Firesign Theater - Attack by UFO Eggs (1970's)
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Jayhawks - Lights (Sweet Relief A Benefit For Victoria Williams) (1993)
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Victoria Williams
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
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... Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is a nonprofit charity that maintains a financial fund from which professional musicians can draw when in need of medical care or financial needs.

Initially intended as a one-time CD launch benefit for Victoria Williams, Sweet Relief has evolved into a charity organization that relies on donations from artists and the public as a general fund to all professional musicians in need.

The fund provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians who are struggling with their finances while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems. ...

Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams
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...
Reception

Music critic Roch Parisien of Allmusic praised the album, writing it "offers a unique opportunity to introduce yourself to an enduring songwriter while savoring some of the day's most intriguing musicians."[1]

Track listing

Soul Asylum " "Summer of Drugs"
Lucinda Williams " "Main Road"
Pearl Jam " "Crazy Mary"
Buffalo Tom " "Merry Go Round"
Michael Penn " "Weeds"
Shudder To Think " "Animal Wild"
Lou Reed " "Tarbelly and Featherfoot"
Maria McKee " "Opelousas (Sweet Relief)"
Matthew Sweet " "This Moment"
Evan Dando " "Frying Pan"
The Jayhawks " "Lights"
The Waterboys " "Why Look at the Moon"
Giant Sand " "Big Fish"
Michelle Shocked " "Holy Spirit"
...

Trump told MAGA supporters that we won' in Iran. They were silent (March 13, 2026)
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... The silence from the Kentucky crowd, many wearing "Make America Great Again" gear, was deafening.

The friendly audience in the commonwealth's 4th District already had booed loudly at President Donald Trump's mention of "Barack Hussein Obama," with emphasis on the 44th president's middle name. It would later howl as the showman in chief verbally eviscerated Rep. Thomas Massie, the area's Republican congressman who has dared to defy him, including on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.

But when the unexpected wartime commander in chief declared that "we've won" his surprise war with Iran that he announced in the middle of the night on Feb. 28, no one cheered. In fact, there were no sounds at all inside the Verst Logistics Order Fulfillment Center in Hebron.

There wasn't even tepid applause.

The crowd had been in a cheering mood just seconds earlier, first when the MAGA movement's founder touted a $1.5 billion uranium enrichment facility four-hours-and-change south in Paducah, Ky., nor when he, in true showman mode, dropped the official name of the Iran mission, saying "Operation Epic Fury" dramatically and with a raised voice.

But he then conjured George W. Bush's Navy ship deck "Mission Accomplished" moment just 12 days into the Iran war -- and with the Islamic Republic government still intact. "Is that a great name? Well, it's only good if you win. You know, you can only do, and we've won. Let me tell you, we've won," he said. "You know, you never like to say too early you won. We won. We won the, in the first hour, it was over. We won."

But no matter how many times Trump made the questionable claim, there was only silence. ...

Twelve US troops wounded in Iran strike on base in Saudi Arabia, US official says
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... Twelve U.S. troops were wounded, two of them seriously, in an Iranian military strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday.

The latest casualties add to the more than 300 U.S. military service members who have been wounded since the war against Iran started on February 28. Earlier on Friday, the U.S. military said 273 of them had already returned to duty. Thirteen U.S. troops have been killed in the conflict. ...

Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (1984)
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I once saw this song being performed at a burial ceremony...

Lyrics excerpt ...

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...
Written by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" was released as a single February 20, 1985 and was featured as the main theme of the classic 1985 teen film The Breakfast Club.

Originally offered to The Fixx, Bryan Ferry and Billy Idol but all declined (Idol did however record his own version years later). Forsey then asked Simple Minds, who initially refused but eventually agreed per suggestion of their label, A&M.

It's said that the band rearranged and recorded the song in three hours and "promptly forgot about it," considering it just another song they recorded for somebody.

The song would go on to top the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it Simple Minds' biggest hit (in the U.S.) to date.

[Verse 1]
Won't you come see about me?
I'll be alone, dancing, you know it, baby
Tell me your troubles and doubts
Giving me everything inside and out, and
Love's strange, so real in the dark
Think of the tender things that we were working on
Slow change may pull us apart
When the light gets into your heart, baby

[Chorus]
Don't you forget about me
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't you forget about me

[Bridge]
Will you stand above me?
Look my way, never love me
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
Down, down, down

Will you recognize me?
Call my name or walk on by
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
Down, down, down, down
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Ooh, woah
...

Central Oregon Daily News
Trump and Powell disagree in front of press over renovation ...
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... President Trump visited the Federal Reserve to inspect renovations Thursday. Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell went back and forth in front of the press over Federal Reserve renovation figures.

When the duo approached the press wearing white hard hats, Trump said, 'construction costs for the ongoing renovation of two historic Fed buildings have topped $3.1 billion.'

"I haven't heard that from anybody," Powell replied. ...

Chmn Powell then told Pres Trump that the "evidence" was not about this renovation, but also included the renovation of another, third, building.

As US-Israel war in Iran enters fourth week, costs of conflict come into focus, experts say
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... The U.S. and Israel are deploying costly sophisticated weaponry against the less expensive but cost-effective arms used by Iran, a fact that has brought the evolving dynamics of modern warfare into sharper focus. ...

As the war in Iran drags into its fourth week, the direct and indirect costs of the conflict are beginning to mount, highlighting a longstanding challenge of replenishing weaponry and other military assets while waging what some describe as "asymmetric" warfare in a far-flung part of the world.

The U.S. and Israel are deploying costly sophisticated weaponry against the less expensive but highly cost-effective arms being used by Iran, a fact that has brought the evolving dynamics of modern warfare into sharper focus.

"There is a disconnect," said Denise Garcia, professor of political science and international affairs at Northeastern. "The U.S. and other major powers built massive aircraft carriers, fighter jets and costly missiles, yet it is the cheaper drones that are causing terror -- an example of asymmetric warfare at its best." ...

What to know about the Army's updated enlistment age guidelines
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Tiger Woods had 5 drugs in system during DUI arrest, toxicology report says (2017)
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Sons of the Commander in Chief: The Roosevelt Boys in World War II (2018)
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... The sons and daughters of thousands of American families heeded the call to serve their country during World War II.

The four sons of America's First Family were counted among those that served with distinction and honor for the duration of the war.

The Roosevelt boys -- Jimmy, Elliott, Franklin, Jr., and John -- all joined the U.S. armed forces and served overseas, each one having very different service experiences.

Jimmy, FDR, Jr. and John followed the family tradition of naval service. Elliott soared with the Army Air Forces.

Just like other wartime GI's, they were away from family and in harm's way. Just like other wartime GI's, their parents worried about their safety. ...

Switchfoot - Meant To Live (2003)
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Lyrics excerpt...

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...
This is the first song on Switchfoot's album The Beautiful Letdown. This song is about life and the choices that we make that may lead to regret.

[Verse 1]
Fumbling his confidence
And wondering why the world has passed him by
Hoping that he's bent for more than arguments
And failed attempts to fly, fly

[Chorus]
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
Somewhere we live inside
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
...