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#QuoteOfTheDay: #ShelSilverstein
“There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, So just give me a happy middle And a very happy start.” ― Shel Silverstein
November 6, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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But we ain't no rock 'n' roll band,
We're just seven kids in the sand.
With homemade guitars and pails and jars
And drums of potato chip cans.
Just seven kids in the sand.
Talk'n and waven' our hands.
And dreamin' and thinkin' oh wouldn't it be grand,
If we were a rock 'n' roll band.-ShelSilverstein
October 20, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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October 12, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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i miss tattooing lowkey… these were so fun and cute #handpoke #shelsilverstein #freehand #tattoo
October 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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Rip Torn in "PAYDAY" (1973)
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PAYDAY 1973
"Payday" (1973) -Chronicling 36 full-throttle hours in the life of hell-raising, second-tier country music star (Rip Torn). Directed by Daryl Duke.
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October 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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“PAYDAY” (1973)
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Starring Rip Torn, Ahna Capri, Elayne Heilveil, Michael C. Gwynne, Jeff Morris, and Cliff Emmuch.
Directed by Daryl Duke.
Screenplay by Don Carpenter
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October 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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“PAYDAY” (1973)
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Rip Torn is outrageously good in this character study/road movie chronicling 36 hours in the life of country music star Maury Dann. Directed by Daryl Duke. Screenplay: Don Carpenter
#riptorn #payday #doncarpenter #ahnacapri #shelsilverstein
October 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Directed by Daryl Duke. Screenplay by Don Carpenter
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PAYDAY (1973) Clip - Rip Torn & Elayne Heilveil
YouTube video by Dreams Are What Le Cinema Is For
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October 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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✨✍️ #Quote 💬 of the Day*🌞✨

✨Imagine…😌💭‼️✨

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A quote graphic on a bright yellow background with a pattern of white dots at the top. In a circular frame is a black-and-white portrait of a bald man with a thick beard and mustache, looking into the distance. Below the portrait, bold black text reads: "Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’t, the impossibilities, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be." Underneath the quote, smaller text attributes it to "SHEL SILVERSTEIN, WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS".
October 1, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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On the 25th of September 1930: #ShelSilverstein, American writer and cartoonist (Now Here's My Plan: A Book of Futilities; The Giving Tree) and songwriter ("A Boy Named Sue"; "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 🥀
Shel Silverstein Crouchin' on the Outside COMPACT DISCS [CD]
September 25, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Today in History 9/25/1930: #ShelSilverstein was born. #Songwriter, #author, children’s poetry. The Giving Tree; "25 Minutes to Go," & "A Boy Named Sue," both made famous by #JohnnyCash. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN8P...
Crocodile's Toothache (By Shel Silverstein)
YouTube video by Aida Alemi
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September 25, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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"Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it."

Poems: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/shel-s...

✒ Remembering #ShelSilverstein, American author, poet, illustrator, and songwriter, #BOTD 25 September 1930. #Arts #Literature #Poetry
September 25, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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Ted Tocks Covers - Year 9 - Day 76

September 25th - A Busy Day in Music History

Enjoy an interesting combination of songs from a variety of great artists. All associated to this day.

#JohnBonham #ShelSilverstein #TheTemptations #ThePartridgeFamily #Queen #DaveGrohl #SlyStone  #TomPetty
September 25 – A Busy Day in Music History. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #JohnBonham #ShelSilverstein #TheTemptations #ThePartridgeFamily #Queen #DaveGrohl #SlyStone #TomPetty
For today’s feature I had much bigger intentions, but I ran out of time. When I read the news that it told me, it made me sad sad sad” Instead of a deeper dive into each of the significant items fr…
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September 25, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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“If you are a dreamer come in
If you are a dreamer a wisher a liar
A hoper a pray-er a magic-bean-buyer
If you’re a pretender come sit by my fire
For we have some flax golden tales to spin
Come in!
Come in!”

- #ShelSilverstein (born: 25 September 1930)
September 25, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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On this day in 1930 Shel Silverstein was born.

