#terry rafferty

[duranduratulsa]

On the turntable today...

The Beat by Various Artists (1982) from K-Tel Records - Home of 70s and 80s Super Hits and Dynamic Compilations

Suspicion by Terry Rafferty (1964) (7" Single)

Hysteria by The Human League (1984)...my favorite Human League album

The Singles by Pretenders (1987)

#thebeat #ktelrecords #ktel #aflockofseagulls #kimwilde #haircutonehundred #sparks #grahamparker #TheWaitresses #thegogos #bowwowwow #duranduran #thompsontwins #depechemode #omd #orchestralmanoeuvresinthedark #billyidol #terryrafferty #suspicion #humanleague #hysteria #PRETENDERS #TheSingles #60s #80s #records #album #LP #7inch #7inchvinyl #45records #vinyl #vinylrecords

[my-chaos-radio-70s-list]

Magic - Pilot

Magic Fly - Space

Mamma Mia - ABBA

Mandy - Barry Manilow

Many Too Many - Genesis

Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Lobo

Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade (Xmas)

Message In A Bottle - The Police

Mexican Girl - Smokie

Miss You - The Rolling Stones

Money - The Flying Lizards

Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orcestra

Mull Of Kintyre - Wings

My Life - Billy Joel

My Sharona - The Knack

My Simple Heart - The Three Degrees

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New York Groove - Ace Frehley

Nice And Slow - Jesse Green

Night Owl - Gerry Rafferty

Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues

Nights On Broadway - Candi Staton

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Oh Susie - Secret Service

One Step Beyond - Madness

Oxygene Pt. 4 - Jean-Michel Jarre

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Penny Lane - The Beatles

Pilot Of The Airwaves - Charlie Dore

Please Don't Go - KC & The Sunshine Band

Pop Muzik - M

Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Showaddywaddy

Promises - Eric Clapton

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Reunited - Peaches & Herb

Ring My Bell - Anita Ward

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Sacramento - Middle Of The Road

Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks

September - Earth, Wind & Fire

Shine A Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra

Sky High - Jigsaw

Soley Soley - Middle Of The Road

Some Girls - Racey 

Song For Guy - Elton John

Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees

Still The Same - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Street Life - The Crusaders

Stumblin' in - Chris Norman, Suzi Quatro

Substitute - Clout

Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

Surfin' USA - Leif Garrett

Sunday Girl - Blondie

Sweet Talkin' Woman - Electric Light Orchestra

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The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan - Marianne Faithfull

The Ballroom Blitz - Sweet

The Joker - Steve Miller Band

The Logical Song - Supertramp

The Man With The Child In His Eyes - Kate Bush

The Name Of The Game - ABBA

The Robots - Kraftwerk

The Same Old Song - Pussycat

The Things We Do For Love - 10cc

Them Heavy People - Kate Bush

Too Much Heaven - Bee Gees

Tragedy - Bee Gees

Trojan Horse - Luv'

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Up The Junction - Squeeze

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Venus - Shocking Blue

Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles

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We Are Family - Sister Sledge

We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard

We Will Rock You - Queen

We've Got Tonight - Bob Seger

Weekend - Earth & Fire

What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers

What Is Life - George Harrison

Whatever You Want - Status Quo

When - Showaddywaddy

When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook

With A Little Love - Wings

Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney (Xmas)

Wuthering Hights - Kate Bush

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You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman Turner Overdrive

You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Sylvester

You Set My Heart On Fire - Tina Charles

You To Me Are Everything - The Real Thing

Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton

[movienized-com]

The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman (2023) #TerryLoane #PierceBrosnan #ClémencePoésy #JohnAmos #JürgenProchnow #ClaireRafferty Mehr auf:

Jahr: 2023 (November) Genre: Drama Regie: Terry Loane Hauptrollen: Pierce Brosnan, Clémence Poésy, John Amos, Jürgen Prochnow, Claire Rafferty, Desmond Eastwood, Sarah Naudi, Maggie Cronin, Steve Gunn, Geraldine McAlinden, James Keating, Stella McCusker, Céleste Kergall … Filmbeschreibung: Artie Crawford (Pierce Brosnan), ein Veteran des Zweiten Weltkriegs, flieht aus seinem Pflegeheim in…

[singeratlarge]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Lili-Babs, Samuel Barber, Carl Betz, the late, great guitarist Chris Bovard, Trevor Burton (The Move), John Cale, Robert Calvert (Hawkwind), Ornette Coleman, Jane Antonia Cornish, Jim Cregan, Jerry Eubanks (Marshall Tucker), Jimmie Fadden, Linda Fiorentino, Martin Fry (ABC), Will Geer, Mickey Gilley, Zakir Hussain, Raul Julia, Kato Kaelin, Laura Lee, Mahler’s 3rd Symphony (1897), Mark Mancina, Jeffrey Osborne, Lloyd Price, Bobby Sands, Thomas Schippers, Bodhi Setchko, Keely Smith, Taeyeon, Chris Thompson (Mannfred Mann’s Earth Band), Diego Torres, Robin Trower, U2’s 1987 JOSHUA TREE album, Gary Walker (Standells, Walker Brothers), Paul Winter, and one of the greatest frontman in rock’n’roll: Mark Lindsay, best known as the singer for Paul Revere & The Raiders. In their major label era of the 1960s and early 70s, PR&TR were one of the tightest and most visible acts in the business. They were the first real rock band signed to Columbia Records, and their garage band energy and declarative stage look pushed back on the British Invasion bands of 1964.

The Raiders kicked out hit after hit in multiple genres including bubblegum, country rock, hard rock, psychedelia, and soul/r’n’b, all with dazzling excellence. They cut the first definitive version of “Louie Louie” before leaving their Oregon base for Los Angeles, joining Terry Melcher (Byrds producer) to launch a prolific and innovative run of great records that still play today: “Just Like Me”, “Kicks” and (recently in the film ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD) “Good Thing,” “Hungry,” “Mr. Sun Mr. Moon,” etc. Between 1965 and 1970, as Dick Clark expanded his jukebox TV empires, he hired PR&TR to host three TV shows. Before The Monkees even twanged “Last Train to Clarksville,” PR&TR had already set the bar for TV bands, gluing pre-adolescent me to the tube with rock’n’roll comedy and ear candy—and there was eye candy for 1000s of girls screaming for teen idol Mark Lindsay. He set the bar as a powerhouse vocalist, able to croon soft sensual pop ballads then flip to paint-peeling bluesy growls.

The Raiders crested in 1971 with the #1 hit “Indian Reservation,” which was a repackaging of a Mark Lindsay solo recording (backed by the Wrecking Crew). As a solo act, Mark was already charting with “Silver Bird” and the hippy girl anthem “Arizona.” He branched into other music business roles, composing jingles and songs for films and TV shows. Legendary author Stephen King expressed his fan-dom with Mark’s 2001 cover of “Treat Her Right,” backed by Los Straitjackets. 

Meanwhile, Mark’s career intersected with The Carpenters, The Chesterfield Kings, Eric Johnson, Carla Olson, Gerry Rafferty, Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick, and The Monkees, whose orbit led me to cross paths with Mark a couple of times, and he always treated me like a gentleman. I first saw him in concert in 1993, and it was a rock solid show loaded with the hits and deep cuts. Lately he’s been active doing radio shows and webcasts, the latest being “The American Revolution” on Sirius XM.

