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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today's quote: “Can't no man play like me. I play better than a man” - Sister Rosetta

Today's tribute: Celisse Henderson on SNL - bit.ly/joeyx376

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

On this day, March 20th, in 1915: Sister Rosetta Tharpe was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas.

Today's soundtrack: She is perfection.

Today's screening:
1. "Didn't it Rain," Manchester, 1964 - bit.ly/joeyx375
2. "Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll"

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe playing electric guitar on a Manchester train station platform.

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today’s quote: ”It was only four tracks on the machine, but I was picking up twenty from the extra terrestrial squad.”

Today's squad: Extra terrestrial.

Today’s doll: tinyurl.com/k3pk44a

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today’s screening:
1. “The Upsetter (Film): The Life and Music of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’”
2. "Lee Scratch Perry's Vision of Paradise"

Today’s book club: “People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’”

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

On this day, March 20th, in 1936: Lee “Scratch” Perry was born in Kendal, Jamaica.

Today’s soundtrack: The heavy heavy monster dub coming out of the Black Ark Studios. The Upsetter all the way.

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Lee "Scratch" Perry poses with a sideways baseball cap and striped socks covering his hands and arms.

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today’s mandatory reading: “Can You Say… Hero?” from Esquire - bit.ly/18Ndojk

Today’s quote: “Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.”

Today's fallacy: That Fred Rogers was a sniper and/or had full-sleeve tattoos.

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today’s screening:
1. Mr. Rogers defending PBS to the US Senate - bit.ly/joeyx003
2. Mr. Rogers accepts an award - tinyurl.com/pxllbjl

Today's book club: "Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever" by Gavin Edwards

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May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications

On May 1, 1969, Fred Rogers, host of the (then) recently nationally syndicated children's television series, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (named Misterogers' Neighborhood at the time), testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce Subcommittee on Communications to defend $20 million in federal funding proposed for the newly formed non-profit Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which was at risk of being reduced to $10 million. Subcommittee chairman, Senator John Pastore (D-RI), unfamiliar with Fred Rogers, is initially abrasive toward him. Over the course of Rogers' 6 minutes of testimony, Pastore's demeanor gradually transitions to one of awe and admiration as Rogers speaks.

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

On this day, March 20th, in 1928: Mr. Fred Rogers was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

Today's documentary: "Won't You Be My Neighbor"

Today’s childhood fear: those damn puppets.

Today's photo: Fred and Joanne in Nantucket, c. Lynn Johnson

Today’s #1 neighbor: Mr. Rogers!

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Mr. Rogers and his wife Joanne smile for the camera while sitting among the beach grass in Nantucket.

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today's quote: "Here's what I've learned about raising boys... if you keep 'em busy, they're fine. You let 'em get bored, they'll dismantle your house board by board."

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today's emotional support goat: Smitty, who was "(his) center, providing a calming influence after long and stressful touring schedules."

Today's tattoos:
1. bit.ly/joeyx014
2. bit.ly/joeyx015
3. bit.ly/joeyx016

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

2. The same song, live in the 70s with bigger hair, more beards, and matching stage outfits - bit.ly/joeyx011
3. "The Gambler" live on Carson, 1978 - bit.ly/joeyx012

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today's screenings:
1. Kenny & the First Edition live on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" doing "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - bit.ly/joeyx010

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Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In

From the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

On this day, March 20th, in 2020: Kenny Rogers died. He was 81.

Today's silver screen classic: 1976's "Six Pack"

Today's book club: "Luck or Something Like it: A Memoir"

Today's chicken and ribs joint: Kenny Rogers Roasters

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Kenny Rogers, in an Adidas shirt and jacket, cuddles up with a plush koala and a plush kangaroo.

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

What would he have done if he had advertisements, records, films, TV and newspapers! Christ made miracles to tell his message. Well, the miracle today is communications, so let’s use it.” - John

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

The struggle is in the mind. We must bury our own monsters and stop condemning people. We are all Christ and Hitler. We want Christ to win. We’re trying to make Christ’s message contemporary. ...

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today’s quote: “Yoko and I are quite willing to be the world’s clowns, if by doing it we do some good. For reasons known only to themselves, people print what I say. And I’m saying peace. We’re not pointing a finger at anybody. There are no-good guys and bad guys. ...

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

On this day, March 20th, in 1969: John married Yoko in Gibraltar.

Today’s soundtrack: “The Ballad of John and Yoko” and “The Wedding Album”

Today's good advice: "Don't blame it on Yoko, Yoko's cool!" - The Young Fresh Fellows

Today’s tattoo: bit.ly/2mkourG

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John and Yoko, in white, after getting married in Gibraltar.

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today’s book club:
1. “Race Across Alaska”
2. “Storm Run: The Story of the First Woman to win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race”
3. “Danger: The Dog Yard Cat.”

Today’s slogan: “Alaska: Where men are men and women win the Iditarod.”

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

On this day, March 20th, in 1985: Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Today's conditions: So harsh that at one point she covered her face with dog booties.

Today's screening: bit.ly/joeyx004

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Libby Riddles, the first woman to win the Iditarod dog sled race. she's bundled up with a furry hat and knit sweater.

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today's quote: "When I sing, it's the most solitary state: just me, and the microphone, and the holy spirit. It's not about notes or scales, it's all about emotion."

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today's band: Incuded Marco Pirroni (who co-wrote "Jump In the River"), Andy Rourke, Jah Wobble, Karl Wallinger, Steve Wickham, and John Reynolds.

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

On this day, March 20th, in 1990: Sinéad O'Connor and Ensign/Chrysalis Records released "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" (CHEN14)

Today's soundtrack: Always.

Today's screening:
1. "Year of the Horse" live in 1990 - bit.ly/joeyx378
2. UK TV commercial - bit.ly/joeyx379

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today’s screening: MES and Coldcut doing “Telephone Thing” - tinyurl.com/n43t74g

Today’s quote: “After Beefheart and The Birthday Party, is there any group that threaten the mental and emotional stability of the listener more than The Fall?” - Jon Wilde, “Melody Maker,” February 17, 1990.

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The Fall w/Coldcut - Telephone Thing

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

Today’s soundtrack: “Bill is Dead,” which was written as a parody of the Smiths, their Monks covers… Oh hell, give me all of my mighty Fall-ah!

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JoeyX @joeyx.bsky.social · Mar 20

On this day, March 20th, in 1990: The Fall and Cog Sinister Records released “Extricate.”

Today's photo: A test pressing of the album.

Today's "sides" -
First Half - Subjective, As Usual
Second Half - Objective, Unusual

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White label test pressing of the Fall's LP "Extricate," which is scrawled on the label in pen.

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