Night owl chat – Greatest rock n roll album of the 70s

Which one do I think is the greatest album? Why, Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run”, of course.

I’ve listened to a lot of music from the 1970s. Most of it is of excellent quality. But “Born to Run” has a sweep and an ambition which is hard to match. Bruce chronicled the lives of the down and out, the hopeless dreamers, the melancholic and the nostalgic. And he did it with a music which was dynamic, powerful, almost symphonic. He had the music in his head, and it would get out by hook or by crook. And poetry flowed from his pen.

So, a few selections from the album to take you into Sunday morning.

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Thunder Road

Born to Run

Ukraine crisis in tweets

Today in Ukraine news on Twitter.

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@cynthia4877 Hi Cynthia, I'm on this Ukraine crisis. As a school kid I remember drills & hiding under desks to practice if Russia bombed.

— Mary Ann Barbero-Clifford (@marieann66) March 8, 2014

“@mmfa: CBS turns to exclusively GOP guests for its discussion about Ukraine on tomorrow's Face the Nation. http://t.co/4fTuYCkgdr”/Grief !

— neil pessall (@neilpX) March 8, 2014

https://twitter.com/grasswire/status/442376066925985792

On the Front Lines: Exclusive Photos of the Ukraine-Russia Standoff http://t.co/85zy7Ihi2R via @mashable

— Tim Hughes 提姆·休斯 (@Timothy_Hughes) March 8, 2014

Chat Away

President Obama talks on the telephone with President Francois Hollande of France to discuss the situation in Ukraine, in Key Largo, Florida, March 8 (Photo by Pete Souza)

Aretha

In Performance at the White House: Women of Soul, March 6, 2014

Rise and Shine: The Week at TOD

Photo of the Week? @petesouza: A young student uses a stethoscope on President Obama at Powell Elementary School in DC

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Monday * Tuesday * Wednesday * Thursday * Friday

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Monday:

The ‘I don’t like you very much’ look of the week

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The Day’s Posts:

Early Bird Chat * Rise and Shine * Ukraine Crisis in Tweets * Ukraine Crisis Press Round-Up * An Update or Two * Night Owl Chat – Earth Pictures

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Tuesday:

Hug of the Week: First Lady Michelle Obama hugs a boy at the Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School ahead of her upcoming trip to China

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The Day’s Posts:

Early Bird Chat * Rise and Shine * Ukraine Crisis In Tweets * President Obama Unveils His 2015 Budget And Speaks On Ukraine * The First Lady’s Day: International Women of Courage Awards & More * Night Owl Chat – Gloria Estefan, Salsera!

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Fatimata Toure

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Wednesday:

President Obama walks away from his podium after speaking on the importance of raising the minimum wage during an event at at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Conn.

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Early Bird Chat

On This Day: ‘Dinner with Barack & Michelle’, March 8th, 2012, Washington D.C.

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MoooOOOooorning Early Birds – Happy Saturday!