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Re: The slam? It is - reading your stuff to a live audience is a trip!
posted by
2902
on January 16, 2012 at 11:42 PM
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Sounds like fun.
posted by
aceblade
on January 16, 2012 at 9:28 PM
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Re: Imperfect people of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose
but your diffidence! I'm with you, Sam!
posted by
2902
on January 16, 2012 at 2:38 PM
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All 'heros' have their shortcomings mainly because they are human! Everything is in the eye of the beholder for me and if one is taken aback when they discover the the things they would rather not know it's up to them to get a reality check! lol Good for you to get into those slams from the onset! I can't wait til you tell us you have won! Go for it! sam 
posted by
sam444
on January 16, 2012 at 2:23 PM
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Re: It always gets me angry to hear people belittling King by
saying things like, "Yeah, but you know he was no saint himself." Maybe so, but he did more good with his imperfect self in his short life than all his detractors with their perfect report cards.
posted by
2902
on January 16, 2012 at 11:36 AM
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I love this poem Bob but then I have many long time black friends going back to 1958, but none of them consider themselves Black-Americans...but simply Americans like everyone else. However I realized just what anger was when I went to the movies with Wanda Parkins, my best friends sister. nothing would even be said now and that is because of Dr. King. That open mic thing sounds like a lot of fun, I haven't done that for more than 30 years.
posted by
UtahJay
on January 16, 2012 at 10:05 AM
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Re: Exactly!
posted by
2902
on January 16, 2012 at 8:06 AM
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Self awareness is hard on anyone, even the eloquent. Many of our heroes have been compromised mortals on a personal level. They still accomplished great things anyway.
posted by
mariss9
on January 16, 2012 at 7:47 AM
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Re: I imagine the heroes are not living comfortable lives, either.
Is it just me, or does everybody always go into the big things never feeling completely ready? Back when I was in amateur plays, we always showed up for opening night wishing we had one more week of rehearsal.
posted by
2902
on January 16, 2012 at 5:26 AM
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I imagine the heroes are not living comfortable lives, either.
Very interesting post. Thought provoking. 
posted by
Pat_B
on January 16, 2012 at 4:33 AM
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Re: CC, I'm going there now.
posted by
2902
on January 16, 2012 at 2:01 AM
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Re: Spidy, I couldn't agree more. King was an inspired
brave man who helped us outgrow racism.
posted by
2902
on January 16, 2012 at 2:00 AM
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Brother Bob you are so right, there are not many righteous people perhaps by having heroes we raise our own esteem. Bob if you have a minute just read my prognosis on Journal. Am I going bonkers.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 16, 2012 at 12:10 AM
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Yet are we not all human and who is to say that what some call is sin makes you a bad person and to what degree. As it is said ..he who casts the first stone. My heroes are those who care about change to make life easier and bearable for others.
posted by
spiderfly
on January 15, 2012 at 10:27 PM
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