Sally Morris Sundays
Monday, May 01, 2023
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on May 1, 2023 at 07:40 pm
In 1967 a new international singing sensation burst upon the scene with a country hit - “Release Me”. He had it all - style, looks and above all a towering…...
Saturday, February 11, 2023
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on February 11, 2023 at 11:14 pm
For a much needed change of pace I went with my (adult) kids to see Puss in Boots. I would not hesitate to recommend Puss in Boots 2 “The Last Wish”…...
Tuesday, April 06, 2021
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on April 6, 2021 at 01:00 pm
In case you hadn’t noticed, oppression and subjugation have always plagued mankind. It seems there is always a tyrant somewhere (or a little club of…...
Saturday, April 03, 2021
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on April 3, 2021 at 06:00 pm
It is Easter Sunday! Let us hope that this year we are ready to celebrate fully after a very somber…...
Sunday, March 28, 2021
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on March 28, 2021 at 06:18 pm
Alfredo Arnold Cocozza was an inspiration to many great artists. Among those whose careers were fired up by him were no less than Placido Domingo, José Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti,…...
Sunday, March 21, 2021
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on March 21, 2021 at 03:09 pm
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Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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on March 17, 2021 at 03:57 pm
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today we honor the Irish and the Irish diaspora, including Irish Americans. The Irish contribution to our culture,…...
Sunday, March 14, 2021
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on March 14, 2021 at 09:01 am
Because it’s Sunday we get a break from the politics and…...
Sunday, March 07, 2021
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on March 7, 2021 at 05:22 pm
It’s late on a Sunday afternoon and I’ve…...
Saturday, February 27, 2021
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on February 27, 2021 at 11:21 am
It’s Sunday - and I can’t believe it! I thought winter would never come to an end. Well, I don’t want to run up on the ball too much, but…...
Sunday, February 21, 2021
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on February 21, 2021 at 08:01 pm
Some time back I wrote a memorial to the great Mexican singer, José José (José Romulo Sosa Ortiz), known as “El Principe”, who passed away September 28, 2019. Last night…...
Sunday, February 14, 2021
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on February 14, 2021 at 06:07 pm
It’s Valentine’s Day today. I hope everyone will celebrate it in some way with someone they love. I suggested to a friend whose mom stays in most of the time…...
Sunday, January 31, 2021
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on January 31, 2021 at 06:46 pm
It might be helpful to many of us, frustrated as never before with matters of politics and economics, to pause and realize that man has been plagued thusly from the…...
Sunday, January 24, 2021
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on January 24, 2021 at 02:30 pm
Tomorrow will be the 262nd birthday of the Bard of Scotland, Robert Burns. I know we’ve talked about Burns here before and this year it might be more important than…...
Sunday, January 10, 2021
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on January 10, 2021 at 03:21 pm
How is it that somehow, just when you absolutely need it the most, a ray of golden sunshine shows up to warm you? So it was for me this week. …...
Sunday, January 03, 2021
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on January 3, 2021 at 08:58 pm
This is the first Sunday of 2021, so it must be “special”. I suddenly thought of Audrey Hepburn. Don’t ask me why - I really don’t know, but somehow her…...
Sunday, December 20, 2020
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on December 20, 2020 at 07:49 pm
Hello, friends and readers! Merry Christmas! Yeah! Christmas is back! Who’da thought? So since we never know whether the next government will abolish it altogether, as in China or Iran,…...
Sunday, November 29, 2020
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on November 29, 2020 at 07:35 pm
Perhaps what we need most today is an antidote to today. Many of us are old enough to remember the Saturday Evening Post. It nearly always had a cover by…...
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
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on November 25, 2020 at 05:34 pm
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I hope you will all enjoy a much-needed holiday from the stress of shutdowns and economic crisis, uncertainty, riots and mob violence of all kinds, even personal…...
Sunday, November 15, 2020
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on November 15, 2020 at 03:08 pm
One of the most dramatic stories of our time in terms of rebuilding one’s life is that of Ryan Speedo Green. Let’s start with the “before” part of his story. …...
Sunday, November 08, 2020
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on November 8, 2020 at 03:47 pm
Our entertainment world has been graced by many talented and ingenious immigrants. There were many who fled Europe as Hitler brought oppression to his own people and other minorities as…...
Sunday, November 01, 2020
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on November 1, 2020 at 07:47 am
NOTE: The following was written last night, October 31, 2020. Today we got the sad news of the death of Scottish actor Sean Connery. He was 90 - hard…...
Sunday, October 25, 2020
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on October 25, 2020 at 06:30 pm
I just realized that today (October 25) is Johann Strauss II’s birthday! So it seems appropriate to honor one of our greatest composers and heroes of our culture today. Besides,…...
Sunday, October 18, 2020
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on October 18, 2020 at 04:20 pm
I don’t know about you, but after the past week I’m really needing a break. Last time out I went to the classic movies of the 1930s and 40s and…...
Sunday, October 11, 2020
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on October 11, 2020 at 05:56 pm
Tomorrow is Columbus Day. That’s right. It’s not an error. It is Monday, October 12, and it is Columbus Day. Despite the fact that our law enforcement, state governors institutions…...
Saturday, October 03, 2020
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on October 3, 2020 at 10:06 pm
Growing up I must admit I watched a LOT of late shows and afternoon matinees on TV. It was great! These were generally vintage movies from the 1930s, ‘40s, and…...
Sunday, September 13, 2020
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on September 13, 2020 at 06:30 pm
Its a bright and sunny, cool September Sunday - no better time to pause in the day to listen to some great music from a multi-talented performer - the great…...
Sunday, August 30, 2020
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on August 30, 2020 at 01:41 pm
On August 11 we lost an American treasure - Trini Lopez, singer, guitarist and actor - to complications from COVID 19. Trinidad Lopez III was born in Dallas to…...
Sunday, August 23, 2020
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on August 23, 2020 at 01:50 pm
On this day in 1912, an American legend was born in Pittsburgh. Gene Kelly would have been 108 today. Born to an Irish American family (by way of Canada and…...
Sunday, August 16, 2020
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on August 16, 2020 at 03:08 pm
As summer drifts along, we must pause to note the lives of some of our great composers who were born in August. They hail from all parts of Europe -…...
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