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Survivor--the TV show

Survivor -- The Emmy Award-winning series  Are you a Survivor Fan? Let's talk about it.

Zoo Tycoon

Whether you are looking for a new game or already a fan of Zoo Tycoon, this lens is intended to increase your enjoyment of the game. Manage animals, employees, guests and deteriorating fences to maximize their happiness and your profits. Watch out for...

Tina Turner

An eight-time Grammy Award winner, Turner's consistent success and popularity in rock music has earned her the title, "The Queen of Rock & Roll.

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

All The benefits of the Lotus Sutra can be realized by chanting the six syllables Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo Chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo one is able to reveal the state of Buddhahood in one's life, experienced as the natural development of joy, increased...

Israel "Bruddah Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole

The growing success of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, a Hawaiian vocalist known to many simply as "IZ," is an amazing story just waiting to be told. "Bruddah Iz" was a popular entertainer and singer in Hawaiʻi until his death at the age...

Gentle on My Mind

In 1967, a "flash of brilliance in the form of a song seeped into the collective psyche of a generation. The number was 'Gentle On My Mind,' popularized by good-time singer Glenn Campbell."   "Gentle on My Mind" is a song w...

Living Buddhism

My purpose here is to introduce you to the concepts of Buddhism and to provide some guidence in it's practice and study. My intention is for you to discover how the Buddhist teachings can positively impact your daily life.  All Buddhists, regardl...

John Hartford

John Hartford the Storyteller!  I fell in love with John Hartford when I heard him sing Gentle on My MInd I've been a fan ever since.   I first remember John singing in a Campbell's Soup commercial. Then we saw him playing banjo from the audien...

Elvis Presley

This is a musical tribute! Turn your speakers on high for this one!

Boomer Babes

Baby Boomers (technically, those born between 1946 and 1962) make up, at almost 80 million, the largest generational demographic today. And, among Boomers, women not only outnumber men but also influence as much as 80% of household purchase decisions...

Eva Cassidy -- SongBird

By the time the pure, powerful voice of Eva Cassidy hit the airwaves, she had already passed away at the far-too-young age of 33. Early on she drew the attention of the "Godfather of Go-Go," Chuck Brown, who invited her to collaborate with...

Demeter - goddess of harvest and fertility.

The Greek goddess of agriculture, the pure nourisher of youth and the green earth, the health-giving cycle of life and death, and preserver of marriage and the sacred law. She is invoked as the "bringer of seasons" in the Homeric hymn.  ...

The_Tao_of_Pooh

Jan 18 - Today is the Birthday of Winnie's author A.A. Milne. Winnie the Pooh has a certain way about him, a way of doing things which has made him the world's most beloved bear. ..While Eeyore frets and Piglet hesitates... and Rabbit calculates...

ULALI

First Nations women's a cappella trio, ULALI Trio members Pura Fe (Tuscarora), Soni Moreno (Apache, Yaqui, Mayan) and Jennifer Kresiberg (Tuscarora) create their own sound by blending their strong traditional roots and personal contemporary styles. Up...

Tony Hillerman

Where do you find detective novels, Navajo culture, Skinwalkers, Hopi culture, New Mexico landscape beauty, humor and great reading in one place? In a Tony Hillerman novel.  Tony Hillerman is my favorite author. I always look forward to his next b...

These Boots Are Made For Walkin

"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" is a pop song composed by Lee Hazlewood and first recorded by Nancy Sinatra. It was released in February, 1966, and hit #1 in the United States and United Kingdom Pop charts. Subsequently, many cover versi...

Boomer Chick Flicks

These are some of my favorite films. Help me create a list of the best Boomer Chick flicks!

Frank Langella

A versatile and overwhelmingly charismatic actor -- and, in his youth, a strikingly handsome one -- Langella was best known early in his career for his success in the title role of Dracula in the Broadway production designed by Edward Gorey. He was p...

Alison Goldfrapp

Goldfrapp is a Mercury Music Prize nominated English electronica duo formed in 1999. The band consists of lead singerr/composer/keyboardist Alison Goldfrapp and multi-instrumentalist Will Gregory. The duo is credited for their pioneering electronics,...

