Costs of Freedom
In 1857 a gentleman named Frederick Douglas wrote the following:
The general sentiment of mankind is that a man who will not fight for himself, when he has the means of doing so, is not worth being fought for by others, and this sentiment is just. For a man who does not value freedom for himself will never value it for others, or put himself to any inconvenience to gain ti for others......
The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle. The conflict has been exiting, agitating, all-absorbing, and for the time being, putting all other tumults to silence. It must do this or it does nothing. If there is no struggle there is no progress.. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lighting. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.
This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The JS Sevens Karaoke Night
(A Jewish Singles (JS) group for 50+)
The JS Sevens’ held their first Karaoke Night at a special place called Lulu’s Restaurant on Saturday night June 12, Great event….!!!!!!!
We met at 5:30pm…. got set-up….then people began strolling in…. ordering margaritas, some fine beers and wine and really tasty food. The DJ, who exclusively was ours ‘til 8 pm, began playing music, singing and getting everyone relaxed.
It took a little while for everyone to “flow with their glow” and reach into their “other half”….. As we used to say in the 50’s….a Moving and a Grooving. Once into the rhythm of the night, there was not enough time to have everyone sing.….we needed more time. People hung out ‘til ten, had some more libations and just had a great time.
Take a look at the pictures for all to see…
Some kudos go out to Joy and Leroy for helping plan the event; Esther, Eunice and Eileen for the new phone tree and making calls; Scott for all the hard prep work, and Joie and Nancy for helping Esther and Eunice welcome guests at the registration table. When you are thumbing through the pictures, take a look at the sign we had at the registration table….a big THANKS to Eunice.
Wish we had a podcast of the event…well maybe not one where I was singing…But we did have two wonderful singers, Karen and Patt (check out their website at sentimentaljourneyla.com) who set the tone for the entire evening. Then, Scott Pucker lent his voice to the affair and we were off and running.
Also a big thank you to Ellen for spreading the word and bringing her group…which you can read about on ‘wonderfulonlinewomen.blogspot.com… they all seemed to really enjoy themselves.
The JS Sevens are planning a night at the Hollywood Bowl, a Wine Tasting in Malibu and Let’s Tour LA…just to highlight some of our up-coming events.
Out next meeting is on Thursday night, July 8 at Temple Ramat Zion, 17655 Devonshire St., in Northridge (that is where the group meets) at 7 pm. On tap, not to drink, will be the discussion of our next two events.
Contact me, Jerry, at 818-360-2211 or email me nvjcc@yahoo.com or blog with me at the-jnvjcc.blogspot.com
Hope to see you at our next event…….The JS Sevens
The JS Sevens’ held their first Karaoke Night at a special place called Lulu’s Restaurant on Saturday night June 12, Great event….!!!!!!!
We met at 5:30pm…. got set-up….then people began strolling in…. ordering margaritas, some fine beers and wine and really tasty food. The DJ, who exclusively was ours ‘til 8 pm, began playing music, singing and getting everyone relaxed.
It took a little while for everyone to “flow with their glow” and reach into their “other half”….. As we used to say in the 50’s….a Moving and a Grooving. Once into the rhythm of the night, there was not enough time to have everyone sing.….we needed more time. People hung out ‘til ten, had some more libations and just had a great time.
Take a look at the pictures for all to see…
Some kudos go out to Joy and Leroy for helping plan the event; Esther, Eunice and Eileen for the new phone tree and making calls; Scott for all the hard prep work, and Joie and Nancy for helping Esther and Eunice welcome guests at the registration table. When you are thumbing through the pictures, take a look at the sign we had at the registration table….a big THANKS to Eunice.
Wish we had a podcast of the event…well maybe not one where I was singing…But we did have two wonderful singers, Karen and Patt (check out their website at sentimentaljourneyla.com) who set the tone for the entire evening. Then, Scott Pucker lent his voice to the affair and we were off and running.
Also a big thank you to Ellen for spreading the word and bringing her group…which you can read about on ‘wonderfulonlinewomen.blogspot.com… they all seemed to really enjoy themselves.
The JS Sevens are planning a night at the Hollywood Bowl, a Wine Tasting in Malibu and Let’s Tour LA…just to highlight some of our up-coming events.
Out next meeting is on Thursday night, July 8 at Temple Ramat Zion, 17655 Devonshire St., in Northridge (that is where the group meets) at 7 pm. On tap, not to drink, will be the discussion of our next two events.
Contact me, Jerry, at 818-360-2211 or email me nvjcc@yahoo.com or blog with me at the-jnvjcc.blogspot.com
Hope to see you at our next event…….The JS Sevens
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