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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2005April 4 (OT)
I just looked at the calendar and realized the date - April 4. On this date the tragic shooting of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. occurred in the "fair" city near which I live (Memphis). Yet another stellar moment in Memphis history (she says *very* sarcastically). Jill  SignatureI used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. >I just looked at the calendar and realized the date - April 4. On this date >the tragic shooting of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. occurred in the "fair" >city near which I live (Memphis). Yet another stellar moment in Memphis >history (she says *very* sarcastically). Thank you for reminding me of this. He is one of the people I revere most. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Me too. What courage he had, and what a force for good he was. And he definitely had a charismatic way with words. We lost him far too soon. Melissa >>I just looked at the calendar and realized the date - April 4. On this date >>the tragic shooting of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. occurred in the "fair" [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh >My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Me, too, although it seems an odd thing. I'm white, I'm not Christian, I'm northern. But none of it matters. He had a presence, and a voice, a heart and a mind that shook the foundations of this country for the better. My his work continue on in the hearts and minds of generations now and to come. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) >>> I just looked at the calendar and realized the date - April 4. On >>> this date the tragic shooting of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Ginger-lyn I was born in California. I only wound up living in the southern U.S. because my father happened to retire while stationed in South Carolina. I'm not a Christian, either. But the man was a proponent of rights for all people, regardless of race and, even though he was a minister, I believe regardless of creed. He was a great voice, sadly lost. Jill > Home Pages: > http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ > http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm > (genealogy) http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence > Against Animals in Movies Website) >>>> I just looked at the calendar and realized the date - April 4. On >>>> this date the tragic shooting of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >Jill It was HE, not all these nuts running around with their mouths flapping these days, who was what a Christian is meant to be. It is a sad day when people appropriate the name of Christianity to justify their bigotries. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Me, too, although it seems an odd thing. I'm white, I'm not > Christian, I'm northern. But none of it matters. He had a presence, I think MLK's message trascended race, religion, geography and even nationality. His was a message of hope and equality, that is just as valid today as it was back then. Like him, I too have a dream... SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > > Me, too, although it seems an odd thing. I'm white, I'm not > > Christian, I'm northern. But none of it matters. He had a presence, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > valid today as it was back then. > Like him, I too have a dream... *D'Oh* I am *such* an idiot. My favourite pice of Music *ever* is U2's MLK from 'Unforgettable fire'. I didn't realise what those three letters meant until literally *just now*. May his message one day be heeded. Yowie >>> Me, too, although it seems an odd thing. I'm white, I'm not >>> Christian, I'm northern. But none of it matters. He had a [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Yowie "Early morning, April 4, shot rings out in the Memphis sky... Free at last, they took your life, they could not take your pride." Jill > >>> Me, too, although it seems an odd thing. I'm white, I'm not > >>> Christian, I'm northern. But none of it matters. He had a [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > "Early morning, April 4, shot rings out in the Memphis sky... > Free at last, they took your life, they could not take your pride." Close, but no banana. The above lyrics come from "Pride (in the name of love)" from the same CD as MLK. MLK is: Sleep Sleep tonight And may your dreams Be realized If the thunder cloud Passes rain So let it rain Rain down on him So let it be So let it be Sleep Sleep tonight And may your dreams Be realized If the thundercloud Passes rain So let it rain Let it rain Rain on him and Pride (in the name of love) is: One man come in the name of love One man come and go One man come, he to justify One man to overthrow In the name of love What more in the name of love In the name of love What more in the name of love One man caught on a barbed wire fence One man he resist One man washed on an empty beach. One man betrayed with a kiss In the name of love What more in the name of love In the name of love What more in the name of love (nobody like you...) Early morning, April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis sky Free at last, they took your life They could not take your pride In the name of love What more in the name of love In the name of love What more in the name of love In the name of love What more in the name of love... Sorry, I was a *huge* U2 fan in the 80's. I still like them as they are now, but not as much as the music they did before "Achtung Baby". Yowie |
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