Bang a Drum

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March 2nd is Jon Bon Jovi’s birthday (born in 1962).  Below are the lyrics to one of my very favorite Bon Jovi’s songs…Bang a Drum.  It’s from the Young Guns movie and has a revival tent feeling about it.  It always makes me sing along at the top of my voice with my arms raised to heaven. 

Happy Birthday Jon!

Bang a Drum

I went to see the preacher to teach me how to pray
He looked at me and smiled
Then that preacher turned away
He said if you want to tell him something
You ain’t gotta fold your hands
Say it with your heart, your soul and believe it
And I’d say amen

[Chorus]
Bang a drum for the sinners
Bang a drum for the sins
Bang a drum for the losers
And those who win
Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for yourself son
And a drum for me
Ooh, let me hear you say yeah (yeah), hallelujah, amen

[Verse 2]
I called upon my brother just the other day
He said: John I’m gonna die if I don’t start to live again
I work each day and night like clockwork
Just trying to make ends meet
I could kick this bad world’s ass
If I could just get on my feet

[Chorus]
I’d bang a drum for the dying
Bang a drum for the truth
Bang a drum for the innocence lost in our youth
Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
Bang a drum for you brother
And a drum for me

[Bridge]
I don’t know where all the rivers run
I don’t know how far, I don’t know how come
Well I’m gonna die believin’ each step that I take
Ain’t worth the ground that I walk on
If we don’t walk it our way

[Verse 3]
No I don’t claim to be a wiseman, a poet or a saint
I’m just another man who’s searching for a better way
But my heart beats loud as thunder
For the things that I believe
Sometimes I wanna run for cover
Sometimes I want to scream

[Chorus]
Bang a drum for tomorrow
Bang a drum for the past
Bang a drum for the heroes that won’t come back
Bang a drum for the promise
Bang a drum for the lies
Bang a drum for the lovers and the tears they’ve cried
Bang a drum, bang it loudly
Or as soft as you need
But as long as my heart keeps on bangin’
I got a reason to believe (I got a reason to believe)

[Outro]
(Yeah, yeah, oh yeah, yeah, hallelujah, amen)
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) oh yeah
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) hallelujah, amen
Come on now (yeah) yeah (yeah) oh yeah
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) hallelujah, amen
All right girls (yeah) brother (yeah) yeah (yeah) oh yeah
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) hallelujah, amen

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131 thoughts on “Bang a Drum”

  1. Good morning, Miss Pat.

    I had never heard that song. Bon Jovi is a generation or two past my day in music.

    There are two others about banging a drum. One I had heard and another I hadn’t.

    Here’s the one from my day: 

    This one grabs the heart:

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    3. Morning, GA! A woman after my own heart – those are my kind of songs, too. Marty Robbins and Emmylou were some of the best! I’ve never been a big Bon Jovi fan – I can take it or leave it. Yesterday, driving home from Norfolk, I put on my Josh Groban CD. Even tho some of the songs are in French and Italian and I don’t understand the words, that voice, the music – I could listen to him all day long!!!

      In 2008, I went in after hours to do some data entry/filing at Resole America and I thought I was alone so I cranked that sucker up full-throttle and just swayed along in my chair. Scared the crap out of me when the VP, Edwin (from Bolivia or somewhere like that) walked around the corner and said something about it being in Italian…”do you understand Italian?” Nope – he just walked away shaking his head.

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        1. Yeah, just in these few minutes, it has clouded up completely here. The sun was shining a little earlier but all gone now.

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  8. so claiming they hadn’t seen each other in a while would be another lie?

    Troublemaker10

    March 2, 2024 6:08 am

    Bradley testified in court that he had not talked to Wade in two years but…

    Phil Holloway ✈️

    @PhilHollowayEsq

    17h• 3 tweets • 1 min read •

    Read on X

    Big big big #FaniWillis news inbound. Today. Bad news for Fani…

    A witness has come forward who saw Nathan Wade at lunch with Terrence Bradley about 5 weeks ago. There will be audio of a voicemail to this effect soon.

    This evidence seems unlikely to make it into today’s hearing, but the parties can file additional motions or take whatever other action they believe is appropriate after this hearing concludes. There is an audio of a voicemail left by a witness who watched the testimony and felt he needed to come forward.

