Maryann Trump Barry, 86. Donald Trump's sister and former federal judge who criticized the former President.
AIUI, the tax deduction for Ivana is just for the portion of the golf course that is her burial grounds. So by square footage or whatever it’s a tiny, tiny tax break.
But the brand !-- you forgot to allow for the value of the brand ! Trump will decide the size of the deduction based on that. And no liberal assessor better argue...
Bay Ridge?! I went to 5th and 6th grade there. About 2/3 of the kids in my class were 1st generation Norwegian immigrants who spoke Norwegian at home and had relatives still there.
George Brown of Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang Drummer George 'Funky' Brown Dead at 74: 'Greatly Missed and Never Forgotten' The musician was among the founding members and songwriters of the iconic funk group. Brown was among the founding members of the iconic funk group Kool & the Gang. While still in their teens, he joined brothers Ronald "Khalis" Bell and Robert "Kool" Bell as they set out to form a band in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964, along with friends Charles Smith, Dennis "D.T." Thomas, Ricky West and Robert "Spike" Mickens. https://people.com/kool-and-the-gang-drummer-george-funky-brown-dead-age-74-8404041
Damn, everbody but Charles Smith got a nickname. I still cringe at the time some young person asked me which of the following songs was KATG's best- Cherish The Night, Celebration or Joanna. The best thing they did --the only truly GREAT thing they ever did-- was Summer Madness.
RIP Rosalyn Carter. Rosalynn Carter, first lady who championed mental health, dies at 96 She sat in on Cabinet meetings of her husband, Jimmy Carter, advised on policy issues and pushed Congress to pass mental health legislation
When June Carter Cash died, I said Johnny would last two years at best, He was gone in 4 1/2 months. Jimmy's already in hospice. He'll be close behind.
When I met Jimmy Carter. Washington, Tyne and Wear, UK 1977. I was holding the flag. Ironic that 30 years later I became a US citizen.
I would argue that "Celebration" is a pretty iconic piece of pop culture that transcends it's objective qualities as a piece of recorded music.
I refuse to believe you'd do that. What's iconic about it? Being used for a bunch of sports title celebrations? Why not "We Are Family" (which sucks equally) while you're at it?
It was a #1 hit that decades later is still a staple for celebrations big and small. It’s a song almost everybody knows and many people still unironically enjoy dancing to. “Iconic” isn’t a measure of artistic worth. And “We Are Family” is a fun song. I would never spend money to own a copy or sit down to actually listen to it, but pop music fulfills many social functions.
No, we're talking about Kool And The Gang's Celebration. I don't deny that it's iconic, as BRF said, but I was asked about greatness. I was trying to keep him focused on greatness... it didn't work I kinda like We Are The Champions, but not very often.
I like ironic things. In this case "We are Family" is considered to be a classic gay anthem, one that you will still hear played in gay bars, especially on karaoke nights, whereas Queen's "We are the Champions" is one you will rarely, if ever, hear in a gay bar. I can honestly say I've heard "We are Family", "O Happy Day" and Christian group Mary Mary's "Shackels (Praise You)" performed in gay bars more than any Queen/Freddie Mercury song I can think of.
She asked me about greatness, BRF. Greatness. Wait... I love pop music more than just about anybody else here. I've said it before, and I expect to have to say it again. What other poster props Elton John and Billy Joel and The Eagles and Wings and Little River Band around here? Nobody else. 10cc, Bread, Neil Diamond, Seals & Crofts... My whole musical life was pop and mainstream rock before I started picking up my folks jazz albums. OTOH, almost everybody else in this forum spent their time in a downward spiral of making sure the bands they dig are less well-known than the bands their friends dig.
Why do gays have different musical tastes than everybody else? And why is it collective? Edwin Hawkins' O Happy Day??? What's the significance?
A lot of the iconic songs are about overcoming adversity or providing a sense of belonging. "I Will Survive" is the iconic song - the lyrics say it all. "We Are Family" resonates for people who were rejected by their families. O Happy Day is a song about future happiness and redemption - gays were often raised in the church but were denied the "happy day" ending - this song reclaims it. "Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance", from "Shackles", says it all when you consider being in the closet is being shackled. Christian songs about freedom can resonate deeply with gays. I suppose it's not surprising that "Freedom' was sung by a closeted gay guy, George Michael. Going to a gay bar karaoke night can feel like a more authentic church revival meeting than any church can muster.