[Magdalen] [Mgdln] (SPAM: ?) Who is your modern 'saint'?
Grace Cangialosi
gracecan at gmail.com
Mon Sep 8 05:00:43 PDT 2014
And that reminded me of Paul Robeson, another modern saint.
He was in Sydney while their magnificent opera house was being built, and he paid a visit. He stood on the stage in the unfinished building and sang "Joe Hill" to the workmen there.
I've heard a recording of his singing that, and it's powerful. He was a true Renaissance man--and paid dearly for it...
> On Sep 7, 2014, at 10:30 PM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net> wrote:
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> I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night
> Alive as he could be
> Said I “But Joe, you’re nine years dead.”
> “I never died,” said he.
> “I never died,” said he.
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> “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela
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> Jim Handsfield
> jhandsfield at att.net
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>> On Sep 7, 2014, at 9:16 AM, James Oppenheimer <oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Joe Hill.
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