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News and Grooves Musical Journeys and Golden Stories

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We bring you the best original music alongside fascinating stories about hidden treasures, rock legends, and haunted places, all wrapped up with a moving Memorial Day tribute.

• Original song "Angel at the End of the Bar" written by Dan Nightingale explores loneliness and connection
• The remarkable story of a California couple who found $11 million in gold coins while walking their dog
• Brief history of Pink Floyd, one of rock music's most influential progressive bands
• Original song "True Lovers Don't Fight" about the breakdown of relationships
• Paranormal experiences at the haunted Oxford bar in Snohomish, Washington
• Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Peterson's powerful Memorial Day speech honoring fallen soldiers
• Original songs "Back on the Road" and "Reaching For You One Last Time"
• Announcement of second weekly show starting June 8th with more focus on music

Starting Sunday, June 8th, News and Grooves will add a second show each week. The Sunday show will put more priority on music than stories and will include singer-songwriters alongside our original AI music.


Speaker 1:

It's another great day on News and Grooves. Thanks for coming in. You're listening to the News and Grooves podcast. We bring you the best original music you will ever hear. Here is a song that the lyrics was written by a brother of mine, Mr Dan Nightingale, called Angel.

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Angel, angel, if that's what you are Sitting at the lonely end of the bar, angel, I hate to stare. Could I sit near you On that empty chair beside you? Lady? I like your eyes. They change colors In this damn dim bar light that surrounds you. Lady, I like your smile. When you look my way Takes the pain away.

Speaker 3:

Angel at the end of the bar If that's who you really are. Angel at the end of the bar You're not really there, are you? Angel? Can I buy you a drink? It's been a while since I've seen you, wasn't it just last week? I see your glass is full. Has someone else taken that empty barstool Beside you? Angel at the end of the bar, if that's who you really are. Angel at the end of the bar, you're not really there, are you? Every Friday night I see you there, you don't really care, hanging on to anyone you can find. Well, in this case, girl. Well, in this case, girl. Well, in this case, girl. You're not really there, are you? You're not really there, are you? You're not really there. Angel at the bar, you're not really there, are you?

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11 million dollars in gold coins. A couple from Sierra Nevada, california, literally struck gold when they noticed the top of an old canister sticking out of the ground while walking their dog around their property in 2013. Inside the canister was a bunch of old gold coins, and when the couple later returned to the spot where they found it, they dug up another seven canisters. Altogether, the eight canisters contained 1,427 coins dating from 1847 to 1894, four $5 gold pieces, $50-$10 gold pieces and $1,373 double eagles. Though the coin's face value in the 19th century was $27,980, their age and rarity made the treasure trove worth around $11 million. Not bad for a walk around the yard. Several coins were auctioned at the Old San Francisco Mint in May 2014, including one coin, an $1874 double eagle, that sold for $15,000.

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Pink Floyd formed in London in 1965. This progressive rock band is renowned for their lush sonic landscapes, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows that often incorporated visual projections and other multimedia elements. Their groundbreaking concept albums explored themes like war, mental illness and alienation, while pushing the boundaries of rock music with their experimental soundscapes. They remain one of the most in-pink Floyd Flitzel bands in history, with a dedicated fan base and lasting impact on contemporary music.

Speaker 3:

Thanks for listening to the News and Grooves podcast. Can you tell a green?

Speaker 2:

field. Thanks for listening to the News and Grooves podcast.

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True lovers don't fight this way. They don't throw hearts away. Every word of heavy stone Leave the love we used to own. Breaking down the fragile trust Turned our diamond into dust. Promises we left behind Can't rewind the love confined. True lovers don't fight. Oh no, they hold tight, never let go. It's a battle in the night. Nothing here feels right. Once we danced the evening slow. Now these shadows start to grow. Where's the fire? We used to know In the tears that flow and flow, late nights filled with bitter ends. We are now at Upper Session Road. True lovers don't fight. Oh no, they hold tight, never let go. It's a battle in the night. Nothing here feels right. No-transcript. True lovers don't fight. Oh no, they hold tight, never let go. It's a battle in the night. Nothing here feels right.

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In Snomish Washington there's a bar called the Oxford. It has a violent history as there have been at least two or three deaths, murders there. My parents have gone a few times to listen to live bands and heard of women being locked in the bathroom and plates shattering in the kitchen when no one was around. One night my dad had a glass of red wine and headed downstairs to the basement where there's pool tables and another bar. He says that the cup part of his glass exploded in his hand and there was a pop sound. He looked down and he only had the wine glass stem in his hand and there was no red wine or glass on or around him. In a bit of a daze he went to the bartender, handed her the stem and explained what happened and she replied no problem, that kind of stuff happens all the time and handed him a new glass.

