Monthly Archives: November 2023

Thanksgiving At The 169 Bar

November 23, 2023 – 1:20 pm

The 169 family celebrate Thanksgiving Day. A shout out to Papa Charles Hanson. The father of the clan. Thanks to the whole crew. You make the world a better place.

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No Thanks Day

November 23, 2023 – 10:07 am

Half my family arrived in the Americas on the Mayflower. The Hamlin clan owed its survival that first autumn to the Wampanoags or People of the Dawn. The Saints and Strangers of the Old World showed their gratitude by forcing the disease-weakened natives from their ancestral home, much as the Moses’ ancestors had evicted the […]

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ANDRETTA’S HAT – Video – 169 BAR

November 23, 2023 – 9:07 am

Sadly I lost that hat on a plane from Detroit in November 2021. Why Detroit. The Rolling Stones. Paint It Black you Devils

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COLD TURKEY john lennon

November 23, 2023 – 8:33 am

I like nothing better than left-over turkey for a post-thanksgiving jolt of big bird coma, then John Lennon says it best in COLD TURKEY To view his holiday gem, please go to the following URL

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Wintah Maine

November 23, 2023 – 8:16 am

Walking on a back road From school No sign of the sun Leaden clouds overhead Fields frozen by deep snow. A northerly wind from Montreal A long slog home. Grey slush underfoot Cold wet seeping Through soles Another mile to Grandmother’s house. Where waits The warmth of a pot belly stove Pull off boots Peel […]

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