If I had to pick one Mark Lindsay track, it’s "Too Much Talk.” It blew my mind when I was a kid—my 45 of it cracked but I kept pressing it with my fingers till the vinyl tissued. The fidelity on this clip is a tad distorted, but the visuals speak volumes. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG30aN53GkY Meanwhile, HB and thank you Mark for continuing to inspire and entertain with your skills and talents.

#marklindsay #paulrevereandtheraiders #vox #davyjones #monkees #garagerock #countryrock #terrymelcher #birthday #psychedelic #bubblegum #silverbird #arizona #tvrock #keithallison #johnnyjblair #mickydolenz

[asidesandbsides]

Starts With R, Part 1

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street / Big Change in the Weather

Excellent sound on both sides, and "Baker Street" in particular bursts out with quite the instrumentql flourish. Once the saxophone got going, I knew that I definitely had heard this song plenty of times before. Funny how you recognize things you don't have a name for. The B-Side is more subdued, but only in the sense that it lacks a prominent lusty sax riff; it's quite uptempo and lively. A good record.

Raiders - Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) / Terry's Tune

An artifact of a particular era of socially conscious songwriting, which plants its feet firmly in a strong emotional identification with its subject, without bothering with the minutia of "research." If you know nothing about the Cherokee, you'll likely come away with a feeling of sympathy for their historical plight; that's the point, and that's all well and good. But if you do know something about the Cherokee, and the way that all indigenous Americans have been conflated and stereotyped in the popular imagination, you will probably be left frustrated. "Terry's Tune" is a little bluesy instrumental, and both sides are in pretty good shape. Side B does have a little something on it that makes a popping sound near the end, I couldn't get it off unfortunately.

Rare Earth - Get Ready / Magic Key

The good stuff: hard-edged r&b, and it's live! Well, it's live on Side A, anyway. You can't touch "Get Ready," as far as these things go. "Magic Key" is also pretty good, though there is something about going all out on a classic Motown cover that can't quite be matched. Give the people what they want.

Raspberries - Go All the Way / With You in My Life

This one's come though the dust, but there's no denying that guitar sound. "Go All the Way" is a remarkable song, combining a sort of 50's-style ballad arrangement with glam rock maximalism. Then there's the B-Side, a bouncy little music hall number about having lots of babies and love and stuff. Tubas are fun.

Helen Reddy - Crazy Love / Best Friend

The sound is OK, but this version of "Crazy Love" does not, in my opinion, rise to the level of the original. It's just a little too middle-of-the-road for me. Also, it has a pretty significant skipping problem in the middle. "Best Friend" is a cute song though, and I will allow it to make up some points on that account.

Helen Reddy - I Don't Know How to Love Him / I Believe in Music

All around, this is a pretty excellent pop arrangement of "I Don't Know How to Love Him." Considered out of the context of the musical, I guess it's an open question whether she's still singing about Jesus, or just some guy. "I Believe in Music" seems like the kind of song that a songwriter writes when they've been thinking a little too hard about writing a song, and they just start to write a song about songs. It happens to the best of them. I think this one's alright.

Helen Reddy - You're My World / Thank You

A concert showstopper if ever there was. This version is pretty sensational, but not in a way that distinguishes it from others I've heard of - I think it's mostly on the song. "Thank You" has a much more understated quality to it, with an almost delicate arrangement that is pretty compelling. Kind of funny how she put out all these covers with her own co-writes on the B-Sides. Somebody should have had more confidence in the original material.

[critical-quoter]

November Books

(Woohoo! The year is coming to a close and I blew my reading goal out of the water months ago.)

House of Sky and Breath - Sarah J. Maas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Devil You Know - Veronica Eden ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heir of Broken Fate - Mads Rafferty ⭐⭐⭐ The Devil's Kiss - Gemma James ⭐⭐ Of Mist and Shadow - Jenna Wolfhart ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Of Ash and Embers - Jenna Wolfhart ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Of Night and Chaos - Jenna Wolfhart ⭐⭐⭐ A Veil of Truth and Trickery - Analeigh Ford ⭐⭐⭐ A Veil of Stardust and Savagery - Analeigh Ford ⭐⭐ Don't Kiss the Bride - Carian Cole ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Fall of Us - Kennedy Fox ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lose Me - M. C. Frank ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Save Me - M. C. Frank ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Little Wilder - Serena Bell ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Double D Ranch - Rochelle Bradley ⭐⭐⭐ Iron Flame - Rebecca Yarros ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Made and Marred - Samantha Goode ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Irish - Brittanee Nicole ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Cruel Prince - Holly Black ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Wicked King - Holly Black ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Queen of Nothing - Holly Black ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Chasing Love - Kat T. Mason ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Chasing Us - Kat T. Mason ⭐⭐ The Last Storm - J. D. Linton ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Last Draig - J. D. Linton ⭐⭐⭐⭐ When You Were Mine - Cindy Tanner ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ends of Being - Mercyann Summers ⭐⭐⭐⭐ What Doesn't Kill Us - Mercyann Summers ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Flowers for the Devil - Vlad Kahany ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fate Calls the Elf Queen - J. M. Kearl ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brooklyn Cupid - Lexi Ray ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Crown the Fae Forgot - Eden Beck ⭐⭐ A Court of Dragons and Vows - G. Bailey ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Carnage - Shantel Tessier ⭐⭐⭐ Court of Ravens and Ruin - Eliza Raine ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Court of Greed and Gold - Eliza Raine ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Court of Monsters and Malice - Eliza Raine ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Court of Serpents and Secrets - Eliza Raine ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Between Love and Loathing - Shain Rose ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I Always Did - Evangeline Williams ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love and Tequila Make Her Crazy - Brittanee Nicole ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heir of Monsters - G. Bailey ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Possession of Monsters - G. Bailey ⭐⭐⭐ The Grand Pact - J. C. Hawke ⭐⭐⭐ Heart of a Monster - Shain Rose ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love of a Queen - Shain Rose ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Moonlit Temptation - Penelope Black ⭐⭐ Pour Judgement - Heather Orgeron ⭐⭐⭐ Reign of the Dragon Queen - Cadence Connor ⭐⭐ Whispers of You - Catherine Cowles ⭐⭐⭐⭐ It Figures - Melody Tyden ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Figuring It Out - Melody Tyden ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Court of Thorns and Roses (Dramatized Adaptation) - Sarah J. Maas (Graphic Audio) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wood You Rather? - Daphne Elliot ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Off to the Races - Elsie Silver ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Echoes of You - Catherine Cowles ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Court of Mist and Fury (Dramatized Adaptation) - Sarah J. Maas (Graphic Audio) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hopeless Romantic - Julie Capulet ⭐⭐ Beloved - Corinne Michaels ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beholden - Corinne Michaels ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Watercolor Skulls - L. M. Terry ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cracked Foundation - Bex Dawn ⭐⭐⭐ Lotus - Jennifer Hartmann ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Truly Madly Deeply Mine - Katherine Jay ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Two-Date Warning - M. L. Chambers ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cordially Hexed - Lyra Winters ⭐ Under the Stars - Laura Pavlov ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 67 total books read in November.

[marvelousmooloolaba]

Man charged with murder after fatal three-car crash

The only survivor of a fatal three-vehicle crash in Queensland has been charged with three counts of murder.

Rafferty Rolfe, 25, of Yandina, is accused of following and ramming a Nissan Navara, which spun before weaving through oncoming traffic on the Bruce Highway at Federal, south of Gympie, and into the path of an oncoming Great Wall utility on Friday.

Retiree Terry Bishop, 65, who was driving the Navara, and 25-year-old passenger Gypsy Satterley died in the crash.

