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mahatmakanejeeves's Journal"No list of terrible sports mascots is complete without the Supersonics' Wheedle."
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The Emancipation Proclamation will be on display at the National Archives from June 17-19, 2023.
Kevin M. Kruse RetweetedEmancipation Proclamation & General Order No. 3 - National Archives Foundation
Through the generous support of The Boeing Company, the Emancipation Proclamation will be on display annually at
https://twitter.com/arothmanhistory/status/1668980055656083456
On June 6, 1980, "Urban Cowboy" was released.
Sun Jun 14, 2020: On June 6, 1980, "Urban Cowboy" was released.
Jim McKairnes Special for USA TODAY
Published 4:39 p.m. ET Jun. 4, 2020 | Updated 2:46 p.m. ET Jun. 6, 2020
John Travolta sidled up to the bar in a black hat and big buckle for 1980's "Urban Cowboy." PARAMOUNT/EVERETT COLLECTION
In a pop-culture year thats offered one bronc after another, rein this one in: "Urban Cowboy," the honky-tonk-stirring, line-dancing, soundtrack-selling Western romance that teamed a post-"Grease" John Travolta with newcomer Debra Winger, turns 40 this Saturday.
And thats no mechanical bull.
A quiet hit in a summer headlined by higher-profiles releases "The Shining," "The Empire Strikes Back" and "The Blues Brothers" not to mention films targeting the same down-home audience, such as "Bronco Billy" and "Honeysuckle Rose" "Urban Cowboy" rescued Travoltas imperiled career, made a future three-time Oscar-nominated star of Winger, and launched a country-music crossover groundswell.
The drama is set against the backdrop of the Houston oil industry, focusing on Bud Davis (Travolta), a small-town newcomer to the big city, working refinery construction. But much of the action takes place inside Gilleys Club, the rough-and-tumble local juke joint where he ends his long days and meets a feisty local named Sissy (Winger). The sparks that come from the combative coupling, along with the music that underscores it and the dance-floor moves that frame it, made the movie one of the summer's top films.
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Travolta trades in the dance floor for a mechanical bull in the 1980 film "Urban Cowboy." Paramount Pictures
It was considered 26-year-old Travoltas comeback. Just two summers earlier, he was Hollywoods biggest star after the back-to-back releases of "Saturday Night Fever" in December 1977 and "Grease" the following June. But his luster was tarnished by the Christmas 1978 release of "Moment by Moment," a box-office dud of a romance that teamed him with Lily Tomlin. The film was scorned and Travolta retreated in its wake.
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Urban Cowboy movie clips: http://j.mp/1uyjvT3
BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/ujjQfx
Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr
Theatrical release poster
Story by: Aaron Latham
Starring: John Travolta
Debra Winger
Scott Glenn
Madolyn Smith
Barry Corbin
Release date: June 6, 1980
Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic western film directed by James Bridges. The plot concerns the love-hate relationship between Buford Uan "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger). The film captured the late 1970s/early 1980s popularity of country music. Much of the action centers around activities at Gilley's Club, a football-field-sized honky tonk in Pasadena, Texas.
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Scott Glenn was in the news recently, and I can't remember why.
Urban Cowboy on IMDb
On this day, June 14, 1945, Rod Argent was born.
Mon Jun 14, 2021: On this day, June 14, 1945, Rod Argent was born.
Argent playing live in September 2019
Born: 14 June 1945 (age 78); St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Website: rodargent.com
Rodney Terence "Rod" Argent (born 14 June 1945) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid 1960s as the founder and keyboardist of the English rock band the Zombies, and went on to form the band Argent after the first break-up of the Zombies.
Argent is one of the main composers of the Zombies' music and made major lyrical contributions to the band's songs. As the band's keyboardist he used a variety of instruments, including the Mellotron, the harpsichord, and the organ.
In addition to his work with the Zombies and Argent, Argent has made music for television series, been a session musician, produced albums by other artists, and has had a solo career which has included three studio albums: "Moving Home", "Red House", and "Classically Speaking." Argent was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Zombies in Brooklyn in March 2019.
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Career
The Zombies
In addition to playing the piano and keyboards in the Zombies, Argent was (with White) one of the group's two main songwriters, penning the hits "She's Not There", "Tell Her No", and "Time of the Season", amongst others. Argent was initially the group's lead singer, with Blunstone on guitar. When Argent's keyboard talents became apparent, he became the group's full-time keyboard player, conceding the role of lead singer to Blunstone. The group continued to record through the 1960s, but disbanded in December 1967, reportedly over management disagreements.
Argent
After the band broke up, Argent went on to form the band Argent, which had a hit album in 1972 with All Together Now, which contained the single "Hold Your Head Up". His Hammond B3 solo on that track is cited by Rick Wakeman as the greatest organ solo ever. The band also recorded the original version of the rock anthem "God Gave Rock and Roll to You", written by lead singer Russ Ballard, which was later covered by other artists including Petra and Kiss. Argent's first album included the song "Liar" (also composed by Ballard), which became a hit for Three Dog Night. In 1976, the band broke up.
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Live on Hullabaloo TV Show, 1965.
Unlike other versions of this video on Youtube, this version has the studio track (In Sync) without the canned audience foley or the television intro.
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Visit oldiesmusiconline.blogspot.com for more great oldies stuff! In the midst of the British Invasion came The Zombies with their huge hit She's Not There. One of the very best bands, they're still performing today.
Enjoy!
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This is Argent live on the American TV show - The Midnight Special
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Taken from the "Classic Rock" Ultimate Anthology. This indeed is classic rock at it's best!
Studio audience..anyone know the venue or date?
On this day, June 14, 1971, Emerson, Lake & Palmer released Tarkus.
Mon Jun 14, 2021: On this day, June 14, 1971, fifty years ago today, Emerson, Lake & Palmer released Tarkus.
Studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Released: 14 June 1971
Recorded: January 1971
Studio: Advision Studios, London
Genre: Progressive rock
Length: 38:55
Label: Island
Tarkus is the second studio album by the English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in June 1971 on Island Records. Following their 1970 European tour, the group returned to Advision Studios in London, in January 1971, to prepare material for a follow-up. Side one has the seven-part "Tarkus", with a collection of shorter tracks on side two.
Tarkus went to number one in the UK Albums Chart, peaked at number 9 in the US, and reached number 12 in Canada on two occasions totalling 4 weeks.
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On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided.
If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.
Tue Jun 14, 2022: On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided.
Mon Jun 14, 2021: On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided.
Sun Jun 14, 2020: On this day, June 14, 1943, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette was decided.
Sat Jun 15, 2019: Happy 76th anniversary, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
Thu Jun 14, 2018: Happy 75th anniversary, West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
Argued March 11, 1943
Decided June 14, 1943
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court holding that the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment protects students from being forced to salute the American flag or say the Pledge of Allegiance in public school. The Court's 63 decision, delivered by Justice Robert H. Jackson, is remembered for its forceful defense of free speech and constitutional rights generally as being placed "beyond the reach of majorities and officials."
Barnette overruled a 1940 decision on the same issue, Minersville School District v. Gobitis, in which the Court stated that the proper recourse for dissent was to try to change the public school policy democratically. It was a significant court victory won by Jehovah's Witnesses, whose religion forbade them from saluting or pledging to symbols, including symbols of political institutions. However, the Court did not address the effect the compelled salutation and recital ruling had upon their particular religious beliefs but instead ruled that the state did not have the power to compel speech in that manner for anyone. In overruling Gobitis the Court primarily relied on the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment rather than the Free Exercise Clause.
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Decision of the Court
The Court held, in a 6-to-3 decision delivered by Justice Jackson, that it was unconstitutional for public schools to compel students to salute the flag. It thus overruled its decision in Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940), finding that the flag salute was "a form of utterance" and "a primitive but effective means of communicating ideas." The Court wrote that any "compulsory unification of opinion" was doomed to failure and was antithetical to the values set forth in the First Amendment. The Court stated:
If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.
The Supreme Court announced its decision on June 14, Flag Day.
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Robert Houghwout Jackson (February 13, 1892 October 9, 1954) was an American attorney and judge who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He had previously served as United States Solicitor General, and United States Attorney General, and is the only person to have held all three of those offices. Jackson was also notable for his work as the Chief United States Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war criminals following World War II.
Jackson was admitted to the bar through a combination of reading law with an established attorney, and attending law school. He is the most recent justice without a law degree to be appointed to the Supreme Court. Jackson is well known for his advice that, "Any lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect, in no uncertain terms, to make no statement to the police under any circumstances", and for his aphorism describing the Supreme Court, "We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final." Jackson developed a reputation as one of the best writers on the Supreme Court, and one of the most committed to enforcing due process as protection from overreaching federal agencies.
