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Brian Wilson

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The Beach BOY grew up to the age of 82 ( plus a few months ). He left the land of the living on on June 11th, 2025 When the group was touring in the late 60s – early 70s, Brian Wilson was sometimes absent. His absence led to opportunities for fill-in Beach Boys. One of those was Glen Campbell. The image for the group was surfing, however neither Glen nor Brian did much surfing. In all of music of that era, Brian Wilson was at the top of the heap as a producer. The real surfer in the group was drummer Dennis Wilson who passed away much earlier at the age of 39. Dennis was buried at sea.

James Earl Jones

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No, it is not the greatest movie in all of movie history, but it might be the greatest scene , and it works with James Earl Jones who passed way recently. I am not much of a baseball fan, but I am a big fan of this scene AND that actor. It is about believing. ( link to biography of Jones )

I only curate things from YOU TUBE, things that I did not make, but those things should reveal me.

A True Death Trap

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I have lived in Japan for a while, and it makes me sad when members of the U.S. military die because this particular aircraft was poorly conceived after many years and many millions spent. It is an airplane that can become a helicopter, but then it cannot. If ever again a crew is asked to fly the CV-22 Osprey and tilt the rotors in flight, a least two engineers from the manufacturer should be required to ride along.

Foreigners In Japan

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I am a foreigner in Japan for more than 30 years. John makes the Only in Japan YOU TUBE channel, and the vid from him here makes the point that recently there are some who behave badly and make the good foreigners like me, by association, look not so good. Much of what he talks about is particular to Tokyo. I am in Shizuoka about an hour out by fast train.