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Religion & Spirituality

6 days ago6d

Posted by KateOahu

Bertrand Russell “Why I Am Not A Christian” full audio:

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Health & Happiness

1 week ago1w

Posted by Captain_Feelgood

Russell nails it again. 🥴 Just think how many out there (and in here) still believe the shit Fauci and his left wing radicals were (and many still are) spewing.

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Freedom from Religion Foundation

2 weeks ago2w

Posted by Robecology

A good thought from Bertrand Russell; Here's two memes from him

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Quotes

3 weeks ago3w

Posted by Petter

A spinney of experience is worth more than a forest of advice. James Russell Lowell.

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Quotes

1 month ago1m

Posted by Marionville

“Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education”…………..Bertrand Russell

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Quotes

1 month ago1m

Posted by Garban

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. -Bertrand Russell

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Quotes

Apr 9Apr 9

Posted by Garban

There's a Bible on that shelf there. But I keep it next to Voltaire –poison and antidote. -Bertrand Russell Happy Easter.

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Taboo Island Atlantis

Apr 8Apr 8

Posted by WilliamCharles

Roll Away The Stone - Leon Russell

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Posts

Apr 7Apr 7

Posted by zeuser

Bears have their issues.

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Quotes

Apr 7Apr 7

Posted by Garban

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence. -Bertrand Russell Why do you suppose that is?

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Quotes

Apr 1Apr 1

Posted by Marionville

The fundamental trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure whereas the intelligent are full of doubt”……………Bertrand Russell.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Mar 26Mar 26

Posted by Captain_Feelgood

Once again Russell knocks it out of the park. The cancel culture is out of control, and retarding scientific advancement.

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Politics

Mar 19Mar 19

Posted by Captain_Feelgood

Got to hand it to him. Russell nails it again. 🤨

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Politics

Mar 17Mar 17

Posted by Captain_Feelgood

Just like many of the commenters on this one, I wouldn't have enjoyed listening to Russell Brand 10 years ago ramble on about his radical left-wing viewpoints. But I must say, here he is actually making good sense while having great conversations ...

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Mynd Storm

Mar 16Mar 16

Posted by Word

R.I.P. Wednesday "Windy", she got run over on a Thursday. She was just a puppy, about 9 months old. Part chihuahua and Jack Russell given to me and my mother by my daughter. Cute and playful. Her loyalty was the most loyal I had ever seen ...

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FreeThinkers

Mar 7Mar 7

Posted by FvckY0u

I was struck by this quote today by Bertrand Russell; "“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom." I totally agree and want to delve further into the topic. I ...

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Quotes

Mar 7Mar 7

Posted by Marionville

“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom”…………….Bertrand Russell.

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The Best of Late Night & News

Mar 4Mar 4

Posted by phxbillcee

Overtime: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Russell Brand, John Heilemann | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

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CLASSIC ROCK RULES

Feb 27Feb 27

Posted by RhondaShotwell

Bad Finger - No Matter What

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Liberal/Progressive Party

Feb 7Feb 7

Posted by johnnyrobish

Neo-Nazi Leader and Girlfriend Arrested in Power Grid Attack Plot Atomwaffen neo-Nazi group founder Brandon Russell - recently released from prison - and his 34-year-old girlfriend Sarah Beth Clendaniel, who actually met while serving time in ...

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CLASSICAL, OPERA and CROSSOVER

Feb 2Feb 2

Posted by FrayedBear

Still looking & sounding gorgeous 60 years on:

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Jazz, Blues, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Dance, Punk, Alternative, Rock and Roll.

Jan 31Jan 31

Posted by Spinliesel

I need to listen to a train song. Here is Leon Russell. It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry. That's Bob Dylan's song.

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World Music

Jan 28Jan 28

Posted by Marionville

A favourite singer of mine, from New Zealand, is Haley Westenra with her crystal clear soprano voice. She was given the great honour of singing at the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2009 World Games in Taiwan. Here is the selection of the ...

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Freedom from Religion Foundation

Jan 23Jan 23

Posted by Robecology

Found another good one by Bertrand Russell

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General & Hellos

Jan 18Jan 18

Posted by KateOahu

“The fact is you cannot be intelligent merely by choosing your opinions." “The fact is you cannot be intelligent merely by choosing your opinions. The intelligent man is not the man who holds such-and-such views but the man who ...

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Quotes

Jan 7Jan 7

Posted by Marionville

“Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones”……………Bertrand Russell.

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Quotes

Dec 12, 2022Dec 2022

Posted by Lorajay

"If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If some one maintains that two and two are five, or that Iceland is on the equator, you should feel...

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General & Hellos

Nov 23, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by HankHunter13

LINK"WOUNDED KNEE" By Russell Means - YouTube

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General & Hellos

Nov 23, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by HankHunter13

LINKWounded Knee 1973 - The Oscars - The Academy Awards

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General & Hellos

Nov 23, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by HankHunter13

LINKRussell Means

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Quotes

Nov 11, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by Marionville

“Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle…………..James Russell Lowell.