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More:
Sun Feb 4, 2018: Gym teacher accused of assaulting student who wouldnt stand for Pledge of Allegiance
Mon Sep 8, 2014: Remembering the Brave Young Woman Who Refused to Say the Pledge of Allegiance Nearly 80 Years Ago
William (left) and Lillian (right) with father Walter Gobitas (via Jehovahs Witnesses)
September 8, 2014
by Hemant Mehta
Usually, when I mention Jehovahs Witnesses on this site, its not for a good reason. But we owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude.
In 1935, fifth-grader William Gobitas refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance because treating the flag like an idol went against his familys JW faith. His 12-year-old sister Lillian did the same thing the next day.
They were both expelled from the Minersville School District in Pennsylvania quickly after that. Their parents were forced to pay for a private school, and that was the beginning of a lawsuit that went all the way up to the Supreme Court.
In 1940, in Minersville School District v. Gobitis, the Court ruled 8-1 in favor of the school district. Seriously. They said it wasnt a violation of religious freedom to compel students to say the Pledge. It was such an awful decision, the Court (with a different makeup) reversed itself three years later in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2014/09/08/remembering-the-brave-young-woman-who-refused-to-say-the-pledge-of-allegiance-nearly-80-years-ago/
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=310&invol=586
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=319&page=624
This Is America's Friendliest LGBTQ+ City
Newser is a hotbed of clickbait, so take this with box of salt.
This Is America's Friendliest LGBTQ+ City
San Francisco takes the top spot in LawnStarter's rankings, while Florida's Hialeah falls to the bottom
By Jenn Gidman, Newser Staff
Posted Jun 13, 2023 4:16 PM CDT
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Most Friendly to the LGBTQ+ Community
1. San Francisco
2. Washington, DC
3. Seattle
4. Denver (No. 1 in "Equality" category)
5. Boston
6. Portland, Oregon
7. New York (No. 1 in "Pride Readiness" category)
8. Pittsburgh
9. Oakland, California
10. Atlanta
Least Friendly to the LGBTQ+ Community
191. Pembroke Pines, Florida
192. Brownsville, Texas (last in "Health Care Access" category)
193. Mesquite, Texas
194. Killeen, Texas
195. Laredo, Texas
196. Augusta, Georgia
197. Pasadena, Texas
198. Garland, Texas
199. Miramar, Florida (last in "Equality" category)
200. Hialeah, Florida
See how other cities rank here. (This is the most sustainable city in America.)
'Duped': Harlem Man Blows Whistle on Illegal Temporary Tag Business
This is a big business in DC too.
Duped: Harlem Man Blows Whistle on Illegal Temporary Tag Business
Kareem unwittingly became a courier in an illegal temporary license plate sales ring. Now he's exposing the operation that employed him.
https://twitter.com/alanhenney/status/1667287944925704193
Duped: A Harlem 20-Something Blows the Whistle on an Illegal Temporary License Plate Business
Kareem found out the hard way that his Craigslist gig delivering temp tags was illegal. Now he's exposing the operation that employed him, revealing clues about his anonymous bosses that all trace back to the same place.
6:00 AM EDT on June 9, 2023
By Jesse Coburn
Co-published with Motherboard
In retrospect, there were a lot of red flags. But they appeared laternot in the Craigslist ad. ... Hello everyone ! Car dealership hiring drivers, the ad began. We pay $50 per delivery ! You can start immediately . ... Why a car dealership would need drivers, or what it would have to deliver, wasnt clear to Kareem Ulloa-Alvarado when he saw the ad in December. But $50 per delivery didnt sound bad, and Kareem needed the money. So he called the number.
Within a week, Kareem was out on his electric scooter in the city, working on commission for the dealership, his backpack carrying the deliverables: thick sheets of paper with numbers printed across one side, under the words New Jersey 30 Day Non-Resident Temporary plate.
Kareems foray into temporary license plate sales began when he responded to this Craigslist ad. Screenshot: Kareem Ulloa-Alvarado
Temporary license plates exist so that people who buy cars can drive them before receiving metal plates. But drivers found another use for them during the pandemic: buy a temp tag on the black market and you can keep your car anonymous and off the books. No more tickets in the mail for running red lights. No CCTV footage enabling police to identify you from your license plate after you, say, shoot people in Brooklyn or run over a family in the Bronx. In recent years, New York and other parts of the country suddenly seemed to be awash in paper tags. But Kareem didnt know any of that. Not yet at least.
