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Can’t Help Falling in Love with Elvis, 35 Years Later

Posted on 08/15/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

EntertainmentAs usual, my sister Lynda had to go and ruin everything. August 16, 1977, had started off just fine. Kindergarten was still a week away. My father had a rare day off from the Memphis Police homicide unit. And we were moving into our new home, the suburban “upstairs-downstairs” house I had always wanted. I was bumping on my butt down those newly-carpeted dream stairs when Lynda came galloping over me with the news she’d just heard on the radio: …

Come Gather Round People Wherever You Roam

Posted on 04/29/2009 by | General News | Comments

EntertainmentBob Dylan’s newest album, Together Through Life, hit music stores yesterday. Edna Gundersen in USA Today offers a typically glowing review. “He’s got grit, for sure. His gloriously wicked, wheezy croon suits these biting, sentimental tales of love in hard times. Dylan may be tangled up in blues, but when he punctuates My Wife’s Home Town with a mischievous chuckle, it’s clear he has never felt so unfettered.” And in a nod to the younger generation, Dylan has announced a …