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BIG CHEEKS.
Bet you don't know "Big cheeks”!!Big cheeks. A grandson of slaves, a boy was born in a poor neighborhood of New Orleans known as the "Back of Town." His father abandoned the family when the child was an infant. His mother became a
prostitute and the boy and his sister had to live with their grandmother.
Early in life he proved to be gifted for music and with three other kids he sang in the streets of New Orleans. His first gains were coins that were thrown to them.
A Jewish family, Karnofsky, who had emigrated from Lithuania to the USA, had pity for the 7-year-old boy and brought him into their home. Initially giving 'work' in the house, to feed this hungry child. There he remained and slept in this Jewish family's home where, for the first time in his life, he was treated with kindness and tenderness..
When he went to bed, Mrs Karnovsky sang him a Russian lullaby that he would sing with her. Later, he learned to sing and play several Russian and Jewish songs.
Over time, this boy became the adopted son of this family The Karnofskys gave him money to buy his first musical instrument; as was the custom in the Jewish families.
They sincerely admired his musical talent. Later, when he became a professional musician and composer, he used these Jewish melodies in compositions, such as St. James Infirmary and Go Down Moses.
The little black boy grew up and wrote a book about this Jewish family who had adopted him in 1907. In memory of this family and until the end of his life, he wore a Star of David and said that in this family, he had learned "how to live real life and determination."
You might recognize his name. This little boy was called: Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong ..
Louis Armstrong proudly spoke fluent Yiddish! And "Satchmo" is Yiddish for "Big Cheeks”!!!
13 comments:
Love this article. Satchmo never forgot the kindness of a family that had endured their own hardship to take someone in off the street for no reward other than altruism...doing good.
Drumpy is raising funds for the Georgia Senate runoffs, with just one hitch: Trump’s new political machine is pocketing most of the dough — and the campaigns of the Georgia senators competing in the Jan. 5 races aren’t getting a cent.
Conman Trump is pocketing all donations for himself!!!!!
Why did Texas Attorney General Paxton, a Republican now under FBI investigation for allegedly abusing his office to help an influential campaign donor, file a lawsuit for Trump against other states?
Because, for one, he could use a friend with pardoning powers.
All of those factors help explain our current situation — and none of them align with the interests of Texas taxpayers. In fact, the lawsuit to the Supreme Court had all the marks of a political errand: Paxton, who rarely handles litigation personally, was listed as the lead attorney, and records suggest outside counsel came on board to help. Neither the solicitor general, who typically represents Texas before the Supreme Court, nor any of the agency’s appellate lawyers were listed on the case.
A few Texas Republicans acknowledged that Paxton’s effort was legally barren. Sen. John Cornyn, who once served as attorney general, told CNN that states simply don’t have a say in how other states run their elections. “I frankly struggle to understand the legal theory of it,” Cornyn said. And U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, whose district includes Hays County, noted the case “is inconsistent with my beliefs about protecting Texas sovereignty from the meddling of other states.”
Indeed, imagine the righteous “Come and take it” fury if, say, California or New York sued to invalidate an election in Texas. By extending the early voting period this fall by nearly a week, Gov. Greg Abbott did the same thing Paxton accused other states of doing: Revising voting procedures during the pandemic without the blessing of state legislators.
Though it failed to change the outcome of the presidential election, Paxton’s lawsuit poured gasoline on the conspiratorial fires sparked by Trump’s campaign. Untethered to fact, it fueled the partisan resentments that make it harder to find common ground as Americans, to recognize a legitimate leader in President-elect Joe Biden. It fed into the political turmoil that undermines our ability to address the nation's most pressing challenges: A pandemic that, for the first time, killed more than 3,000 Americans a day this week. A massive vaccination campaign to hopefully end this viral scourge. A rebuilding effort to get our economy and its workers back on their feet.
These are the trials of our moment, and Paxton instead used the Texas attorney general’s office to sow doubts and division. He did this with our tax dollars, but not our support. He did this for his political interests, not the good of Texas.
@2:42 Pendejo! Y Hunter que? Why don't you use your diarrhea of words, to comment about Biden/Hunter China connections! And don't forget to comment about the major voting fraud! You watch CNN to much, like the other pendejo half coco!
Yes, but dont forget it's the white man who's keeping you down...
December 15, 2020 at 8:47 PM
I D I O T A !
December 15, 2020 at 8:47 PM
Breaking with President Donald Trump’s drive to overturn his election loss, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Tuesday congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his victory and began a campaign to keep fellow Republicans from joining a doomed last-ditch effort to reverse the outcome in Congress.
You can take a pig to a cesspool to teach him not to jump in but he won't understand a pig is a pig is a pig just like el idiota pendejo at: December 15, 2020 at 8:47 PM, but racist republicans will always be PIGS...smh and kma
@2:18 Breaking with President Donald Trump??? Ese pendejo and many other republicans were never with Trump. The only one that had the balls to make it obvious was idiota and sore loser Mitt Romney. Trump was hated because he was not a Life long politicians, like the do nothing for 47 years Biden. Ese guey half Coco transgender mutt should be praising Trump for keeping his promise concerning the vaccine being ready so quickly. Now half Coco mutt can take the vaccine and not hide anymore under his/get cardboard bed! Hahahaha!
December 16, 2020 at 11:20 P
You said earlier that the vaccine was fake and el pendejo won. Idiota pendejo. hahahahaha guey
Y ivanka que? otro foto
The vaccine is fake, because there is no deadly virus. The vaccine is for idiotas like you who are all frighten and crying daily about SPI not being strict with the masks/lockdowns! Plus hopefully it beings health issues for everyone that gets it, por pendejos! Enjoy your vacine pinche vacas!
December 18, 2020 at 11:39 AM
I D I O T A !
December 18, 2020 at 7:53 AM
S T U P I D !
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