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Name: Tom Conroy
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Hometown: CT
Home country: USA
Member since: Sat Mar 6, 2021, 08:56 PM
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Moonlight in Vermont - Ella Fitzgerald and friend



Touring New England today.

Old Cape Cod - Patti Page



Can't drive to Provincetown without thinking of this one

The Arizona Audit is apparently doing a recount of their recount.

https://www.rawstory.com/inside-observers-say-the-arizona-auditors-are-backtracking-and-the-reality-only-supports-biden-s-win/

Apparently they have figured out that their first recount by hand was inaccurate and are doing a machine recount which is matching the original official results.
Ken Bennett, the liaison from the state Senate. to the Cyber Ninjas, has been banned from the floor where the audit is taking place.
The new recount is counting ballots not votes. But if it differs substantially from their sloppy hand count, I would think they will have to do another hand count


Elusive Butterfly- Bob Lind



Basically the poster boy for one hit wonders in the mid 60s.
Pretty good song though.

Spring Will be a Little Late This Year - Carly Simon and Jimmy Webb



Now don't be sitting alone late at night and drinking while listening to this one.

Time After Time - Carly Simon



I think Frank Sinatra did it first, but Carly knocks it out of the park!

La mer - Charles Trenet



Bobby Darin would recognize this one

You Don't Own Me - Leslie Gore



The beginning of feminism?

Muhammad Ali's Circus - Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated has featured some great writing over the years, but for me nothing has been so unforgettable as this article describing the lives of the people who made up Muhammad Ali's entourage, after the Circus had ended. It's a long article, but if you read it, you will never forget it:


https://www.si.com/boxing/2014/10/10/muhammad-ali-entourage

Mask report from Connecticut

Just got back from the local supermarket. A substantial majority of people were back to berating masks. Even a week ago very few were wearing them at the market. Clearly people are concerned about the delta variant. My wife wore one. I didn't. I'll wait for directions from Governor Lamont. He's steered me right so far.
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