Three very successful singers, Bing Crosby (BC), Pete Seeger (PS) and James Brown (JB) were all born on the 3rd of May.
I take the fact of this date as permission from God to try to fuse their thought. (E Pluribus Unum.) I hope nobody else objects.
Here goes:
(BC) “……. listen a lot and talk less. You can’t learn anything when you’re talking.”
(JB) “Give kids a chance to learn ……. The real answer to race problems in this country is education. Not burning and killing. Be ready. Be qualified. Own something. Be somebody.”
(PS) “It’s a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.”
James: “I want to say to you: Help yourself, so you can help someone else.”
Pete: “I want to turn the clock back to when people lived in small villages and took care of each other.”
Bing: “I’m proud to acknowledge my debt to the ‘Reverend Satchelmouth’ … He is the beginning and the end of music in America.”
James: “His acting ability taught him (Reagan) the whole structure of the country … He knows what everybody wants. You see, every American man is still a cowboy.”
Pete: “I think God is everything. Whenever I open my eyes I’m looking at God.”
Bing: “When I’m worried and I can’t sleep, I count my blessings instead of sheep. And I fall asleep … counting my blessings.”
God Bless America
Geoff Fox, 3rd May, Down Under
