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Martin Mc Carthy's avatar

Tommy, in my opinion, you weren't 'temporarily insane', but still are, and thank God for it! The last thing the world needs right now is another 'sane', lifeless member of the living dead. The 'gold standard' is always set by people way beyond that - people with vision and insights not given to many - and all those Harold Arlen songs you mentioned are just fantastic

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Glad your in back with us my boy! I love the comment but that is secondary to have you back in action.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

*having you back

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Martin Mc Carthy's avatar

Thanks, Tommy. I'm looking forward to your next post.

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Patris's avatar

So wise.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Giving you the secret handshake.

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Patris's avatar

Honored

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Renee Missel's avatar

They are having such fun with their words. There is an innocence that is less available today. Or is it?

The key is to not lose our sense of wonder. Thank you for this trip to yesteryear.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Curiosity, awe, sense of wonder-- Far better than plastic surgery if you wanna stay young. That was kinda corny Renee, but it's your fault, you started it. But it's true, and there is less innocence today for sure-- less of the good kind and more of the not so good kind. Less self-invention, more monolith... The phone is a doomsday machine-- Glad I knew some life without it. But this very thing I curse is what allows to kibbitz right now-- such is the contradictory nature of life.

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Renee Missel's avatar

Yes, the ying and yang of life. AI is next doomsday maching, unless.....

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Renee Missel's avatar

Machine

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

*us to Kibbitz.

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Eric Trules's avatar

Wish u could have met “Gino Cumeezi”, the notorious troublemaker clown who ran for Mayor of New York City and finished “5th out of 4 candidates“. That clown really knew how to.PLAY!!!!

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Eric Trules's avatar

Also, thanks for that wonderful video. Here’s to Munchkins everywhere.🤩🤠😎🎶🎶

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Rob Tourtelot's avatar

Ah, this is so good. Such a great combination of playfulness and chops. The -itch rhyme scheme that starts around :52 is just 🤯. And you can hear them smiling when the two of them pick it up.

Magic.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Rob, you got an ear for the good stuff and I love the time marker. I'm with you. Playfulness and chops cant be beat. Ask Nabakov or Fats Waller. Harold and Yip are're having a blast-- and I'm having a grin digging their fun with you. Read one of your posts, dug it and sent a note.

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Geraldine A. V. Hughes's avatar

Priceless, Sir Tommy. To the nines!

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Bows to the lady

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Tracy Braden's avatar

Love!!

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Good!

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Holly Starley's avatar

I am pleased to share that I once starred as the leader of the munchkin guild. 🤣

To play! 👇🎨

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Duly noted, Lollipop Guild alumni.

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Holly Starley's avatar

My munchkin voice is on point. 🍭

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Steven Berger's avatar

There is hidden wisdom in movies and cartoons:

https://substack.com/@stevenberger/note/c-72359961?r=1nm0v2

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