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Mary Jo,   did you write for Borba?Cheers Comrade 
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Today's Listen:Count Basie & Dizzy Gillespie  --  THE GIFTED ONESwith Ray Brown and Mickey RokerLiner notes that only The Frogman would love.   Written by Joe Pass.   Talks about, 3rds and minors and c7-flat-5 on the fifth bar.   Who does he t... 
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I have that Al Di Meola on LP.   He didn't make the cut to CD.Cheers 
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the dark stain is Denmark. https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/country-size-comparison/united-states/denmark cheers 
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I guess someone forgot to tell the rulers in Pyongyang, Beijing, Phnom Penh, Moscow, Hanoi and even Zagreb.There is always the 10% that never get the memo.Cheers 
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***** but about equal and free access to the articles of consumption*****What does that mean?   And why does it take a communist system to achieve it.Cheers 
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Sadly, poverty is a vital part of capitalism.  It's the great motivator.Imagine a country where the government promised and actually made sure everyone was in the middle class.Then imagine one where everyone was in the middle class and no one rich... 
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The USA is a Republic.   In a true Democracy, the people vote directly on all issues / laws.We vote for people, congressmen / senators, who vote for us.Cheers 
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***** Why don't you send that "social security check" back to the government. Do you use "Medicare"?*****Why should I send it back?  I have been employed since the 6th grade.   I paid my share.Cheers 
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Army nurses that hold the rank of LTC / COL, are surely some of the toughest folks in the military.Once I was in the 97th General Hospital in Frankfurt, and due to the draw down in Nam, I had 5 (five) nurses, all full colonels, giving me their und... 
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***** What kind of government will torture you if you say it is evil?*****A socialist / communist one.    Don't shoot the messenger.   Read history.Cheers 
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***** In regard to the messengers; put up or shut up.*****Let me put up the following:Louis Armstrong  &   Hot 5/7Duke Ellington and his orchestraCount Basie and his orchestraCab Calloway and his orchestraTake your pickCheers 
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***** Have you ever heard of a "Social Democracy"?*****Is that anything like a "workers paradise"?Cheers 
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Ayn in Tartarus??  Outrage I cry.Cheers 
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Have mercy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPTEbnA4McA Cheers