Happy Thanksgiving

Over the river, and through the wood,To Grandfather's house we go;The horse knows the way to carry the sleighthrough the white and drifted snow.

Over the river, and through the wood -Oh, how the wind does blow!It stings the toes and bites the noseAs over the ground we go.

Over the river, and through the wood,To have a first-rate play.Hear the bells ring, "Ting-a-ling-ding",Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day!

Over the river, and through the woodTrot fast, my dapple-gray!Spring over the ground like a hunting-hound,For this is Thanksgiving Day.

Over the river, and through the wood -And straight through the barnyard gate,We seem to go extremely slow,It is so hard to wait!

Over the river, and through the wood -Now Grandmother's cap I spy!Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done?Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!

HERB SCORE June 7,1933-November 11,2008

The Ballad Of Herb Score by Terry Cashman

Bet you never of Herbie Score

But after the winter of '54

The Indian signals said send us a kid with smoke

He blew them away in '55

This red head south paw-man alive

Bet you never heard of Herbie Score

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One day I saw him take the hill

In the stadium that Babe Ruth built

Just sat back I watched him fire

The curve the heat he didn't need tricks

He struck out the Yogi

Struck out the Mick

Still you never heard of Herbie Score

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Then one night he took the mound

He was on his way to Cooperstown

One pitch and history was changed

McDougald swung and Herb was shattered

He tried to come back

But it never really mattered

And that's why you never heard about Herbie Score

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There was Harry Agganis/Kenny Hubbs

One was a Red Sox

One was a Cub

Never got to finish what they began

The gods of the diamond change like the weather

They give us a natural

Then they take him forever

And that's what they did to Herbie Score

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The gods of the diamond they play a strange game

they give us the light

then they blow out the flame

That's what they did to Herbie Score

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Bet you never heard of Herbie Score

But after the winter of '54

The Indian signals said

Send us a kid with smoke

Ray Kinsella: Fifty years ago, for five minutes you came within... y-you came this close. It would KILL some men to get so close to their dream and not touch it. God, they'd consider it a tragedy.

Dr. Archibald "Moonlight" Graham: Son, if I'd only gotten to be a doctor for five minutes... now that would have been a tragedy.

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Amen,Moonlight,Amen.We'll miss you Mr.Score

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"And that ball is outta here."

Veteran's Day

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead.

Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved, and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

— Lt.-Col. John McCrae

Queen + Paul Rodgers:The Cosmos Rocks


This album download is most awesome!This is one great recording!

Yes,I have to admit it:I am a HUGE Queen fan.I have all of their albums(if you don't count all of the many and repetitive greatest hits compilations..phewwy uck!).

Also,I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised by last years Queen + Paul Rodgers Live cd,'Return Of The Champions'.

It also can be said that I am a fan of Paul Rodgers(formally of,'Free',Bad Company' & 'The Firm').I have fond memories of listening to Bad Company's ,'Shooting Star' in my basement.It is one of my favorite family/rock and roll memories.It was just cleaning the basement with my brothers while the song blasted on the radio...but it is a memory that has stuck with me for some whatever reason.

The Queen memories are too many to recount and/or explore.But people that know me know how big Queen has been in my life.

Not that I think this group should necessarily be refereed to as Queen.John Deacon(Another One Bites The Dust) is nowhere to be seen.But,on the other hand,besides guitarist Brian May and drummer,Roger Taylor,Queen silent partner Spike Edney toured with them on 'Return',so there is an argument for the 'Queen' name.

Besides,they will instantly get more ticket/cd sales under the 'Queen' name than they would ever under,'May-Rodgers-Taylor' or some super group name like 'The Altered Audio Revolver Tower'.

[Though,in the long run,'The Altered Audio Revolver Tower' thing maybe the better choice-if you want the system to work right now- you have to go with 'Queen + Paul Rodgers.]

And ' The Cosmos Rocks' does work right now.