Jessica Townley, 38, who was driving the utility, also died.

Police will allege Rolfe pursued Mr Bishop and Ms Satterley for about 4km before the collision.

https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2023/07/25/more-charges-against-driver-after-triple-fatality-crash/    

[brookston]

Holidays 4.22

Holidays

Ancestor’s Eve (Star Trek)

April Showers Day

Chemists Celebrate the Earth Day

Day of Silence (a.k.a. GLSEN Day of Silence)

Discovery Day (Brazil)

Earth Day (UN)

Festival of Fabulous Androgynes

Fighter Aviation Day (Brazil)

Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day

Global Selfie Earth Day (NASA)

Hari Raya Puasa (Singapore)

Hollow Earth Day

Holocaust Remembrance Day (Serbia)

Inanimate Object Day

”In God We Trust” Day

Instant Book Day

International Marconi Day

International Mother Earth Day

International Organ Day (UK)

Kurdish Journalism Day

Love Your Hair Day

National Baseball Day

National Beagle Day

National Donate Life Blue & Green Day

National Fast-Pitch Coaches Association Day

National Girl Scout Leader’s Day

National IT Service Provider Day

National No Email Day

National Pinup Day

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

National Robe Day

National Send Your Man Nudes Day

National Terry Day

Oklahoma Day (Oklahoma)

Pat Tillman Day

Record Store Day

Rokjesdag Founders Day (Skirt Day; Netherlands)

Queen Isabella Day (Spain)

Sham el-Nessim (First Day of Spring; Ancient Egypt)

Stephen Lawrence Commemoration Day (UK)

Tesla Autonomy Day

Ustashi Genocide Remembrance Day (Croatia)

Walpurgis celebrations begin (Germanic, Norse, Scandinavian) [thru 5.1]

Zhabdrung Kuchhoe (Bhutan)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Jelly Bean Day

4th Saturday in April

Beer Clean Glass Day [4th Saturday]

Celebrate Trails Day [4th Saturday]

International Marconi Day [Saturday closest to 4.25]

Just Pray No Weekend begins [4th Saturday]

National Day of Puppetry [4th Saturday]

Independence Days

Aethodia (f.k.a. Theodia; Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Chen Dynasty (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Frăția Blocurilor Unite (FBU or Brotherhood of the United Blocks; Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]

Pristinia (Declared; 2008) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Catholic Church; Saints)

Arwald (Christian; Saint)

Azades, Tharba, and other, in Persia (Christian; Martyrs)

Berezozol (Lela's Holiday; Asatru/Slavic Pagan)

Caius, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Earth Day (Pastafarian)

Epipodius and Alexander of Lyon (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Ishtar (Ancient Mesopotamia)

Festival of Jupiter and Juno (Ancient Rome)

Hudson Stuck (Episcopal Church)

Hunuman Jayanti (Hindu)

Joanie Jenkins (Muppetism)

John Muir (Episcopal Church)

Lela’s Holiday (Asatru/Slavic Pagan)

Leonides, Father of Origen (Christian; Saint)

Opportuna of Montreuil (Christian; Saint)

Pliny the Elder (Positivist; Saint)

R. Crumb Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Rufus (a.k.a. Rufin) of Glendalough, Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Senorina (Christian; Saint)

Sidney Nolan (Artology)

Soter, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Theodorus of Siceon (Christian; Saint)

Theravadin New Year (Buddhism)

Yggdrasil Day (Asatru/Slavic Pagan)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [20 of 37]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because it’s Nixon’s birthday.)

Premieres

Around the World in a Day, by Prince (Album; 1985)

The Awakening, by Kate Chopin (Novel; 1899)

The Bad Guys (Animated Film; 2022)

Bagdad Cafe (Film; 1987)

Baker Street, by Gerry Rafferty (Song; 1978)

Big House Bunny (WB LT Cartoon; 1950)

The Birds, The Bees & The Monkeys, by The Monks (Album; 1968)

The Bride of Frankenstein (Film; 1935)

Casual Sex? (Film; 1988)

Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)

D’ Fightin’ Ones (WB MM Cartoon; 1961)

Earth (Documentary Film; 2009)

Easy Come, Easy Go (Film; 1967)

Elvis & Nixon (Film; 2016)

Jeeves & Wooster (UK TV Series; 1990)

King Tut, by Steve Martin (Song; 1978)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Film; 1962)

Momofuku, by Elvis Costello (Album; 2008)

Oceans (Documentary Film; 2010)

The Passions of the Mind, by Irving Stone (Biography of Sigmund Freud; 1971)

Plague Dogs, by Richard Adams (Novel; 1978)

Poland, by James A. Michener (Novel; 1984)

Seventeen Seconds, by The Cure (Album; 1980)

Tommy (Broadway Play; 1993)

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Film; 2022)

Veep (TV Series; 2012)

Water for Elephants (Film; 2011)

Wild Thing, by The Trigs (Song; 1966)

Today’s Name Days

Alfred, Kaj, Leonidas (Austria)

Kajo, Leonida, Soter, Vojmil (Croatia)

Evženie (Czech Republic)

Cajus (Denmark)

Meeri, Meri, Merike, Merje (Estonia)

Aida, Alina (Finland)

Alexandre (France)

Alfred, Kaj, Leonidas (Germany)

Nathanael, Nearhos (Greece)

Csilla, Noémi (Hungary)

Caio, Leonida, Sotero (Italy)

Armanda, Armands, Usins, Vitālijs (Latvia)

Leonas, Leonidas, Norvaidė, Visgailas (Lithuania)

Oddgeir, Oddny (Norway)

Heliodor, Kajus, Leonia, Leonid, Łukasz, Soter, Strzeżymir, Teodor (Poland)

Teodor (Romania)

Slavomír (Slovakia)

María, Sotero (Spain)

Allan, Glenn (Sweden)

Nathan, Nathaniel, Vitalia, Vitaliy (Ukraine)

Caia, Caissa, Kai, Kaila, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kay, Kayla, Kaylee, Kayleigh, Kayley, Kaylie, Kaylin, Kaylyn, Leonidas, Makayla, Mckayla (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 112 of 2024; 253 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 16 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 7 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Bing-Chen), Day 3 (Geng-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 1 Iyar 5783

Islamic: 1 Shawwal 1444

J Cal: 21 Aqua; Sevenday [21 of 30]

Julian: 9 April 2023

Moon: 7%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 28 Archimedes (4th Month) [Pliny the Elder]

Runic Half Month: Man (Human Being) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 34 of 90)

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 3 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Iyar (a.k.a. ʼIyyār or Iyyar) [אִיָּר / אִייָר‎] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 2 of 12]

Shawwāl [شَوَّال] (Islamic Calendar) [Month 10 of 12] (Raised)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 4.22

Holidays

Ancestor’s Eve (Star Trek)

April Showers Day

Chemists Celebrate the Earth Day

Day of Silence (a.k.a. GLSEN Day of Silence)

Discovery Day (Brazil)

Earth Day (UN)

Festival of Fabulous Androgynes

Fighter Aviation Day (Brazil)

Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day

Global Selfie Earth Day (NASA)

Hari Raya Puasa (Singapore)

Hollow Earth Day

Holocaust Remembrance Day (Serbia)

Inanimate Object Day

”In God We Trust” Day

Instant Book Day

International Marconi Day

International Mother Earth Day

International Organ Day (UK)

