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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · Jan 19

(Here's our brand new article on this Martin Luther King holiday weekend, "Preparing For The Changes".)

Preparing For The Changes

For the last two months, we’ve known what this Monday will bring. This wasn’t pessimistic speculation by the losing political party, but a series of promises – …

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 12h

3rd #SongOfTheDay, 10/20/2025:
"Saving Grace" (2006),
from Tom Petty's final solo album "Highway Companion"
[#1 AAA / top-30 AOR / Charting pop hit]

(Look for a link to the video on our Facebook page.)

Saving Grace

YouTube video by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Topic

www.youtube.com

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 12h

2nd #SongOfTheDay, 10/20/2025:
the top-15 AOR hit "A Higher Place" (1994),
from Tom Petty's critically acclaimed album "Wildflowers"

Tom Petty - A Higher Place (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 12h

1st #SongOfTheDay, 10/20/2025:
"Runnin' Down A Dream" (1989), a #1 AOR, top-25 pop hit
for Tom Petty (1950 - 2017), born 75 years ago today

(This video is considered an homage to the 1900s comic strip "Little Nemo in Slumberland".)

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Runnin' Down A Dream (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by TomPettyVEVO

www.youtube.com

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 12h

(By the way, if you check enough on the Internet, you'll see that Mr. Buchwald had made quips similar to this one before.)

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 12h

#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 10/20/2025
#Quote by: humorist and author Art Buchwald (1925 - 2007), born 100 years ago today

(His @washingtonpost.com column ran for over four decades - albeit without a "dotcom" at the end back then.)

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 1d

8th and final #SundaySong, 10/19/2025:
"Till It's Done (Tutu)" (2014),
credited to D'Angelo and the Vanguard,
written with Kendra Foster

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Till It's Done (Tutu) (Audio)

YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 1d

7th #SundaySong, 10/19/2025:
"Send It On" (2000) by D'Angelo,
co-written with his one-time girlfriend Angie Stone,
whom we also lost this year
[R&B: top-40]

Send It On

YouTube video by D'Angelo - Topic

www.youtube.com

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 1d

6th #SundaySong, 10/19/2025:
"Nothing Even Matters" (1998) by Lauryn Hill with D'Angelo
[R&B: top-25]

Nothing Even Matters

YouTube video by Ms. Lauryn Hill - Topic

youtu.be

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 1d

5th #SundaySong, 10/19/2025:
"Lady" (1995), a #2 R&B, top-10 pop/dance hit for Michael Eugene Archer,
better known as D'Angelo (2/11/1974 - 10/14/2025)

Lady

YouTube video by D'Angelo - Topic

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 1d

4th #SundaySong, 10/19/2025:
"Do Ya" (1989 Move/ELO cover) by Ace Frehley

Ace Frehley - Do Ya

YouTube video by MikaO

youtu.be

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 1d

3rd #SundaySong, 10/19/2025:
"It's Over Now" (1988) by Frehley's Comet
Lead vocals: Tod Howarth
youtu.be/7amCZ55d0cM

Ace Frehley - It's Over Now 1988 - Remastered video in HQ

YouTube video by billyidol68

youtu.be

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 1d

2nd #SundaySong, 10/19/2025:
"Words Are Not Enough" (1988)
by Frehley's Comet, featuring Ace Frehley

Words Are Not Enough

YouTube video by Frehley's Comet - Topic

www.youtube.com

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 1d

1st #SundaySong, 10/19/2025:
"What's On Your Mind" (1978)
by guitarist Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (4/27/1951 - 10/16/2025),
a founding member of Kiss

What's On Your Mind?

YouTube video by Ace Frehley - Topic

www.youtube.com

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 1d

(Residents of #Connecticut can visit this site to confirm their registration status and to find out their polling location.)

Voter Registration Information

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 1d

(Now that you've protested, what are you going to do next? Let's hope that you at least vote next month, as it could help you next year. Here's our latest article, which may even appeal to those who didn't protest.)

A Test Case For Next Year

Capitol Hill, 10/1/2025 In most states the ballots that voters fill out in the upcoming election will predominantly feature races for local offices – often leading to a considerably lower…

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 2d

(Also entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year: Outkast, Salt-N-Pepa, Soundgarden, the White Stripes, bassist Carol Kaye, pianist Nicky Hopkins, and record executive Lenny Waronker.)

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 2d

3rd and final #SaturdaySong, 10/18/2025:
"Break Up To Make Up" (1973) by the Stylistics
Producer: Thom Bell, who wrote it with Kenneth Gamble and Linda Creed
[Pop, R&B: top-5]
#RockHall2025

The Stylistics - Break Up To Make Up

YouTube video by The Stylistics

www.youtube.com

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 2d

2nd #SaturdaySong, 10/18/2025:
"Could It Be I'm Falling In Love?" (1972) by the Spinners,
produced by Thom Bell
[R&B: #1 / Pop: top-5 / AC: top-15]
#RockHall2025

Could It Be I'm Falling in Love

YouTube video by The Spinners - Topic

www.youtube.com

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 2d

1st #SaturdaySong, 10/18/2025:
"Brand New Me" (1969), a top-25 pop, #3 AC hit for Dusty Springfield,
co-written by 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Thom Bell (1943 - 2022), Jerry Butler (who originally recorded it), and Kenneth Gamble
#RockHall2025

Brand New Me

YouTube video by Dusty Springfield - Topic

www.youtube.com

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 2d

#RecentlyInCT / #RecentEventsInCT:
The #NoKIngs rally outside the Judicial District Court in #Stamford, #CT, 10/18/2025
[Part Two, with @bobduffct.bsky.social, @jahimes.bsky.social, and @indivisiblect.bsky.social

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 2d

#RecentlyInCT / #RecentEventsInCT:
From #Westport [1] to #Stamford [2] to #Ridgefield [3] to #NewHaven [4], this is what democracy looked like today [10/18/2025] in #Connecticut.

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 2d

#RecentlyInCT / #RecentEventsInCT:
The #NoKIngs rally on the Green in #NewHaven, CT, 10/18/2025

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 2d

#RecentlyInCT / #RecentEventsInCT:
The #NoKIngs rally in #Ridgefield, #CT's Veterans Park, 10/18/2025, with State Senator Julie Kushner [2-3]

Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 2d

#RecentlyInCT / #RecentEventsInCT:
The #NoKIngs rally outside the Judicial District Court in #Stamford, #CT, 10/18/2025
(Part One, with Governor Ned Lamont [2], @ceateachers.bsky.social Vice President Joslyn DeLancey [3], and Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas [4])

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 2d

#RecentlyInCT / #RecentEventsInCT:
The #NoKIngs rally in #Westport, #CT, 10/18/2025,
with @jahimes.bsky.social [1], State Reps. Dominique Johnson [2] and Jonathan Steinberg [3], and State Senator Ceci Maher [4]