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GOSH THAT LOOKS SO GOOD THOSE POPSICKLES . I LOVE ALL THE CLOTHES . ALL ARE SO NICE .

GOSH THAT LOOKS SO GOOD .

I CANT THANK YOU ENOUGH . THE GET WELL WISHES ARE ADORABLE . THANK YOU . HE WAS HERE ALL DAY IS DOING A LITTLE BETTER . HE HAD SOME ORANGE JELLO SOME SCRAMBLED EGGS HE ASK FOR . EATING LIGHT . POPSICKLES LOOK SO GOOD . YOU KNOW JUST WHATS SO GOOD WHEN YOU FEEL THAT WAY . VERY REFRESHING .LOVE AND HUGS FROM US BOTH .

Here is a little something for your tummy. ♥ 4 Loaf’s Grandson.

@loaf,

I hope your grandson feel better soon this is from all of us on the Conversation Thread. ♥

@loaf,

4 your grandson. 🙂

YES GREAT HISTORY . MY HUSBANDS LABOR ATTORNEY WAS RELATED TO ALAN FREED . AND IAN HUNTER SANG THE PHRASE CLEVELAND ROCKS .THANK YOU KID LEO .EVERY FRIDAY HE ENDED HIS SHOW WITH THE BOSS. BABY WE WERE BORN TO RUN . THE CLEVELAND AGORA WHERE MANY A STAR WERE BORN .NEXT THING YOU KNOW THEY ARE DOING BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER TO SELL OUT CROWDS WE GOT FREE TICKETS TO CONCERTS . MY HUSBAND TOOK MY KIDS AND THE FRIENDS TO MANY ROCK CONCERTS THERE . O WHAT FUN .DURAN DURAN MY KIDS LOVED THEM . SING IT BOZZ AND KENNY LOGGINS .

@loaf,

I am still doing work in progress. I am getting rid of lots of things I don’t need/want.
City Mission is my go to place in my City.

I never knew I had this much STUFF! LOL! Yeah I am busy now. 🙂 I need a another cup
of java. ♥ Just a small one have some with me.

I have blood relatives there too. ♥

Huey Lewis & The News
“The Heart Of Rock & Roll”

New York, New York, is everything they say
And no place that I’d rather be
Where else can you do a half a million things
All at a quarter to three

When they play their music, ooh that modern music
They like it with a lot of style
But it’s still that same old back beat rhythm
That really really drives ’em wild

They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what I’ve seen I believe ’em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll, heart of rock and roll is still beating

LA, Hollywood, and the Sunset Strip
Is something everyone should see
Neon lights and the pretty pretty girls
All dressed so scantily

When they play their music, that hard rock music
They like it with a lot of flash
But it’s still that same old back beat rhythm
That really kicks ’em in the….

They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what I’ve seen I believe ’em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll, heart of rock and roll is still beating

DC, San Antone and the Liberty Town, Boston and Baton Rouge
Tulsa, Austin, Oklahoma City, Seattle, San Francisco, too
Everywhere there’s music, real live music, bands with a million styles
But It’s still that some old rock and roll music
that really really drives ’em wild

They say the heart of rock and roll is still beating
And from what I’ve seen I believe ’em
Now the old boy may be barely breathing
But the heart of rock and roll, heart of rock and roll is still beating

In Cleveland
Detroit!!
Huh, heart of rock and roll

WHY CLEVELAND IS THE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL CAPITAL

THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL IN CLEVELAND
You may have heard somewhere that Cleveland is the home of rock ‘n’ roll and, of course, you know that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located in Cleveland.

But, why?

What’s probably most interesting about Cleveland’s connection to rock ‘n’ roll is that it doesn’t simply revolve around just one particular event or person. It’s a collection of all sorts of historical happenings that, in our humble opinion, didn’t happen by chance.

After all, this is Cleveland. Much like rock ‘n’ roll itself, we know a thing or two about freedom, individuality and, frankly, doing things our way. It’s the perfect fit.

DEFINING “ROCK ‘N’ ROLL”
Many claim that the one defining moment that makes Cleveland “the birthplace” of rock started back in the early 1950s with help from a radio disc jockey named Alan Freed. His radio show on WJW in Cleveland was gaining popularity because of the kind of music he was playing for his white listeners.

Much like what the United States experienced on a societal level during that time, music, too, was split in half by race. White folks were listening to the likes of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. On the flip side, African Americans were listening to rhythm and blues, which was referred to as “race music.”

Freed and owner of the Record Rendezvous record store, Leo Mintz, had become great friends. Mintz’s store was making waves for itself as one of few places where white people could listen to and purchase this “race music.”

Mintz convinced Freed to start playing this music on his radio show, but they changed the genre’s name to “rock ‘n’ roll.” Unbeknownst to listeners, the term was borrowed from old blues tunes and not-so-subtly means “to fornicate.”

The results were positively astounding. The audience–particularly white teenagers–was being exposed to a new sound of which parents and grandparents often didn’t approve.

And so began rock music’s faithful marriage to the spirit of rebellion.