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General & Hellos

Nov 9, 2022Nov 2022

Posted by SnowyOwl

This guy is often just so spot on that it is maddening but at the same time it reinforces what you feel at a gut level. The truth is often not very comfortable, far from it but in a world filled with subjective opinions, it's what little we have to ...

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Oct 30, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by davers

Pishogue noun An evil spell; hex.

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This Day In History

Oct 27, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Jolanta

Le Louvre, Paris , France.

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Singles/Mingle/Chat

Oct 27, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by azzow2

The tetrahydrocannabinol must be getting stronger in the hooch they use in the Netherlands.

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Music of the Movies

Oct 12, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Ray13

Some singing & dancing from the 1971 Ken Russell musical The Boy Friend.

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Music Fans

Oct 12, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by RhondaShotwell

A pleasant discovery. Allison Russell - Nightflyer

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Uncommon words and their meanings.

Oct 7, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by KateOahu

Ignominy ig·no·min·y /ˈiɡnəˌminē,ˌiɡˈnäminē/ noun public shame or disgrace. “Repurposed captured Russian equipment now makes up a large proportion of Ukraine’s military hardware,” the report from the U.K.’s defense ministry ...

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Music Fans

Oct 4, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Beowulfsfriend

Train, Train. Blackfoot.

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Celebrity Pictures

Oct 2, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by OldMetalHead

Jane Russell

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Posts

Sep 25, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by rogerbenham

Leroy Anderson: The Typewriter Iceland Symphony Orchestra

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News & Links

Sep 21, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by redbai

LINKWhite Supremacy: Same Dog, Same Tricks-Time to Change the Training | Russell Ellis | TEDxSUNYGeneseo - YouTube

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Quotes

Sep 19, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by WilliamCharles

"When the authorities are stupid, they will tend to side with the stupid children and acquiesce, at least tacitly, in rough treatment for those who show intelligence. In that case, a society will be produced in which all the important positions will ...

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The Best of Late Night & News

Sep 15, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

King Charles Gets Pissy Over Pens | The Daily Show

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Music Fans

Sep 12, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Happy B-Day, Maria Muldaur, (80) - Maria Muldar - Midnight At The Oasis (1974) - It Ain't the Meat It's the Motion - Don't You Feel My Leg (Don't You Get Me High)

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UAPs, UFOs, USOs and 1st Contact

Aug 26, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by racocn8

Chris Mellon, Luis Elizondo, and Jeremy Corbell declassified and/or released media evidence of UAP/UFOs. The release triggered the request for a report and subsequent Pentagon staff hearing. So far, the government has continued the policy of the last...

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Just for Laughs

Aug 24, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by St-Sinner

Ah... I go it. Thanks.

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Memes R Us

Aug 11, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by OldMetalHead

Taste the rainbow!

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News & Links

Jul 31, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by barjoe

LINKBoston Celtics great Bill Russell, 11-time NBA champion, dies at 88

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News & Links

Jul 31, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Sierra4

Bill Russell, an 11-time NBA champion known for breaking down racial barriers and his defensive prowess on the basketball court, died on Sunday. He was 88.

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The Best of Late Night & News

Jul 30, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Meanwhile... The Rise Of The Necrobots | The Bittersweet Merger Of Spirit And JetBlue

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Quotes

Jul 27, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by gsiamne

The objections to religion are of two sorts - intellectual and moral. The intellectual objection is that there is no reason to suppose any religion true; the moral objection is that religious precepts date from a time when men were more cruel than ...

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Posts

Jul 21, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by OldMetalHead

Jane Russell in 1955

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Philosophy & Meaning

Jul 3, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Lorajay

In America everybody is of the opinion that he has no social superiors, since all men are equal, but he does not admit that he has no social inferiors, for, from the time of Jefferson onward, the doctrine that all men are equal applies only upwards, ...

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Posts

Jun 28, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by OldMetalHead

Jane Russell in 1944

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General & Hellos

Jun 24, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Buck

I watched a movie last night called “Executive Decision” starring Halle Barry, Kurt Russell, and Steven Seagal, amongst others. It was pretty much like “Airforce One” but even crappier. My favorite part hands down was around the 15 minute ...

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Religious Naturalism

Jun 23, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by skado

“That one of the most fundamental biological functions has been off-loaded onto social-symbolic mechanisms is a signature feature of being a symbolic species.” .

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Jun 21, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Ray13

Born on June 21, 1921 in Bemidji, Minnesota: Jane Russell. D: 2011. I'm posting a song by her in Music of the Movies group.

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Love Songs

Jun 10, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Sierra4

Steve Tyrell singer/songwriter and successful record producer for Spector Records had a successful run of albums starting in the 90’s of “standards”. This song was written by Duke Ellington in 1940 and released as an instrumental. Lyrics by ...

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Posts

Jun 8, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by phxbillcee

Religion, Atheism, Science - Why I Am Not a Christian by Bertrand Russell (1927)

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World Music

Jun 5, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by Marionville

This morning the critics are slating 80s band Duran Duran after their terrible performance last night at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert in London…calling their performance after Andrea Bocelli’s Nessum Dorma, as akin to “having Steak ...

