XTC – “No Thugs In Our House” (1982)
Author: Scott Parker-Anderson
I am @TheRealSPA wherever I am
Desmond Tut – Words to Live By
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. – Desmond Tutu
Happy 112th Birthday Vivian Vance
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Happy 127th Birthday Aldous Huxley
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Happy 93rd Birthday Stanley Kubrick
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Happy 151st Birthday Maxfield Parrish
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It helps to be patient.
Plaster of Paris takes forever to dry.
Happy 80th Birthday Emmett Till
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The 39 Steps (1935) – Hitchcock’s cameo
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R.E.M. – “Losing My Religion” (1991)
R.E.M. – “Losing My Religion” (1991)
Alphaville – “Forever Young” (1984)
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Happy 121st Birthday Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald
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