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A site about my Interests including Family, Travel, Photography, Genealogy, My Naval Career, Technology, Sports, and others. I am in the process of moving content from my "AL904" site from another blog provider while adding content from my "Forrest-Family.com" site which includes family history, genealogy, and family tree information. If you spot any errors around the site, I would truly appreciate your letting me know. Thanks for taking a look!

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“The Lonely Goatherd” from “The Sound of Music”

“The Sound of Music” Helen and I saw and enjoyed Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical, “The Sound of Music,” on Broadway on our honeymoon in New York City in 1962. It was a few years later that we watched the movie on TV. I really hadn’t thought about it since. Recently, we watched the movie again […]

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The Blues Brothers in The Year of Coronavirus

As I drove through the Alachua County town of Melrose yesterday, I had to stop and photograph these photos of the Blues Brothers statues along Florida Route 26. “The Blues Brothers,” stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as “Joliet” Jake and Elwood Blues, from their recurring musical sketches on the TV series “Saturday Night Live.” […]

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“Older Ladies” by Donnalou Stevens

I ran into this video recently, and immediately (probably as a result of my advancing years) I love it! From “The Texas Lovebirds” website  where you can read more about Donnalou and her band: In the mid 90’s, DonnaLou was the main songwriter and co-creator of the outrageous musical, “The Cow Patty’s  (‘If ya ain’t […]

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  • Mayflower stamp marking Plymouth’s 400th anniversary released on Sept. 17, 2020
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