Kurdish Journalism Day

Love Your Hair Day

National Baseball Day

National Beagle Day

National Donate Life Blue & Green Day

National Fast-Pitch Coaches Association Day

National Girl Scout Leader’s Day

National IT Service Provider Day

National No Email Day

National Pinup Day

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

National Robe Day

National Send Your Man Nudes Day

National Terry Day

Oklahoma Day (Oklahoma)

Pat Tillman Day

Record Store Day

Rokjesdag Founders Day (Skirt Day; Netherlands)

Queen Isabella Day (Spain)

Sham el-Nessim (First Day of Spring; Ancient Egypt)

Stephen Lawrence Commemoration Day (UK)

Tesla Autonomy Day

Ustashi Genocide Remembrance Day (Croatia)

Walpurgis celebrations begin (Germanic, Norse, Scandinavian) [thru 5.1]

Zhabdrung Kuchhoe (Bhutan)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Jelly Bean Day

4th Saturday in April

Beer Clean Glass Day [4th Saturday]

Celebrate Trails Day [4th Saturday]

International Marconi Day [Saturday closest to 4.25]

Just Pray No Weekend begins [4th Saturday]

National Day of Puppetry [4th Saturday]

Independence Days

Aethodia (f.k.a. Theodia; Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Chen Dynasty (Declared; 2014) [unrecognized]

Frăția Blocurilor Unite (FBU or Brotherhood of the United Blocks; Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]

Pristinia (Declared; 2008) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Catholic Church; Saints)

Arwald (Christian; Saint)

Azades, Tharba, and other, in Persia (Christian; Martyrs)

Berezozol (Lela's Holiday; Asatru/Slavic Pagan)

Caius, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Earth Day (Pastafarian)

Epipodius and Alexander of Lyon (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Ishtar (Ancient Mesopotamia)

Festival of Jupiter and Juno (Ancient Rome)

Hudson Stuck (Episcopal Church)

Hunuman Jayanti (Hindu)

Joanie Jenkins (Muppetism)

John Muir (Episcopal Church)

Lela’s Holiday (Asatru/Slavic Pagan)

Leonides, Father of Origen (Christian; Saint)

Opportuna of Montreuil (Christian; Saint)

Pliny the Elder (Positivist; Saint)

R. Crumb Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Rufus (a.k.a. Rufin) of Glendalough, Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Senorina (Christian; Saint)

Sidney Nolan (Artology)

Soter, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Theodorus of Siceon (Christian; Saint)

Theravadin New Year (Buddhism)

Yggdrasil Day (Asatru/Slavic Pagan)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [20 of 37]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because it’s Nixon’s birthday.)

Premieres

Around the World in a Day, by Prince (Album; 1985)

The Awakening, by Kate Chopin (Novel; 1899)

The Bad Guys (Animated Film; 2022)

Bagdad Cafe (Film; 1987)

Baker Street, by Gerry Rafferty (Song; 1978)

Big House Bunny (WB LT Cartoon; 1950)

The Birds, The Bees & The Monkeys, by The Monks (Album; 1968)

The Bride of Frankenstein (Film; 1935)

Casual Sex? (Film; 1988)

Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)

D’ Fightin’ Ones (WB MM Cartoon; 1961)

Earth (Documentary Film; 2009)

Easy Come, Easy Go (Film; 1967)

Elvis & Nixon (Film; 2016)

Jeeves & Wooster (UK TV Series; 1990)

King Tut, by Steve Martin (Song; 1978)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Film; 1962)

Momofuku, by Elvis Costello (Album; 2008)

Oceans (Documentary Film; 2010)

The Passions of the Mind, by Irving Stone (Biography of Sigmund Freud; 1971)

Plague Dogs, by Richard Adams (Novel; 1978)

Poland, by James A. Michener (Novel; 1984)

Seventeen Seconds, by The Cure (Album; 1980)

Tommy (Broadway Play; 1993)

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Film; 2022)

Veep (TV Series; 2012)

Water for Elephants (Film; 2011)

Wild Thing, by The Trigs (Song; 1966)

Today’s Name Days

Alfred, Kaj, Leonidas (Austria)

Kajo, Leonida, Soter, Vojmil (Croatia)

Evženie (Czech Republic)

Cajus (Denmark)

Meeri, Meri, Merike, Merje (Estonia)

Aida, Alina (Finland)

Alexandre (France)

Alfred, Kaj, Leonidas (Germany)

Nathanael, Nearhos (Greece)

Csilla, Noémi (Hungary)

Caio, Leonida, Sotero (Italy)

Armanda, Armands, Usins, Vitālijs (Latvia)

Leonas, Leonidas, Norvaidė, Visgailas (Lithuania)

Oddgeir, Oddny (Norway)

Heliodor, Kajus, Leonia, Leonid, Łukasz, Soter, Strzeżymir, Teodor (Poland)

Teodor (Romania)

Slavomír (Slovakia)

María, Sotero (Spain)

Allan, Glenn (Sweden)

Nathan, Nathaniel, Vitalia, Vitaliy (Ukraine)

Caia, Caissa, Kai, Kaila, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kay, Kayla, Kaylee, Kayleigh, Kayley, Kaylie, Kaylin, Kaylyn, Leonidas, Makayla, Mckayla (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 112 of 2024; 253 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 16 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Saille (Willow) [Day 7 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Bing-Chen), Day 3 (Geng-Xu)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 1 Iyar 5783

Islamic: 1 Shawwal 1444

J Cal: 21 Aqua; Sevenday [21 of 30]

Julian: 9 April 2023

Moon: 7%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 28 Archimedes (4th Month) [Pliny the Elder]

Runic Half Month: Man (Human Being) [Day 13 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 34 of 90)

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 3 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Iyar (a.k.a. ʼIyyār or Iyyar) [אִיָּר / אִייָר‎] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 2 of 12]

Shawwāl [شَوَّال] (Islamic Calendar) [Month 10 of 12] (Raised)

[goalhofer]

Top 10 AHL Assist Leaders: Week 27 (End Of Regular Season)

10: Brogan Rafferty, Coachella Valley (42)

9: Matthew Highmore, Springfield (42)

8: Trey Fix-Wolansky, Cleveland (42)

7: Seth Griffith, Bakersfield (43)

6: Logan Shaw, Toronto (48)

5: Christian Wolanin, Abbotsford (49)

4: Chris Terry, Bridgeport (51)

3: Michael Carcone, Tucson (54)

2: Alex Barré-Boulet, Syracuse (60)

1: T.J. Tynan, Ontario (73)

[story-prompts-and-crackships]

Batman AU: Dick, Babs & their daughter, Caroline Keene “Carrie” Grayson

A fancast set in a general future where Dick and Barbara are married, with a teenage daughter who becomes the newest Robin to Grandpa!Bruce. And naturally, her parents are getting very apprehensive about her newfound friendship with that McGinnis boy...

Starring:

Sadie Sink as Carrie Grayson

James Marsden as Dick Grayson

Sarah Rafferty as Barbara Gordon

[hspn]

An excuse to sell NFTs

Yesterday, while discussing Gianluca Vialli joining a bid for Chelsea:

Brother: If it was JT, he would try wearing a costume for each bid, except they would all say oi and try and sell NFTs.

Today, a story emerged that former Chelsea players John Terry and Claire Rafferty are part of a consortium looking to buy 10% of the club:

Brother: Called it. Me: The thing that's most interesting to me here is Rafferty's involvement, because she had a really serious finance career alongside her playing career, so if she's involved with this, she really checked it out. However, that Tory donor with the sexual harassment scandal is just huge red flags.

