#21st Century King James Version

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Do Not Worry

Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? — Matthew 6:25 | 21st Century King James Version (KJV21) The Holy Bible; 21st Century King James Version Copyright © 1994 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc. Cross References: Jeremiah 45:5; Matthew 6:27-28; Matthew 6:31; Matthew 6:34; Matthew 10:19; Luke 10:41

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There's still a haunt on the hill...

In my previous post, I dug through the ghostly chain of adaptations of Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House" starting by its various movie incarnations. But I am not done...

Because in 2018, Mike Flanagan released on Netflix his massively successful television series, "The Haunting of Hill House".

Flanagan's television series was strongly influenced by "The Shining", another major haunting-story of the 20th century, first marking American literature under the pen of Stephen King...

... Then marking American cinema by the movie adaptation of Stanley Kubrick.

Mike Flanagan never hid his passion and love for "The Shining", both the Kubrick and King versions, and it is for this reason he was the man behind the 2019 movie "Doctor Sleep"....

... an adaptation of Stephen King's sequel-novel to The Shining.

And fascinatingly, a lot of details and ideas of Flanagan's "The Haunting of Hill House" (or its sister-series, "The Haunting of Bly Manor") were reused for his Doctor Sleep movie...

But, speaking of Stephen King, did you know he made his own "The Haunting of Hill House"? Well, almost... He and Steven Spielberg worked on a project in the 1990s: a remake of The Haunting/a new movie adaptation of "The Haunting of Hill House". Unfortunately this movie never came to the light of day, as the two men split apart due to creative differences...

However this did not stop Stephen King from reusing the unused/unfinished script/concept for his "Haunting of Hill House" adaptation, throwing in a lot of elements from his own "The Shining", with several nods to the real-life Winchester Mansion, and tadaa! The result was 2002's mini-series "Rose-Red".

Stephen King has very often praised Jackson's novel. In fact, in his eyes it is one of the two greatest ghost stories of American literature... Alongside Henry James' The Turn of the Screw.

Do you recall Henry James? Sure you do! From the previous post... He wrote the "Ghostly Rental" story, that itself got adapted in 1999 into a horror movie called "The Haunting of Hell House" - confusing Jackson's "Hill House" with Matheson's "Hell House".

Do the links stop here? NOT AT ALL! Flanagan's "The Haunting of Hill House" was supposed to be the first season of an anthology series about ghost stories. This project got cancelled, but not before a sister-series to "The Haunting of Hill House" was made... a second season called "The Haunting of Bly Manor", which is a loose adaptation of "The Turn of the Screw".

AND THERE'S MORE! Because you see, before being re-adapted by Mike Flanagan, "The Turn of the Screw"'s most famous adaptation was a 1961 movie called "The Innocents". A movie which also became a classic of black-and-white haunted house horror movies, just like "The Haunting" that was released two years afterward... Film critics, cinema theoricians and movie enjoyers all agree that the two movies have to be compared, with something of a sibling relationship to each other.

"The Turn of the Screw" - and more specifically the 1961's "The Innocents" movie - also had a huge influence on one of the greatest Spanish moviemakers of the 21st century: Guillermo del Toro. In fact, it was to pay homage to both the classic of Gothic that was "The Innocents", and the behemoth of the traditional horror that was Kubrick's The Shining, that he decided to create his own Gothic horror movie... The wonderfully horrifying "Crimson Peak", released in 2015.

And not only does Crimson Peak unites The Turn of the Screw with The Shining (Guillermo also invoked the influence of other massive horror movies, such as The Omen or The Exorcist) - but this movie also is the final union, the ultimate blooming of Jackson and James' works. Because del Toro's original intention for this movie was to pay homage to the "two grand dames" of the haunted house movies... 1961's The Innocents, and 1963's The Haunting. The two ghostly tragedies finally united in one Gothic movie...

Well... To be fair, the uniting of "The Haunting of Hill House" and of "The Turn of the Screw" had already happened long before del Toro's Crimson Peak, but with a much less famous and successful movie: 1971's Let's Scare Jessica to Death... A cult piece (despite its lukewarm reception), it was created with only one goal in mind: recreating a psychological horror story with ambiguous implications, in the style of James' The Turn of the Screw, and Robert Wise's The Haunting.

(Think we're done? FOOL! Just you wait...)

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Juan 3:16 Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version 16 Sapagkat ganoon inibig ng Diyos ang sanlibutan, kaya ipinagkaloob niya ang kanyang kaisa-isang Anak, upang ang sinumang sumampalataya sa kanya ay huwag mapahamak kundi magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johannes 3:16 Hoffnung für Alle 16 Denn Gott hat die Menschen so sehr geliebt, dass er seinen einzigen Sohn für sie hergab. Jeder, der an ihn glaubt, wird nicht zugrunde gehen, sondern das ewige Leben haben. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- John 3:16 21st Century King James Version 16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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National Chocolate Cake Day 

Indulge in this delectable cocoa-based dessert, make the original pioneering recipe or put a modern twist on this classic by adding flavors like matcha.

There before you is the ultimate in birthday confections, a rich and luxurious chocolate cake with rich strawberry filling, you know it’s going to be a good day. Maybe you’re just coming into work, and some thoughtful soul has laid out a tray of chocolate cupcakes, each with their own design and one waiting for your mouth to wrap lovingly around it and fade away on a cocoa fueled holiday. However you like your chocolate cake, National Chocolate Cake Day gives you an excuse to indulge as deeply as you’d like!

