posted: 4 days ago
by billybob
"From the AP article I posted in another thread: "Schumer has handed "the keys of the kingdom to the president," Johnson said Thursday. "Because they have decided to vote to shut the government down, they have now effectively turned off the legislative branch … and they've turned it over to the executive." No, Speaker Johnson, you and the Republicans gave up on being representatives of the people as soon as the President/Dictator started writing all those Executive Orders, bypassing what YOUR House..."
posted: 4 days ago
by tntrecycling
"1969 changed things. Plus being older started mowing lawns for the neighbors. Older kids listen to a wide range of music. Potters had 17 children, and they played music in the garage. Steve miller band, John Denver, Waylon, Head East, Ian Hunter,..."
posted: 4 days ago
by PeoriaChronicle
"You do a tremendous number of posts all day every day. Are you retired and just spending all your time online?..."
posted: 4 days ago
by tntrecycling
"Crime around people today.
After hearing some of the people from Chicago seem like the crimes are better that getting rid of them that cause problems. Buildings that sit empty and squatters would you be ok next door to you or would you have it taken care of......"
posted: 4 days ago
by PeoriaChronicle
"Elvis. My parents were big Elvis fans, so heard him a lot while growing up. I only heard "modern" music (at the time--mid to late 70s) from my older brother.
Edit: I know Elvis was still singing new songs on the radio up till he died in 1977, but my parents mostly listened to older (50s-60s) hits. They also liked the songs from American Graffiti. As for what I remember listening to from my brother: Osmonds, Billy Joel, Gary Numan, etc...."
posted: 4 days ago
by DennisinPeoria
"From the AP article I posted in another thread:
"Schumer has handed "the keys of the kingdom to the president," Johnson said Thursday. "Because they have decided to vote to shut the government down, they have now effectively turned off the legislative branch … and they've turned it over to the executive."
No, Speaker Johnson, you and the Republicans gave up on being representatives of the people as soon as the President/Dictator started writing all those Executive Orders, bypassing what YOUR House shoul..."
posted: 4 days ago
by DennisinPeoria
"His latest and biggest flipflop. But it's something Democrats have known all along; Conservatives kept yelling fake news; and DJT claimed on campaign trail that he didn't know anything or too much about it, hadn't read it, tried to distance himself from it.
He now embraces Project 2025.
https://apnews.com/arti cle/trump-project-2025-ru ss-vought-shutdown-2d1ea5 e6e32c583ddf6b8a8164e523c 3
Just a "Told You So" moment...."
posted: 5 days ago
by billybob
"Don't know if it was the first but certainly do remember Patti Page "How Much Is That Doggie In The Window" it became a theme song, of a sorts, when we got our first family dog. . Think I probably first heard it when she sang it on "The Dinah Shore Show"
Decades later, while traveling for work, Patti Page was still doing concerts and she was appearing across the street from the hotel. When she sang it, the ovation was so loud and sustained she sang it twice. So, I guess it resonated with lots and lots of..."
