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Rod &
Kubby. Photo by Bob Gentry, ©2002 by Stanyan Entertainment Group.
A Thought for Today
God grant us kind contrition for our sins
and our omissions and most of all our contradictions.
FLIGHTS FROM6THE
PAST
This Flight Plan was originally published on Christmas morning one year
ago and I’ve reprised it for a number of reasons. This year Christmas day
falls on a Wednesday which is Ken’s Flight Plan day and there are other
reasons as you will see.
25 DECEMBER, 2001
Good morning and Happy Christmas. I hope Santa was as sweet last night and
this morning to you as I’m sure you were to each other all year long. As
Jerry Herman’s Mame so aptly put it “We need a little Christmas, right
this very minute!”
Never has a nation and a world deserved the peace and hope that this
holiday represents more than this very year and this very minute.
The past twelve months haven’t been the best for any of us but I’m sure
that our individual troubles pale compared to the fix the world at large
currently finds itself in. I know mine do.
I’m trying very hard to concentrate on the plus side and you certainly top
the list in that department. So many of you have been with me for years,
shared your joys and sorrows with me and applauded and commiserated with
me regarding mine. And, I’m just as grateful for the new friends I’ve made
and am making every day for pausing a while and giving a nod to what I’m
trying to do with my life. Thanks to all of you I never feel alone.
We’re all in this little life together and since none of us will get out
of it alive I for one am thrilled to be sharing your space on our mutual
journey.
But what to get you for Christmas? I’ve puzzled over that one a lot
because you are not easy to please and of course I wouldn’t want it any
other way. A couple of weeks ago Eric Yeager sent me a letter suggesting
that I might make available as downloads a couple of the MP3’s he created
for me. That’s a thought, I thought, but didn’t do anything about it. Then
a note from Ken last week, “My Christmas spirit hasn’t kicked in yet and
I’m sure yours is lagging but we ought to start thinking about what we’re
going to do for ‘the troops’ for Christmas." Indeed you are the troops and
Webmaster Ken the very capable general.
THE TWELVE DOWNLOADS OF CHRISTMAS
By George I think I’ve got it. Today begins the 12 days of Christmas and
so from now till Epiphany you’ll find a different MP3 to download every
day. The tracks are from all over the place and will deal with a wide
range of subjects – hey, with 200 plus albums released and half again as
many projected or in the can I’ve got plenty to choose from. And, thanks
to Eric, who has officially joined our little band of merry makers
(Melinda, Jay, Wade, Ken & yours truly) from this day forward a new toy
has been added to our playhouse. Rod’s Juke Box will keep all the
downloads available from now, until . . .and more will be added every
month.
This is a collaborative gift. Eric converted all the tracks to the MP3
format and did the uploading. Long ago Wade helped choose the songs for
another project, Jay typed out all the lyrics to each song and Melinda’s
gift of our mirror website (www.rodmckuen.com)
gives us the added storage capacity to not only continue improving this
site but opens the possibility for many mega biting files.
Webmaster Ken is also the puppet master for this whole affair, supervising
and posting everything to the last detail. Here we go.
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All of the above is from last year’s December 25th Flight Plan, so here’s
the deal. Starting Christmas morning of this year and continuing for
twelve days there will be a new MP3 download each A M. The songs will be a
mixture of seasonal selections and a few of the many you have been
requesting through the past year.
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me . . . you’ll have to
wait until Wednesday to find out. Meanwhile, get out and shop to aid the
economy.
Sleep warm.
- RM 12/22/02
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