History of National Chocolate Cake Day

Chocolate cake has been with us just over 150 years, having first come on the scene in 1764, when it was discovered that grinding cocoa beans between heavy stones produced cocoa powder, which could then become chocolate. 60 years would pass before Conrad Van Houten discovered a method by which he could mechanically extract fat from the cacao liquor which produced cacao butter. Long story short, this man is the reason that chocolate is actually affordable, and we all have him to thank for it!

From this point forward the types of cake and techniques involved in making them just kept expanding, so there are dozens of kinds of cake on top of the original ‘traditional’ chocolate cake. From the Black Forest cake with its cherries to the German Chocolate Cake with its rich coconut pecan frosting, new types are being invented all the time, and chocolate still reigns as King.

In the early days, people didn’t consume chocolate as a solid snack we do today in the form of bars or cakes. During the era of the 1830s and 1840s, it was primarily a drink that you mixed with water. Furthermore, it wasn’t even sweet. The original chocolate drinkers would often make up a savory, almost bitter beverage that they would typically consume early in the morning.

The first verifiable recipe for chocolate cake appeared in Eliza Leslie’s 1847 cookbook. The actual formula, however, wasn’t quite what we’d recognize as a chocolate cake today. Leslie’s recipe called for chopped pieces of chocolate inserted into a plain sponge, instead of adding cocoa powder to the mix itself. You can imagine, though, how delicious this thing would have tasted. There would have been tiny chunks of melted chocolate throughout its core, providing a melt-in-the-mouth experience people would still very much enjoy today.

Over the years, authors and cooks such as Maria Parloa added their own twists on the chocolate cake. They began incorporating all of the trappings of the modern version we’d recognize today. First came the frosting, followed by the inclusion of de-fatted cocoa powder into the batter mix. After that came a range of chocolatey fillings, designed to make the dessert even more delightful.

By the 1920s, the humble chocolate cake had become mainstream, and manufacturers began to sell the recipe outright. O. Duff and Sons released the first boxed chocolate cake, ready to eat – no baking required. And in 1947, Betty Crocker released a pre-made chocolate cake mix. Ultimately, making chocolate cake became more straightforward. Almost anyone could do it, even if they lacked experience in the kitchen.

Chocolate cake became a part of the culture increasingly throughout the late twentieth century and early 21st, leading to the development of National Chocolate Cake Day. This particular day was designed as an opportunity for chocolate and cake lovers to pay homage to this chance invention. Remember, it was only with the discovery that sweetening chocolate created a delicious dish that we even have this most beloved of desserts.

National Chocolate Cake Day Timeline

1764 Cocoa beans are ground between stones to make chocolate

Dr. James Baker financially backs the production of grinding cocoa beans to make chocolate, which would eventually become an important ingredient in chocolate cake. This is the beginning of the company still known as Baker’s chocolate.

1847 First recipe for chocolate cake is printed

The Ladies Receipt Book by Eliza Leslie (of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is the first to print a recipe for chocolate cake. While other cakes containing chocolate were referred to or known of previously, this is the first recorded recipe for the public.

1948 Pilsbury launches first boxed chocolate cake mix

Motivated by making life easier for women in the kitchen, the idea for a powdered cake mix comes in the 1930s, but is set aside for a time due to WWII. It is picked up again after the war and Pilsbury is one of many companies trying to market the product.

1957 First published recipe for German Chocolate Cake appears

Created in the United States using the “German’s” brand of chocolate, this cake covered in coconut-caramel frosting is featured in the Dallas Morning Star newspaper.

1967 First Ding Dongs are produced

Making little chocolate cakes accessible to just about anyone, even on the go, Hostess Brands supplies North America with these little cream filled, chocolate covered cakes. About the size of hockey pucks (but a bit taller), in Canada they are known as King Dons.

How to celebrate National Chocolate Cake Day

The way to celebrate National Chocolate Cake Day is deliciously simple and perfect.��

Throughout your day, incorporate as many types of chocolate cake as you can! Take chocolate cake batter and use it to make chocolate pancakes in the morning, topped with caramel syrup and whipped cream. Use the rest of the batter to produce chocolate cupcakes, place a strawberry in the center of each one and take them to work to share with your workmates.

Then when you get home, go ahead and go all out and serve yourself up a big old slice of chocolate cake for dessert, and then eat it first. After all, when it comes to dessert you really shouldn’t wait, who knows what could happen during dinner! National Chocolate Cake Day is all about this delicious treat, so don’t make yourself shirk one opportunity to wrap your lips around another delectable bite of these cocoa-rich concoctions!

Don’t forget, though; National Chocolate Cake Day is an opportunity for you to be adventurous. You don’t have to stick with today’s boxed cakes or even modern recipes. What about digging out Eliza Leslie’s original 1847 cookbook and trying the very first official chocolate cake for yourself? You can relive the experience of the early pioneers of the art, experiencing the cakes that they enjoyed at the dawn of the chocolate cake era.

Another idea is to make a super contemporary chocolate cake that includes state-of-the-art flavor fusions. You could try all sorts of combinations, everything from matcha to pistachio. National Chocolate Cake Day is a chance for you to experiment with exciting chocolate twists. Then, once you’re finished in the kitchen, you can serve your creations to your friends to see what they think. Just be prepared for some honest feedback! Everyone has their own idea of how the perfect chocolate cake should taste.

