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Jun 10, 2022 15 tweets 4 min read
A thread of GIFS you'll need during the hearing.... [1/] A thread of GIFS you'll need during the hearing.... [2/]
Jun 7, 2022 20 tweets 6 min read
RIP Jim Seals - THREAD [1/]
Seals & Crofts ~ Summer Breeze
RIP Jim Seals - THREAD [2/]
Seals & Crofts ~ Diamond Girl
Dec 8, 2020 46 tweets 18 min read
Sammy Davis, Jr. [Thread 1/]
December 8, 1925 ~ May 16, 1990
I saw him in concert 4 times. As a Democrat, at 16 I went to the 1972 GOP convention rally in Miami only to see Sammy perform. I sat in the 1st row, shook Sammy's hand & eventually gave it back. The Sammy & Nixon hug: Remembering Sammy Davis, Jr. [Thread 2/]
December 8, 1925 ~ May 16, 1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
February 4, 1990 ~ Full TV special (2:20:07)
This special aired 3 months before Sammy's passing.
#TCMParty
Dec 8, 2020 70 tweets 36 min read
Remembering John Lennon on the 40th anniversary of his death.
A thread I'll add to throughout the day.... [1]
October 9, 1940 ~ December 8, 1980
#JohnLennon @JohnLennon Remembering John Lennon on the 40th anniversary of his death.
A thread I'll add to throughout the day... [2/]
October 9, 1940 ~ December 8, 1980
Dave Sholin interviewed John Lennon & Yoko Ono about 12 hours before Lennon was assassinated.
#JohnLennon
Dec 7, 2020 5 tweets 6 min read
#PearlHarbor December 7, 1941
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#PearlHarborRemembranceDay Here's the full speech Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered on December 8th, after the December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. #FDR #PearlHarbor #PearlHarborRemembranceDay
Mar 6, 2020 5 tweets 4 min read
Federal rules changed to allow more testing for coronavirus. Florida isn’t going to follow them. sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl… via @SunSentinel #COVID19 #Coronavirus UPDATE.... Florida now says it does have enough test kits, but it STILL won't follow the federal guidelines that have changed to allow more testing for coronavirus. via @MiamiHerald hrld.us/2v5NcBW #COVID19 #Coronavirus
Jun 17, 2018 6 tweets 2 min read
THREAD...
1) Remember I tweeted that my 88-year-old dad, who was in the Coast Guard during the Korean War, has been writing epic Facebook rants? He's asked me to share them on Twitter. This thread contains the one he wrote on June 15th that I tweeted about. Dad's pissed off ~ FB June 15th
2) "Oh, you asked the wrong question to the wrong guy!! What’s on your mind? I’ll tell you but you will be sorry you asked!
That I have lived too long at almost age 90. That I have lived to see the likes of Donald Trump destroy the United States...