Later:

Me: I didn't read this part very closely earlier:

The plans, which have been seen by GOAL, suggest they will offer tokens to Kai Havertz for scoring his Champions League-winning goal and club captain Cesar Azpilicueta. It would effectively offer current players shares for their impact on the pitch.

Brother: His NFT failed so he wants to make the whole club an NFT. Me: Seriously, this idea gets worse by the minute.

[magdasabs]

Chelsea legend John Terry and former women's football star Claire Rafferty are fronting up a £250 million ($329m) consortium called True Blue in an attempt to buy a 10 percent stake in the club.

idk how Rafferty got in on that but good for her! it's nice to see things moving along

[criminol]

The Murder of Victoria Stafford

Victoria Elizabeth Marie Stafford, known as Tori, was an 8-year-old Canadian girl. She lived with her parents in rural Ontario.

On eighth April 2009 at around 3:30 pm Victoria left her primary school to go home. She was captured on CCTV camera footage at 3:32 pm being let down an avenue by an unknown woman. When Victoria failed to return home she was reported missing by her grandma at 6:40 pm and the search began.

On 20th May 2009, policemen announced two arrests. Michael Thomas Christopher Stephen Rafferty, 28, was charged with 1st-degree murder and Terri-Lynne McClintic, 18, was charged with being an accessory to murder. Just over a week later McClintic's charge was upped to first-degree murder. McClintic testified that Rafferty had told her to abduct a 'young female.'

On 21st July 2009, police confirmed that Victoria's remains had been found near Mount Forest two days ago. The body had been naked from the waist down wearing only a Hannah Montana T-shirt and a pair of butterfly earrings. Victoria was known to have been wearing both of these items at the time of her disappearance. An autopsy revealed she had been raped, severely beaten and had suffered lacerations to her liver, the cause of death was repeated blows to the head.

McClintic pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Rafferty was found guilty by a jury and also sentenced to life.

[pearlposts]

The Best of Soft Rock: More Than A Feeling

 SONG TITLE                                ARTIST       TIME

Lowdown                                     Boz Scaggs    5:18

Whenever I Call You “Friend”  Kenny Loggins    3:18

Piano Man                                    Billy Joel         5:40

Longer                                     Dan Fogelberg    3:18

Miracles                                Jefferson Starship  3:33

Lost in Love                              Air Supply          3:55

More Than I Can Say              Leo Sayer            3:39

Rosanna                                         Toto              4:03

More Than a Feeling                  Boston              3:26

Take It on the Run               REO Speedwagon  3:37

Make Me Lose Control           Eric Carmen         4:48

Total Eclipse of the Heart       Bonnie Tyler         5:35

Living Inside Myself              Gino Vannelli          4:25

The Flame                            Cheap Trick            4:50

Sara                                        Starship               4:23

SONG TITLE                                  ARTIST                   TIME

Livin’ Thing                         Electric Light Orchestra        3:34

This Is It                                   Kenny Loggins                 3:59

Africa                                                Toto                          4:59

Eye In The Sky                      Alan Parsons Project          4:35

Look What You’ve Done to Me       Boz Scaggs                5:18

You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling Daryl Hall & John Oates  4:36

All Out Of Love                              Air Supply                    4:03

Can’t Fight This Feeling           REO Speedwagon            4:55

The Search Is Over                        Survivor                       4:14

All by Myself                               Eric Carmen                    7:11

Without You                               Harry Nilsson                   3:21

Year of the Cat                           Al Stewart                        6:38

Dust in the Wind                         Kansas                            3:27

Vincent                                    Don McLean                       4:01

Please Come to Boston         David Loggins                     4:09

SONG TITLE                                    ARTIST                                  TIME

Baby I’m-a Want You                           Bread                                   2:32

A Horse with No Name                       America                                 4:09

Diamond Girl                                    Seals & Crofts                          4:04

I Saw the Light                                 Todd Rundgren                         3:01

Blinded by the Light                Manfred Mann's Earth Band              3:51

It Might Be You                               Stephen Bishop                          4:14

She’s Gone/Sara Smile/Rich Girl        Hall & Oates                           3:29

Minute By Minute                         The Doobie Brothers                     3:28

Sentimental Lady                                Bob Welch                              3:46

How Much I Feel                                 Ambrosia                                 4:44

Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime The Korgis                               4:12

If You Leave Me Now                          Chicago                                   3:57

Sailing                                        Christopher Cross                             4:17

Waiting For A Girl Like You             Foreigner                                     4:52

Against All Odds                            Phil Collins                                    3:25

SONG TITLE                                    ARTIST                                              TIME

Ride Like the Wind                        Christopher Cross                                  4:32

Saturday in the Park                          Chicago                                              3:57

Sister Golden Hair                              America                                              3:20

You’re So Vain                                Carly Simon                                            4:18

If                                                          Bread                                                  2:35

Ooh Baby Baby                              Linda Ronstadt                                        2:42

Him                                                Rupert Holmes                                         3:40

You Are the Woman                         Firefall                                                    2:45

All I Need                                       Jack Wagner                                             3:32

Walking In Memphis                       Marc Cohn                                                4:19

Making Love Out Of Nothing At All  Air Supply                                                5:01

I Want to Know What Love Is        Foreigner                                                   5:00

The Living Years                    Mike + the Mechanics                                       5:33

Drive                                               The Cars                                                   3:57

One More Night                           Phil Collins                                                   4:48

I’ll Be There                             The Escape Club                                             4:57

SONG TITLE                                                     ARTIST                                TIME

Summer Breeze                                           Seals & Crofts                             3:26

Key Largo                                                     Bertie Higgins                             3:19

Make It with You                                                 Bread                                    3:12

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?     Chicago                               3:22

Dream Weaver                                           Gary Wright                                  4:18

Hello It’s Me                                            Todd Rundgren                                3:52

Sara Smile                                      Daryl Hall and John Oates                       3:12

Chuck E.’s In Love                             Rickie Lee Jones                                  3:28

Black Water                                  The Doobie Brothers                                 4:16

Still the One                                             Orleans                                           3:56

Hurt So Bad                                      Linda Ronstadt                                      3:18

Cool Change                                  Little River Band                                      4:08

Biggest Part Of Me                            Ambrosia                                              5:27

Never Be the Same                    Christopher Cross                                       4:41

You Can Do Magic                           America                                                 3:57

SONG TITLE                                    ARTIST                                                TIME

The Guitar Man                                 Bread                                                   3:45

Tin Man                                           America                                                  3:27

Wildfire                               Michael Martin Murphey                                     4:50

25 or 6 to 4                                  Chicago                                                     4:52

Lotta Love                               Nicolette Larson                                             2:43

What a Fool Believes         The Doobie Brothers                                          2:27

Steal Away                              Robbie Dupree                                              3:31

You’re the Only Woman              Ambrosia                                                   4:22

Sexy Eyes                                Dr. Hook                                                       3:00

Kiss You All Over                       Exile                                                           3:30

Even the Nights Are Better   Air Supply                                                       3:59

Arthur’s Theme                  Christopher Cross                                             3:55

Dance with Me                       Orleans                                                         3:21

Beautiful in My Eyes            Joshua Kadison                                              4:10

Black Velvet                        Alannah Myles                                                 4:48

SONG TITLE                        ARTIST                                                         TIME

California Dreamin’      The Mamas & The Papas                                       2:54

Kokomo                        The Beach Boys                                                     3:36

Ventura Highway             America                                                               3:32

Listen to the Music      The Doobie Brothers                                               3:27

I Can See Clearly Now     Johnny Nash                                                     2:43