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APOSTLES WERE CONVINCED JESUS WOULD RETURN SOON -- KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List #Scriptures #BibleStudy #BibleVerses Visit https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/ to see more. "But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass IN THE LAST DAYS, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:" Acts 2:16-18, KJV NOTE #1: In Acts 2:16-18, the Apostle Peter -- who had just been filled with the Holy Spirit -- is clearly saying two things: Joel's prophecy was being fulfilled at that time during the First Century, and that period was also the Last Days. The phrase last days does NOT mean from 30 AD to the 21st Century, as some modern, Futruist-leaning Bible teachers erroneously teach. That is a false doctrine of men. "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that WE WHICH ARE ALIVE AND REMAIN [meaning Paul and other First Century Christians] unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then WE WHICH ARE ALIVE AND REMAIN [meaning Paul and other First Century Christians] shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words." 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18, KJV NOTE #2: The fact that in 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18 the Apostle Paul includes himself by saying we is clear proof that he was expecting Christ's soon return, and he was hoping to still be alive to witness it. "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath IN THESE LAST DAYS spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;" Hebrews 1:1-2, KJV NOTE #3: In Hebrews 1:1-2, the phrase "lasts days refer to the very end of the Prophet Daniel's 70 weeks -- or 490 years -- prophecy. It has nothing to do with our modern times, as Futurists claim. "For yet a little while, and he that shall come [meaning Jesus] WILL COME, and WILL NOT TARRY." Hebrews 10:37, KJV NOTE #4: In Hebrews 10:37, the phrase "a little while" does NOT mean 2,000 years in the future as the Futurists claim. "Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together FOR THE LAST DAYS . . . Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for THE COMING OF THE LORD DRAWETH NIGH." James 5:2-3, 7-8, KJV NOTE #5: In James 5:2-3, 7-8, the Apostle James is likewise confirming that it was the Last Days, and he was convinced that Jesus would be returning soon. "But the END OF ALL THINGS IS AT HAND: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer." 1 Peter 4:7, KJV NOTE #6: 1 Peter 4:7 confirms the phrase "in these last days" mentioned in Hebrews 1:1-2 above. "Little children, IT IS THE LAST TIME: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby WE KNOW THAT IT IS THE LAST TIME." 1 John 2:18, KJV NOTE #7: In 1 John 2:18, not once, but twice, the Apostle John tells his readers that it is the Last Time, or the very end of the Prophet Daniel's 70 weeks prophecy. Conclusion: Peter, James and John -- who were Jesus' inner circle -- as well as the Apostle Paul, were all convinced that Jesus would return during their lifetimes, exactly as He had promised them in these verses: In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I WILL COME AGAIN, AND RECEIVE YOU unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also . . . I will not leave you comfortless: I WILL COME TO YOU." John 14:2-3, 18, KJV How can so many modern, Futurist-leaning Christians continue to resist the plain truth of the Scriptures? Please also refer to the article called "Jesus Christ's Return: Have We Been Deceived?", which you can find at the following URL: https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/deceived-1.html Please also refer to the KJV Bible Verse List called "Jesus Returned During the First Century", which you can find at the following URL: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse659.html If you would like more info regarding the origin of these KJV Bible verse lists, go to https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/. Thank-you! https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/apostles-were-convinced-jesus-would-return-soon-kjv-king-james-version-bible-verse-list/?feed_id=223290&APOSTLES%20WERE%20CONVINCED%20JESUS%20WOULD%20RETURN%20SOON%20--%20KJV%20%28King%20James%20Version%29%20Bible%20Verse%20List

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Why Are There No Great Authors Anymore?

Ah, yes, I can hear the hissing already!

‘No great authors!?  What about Some Guy, who wrote The Blahbity?  And how dare you denigrate Blahs Before Blah, the masterpiece series conjured up by the wits and exquisite grace of Some Lady, author and voice of the 21st century!’

Indeed, I hear your acid-toned responses and can feel the scorching wind jutting off from eyelids created by a sea of hard eye-rolls, so let me just begin my essay by defining what I mean by the word ‘great’.

Yes, there are many, many talented writers, authors, and journalists who live and breathe and type today; I’m not disputing this in any way.  JK Rowling is an actual billionaire (Nasdaq), James Patterson is worth $800 million (Nasdaq), and Stephen King has made around $500 million (Nasdaq).  Whether we agree or disagree that the previous authors are talented or not, it is hard to dispute that they are very successful ones.

But, again, I sense your lamentations.

‘Oh, so your version of so-called talent and greatness in writing rests upon an author ascending to the heights of meteoric financial stratospheres?!’

Awesome word choices in your rebukes, but no!

Saying the richest authors are the greatest authors is like saying the childish and god awful superhero remake/reimagining/retelling/rewhythefuckareyoupeoplemakingthiscrap movies of the last 15 years are the greatest movies of all time, based on their achieving the highest ever box office totals.  Only an individual whose brain has been deprived of oxygen for longer than five minutes would make that argument.

So, establishing my point that financial success is not necessarily to be equated with ‘greatness’, just what is greatness in a literary capacity?

One final point I must denote here before going on is that the lack of today’s great writers has nothing to do with the general public.  Although people tend to read less today than they used to, it is also true that not many folks read Herman Melville’s Moby Dick when it first came out before he was forgotten until being rediscovered in the 1930s, but does that take away anything from the book that justly may be called the definitive ‘Great American Novel’?  No, unlike a nation producing garbage politicians (which is a direct result of the electorate), the audience is not responsible for an author’s creation.

Therefore, I humbly submit here that there are only two distinct markers for true authorial greatness: (1)inventors of new genres that spawn imitators or originators of new styles of writing and (2) remarkable chroniclers that document their time, space, and community’s zeitgeist in a fictional format.

