Former State Representative for District 14A, representing St. Cloud, Waite Park and St. Augusta. Now retired
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Joined February 2013
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100-Year-Old Trombonist Joins DØVYDÅS on “Tennessee Whiskey” at a Florida Nursing Home
A 100-year-old resident picked up his valve trombone and joined DØVYDÅS on “Tennessee Whiskey” with no rehearsal. They agreed on a key and played. The older musician held the melody cleanly while the room clapped and smiled.
The more interesting point is what the clip quietly contradicts. We tend to treat advanced age as the point where musical ability and the desire to perform drop off. This moment shows the opposite pattern: the capacity was still present and functional. What is usually absent is any real opportunity to use it.
Senior living environments almost never create a low-friction way for residents to play with visiting musicians, and visitors rarely ask.
The result is that ability goes untested and then gets mistaken for decline.
The performance itself is short and simple. The larger observation is that the limiting factor was access, not age. nitter.gq/MaxPatricius/status/21…
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The music industry better make way for Jason Bellard, the new Oliver Anthony, and his top song and midterm anthem "May God Bless America."
This song is🔥
Louisiana HVAC worker Jason Bellard’s faith-rooted song “May God Bless America”
(w/ Steve Gruber & The Freedom Project) hits #3 on iTunes.
💪 A blue-collar anthem of patriotism and conviction ahead of the midterms.
GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇸
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Carrie Underwood pays tribute to Dolly with #IWillAlwaysLoveYou
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Son: Hey Dad, was music really better when you were younger?
Me: Son, we had an entire generation growing up with music so good that 50 years later, we're still turning up the volume when it comes on.
Here, let me show you what I mean.
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since the VMAs are tonight i wanted to remind everyone of how much Michael Jackson changed MTV. his short films helped push them into the mainstream and became a huge part of the channel's success. he completely changed the standards for music videos while also helping open the door for more black artists on MTV. MTV and the VMAs simply wouldn’t be the same without the impact Michael had
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54 years ago today Sonny and Cher introduced a kid who had already sold millions of records and still looks like he should be at home doing homework. The Jackson 5 walked onto the stage liked they already owned Friday Night TV and tore through “Looking Through The Windows,” and then 14 year old Michael performed “Ben” and variety tv never recovered.
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The prevailing view of so much of the young left in America is that we’re the worst country ever, so if someone attacks us, they can’t be all bad.
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“Don’t bounce it, they’ll boo ya”
Derek Jeter to President Bush before he delivered the perfect strike
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This commercial by Budweiser aired only 1 time in honor of those lost on 9/11/2001 ❤️🤍💙 #Neverforget
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The time Vicki Lawrence went rogue. 😂😂
59 years ago today, the greatest variety series of all time debuted.
The Carol Burnett Show
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Truly an exceptional piece of journalism. An indelible moment but that moment was made of real people doing their best in an unthinkable moment.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush was visiting an elementary school classroom in Sarasota, Fla., when his chief of staff, Andrew Card, informed him that America was under attack.
Card revisits the Emma E. Booker Elementary School with @MajorCBS, and talks about a singular moment, captured in an iconic photograph.