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bbchris Princess Of Hongkong
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lolson
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Cybernetic Organism68
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Question of the week - 14 Feb 2005 - a day late! |
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David Bowie...
He inspired me to want to make music, as well as, he introduced me to alot of different types of music. The man's basically done everything from folk to soul to hard rock to drum & bass...
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droolymutt No Underblurb
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forteetoo
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:12 am Post subject: Re: Question of the week - 14 Feb 2005 - a day late! |
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marilyn manson
his fearlessness inspires me.
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Seismic Anamoly
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droolymutt No Underblurb
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: Question of the week - 14 Feb 2005 - a day late! |
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Nice post, Seismo...
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ED1G PIGGY MOONRUST
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RonOnGuitar
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:47 am Post subject: Re: Question of the week - 14 Feb 2005 - a day late! |
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When I think about I have to along with Drooly and Seismo's line of thought: my folks.
We' re talking about two people who both attended the proverbial one-room schoolhouse and who ended up raising 9 kids. (Had 10, one died as an infant)
That alone is more than enough to inspire me - even setting aside all the stuff in between the the1-room school house and the 10 kids!
Quote: "Didn't have electricity or indoor plumbing until 1938 at the age of 18 when the WPA came through and put it in."
Y'know Seismo, walking around the city sidewalks I'll see quite a few sidewalk "squares" poured in recent years that are cracked and in need of repair/replacement. But every now and then you'll find a square - solid as can be - stamped with "NRA 193x" in the corner. ("National Recovery Act").
Those who managed to feed their families during those hard times by working in the NRA,WPA and other programs have good reason to be proud. They too were part of the "Greatest Generation".
My dad was in the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp). To this day you'll find trees seperating the right/left lanes while driving some stretches of highway hereabouts in the northland - trees planted by the CCC crews that he worked with.
All these people were just ordinary folks doing extraordinary things that we take for granted today - creating electricity, sidewalks, roads, planting trees, making it through tough times - and a whole lot more.
So you're spot on, cowboy - "inspirational" is the operational word. Good read there!
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