Now, it may be accurately argued that these two distinctions are usually linked together, but they do not necessarily need to be so.  For example, without getting into a pissing match about the particulars, the great Edgar Allan Poe has been credited with creating the detective story and modernizing horror for the 19th century, as has the brilliant but bizarre H.P. Lovecraft has been credited with modernizing horror for the 20th century.  Although I declare that both of these authors are deserving of the title ‘great’, I think their greatness stems from their abilities to create new tropes and genres that are not relegated to their times; their stories and ideas can easily be transported into modern settings without losing any of their potency.  Does The Tell-Tale Heart really need to be set in the mid-1800s in order to breed the claustrophobic guilt rendered by the story’s protagonist?  Of course not.

No, creating a new genre, like science fiction or surrealism or New Journalism, is exceedingly rare and requires an author to possess a talent beyond once-in-a-generation; perhaps more akin to talent once-every-other-century.  Without Christopher Columbus’ existence, the European rediscovery of the Americas would have still happened, eventually.  However, can the same be said about Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (a true original to both horror and science fiction) or the collected works of Shakespeare (a true original, which basically everything ‘new’ written since The Great Bard stems from)?  Possible but certainly not probable.

Okay, and what about the invention of new styles of writing?

There have been no new creations in this capacity to occur (worth mentioning) in the 21st century, and only a small handful to take place in the 20th century.

Although I genuinely like James Joyce’s short stories, I utterly despise his stream of conscious claptrap tomes, like Ulysses and Finnegan’s Wake, and have been physically angered by reading William Faulkner’s The Sound and The Fury.  Theirs was indeed a new style of writing, and while I may beg to differ and argue that these works are literal garbage, I cannot disagree on the impact they have had upon the literary world, for better or worse.

More agreeable to my reading tastes is Ernest Hemingway’s innovative and potent short sentences and period riddled novels, which stands in stark contrast to many (but not all) writers of the 19th and early-20th centuries, with their flowery prose and often beating-around-the-bush descriptions.  For God’s sake, Flaubert could spend 20 pages describing the architecture of a room!

That leaves us with the documentation of the spirit of an age, which is more reliable but even less out of the grasping hands of an author to be able to ‘invent’.  No writer has ever ‘changed’ the world, but brilliant writers have recorded these changes and transmogrified human experience into the collective ether in a way that other folks who may also have lived through the changes but could not perhaps describe in words. 

It is rather unfortunate that worlds need to end, nations need to be revolutionized, or terrible calamities need to occur in order for true changes to take place in a society, in a set time, in order for a great writer to be born.

Miguel de Cervantes wrote what is regarded as the first novel, Don Quixote, in the spirit of the new Enlightenment period looking back and commentating upon the passing of the feudal medieval ages, the death of chivalrous knights of old.  With the birth of new ideas concerning science, art, religion, etc, the world of the early 17th century was conducive to a writing genius of Cervantes’ caliber.  He created the character of Don Quixote, but he did not invent the age and social mores in which he lived.  Much like a fish in water, even the greatest writers are relegated to swimming in the currents into which they are born.

When pondering terrific changes to a society, consider further the historic event known as the Dust Bowl of America.  What comes to your mind when considering this topic?  The Great Depression, so-called Okies from Oklahoma migrating to California, and…..yes, The Grapes of Wrath by the great John Steinbeck!  Steinbeck, himself native to California, spent several years writing about and interviewing the newcomers in their migrant camps and makeshift tents, and wrote several highly acclaimed newspaper articles in the few years preceding the publication of The Grapes of Wrath.  Again, Steinbeck was an author accidentally born into his time and place, with no personal control over what was transforming American society in that moment, but who nonetheless wrote the definitive fictional account of a major historical event as it was occurring.

In this spirit, I finally pose the question: why are there no more great authors?  Can you honestly imagine taking any random author from today, transporting them into 1930s civil war-era Spain, and expect to read a novel as powerful as Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls?

To highlight this, I want to quote the very good writer (but is he great?  Hmm), Tom Wolfe, with regards to what was happening in America in the 1960s (Esquire):

“I wrote The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and then waited for the novels that I was sure would come pouring out of the psychedelic experience ... but they never came forth, either. I learned later that publishers had been waiting, too. They had been practically crying for novels by the new writers who must be out there somewhere, the new writers who would do the big novels of the hippie life or campus life or radical movements or the war in Vietnam or dope or sex or black militancy or encounter groups or the whole whirlpool all at once. They waited, and all they got was the Prince of Alienation ... sailing off to Lonesome Island on his Tarot boat with his back turned and his Timeless cape on, reeking of camphor balls.”

Mr. Wolf’s point was that the novelists of sixty years ago, instead of documenting the spirit of change in their age, retreated into their minds with pseudo-new renderings of works that, although there are many that are good, none are in fact great.

Since then, where are the great novels considering technology’s impact on human society, not counting the realm of science fiction?  Where is the grand work that depicted the impact 9/11 and other terrorist attacks have had upon Western societies?  In 2024, we live in an age when freedom of speech is constantly under attack, but are we to be satisfied with Orwell's brilliant 1984, with no new commentary warranted for the updated 21st century?  And does anyone really think that at some point in the future an author is going to write an incredible fictional account of the ongoing Ukraine war?

No one can argue against great changes having occurred in the 21st century, so where are the great novels?  It is not for lack of talent.  Therefore, one is left with the uneasy feeling that authors today are not unable but perhaps unwilling to write a truly compelling account of the times in which we live in. Hey, but who can also argue against the fact that books about a boy in a wizard hat, an attorney not willing to sell-out her client, or an icky clown being scary sure do sell a hell of a lot of books, though, no?

This was originally published on ranaged.com

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I made a master list of every Broadway show I’ve ever seen.

