“Fixing A Supernova Hole” by THE BEATLES Vs. MR. HUDSON featuring KANYE WEST

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As 2017 comes to a rapid end, so concludes the 50th anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. I was hoping to celebrate this occasion by mashing up every song by the year’s end. That is not going to happen, so in the words of the jolly man down the street, better late than never.

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To A Lesser Degree, Cuba

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A gam, or potpourri of Cubans.

In 1959, he was a legally registered full-fledged lesbian. Sung Kim was a man out of place and time, amongst many other things. Did you know that he loved bebop more than his family? It’s true. Get to know him.

A fluent-Chinese speaking Korean man living in Cuba was a statement all in itself.

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Best Intentions

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The Varnisher at 24 years of age.

He was The Varnisher. He was exhausted. He could barely sit up. On top of that, he was immensely stoned. You would be too, if you sniffed as much varnish as he did. Technically, he was not a crime fighter, unless you consider exposed wood a crime. He was better defined as one who corrected in order to beautify, than he was a vigilante. His heart was in the right place.

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Putting The Gorge Back In Gorgeous

At noon, every weekday for the last five years, Roland found himself here, at the Pizza Hut® in Mokena, Illinois. They were the proud host of an all-you-can-eat pizza lunch buffet from eleven AM to two PM. It was a match made in heaven, Roland loved pizza.

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