Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #Smetana

Most recents (2)

President Nixon enjoys sudden, unscheduled hug from Sammy Davis, Jr., at "Young Voters for the President" rally, Marine Stadium, Miami, fifty years ago tonight:
Sammy's public hug obviously has not been cleared in advance with Nixon chief of staff Bob Haldeman.
Sammy had also suddenly kissed Archie Bunker on "All in the Family" in 1972, same year as his spontaneous hug for Nixon:
Read 6 tweets
OK. For those of you who have had enough of politics, perhaps a thread for music. I have been trying to choose my #DesertIslandDiscs and I have found it impossible to narrow it down to 8 all at once. What I've decided to do is go through my own personal musical history.
The tracks I choose will be chronological and based entirely on their effect on me at a particular time of my life or their connection to an event. My first track is from 1974. On Christmas Morning at 5 o'clock I woke up to find a cassette recorder at the bottom of my bed!
With that cassette recorder was my first ever 'album' 'Keep On Wombling'! I don't know how many times I played it in those first few days, but it was in double figures. Difficult to choose a favourite but I have gone for the opening track.
Read 32 tweets

Related hashtags

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!