I’ve seen 46 unique shows (does not count repeats). ASK ME ANYTHING!

I’ve seen six shows more than once (Avenue Q, Fiddler, King &I, Les Miz, Phantom, and Rent).

Phantom and Rent are currently tied for most seen. Phantom will surpass rent soon.

Rent: Broadway, West End, Kennedy Center (DC)

Phantom: Tour (Boston, 1995), Broadway, Italy

Fiddler/King & I are doubled up because of school productions.

Les Miz I saw both the original Broadway production and the 21st Century version (NA Tour, Kennedy Center)

The earliest shows I saw were Peter Pan (w/ Cathy Rigby) and Fiddler (w/Topol). Since both were in 1990 I don’t know which I saw first. I remember them both, especially Peter Pan. I have a distinct memory of a balcony view of Cathy Rigby flying across the stage.

Showboat I randomly saw during its Toronto pre-Broadway run. Show list below the cut line.

Obviously, I have some clear favorites. But from the below, for favorites that are not much talked about? Brian D’Arcy James in Titanic.

1776

American Utopia

Annie

Annie Get Your Gun

Avenue Q

Book of Mormon

Brigadoon

Bye Bye Birdie

Crazy for You

Damn Yankees

Evita

Fiddler on the Roof

Funny Girl

Grease

Guys and Dolls

Hadestown

Hairspray

Hamilton

Hello Dolly

Here LIes Love

How to Succeed in Business

Jekyll & Hyde

King & I

Kiss Me Kate

Les Miserables

Lion King

Merrily We Roll Along

Moulin Rouge

Oklahoma!

Oliver

Once Upon a Mattress

Pajama Game

Peter Pan

Phantom of the Opera

Rent

Showboat

Sound of Music

Spamalot

Spring Awakening

Starlight Express

Sweeney Todd

The Fantastiks

The Producers

Titanic

Wicked

Candide

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The Jews Destroy Their Enemies

1 Now in the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar) on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them (though it was turned to the contrary, so that the Jews had rule over those who hated them),

2 the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on such as sought their hurt; and no man could withstand them, for the fear of them fell upon all people.

3 And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants and the deputies, and those who did the business that belonged to the king, helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.

4 For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces; for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword and slaughter and destruction, and did what they would unto those who hated them.

6 And in the palace in Shushan the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

7 And Parshandatha and Dalphon and Aspatha,

8 and Poratha and Adalia and Aridatha,

9 and Parmashta and Arisai and Aridai and Vajezatha

10 (the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews) they slew; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

11 On that day the number of those who were slain in the palace at Shushan was brought before the king.

12 And the king said unto Esther the queen, “The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in the palace in Shushan, and the ten sons of Haman. What have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? Now what is thy petition? And it shall be granted thee. Or what is thy further request? And it shall be done.”

13 Then said Esther, “If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according unto this day’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.”

14 And the king commanded it so to be done; and the decree was given at Shushan, and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.

15 For the Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month of Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

16 But the other Jews who were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand; but they laid not their hands on the spoil.

17 On the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

18 But the Jews who were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

19 Therefore the Jews of the villages who dwelt in the unwalled towns made the fourteenth day of the month of Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

21 to establish this among them: that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and the fifteenth day of the same yearly,

22 as the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another and gifts to the poor.

23 And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them,

24 because Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had schemed against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur (that is, the lot) to consume them and to destroy them.

25 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that this wicked scheme which Haman devised against the Jews should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

26 Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur [that is, Lot]. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter and what had come upon them,

27 the Jews ordained and took upon them and upon their seed and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, that without fail they would keep these two days according to their writing and according to their appointed time every year;

28 and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city, and that these days of Purim should not pass from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.

29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.

30 And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth

31 to confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed regarding the matters of the fastings and their cry.

32 And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim, and it was written in the book. — Esther 9 | 21st Century King James Version (KJV21) The Holy Bible; 21st Century King James Version Copyright © 1994 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc. Cross References: Genesis 23:1; Leviticus 26:7-8; Deuteronomy 3:5; 1 Samuel 25:8; 2 Samuel 3:1; 2 Chronicles 35:25; Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 8:12; Esther 1:1; Esther 2:15; Esther 3:1; Esther 3:6-7; Esther 3:13; Esther 5:6; Esther 5:11; Esther 8:11; Esther 8:17; Esther 10:1; Psalm 140:8; Jeremiah 29:1; Daniel 6:24; Revelation 11:10

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Luke 12:2-4

21st Century King James Version(KJ21)

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1 Peter 1:24-25 (21st Century King James Version) for “all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away; but the Word of the Lord endureth for ever.” And this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached unto you.

[zalopethoney]

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Also the money stayed within the community longer because we couldn't go downtown to shop. I say all this because it was one of the few places were black folk could walk around freely and enjoy themselves without being mistreated.

