Christopher Columbus (before 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in what is today northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents. Those voyages, and his efforts to establish permanent settlements in the island of Hispaniola, initiated the process of Spanish colonization, which foreshadowed the general European colonization of what became known as the "New World".
In the context of emerging western imperialism and economic competition between European kingdoms seeking wealth through the establishment of trade routes and colonies, Columbus's speculative proposal to reach the East Indies by sailing westward received the support of the Spanish crown, which saw in it a promise, however remote, of gaining the upper hand over rival powers in the contest for the lucrative spice trade with Asia. During his first voyage in 1492, instead of reaching Japan as he had intended, Columbus landed in the Bahamas archipelago, at a locale he named San Salvador. Over the course of three more voyages, Columbus visited the Greater and Lesser Antilles, as well as the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Central America, claiming them for the Spanish Empire.
Donald Jay "Don" Rickles (born May 8, 1926) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. A frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Rickles has acted in comedic and dramatic roles, but is best known as an insult comic.
Rickles was born in the New York City borough of Queens to Max Rickles, who had emigrated in 1902 with his parents Joseph and Frances Rickles from Kaunas, Lithuania (then in the Russian Empire), and Etta (Feldman) Rickles, born in New York to immigrant parents from the Austrian Empire. His family was Jewish and spoke Yiddish at home. Rickles grew up in the Jackson Heights area.
After graduating from Newtown High School, Rickles enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during World War II on the USS Cyrene as a seaman first class. He was honorably discharged in 1946. Two years later, he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and then played bit parts on television. Frustrated by a lack of acting work, Rickles began doing stand-up comedy. He became known as an insult comedian by responding to his hecklers. The audience enjoyed these insults more than his prepared material, and he incorporated them into his act. When he began his career in the early 1950s he started calling ill-mannered members of the audience a "hockey puck". His style was similar to an older insult comic, "Mr. Warmth" Jack E. Leonard, though Rickles denies that Leonard influenced his style.
George Burns (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996), born Naftaly Birnbaum, was an American comedian, actor, and writer.
He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three quarters of a century. Beginning at the age of 79, Burns' career was resurrected as an amiable, beloved and unusually active old comedian, continuing to work until shortly before his death, in 1996, at the age of 100.
Naftaly (late called Nathan) Birnbaum was the ninth of 12 children born to Louis and Dorah (nèe Bluth) Birnbaum, Jewish immigrants who had come to the United States from Romania. Burns was an active member of the First Roumanian-American congregation. His father was a substitute cantor at the local synagogue but usually worked as a coat presser. During the influenza epidemic of 1903, Lippe Birnbaum contracted the flu and died at the age of 47. Nattie (as he was then called) went to work to help support the family, shining shoes, running errands, and selling newspapers.
Remember the days when it all was just fine
We sat at your house, doing pot and red wine
Now the years have gone by and some of us changed, died
or left.
But still I like to think of way back then, the best
bunch guys who I call my friends
But I can see the changes everyday
Just a little bit longer
Just a little more time
Just a few hours longer
That'll make me much stronger, and it'll all be just
fine
The nights that we spent above the pizza store
The parties we had, cops knocking on our door
Everyone laughed and didn't give damn
The life that we lived was of a different kind
Nobody cared how we fucked up our lives
But everyone of us just turned out right!
Just a little bit stronger
Just a little more tough
Just a little less weakness
That will stop my hunger, and I'll be strong enough
Just a little bit wiser
Just a little more smart
Just a little more knowledge
So I can't stand my desire, before it all falls apart
Just a little bit longer
Just a little more time
Just a few hours longer
That'll make me much stronger, and it'll all be just
fine
Just a little bit wiser
Just a little more smart
Just a little more knowledge
So I can't stand my desire, before it all falls apart
Just a little bit older
Just a few wrinkles more
Just a little more stories
This is my confession of things I've kept inside
Secrets I've tried to hide from you, you never suspect it.
They've been carefully contained, I respectfully restrained the truth...
But now I can't hide it anymore, I can't deny it anymore.
I'm in love with you and I don't care who knows and it shows...
That I have wanted you for so long, and now all of my strength is gone
I can't keep these feelings locked up in my soul...
So this is my confession, my heart without disguise
Undressed and open wide to you I've abandoned the protection
That has quietly concealed all that I now reveal to you.
For now I can't hide it anymore, I can't deny it anymore.
I'm in love with you and I don't care who knows and it shows...
