Things are getting too far out of hand!
Yesterday at 2 pm the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston was closed. Purportedly by an Executive Order allowing the dismissal of certain federal employees by DOLGE.
Thirteen Presidential Libraries are administered by the National Archives Records Administration. The Kennedy Library the sole one closed. The twelve others remained open. Included were the Nixon and Reagan Libraries.
Limited news releases this morning suggest the Kennedy facility will be reopened today. The information provided with no verification as to source.
Syracuse did it again yesterday. Lost another basketball game. This one sadly.
Pitt beat Syracuse 80-61. The sadness is that Syracuse had a 16 point lead and blew it.
The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison. He was awarded a patent for it in 1878.
One of the ways the federal government worked at getting the U.S. out of the Depression of the 1930s was to produce theatrical events. Provided jobs.
The Work Responses Administration, in cooperation with the Florida Emergency Relief Administration, produced Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Pirates of Penzance” at Battery Dilworth on Fort Zachary Taylor grounds in Key West on February 19, 1935.
Though born in 1935, I was not yet born on that date. Ergo did not get to see Pirates of Penzance on that date. Did get to see the show on Broadway when it was featured again in the 1980s. At the time I saw the show, it starred Linda Ronstadt and Kevin Kline. Both went on to become famous Hollywood stars.
A major U.S. Pacific attack against Japan began this day in 1945 when U.S. Marines 30,000 strong began their invasion of Iwo Jima.
Songs bring back memories. “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree” was released and instantly became famous in 1973. Tony Orlando the record’s feature singer.
I remember the tune and record. In 1973, my family and I enjoyed a condominium at Palm Aire in Florida. The song could be heard everywhere.
Mickey Mouse and China. Mickey Mouse was introduced to China in 1985. Mickey’s name in Chinese Mi Iao.
I began preparing to go to The Grand for Happy Hour at 3 yesterday afternoon. Happy Hour begins at 4.
All of a sudden, I was tired. Extremely tired. Laid down for a few minutes. Fell asleep. Did not wake till midnight.
Wow!
A first!
I can only assume my experiences at the Willie Nelson Show the previous evening left me that tired. Worth it!
Enjoy your day!
Willie will be in Bangor Maine for a concert this summer along with the spirit of JB.
Trump hates Willie Nelson, probably took over the Kennedy Center, just to keep him from performing there.
Yeah, I love Jackson Browne too. I would have loved to see them perform together.
Hey Lou, almost $1.4 million a year to the top person running the Kennedy center? That sounds like a proper amount! Take a look at the salaries of the 20 plus people below the millionaire leader!!! Clean the swamp!!
Gee, I can’t seem to find ANY reference to EYW’s post about the top person running the Kennedy center take of $1.4 million a year.
Perhaps you could lead us to some sort of proof or even mention, of this?
But, knowing it comes from that troll “EYW” who is constantly posting untrue garbage, I’ll be surprised we get ANY sort of reply, apart from more garbage.
Just another one of EYW’s useless and misleading posts, implying something kinda/maybe/hopefully smearable?
NOT!
Hey Lou, have Tim go to nonprofitlight.com and look up the Kennedy center. Deborah Rutters million dollar plus salary is listed along with her long list of overpaid underlings. Hope this helps!
Wow ONEYW, you had to dig pretty far down the list (100 pages or so, to find her listed. She’s on page 100 – 2489th, on their list of just nonprofits alone. Nor does this seem out of place or even competitive with other similar ‘nonprofits.’
Sure seems like a phony political smear issue to me, especially as Ms. Rutters, is paid mostly out of revenue generated by the center, not by tax dollars and SHE is the one seeking those donations, usually in excess of 1290 million a year.
Lets see how Trump now does in this position and how much income he generates in donations and what kind of money he takes out of the organization.
Then let’s talk!
Correction please: That should be “$120″ million a year” – Not 1290 million (a typo).
Hey Lou, how about DOGE uncovering the huge Stacey Abrams climate change charity scam!!!
Clean the swamp!!!
More total trolling by Lou’s favorite pest and tool.
DODGE is nothing more than Trump’s personal Schutzstaffel.
Beware America, Saandy loves this sort of garbage
Nothing but right wing heat fever. Completely legal charity they are trying to make into something it just isn’t and will never be.
If you want to clean the swamp, you should start with the room Musk calls a “DOGE” office.