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Across from there was the Castle Movie Theater and a Milgram Grocery store. There was a Drug Store on the same side of the Orchid Room but on the corner of 12th and Paseo. Besides the Orchid Room there was the several Bars, Cafes, Shoeshine and Barber Shops. Lot's black own businesses that seemed to be doing very well. Anyway, the area 12th street between Paseo and Woodland was a pretty happening place. The only one I can still remember was BB King. There was always something going on there and my mother would show me off to some of the people there and they would watch me while my mother did whatever she was doing there. No I wasn't there late at night but enough to remember where it was. When I was 5 or 6 my mother worked in the Orchid Room night club as a waitress and I remember going there with her from time to time. James Originally From Kansas City, Mo from Los Angeles, Ca.First, let me say that I was born and raised in KCMO in the Wayne Minor Housing Projects on 12th street which was only blocks from 12th & Vine. Johnnie (two Gun) Gonzales from Wichita Union station.back in the days of shipping memorys!.With a drink in one hand and dancing shoes on your feet, you can always go to downtown party central in your mind. Nevertheless, you can still hear this song sung and played by bar bands in nightclubs today. However, in the late '50s, back when Wilbert Harrison was riding high with this Midwestern road song, there was still good reason to hit any highway that would take you to Kansas City. Sadly, America in the 21st century has lost a lot of its original regional flavor. However, with its classic Kansas City-style barbecue, which blossomed in the inner city and can be traced back to barbecue pioneer Henry Perry from Memphis, Tennessee, restaurants like Gates and Sons Bar-B-Q, which opened in 1946, made this downtown area a place for good music, crazy women, and tasty food. Instead, the sin and gambling locales of Atlantic City and Las Vegas are probably the first party choices. People don't likely think of Kansas City when it comes to good-time destinations. In fact, Fats Domino also does a wonderful version of the song. With its rolling piano part, it could easily pass for a Fats Domino song. Today, it hosts the annual Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.Īlthough the song has a basic blues chord progression, it bops along with a rocking dance beat. However, in the '30s and '40s, Kansas City had a thriving jazz scene. "Kansas City" is a rollicking rhythm and blues song. The Scout statue overlooking downtown Kansas City. On May 11th, 1959, Harrison's version of "Kansas City" reached #1 on the R&B chart and stayed there for seven consecutive weeks. The Beatles and Little Richard also recorded the tune. Lovin'." Little Willie Littlefield was the first artist to track it, seven years earlier in 1952. Ironically, when Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller originally wrote the song, they gave it the title "K.C. In fact, Harrison tries his best to keep this party journey a secret. Kansas City sure didn't seem to have a great reputation among right living folks, though. But because songs about prostitutes didn't get on the radio back in 1959, we'll just need to use our imagination regarding what he truly meant. In the first verse, Harrison dreams of being with his Kansas City baby, "and a bottle of Kansas City wine." The second verse speaks of how "they got a crazy way of loving there/And I'm gonna get me some." This could mean wild women. It's a place where a guy longs to visit to have a good time. Instead, you can think of this as a mythical party point. Its lyric spotlights an intersection of 12th Street and Vine, even though natives say these streets never actually meet to form a true intersection.

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Read full LyricsWilbert Harrison's 1959 version of "Kansas City" is the song's most famous recording.

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[crazycatsiren]

"Blessed be" - do you actually know where it came from?

"Blessed be" has become quite the catch phrase in 21st century spiritual circles, especially among the modern witch communities. It's practically become the witches' version of "I will pray for you", and quite frankly, it's become more and more annoying for many of us to see it and hear it all the time, everywhere.

The phrase originates from a traditional Wiccan ritual, which is included in some Gardnerian initiation ceremonies. During the rite, the High Priest or High Priestess performs on a person what is known as the "Five Fold Kiss", and recites the following words:

Blessed be thy feet, which have brought thee in these ways,

Blessed be thy knees, that shall kneel at the sacred altar,

Blessed be thy womb, without which we would not be,

Blessed be thy breasts, formed in beauty,

Blessed be thy lips, that shall utter the Sacred Names of the gods.

Before Gerald Gardner incorporated the phrase into his Book of Shadows, "blessed be" has already appeared in other religious texts such as the King James Bible ("blessed be the name of the Lord"), which, I would not be surprised, if it were the inspiration for the phrase "blessed be the fruit" in The Handmaid's Tale.

So, as you can see, for the witches who aren't Wiccan, and for the witches who aren't religious at all, this can be an obnoxious thing that gets thrown at all of us constantly. Not to mention, out of context from its original Wiccan ceremony, it's like saying "the body/blood of Christ" outside the context of Communion during a Catholic Mass. It's not even appropriate.

I also maintain my position that "blessing" people as well as praying for people without their consents and/or against their wishes is an invasive thing to do to begin with.

Many witches, religious or not, simply don't want to be "blessed" without asking, by strangers especially, any more than we want to be randomly prayed for. It makes us uncomfortable. We don't want a blessing unless we ask for it, period. It's a boundary that's really not hard to respect.

There are many phrases to express well wishing that can be used as a form of regards. Stop saying "blessed be" to everyone. Please. It's not a greeting, it's not a farewell, it's for the blessing of body parts in a Wiccan ritual.

[bills-bible-basics]

