I won’t reveal who tipped me off about BWD’s birthday (but her name is Symmetry)
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Posts Tagged ‘wonder
06
Apr
11
my kind of town
President Obama greets Rev Al Sharpton as he arrives to speak at the 20th anniversary National Action Network Gala on April 6, in New York City
Former Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson gives a ‘thumbs up’ to President Obama
Spike Lee uses his smartphone to take a picture of President Barack Obama … and then his iPad:
Former New York City mayor David Dinkins greets President Obama
24
Feb
11
motown, take a bow
From left, Jamie Foxx, Nick Jonas, Seal and John Legend perform a medley during a tribute to Motown hosted by President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, February 24
Berry Gordy
Seal
Michelle Obama and Jill Biden
See 14:10 - hey, who said the President couldn’t dance?
24
Feb
11
what’s going on?
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during a student workshop event, ‘The Sound of Young America: The History of Motown,’ that brings students from across the country to participate in an event with Motown legends in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February 24. Seated alongside Obama are (L-R): Singer John Legend, singer Smokey Robinson, record producer Berry Gordy and Robert Santelli, the GRAMMY Museums Executive Director.
‘The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House’ is live on the White House site (here) tonight, 7:00 PM EST
Barry Manilow. Oh, wait, sorry - Nick Jonas.
Any excuse to post this …. all together:
And for sherijr….hey, I feel like a DJ!
And, of course:
22
Jan
11
an extraordinary life
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to his brother-in-law, Sargent Shriver, after signing a bill giving the Peace Corps permanent status in this September 22, 2025 file photo. Shriver was appointed the Peace Corps’ first director
Maria Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger and other loved ones carry the casket of Sargent Shriver into Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church
Caroline Kennedy escorts first lady Michelle Obama into Our Lady of Mercy Catholic church
Former President Bill Clinton, Senator John Kerry, first lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden attend the funeral mass for Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac, January 22. Shriver died January 18 at the age of 95
Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul
Bono of U2 sings “Psalms 98”
Wyclef Jean sings “Psalms 98”
Anthony Shriver holds up a photograph of his father, R. Sargent Shriver
Bill Clinton comforts Anthony Shriver during the funeral Mass for his father
Andrea Mitchell
Former Democratic presidential nominee Senator George McGovern
Chris Matthews
Lynda Johnson Robb, right, daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson
William Kennedy Smith speaks with Ethel Kennedy, widow of the late Robert F. Kennedy
Cokie Roberts
Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver (L), Bobby Shriver (2L), Timothy Perry Shriver (3R), Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and other mourners carry the casket of Sargent Shriver
Glen Hansard and Stevie Wonder
More on the funeral here - Read Joe Biden’s remarks here
28
Oct
10
can’t buy me love…. or votes
SFGate: Democrat Jerry Brown has amassed a 10-point lead in the California governor’s race over Republican Meg Whitman, whose negative ratings have reached record levels despite her spending $162 million in the largest self-funded campaign in American history, a new Field Poll shows….
….Brown, the state attorney general and former two-term governor who also served eight years as Oakland’s mayor, holds formidable leads among three voter groups considered crucial to the contest: Among Latinos, he leads Whitman by 30 points, while holding 16-point leads over Whitman among women and independent voters, the poll found….
…Brown leads formidably with women and has erased Whitman’s earlier leads among white voters and males; he now leads all categories in gender and age, the poll showed
White House.gov