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10 Sep 07 - 07:27 PM (#2145943) Subject: Commemoration of 9-11 in song From: GUEST There will be a musical memorial for 9-11 Tuesday at The Cup, a coffeehouse/ performing space in Staten Island. Staten Island's strong community of musicians will be performing music that is about the strength and resiliance of New York City. Please feel free to come, listen and talk, free admission. 4p.m. - 11 p.m. (coffee and refreshments available) THE CUP is at: 388 Van Duzer (near Beach Street) take 52 Bus or 79 Bus from Ferry, get off at Beach, walk north, turn left on Van Duzer. Call THE CUP @ (718) 818-8100 for driving directions and info. |
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10 Sep 07 - 07:31 PM (#2145946) Subject: RE: Commemoration of 9-11 in song From: Beer Can't be there but hope other mudcatters who are close by show. Best of luck .Beer (adrien) |
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10 Sep 07 - 07:45 PM (#2145955) Subject: RE: Commemoration of 9-11 in song From: Tattie Bogle I don't live over there, but remember well the awful day when we sat and watched on TV the events unfolding before our eyes. I was impressed by Tom Paxton's tribute to the firefighters in his song "The Bravest", and wrote an extra verse in 2004 after some further news coverage.(Tom, please forgive me.) Now three years on at Ground Zero they'll build another tower In honour of all those who died in America's darkest hour They're going to call it Freedom, they're building it for life, In hopes that all may see an end to terror, war and strife. |
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10 Sep 07 - 08:45 PM (#2145982) Subject: RE: Commemoration of 9-11 in song From: catspaw49 Written within a few dayss of the tower attack, our own Lorcan Otway (Mudcat:InOBU) wrote this one done to Streets of Laredo but it also works to Ashoken Farewell. But as Larry says, "Everyone knows Streets and you don't have to round up Jay Ungar." Remember They're With Us… Lorcan Otway Flashing lights and no sirens, all emergencies over The motorcade passes, with the heroes who fell And all on the streets stop, and in silence bear witness Such sorrow and thanks, no mere words can tell Who ever can forget the gray ash covered engines coming back from the alarm like no other before Such pain for survivors, to embrace all the families Of comrades so loved, now on that distant shore Chief Downey, Father Mike, First Deputy Feehan Peter Ganci and many too many to tell Your memories we'll honor we n'er will forget you You brought hope to the horror when the two towers fell. Remember Tim Stackpole, how he prayed in the wreckage In that terrible fire that took two of his friends So horribly injured he fought to recover To return to his ladder and to die with his men So now to acknowledge, just one of the many Engine 33 ladder company 9 There's 10 empty spaces around their table 10 fallen brothers who fell on the line Remember Ken Pfiefer, Mike Boyle and Keith Maynard Jeff Walz, Brian Bilcher, Robert King, Dave Arce Gerarde Baptiste, Robert Evens, John Tierney, 10 lost out of 40 from one company And though we mourn them, they're still on the job Though they have fallen, they're still standing tall Their spirit will bolster their sisters and brothers Their unseen presence will answer each call So tell all your children to tell all their children never pass a firehouse without a brief pause And thank all the heroes who work on those engines Each day they risk all in humanity's cause Thanks Larry.....I still like it, a great job. Spaw |
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11 Sep 07 - 08:00 PM (#2146869) Subject: RE: Commemoration of 9-11 in song From: McGrath of Harlow Agreed. In the months and years after whenever I sang InOBU's song I found it'd bring the noisiest pub to silence. |