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World Music

Jun 2, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by RhondaShotwell

I'd never heard of Russell Watson till I watched this video just a few moments ago. He has an incredible voice, and this song is so beautiful.

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Quotes

May 17, 2022May 2022

Posted by WilliamCharles

“I am sometimes shocked by the blasphemies of those who think themselves pious–for instance, the nuns who never take a bath without wearing a bathrobe all the time. When asked why, since no man can see them, they reply: ‘Oh, but you forget the ...

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Quotes

May 17, 2022May 2022

Posted by Marionville

“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts”………………Bertrand Russell.

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Ethical Sluts

May 16, 2022May 2022

Posted by misterinvisible

They call us the survivors because we are still here. But no one suffers like the survivors. For the dearly departed, their pain is over, their struggle is gone. And yet, here we persevere. The words I despise to hear are "You need to sit down," ...

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Religion & Spirituality

May 13, 2022May 2022

Posted by Julie808

Do you agree that religious morality "comes down from savage ages" like Bertrand Russell said in this interview? While listening to the latest Freethought Radio podcast, I was caught by something Bertrand Russell said in a portion of an interview ...

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Posts

Apr 30, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by Marionville

“War does not determine who is right - only who is left”……………..Bertrand Russell.

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Music of the Movies

Apr 19, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by Ray13

From the 1960 film, The Time Machine, Weena's Theme composed by Russell Garcia .

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Jazz, Blues, Funk, Soul, Reggae, Dance, Punk, Alternative, Rock and Roll.

Apr 8, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by Lorajay

Remembering Leon Russell on what would have been his 80th birthday. He was born Claude Russell Bridges on this date April 2, 1942 in Lawton, OK. The musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year ...

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Apr 7, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by Ray13

Born on April 7: Actor Russell Crowe, born in 1964 in Wellington, New Zealand. And, James Garner, born in 1928 in Norman, Oklahoma. D:2014 News program obituary:

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Posts

Apr 6, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by Retired

Enjoy our wonderful English

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Quotes

Apr 5, 2022Apr 2022

Posted by Marionville

“If I were granted omnipotence, and millions of years to experiment in, I should not think Man much to boast of as the final result of all my efforts……………Bertrand Russell.

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Politics

Mar 23, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Krish55

Russell Brand unravels the compexity of Ukriane:

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter

Mar 23, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Krish55

Russell Brand unravels the complexity in Ukraine:

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Silly, Random & Fun

Mar 19, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Archeus_Lore

Russell Bently lives in the Donesk region . . .

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Movie Actor and Actress Fans

Mar 17, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Ray13

A Happy 72nd Birthday to Kurt Russell, born March 27, 1951 in Springfield, MA. Began his acting career at age 10.

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Progressives, Socialists, and Black Lives Matter

Mar 7, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Krish55

Russell Brand on Ukraine:

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Celebrity Pictures

Mar 5, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Ray13

Lou Costello, Elvis and Jane Russell. Not sure about the year, but Costello died in 1959 so it was then or earlier.

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Just for Laughs

Mar 4, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Marionville

Just had to post this hilarious clip of The Worst Car Crash Political Interviews….from a recent episode of Sky TV’s - The Russell Howard Hour.

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Posts

Mar 2, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by OldMetalHead

Jane Russell in 1952

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Quotes

Feb 27, 2022Feb 2022

Posted by Marionville

“Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity towards those who are not regarded as members of the herd”……………..Bertrand Russell.

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Academic (e.g., Science)

Jan 20, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by xenoview

Scientists at Stanford Revitalize Batteries By Bringing ‘Dead’ Lithium Back to Life

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COVID-19

Jan 20, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by puff

Go Russell. Agree it's fluid and the times, they are a changing.

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Quotes

Jan 19, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by Marionville

“I do not pretend to be able to prove that there is no god. I equally cannot prove that Satan is a fiction. The Christian god may exist; so may the gods of Olympus, or of ancient Egypt, or of Babylon. But no one of these hypotheses is more ...

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General & Hellos

Jan 18, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by nogod4me

Remember the Darlings on The Andy Griffith Show? (The Dilllards)

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Quotes

Jan 4, 2022Jan 2022

Posted by gsiamne

And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that He would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence. - Bertrand Russell

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Music, Movies & Books

Dec 27, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by RhondaShotwell

Storm the Animated Movie by Tim Minchin. I always get a laugh watching this.

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Music Fans

Dec 27, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by Sierra4

The first recorded version of Superstar was by Delaney & Bonnie and Friends in 1969. That seems right since Bonnie(Bramlett) co-wrote the song with Leon Russell. It was originally called Groupies because she was writing about the young women who ...

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Taboo Island Atlantis

Dec 12, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by WilliamCharles

Leon Russell - It's A Hard Rain Gonna Fall

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Music Fans

Nov 1, 2021Nov 2021

Posted by Sierra4

Singer-songwriter Danny O'Keefe had several of his songs recorded by other artists like Jackson Browne, Leon Russell, and Donny Hathaway. This was his only hit that he recorded, Good Time Charlie Got the Blues, a Top Ten hit in 1972.

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