    And here it is – @megynkelly has the audio

    https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1763643777900524021.html?utm_campaign=topunroll

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    1. now THIS is interesting…

      read the last few sentences of the comment…

      Troublemaker10

      Troublemaker10

      Judge McAfee’s decision re Fani Willis disqualification decision will be issued in two weeks.

      Some think this is a bad sign for Fani:

      Fani Willis isn’t just going to be censored, disbarred, she is going to jail. Mark my words! They are preparing for it.

      However, I read something elsewhere that this could be a political
      decision re timing. McAfee was appointed to his state Judge position by
      the governor after the prior Judge retired.

      He runs for the full position in a May election this year.

      He is currently unopposed. The deadline for someone else to run
      (challenge for position) is in two weeks. Some think his timing in the
      decision is based on that.

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  10. whoa…Maricopa County Board of Supervisors fled the meeting…

    FTA

    Michelle “Miki” Klann, who spoke directly to the board, reported that every last scoundrel on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors fled the room and “vacated their post” after citizens stormed the room and informed them about their personal liability in the 2020 election heist they oversaw.

    (Fact check: A forensic audit found that Arizona’s 2020 election results are based on systemic fraud, meaning Biden did not win in that state.)

    “My name is Michelle Klann, and I’m here today to put you on public notice and to inform you that you are not our elected officials,” Klann said to the board.

    “None of you have ever signed an oath to the Republic of Arizona. Instead, you have signed an oath of office to a foreign corporation which means this is an act of insurrection.”

    Klann would continue by informing the board members that they do not have a proper bond carrying surety for their actions with regard to We the People.

    “Due to all the voter fraud, you have never been formally voted in,” Klann proclaimed. “Acting as if you have any authority over the people is a direct act of treason.”

    Found it. It happened after the meeting was ended. pic.twitter.com/YprmP0yHLX

    — The C Report (@TheCReport) February 29, 2024

    Maricopa County board members carry $21 million personal liability EACH

    Representing the “body sovereign,” Klann explained to each board member before they all fled the room that they are personally liable for $21 million each, and now have the opportunity to cure that liability.

    “The fine is $1.75 million per claim and there are 12 signatures which means you are each personally liable for $21 million,” Klann explained about the liability breakdown based on each board member’s 12 signatures certifying the last election.

    “If you do not resign in three days, you will be presented with a writ quo warrento, and a waiver of tort. If you do not rebut these truths and you remain in office, we will be notifying the military, and your act of treason will be grounds for an immediate military tribunal. I do not need to tell you the penalties for treason.”

    Each board member was also handed a jump drive containing a 5,000-page document notifying all board members about the dangers of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) “vaccines,” poison in the water, and other matters of importance to Arizona citizens.

    “These are high crimes and acts against humanity,” Klann said. “If you cover up high crimes, you will be held guilty for committing acts against humanity.”

    “Therefore, I hereby command you to send a public broadcast to every resident in Maricopa County notifying them of these dangers within the next three days or you will be in direct violation and derelict of your supposed duty, making you even more accountable for your actions. Notice to agent is notice to principal. You have been formally served on record.”

    The language that Klann used throughout her speech is based on common low, which you can learn more about at ThePeoplesOperationRestoration.com.

    https://americafirstreport.com/arizona-residents-drive-entire-maricopa-county-board-of-supervisors-out-of-meeting-after-serving-them-for-treason/

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    1. Watch and see – it will go nowhere! Sadly, the US no longer functions under Common Law. That was taken care of with the Act of 1871, which converted the US to a corporation. Therefore, the US follows corporate law.

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        1. People have been trying that for years. Terry Trussell in FL back in 2014 tried it about eliminating Common Core in the schools. He was imprisoned, denied his medications….IDR exactly what he had, may have been diabetes, but I’m not sure. He did finally get bail but died shortly thereafter. TPTB will NOT allow it – watch and see!

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            1. I know but we have to be realistic at the same time and apply our skills, talent and efforts towards something that will actually work.

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  11. new way to steal cars…16yr olds and hand held computers

    FTA

    The device is essentially a hand-held computer that enables the user to create a replacement smart key — using a new key fob — that can unlock Camaros and other vehicles, bypassing the vehicle’s existing security system, investigators said. Once the user punches in the make, model and year of the vehicle into the computer, it is then able to reprogram the car’s ignition system and generate a new or universal car key.

