly good fellow." "Then they kick him in the ice hole."
You really didn't believe that I know anything about penguins, did you? :voodoo:
my family was at the one in San Diego and setting in the front roll...
Then I assume you all got wet..
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potterfiled,wi.
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Zebra29er
11-19-2009, 17:37
God Bless America and Let the Band Play Dixie!
When the Band Played Dixie
The following is dedicated to all who stand up for the truth.
In 1859, Ohio Native Dan Emmett first performed “Dixie” in New York City.
Two years later, on February 18, 1861, the band played Dixie at the Inauguration of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Montgomery, Alabama.
And on April 14, 1865, after General Robert E. Lee’s surrender, President Abraham Lincoln said: “Now Let the Band Play Dixie; it belongs neither to the South, nor to the North but to us all.”—New York Times Sunday Magazine, August 11, 1907.
For 150 years Northern and Southern Bands have played Dixie including the Milton High school “Dixie Eagles” Band who performed Dixie at the invitation and inauguration of the late Lester G. Maddox as Governor of Georgia in January 1967.
Dixie was played in 1976, during America’s Bi-Centennial birthday, at the Old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia and the late Johnny Cash sang Dixie at the Ford Theater in Washington, D.C. to then President Jimmy Carter and members of Congress.
Dixie has been performed by many musicians including; Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Lawrence Welk, Louis Armstrong, Dinah Shore, John Phillip Sousa, Osmond Brothers, Boxcar Willie, Jane Froman, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Mitch Miller, Johnny Hartman and The Rebelaires.
Roz Bowie, a Black Southern Lady, sang Dixie in 1986 at the reburial of a Confederate Soldier in Columbia, South Carolina.
So, what happened to “Dixie?”
Autumn is an exciting time for high school and college football. School bands will play to lift the soul but students, teachers, parents and fans will not hear “Dixie.” Many of our institutions of learning have stopped playing Dixie even though the song is universally loved.
What happened to “Dixie” that was the official band music of the Confederate and Union Armies? What happened to this song that Northern and Southern children sang from their schools standard song book?
As a young boy, I remember going to the Great Southeastern Fair, in Atlanta and hearing “Dixie” coming from the Carousel. I also remember my teacher closing the window as the Headland High School Band rehearsed outdoors to “Dixie.”
Today, men and women serve overseas to free the people of Iraq and Afghanistan….But school bands are no longer allowed to play “Dixie” and “Under God” is under attack in the pledge of allegiance.
Country music singer Lee Greenwood, who sang “God Bless the USA” and “Dixie” may have become politically incorrect. Yes, this Northern born American included “Dixie” on his “American Patriot” CD.
There was a time not long ago when high school bands played Dixie and public prayers asked for the safety of the football players and safety of the men and women of our United States Armed Forces.
Back when prayer started a school day, streets were safer and news was not filled with murder, rape and hatred.
Imagine for a moment that you are taken back to a high school football game of that time. The prayer had been prayed and the band begins to play Dixie. There is a huge cheer that builds as this tune is played. The people rise to cheer and sing this song that they love.
Dan Emmett’s headstone reads: “Daniel Decatur Emmett 1815 - 1904 whose song ‘Dixie Land’ inspired the courage and devotion of the Southern people and now thrills the hearts of a reunited nation.”
God Bless America and Let the Band Play Dixie!
Dixie's Land (1916 recording)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff58W_m2ipk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8U1YQx5HRo&feature=related
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/14810
Thank You Sir
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HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them'
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.
And if you don't send this to at least 8 people - who cares?
But do share this with someone.
We all need to live life to its fullest each day!!
Worry about nothing, pray about everything!!!
thank you Abbi
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