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I’m a doctor. I play blues and jazz. I’m a liberal and I live in Florida, which can be interesting. I am not what I am.
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Easy sign making for Saturday…

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On June 12, 1963, The Beach Boys recorded both side of a single, “Little Deuce Coupe” and “Surfer Girl”, released in July 1963, and included on their album “Surfer Girl”, released that September. Songs were written, arranged, and produced by Brian Wilson, who died yesterday, 6/11/2025.

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On June 12, 1930, Willie Kelly recorded the classic “32-20 Blues”, covered by dozens of artists including Robert Johnson. 32-20 refers to Winchester ammo, .32 caliber - 20 grains of gunpowder. 1/2

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On June 12, 1928, Ma Rainey recorded “Prove It On Me Blues”, the first recorded song about lesbianism. Rainey was open and unapologetic about her life. The lyrics may refer to an incident in 1925 when Rainey was arrested for taking part in an orgy at her home involving women in her chorus. 1/2

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Seems relevant…

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On June 12, 1927, Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra recorded “12th Street Rag”, written about 12th St in K.C. Moten’s Orchestra was the most influential in the Midwest in the 1920s, developing the riffing style that defined the 1930s big bands. The jazz standard "Moten’s Swing" bears his name.

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On June 11, 1923, Fletcher Henderson’s Hot Six recorded “Midnight Blues”. Four days later, Henderson recorded a much more famous version of the same song, with Bessie Smith on vocals. Smith’s version was a big hit and sits in the U.S. Library of Congress. Bessie made the difference.

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On June 11, 1949, 25 year old Hank Williams appeared at Grand Ole Opry in Nashville for the first time, singing his hit “Lovesick Blues” He electrified the audience at Ryman Auditorium that called him out for a record six encores. The song also became the title of his biography.

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On June 11, 1991, Tri-Star Studios released music soundtrack coinciding with the film release of “Hudson Hawk”, a movie famous for its critical and box-office failure. The LP features Bruce Willis and Danny Aiello singing 2 Bing Crosby-era songs. The album quality matches that of the film.

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Paved paradise, put up a parking lot…

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70% of the world’s population has universal healthcare, but not the US. We are the only developed nation without it. Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation. US ranks last among industrial nations for preventable deaths with timely access to healthcare.

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We are being told that our great cities and public institutions are the enemy: - Blue state cities - Universities - Libraries - Science institutes - Public schools - Public health facilities - Voice of America - National parks Self-annihilation driven by an enemy within (our government)

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On June 10, 1938, Louis Armstrong and the Mills Brothers recorded “The Flat Foot Floogee”, originally a hit recorded by Slim and Slam, reaching #2 on the pop charts. Bulee "Slim" Gaillard and Leroy Elliott "Slam" Stewart made novelty jazz songs with scats, hipster argot and nonsense words. 1/2

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On June 10, 1931, Bessie Smith recorded “Long Old Road”. Queen Latifah recorded the song for the soundtrack in her starring role for the 2015 HBO Emmy-winning biopic about Smith, “Bessie”.

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On June 10, 1967, The Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival began, north of San Francisco, with dozens of top musical acts. It was the 1st rock festival and became the prototype future festivals. It was originally scheduled for June 3 and 4, but was delayed one week by inclement weather.

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This may be hazardous to your health.

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If Trump can claim a "national emergency" to disappear legal residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him? No one is safe — not even people legally in the country, possibly not even American citizens. Fascism is here.

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Anti-science, anti-expertise, anti-reason. Raw milk, edible road kill, immunity misinformation, and unproven theories are now driving our public health. It’s madness and it will kill people.

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“vowing to sue”? That f-ing suit should’ve been filed when the courthouse opened this morning.

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Protesters instigating violence in Boston, March 5, 1770.

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On June 9, 1966, James Brown recorded “Money Won’t Change You”, later covered by Aretha Franklin in 1968 on her Lady Soul album. However, the truth is, money does change you. Especially if you can now afford healthcare, housing, and transportation.

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On June 9, 1932, "The Reefer Man" was recorded by Cab Calloway and his orchestra, probably the 1st song ever recorded about marijuana. The song leads off the 1989 compilation album “Reefer Songs”, tunes about pot and other drugs, including Calloway’s signature song “Minnie The Moocher”.

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On June 9, 1962, Carole King’s babysitter, Eva Boyd, had her first single released, written by Gerry Goffin and King. It became the rock standard “Loco-motion” by Little Eva, a worldwide #1. The song was a hit in 3 different decades: 1962 Little Eva; 1974 Grand Funk Railroad; 1988 Kylie Minogue.

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True story bro.

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The enemy of my enemy is not my friend.

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ICE is the Machine we were told to Rage Against, in case anyone is keeping track. ✊🏻✊✊🏼✊🏾

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On June 8, 1958, Billie Holiday was scheduled to play the Royal Festival Hall, a London side trip before a scheduled three-week Paris residency at the Olympia Theatre. 1/2

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On June 8, 1963, Pete Seeger recorded his landmark concert at Carnegie Hall, NY, “We Shall Overcome”, capturing the spirit of the civil rights movement and the power of music to inspire social justice. 1/2

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“Strongman” politicians project their supposed strength by attacking immigrants, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community. But these groups of people aren't the "threats" we should be worried about. Who is? The oligarchs who earn their keep by exploiting the rest of us.

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On June 7, 1968, Jerry Jeff Walker recorded his iconic “Mr. Bojangles”, based on a night he spent in a New Orleans jail for drunkenness. Sammy Davis Jr. and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band both had hits with the song, that has also been covered by Dylan, Belafonte, John Denver, and Neil Diamond.

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On June 7, 1911, Arthur Collins & Byron G. Harlan recorded Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band," which held the top spot for 10 weeks. I played the song at my first piano recital at age 8.

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On June 7, 1969, The Johnny Cash Show made its debut on ABC, as a summer replacement series. Bob Dylan sang a duet with Cash on "Girl From the North Country" and Joni Mitchell performed "Both Sides Now."

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As I’m casually following this story, I read that officials said this escaped convict probably fled the state. Then later, he was captured a couple of miles from the prison. So either 1) the prison sits on the state borderline, or 2) he decided to come back. Maybe he didn’t like Missouri.

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The personal choice vaccine argument falls apart when babies die from preventable viral diseases due to their parents’ choices.

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The Republican Party has fully embraced fascism and destroyed American democracy. But AOC said the girls are fighting. I have never felt more politically homeless.

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