Speaker 1:

Please don't forget that May 26th is Memorial Day. Don't ever forget all of our soldiers who gave their full measure of devotion for our country. God bless them all. Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Peterson, aloha, aloha.

Speaker 6:

What a beautiful day. The cemetery looks absolutely gorgeous. There are about 25 million living American veterans today and since General Washington commanded the Continental Army, 42 million Americans have served the colors. A million more have been killed in its defense and another million and a half wounded. These are small numbers compared to the billions across the planet and billions yet still unborn that live free because Americans have fought and died for their freedom.

Speaker 6:

Memorial Day was established by presidential decree on the 5th of May 1868 and first observed later that month, on the 30th, when all the graves at Arlington National Cemetery were decorated with flowers and flags. Through the years, memorial Day continued to mean visiting and decorating graves or town square memorials to those who died serving our great nation, and celebrating with parades and civic events. Americans in the past kept the day quiet, pausing to remember, at least for a little while, the kind of men and women that so willingly gave that last full measure. When I was growing up, I felt in awe of my grandfather's generation. Guadalcanal, sicily, tarawa, salerno, iwo Jima, normandy those places were real to them, they lived it. Then came my father's generation, trudging through the jungles of Vietnam. It was a bit different then. We removed our hats during the national anthem. We said the Pledge of Allegiance before school and it didn't offend anyone's sensitivities or seen as trampling on the rights of anyone else. Memorial Day was a day to remember our heroes, with a day of reverence to repay the debt that we could truly never repay.

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We live in a different time today, and people have indeed lost something of quality over the years. We don't always see that same selfless devotion to something bigger than ourselves. Memorial Day today is more about a day to take advantage of the big sales at the malls or fighting the traffic to get to the beach for a long weekend. But we should be ashamed of ourselves if we forget that, as we enjoy the long weekend, that we are again at war today and a new generation continues to fight and win against an enemy on our behalf in Afghanistan and other locations around the globe. And, in contrast, my grandfather and father's generations, where nearly everyone had family that served, only about 1% of Americans serve today.

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But I can say with confidence that Americans will always stand for what is right. I brought my son Bo here today, and when I look at him I know that his generation will carry on that tradition too. Nope, they'll carry on that American legacy forward, just as his father and grandfather had done as well. Why? Because we love America and are willing to die for freedom in our way of life. Memorial Day is not as much for our families of the fallen or for us who have been to combat and endured losses. We remember those guys every day. Memorial Day is for the rest of the nation's citizens, to remember and say thank you to those that have fallen and given so much to all of us. May all of our fallen rest peacefully. May we who love them find peace and understanding in their sacrifice, and that the America that they so loved and protected and gave their lives for is forever worthy. We will never forget you. God bless America. I love America, thank you.

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We'll spin it like a runaway dream Highway. Whispers calling out to my team, whispers calling out to my team. Jersey skies spreading white and bold, chasing tomorrow while the night gets cold, lace up boots dusted with the past, boots dusted with the past. We're built to move and hit the gas. Cities fading in the rearview, light Hitting the line before the break of night. We're back on the road again. No start, no end, just a highway's friend, rolling thunder under life's command. Back on the road With dreams in hand, fast food wrappers in the backseat, cake, a jukebox spirit we're born to crave. Station calling can't lose the signal now. Every heartbeat shouting. Don't ask how We'll see upside down, but we know our lane. Freedom's a fever we can't explain. We're back on the road again. No start, no end, just a highway's friend, rolling thunder under life's command. Back on the road.

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With dreams in hand. Yeah, hello, my mom and dad listen to forget, but it's too sublime.

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So I'm reaching for you one last time. The curtain's heavy, but my heart won't stall. Your name echoes softly through this hall. Every whispered note feels like a rhyme. Still, I'm reaching for you one last time. Can you hear me across this divide? Feel the pull of the love I can't hide Our story's soundtrack climbs and chimes Calling me to reach just one more time? Every step I take sends shivers through the night. I'll brave all the darkness to stand in your light. The clock hands take out their relentless climb While I reach for you one last time. Your face in the stars, your laugh in the breeze, memories haunting like ghosts in the trees. But even with nothing, I'd make the climb and still I'd reach for you one last time. Can you hear me across this divide? Feel the pull of a love I can't hide? Our story's soundtrack climbs and chimes Calling me to reach just one more time.

Speaker 1:

Starting Sunday, june 8th, news and Grooves will add a second show. So there will be two different shows running each week and all week the Sunday show will be a little different. We will put more of a priority on music than stories. We will also add some singer-songwriters and their music to mix in with the greatest original AI music in the world. So mark your calendars starting June 8th to News and Grooves a week. That is all the time we have this week. Please remember to say a prayer on memorial day for our soldiers who gave their last measure of devotion for our country.