"Hence it came that this soft harp so long hath been known To mingle love's language with sorrow's sad tone;" - Thomas Moore, The Origin of the Harp

"I woke up and called this morning The tone of your voice was a warning That you don't care for me anymore I made up the bed we sleep in I looked at the clock when you creep in It's 6 A.M., and I'm alone." From 1998, "My Favorite Mistake" by Sheryl Crow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OcI...

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

“Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies, Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain; For we've received orders for to sail for old England / back to Boston, and so never more will we see you again" — Robert Shaw: Buccaneers / Jaws #filmsky #cinema #jaws #seashanty

Frances Dee, 1937.

Jean Seberg in "The Road to Corinth" - BOTD

Ballerina Ulla Poulsen in the Ballet Chopiniana by Gerda Wegener (1927).

Robert Louis Stevenson, born 13 November 1850.

From 2002, Barry Adamson does Archie Shepp. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jsc...

Gunnar Björnstrand, born 13 November 1909.

Oskar Werner, born 13 November 1922.

Jean Seberg, born 13 November 1938.

Actor and director Vittorio De Sica: 7 July 1901 - 13 November 1974.

Robert Louis Stevenson: 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894.

"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend." Novelist, essayist and poet Robert Louis Stevenson, born 13 November 1850.

Less than a minute in length but you are immediately drawn in to the moment. Buck O'Neil, #BOTD. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH8y...

Baseball player and manager Buck O'Neil, born 13 November. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSCd...

You likely didn't know him in his playing days but you DID come to know him in the latter part of his life. When Ken Burns began filming his excellent documentary "Baseball" he must have had an epiphany when he began interviewing him. John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil Jr., born 13 November 1911.

Released in 1971, "Mercy Mercy Me" by the great Marvin Gaye. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9BA...

Jack Oakie in "Sweetie" (with Helen Kane) - BOTD

The #1 reason America is such a hostile place is because most media and elected representatives are owned by corporations and oligarchs. We have no representation. Our politicians are INACTION figures as illustrated here.

"...The contract dispute centers on three points of contention surrounding pay, hours and staffing, and most prominently, the resolution of hundreds of unfair labor practices..." www.forbes.com/sites/pamdan...

Happy Birthday to Booker T. Jones, #BOTD. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-yu...

Happy Birthday to Booker T. Jones, born 12 November 1944. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcvd...

Jon Batiste & Rachael Price - How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore? Today is also Jon Batiste's birthday! I think of this clip when I think of him. Love this Prince cover! Also, I miss Live From Here. #JonBatiste #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #PrinceSky #Prince #MusicCover youtu.be/SZEp5cRPafU?...

DiCaprio: “I looked… into the camera. When I looked to my left, Jane was looking directly at me. She told me that that’s the way she preferred to take her photos, because it was about that shared connection… and that small moment said everything to me about who she was, an enlightened Homo Sapien”

JAPAN. Nakatsu. 1965. © Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos

“I look for very strong visual unity by using a type of framing and camera movement that is very simple. Everything must come from inside. It mustn’t be superficial. I hate weird camera angles and distorting lenses.” Director Jacques Tourneur, born 12 November 1904.

Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975).

DeLauro: The president went to the supreme court to deprive kids of food. Unbelievable. And now wants to deny their parents healthcare.

From 1964, Carnival in Mérida, Yucatán by Arthur Tress.

A 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SC Roadster.

The Big Rock Beach Café beside the ocean in Malibu (1953).

Jack Oakie, born 12 November 1903.

Kim Hunter, born 12 November 1922.

I seem to be on a daily run of posting a song with the word "mercy" in the title. Another day, another song. Recorded live in Chicago in 1966, "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9mY...

"Look, Charlie Brown... I got a new baseball bat for my birthday! I can hardly wait for next season to try it out!" ~ Lucy van Pelt --- "Who's name is on it...Mickey Mantle? Willie Mays?" ~ Charlie Brown (Classic Peanuts - November 12, 1962) ⚾️ #MLB #Legends #Baseball #History

"I have so many opinions about everything it just comes out during my music. It's a battle for me. I try not to be preachy. That's a real danger." ▶️ youtu.be/c7eB7Wns1-M?si… 🎸 The grea#NeilYoungng is 80 today#Musicic

Mose Allison, born 11 November 1927. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fUo...

Robert Ryan - #BOTD - clowning around with star Harry Belafonte on the set of "Odds Against Tomorrow" (1959).

"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal". www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...

1. Find a subject you care about. 2. Do not ramble, though. 3. Keep it simple. 4. Have the guts to cut. 5. Sound like yourself. 6. Say what you mean to say. 7. Pity the readers. Kurt Vonnegut, born 11 November 1922.

Édouard Vuillard, born 11 November 1868.

Poster design by Leonetto Cappiello for the "Exposition internationale des arts et des techniques appliqués à la vie moderne" from May to November in 1937.

The thanks I get for arranging a much-needed grooming.

Hanging out at the Abbey Road Studio (1966).