Gamelan

Western enthusiasts have often compared the static yet constantly moving state of gamelan music to a river running in its course, or to "moonlight poured over the field". Gamelan is a form of unique and exotic music originating in the islan...

Best Children's Books - The Early Years

I'm a new grandma again. I need your help finding the best books for my grandchild.  The best children's books last thru the ages and there are some very good books being written today. I'll list some of my favorite along with award winning books...

Jericho

Jericho Surviving the bomb was only the beginning!Surviving the Second cancelation by CBS is the next thing. Keeping Jericho going is the campaign. We need your help! 

Elegant Universe: String Theory

  Eleven dimensions, parallel universes, and a world made out of strings. It's not science fiction...it's String Theory!

Hugs Video Showcase

My Friend JD has declared an Intergalactic Cyber Hugs Day and a lens to tell you all about it. This lens was created as a companion showcase for "Hugs" videos from around the world. These videos are sure to bring a smile to your face. Don't think t...

John Lennon

9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980  John Lennon was an iconic 20th century English rock and roll songwriter and singer, who gained worldwide fame as founder of The Beatles. Lennon's songwriting was often full of pain and hope. His melodies w...

Humorous Baby Names

Yahoo search results lists 37,100,000 webpages for Baby Names. Google lists 18,600,000.  I thought I would list just a few humorous items here. Join me...Leave your comments about your choices of names, books or websites that I should check out...

Sarah Brightman

Very often, fans of Sarah's latest works are surprised to learn of her illustrious past in Andrew Lloyd Webber productions on Broadway and the West End. Conversely, those who remember her landmark role in Phantom of the Opera find themselves marvelin...

Top Most Performed Holiday Songs

Do you LOVE Holiday Music? I do! See what others consider to be the favorite Holiday Music and Let me know what your favorites are by posting in my guestbook.

Ozark Writers

The Ozarks is a very big place--about 50,000 square miles of  Arkansas and Missouri.  This lens is for/about writers in the Ozarks area.

Heart Bandits

Because given the smallest chance to do so, an Eskie will steal your heart!  The American Eskimo is one of the most intelligent of all canine breeds. They are very curious. They will examine changes in their environment with a wary, yet inquisit...

Kasey Chambers

Kasey has been nominated in the BEST FEMALE ARTIST category for this years ARIA AWARDS. The Awards Cermony will take place on October 29th in Sydney.

Joan Baez

There aren't many in showbiz like Baez. Forty years ago she was the dorky folk singer with the pure voice and the severe expression who, through sheer force of sincerity, won out as the symbol of her generation over hipper rivals. By her own admissio...

Annie's Song

Of the most played songs at weddings, Wagner had one and John Denver had Two. One is Annie's Song. "Annie's Song" was written as an ode to Denver's then-wife, Annie Denver (Annie Martel). The two had started to come apart following his sudd...

Branson Buzz

Branson is considered the "Live Music Show Capital of the World" with over 30 theaters playing host to over 60 Shows. It's a fun "family friendly" place to go!!   

Melissa Etheridge

Raspy and real, Melissa Etheridge is a woman who rocks. Adored by her fans, this multiplatinum artist has sold more than 25 million records. Melissa was in her prime, joyfully surrounded by her two children and the love of her life, actress Tammy Lyn...

Carly Simon

Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and two-times Grammy Awards winning American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter movement. She was induct...

Bobby McGee

Kris Kristofferson was living in a condemded building when someone broke in one day while he was gone and trashed the place and stole what little he had to steal. Everything was gone! He had lost his family and wife was disowned by parents. Not havin...

Freddy Fender

Freddy Fender "The King of Tex-Mex" Latin/Country  1937-2006  Freddy Fender (June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006), born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas, was a Tejano, country, and rock and roll musician, known for his work as...

DaDa

Dada was born out of protest - at the vast slaughter of World War One and at an artistic world which was bourgeois and indulgent. Dada was anti-art, deliberately shocking and often a load of bloody nonsense. Dada loved to confuse and annoy. "The...

