Rest in Peace, Davy Jones of the Monkees :-(

Extremely sad and in shock when I heard the news tonight about Davy Jones’ passing today.  He had suffered a massive heart attack at his home in Florida.  He was only 66 years old.  He was the youngest member of the Monkees. Back in 1993, I had actually met him in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he [...]

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Another Beatle/Traveling Wilbury Birthday!

Happy Birthday George Harrison He would have been 69 years old today.  We’ll remember his music he made with the Beatles, the Traveling Wilburys, and as a solo artist.  Hope you are enjoying life in the immaterial/spiritual world, George!  Blow Away by George Harrison Runaway by The Traveling Wilburys Something by The Beatles  

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Ono! I’m Late With This One!

Happy Belated Birthday Yoko Ono Mrs. John Lennon and mother of Sean celebrated her birthday on Saturday, February 18.  Hope you had a great day, Yoko! John & Yoko on the Dick Cavett Show Yoko’s Cut Piece 1965 Performance Art It’s Been Very Hard by Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band with Lady Gaga

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Outside In Song of the Week

Congratulations to Paul McCartney for getting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last Thursday!  Also, Paul put in a performance of his new song My Valentine on the Grammies Sunday night and even closed out the show with singing a melody of Beatles songs.  My Valentine by Paul McCartney

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My Favorite Monkee’s Birthday!

Happy 70th Birthday Peter Tork! My favorite Monkee is celebrating a milestone today.  Hope you had a great day, Peter! Peter Sings the Monkee’s Song For Pete’s Sake (written by Peter) Messing with The Kid by Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues Peter appearing on The One Show with Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz last [...]

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RlP Peter Breck (Nick Barkley) of The Big Valley

Sad Television News!  Actor Peter Breck of the 1960s western series The Big Valley has died in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he’s lived since the 1980s.  He was 82 years old.  He co-starred with Barbara Stanwyck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans, and Richard Long on that show.  I grew up watching the reruns of that show [...]

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R.I.P., Whitney Houston! :-(

I burst out into tears tonight when I heard the tragic news about singer Whitney Houston’s untimely death at age 48.  She was found dead tonight at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California.  Details of her death are unknown at this time. Whitney hit it big back in 1985 and soon became one of the [...]

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Outside In Song of the Week

Happy 70th Birthday Graham Nash The co-founder of two bands (The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, & Nash) recently celebrated his 70th a couple of days ago.  Hope you had a great day, Graham!  Being a big Buddy Holly fan, Graham named his band The Hollies after him.  Great tribute to the rock legend, Graham! The [...]

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The AANE Petition To Be Sent to The APA/DSM-5 Committee

Here is the Petition that the Asperger Association of New England (AANE) has developed in regarding to the proposed changes in the new DSM-5 about the autism diagnosis.  I have already signed it. The Petition

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A Message from Dania Jekel of AANE

I first met Dania Jekel in July 2002 just after I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome.  This is her response to the proposed changes in the upcoming DSM-5.   As Executive Director of the Asperger’s Association of New England (AANE) in Watertown, Massachusetts, I, too, am extremely worried that the proposed revised DSM-5 criteria could [...]

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