    LAPD investigators believe a 16-year-old suspect used the device to create cloned ignition keys to steal muscle cars. A new Camaro can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

    “This young person was stealing the Camaros and taking them to street takeovers and then selling them for $2,000 or $3,000 on social media,” Newton Division Capt. Keith Green said. “A 16-year-old was capable of stealing high-end cars.”

    https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-29/chevy-camaro-thefts-skyrocket-lapd-suspects-a-boy-with-clone-fobs

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  16. EXCERPT: “House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer candidly admitted Friday night that House passage of impeachment articles against President Joe Biden won’t deliver any accountability to the first family because of a Democrat Senate blockade, and he is exploring other punishments such as criminal referrals that a future Justice Department could pursue for issues like false testimony to Congress.

    “We can impeach, and we may impeach. But the Senate’s not going to convict,” Comer said in an interview with the Just the News No Noise television show. “So impeachment really doesn’t hold anyone accountable. I want accountability. And what I want to do is have criminal referrals.

    “We want to provide the truth to the American people. But we also want to hold people accountable for wrongdoing, not just the Bidens but people in the government, the deep state actors who have been part of the coverup,” he said.

    In a wide-ranging update on the impeachment inquiry, the Kentucky Republican made clear he is playing a long game. He said he is convinced that both Hunter Biden and James Biden gave false accounts to Congress in their transcribed interviews but the next part of the process is to hold public hearings with key witnesses.

    “We’re going to press him, give him one more opportunity to come clean. And then you will see referrals,” he said of Hunter Biden.

    “I think that (Attorney General) Merrick Garland is going to, or (Special Counsel) David Weiss, either one will have the first crack at it,” he added. “If they don’t do it, then hopefully the next president of the United States will have a new attorney general in the Department of Justice that will hold people accountable.…If we have a new president, the new attorney general, then I’m pretty confident that we will have accountability of this family. That’s the moment.” ….

    https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/preposterous-answers-comer-says-criminal-referrals-false-testimony

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  17. I have to wonder….is this simply a ploy to hide something??? Awfully convenient, if you ask me! IDK anything about that Sheriff but I would think Paxton wouldn’t go along with that but who knows these days?!?!

    EXCERPT: “As a result in the change of status in the case, investigators and state prosecutors reportedly intend to withhold further release of  related reports, 911 logs, audio and video evidence and other related material.”

    https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/death-mcconnell-sister-law-angela-chao-now-criminal-investigation

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    1. i think it is.
      they will wait till something else dominates the headlines and attention of the public, then quietly release whatever it is.
      like her doors were locked and she couldn’t stop the car–someone overrode her ability to do that…or something equally nefarious

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  18. Good ole’ ConRon!!! No, there should NOT be a parental opt-out! They clearly aren’t being good parents from the gitgo when they allow their minor children free rein on the net!!!

    “DeSantis vetoes social media restrictions for minors”

    By Ben Whedon, Just The News

    Published: March 1, 2024 4:47pm

    ENTIRE ARTICLE: “Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday vetoed a plan to bar Floridians under the age of 16 from accessing certain social media platforms, which the legislature approved earlier this month.

    The plan would have also have required that platforms delete the accounts of underaged persons and cleared both chambers in decisive votes. The state House approved the plan 108-7 while the Senate did so 23-14.

    The governor had previously expressed concerns with the legislation and indicated that he expected the legislature to produce a revised bill when announcing the veto.

    “I have vetoed HB 1 because the Legislature is about to produce a different, superior bill,” he posted on X. “Protecting children from harms associated with social media is important, as is supporting parents’ rights and maintaining the ability of adults to engage in anonymous speech. I anticipate the new bill will recognize these priorities and will be signed into law soon.”

    Prior to the veto, DeSantis had clashed with state House Speaker Paul Renner over the inclusion of a parental opt-in, which Renner declined to include in the legislation.”

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  24. According to Fox this morning, FJB did not announce his visit to the border until AFTER Trump made his plans known.