For I have wanted you for so long, and now all of my strength is gone
I can't keep these feelings locked up in my soul...
What ever your reaction I will fearlessly without a reservation
tell honestly
That I have wanted you for so long, and now all of my strength is gone
I can't keep these feelings locked up in my soul...
Do you remember last night all of the things that we
said
They didn't seem wrong at that time
hold on a while...
I still remember your face, and that same look in your
eyes
Now baby let's give this a chance
hold on a while
Hold on a while....
Forget everything I'm gonna say
Now baby I don't wanna fight
hold on a while....
I think tomorrow will change everything we did wrong
Now honey let's put things a side
And hold on while...
Hold on a while....
Forget everything I'm gonna say
Now baby I don't wanna fight
hold on a while....
Do you remember last night all of the things that we
said
Now baby let's give this a chance
hold on a while...
Hold on a while....
Forget everything I'm gonna say
Now baby I don't wanna fight
hold on a while....
“A58” by Danny Vera
Intro: Am, Am, Em, Em, C, C, Em, Em
Em Am Em
(Verse I) I was just drifting by, with no place to go,
Em C Em
Watching the clouds, far down your road.
Em Am Em
I’ve been here before, so many times
Em C D
I can’t handle no more, any of your lies
Am Em
(Chorus I) A58, bring me back home,
Em C D
You’re taking too long, my patience is gone
Am Em
A58, don’t take all of my time
Em C Em
I once was your drifter, you know drifters pass by
Solo: Am, Am, Em, Em, C, C, Em, Em
Em Am Em
(Verse II) I think of your ban, near the PM Factory
Em C Em
Smoking kills like you do, but man it don’t see
Em Am Em
I follow your guide, through meadows and plains
Em C D
Away from my island, she’s fighting the sea
Am Em
(Chorus II) A58, bring me back home,
Em C D
You’re taking too long, my patience is gone
Am Em
A58, don’t take all of my time
Em C D
I once was your drifter, you know drifters pass by
D Am Em
And please don’t take, anymore of our lives
Em C Em
I can’t deal with the pain, so keep us alive
The only one
Who hesitated, oh
Much too long
Remember when she was
So young
She said nothing
She was dreaming on
Dreamer, don’t get me wrong
Oh no, I won’t let you down
I’ll just sing without a sound
No, I won’t let you down
Like every woman
You’ve got your secrets too
I don’t want to know them
I just want to know you
Remember when you where so young
It all seemed so easy back then
These days are gone
Dreamer, don’t get me wrong
Oh no, I won’t let you down
I’ll just sing without a sound
Dreamer, don’t get me wrong
Oh no, I won’t let you down
I’ll just sing without a sound
Dreamer, don’t get me wrong
Oh no, I won’t let you down
I’ll just sing without a sound
Dreamer, don’t get me wrong
Oh no, I won’t let you down
I’ll just sing without a sound
Tonight I wanna give it all to you
In the darkness
There's so much I wanna do
And tonight I wanna lay it at your feet
'Cause girl, I was made for you
And girl, you were made for me
I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can't get enough of you baby
Can you get enough of me
Tonight I wanna see it in your eyes
Feel the magic
There's something that drives me wild
And tonight we're gonna make it all come true
'Cause girl, you were made for me
And girl I was made for you
I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can't get enough of you baby
Can you get enough of me
I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can give it all to you baby
Can you give it all to me
Oh, can't get enough, oh, oh
I can't get enough, oh, oh
I can't get enough
Yeah, ha
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can't get enough of you baby
Can you get enough of me
Oh, I was made, you were made
I can't get enough
No, I can't get enough
I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
And I can't get enough of you baby
Can you get enough of me
I was made for lovin' you baby
You were made for lovin' me
Left my life in Tijuana
Lost my love in Ashbury
Made a fortune in Havana
Where I done my misery
Now I'm headin' for the city
To meet my destiny
Yes I'm headin' for the city
To meet my destiny
Left my love in Atlanta
Took the plane to Birmingham
Lost my heart in Vienna
Got it back in Amsterdam
Now I'm headin' for the city
To meet my destiny
I keep headin' for the city
To meet my destiny
To meet my destiny
Quit playin' poker in Las Vegas
No more trips to Miami
I did my time down in Memphis
Were I left a part of me
I left that part of me behind
Now I'm headin' for the city
To meet my destiny
I keep headin' to that city
To meet my destiny