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10/10/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-CHANGE
Not long ago I read a joke ... It said all the politicians running for president are promising change to the American people. We send them billions and billions of tax dollars and they send us the change.That got me to thinking: they all promise change. How about if they run on a promise of restoration rather than change? A restoration that would take us back in time to a place where things ran better, smoother and life was more enjoyable. Change? That, in...>>Read more...
10/9/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE STORY OF GAW HONG
More than 200 years ago, the Chinese on Formosa were having a difficult time stamping out the barbaric practice of headhunting among native Taiwanese inhabitants.Because of the coming of the Chinese gentleman named Gaw Hong who had been appointed magistrate to the region, the practice was almost wiped out except for a few spots here and there.
He was a just man and a kind man. Soon he had won the hearts of all the people in the area. By his good dealings with...>>Read more...
10/8/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-TIME TO BE QUIET
by Steve GoodierPopular author and speaker Ken Blanchard sometimes tells a powerful story about Red, a corporate president who, as a young man, learned an important and life-changing lesson. Red had just graduated from college and was offered an opportunity to interview for a position with a firm in New York City. As the job involved moving his wife and small child from Texas to New York, he wanted to talk the decision over with someone before accepting it, but his father had...>>Read more...
10/7/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER
We are living in some trying times. It is in these that we yearn for good leadership, and it seems that for the most part-it is in short supply. Whether it's our current government leaders, aspiring government leaders, under-fire CEOs of Lehman Brothers or Wachovia...a quality leader is, apparently, a rare bird indeed.At this same time, our nephew is in the middle of his first season as starting quarterback on his 8th grade team. From time to time, as I think...>>Read more...
10/6/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-BEYOND
by FarangissNot too long ago I made a deal with me. No matter now the day looks or what's in store for me, I wake up every morning by saying it's a beautiful day.
It does not matter. It's a beautiful day.
One day last week, as I woke up and looked outside at the sky, the trees were moving to the rhythm of the wind and the rain was coming down fast.
It occurred to me that there are many times in our lives that we...>>Read more...
10/6/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-BEYOND by Farangiss
Not too long ago I made a deal with me. No matter how the day looks or what's in store for me, I wake up every morning by saying it's a beautiful day.
It does not matter. It's a beautiful day... >>more...
10/3/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-NO ADMITTANCE
Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took the small boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her.Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and eventually explored his way through a door marked "NO ADMITTANCE."
When the house lights dimmed and the concert was about to begin, the...>>Read more...
10/2/08 SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE WAY FAMILIES WIN by Steve Goodier
Winston Churchill said, "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills." And humorist Bob Orben added, "That sounds a lot like our family vacations." And for some people it sounds a lot like everyday life.The problem is not whether we who live in families will have squabbles, arguments and fights... Read More....
10/1/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-GOING THROUGH
For those going through...In any corner of the world,
In any society or family,
Man, boy, woman, girl
For those going through...
Something that seems hard to bear,
Some problem that you think is impossible to solve,
Some feelings of such great depression and despair
For everyone everywhere because at different points in our lives,
we all go through >>Read more...
9/30/08 - OMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-IRON MEMORY
This was in my e-mail box today and although no one in my family is celebrating a birthday today, I do have a 7 year old boy at home. And if you have a young boy at home, chances are this will ring true for you as well.Today is my mother's 75th birthday.
My kids had today's date burned into their minds and under no circumstances would forget their grandmother's birthday.
"Such nice kids," you say. Yes, they are nice but there's...>>Read more...
9/29/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-I'VE COME TO HELP
by Steve GoodierYou may remember the old Flip Wilson routine when someone asked the comic about his religion. He answered, "I am a Jehovah's Bystander." "A Jehovah's Bystander?" remarked his friend. "I never heard of a Jehovah's Bystander."
Flip said, "Well, they asked me to be a witness, but I didn't want to get involved."
In these troubled times, I think Edmund Burke is right. "The only...>>Read more...
9/26/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-?I AM THE NATION?
(spoken word by Johnny Cash)A previously unheard recitation by the late Johnny Cash called "I Am The Nation" will be released October 28 on a DVD/CD package titled Johnny Cash's America. >>Read more...
9/25/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-FOUR BOYFRIENDS
(submitted by Tammy Roberts-thanks!)Once upon a time, there was this girl who had four boyfriends. She loved the 4th boyfriend the most and adored him with rich robes and treated him to the finest of delicacies. She gave him nothing but the best.
She also loved the 3rd boyfriend very much and was always showing him off to neighboring kingdoms. However, she feared that one day he would leave her for another.
She also loved her 2nd...>>Read more...
9/24/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-BE BETTER
There were a couple of items in the news today-one of which was discussed in-depth on Tanner's show this morning. Both stories should bang home a message-not only to the parents involved, but all of us parents who are not. That message consists of just two words: be better.First off, in Michigan, Daniel Lee Cleland told the judge about to sentence him Monday for theft that his 6-year-old son had recently given him some advice for staying out of trouble:...>>Read more...
