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TNNurse

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15. My first job out of college was teaching in SC.--1971

Reply to Walleye (Reply #14)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 11:13 AM

Mar 2020

There is a long story about that. But my clock radio was set to wake me up and played Maggie May every morning. I hear that song and I am back in that trailer out in the country by myself, heading to a job for which I was not qualified. Lonely and angry at all the racism.

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Joan Baez For John Prine [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 OP

Bless John, and bless Joan for serenading him so beautifully. Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #1

So then you're familiar with "In spite of ourselves" performed by Prine and DeMent I presume? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 #2

Absolutely! They're fabulous together. Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #4

The movie he talk about at the beginning.... SergeStorms Mar 2020 #6

If you could only find it. TNNurse Mar 2020 #8

You're kidding! SergeStorms Mar 2020 #10

There was one for $69 TNNurse Mar 2020 #11

You're welcome. SergeStorms Mar 2020 #12

I loved that song when I first heard it a long time ago. Walleye Mar 2020 #3

As I have said several places, TNNurse Mar 2020 #13

Yes, TNNurse. "Blood on the Tracks" is when I fell in love. Walleye Mar 2020 #14

My first job out of college was teaching in SC.--1971 TNNurse Mar 2020 #15

Yes. Loved Rod Stewart. Almost forgot him. Walleye Mar 2020 #16

My Dad plays that song too proud patriot Mar 2020 #5

K and R, Thank You for posting.. Stuart G Mar 2020 #7

Thanks for posting burrowowl Mar 2020 #9