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        2. My hubby, OTH, used to get pissed at me when I asked him why do it that way and not do it this way – it’s easier! LOL

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  29. “The Rebranding Of The GOP Into MAGA Can Be Accelerated With The Trump Team’s Takeover Of The RNC — Mapping Out An Effective Strategy For A Post-Ronna McDaniel RNC”

    PAUL INGRASSIA

    MAR 2, 2024

    Trump endorses new RNC chair, announces daughter-in-law's run for vice chair | Fox News

    EXCERPT: “So many of the pitfalls that have plagued this year’s presidential race, between the unnecessary Republican primary to the all-out lawfare still being waged against President Trump by rogue prosecutors like Letitia James and Fani Willis, could have been circumvented with the backing of a competent Republican National Committee. 

    Indeed, if the RNC had retaliated against the Biden regime’s witch-hunts against President Trump and his supporters going back to the days of the Mueller probe, there certainly would not have been the level of retaliation we are now observing with the four indictments, and 91 charges, that have been maliciously carried out by regime apparatchiks, parading the marching orders of Biden and his lackeys in the deep state, who wish to sabotage the MAGA movement by any means necessary.

    Fortunately, by the grace of God, so much of the regime’s former stranglehold over the public mind has been weakened by their own ineptitude and moral failings – be they the infamnia of a circus act now unraveling in Fulton County, with revelations of a scandalously unethical relationship between the Democratic-backed D.A., Willis, and her paramour prosecutor, Nathan Wade. 

    The case of course should never have been brought in the first place because there is no crime.  The silver lining of it all, however, is that the public has been made aware of the seemingly endless corruption of those like Willis and Wade, who are, in their respective offices, theoretically expected to exercise good judgment and wisdom when carrying out their solemn duties.  

    Of course, none of this is true for Wade or Willis – or Biden – all of whom make a mockery of their offices, and by extension, become laughingstocks for their countrymen as well as on the world stage, the rank embodiment of a country in precipitous decline. 

    The fact that Biden’s playmakers were emboldened enough to appoint the most patently unqualified individuals to carry out their hatchet job against the 45th President suggests that the Democrats have absolutely no fear of their enemies, save Donald Trump, the main target of their political persecution….”

    https://paulingrassia.substack.com/p/the-rebranding-of-the-gop-into-maga

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  38. Ummm….anyone else find this odd???

    “The “whales” seem to be fleeing the market.  IIRC Bezos is up to $6 billion in sales.  Why?  And what to make of this:”

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  39. ENTIRE ARTICLE @ Just The News: “Former President Trump is projected to win the Michigan Republican convention on Saturday after having won the state’s GOP primary on Tuesday of this week.

    Earlier in the day Trump won the Missouri caucuses, and he is also expected to win the Idaho caucuses later in the day. The results for Michigan are from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), according to The Hill .

    “The numbers deliver another, albeit expected, blow to rival Nikki Haley, who has pledged to stay in the race despite the fact that she has not won any of the early Republican nominating contests,” according to the outlet.

    DDHQ estimated that Trump won 33 delegates in the GOP convention, with six delegates still up for grabs.”

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    1. Imagine how impactful that kind of power can be against the average, every-day citizen? They crush anyone in their path!

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  44. Hope y’all had an easy trip, Pat! Still windy as hell here but sun is out at least and temp is up to 66. So I can’t bitch!

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    1. just got off the phone with our son. he is working on making furniture to sell eventually and sent some pictures. it’s beautiful stuff–all hardwoods and gorgeous finishes. he’s so much like me–loves to work with his hands.

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    1. Oh, wow….Margay Cat

      Is that gorgeous or what?!?! If they just didn’t get so big, I’d check into getting one of them! They can grow up to 31″ tall.

      Look at that face!!!

      For sale in the UK….

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  47. Troublemaker10

    March 2, 2024 2:02 pm

    Why does Boeing have facilities with military secrets in places like China and Russia in the first place?

    —

    Boeing Hit by $51 Million Fine After Warplane, Missile Data Leaked to Foreign Employees

    https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/boeing-hit-by-51-million-fine-after-warplane-missile-data-leaked-to-foreign-employees-5598722?ea_src=frontpage&ea_med=top-news-top-stories-1-large-1

    Or

    Non paywall link:

    https://archive.is/wbOyE

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    1. Globalism, my dear….globalism! I fear it is here to stay….unless we can untether this Republic from the system, which I don’t have much hope for…

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      2. Oh, my, I loved that song….still do, actually. You could hear that blasting from our TH frequently in the late ’70s!

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    2. IDK about melting the polar icecaps….just dig it deep and let the sea fill it in. Just like the panama canal…or am I missing something?

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