9/23/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-CREATING MY EXPRESSIONS
by Steve GoodierAn old story is resurfacing about a young woman who entered a convent to prepare herself for a life of celibacy and service. The institution was one of a very strict order. Besides other regulations, the convent enforced a requirement of silence - not a word dare be uttered.
Mother Superior explained to the new recruit that this rule of silence was rigid. However, once every five years just two words could be spoken.
At the end...>>Read more...
9/22/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-CHECK YOUR E-MAIL
Corporations go through a great deal to get a good name for a product. Businesses know the difference a good name makes.In the Garden of Eden, Adam's job was naming things. It was the first Biblical occupation of man - Naming Things.
It could well be called, "The world's oldest profession." It is still a job we all have.
We don't choose our birth names, our parents do. We do choose our email names. Our email name...>>Read more...
9/19/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-YOU ARE WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
The next time your morning seems to be going wrong and the kids are slow getting dressed and you can't seem to find the car keys and you hit every traffic light, don't get mad or frustrated. Instead, be thankful as perhaps someone is at work watching over you.After Sept. 11, 2001, I heard of a man who was the head of security for a company that had invited the remaining members of another company who had been decimated by the attack on the Twin Towers to share their...>>Read more...
9/18/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-SPIRITUAL MEDICATION
by Steve GoodierDemographic experts tell us that there is a general spiritual awakening among people of various faiths. Some are returning to "organized" religions. Others are seeking spiritual answers along other paths. However it is done, people are realizing the importance of a healthy spiritual dimension to their lives.
One man tells about a time when his wife suffered from a headache. She took medication and lay down, but nothing seemed to...>>Read more...
9/17/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-Education by Ian Hadi
Debbie takes our son, Hogan, to school every morning. About an hour later-upon her return-you can take it to the bank she's got some story about some wild thing she saw some nut do with their child in the car on the way to school. So when I read this today, I knew it had to be done.In our city, every day I see parents in a hurry to drop their children off at school. If they would leave their homes five minutes earlier, they wouldn't have to rush and break rules or...>>Read more...
9/16/08 - SOMETHING TO HANG YOUR HAT ON-THE ATTITUDE WE ALL SHOULD STRIVE FOR
There was once a professional golfer that won the opening and got a check for $50,000 dollars. When the golfer was going to his car a lady approached him, telling him that she had a very sick baby dieing at home and could he please help her with some money. The golfer didn't hesitate at all. He signed the check for $50,000 and gave it to the lady.>>Read more...About Country Roads
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The Ting Tings
The Ting Tings are an English electropop band, with Dear Eskiimo’s Jules De Martino (drums & vocals) & Katie White (vocals, guitar & bass drum). They formed in 2006 while based in Islington Mill, Salford.
Katie White first appeared, as a teenager, in girl group TKO - short for Total Knock Out. The band consisted of Katie and two friends. TKO supported acts like Steps and Five but never signed a record deal or released a record.
Jules De Martino started out in a teenage band called Babakoto, and released a single called “Just To Get By” in 1987. After Babakoto split up De Martino was singer in an indie rock group “Mojo Pin”. Mojo Pin released two singles, “You” in 1995 and “My Imagination” in 1996.
The Ting Tings’ first single “That’s Not My Name” was released on local label Switchflicker, and together with their second single “Fruit Machine”, were on heavy rotation in British radio (amongst others BBC 6 Music, played regularly by many DJs including a session for Steve Lamacq), are considered indie music hits. “Fruit Machine” was a limited-edition, 500-only seven-inch single on Legendre Starkie Records, which was only available at the group’s gigs at Islington Mill in Salford, Eleckrowerkz in Islington, West Germany in Berlin and at Glasslands in Brooklyn, New York City.
They had a notable performance at Glastonbury Festival 2007, and after an October 2007 tour of Universities in the UK with Reverend and the Makers, signed for Columbia Records, and appeared on Later with Jools Holland on 14 December, 2007.
In January 2008 they were voted third in the annual BBC 6 Music poll of industry experts ‘Sound of 2008,’ for acts to emerge in the coming year. In February 2008 they were the opening slot act on the 2008 Shockwaves NME Awards Tour, performing with The Cribs, Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong and Does It Offend You, Yeah?.
In conjunction with the NME and HMV the band contributed a demo version of “Great DJ” to a limited, 5000 copies only 10” vinyl release of all the artists on the NME Awards Tour.The first single released on Columbia was “Great DJ,” which received considerable airplay on new music stations BBC Radio 1 and Xfm in the UK, and was hyped by magazines such as the NME. The single “Shut Up and Let Me Go” appeared in an iPod commercial in late April 2008, peaking at #93 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Their debut album, “We Started Nothing” was released on 16th May 2008 with 10 tracks. Recommended!
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go
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The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
The Ting Tings - Great Dj
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