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Bennington Battle Day is a state holiday in Vermont. It commemorates an important Revolutionary War battle fought on August 16, 1777. The actual battle was fought on a farm in Walloomsac, New York, which is about 10 miles (16 km) from Bennington.
On August 13, 2022, we went to a battle reenactment held in Hoosick Falls, New York. There, I took a picture of an encampment under a partially cloudy sky.
Before the battle, we were able to visit the camps of those reenacting participants of both sides, British/Germans vs. Patriots (we would call them Americans today), in addition to about 100 Native Americans.
(If you are interested in the details of the battle, you can find information here.)
This year is our 250th birthday, and I could wish to be in Bennington this weekend but, alas, I won't be able to.
Who are the Music Moves Me bloggers? We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! We are brought to you by Cathy ofCurious as a Cathy, Stacy of Stacy's Random Thoughts, Marie (Xmas Dolly), and myself, plus other music loving bloggers.
Why not join us? Here's our optional theme for this week: You Pick.
I saw a meme on Facebook the other day that had a list of recording artists who were 70 or over and still recording and/or touring. I decided to feature several of these artists and a past or recent song of theirs.
Willie Nelson, age 93 (April 29, 1933) who is currently touring. Dream Chaser, the song above, was released in May of this year.
Smokey Robinson, age 86 (February 19, 1940), touring in his "Legacy of Love" tour, is both a singer and a song writer. I chose his hit with the Miracles, Tears of a Clown, which he co-wrote. This song was released on an album in 1967 and as a single in 1970.
Bob Dylan, age 85 (May 24, 1941) currently touring in his "Rough and Rowdy" tour. I chose the song that introduced me to him in 1965, Like a Rolling Stone, which was also written by Dylan.
Ringo Starr, age 85, performed in New York City last October and two of my in-laws went to see him.(They loved the concert). It Don't Come Easy, from 1971, was co written by Ringo, with George Harrison.
Steve Miller age 82 (October 5, 1943)will have a short residency in New York City in October (Steve Miller Rocks Rose Theater). I chose his 1976 hit Fly Like an Eagle, which Steve Miller wrote.
Finally, despite a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease made public last month, and also a diagnosis of breast cancer, 83 year old Carly Simon (born June 25, 1943) released new music in June. That album included a song called Howl, co-written by Simon.
And that's a wrap!
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Today, a couple of photos of hydrangeas I took in a nearby town.
It seems these are more popular as ornamental plants each year.
Finally, here's a photo of a pepper display at a local farm market.
Soon, the veggies that say "autumn" to me will arrive at that same market. There will be pumpkins and other winter squash of all varieties, early apples, Concord grapes, and pears.
Eventually the summer veggies: the sweet corn, the summer squash, the tomatoes that burst with flavor, will dwindle and eventually disappear.
The wheel of the seasons continues to turn, as the days grow shorter and we approach winter, one humid day at a time.
After the rains of last week where I live in the Southern Tier of New York, we cooled down a little but the past three days we returned to the heat and humidity.
July 30, puddles on the road after a deluge.
August 5, hot weather sky and a mural in a Southern Tier downtown.
August 6, mid day skies taken at same time in two different directions.
Yesterday, the weather report called for afternoon and evening thunderstorms. They passed to the north of us, but I took these pictures right before it started to drizzle.
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Who
are the Music Moves Me bloggers? We are a group of music loving
bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday (or even later in
the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to
join! We are brought to you by Cathy ofCurious as a Cathy, Stacy of Stacy's Random Thoughts, Marie (Xmas Dolly), and myself, plus other music loving bloggers.
Why not join us? Here's our optional theme for this week:
"The first
sandwich was allegedly made on August 6, 1762, and was given the Lord of
Sandwich’s name. The dish consisted of meat placed between two slices
of bread, which he requested because he was in the middle of a gambling
game and did not want to interrupt it.
This week’s
prompt is sandwich. Build a sandwich (acrostic) with your favorite song
picks, find song titles, lyrics, or band names with sandwich or items
found on a sandwich. This is a lite assignment, the object is to have
fun!"
There is a type of sandwich that has many names here in the United States, depending on where you live. It's a sandwich made with a long Italian or Italian style bread, and can contain deli meat, tuna, meatballs, or other sandwich fillings. In New York City, these sandwiches are called hero sandwiches (at least, that's what we called them in my New York City childhood.) Just north of New York City, where my spouse grew up, they are called wedges. In New England, grinders. Others call them hoagies. Much of the country now calls them subs.
I'm going to go in a different direction for my first four songs. These are songs mentioning the names of these sandwiches, although they aren't written about them.
Hoagies (a commercial) for a maker of deli meat and cheeses. You'll see what the sandwich looks like, and the song is...well, listen to it.
A live performance of Heroes - David Bowie.
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) - Tina Turner, released in 1985 as the theme song for the movie Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
Turning to subs:
Yellow Submarine - The Beatles, originally released in 1966.
For grinders, Judas Priest and Grinder, from 1980.
Finally, a song mentioning bread: 1964's Bread and Butter - the Newbeats
And that's a wrap!
Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me.