APOSTLES CONVINCED JESUS WOULD RETURN SOON -- KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List King James Version Bible verse list compiled by #BillKochman for #BillsBibleBasics concerning the topic "Apostles Convinced Jesus Would Return Soon". Visit my page at https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/ to see all the lists I've compiled to date. Thanks! "But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass IN THE LAST DAYS, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:" Acts 2:16-18, KJV NOTE: Peter -- who had just been filled with the Holy Spirit -- is clearly saying two things: Joel's prophecy was being fulfilled at that time during the First Century, and that period was also the Last Days. The phrase "last days" does NOT mean from 30 AD to the 21st Century, as some modern Bible teachers erroneously teach. That is a false doctrine of men. "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that WE WHICH ARE ALIVE AND REMAIN [meaning Paul and other First Century Christians] unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then WE WHICH ARE ALIVE AND REMAIN [meaning Paul and other First Century Christians] shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words." 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18, KJV NOTE: The fact that Paul includes himself by saying "we" is clear proof that he was expecting Christ's soon return, and he was hoping to still be alive to witness it. "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath IN THESE LAST DAYS spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;" Hebrews 1:1-2, KJV NOTE: The phrase "lasts days refer to the very end of the Prophet Daniel's 70 weeks -- or 490 years -- prophecy. "For yet a little while, and he that shall come [meaning Jesus] WILL COME, and WILL NOT TARRY." Hebrews 10:37, KJV NOTE: A little while does NOT mean in 2,000 years. "Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together FOR THE LAST DAYS . . . Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for THE COMING OF THE LORD DRAWETH NIGH." James 5:2-3, 7-8, KJV NOTE: The Apostle James is likewise confirming that it was the Last Days, and he was convinced that Jesus would be returning soon. "But the END OF ALL THINGS IS AT HAND: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer." 1 Peter 4:7, KJV NOTE: This verse confirms the "last days" of Hebrews 1:1-2 above. "Little children, IT IS THE LAST TIME: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby WE KNOW THAT IT IS THE LAST TIME." 1 John 2:18, KJV NOTE: Not once, but twice, John tells his readers that it is the Last Time, or the very end of the Prophet Daniel's 70 weeks prophecy. Conclusion: Peter, James and John -- who were Jesus' inner circle -- as well as the Apostle Paul, were all convinced that Jesus would return during their lifetimes, exactly as He had promised them in these verses:

In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I WILL COME AGAIN, AND RECEIVE YOU unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also . . . I will not leave you comfortless: I WILL COME TO YOU." John 14:2-3, 18, KJV How can we continue to resist the plain truth of the Scriptures? For a more in-depth explanation of this topic, please refer to articles such as the seven-part series entitled "Jesus Christ's Return: Have We Been Deceived?", which you can find at the URL below: https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/deceived-1.html Please also refer to the KJV Bible Verse List called "Jesus Returned During the First Century", which you can find at the following URL: https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/verse659.html If you would like more info regarding the origin of these KJV Bible verse lists, go to https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/. Thank-you! https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/apostles-convinced-jesus-would-return-soon-kjv-king-james-version-bible-verse-list/?feed_id=45137&_unique_id=64336c8aa0c79&APOSTLES%20CONVINCED%20JESUS%20WOULD%20RETURN%20SOON%20--%20KJV%20%28King%20James%20Version%29%20Bible%20Verse%20List

[araekniarchive]

tell me again, about the burning bush. i have matches.

Dan Miller, The Touch of Love

Alice Walker, The Color Purple

Kabir, ‘Are you looking for me?’

Ted Dekker (paraphrased)

Anne Carson, Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides; ‘Hippolytos’

@hymnsofheresy​ (x)

C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian

Rumi, ‘Do you know what you are?’

Alice Walker, The Color Purple

Luke 17:21, Holy Bible (21st Century King James Version)

[chaos-vulpix]

Aftershockshipping Playlist

After reading Chapter 40 of @weekend-whip‘s Born to Be a 21st Century Ninja, I... managed to talk myself into making a playlist for Aftershock (Cole x Jesse)... and Ren (weekend-whip) wanted to see it, so... here it is, I guess.

Just a heads up, I don’t normally share playlists, but I just needed to showcase the vibe these two together give me. It’s mostly inspired by the events of the chapter itself & what could’ve been logically playing during Tox’s set at Rockshot, but also just general vibes outside of that setting, though some may feel like they are from a specific perspective (like, you can feel which song is Cole or Jesse), or it is completely unrelated but meshed well into the vibes so I thought “screw it, throw it in”. I’m also thinking that this could be expanded on in future, but let’s keep it “small” for now.

So, in no particular but alphabetical order because I can’t curate effectively, enjoy:

Adore - Cashmere Cat ft. Ariana Grande

All For You - Rynx ft. Kiesza

Animal - Kesha

Atic - Astrid S

Audio - LSD (Labrinth, Sia & Diplo)

