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It's easy to remember only the Who's Zooming Who and Pink Cadillac version of Aretha. To me that Aretha was an undeniable goddess, but it's easy to forget how the younger Aretha was even better.
This live performance in 1976 on Johnny Carson reminds us of the prime Aretha! You know it's prime time, because she's wearing her singing dress.
 

Mongkol is a 61-year-old former logging elephant. His captive-held life was spent hauling trees in the Thai forest. His body shape is deformed through hard labor, he lost his right eye and tusk in this brutal logging practice. Mongkol was rescued and brought to Elephants World to spend the rest of his days relaxing peacefully in freedom by the River Kwai. I discovered Mongkol is an extremely gentle, sensitive elephant who enjoys music, especially this slow movement by Beethoven which I play to him occasionally in the day and night.

:heart:
 

Stand, in the end, you'll still be you
One that's done all the things you set out to do
Stand, there's a cross for you to bear
Things to go through if you're goin' anywhere

Stand for the things you know are right
It's the truth that the truth makes them so uptight
Stand, all the things you want are real
You have you to complete and there is no deal

Stand, stand, stand
(Everybody, yeah)
Stand, stand, stand

Stand, you've been sitting much too long
There's a permanent crease in your right and wrong
Stand, there's a midget standing tall
And a giant beside him about to fall

Stand, stand, stand
Stand, stand, stand

Stand, they will try to make you crawl
And they know what you're sayin' makes sense at all
Stand, don't you know that you are free
Well, at least in your mind if you want to be

Everybody

Stand, stand
 
Whoa!! This guy is good!

It reminds me of Stanley Clarke, which is never a bad thing.

P. S. When I was in my early 20s, we had a young guy, perhaps 16 or 17, occasionally show up for our band. He could play Stanley Clarke like nobody's business.

I wonder what happened to him. He had so much talent. Regrettably, I don't remember his name.
 
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