Tumblr-ing with Tim

I know that it may sound greedy to want more days with a person who lived so long. But the fact that my mother was 92 does not diminish, it only magnifies the enormity of the room whose door has now quietly shut.

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—	Stephen Colbert on the loss of his late mother, Lorna Colbert.

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Ramblin’ Raft Race

May 21, 1977-The Ramblin’ Raft Race was an annual Memorial Day weekend race on the Chattahoochee River that took place from 1969 to 1980. The event drew national attention when the Guinness Book of World Records called it the world’s largest spectator sporting event and Dan Rather reported on it.

Photo by Calvin Cruce

Ah, the 1970s…

So much to love here, be it that I had forgotten the Dave Garroway Show or that Quill’s management at Amphion regarded a gig at Rhode Island State Prison to be worthy of discussion (taking the Johnny Cash/Folsom Prison angle). [Hat tip to the TMBG Facebook page]