Beautiful Now - Zedd ft. Jon Bellion

Blue - Bad Computer

Boom Clap - Charli XCX

Break My Heart - Dua Lipa

Call You Mine - The Chainsmokers ft. Bebe Rexha

Chameleon - Mako & Elephante

Chasing Clouds - Bad Computer & Danyka Nadeau

Chasing Fire - Lauv

Chroma - Pixel Terror ft. EMELINE

Circles - Audien ft. Ruby Prophet

Daisy - Zedd ft. Julia Michaels

Dreamin’ - Seven Lions ft. Fiora

Eyes Off You - M-22 ft. Arlissa & Kiana Ledé

FANCY - TWICE

Fly - Bad Computer

Go Bang - PNAU

Gold - Koven

Goodness Gracious - Ellie Goulding

Hearts On Fire - Illenium & Dabin ft. Lights

I Don’t Do Drugs - Doja Cat ft. Ariana Grande

I Need Your Love - Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding

Keep You Mine - NOTD & Shy Martin

Levitating - Dua Lipa

Light Me Up - RL Grime ft. Miguel & Julia Michaels

Lost In Your Light - Dua Lipa ft. Miguel

Love Lies - Khalid & Normani

Magic - Kylie Minogue

Make U Mine - James Landino ft. Jenny

Message In A Bottle (Taylor’s Version) (Fat Max G Remix) - Taylor Swift

Off Limits - BAYNK ft. GLADES

Out Loud - Fairlane, ROZES & JT Roach

Play - Jax Jones and Years & Years

Run Away With Me - Carly Rae Jepsen

Running In The Dark - MONKEY MAJIK

Settle - BAYNK ft. Sinéad Harnett

Shattered - MitiS ft. RUNN

Shine - Jeff Williams & Casey Lee Williams

Sight of Your Soul - Dirtyphonics & Sullivan King

Something Better - Audien ft. Lady A

Something Comforting - Porter Robinson

Spectrum - Zedd ft. Matthew Koma

Still Into You - Paramore

SuperLove - Charli XCX

The Other Side (Oliver Heldens Remix) - SZA & Justin Timberlake

There’s No Way (LZRD Remix) - Lauv ft. Julia Michaels

This Is Real - Jax Jones ft. Ella Henderson

Tie Me Down (Blanke Remix) - Gryffin & Elley Duhé

Wake Up Alone (Fairlane Remix) - The Chainsmokers ft. Jhené Aiko

When You Call - Cyrus Reynolds ft. BELLSAINT

Wings - Birdy

With You - Jupiter Project & Jetski Safari ft. Helen Corry

Now, I did say I was making an Aftershock playlist, but I also wanted to make a playlist for Jesse’s futile efforts to get over Cole because Glacier keeps getting in the way (poor thing lol, not your fault Cole is like a puppy with heart eyes when Zane is present). Just the idea of someone hopelessly in love with another, yet the object of their affections is not only oblivious, but is hopelessly in love with someone else as well, so they try to bury those feelings, try to cut it out of the heart, on for it to hurt them in the process because that love is just rooted so deeply... and perhaps, eventually realising that they can’t give up, that they can’t let go so easily (when letting go is just too hard & painful).

Aftershock - Cash Cash ft. Jacquie Lee

All for Nothing - Duumu & MYRNE

All I Wanted - Paramore

Bells in Santa Fe - Halsey

Chasing Fire (Robin Schulz Remix) - Lauv

Clarity (Virtual Riot Remix) - Zedd ft. Foxes

Don’t Leave - Seven Lions ft. Ellie Goulding

It’s Okay If You Forget Me - Astrid S

New York City - The Chainsmokers

Rush Over Me - Seven Lions, Illenium & Said The Sky ft. HALIENE

Save Your Tears (Remix) - The Weeknd & Ariana Grande

So Close - NOTD & Felix Jaehn ft. Georgia Ku & Captain Cuts

The One - Rita Ora & Imanbek

Tonight I’m Getting Over You - Carly Rae Jepsen

Velcro - spill tab ft. Gus Dapperton

Want You - Rynx ft. Miranda Glory

You for Me - Sigala & Rita Ora

[einsteinsugly]

Eric and Donna's Playlist, via Spotify (by einsteinsugly/megannoodlesoup). 79 songs, and counting!

If season 8 is canon...

"Africa" by Toto

"Blackbird" by The Beatles

"So Far Away" by Carole King

"Smoke from a Distant Fire" by Sanford Townsend Band (almost verse specific, but whatever)

"What You Won't Do For Love" by Bobby Caldwell

Verse specific...

"Come On Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners (a song Donna hates)

"Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney

"Everybody Wants To Rule the World" by Tears for Fears

"Land of Confusion" by Genesis

"New York State of Mind" by Billy Joel

"Shout" by Tears for Fears

"We Didn't Start The Fire" by Billy Joel

Some contemporary jams (from the 21st century)...

"100 Years" by Five for Fighting

"Daughters" by John Mayer

"Drive" by Incubus

"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" by Train

"Island In The Sun" by Weezer

"Lucky" by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat

"The Only Exception" by Paramore

"Perfect" by Ed Sheeran

"Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon

And the rest...

"Advice for the Young at Heart" by Tears for Fears

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel

"California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and The Papas

"Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles

"Change the World" by Eric Clapton

"Christmas Time is Here" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio

"Circle of Life" from the Lion King

"Come Sail Away" by Styx

"Come Together" by The Beatles

"Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey

"Do You Believe in Magic?" by The Lovin' Spoonful

"Dream On" by Aerosmith

"Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright

"Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" by Aerosmith (Donna jokes that this is Eric's song)

"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police

"Fernando" by ABBA

"Groovin'" by The Young Rascals

"Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears

"Hello It's Me" by Todd Rundgren

"Here Comes The Sun" by The Beatles (shared with Jackie and Hyde)

"Hip To Be Square" by Huey Lewis and the News (Donna refutes this)

"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" by James Taylor

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith

"I'm In Love With a Girl" by Big Star

"In My Life" by The Beatles

"I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles

"Just The Way You Are" by Billy Joel

"Lean on Me" by Bill Withers

"Let's Stay Together" by Al Green

"Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi

"Love is the Answer" by Utopia

"Love of My Life" by Queen (also shared with Jackie and Hyde)

"Low Rider" by War

"Make Me Smile" by Chicago

"Maybe I'm Amazed" by Paul McCartney

"Moondance" by Van Morrison

"Night Moves" by Bob Seger

"No Matter What" by Badfinger

"Our House" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young

"Peaceful Easy Feeling" by The Eagles

"The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News

"Reelin' in the Years" by Steely Dan

"Saturday in the Park" by Chicago

"She's So High" by Tal Bachman

"Silly Love Songs" by Wings

"Something" by The Beatles

"Somewhere in My Memory" John Williams (from Home Alone)

"Smooth" by Santana ft Rob Thomas (shared with Jackie and Hyde)

"Still The One" by Orleans

"Thirteen" by Big Star

"Time" by Hootie and the Blowfish

"Walk This Way" by Aerosmith

"With a Little Help From My Friends" by Joe Cocker (The Wonder Years version)

"Wonderful Christmastime" by Paul McCartney

"Yesterday" by The Beatles

"You're My Best Friend" by Queen

"You've Got a Friend" by Carole King

"You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor