http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOm-uIPzqpI
The Rising, Bruce Springsteen
Can't see nothin' in front of me
Can't see nothin' coming up behind
I make my way through this darkness
I can't feel nothing but this chain that binds me
Lost track of how far I've gone
How far I've gone, how high I've climbed
On my back's a sixty pound stone
On my shoulder a half mile line
Come on up for the rising
Com on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
Left the house this morning
Bells ringing filled the air
Wearin' the cross of my calling
On wheels of fire I come rollin' down here
Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li
Spirits above and behind me
Faces gone, black eyes burnin' bright
May their precious blood forever bind me
Lord as I stand before your fiery light
Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li
I see you Mary in the garden
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There's holy pictures of our children
Dancin' in a sky filled with light
May I feel your arms around me
May I feel your blood mix with mine
A dream of life comes to me
Like a catfish dancin' on the end of the line
Sky of blackness and sorrow ( a dream of life)
Sky of love, sky of tears (a dream of life)
Sky of glory and sadness ( a dream of life)
Sky of mercy, sky of fear ( a dream of life)
Sky of memory and shadow ( a dream of life)
Your burnin' wind fills my arms tonight
Sky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life)
Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life ( a dream of life)
Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li
Can't see nothin' in front of me
Can't see nothin' coming up behind
I make my way through this darkness
I can't feel nothing but this chain that binds me
Lost track of how far I've gone
How far I've gone, how high I've climbed
On my back's a sixty pound stone
On my shoulder a half mile line
Come on up for the rising
Com on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
Left the house this morning
Bells ringing filled the air
Wearin' the cross of my calling
On wheels of fire I come rollin' down here
Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li
Spirits above and behind me
Faces gone, black eyes burnin' bright
May their precious blood forever bind me
Lord as I stand before your fiery light
Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li
I see you Mary in the garden
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There's holy pictures of our children
Dancin' in a sky filled with light
May I feel your arms around me
May I feel your blood mix with mine
A dream of life comes to me
Like a catfish dancin' on the end of the line
Sky of blackness and sorrow ( a dream of life)
Sky of love, sky of tears (a dream of life)
Sky of glory and sadness ( a dream of life)
Sky of mercy, sky of fear ( a dream of life)
Sky of memory and shadow ( a dream of life)
Your burnin' wind fills my arms tonight
Sky of longing and emptiness (a dream of life)
Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life ( a dream of life)
Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
Li,li, li,li,li,li, li,li,li
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-reads-psalm-46-at-9-11-ceremony.html
Video Obama Reads Psalm 46 at 9/11 ceremony.
Battle of New Orleans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxB42cjHTGg
http://american_almanac.tripod.com/russcwar.htm
Excerpt:
The foundation of U.S.-Russian collaboration was laid in the 1763-1815 period. It was the product of the political influence exerted within Russia by the networks organized by Benjamin Franklin in the Russian Academy of Science (whose leading members were followers of the tradition of technological progress established by the collaboration of Gottfried Leibniz and Peter the Great) and through the American Philosophical Society.
In the period from 1776 to 1815, Russia
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/197157/the_treaty_of_ghent_nothing_ventured.html?cat=37
Excerpt:
The Treaty of Ghent: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
On Christmas Eve of 1814 the Treaty of Ghent was signed, creating what amounted to an armistice where American and Britain stopped fighting and agreed to a restoration of all conquered territories following the War of 1812. Interestingly, the Treaty of Ghent studiously avoided addressing the American grievances that acted as ignition for the war in the first place, such things as controlling the aggression of certain Indian tribes and search and seizure laws on the high seas. If the War of 1812 was itself an exercise in how meaningless a war can be, the peace treaty was equally an exercise in the mediocrity of treaty drafting.
Strangely enough, the genesis behind the Treaty of Ghent was the Tsar of Russia. Tsar Alexander I was hardly what you would call eager to have his country square off against the might of Napoleon alone and wanted nothing less than to see England stretching its power overseas in a war almost guaranteed to go on too long and accomplish little. For purely personal political reasons, Tsar Alexander I sent a mediator to discuss drafting a peace treaty. Eventually American sent a party of five to Ghent, Belgium, headed up by John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay.
What the Americans faced in Ghent were British counterparts riding a wave of confidence following their surprising military victories. The British contingent went so far as to demand a neutral buffer state for Indians around the Great Lakes as well as control of the Great Lakes themselves. (You call a country a naval power and it's only to be expected that they think they control all the waters in the world, I guess.) Even worse for the America, the British were also insistent on claiming conquered parts of Maine for themselves. Needless to say, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay and the rest of the gang instantly rejected the British offers. The Treaty of Ghent appeared headed for a Mexican standoff; or at least a Belgian standoff.
Things might well have turned out significantly different if American troops hadn't made some decisive turnarounds at home. Word began to reach the British envoys that their boys were not doing too well in New York and Maryland. Combined with the fact that the folks back home were tiring of the war and the bad news from the front, the British suddenly became much more attuned to compromise. Also helping to change their minds was the Congress of Vienna and the uncertainty surrounding France. The only reason left to push their demands was to exert a measure of revenge on America for showing them up during the Revolutionary War. But revenge was simply too expensive a dish for the British to go forward. In a sense, then, the real reason that America came out on top of the War of 1812 was due to the upheaval taking place in Europe.
Following the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, the Americans back home were overjoyed. John Quincy Adams and the gang had left when things were still looking quite bleak. Nobody expected to see a treaty signed that wouldn't result in the loss of some territories. Despite the fact that America looked absolutely no different following the treaty, Americans were quite happy. It is a testament to the utter neutrality of the Treaty of Ghent that the slogan of the time was the less than inspiring "Not One Inch of Territory Ceded or Lost."
Things might well have turned out significantly different if American troops hadn't made some decisive turnarounds at home. Word began to reach the British envoys that their boys were not doing too well in New York and Maryland. Combined with the fact that the folks back home were tiring of the war and the bad news from the front, the British suddenly became much more attuned to compromise. Also helping to change their minds was the Congress of Vienna and the uncertainty surrounding France. The only reason left to push their demands was to exert a measure of revenge on America for showing them up during the Revolutionary War. But revenge was simply too expensive a dish for the British to go forward. In a sense, then, the real reason that America came out on top of the War of 1812 was due to the upheaval taking place in Europe.
Following the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, the Americans back home were overjoyed. John Quincy Adams and the gang had left when things were still looking quite bleak. Nobody expected to see a treaty signed that wouldn't result in the loss of some territories. Despite the fact that America looked absolutely no different following the treaty, Americans were quite happy. It is a testament to the utter neutrality of the Treaty of Ghent that the slogan of the time was the less than inspiring "Not One Inch of Territory Ceded or Lost."
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Angell
Excerpts:
1) 2) Death
He and his wife, Lynn, died in the attacks of 9/11 as passengers on American Airlines Flight 11.[2][3] Ominously, more than four years prior, a Frasier episode "Odd Man Out" incorporated in its plot a character arriving in Seattle on a flight: American Airlines Flight 11.
In delivering his eulogy, David Lee credited Angell with coining the word "boinking" as a euphemism for sex on Cheers. He cited this as an example of one of the comedic contributions he made. Kelsey Grammer and Ted Danson also spoke at the funeral.
Russians and Americans Al Stewart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYpJFaijisg
http://www.alstewart.com/publicfiles/LYRICS_russiansandamericans.htm
Russians and Americans
Al Stewart
So here we stand at the edge of 1984
Bracing ourselves once again
For the storm approaching as those
Who long before huddled in caves from the rain
The enemy's face is so hard to see
Sometimes it seems that I see him in you
Sometimes in me
Who can he be?
No use consulting the prophets and leaders they all disagree
Russians and Americans, here's a song for you
Who carry the weight of the world on your heads
Russians and Americans, tell me if it's true
You really believe all the things that you've said
The red-white-and-blue running into the red
From the wars of Europe, the pilgrim fathers
Set off with their hopes and their bond
Some settled down by the coast, others crossed
The mountains and into the flatlands beyond
From scramble and dust of Muscovite streets
Merchants develop the trade routes,
And open the door to the East.
Pioneer waves
Choked by the cold breath of winter,
Or baked by the heat of the day
Russians and Americans
Passing through the fire of revolution and coming of age
Russians and Americans
Driven by desire, two players push to the front of the stage
The whole world now watches each move that you make
Two runners caught in the thrill of the race,
The finishing line is as far as the stars that the satellites chase
Why quicken the pace?
Why does it seem that you choose to lose reason before losing face?
Russians and Americans
Driven by the past, the third world moves in the shadows you cast
Russians and Americans
Could turn the world to dust, so much to live for, so much undiscussed
So much in common and so little trust
From the streets of Athens and Rome the voices still echo to crumbling walls
Look to the past and remember no empire rises that sooner or later won't fall
Forever the changes we still have to face
Some people say that a country is more and idea than a place
Though nothing is safe
We still choose the mark that we leave on the open canvas of space
Russians and Americans
Maybe you should see into the heart of the world, not its head
Russians and Americans
If you want to be the feet of the world, better mind where you tread,
The footsteps of history are left where you step
So here we stand at the edge of 1984
Rumors of War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO1O4Lc37hw&feature=related
David Lawrence Angell (April 10, 1946 – September 11, 2001) was an American producer of sitcoms. Angell won multiple Emmy Awards as the creator and executive producer, along with Peter Casey and David Lee, of the comedy series Frasier. Angell and his wife Lynn both died aboard American Airlines Flight 11 during the 9/11 attacks.[1
http://ivaw.org/blog/new-film-examines-how-war-changes-our-troops
How War Changes Our Troops
A documentary about growing up, Where Soldiers Come From is an intimate look at the young men who fight our wars and the families and town they come from. Returning to her hometown, Director Heather Courtney gains extraordinary access following these young men as they grow and change from teenagers stuck in their town, to 23-year-old veterans facing the struggles of returning home.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Angell
Excerpts:
1) 2) Death
He and his wife, Lynn, died in the attacks of 9/11 as passengers on American Airlines Flight 11.[2][3] Ominously, more than four years prior, a Frasier episode "Odd Man Out" incorporated in its plot a character arriving in Seattle on a flight: American Airlines Flight 11.
In delivering his eulogy, David Lee credited Angell with coining the word "boinking" as a euphemism for sex on Cheers. He cited this as an example of one of the comedic contributions he made. Kelsey Grammer and Ted Danson also spoke at the funeral.
Russians and Americans Al Stewart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYpJFaijisg
http://www.alstewart.com/publicfiles/LYRICS_russiansandamericans.htm
Russians and Americans
Al Stewart
So here we stand at the edge of 1984
Bracing ourselves once again
For the storm approaching as those
Who long before huddled in caves from the rain
The enemy's face is so hard to see
Sometimes it seems that I see him in you
Sometimes in me
Who can he be?
No use consulting the prophets and leaders they all disagree
Russians and Americans, here's a song for you
Who carry the weight of the world on your heads
Russians and Americans, tell me if it's true
You really believe all the things that you've said
The red-white-and-blue running into the red
From the wars of Europe, the pilgrim fathers
Set off with their hopes and their bond
Some settled down by the coast, others crossed
The mountains and into the flatlands beyond
From scramble and dust of Muscovite streets
Merchants develop the trade routes,
And open the door to the East.
Pioneer waves
Choked by the cold breath of winter,
Or baked by the heat of the day
Russians and Americans
Passing through the fire of revolution and coming of age
Russians and Americans
Driven by desire, two players push to the front of the stage
The whole world now watches each move that you make
Two runners caught in the thrill of the race,
The finishing line is as far as the stars that the satellites chase
Why quicken the pace?
Why does it seem that you choose to lose reason before losing face?
Russians and Americans
Driven by the past, the third world moves in the shadows you cast
Russians and Americans
Could turn the world to dust, so much to live for, so much undiscussed
So much in common and so little trust
From the streets of Athens and Rome the voices still echo to crumbling walls
Look to the past and remember no empire rises that sooner or later won't fall
Forever the changes we still have to face
Some people say that a country is more and idea than a place
Though nothing is safe
We still choose the mark that we leave on the open canvas of space
Russians and Americans
Maybe you should see into the heart of the world, not its head
Russians and Americans
If you want to be the feet of the world, better mind where you tread,
The footsteps of history are left where you step
So here we stand at the edge of 1984
Rumors of War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO1O4Lc37hw&feature=related
We met on the beach amid rumours of war,
your hair in your hand, what you saw you won't say
as the newspapers blew in the wind.
I can see you're one of that kind
who carry 'round a time bomb in their mind, no one knows
when you'll slip the pin.
Rumours of War.
Rumours of War.
I see that your dress is torn at the edge,
you were lost, intense, like a man on a ledge, waiting to jump
as the waves break over the shore.
You say there's a storm that can't be delayed,
and lately it seems to be comin' this way, you can hear it break
like the slam of a door.
Rumours of War.
Rumours of War.
You tell me, "Just look all around, at the past and the present,
at the cross and the present, the signs and the planets
are lining up like before."
There are souls on fire in the day and the night,
on the left and the right, in the black and the white,
you can see it burn in the eyes of the rich and the poor.
Rumours of War.
Rumours of War.
Rumours of War.
Rumours of War.
your hair in your hand, what you saw you won't say
as the newspapers blew in the wind.
I can see you're one of that kind
who carry 'round a time bomb in their mind, no one knows
when you'll slip the pin.
Rumours of War.
Rumours of War.
I see that your dress is torn at the edge,
you were lost, intense, like a man on a ledge, waiting to jump
as the waves break over the shore.
You say there's a storm that can't be delayed,
and lately it seems to be comin' this way, you can hear it break
like the slam of a door.
Rumours of War.
Rumours of War.
You tell me, "Just look all around, at the past and the present,
at the cross and the present, the signs and the planets
are lining up like before."
There are souls on fire in the day and the night,
on the left and the right, in the black and the white,
you can see it burn in the eyes of the rich and the poor.
Rumours of War.
Rumours of War.
Rumours of War.
Rumours of War.
David Lawrence Angell (April 10, 1946 – September 11, 2001) was an American producer of sitcoms. Angell won multiple Emmy Awards as the creator and executive producer, along with Peter Casey and David Lee, of the comedy series Frasier. Angell and his wife Lynn both died aboard American Airlines Flight 11 during the 9/11 attacks.[1
http://ivaw.org/blog/new-film-examines-how-war-changes-our-troops
How War Changes Our Troops
A documentary about growing up, Where Soldiers Come From is an intimate look at the young men who fight our wars and the families and town they come from. Returning to her hometown, Director Heather Courtney gains extraordinary access following these young men as they grow and change from teenagers stuck in their town, to 23-year-old veterans facing the struggles of returning home.
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