Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth The New York Times - A New York City police officer in plain clothes was shot in the face and critically wounded on Saturday in Queens after driving up in an unmarked car to question a man on the street, officials said. The officer, Brian Moore, 25, was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was listed in critical but stable condition, the police commissioner, William J. Bratton, said at a news conference at the hospital late Saturday as Officer Moore remained in surgery. On Sunday morning, Demetrius Blackwell, 35, was charged with one count of attempted murder, one of assault and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Mayor Bill de Blasio called the shooting an “unconscionable act of violence” and “a reminder of the dangers that all of our officers face every single day.” Officer Moore was shot around 6:15 p.m. on 212th Street in Queens Village, said the police. He and Erik Jansen, both anti-crime officers, were...
I'm with you in regards to the Moody Blues, RN. No so much with you when it comes to Jethro Tull or Led Zeppelin... but the Moody Blues? Hell, yes. "Tuesday Afternoon" is one of my favorite songs.
ReplyDeleteThere are few that aren't very worthy by the MB.
DeleteRN: The associated poem is great too. That album is one of the best of all time.
ReplyDeleteThis includes "Tuesday Afternoon"... Check out this video
One of my favorites as well.
DeleteTull and the Moody Blues both deserve to be in the Hall of Fame and certainly way ahead of such miserable acts as Madonna, ABBA, the Bee Gees, Kiss, etc..............My favorite Moody Blues song? I'm going to have to go with "The Story in Your Eyes".
ReplyDeleteYes they do. I was a Jethro Tull fan the first time I heard them. Every so often I take that stroll down memory lane and listen to them for an hour or so. Ian Anderson rocks.
DeleteI have so many favorites by them. All pretty much pre-"Octave". Everything after seems just an imitation or tribute band.
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