Kareem was 20 when he took the job. He was living with his parents in Harlem, making art and working odd jobs. Outgoing, with an easy smile, Kareem liked work that involved talking to people. In a way, this would prove to be a job like that.
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Jesse Coburn
Jesse Coburn is Streetsblog's investigative reporter. His reporting has received a Sigma Award, a Casey Feldman Award, and awards from the Silurians Press Club and the Overseas Press Club Foundation. Previously he was a reporter at Newsday and an editor at ARCH+. Hes also written for the New York Times, the Baltimore Sun, Harpers, Cabinet and other publications. Jesse is is on Twitter at @jesse_coburn. His email address is [email protected].
Leonardo da Vinci Exhibit at MLK Library; drawings from his Codex Atlanticus
Leonardo da Vinci Exhibit at MLK Library!! features 12 original Leonardo da Vinci drawings from his Codex Atlanticus
Prince Of Petworth Today at 4:05pm
From an email:
On Wednesday, June 21, the exhibition Imagining the Future Leonardo da Vinci: In the Mind of an Italian Genius will open at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Visitors will be able to view 12 original da Vinci sketches and notes, never before seen in the United States.
About the Exhibit
Imagining the Future Leonardo da Vinci: In the Mind of an Italian Genius is an exhibit that features 12 original Leonardo da Vinci drawings from his Codex Atlanticus. Presented in partnership with Confundustria and Biblioteca Ambrosiana, the exhibit at the DC Public Library is the first time that the Codex Atlanticus has been displayed in the U.S.
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'Duped': Harlem Man Blows Whistle on Illegal Temporary Tag Business
This is a big business in DC too.
Duped: Harlem Man Blows Whistle on Illegal Temporary Tag Business
Kareem unwittingly became a courier in an illegal temporary license plate sales ring. Now he's exposing the operation that employed him.
https://twitter.com/alanhenney/status/1667287944925704193
Duped: A Harlem 20-Something Blows the Whistle on an Illegal Temporary License Plate Business
Kareem found out the hard way that his Craigslist gig delivering temp tags was illegal. Now he's exposing the operation that employed him, revealing clues about his anonymous bosses that all trace back to the same place.
6:00 AM EDT on June 9, 2023
By Jesse Coburn
Co-published with Motherboard
In retrospect, there were a lot of red flags. But they appeared laternot in the Craigslist ad. ... Hello everyone ! Car dealership hiring drivers, the ad began. We pay $50 per delivery ! You can start immediately . ... Why a car dealership would need drivers, or what it would have to deliver, wasnt clear to Kareem Ulloa-Alvarado when he saw the ad in December. But $50 per delivery didnt sound bad, and Kareem needed the money. So he called the number.
Within a week, Kareem was out on his electric scooter in the city, working on commission for the dealership, his backpack carrying the deliverables: thick sheets of paper with numbers printed across one side, under the words New Jersey 30 Day Non-Resident Temporary plate.
Kareems foray into temporary license plate sales began when he responded to this Craigslist ad. Screenshot: Kareem Ulloa-Alvarado
Temporary license plates exist so that people who buy cars can drive them before receiving metal plates. But drivers found another use for them during the pandemic: buy a temp tag on the black market and you can keep your car anonymous and off the books. No more tickets in the mail for running red lights. No CCTV footage enabling police to identify you from your license plate after you, say, shoot people in Brooklyn or run over a family in the Bronx. In recent years, New York and other parts of the country suddenly seemed to be awash in paper tags. But Kareem didnt know any of that. Not yet at least.
Kareem was 20 when he took the job. He was living with his parents in Harlem, making art and working odd jobs. Outgoing, with an easy smile, Kareem liked work that involved talking to people. In a way, this would prove to be a job like that.
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Jesse Coburn
Jesse Coburn is Streetsblog's investigative reporter. His reporting has received a Sigma Award, a Casey Feldman Award, and awards from the Silurians Press Club and the Overseas Press Club Foundation. Previously he was a reporter at Newsday and an editor at ARCH+. Hes also written for the New York Times, the Baltimore Sun, Harpers, Cabinet and other publications. Jesse is is on Twitter at @jesse_coburn. His email address is [email protected].
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