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William Blake died on this day in 1827. Steeped in his era’s radicalism, yet also seemingly ‘outside’ the times in his fearless idiosyncrasy, evident in stunning prints & paintings, Blake is one of the most visionary poets. Here’s my reading of A Poison Tree

"You only live twice. Once when you are born and once when you look death in the face." ✒ #IanFleming, English author of the #JamesBond novels, #DOTD 12 August 1964.

Mike Douglas - The Men In My Little Girl's Life (youtu.be)

#OTD, in a unique coincidence, Mike Douglas was #BOTD in 1920… and #DOTD in 2006. He was 86. In 1966, the Emmy Award-winning TV talk show host earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “The Men In My Little Girl's Life” spent 7 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #6.

#OTD #TDIH #August12, 1827 #DOTD: #RIP #WilliamBlake. #Poets #Printmakers #Painters #Mystics #Visionaries #Poetry #EnglishPoetry #Painting #Painters #Artists #GreatArtists #PreRomanticism #Romanticism #Swedenborgians #ArtSky en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...

🎨 #JamesDrummond, Scottish historical painter, #DOTD 12 August 1877.

🎨 #PhilippeDeChampaigne, Brabant-born French Baroque painter, #DOTD 12 August 1674.

Chuck Leonard - 77 WABC New York - October 31, 1971 (youtu.be)

#OTD #TDIH #August12, 2004: #DOTD: #RIP #ChuckLeonard. #TheMostMusic #WABC #MusicRadio #MusicRadioWABC #AM77WABC #SeventySevenWABC #WABCAM #WABCRadio #ChuckLeonard #AMRadio #Radio #Deejays #DJs #DiscJockeys #RadioShows #RadioSky youtu.be/X8x5NGhsWSM?...

#OTD #TDIH #August12, 2004: #DOTD: #RIP #ChuckLeonard. #TheMostMusic #WABC #MusicRadio #MusicRadioWABC #AM77WABC #SeventySevenWABC #WABCAM #WABCRadio #ChuckLeonard #AMRadio #Radio #Deejays #DJs #DiscJockeys #RadioShows #RadioSky en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_L...

"To see the world in a grain of sand, And to see heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hands, And eternity in an hour." Poems: mypoeticside.com/poets/willia... ✒ #WilliamBlake, English seer, poet, and painter, #DOTD 12 August 1827.

Sukiyaki (Ue o Muite Arukou) - Kyu Sakamoto (English Translation and Lyrics) (youtube.com)

#OTD #TDIH #August12, 1985 #DOTD: #RIP: #KyuSakamoto #dies in the #JapanAirlinesFlight123 crash. #Singers #Songwriters #Actors #UeOMuiteAruko #SukiyakiSong #RokusukeEi #HachidaiNakamura #AnpoJoyaku #Anpo #MusicSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=C35D...

Les Paul & Mary Ford - "How High The Moon" in Stereo! (youtube.com)

#OTD #TDIH #August12, 2009 #DOTD: #RIP #LesPaul. #Guitarists #Songwriters #Inventors #GibsonLesPaul #Overdubbing #SoundOnSound #TapeDelay #PhasingEffects #MultitrackRecording #MTR #Multitracking #DoubleTracking #SoundRecording #Geniuses #MusicSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKND...

#OTD #TDIH #August12, 2014: #DOTD: #RIP #LaurenBacall. #MovieStars #Activists #GrandeDames #ClassActs #Beauties #GreenEyes #Jews #Movies #Hollywood #AntiFascists #MovieSky en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_...

Merv Griffin - I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts Lyrics (youtube.com)

#OTD #TDIH #August12, 2007 #DOTD: #RIP #MervGriffin. #Actors #Singers #TVHosts #MediaMoguls #Producers #Jeopardy #WheelOfFortune #BigBand #Broadway #Stage #Theatre #Theater #TheMervGriffinShow #IveGotALovelyBunchOfCoconuts #MusicSKy www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ojb...

"I don't think about #art when I'm working. I try to think about life." 🎨 Jean-Michel #Basquiat, American painter, #DOTD 12 August 1988.

"For me, college wasn't a breeze. I had 8 o'clock classes, I worked from 3 to 11 at the Settlement House. On weekends, if Northwestern Bell needed me, I'd troubleshoot for them, and I had a steady girl. God!" 🎭 Hollywood legend #HenryFonda #DOTD 12 August 1982.

"And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays." Poems: mypoeticside.com/poets/james-... ✒ #JamesRussellLowell, American poet, #DOTD 12 August 1891.

"I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that." 🌹🎭 Hollywood legend #LaurenBacall #DOTD 12 August 2014.

"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” ✒️ #ThomasMann, German author (Dr Faustus, Nobel Prize in #Literature 1929), #DOTD 12 August 1955.

Lemon Tree (youtu.be)

#OTD #TDIH #August12, 2020: #DOTD: #RIP #TriniLopez. #Singers #Guitarists #PopMusic #MusicSky youtu.be/C3M6a3uzWsg?...

Trini Lopez - If I Had A Hammer (1963) - HD (youtu.be)

#OTD #TDIH #August12, 2020: #DOTD: #RIP #TriniLopez. #Singers #Guitarists #PopMusic #MusicSky youtu.be/Kp1z8EzZ5Hs?...

If I Had A Hammer (youtu.be)

#OTD #TDIH #August12, 2020: #DOTD: #RIP #TriniLopez. #Singers #Guitarists #PopMusic #MusicSky youtu.be/ubkNVXApNvU?...

I don't belong, I never did... (youtube.com)

#JCKaelin here: #RobinWilliams was a great customer of ours and we & the world mourn his loss <3 . #OTD #TDIH #August11, 2014: #DOTD: #RIP #RobinWilliams. #Comedians #StandUp #Improvisation #Actors #Mork #NanuNanu www.youtube.com/watch?v=SONB...