It Never Rains in Southern California  Albert Hammond                             3:38

Thank You For Being A Friend            Andrew Gold                                   4:45

Everything I Own                                    Bread                                           3:07

When Will I Be Loved                     Linda Ronstadt                                     2:10

I Keep Forgettin’                         Michael McDonald                                    3:41

Baby Come Back                               Player                                                2:16

Circle in the Sand                       Belinda Carlisle                                         4:27

Hold On                                     Wilson Phillips                                            3:41

I’ll Be Over You                              Toto                                                        3:50

Just the Way It Is, Baby          The Rembrandts                                           4:09

 SONG TITLE                            ARTIST                                                     TIME

We Don’t Talk Anymore       Cliff Richard                                                      4:13

Baker Street                       Gerry Rafferty                                                     2:13

When Your in Love with a Beautiful Woman  Dr. Hook                                  2:56

Fool (If You Think It’s Over)       Chris Rea                                                     3:33

You’re No Good                     Linda Ronstadt                                                 3:46

Reminiscing                        Little River Band                                                 3:17

The Air That I Breathe           The Hollies                                                       4:12

Sad Eyes                            Robert John                                                        1:55

I Go Crazy                          Paul Davis                                                           5:23

Hearts                                Marty Balin                                                           4:19

These Dreams                     Heart                                                                  4:17

Jessie                           Joshua Kadison                                                         4:22

Release Me                   Wilson Phillips                                                          3:54

The Doctor                 The Doobie Brothers                                                    3:45

SONG TITLE                    ARTIST                                                               TIME

Maggie May                Rod Stewart                                                               5:15

Higher and Higher      Rita Coolidge                                                             4:01

Whatcha Gonna Do?  Pablo Cruise                                                              4:15

I’m in You                   Peter Frampton                                                           4:11

Drift Away                     Dobie Gray                                                              3:56

More Love                   Kim Carnes                                                               3:37

Babe                             Styx                                                                         4:01

Into The Night        Benny Mardones                                                            4:31

It’s a Heartache       Bonnie Tyler                                                                 3:45

While You See a Chance   Steve Winwood                                                 4:06

Show Me the Way       Peter Frampton                                                        2:30

Fooled Around and Fell in Love    Elvin Bishop                                           4:37

Lonesome Loser           Little River Band                                                     3:54

I’m Not in Love                10 CC                                                                    6:07

I Just Wanna Stop         Gino Vannelli                                                           3:37

SONG TITLE                    ARTIST                                                              TIME

Daniel                          Elton John                                                                3:53

I Need You                   America                                                                    3:07

I Can Dream About You    Dan Hartman                                                       4:11

Escape                      Rupert Holmes                                                            3:54

I’d Really Love to See You Tonight  England Dan & John Ford Coley          2:38

On and On                 Stephen Bishop                                                          3:01

Tempted                        Squeeze                                                                  4:01

The Things We Do For Love   10 CC                                                           3:31

The Best of Times           Styx                                                                      4:18

Cry                       Godley and Creme                                                          3:55

Your Wildest Dreams   The Moody Blues                                                    4:51

Higher Love                 Steve Winwood                                                       5:46

More Than Words           Extreme                                                               5:36

I’d Do Anything for Love    Meat Loaf                                                          5:17

Do You Feel Like We Do      Peter Frampton                                              7:20

SONG TITLE                      ARTIST                                                          TIME

So In to You             Atlanta Rhythm Section                                             4:23

Fly, Robin, Fly           Silver Connection                                                     3:50

Sentimental Lady        Bob Welch                                                              3:46

Show And Tell             Al Wilson                                                                 3:29

Wild Flower             The New Birth                                                             3:59

Delta Dawn             Helen Reddy                                                               3:09

American Pie          Don McLean                                                                8:35

Rock Me Gently      Andy Kim                                                                     3:29

Go All The Way      The Raspberries                                                          3:22

Mr. Big Stuff            Jean Knight                                                                 2:49

Oh Babe, What Would You Say     Hurricane Smith                                   3:26

Hooked On A Feeling     Blue Swede                                                         2:53

 Having My Baby           Paul Anka                                                             2:33

Last Song                     Edward Bear                                                          3:13

The Streak                   Ray Stevens                                                           3:18

SONG TITLE                  ARTIST                                                               TIME

Rhinestone Cowboy   Glen Campbell                                                         3:16

Too Late To Turn Back Now  Cornelius Brothers And Sister Rose             3:20

Boogie Fever             The Sylvers                                                              3:30

Reminiscing            Little River Band                                                         3:17

I Just Want To Celebrate    Rare Earth                                                      2:54

One Bad Apple           The Osmonds                                                         2:43

Have You Never Been Mellow   Olivia Newton-John                                 3:33

Magic                            Pilot                                                                      3:05

Boogie Oogie Oogie     A Taste of Honey                                                  3:38

Right Back Where We Started From   Maxine Nightingale                        3:15

Sad Eyes                        Robert John                                                        1:55

Gonna Fly Now                Bill Conti                                                            2:48

My Sharona                  The Knack                                                            4:02

You Sexy Thing          Hot Chocolate                                                        4:05

Puppy Love               Donny Osmond                                                       3:06

SONG TITLE                 ARTIST                                                              TIME

Love Train                  The O'Jays                                                              2:58

Knock Three Times     Dawn                                                                      2:55

Brandy                    Looking Glass                                                             3:04

Little Willy                  Sweet                                                                       3:12

Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me    Mac Davis                                              3:06

Take Me Home, Country Roads    John Denver                                         3:13

It Never Rains in Southern California   Albert Hammond                           3:38

Brand New Key                Melanie                                                              2:26

Come and Get Your Love       Redbone                                                      3:32

More. More, More (Part 1)      Andrea True Connection                              3:02

I Can See Clearly Now         Johnny Nash                                                  2:43

Everybody Plays the Fool     The Main Ingredient                                       3:22

Indian Reservation             Paul Revere & The Raiders                              2:52

The Cover of “Rolling Stone”   Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show                2:55

When Will I See You Again      The Three Degrees                                     3:00

SONG TITLE                           ARTIST                                                      TIME

Rich Girl                    Daryl Hall and John Oates                                        2:23

Lady Marmalade                    LaBelle                                                         3:21

Best of My Love              The Emotions                                                      3:41

Fire                             The Pointer Sisters                                                  3:28

Miracles                        Jefferson Starship                                                 3:33

You Make Me Feel Like Dancing    Leo Sayer                                            2:51

Here You Come Again         Dolly Parton                                                   2:58

Disco Lady                        Johnnie Taylor                                                  4:25

Saturday Night                Bay City Rollers                                                  2:56

Rock On                           David Essex                                                      3:26

Wildfire                  Michael Martin Murphey                                              4:50

You Take My Breath Away   Rex Smith                                                    3:15

I Go Crazy                      Paul Davis                                                         5:23

Stumblin’ In        Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman                                      3:31

Torn Between Two Lovers    Mary MacGregor                                         3:44

SONG TITLE                      ARTIST                                                          TIME

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown     Jim Croce                                                         3:00

Don’t Pull Your Love     Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds                          2:41

Love Will Keep Us Together  Captain and Tennille with Neil Sedaka        3:24

Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song  B.J. Thomas             3:22

She’s A Lady                 Tom Jones                                                           2:51

How Do You Do?       Mouth & MacNeal                                                   4:07

Black and White        Three Dog Night                                                      3:51

Escape                      Rupert Holmes                                                        3:54

Drift Away                 Dobie Gray                                                              3:56

