Events
- Sunday, October 09, 2011
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John would have been 71 today John Winston Lennon: Oct. 9, 1940 – Dec. 8, 1980
Posted by CD • 7:06pm
John Lennon in a 2010 Beatlemania Museum display in Hamburg, Germany.
- Sunday, April 10, 2011
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Nous sommes tous Américains American oak tree at the Jardin du Luxembourg
Posted by CD • 11:19am
"We are all Americans" wrote Jean-Marie Colombani in LeMonde on Sept. 13, 2001, after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. on Sept. 11. In 2002, a tree was planted at the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris to honor the victims. It's our favorite park in Paris and over the years since then we've stopped by to make a simple picture or two. This is the inscription on the plaque next to the tree: "This American oak is dedicated to the memory of the victims of September 11, 2001 in the United States of America. Gift of the American…
- Saturday, September 11, 2010
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UAL 93 on 9/11
Posted by CD • 2:44pm
I was zipping down W. 11th Ave., in Eugene today and saw this out of the corner of my eye. I turned around and went back to get a closer look. I thought it was interesting that nine years after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., I would happen to see the personalized Oregon license plate "UAL 93." United Airlines Flight 93 from the Wikipedia: United Airlines Flight 93 was a United States domestic passenger flight from Newark International Airport in Newark, NJ, to San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, CA, that was hijacked on Sept. 11,…
- Sunday, August 01, 2010
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“I’m a little hysterical tonight” Former Beatle Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band visit Eugene
Posted by CD • 6:59pm
Introduced by band mate Edgar Winter as the "English gunslinger of peace and love," former Beatle Ringo Starr performs with his 2010 All Starr Band on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010 at the Cuthbert Amphitheater in Eugene, Ore. "I'm a little hysterical tonight," Ringo said, "I'm having fun." The All Starr Band included Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, Rick Derringer, Richard Page (Mr. Mister), Wally Palmar (Romantics) and Gregg Bissonette.
- Saturday, July 03, 2010
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A nice day for a track meet 2010 Prefontaine Classic
Posted by CD • 8:32pm
Tyson Gay is consoled by Ryan Bailey after the men’s 200 meters where Walter Dix held off Gay to win in 19.72 seconds at the 2010 Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field.
