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1963
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Mandy21 on May 20, 2013, 09:31:28 am ---Wasn't born yet, but one of my fave songs of all time is from the band Orleans, with the line "late December, back in '63, what a very special time for me, as I remember what a night."
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--- Quote from: CellarDweller on May 20, 2013, 10:43:20 am ---Oooh, good song!
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Sneaks in. ...
Except it's not Orleans. It's those beloved Jersey boys Franki Valli and the Four Seasons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December,_1963_(Oh,_What_a_Night)
Sneaks back out. ...
I'm not here, I'm not here, I'm not here. ...
Sason:
--- Quote from: Meryl on May 19, 2013, 04:43:53 pm ---
Chuck and Sonja, I'm sure it's only a matter of time before you see 1963 jump out at you. It's out there! ;D
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From now on I'll be intensely focused on everything even remotely similar to the year 1963! ;D
Meryl:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on May 20, 2013, 12:19:40 pm ---Sneaks in. ...
Sneaks back out. ...
I'm not here, I'm not here, I'm not here. ...
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**grabs a flashlight**
Who was that masked man?! ;)
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: Meryl on May 20, 2013, 07:36:38 pm ---**grabs a flashlight**
Who was that masked man?! ;)
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:laugh: ;D :-*
Sason:
--- Quote from: Sason on May 20, 2013, 04:42:05 pm ---From now on I'll be intensely focused on everything even remotely similar to the year 1963! ;D
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Yup, as expected, only a few days after I posted this I read about a 50th anniversary!
This year it's exactly 50 years since Emil in Lönneberga saw the day of light. He's an incredibly well known and ditto loved character in a series of children's books written by Astrid Lindgren, who also wrote the books about Pippi Långstrump (Longstocking).
Emil, and her other characters, are extremely popular here, they make up a cultural frame of reference, shared by every single person living in Sweden. Generation after generation of children meet them in books and films that never get old. Year after year, Astrid Lindgren's books occupy all the top ranks on the list of most borrowed books in Swedish public libraries.
Did I say Astrid Lindgren is popular here? ;D
Here is Emil, a boy who's always up to mischief:
Emil and his little sister Ida. Origianl drawings from the books.
Movie Emil and Ida:
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