Thought For The Day

Turning back the pages of my sweet shattered dream,
I wonder if she'll ever do the same;
And the thing that I call living is just being satisfied
With knowing I've got no one left to blame

- Gordon Lightfoot -

Sanders Theater - Gordon Lightfoot

Last night we went to see Gordon Lighfoot, one of my favorite singers of all time, at the historic Sanders Theater at Harvard University. I'm not sure which one was the star of the evening.

Gordon Lighfoot has recorded many hits over the years; If You Could Read My Mind, Rainy Day People, Carefree Highway, Sundown, and many others. He's 70 years old now, and his voice isn't what it used to be, but it was still a great show.

The Sanders Theater was built in 1876, and the Harvard Commencement was held there that year. In 1881 Greek plays were held at Sanders, and regular attendees included Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Also in 1881, the Boston Symphony orchestra was formed and contracted to play six yearly concerts Sanders. In the 1960's, because the back stage area is not heated, the Symphony found a loophole in the contract and moved to what is now Symphony Hall. Among the famous people who have spoken at the Sanders Theater are Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

The music was great and the setting was spectacular. Check out the schedule, and attend an event at Sanders if you ever get a chance.

Poem For The Day

We are the music makers,
and we are the dreamers of the dream.
Wandering by lone sea breakers,
and sitting by desolate streams.

World losers and world forsakers,
for whom the pale moon gleams.
Yet we are movers and the shakers
of the world forever it seems."

- Arthur O'Shaunessey -

Comfortably Numb

Tribute to Rick Wright, founder of Pink Floyd,
who passed away this week after battling cancer.

When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse,
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone.
I cannot put my finger on it now.
The child is grown, the dream is gone.

I have become comfortably numb.

Thought For The Day

What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate.
- Donald Trump -

Thought For The Day

"If my mother put on a helmet and shoulder pads and a uniform that wasn't the same as the one I was wearing, I'd run over her if she was in my way. And I love my mother."
- Bo Jackson -

OFFICIAL Football Top 25

1. Southern Cal - How many NFL teams could they beat?
2. Oklahoma - A scoring machine. Waiting for Texas Oct. 11th.
3. Florida - Gators are loaded. Let's party!
4. Missouri - Chase Daniel should win the Heisman Trophy.
5. Georgia - Lucky to beat So. Carolina, @ Ariz. St. on Sat.
6. Ohio State - Overrated, but not as bad they looked at USC.
7. Texas - Hook 'em Horns. Rice is next.
8. Wisconsin - Nice win at Fresno State. Bye week, then Mich.
9. LSU - Big game Saturday at Auburn.
10. Texas Tech - UMass next. Yes, I said UMass.
11. Oregon - Won the game, but lost their QB, 2-4 weeks.
12. Auburn - Beat Miss. St. 3-2. LSU next. Yikes!
13. Alabama - Nick "I'm not leaving the Dolphins" Saban.
14. BYU - Should be undefeated until last game vs. Utah.
15. Penn State- 99 year old Jo Pa has a nice team.
16. East Carolina- After 2 big upsets, they will be hard to stop.
17. Utah - Might go undefeated. BCS nightmare.
18. South Florida - Very athletic. Jim Leavitt is a good coach.
19. Texas Christian - Beat Stanford. Great win for their program.
20. Boston College - Should beat Cent. Fla & URI at home.
21. UMass - At Texas Tech Sat. What are they thinking?
22. Framingham State - 1-1 start. Hosts MIT Saturday.
23. Saint Anselm - Showed some offense at Plymouth State.
24. Natick High School - Redmen......oops, Red and Blue are 2-0.
25. Dennis-Yarmouth - Beat Bourne 25-3. At Barnstable Friday night.

Thought For The Day

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will always be his boss.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson-

Jimmy Buffett

The sun is hot and that old clock,
is movin' slow, and so am I.
Work day passes like molasses,
in winter time, but it's July.

Getting paid by the hour,
and older by the minute.
My boss just pushed me,
over the limit.

I could call him something,
think I'll just call it a day...

- Jimmy Buffet from "It's Five O'clock Somewhere"