The Marie Antoinette, the world is famously aware of, is recorded in history, and associated with the French Revolution of the 1790’s. Former wife of Louis XVI, she had a taste for the exotic, and things sexual. The revolutionaries found her interests abominable, and she became corpse by guillotine. Baltimore’s Marie Antoinette also has a […]
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“Go to hell!!!”. This is not an unfamiliar outburst in American parlance; neither is “I had to do what I had to do”. Such utterances have inflicted untold damage to the human psyche, especially to those who have voiced, and later suffered in torment. HELL, is the English language translation of the Greek HADES, and
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Have you ever considered why Awards are handed out? Have you ever felt left out for not receiving an award? It is said that Awards play a heavy psychological impact on the recipient. This Award recognition began at home, where parents rewarded you as a toddler for the manners you displayed; to kindergarten, where you
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Why do African Americans play classical music? The African rhythm is much more pronounced and volcanic than classical, which rides the waves of the ocean at its calm. Music is what awakens the African soul, that ignites his spirit! As he was travelling through the middle passage, music in his voice ignited his strength to
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Back in the 1950’s when Baltimoreans talked about “jazz on the Avenue” they referred to PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Where, WHO IS WHO, appeared to display their polished crafts in JAZZ and its relations. Well, it appears those days are over. Folks with a taste for JAZZ are not lining the streets of Pennsylvania Avenue, and the
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In the 1800’s the white woman created MOTHER’S DAY; after looking at the suffering they went through at the hands of their male counterparts. Eventually it became a holiday in the United States, honoring the mothers who nursed wounds as nurses, cooked meals for the infantry, and nursed babies; some later BECAME DOCTORS, LAWYERS TEACHERS.
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Whoever was who in the musical pop world of the 1920’s, at some time touched down on the Avenue; PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, BALTIMORE MARYLAND. I recall seeing a few shows there in the 1970’s, including PEG LEG, a dancer with one wooden leg. Most conversations about Baltimore’s hey day on the Avenue, pinpoint Bille Holiday and
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It happens all the time; perhaps going back to high school days, when you were afraid to stand up in class and recite a poem. For many superstars, their ascent to the pinnacle had to do with overcoming that fear. Some began as backup musicians or singers, before the light bulb found ignition; and as
In the book of John 14:3-10, JESUS outlined his intention for his faithful followers, i.e. to be with him and his FATHER, in heaven. If you are a Christian, your belief is to be with him in PARADISE. Many writers and preachers have interpretations as to where that is: here on earth, or in heaven,
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You have probably seen it in someone you know very well, weight gain. If you know that person well, you may make the comment. “you are gaining weight”. That person may acknowledge the observation, or dismiss it with a joke, or gesture. Could he or she be depressed? Some people binge watch TV, almost every
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