It’s a Love Beat     The DeFranco Family                                                 3:09

I’m in You               Peter Frampton                                                          4:11

The Candy Man     Sammy Davis, Jr.                                                      3:10

Spiders & Snakes   Jim Stafford                                                              3:05

Billy, Don’t Be A Hero  Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods                       3:40

The Morning After     Maureen McGovern                                                2:20

SONG TITLE                                   ARTIST                                          TIME

Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves          Cher                                               2:36

Maggie May                                Rod Stewart                                         5:15

Baby Come Back                            Player                                              2:16

I Just Wanna Stop                   Gino Vannelli                                           3:37

Jackie Blue                 Ozark Mountain Daredevils                                  3:37

Higher And Higher               Rita Coolidge                                              4:01

I’m Not in Love                           10 CC                                                   6:07

Y.M.C.A.                               Village People                                            3:45

Will It Go Round in Circles     Billy Preston                                              3:46

I Just Want to Be Your Everything   Andy Gibb                                        3:44

Do You Wanna Make Love        Peter McCann                                        4:01

Signs                            Five Man Electrical Band                                    4:02

Disco Duck                              Rick Dees                                                3:14

Montego Bay                       Bobby Bloom                                               2:55

If I Can’t Have You            Yvonne Elliman                                              3:00

SONG TITLE                         ARTIST                                                     TIME

Play That Funky Music      Wild Cherry                                                    3:16

One Toke Over the Line    Brewer & Shipley                                            3:21

Afternoon Delight          Starland Vocal Band                                           3:14

Life is a Rock                      Reunion                                                        3:31

I Can Help                         Billy Swan                                                       2:57

My Maria                       B.W. Stevenson                                                  2:31

Magnet and Steel            Walter Egan                                                     3:25

Beach Baby                    First Class                                                         2:42

The Rapper                   The Jaggerz                                                        2:45

Brother Louie                  Stories                                                               3:57

Precious and Few            Climax                                                              2:46

O-o-h Child               The 5 Stairsteps                                                      3:15

Playground in My Mind    Clint Holmes                                                     2:57

Put Your Hand In The Hand   Ocean                                                        2:53

Please Come to Boston    David Loggins                                                  4:09

SONG TITLE                      ARTIST                                                         TIME

Turn The Beat Around    Vicki Sue Robinson                                            3:24

Ring My Bell                     Anita Ward                                                        3:31

Sometimes When We Touch   Dan Hill                                                      2:22

Rose Garden               Lynn Anderson                                                      2:49

In The Summertime      Mungo Jerry                                                         3:37

Seasons in the Sun      Terry Jacks                                                           3:30

The Night Chicago Died   Paper Lace                                                       3:32

Rock The Boat            Hues Corporation                                                  3:09

Don’t Give Up on Us        David Soul                                                        3:39

Kung Fu Fighting         Carl Douglas                                                         3:17

Love Grows                Edison Lighthouse                                                  2:51

Sweet Mary              Wadsworth Mansion                                                 2:42

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia   Vicki Lawrence                     3:36

TSOP             MFSB featuring the Three Degrees                                   3:35

Feelings                    Morris Albert                                                            3:45

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Where the NDP could win:

…and hence where you should absolutely vote NDP and not fear ‘vote splitting’ or ‘handing the election to the Conservatives.’ Ridings where the NDP are incumbent but behind have to be considered at least plausible.

(working from this great breakdown from @Historian_Matt on twitter, using projections (not polls) from 338 and riding history from wikipedia)

Newfoundland & Labrador - swept by LPC, time to take it back. St. John’s East: won by Jack Harris in ‘08 &’11, Harris is running again. Two way race between NDP & LPC on 338. St. John’s South—Mount Pearl: won by Ryan Cleary in ‘11, 338 doesn’t like the odds. Nova Scotia - Some lost territory to regain, CPC not a huge factor. Dartmouth–Cole Harbour: won by Robert Chisholm in ‘11, Emma Norton is an ‘Our Time’ endorsed environmental activist.    Halifax: won by the excellent Megan Leslie in’08 and ‘11, previously won by former leader Alexa McDonough, this is a two-way race and this should be an NDP riding. Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook: won by (the now-disgraced) Peter Stoffer in six consecutive elections, currently a three-way race.  New Brunswick - Acadians rise up. Acadie—Bathurst: won by Yvon Godin six times between ‘97 and ‘15, two-way race against incumbent LPC Serge Cormier. Quebec - NDP not looking good, but the CPC is even lower most places. Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou: Enormous Northern riding held by the retiring Romeo Saganash. 338 has this split between the Bloc and LPC, but with the NDP not far behind. The Tories are a non-factor.