ROCK CONCERTS
On March 21, 1952, Freed hosted the world’s first rock ‘n’ roll concert in Cleveland and called it “The Moondog Coronation Ball.”

The show, oversold by more than 10,000 tickets, caused an overflow of the crowds who broke down the doors and stormed the arena, where a full-scale riot escalated. And, wouldn’t you know it, the first-ever rock ‘n’ roll concert was ultimately canceled.

It was at that point that rock music made headlines across the country and (no surprise!) controversy ensued.

Just three years after the catastrophe of the Moondog Coronation Ball, one of rock’s most controversial musicians made his way to Cleveland: Elvis Presley.

At the time, Elvis was an up-and-coming rocker who was singlehandedly responsible for the swooning of teenaged girls with his swaying hips and coiffed hairstyle, while successfully scaring the you-know-what out of old folks.

And, thanks to Cleveland DJ Bill Randle, Elvis played in Cleveland at Brooklyn High School–his very first concert above the Mason-Dixon Line.

Eleven years and the evolution of rock music later, it was The Beatles who found themselves playing in Cleveland in 1966, inside the city’s iconic Public Hall.

It was no surprise that this was a much-anticipated concert. The crowds swarmed the stage several times, which led police to delay the show multiple times before finally cutting the performance short.

The following year, The Beatles were banned from playing in Cleveland ever again.

CLEVELAND’S WMMS-FM
From 1973-1986, there was a rock ‘n’ roll phenomenon happening in Cleveland that was driven by local radio station WMMS-FM.

At the time, FM radio was upstaged by its more powerful AM counterparts. But that disregard led to the creation of WMMS-FM, which played into the growing popularity of free-form radio where the DJs were able to play what they wanted.

For just about a decade, the DJs at WMMS, who attained rock-star status, programmed the station to focus around up-and-coming musicians and just plain good music. By keeping with this philosophy, the station catapulted the careers of such bands as Rush, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Fleetwood Mac.

The radio station, which acquired national fame, broadcasted live events called “Coffee Break Concerts.” These free, daytime concerts became legendary during the ’70s and ’80s in Cleveland and often highlighted new musicians to the audience–musicians like Lou Reed, Peter Frampton, John Mellencamp and Kenny Loggins.

It’s safe to say that much of that traditional rock and roll sound one associates with the ’70s and ’80s got its start right here in Cleveland, thanks to WMMS.

EVERY YEAR WE WENT TO THE BUD 500. I RODE IN THE PACE CAR TO START THE RACE 120 MILES AN HOUR . ALL STRAPPED IN . LOL CANT BELIEVE I DID THAT .HUSBAND LOVES ONLY ONE KIND OF LUXURY CAR WE HAVE TWO . HIS IS BLACK ON BLACK MINE IS CREAM INSIDE A BLACK OUTSIDE . I ONLY LIKE BLACK CARS . LOL. TO EACH HIS OWN I GUESS .

@mcpoopoo,

Bringing you up again. Top of the morning to you. 🙂 Have something warm to drink.
I hope the cold is lifting and have you put up the new curtains for the upcoming
holiday? How is your shoulder? Hope you are enjoying your day in the Rock and Roll
Capital. ♥

Recognizing Happiness

When we take the time to recognize when we are happy and what that feels like, it becomes easier to recreate.

Those of us on the path of personal and spiritual growth have a tendency to analyze our unhappiness in order to find the causes and make improvements. But it is just as important, if not more so, to analyze our happiness. Since we have the ability to rise above and observe our emotions, we can recognize when we are feeling joyful and content. Then we can harness the power of the moment by savoring our feelings and taking time to be grateful for them.

Recognition is the first step in creating change, therefore recognizing what it feels like to be happy is the first step toward sustaining happiness in our lives. We can examine how joy feels in our bodies and what thoughts run through our minds in times of bliss. Without diminishing its power, we can retrace our steps to discover what may have put us in this frame of mind, and then we can take note of the choices we’ve made while there. We might realize that we are generally more giving and forgiving when there’s a smile on our face, or that we are more likely to laugh off small annoyances and the actions of others when they don’t resonate with our light mood.

Once we know what it feels like and can identify some of the triggers and are aware of our actions, we can recreate that happiness when we are feeling low. Knowing that like attracts like, we can pull ourselves out of a blue mood by focusing on joy. We might find that forcing ourselves to be giving and forgiving, even when it doesn’t seem to come naturally, helps us to reconnect with the joy that usually precedes it. If we can identify a song, a picture, or a pet as a happiness trigger, we can use them as tools to recapture joy if we are having trouble finding it. By focusing our energy on analyzing happiness and all that it encompasses, we feed, nurture, and attract more of it into our lives, eventually making a habit of happiness.

Cherie,

I am a shoe fetish. When you model your shoes should match your outfit.

I like to make sure my wardrobe is matching even if I go to the grocery store. ♥

I always do little shoe fashion on this thread. ♥

Cherie,

Heads up! When your daughters are old enough and the boys come knocking guess
what will be behind hubby’s back. Maybe Lucille. 🙂

Leos are like this don’t mess with our kids. ♥

Hello Boys. Can I help you with something?