Daily Archives: June 17, 2025

Just Three

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... headlines of the day - to keep the blood flowing.

"Ilhan Omar criticizes Trump's military parade, calls US one of 'worst countries'"
Why is she even still in the country, let alone Congress? She entered under false pretenses and has no intention of honoring her oath of office.

"Russian drone strikes on Ukraine capital city claim US citizen among the dead."
And why would a "normal" US citizen even be there? Should have listened to Ol' Remus. FAFO.

“Alex Padilla is an embarrassment to California”
Oh, come on now. He's way down the list - He's the embarrassment? With the likes of Schiff, Pelosi, Waters, Newsome?
He's a "Who is Alex Padilla?"

I really should stop following the news ...

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Tunes For Tuesday – Mrs Miller “Downtown”

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A sample of some obscure – and some maybe not obscure – tunes from my strange and off-the-wall collection.

Today’s selection: Mrs Miller "Downtown" 1966

OK. I'd say this was extremely obscure but I don't know that "obscure" applies to something that may be found on Utube - as it seems most everything I have can be ...

Some things in a "collection" are there simply to be collected. This selection belongs to that group. My hat's off to ye if you can make through the whole tune ...

Mrs. Miller (1907 - 1997) was an American singer who gained some fame in the 1960s for her series of shrill and off-tempo renditions of popular songs. Miller sang for American servicemen in Vietnam, performed at the Hollywood Bowl and appeared on numerous television talk and variety shows.

"An untrained mezzo-soprano, she sang in a heavy, vibrato-laden style; Miller's voice was compared to the sound of roaches scurrying across a trash can lid."

In spite of this, the song reached the Billboard Top 100 in 1966.

Enjoy ... or something.

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