I said it once,I'll say it again,This is one great recording.

According to what I've read(once again,I bought the on-line version-no liner notes)not only are all of the songs written by Brian May,Roger Taylor and Paul Rodgers,but all the instruments are played by them as well....Is that Roger Taylor on lead guitar on,'War Boys'!?!

'Cosmos' really starts hitting on all cylinders straight from the get go,but from,'Small' until 'Small Reprise' is the heart of this delicious album.

I think there was a deliberate attempt on this cd to get the listener involved into the music.I believe this was done for immediate concert participation.Arena rock at it's best.Great sing-alongs.

One of the ways I tend to judge a new recording is to not totally judge it until after I have listened to it at least for three times.Another measuring tool is if and when I find myself absent mindedly singing/humming the tunes from the album while I am at work.

For the latter,this was a humdinger.Though I didn't know even the song's titles,I found myself jamming inside my own noggin to many of the songs off this Queen/Paul Rodgers listening experience.

Some of these tunes included,'Still Burnin';'Small';'Warboys';and especially the almost Christian rock sounding,'We Believe'(a possible 'Obama' shout out?).

Two of my favorite songs on 'Cosmos Rocks' are the very Queen sounding,'Call Me'(what a fun song) and the very un-Queen sounding,'Voodoo'(This had an almost Santana sound to it).

I can not tell you how much I enjoyed hearing the enthral voice of Paul Rodgers followed by the distinctly Queen guitar work of Brian May.Roger Taylors contributions should not be over looked in this mix either.His great percussion work as well as his unique voice and writing skills truly make this a 'Queen +Paul Rodgers production.

They don't make albums like this anymore.Which makes,'The Cosmos Rocks' even that much better!

McCain/Palin:Secretly PRO-CHOICE

It probably is too late to change too many voter's minds at this late point in the election,but I know that there are many honest God fearing Christians that would vote for Obama except that their consciences won't let them vote for a pro-choice advocate.These people believe that abortion is the murder of young,innocent lives,and they can't work their politics around it.Forget the economy.Forget the war.Thousands of innocent lives are at stake.For this reason,and this reason alone,these concerned,loving individuals will be voting for McCain/Palin.

Here is my attempt to give these life loving people a truer picture of where to really put their votes,and why:


Abortion:According to John McCain's own web sight,he basically wants to do next to nothing to stop abortion.John McCain's stance on abortion is a smoke screen.


Sure,he claims that he would appoint judges that would overturn 'Roe vs. Wade',but,at the same time he is saying that he will not appoint judges that 'legislate' from the bench.He wants the individual states to decide.

But,according to John McCain's own health care plan,this state by state abortion decision would be rendered null and void.John McCain's plan would enable anyone to cross state lines for medical procedures.

Anyone who lived in a state that banned abortion would still have the choice of simply going to a neighboring,more liberal,state to get one.

If this is not enough,even the 'Republican Platform' takes a (though veiled) pro-choice stance.You decide.With wording like:'We all have a moral obligation to assist, not to penalize, women struggling with the challenges of an unplanned pregnancy.' And,absolutely no language stating that they believe that cases of 'rape,incest and mother's health' are NOT cases for abortion,the Republican Platform does not vary much from the Democrat's belief on a woman's right to choose.

No penalty/moral obligation to assist....As Lou Costello used to say in the famous,'Whose On First' skit:"Same as you!Same as you."

Being very little difference on the subject-except the Obama campaign is more honest on their stance-you have to ask why the McCain/Palin team would try to trick their constituents in believing they are for something when in reality they are not?

This question,in itself,tells allot about how far a politician is willing to go to get elected.

I wonder:If McCain is willing to 'Mis'-lead on this all important subject,what else is he lying to us about?On what other issues is he willing to bend or break the truth to get us into a war or economical disaster?

John McCain asks us to trust that he will lead us.Based on his abortion stance...I don't trust him at all.

VOTE OBAMA