On this day in 2010, J.D. Salinger, author of “The Catcher in the Rye,” the classic American novel about a disillusioned teenager, dies of natural causes at age 91 at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire. Prior to his death, the best-selling writer spent some 50 years shunning the spotlight […]
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Conan O’Brien Makes Final Appearance As “Tonight Show” Host
On this day in 2010, comedian Conan O’Brien hosts his final episode of “The Tonight Show,” following an announcement by NBC earlier in the month that Jay Leno would return as the host of the long-running, late-night program. The decision to replace O’Brien was met with protests by his fans […]
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(sample – "Back in the days I knew rap would never die" – KRS One) Verse One: J-Ro The year is 2004, people talk about warI had to hit the floor when the bombs began to pourTen minutes ago I was mad cause my stomach was grumblingNow the whole world […]
Continue ReadingA Little Respect
I tried to discover a little something to make me sweeterOh baby refrain from breaking my heartI’m so in love with youI’ll be forever blueThat you give me no reason, you know you’re making me work so hardThat you give me no . . . SoulI hear you callingOh baby […]
Continue ReadingMassive Earthquake Strikes Haiti
On this day in 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastates the Caribbean island nation of Haiti. The quake, which was the strongest to strike the region in more than 200 years, left over 200,000 people dead and some 895,000 Haitians homeless. The earthquake hit southern Haiti at 4:53 p.m. local […]
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ft. The Humble Brothers, Jonathan Davis Break…[echo]I’m about to break (to break!)I need room to breathe… [x3] I cannot take this anymoreSaying everything i’ve said beforeAll these words, they make no senseI found bliss in ignoranceLess I hear, the less you sayBut you’ll find that out anywayI find the answers […]
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I’d say love was a magical thingI’d say love would keep us from painHad I been there, had I been there I would promise you all of my lifeBut to lose you would cut like a knifeSo I don’t dare, no I don’t dare ‘Cause I’ve never come close in […]
Continue ReadingMiep Gies, Who Hid Anne Frank, Dies At 100
On this day in 2010, Miep Gies, the last survivor of a small group of people who helped hide a Jewish girl, Anne Frank, and her family from the Nazis during World War II, dies at age 100 in the Netherlands. After the Franks were discovered in 1944 and sent […]
Continue Reading1-2-3 (remix)
they tell me you’re shy boy but I want you just the samedon’t play innocent with me you know it’s just not fun and gameswhen I look into your eyes so much passion burns insidebut if you need some coaxingI will do itstep by step there’s nothing to it 1-2-3-4 […]
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What brings you around?Did you lose something the last time you were here?You´ll never find it now It´s buried deep with your identityso stand aside and let the next one passDon´t let the dor kick you in the ass There´s no return from 86Don´t even try Exit out the backAnd […]
Continue ReadingDónde Estaras?
Cada día, cada instante te recuerdo como aquella primavera,Cuando tú eras flor temprana que jugaba a ser mujer por vez primera.Me pregunto si el amor que nos unió ya no recuerdas…Si supieras que en silencio yo te quiero cada día un poco más. ¿Dónde estarás?¿Dónde estarás?¿Dónde estarás?. Si en la […]
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[Intro:]It’s gettin’ kinda dark already, should I light ‘um? Hey baby I’m ready, I’m oh so readyI wanna make love to you, heyTake ’em off, throw ’em downCome here and let me feel what’s in front of meThe outside world is of no concernJust let our bodies and the candles […]
Continue Reading(It’s Hard) Letting You Go
It ain’t no fun lying down to sleepAnd there ain’t no secrets left for me to keepI wish the stars up in the sky would all just call in sickAnd the clouds would take the moon out on some one-way trip I drove all night down streets that wouldn’t bendBut […]
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squint your eyes and look closerI’m not between you and your ambitionI am a poster girl with no posterI am thirty-two flavors and then someand I’m beyond your peripheral visionso you might want to turn your headcause someday you’re going to get hungryand eat most of the words you just […]
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