Writers Hall of Fame

The Writers Hall of Fame® of America began in Springfield, Missouri, in 1994, and at the core of its existence is a common passion -- the joy of writing. With grassroots activities such as writing camps, scholarships, contests, and partnerships i...

Rita Coolidge

"Like her contemporaries Carly Simon and Linda Ronstadt, Coolidge has developed a deeper, more emotional (and better) singing style as she has aged." -People Magazine

Writers Groups

Whether you are an experienced writer or a beginner, I hope this lens is helpful for you.

Screenwriters

Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made.

Constance Levy

An author of poetry for children, Constance Levy has written for magazines such as Cricket, Spider, and Creative Classroom. Her books include I’m Going to Pet a Worm Today and Other Poems, A Tree Place and Other Poems, When Whales Exhale and Ot...

John Ernst Steinbeck

John Steinbeck, 1902-1968 was the author of sixteen novels, a collection of short stories, four screenplays, a sheaf of journalistic essays-including four collections, three travel narratives, a translation and two published journals, and three "...

Elvis The Martial Artist

"Elvis was perhaps one of biggest promoters of the martial arts during their big rise in the United States. Through his fight scenes in his movies, or his on-stage kata-inspired dance routines, Elvis introduced millions to the martial arts. Unli...

A Mighty Heart

The sad saga of slain Wall Street Journal South Asia bureau chief Danny Pearl is ultimately -- and very intimately -- Mariane Pearl's story. The film adapted from Mariane Pearl's 2003 harrowing memoir A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Hus...

Songwriters

Information and resources for and about songwriters

Perhaps Love

When John Denver and his wife seperated and were moving toward divorce, John wrote this song while on a plane. He called Annie and sang it to her on the phone. John said he was thinking of all the things that LOVE meant to him and all the images the w...

Deborah Chester

Internationally published author of 34 novels, Deborah Chester has written historical romances, young adult, science fiction, and fantasy under her own name and two pseudonyms. A professor of professional writing for the University of Oklahoma’...

George Bush 43

This lens pokes fun at George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States.    

Walt Whitman

I invite you to discover Walt Whitman as I discover him!  American poet, "Considered by many to be the greatest of all American poets, Walt Whitman celebrated the freedom and dignity of the individual and sang the praises of democracy and th...

Josh Ritter

There's a lot of buzz about Josh Ritter. I first heard of him on the Letterman Show January 12, 2007, when he performed Girl in the War. I created this lens to introduce him to you if you haven't heard of him, and to feature Ritter for those of you wh...

I Sing The Body Electric

This lens is about a song from the soundtrack of Fame the 1980 film. There was also a 1990s Broadway adaptation.                     Fame is a 1980 musical film conceived and produced by David De S...

Dale Freeman

A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Freeman started his newspaper career in Springfield, Missouri in 1944 and was a reporter, assistant city editor, Sunday editor, executive city editor, and editor-in-chief, and Executive e...

Laugh a Little

Laughter is the best medicine. Check out if there's anything here that will make you laugh, maybe giggle, or at least smile.   FIND YOUR HAPPY PLACE!    Help me build this lens. I appreciate your contributions! 

Denean

Danean writes that her "intention has always been to offer music that nourishes the spirit...to open pathways to higher states of awareness. "Music, as a means of Divine worship creates a bridge between our deepest knowing and the world of the unsee...

Golden Globe Awards

65th Annual Golden Globe Awards The Hollywood Foreign Press Association was founded more than 60 years ago by a group of Los Angeles-based journalists working for overseas publications. January 13, 2008 Sunday Presentation of "The 65th Annual Golde...

David Bowie

English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. Active in five decades of rock music, and frequently re-inventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded[1] as an influential innovator, particular...

The Roches

The Roches are Maggie, Terre and Suzzy — three Irish, Catholic, suburban, middle class sisters who have made their mark in folk music with quirky song lyrics and intricate harmonies. The trio has developed a loyal following over the years of be...

Hank Williams

Hank Williams, "the hillbilly Shakespeare," left this world nearly 50 years ago yet he retains his hold on the American imagination as the most potent icon of country music. By 1953, literally worn out at twenty-nine, Hank Williams was gone....