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My Neighborhood Tractor Race Next Sunday [PHOTOS]

Craig Allen — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:09 +0000

IMAGINE: Lawn Tractors..."speeding" through normally quiet residential streets...

Water balloons flying...from both the race "track," and from the sidelines!

Spectators cheering on their favorite racer!

THIS is the social event of the year in my neighborhood!

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Meet Billy Ocean [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:43:13 +0000

Billy Ocean was a huge, international recording star in the mid to late-1980's...but he was on the music scene in England long before!

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It's Time To Cut The Grass [PHOTOS]

Craig Allen — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:15:58 +0000

I think its safe to say...that Spring is (finally) here...to stay!

And, that means its time to get the lawnmower out...and get cutting!

In between the rain showers, that is... ( BTW: if April Showers bring May Flowers...and the Mayflower brings Pilgrims...May Showers bring....what? RUST?).

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Meet Scritti Politti [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 11 May 2013 19:11:29 +0000

Scritti Politti is a British band, formed in Leeds, in 1977 by Green Gartside. Initially a punk band, the group's sound became more "mainstream" in the 1980's.

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Be Kind, Part 2 [PHOTOS]

Craig Allen — Sun, 05 May 2013 23:12:11 +0000

Words can hurt. How many times have you said to yourself: “WOW…I wish I could take that back!” Maybe, you’ve even said it aloud in front of the person who whose feelings you have hurt. As a society, we’re in a rush. There’s plenty of pressure on us…in both our professional lives, and our personal [...]

Meet Carl Carlton [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 04 May 2013 19:17:28 +0000

Carl Carlton is an upbeat guy when you hear him on New Jersey 101.5. How can you not smile when he sings "Everlasting Love?"

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Be Kind [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:14:24 +0000

Its true! Think about it… How difficult is it…how much time and effort does it take to smile? To say “Please” when asking for something. To lend a hand when you see that its needed? To say “Thank You.” Not much effort, right? Especially in the aftermath of the tragedy in Boston…with so many public [...]

Meet Huey Lewis & The News [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:25:35 +0000

Huey Lewis And The News are a San Francisco-based pop band that scored 19 top-ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary and Mainstream Rock charts in the 1980's and early 1990's!

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Don't Text & Drive [PHOTOS]

Craig Allen — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:08:26 +0000

Seriously! Don't text and drive! You'd think it would be one of those "duh!" things in our lives!

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Meet Quarterflash [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Craig Allen — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:07:16 +0000

Quarterflash is a husband and wife band, from Portland Oregon, that formed in the late 1970's.

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