Abitibi—Témiscamingue: Currently held by retiring Christine Moore, another tight one between LPC/BQ/NDP.  Beloeil—Chambly: Currently held by Matthew Dubé, the last-standing member of the McGill 5. 338 has him well behind the LPC and BQ. Berthier—Maskinongé: Currently held by Ruth Ellen Brosseau (the notorious REB) and one of the few Quebec ridings that the NDP can be said to be leading in. It would be ludicrous to vote Liberal here, it’s REB or the Bloc. Drummond: Currently held by Francois Choquette, 338′s breakdown somehow puts him 4th. Hochelaga: Currently held by retiring Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet, now allegedly a LPC/Bloc battleground. Fuck ‘em both, vote NDP. Jonquière: Currently held by Karine Trudel, who, like Choquette in Drummond, is improbably in 4th.                  Laurier—Sainte-Marie: The site of the retiring Hélène Laverdière defeating Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe, and a Quebec riding where the NDP are second to the LPC. Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques: Leadership candidate Guy Caron’s riding, which he won in ‘11 and ‘15. 338 has him behind the Bloc and LPC. Sucks to that. Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie: NDP Deputy Leader Alexandre Boulerice isn’t going anywhere. Currently ahead.   Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot: Currently held by Brigitte Sansoucy. Salaberry—Suroît: Held by the retiring Anne Minh-Thu Quach. Sherbrooke: Pierre-Luc Dusseault is now 28 years old after two full terms in office, unfortunately Sherbrooke is yet another Quebec riding now being contested between the Bloc and LPC. Trois-Rivières: Another of the 2011 pickups that weathered 2015, incumbent Robert Aubin being given a disrespectful 8.9% on 338. Ontario - Big yikes of a province, but traditional ridings could hold. Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing: Carol Hughes has represented this rural riding since 2008, currently polling well. Brampton East: Raj Grewal left the LPC amid a particularly spicy investigation into his gambling debts. Canada’s only majority South Asian riding, its provincial analogue is held by Jagmeet’s brother. 338 lists it as safe LPC even so. Beaches—East York: NDP has been a strong performer in this riding and held it in the past, it’s a two-way race between them and LPC. Davenport: Won by Andrew Cash in 2011, he’s back and trailing slightly. Essex: Tracey Ramsey won this riding in 2015, this is a rare NDP/CPC race and Tracey’s leading but she needs your vote. Hamilton Centre: The retiring David Christopherson is the only MP this riding has known (created in 2004,) Our Time is endorsing his replacement, Matthew Green. He’s leading, according to 338. Hamilton East—Stoney Creek: Previously held by Wayne Marston from ‘06 to ‘15, and a race between the LPC and NDP. Hamilton Mountain: Historically always a LPC/NDP battleground, currently an orange seat for Scott Duvall. London—Fanshawe: I don’t generally approve of dynastic politics, but the retiring Irene Mathyssen’s daughter Lindsay is vying to replace her in London and is currently ahead of the LPC. Niagara Centre: Malcolm Allen won this riding in ‘08 and ‘11 and is trying to avenge his 2015 defeat in what now looks like a three-way race. Nickel Belt: Traded between LPC and NDP for decades, singer-songwriter Stef Paquette is in yet another close race. Oshawa: Not sure I agree with the detective work on this one. Yes, Ed Broadbent used to rep Oshawa. Literally thirty years ago. Candidate seems like a good one though. Ottawa Centre: Also repped by Ed and the late, great Paul Dewar. Currently held by the duplicitous Catherine McKenna, the NDP are polling 2nd in this used-to-be stronghold. Parkdale—High Park: Once the riding of powerhouse Peggy Nash, another two-way race. Check out Paul Taylor’s specs.   Sault Ste. Marie: Strong NDP results historically, held by Tony Martin among others. NDP candidate Sara McCleary really laid it all out when she was nominated. Scarborough North: Previously held by Rathika Sitsabaiesan in 2011, NDP currently polling 3rd.  Scarborough Southwest: Strong LPC district, though Dan Harris won this riding in 2011. Whoever you vote for here, maybe don’t vote for Bill fucking Blair. Spadina—Fort York: downtown Toronto, previously the riding of Olivia Chow. Climate activist Diana Yoon in tough against incumbent Adam Vaughn. CPC a non-factor.      Sudbury: LPC/NDP battleground, with the Liberals on top pretty solidly in the polls. Thunder Bay—Rainy River: Close race between incumbent LPC and the NDP. The late John Rafferty represented the riding between 2008-2015. Thunder Bay—Superior North: Contest is a three-way between aisle-crossing GPC Bruce Hyer, incumbent LPC Patty Hadju and the NDP’s Anna Betty Achneepinsekum, former Deputy Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation.    Timmins–James Bay: Say what you will about Charlie Angus, the wannabe-Pat Martin is not in any particular danger of losing this race. Toronto—Danforth: As matter of principle the NDP should not have lost Jack’s riding in 2015, and as this is essentially a two-way race between them and the LPC, documentarian Min Sook Lee should absolutely have your vote. Windsor—Tecumseh: Big NDP riding, incumbent Cheryl Hardcastle should be able to hold a riding the party has held all millennium. Windsor West: Similarly, Brian Masse has represented Windsor West since 2002. It’s his to lose. Toronto Centre: I mean, imagine unseating Bill Morneau. Liberals have a big lead here, the CPC are a non-factor and Brian Chang is an excellent candidate. University—Rosedale: Still unhappy that Jennifer Hollett lost out to Capitalism with a Human Face Chrystia Freeland, and further unhappy that Freeland seems a shoe-in for re-election. NDP are second, for what it’s worth. York South—Weston: Won by the NDP’s Mike Sullivan in ‘11, something of an LPC stronghold otherwise. Again, NDP are second in a very Liberal riding. Manitoba - well, it’s not all bad news.  Churchill—Keewatinook Aski: Yeah, Niki Ashton’s sticking around. It was close in 2015, but this is her 4th rodeo. Elmwood—Transcona: aka, the Blaikie dynasty riding. Again, I don’t care for that sort of thing but I do hope Daniel Blaikie holds on here. Currently 2nd behind the CPC. Winnipeg Centre: I feel like the good people of Winnipeg, who dumped Pat Martin for the Liberals in 2015, should be real disappointed with Ouellette. 338 has this one pretty tight with the NDP, and Leah Gazan is an incredible candidate. Winnipeg North: Historically a strong NDP riding despite disappointing results this decade.  Saskatchewan - The LPC is almost completely absent, the NDP trail the CPC everywhere. Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River: Currently held by Georgina Jolibois, tight race with the CPC here. Saskatoon West: Currently held by deputy NDP leader Sheri Benson, and apparently another tight one.  Regina—Lewvan: Oy. Currently held by former-NDP Erin Weir, who is thankfully not running. Seems like a loss incoming, CPC leading the NDP. Saskatoon—Grasswood: Safe CPC territory but with decent NDP numbers. Saskatoon—University: Oh gods, Brad Trost’s riding. The NDP are the second choice overwhelmingly here, but the Trostlodyte seems entrenched. Alberta - Let’s keep this short. Edmonton Strathcona: Linda Duncan, who won this seat in 2011, is retiring. Her would-be replacement Heather McPherson has a real uphill battle against… Alberta, conceptually. BC - The Greens are beginning to become a problem. Burnaby North—Seymour: Svend Robinson is back. Despicable CPC candidate Heather Leung has been removed (but remains on the ballot.) LPC incumbent Terry Beech has made wild claims about the necessity of defeating the Conservatives. I wanna bet on Svend but it seems like a hard one, especially with a strong Green 3rd place.  Burnaby South: If the NDP lose this riding we’ve learned a very important and painful lesson. CPC Jay Shin has disturbingly high numbers. Cowichan—Malahat—Langford: Alistair McGregor won this riding in 2015 and looks ahead of the pack in the rare 4-way race. Courtenay—Alberni: close CPC/NDP race with incumbent NDP Gord Johns looking okay but not exactly strong. Greens in a close third place. Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke: On the island, NDP incumbents like Randall Garrison are in real danger of being run-over by the Greens – he’s currently polling third, behind the GPC and CPC.   Kootenay—Columbia: NDP incumbent Wayne Stetski is in a close race with the CPC, they’re the only two parties relevant in this interior battle. Nanaimo—Ladysmith: Paul Manly won a spring by-election for the Greens, taking the riding from the NDP. Every expectation is they’ll hold it, and the NDP seem to be fighting the Conservatives for 2nd.   New Westminster—Burnaby: Peter Julian has represented the NDP from a variation of this riding since 2004, his biggest rival here is the LPC. North Island—Powell River: Incumbent NDPer Rachel Blaney barely leads the pack of 4, edging out the CPC. Needs your help, for sure. Port Moody—Coquitlam: part-man part-shark Fin Donnelly, having finally realized his legislative goals of banning shark-fins, is retiring. The NDP are thus in tough against the CPC for the fate of Po-Mo-Co, with the LPC not super far behind. Skeena—Bulkley Valley: Everyone’s favourite NDP MP Nathan Cullen is retiring and this enormous riding is sadly thus in play, a race between the NDP and CPC. South Okanagan—West Kootenay: Incumbent NDP Dick Cannings, avian biologist extraordinaire, is in a rare Interior three-way with retired tennis pro Helena Konanz and an unusually strong LPC in third. Surrey Centre: LPC seem likely to hold, the NDP are well-back in 2nd. NDP have a history of doing well in North Surrey. Surrey—Newton: I don’t think the recent scandal involving former MP Jinny Sims is going to help the NDP in this riding, but they are the 2nd choice to the incumbent LPC. Vancouver East: Never in doubt. The NDP have repped East Van consistently since they were the CCF, going all the way back to the thirties. Two brief interruptions in the 70s and 90s, otherwise 75 of the last 84 years this fortress of leftism has held. Vancouver Kingsway: My riding. Don Davies has done well by us for more than a decade. The Liberals attempting to gain this riding by parachuting in TV presenter Tamara Taggart kinda makes my blood boil. I’m good with Don. He’s got a healthy lead but it’ll be closer than I’d like. Northwest Territory At-Large: Three way race, could be a vote splitter. Nunavut At-Large: Three way race, could be a vote splitter. Sure would like to see them dump Leona. Mumilaq Qaqqaq is a fascinating candidate for the NDP.

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