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Molly Malone (excerpt)

In Dublin's fair city,
Where the girls are so pretty,
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone,
As she wheeled her wheel-barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"

Grasshopper wrote: "Vladimir Putin wins Russia vote that could let him rule until 2036
https://www.theguardian.com/world/202..."

Only another 16 years?

Grasshopper wrote: "Ice cold: Vanilla Ice will perform for thousands in Texas, where coronavirus cases are surging. "We didn't have coronavirus" in 1990s, the rapper said.​ https://t.co/9S4LlZZZgo"

Nostalgia for the 90s??? That makes me feel soooo old!

Ha ha! Some fine wigs there, but not one of those. Actually its a Louis XV one.

Its ok, I have ordered a wig.

Strictly speaking, everything we see is in the past. Light travels at 300 million metres per second, so the light from something 300 m away only takes 1 microsecond to reach us. For most of us, this short delay can be ignored.

It could be that. I assume more will be revealed.

OMG GB! (Tears remaining hair out) It may have happened, and we have not seen it yet. But when we do see it, it will have happened 500 years before that date.

The city of Leicester is back in lockdown. What are they doing there?

Ah, Confused of Grasshopperland ....

If we saw the supernova today, the photons conveying that image would have set off 500 years ago. For comparison, the photons from the sun only take 8 minutes to reach us.

How kool is that?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...

According to the latest scientific thinking, words do not contain any calories. She is lucky I did not force her to eat humble pie, that is laden with them.

Ian wrote: "Any good news out there???"

Good news is in short supply. But I suppose still being alive counts. And I did get some milkshake powder today.

Yes, eat them now! But at least you now know the magnitude of their achievements.

After virtual Glasto, we have now gone on to virtual Wimbledon.

Ed Sheeran .... who is he???

Great to see tight performances from Isaac Hayes and Bowie (proper musicians).

Pam wrote: "Bernard wrote: "Indeed. Although young musicians wished to die before they got old, the ones who did not die, who are now old, seem like they will last forever."
I love the old ones so much!!"

Me too Pam! The sixties musicians helped to form my musical taste. It is good to still have some of them around. Of course they are now prey to death from natural causes, so I expect obituaries. Last month we lost a number of my jazz heroes.

Sandra wrote: "What does that mean Bernard? Is it a name?"

There are various theories as to the meaning. My own is that Mick and Keith just found it amusing.

Grasshopper wrote: "Rolling Stones warn Trump not to use their songs - or face legal action
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-...
Way to roll Stones! You've always had the mettle!"

Mick and Keith burned much midnight oil, and sweated much from their brows, to create their songs. They should not be used by anyone without permission.

Pop trivia item: Some of their early songs were credited to "Nanker Phelge".

Always deny everything.

Grasshopper wrote: "MICROSOFT TO CLOSE NEARLY ALL OF ITS STORES PERMANENTLY
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-st..."

I did not know Microsoft had stores!

(Alice addresses the giant Gnat:)

"You shouldn't make jokes" Alice said "if it makes you so unhappy."

Lewis Carroll