From the Guardian:

Jerry Lee Lewis, the rock’n’roll pioneer who became one of the most infamous figures in popular music, has died aged 87, his publicist has said. He died of natural causes at his home in DeSoto County, Mississippi.

Lewis’s energetic performances on songs including Great Balls of Fire helped install rock’n’roll as the dominant ( Read more... )

Although Europeans have historically treated Gypsies poorly, Gypsies tended to fare better in Western Europe than in Eastern Europe, where they suffered the extremes of racial prejudice, including enslavement.

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Some Gypsies were annexed into America with territory itself: for example, Napoleon transported hundreds of Gypsy men to Louisiana during ( Read more... )

From the BBC:

No sugar-coating: Trump changes tack on coronavirus crisisAnthony Zurcher ( Read more... )

Looks like Trump has won in Kentucky and Louisiana by not a lot over Ted Cruz... and Cruz has won in Kansas and Maine. I think the anti-Trump sentiment of late is starting to work, but is it too late ( Read more... )

Joining my "official" list of favourite songs... "That's All Right" by Elvis Presley

Makes me think of my mother, who died about 5 and a half years ago. Adam really likes Elvis.

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Events in my life 15 years ago... from my journal:

January 1996

- Nephew Peter is a month old and Nephew Michael is about a year and a half.  Unfortunately, I turn 31.  "I got a walkman from my parents.  Michael liked Pearl Jam when it came thru the Walkman...  Petie was more into Nirvana..."

February 1996

- Primary season starts !!  (which I'm ( Read more... )

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 Some spectacular Spring-like weather we're having here the past couple of days.  I went on a little trek with Tess through a forest yesterday ( Read more... )

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