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"Woman" You create life inside you and give birth to us You are the font of wisdom and you teach us as we grow You are the peacemakers and the uniters You are the glue that binds our families together You are the cooks who nurture us You are the homemakers who tend the fires of our lives You are the workers who drive our industries and create innovation You are the leaders armed with patience and intelligence You are the loving arms who hold us You are silk and steel, soft and strong You are the light in the darkness You are at once mysterious and frankly candid You are the beautiful flowers in our garden of life You love and give love And we love you and honor you for everything you bring into our lives. - Clif Doyal (I am not the artist who created the beautiful painting.)

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"Woman" You create life inside you and give birth to us You are the font of wisdom and you teach us as we grow You are the peacemakers and the uniters You are the glue that binds our families together You are the cooks who nurture us You are the homemakers who tend the fires of our lives You are the workers who drive our industries and create innovation You are the leaders armed with patience and intelligence You are the loving arms who hold us You are silk and steel, soft and strong You are the light in the darkness You are at once mysterious and frankly candid You are the beautiful flowers in our garden of life You love and give love And we love you and honor you for everything you bring into our lives. -Clif Happy International Women's Day 2017!

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Gram Parsons’ Nudie suit at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. - Photo by Patti Doyal #CountryRock #CosmicCowboy

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“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” - Winston Churchill

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RIP David Bowie. Your musical genius lives on. Godspeed Ziggy Stardust. You are now among the stars in heaven.

Whichever Bowie you loved best — the glam starman, the wispy balladeer, the Berlin archduke — he made you feel braver and freer, which is why the world felt different after you heard Bowie. This man’s spaceship always knew which way to go.

Read Rob Sheffield’s tribute to the late master of rock & roll reinvention.

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#PrayersForParis

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This reminds me of Joe, our parrot!

Vincent van Gogh The Green Parrot 1886

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Château de Chavaniac, Chavaniac-Lafayette, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France

The Château de Chavaniac, in the south of France, was constructed in the 14th century. General Lafayette was born here in 1757.

Photo by Clif Doyal - July, 2016

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“Oh, 4, 5, 6 c'mon and get your kicks Now you don’t need that money When you look like that, do ya, honey”

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Glen Campbell - I’m Not Gonna Miss You

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Gotta love Joe Parrot!

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I dreamed of going there since I was a small child. I am so happy that my parents and I got to live that dream when I was a teenager. To see the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids was a once in a lifetime experience. -Clif

The Great Sphinx at Giza, Egypt, photographed by Harold Scheub.

(University of Wisconsin)

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american oxygen by rihanna four may twenty fourteen

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Robert Crumb’s "Heroes Of The Blues" trading cards. It’s called “heroes” of the Blues because they were the God’s who created modern music as we know it.

Someday I will own that R. Johnson card…I need him, Jaybird and Minnie to complete the series.

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RIP Cynthia Lennon. You were a beautiful soul. Thanks to Julian for sharing this beautiful tribute to his mother. Prayers for him and her family - Clif

So sudden and so very sad.  RIP to a very strong and remarkable lady.

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We love you, Joni! Get well soon.

Joni Mitchell - Woodstock (Live In-Studio 1970): https://youtu.be/cRjQCvfcXn0

Thinking of you and your beautiful smile, Joni!