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July 26, 2012 by David Gillaspie
Just because London says it speaks English, don’t expect to understand every word. If you’ve tried learning another language, like …
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Category: Pink Floyd, sports
| Tags: boomer generation, Cake, England, English cuisine, ethnic food, food, humor, life, London, London Olympics, Meat, Olympics, Oregon, Oregonian, Pink Floyd, Pudding, Spain, Spotted Dick
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January 29, 2011 by David Gillaspie
It’s More Than KEEP CALM AND PUT THE KETTLE ON, But That’s Where It Starts A broad view of history …
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Category: education, England
| Tags: Christmas Pudding, civilization, England, family, Great Britain, influence, Mother, parenting, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters
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December 14, 2010 by David Gillaspie
The Road To Rock And The Long Way Back An overnight rock concert once meant shouldering a pack and hitchhiking out. You hear …
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Category: music, Pink Floyd
| Tags: ABBA, David Gilmour, essay, Momma Mia, music, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd The Wall, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Roger Waters, Roger Waters The Wall, Tacoma, The Wall, travel, west coast
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December 13, 2010 by David Gillaspie
Or, John Lennon and Roger Waters wax about their Moms John Lennon: I wrote my Mother song quite a …
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Category: England, music
| Tags: Beatles, culture, John Lennon, life, Mother, music, New York City, Paul McCartney, people, Pink Floyd, rock and roll, Roger Waters, Yoko, Yoko Ono
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December 13, 2010 by David Gillaspie
The Singer And The Song If Shakespeare had a favorite band, it would be Pink Floyd. “The Wall, is a …
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Category: art, England, music
| Tags: art, band, boomer generation, Cambridge University, culture, David Gilmour, entertainment, event, fear, lyrics, music, paranoid, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd Mother, politics, rock and roll, Roger Waters, The Wall, writer, writing, WWII
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December 11, 2010 by David Gillaspie
1. It’s been around and it’s still standing. 2. Has this hit the wall? 3. Thomas answers the call.
Category: art
| Tags: boomer generation, culture, music, musicians, people, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd The Wall, road trip, rock and roll, Roger Waters, Tacoma Dome, The Wall, writer, writing
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July 23, 2009 by David Gillaspie
The knowledge base of an average Cambridge, England citizen grades higher than nearly everyone else. This is no surprise to those who track smart places. …
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Category: college, education, England, history, music, travel
| Tags: art, Cambridge England, culture, education, family, history, music, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, travel
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