The son of bakers, he became a successful cartoonist and writer. Silverstein is best known for writing ‘The Giving Tree; and ‘Where the Sidewalk Ends’.

#OnThisDay #ShelSilverstein #PoetryCommunity #TheGivingTree #ChildrensBooks #BookSky
Portrait of a bald man with a beard, hands clasped, looking thoughtfully into the camera in a natural outdoor setting. Illustration of a child reaching for an apple hanging from a large green tree on a book titled 'The Giving Tree' by Shel Silverstein.
September 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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"A Boy Named Sue" is a song written by #ShelSilverstein and made famous by #JohnnyCash. Cash recorded the song live in concert on February 24, 1969, at California's #SanQuentinStatePrison for his #AtSanQuentin album. Cash also performed the song (with comical variations on the original performance).
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September 24, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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Once there was a girl, and she hugged a massive tree.
#shelsilverstein
Sparkling Tree with Flying Crow
Alt: Sparkling Tree with Flying Crow
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September 22, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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A rhyme-powered reading of Shel Silverstein poems — a TV-headed boy, a garbage mountain, a pancake dispute, and a hippopotamus sandwich. Plus a handmade pancake collage in my red-and-black frame. #PoetryForKids #ReadAloud #ShelSilverstein
Read Along With Scott: Where the Sidewalk Ends
Today’s reading turns the spotlight on Shel Silverstein, a poet who has never met a warning he could not turn into a punchline. We are reading Jimmy Jet and His TV Set, Sarah Cynthia Sylvia S…
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September 19, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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"𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐧'𝐭𝐬, 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝.
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭𝐬.
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭𝐬.
𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬,
𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞.
... 𝑨𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏, 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅.
𝑨𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆..."

~𝓢𝓱𝓮𝓵 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓲𝓷
𝓟𝓱𝓸𝓽𝓸𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓹𝓱𝔂 𝓫𝔂: 𝓐𝓫𝓫𝔂 𝓛.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
#ShelSilverstein
September 14, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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"A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash was the No.1 Country song in the U.S. on this day in 1969.

#JohnnyCash #ABoyNamedSue #AtSanQuentin #ShelSilverstein #BobJohnston #ColumbiaRecords #country #talkingblues #MusicHeals #MusicSky #No.1s
Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (Live at San Quentin, 1969)
YouTube video by JohnnyCashVEVO
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September 11, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Advanced Personal Identifier #shelsilverstein
The Evolution of the #PersonalIdentifier: Beyond the "Secret Word"

In the age of AI voice cloning and massive #databreaches, the traditional "safe word" is no longer enough.
#HexagonCenter #cybersecurity #PSA
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September 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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#Poetry
#BlueskyPoetry
#ShelSilverstein

Dirty Face by Shel Silverstein
Where did you get such a dirty face, My darling dirty-faced child? I got it from crawling along in the dirt And biting two buttons off Jeremy’s shirt. I got it from chewing the roots of a rose And digging for clams in the yard with my nose. I got it from peeking into a dark cave And painting myself like a Navajo brave. I got it from playing with coal in the bin And signing my name in cement with my chin. I got it from rolling around on the rug And giving the horrible dog a big hug. I got it from finding a lost silver mine And eating sweet blackberries right off the vine. I got it from ice cream and wrestling and tears And from having more fun than you’ve had in years.
August 25, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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"Sylvia's Mother" is a 1972 single by #DrHookAndTheMedicineShow, and was the group's first hit song. It was written by #ShelSilverstein and produced by #RonHaffkine, and was highly successful in the United States.
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August 23, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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Buy this gorgeous #BoxedSet of classic #ShelSilverstein #books for a #kid or yourself! Fine condition! $75. #Booksky #giftworthy #KidLit #ChildrensBooks #poetry #humour #art #nostalgia #80skids
August 17, 2026 at 12:12 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (7/20)
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#Books
#BookChallenge
#20daybookchallenge
#WhereTheSidewalkEnds
#ShelSilverstein
November 29, 2024 at 8:47 PM