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electric_blue68

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7. Cool! I could mostly respect Liberal Republicans....but they became extinct!

Reply to mountain grammy (Reply #6)

Tue May 19, 2026, 04:54 PM

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Last edited Tue May 19, 2026, 05:44 PM - Edit history (1)

🤔 Actually, I was thinking originally of being an Independent because on rare occasion the liberal Republican was better on social issues than the Democrat. But in NYS you had to be a D or R to vote in the primaries. So I became a Democrat.

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Tommy by The Who released in the US May 19th 1969 [View all] electric_blue68 22 hrs ago OP

I so envy you seeing the Who live! 50 Shades Of Blue 22 hrs ago #1

I guess one of "the perks" of being older (vs people in their 40s,50s) is having had some great concert experiences... electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #3

Yeah, that's one of the few things I can say for being old! I saw a lot of concerts too. 50 Shades Of Blue 20 hrs ago #5

Cool! The Beatles were more by luck, i guess. My friend's dad who was... electric_blue68 17 hrs ago #8

I saw them on June 5th Henry203 22 hrs ago #2

Cool! .... electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #4

I was in college in DC. 1965-66 mountain grammy 20 hrs ago #6

Cool! I could mostly respect Liberal Republicans....but they became extinct! electric_blue68 18 hrs ago #7

I got to interact with a Rock & Roll legend on a stars aligned fluke... bobalew 13 hrs ago #9

Bo Diddly! Very cool! electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #12

Saw them only once in the early 2000s. Great show. Check out Keith Moon here! LuckyCharms 13 hrs ago #10

Lol, Keith TY electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #13

One more for you: Thunderfingers LuckyCharms 12 hrs ago #11

TY! The Ox was an amazing bassist! electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #14