Gary Secondino's Blog » In Passing http://webstir.com/opmlblog News, stories, and ideas that interest me. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:19:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Listen and Learn http://webstir.com/opmlblog/2011/11/05/listen-and-learn/ http://webstir.com/opmlblog/2011/11/05/listen-and-learn/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:53:25 +0000 pgsadmin http://webstir.com/opmlblog/?p=598 For us older Americans it’s Listen and Remember. Apparently not that much has changed. Why?

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Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, father of the Macintosh and the brains behind the wild success of the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, has passed away, Apple has confirmed on its website. He was 56.

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Steve Jobs: a personal remembrance

Doc, Dave, Fred

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Early Days

Wild, Exciting, New, WOW!

Rest well Steve

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Little did I know that in later years she was the god-mother to RAP!
Here’s the NPR report.

 

 


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Another guitar slinger joins the band upstairs. RIP man.

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Charlie’s music was influential across time and genres, and The Louvin Brothers were one of the greatest duos in country music history.

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Law & Order Cancelled

The long-running U.S. cop show Law & Order has been cancelled after 20 years. Dick Wolf’s highly-successful New York-based drama premiered in America in 1990.

The Austin Torpedoes on a long hiatus


After 25 years together and hundreds of performances members of the band have called a long break.

Gary and Linda go their separate ways

After 10 years it’s time to move forward.

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This dog had my heart. I will miss him.

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On this day of Ted Kennedy’s passing I’m remembering my father Phil Secondino, who passed away 20 years ago, at the same age, and from the same disease as Ted. So, today I’m reminded of the headline above, and the desire to do good deeds, make a difference, be respectful, and to live life with love. What about you?

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