I admit it. This blog is NOT consistent. What it is keeps changing.
Right now, it's pretty much a place where I keep photos, videos, and links to websites that interest me.
Before that, I wrote a few blogs myself and still do once in a blue moon. But most of the stuff before the links are just reprints of articles I found interesting.
Email me at OlderMusicGeek(at)yahoo(dot)com.
ABOUT ME
Just your typical middle-aged divorced father (of a teenage daughter)/music fanatic/local bands supporter/nerd-geek-dork/smartass/movie lover/tv watcher/book reader/former comicbook collector/science fiction fan/slob/science buff/casual philosopher/spirituality peruser/ponytail wearer/world traveler/big Lipstick Homicide fan/huge Violent Femmes fan/Sigourney Weaver crusher/rabid Journey hater/liberal/mostly straight former cross dresser from Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A.
Who says more antiquated things about women and families, Christian fundamentalists or Islamic fundamentalists? Here are nine stupid, backward, and often misogynistic quotes from nine different Islamic fundamentalist and Christian social conservative leaders. See if you can spot which one is which.
Mary Hatch Bailey (Donna Reed) Finished college, worked in New York for a time. Understanding and loving wife of George. A USO volunteer during the war.
My #2 is:
Clarence Oddbody (Henry Travers) A child-like and naive natured angel who lived in the 18th century. He shows George Bailey what life would have been like had George not existed. Jumped into an icy river to “save” George.
My #3 is:
Bert (Ward Bond) A cop. George’s good friend. He fights in World War II.
My #4 is:
Ernie (Frank Faylen) A taxi driver. George’s good friend. He fights in World War II.
My #5 is:
Mrs. Hatch. (Sarah Edwards) Mary’s mother, she encourages her daughter to marry the rich Sam Wainwright.
My #6 is:
Violet Bick (Gloria Grahame) The town flirt, a coquettish, hip wiggler. Attracted to George.
My #7 is:
Ruth Dakin Bailey (Virginia Patton) Harry’s wife. She finished college, which is where she met Harry.
My #8 is:
Peter Bailey (Samuel S. Hinds) George’s father who sacrificed his entire life to altruistically help depositors in his bank and his family.
My #9 is:
Sam Wainwright (Frank Albertson) An annoying boaster who greets people with an asinine “hee-haw!” He finished college, then made a fortune in plastics during the war. Travels and lives abroad.
My #10 is:
Ma Bailey (Beulah Bondi) George’s sweet-natured mother actively works to romantically match George with Mary.
My #11 is:
Mr. Gower (H.B. Warner) A druggist who if not for young George’s intervention, he would have committed manslaughter as a result of an improperly filled prescription. He sells World War II bonds. Drinks to excess when under stress.
Which character from The Nightmare Before Christmas are you? You're Sally. You are always escaping from your creator because you want a life with more excitement. You accomplish this mainly through the use of Deadly Nightshade. Although you use poison, you are really good at heart and are looking for love.
What Christmas movie/special are you? Created by flea760 How The Grinch Stole Christmas You start Christmas off in a bad mood but you learn that Christmas isn't about the presents or the food. It's about the family and friends you share it with! (I don't agree with this one! I am NOT a Grinch! I love Christmas! - OMGeek)
You are Frosty the Snowman! You have a childlike enthusiasm for Christmas, most likely because you have such good memories celebrating when you were little. You love Christmas so much that you get bummed out when it's over, but don't fret - there's always New Year's!
Tiny Tim: Cratchit's crippled son, Tiny Tim represents the overwhelming goodness of the Christmas spirit.
My #2 is:
Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come: The last ghostly visitor. This solemn, silent phantom represents death, but also the presents the possibility that the future is not determined, but open to the free will of humans. The Ghost does not speak; it simply leads Scrooge from scene to scene, pointing finally to an unkempt and ignored gravestone.
My #3 is:
Ebenezer Scrooge (after the dream): Renowned for his kindliness and generosity, and keeping the spirit of Christmas all year long. After his reform, Scrooge becomes a second father to Tim.
My #4 is:
Bob Cratchit: Scrooge long suffering employee. A timid man more afraid to be unemployed than he is of the demanding Scrooge. He is the patriarch of a materially poor family, but rich with love.
My #5 is:
Fezziwig: The good-natured, much loved businessman for whom young Scrooge apprenticed.
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