Love in America

Love triumphs, even through the Civil War, with a union within the Union - the love story of Ulysses S. and Julia Grant; On the Road, discover a Union among confederates with Daniel and Haidee at the Nevada State Fair; our Lovin SoDak feature explains how the war made South Dakota taste better (thanks, Aunt Lou!); and our narrative is a Gettysburg Tale from The Heart of America in a story called: Monumental.

CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/the-unfinished-work-042

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Links:

Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground

Lucretia “Aunt Lou” Marchbanks of South Dakota: 

From The Black Hills Pioneer: https://tinyurl.com/AuntLouSD; 

From Legends of America: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sd-auntlou/;

From the South Dakota Historical Society: https://tinyurl.com/auntLouSDHS;  

Daniel & Haidee, YouTube Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1zYkloNbCs);  

Ulysses S. and Julia Grant:

From GrantHomePage.com, Grant the Artist,  (http://www.granthomepage.com/grantartist.htm);  

From Smithsonian online, General Grant in Love and War (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/general-grant-in-love-and-war-94609512/); 

From Wikipedia.org, Julia Grant, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Grant); 

From Neatorama.com, 15 Things You May Not Know About Ulysses S. Grant (https://www.neatorama.com/2017/04/19/15-Things-You-May-Not-Know-About-Ulysses-S-Grant/); 

From History.com, 10 Things You May Not Know About Ulysses S. Grant  (https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-ulysses-s-grant); 

From the New York Times online, The Two Julias (https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/the-two-julias/); 

From Amazon.com, The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, by Ulysses S. Grant (https://www.

This week, we’ve got love down to a science! On the Road, we discover the love of a man who made cleaning a science - The Don Juan of the John, Don Aslett; Lovin History is a cosmic tale of love with Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan, while our Lovin SoDak segment searches for the Big Bang in a forgotten gold mine!; finally, our Tales from the Heart of America narrative is all about the magic of knowing stuff, in a tale called: Find a Rock. 

CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/something-incredible-041  

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.  

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Links:  

Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground;

Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota: https://www.sanfordlab.org;

Don Aslett and the Museum of Clean: 

YouTube, extended interview with Don Aslett, the Don Juan of the John: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpTMx5GFG-A; 

Website for the Museum of Clean: http://museumofclean.com; 

From Wikipedia, Don A. Aslett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Aslett; 

From Amazon.com, a list of Don Aslett’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Don-Aslett/e/B000APSSQS; 

Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan: 

From Wikipedia, Carl Sagan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan, Ann Druyan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Druyan; 

YouTube, from Tanvir Real’s Channel, And Still They Move - Ann Druyan on Carl, Love, and Voyager Carl Sagan Tribute Series:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvMA2T7cvGg; 

YouTube, from Carl Sagan's Cosmos episode 7, "The Backbone of Night": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ex__M-OwSA; 

From Amazon.com, Carl Sagan, A Life, by Keay Davidson: https://goo.gl/h4fnvV; 

From Amazon.com, The Demon-Haunted World, by Carl Sagan: https://goo.gl/mzXtpH; 

Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us; 

* Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica

A trek through the stars with Star Trek Elvis in Ticonderoga, New York; then, where no love had gone before - story of DeForest Kelly and Carolyn Dowling; Lovin SoDak this week, we’ll share a Blue Book chapter on the Ellsworth Incident; finally, our narrative is about seeking out new life and new civilizations of the heart, through a tale called: Storytime.   

*CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/loves-final-frontier-040* 

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. 

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Links:

Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground;

The Ellsworth Incident from: 

UFOEvidence.org: http://www.ufoevidence.org/cases/case41.htm;

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellsworth_UFO_sighting; 

YouTube, full interview with Jim Cawley, Star Trek Elvis: https://youtu.be/QPu-Y9NXaq4;

Jim Cawley as Elvis from the James Cawley YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/y74fr4py;

Carolyn and DeForest  Kelley; 

Article from The Spectrum:  Star Trek’s DeForest Kelley was the real McCoy;

Article from 99.9 KEKB FM:  10 things you may not have known about DeForest Kelley;

Amazon.com: DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal: A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best By Kristine Smith; 

Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us;

Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica

Lovers, dreamers and me...and you! The Portlandian dream of lovers Deb & Kol and their Caravan Tiny House Hotel; a love story between the great “Maza Shelaza” of the Muppets and her gentle giant - Jane and Jim Henson; the big crazy dream of Korczak Ziolkowski and the Crazy Horse Memorial; and from our upcoming book Tales from The Heart of America, a story about differences between wishing and making dreams happen, called: Around the Corner. 

CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/lovers-dreamers-me-039  

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Links:

Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground; 

Korczak Ziolkowski from www.crazyhorsememorial.org: https://crazyhorsememorial.org/korczak-storyteller-in-stone.html; 

Full YouTube interview with Deb & Kol of Caravan - Tiny House Hotel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba36PQfDif4&t=9s; 

Love Story: 

Rainbow Connection from YouTube Anna N Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNM6R6QV9vo; 

Wikipedia, Jim Henson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson; and Jane Henson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Henson; 

From Amazon.com: Jim Henson, the biography, by Brian Jay Jones: https://tinyurl.com/Henson-Amazon; 

Jim Henson’s Memorial from YouTube The Jim Henson Collection Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEArJXD8YFY;

Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us;

Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica

 

This Love in America is about everyday people: laughs and love with Steve and Cindy from the couch in an Alabama motorcycle shop; Speaking of couches, he’s not a psychologist, but he played one on TV - the love story of Bob and Ginny Newhart; Warmth and wisdom from the road, served with milk and this week’s Tales from The Heart of America narrative: Cookies!​

 *CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/what-about-bob-038  

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. 

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Links:

Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground;

Love from Alabama - Cindy and Steve (full Youtube interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2EQdT2iLv0&t=13s); 

Love Story: 

Bob Newhart Theme from bloodburger YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5D2DA_42Uk; 

Bob Newhart Explains How He & Axl Rose are Linked from Team Coco YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7MhU805xnE; 

Bob Newhart Roasts Don Rickles from I’m Not Don YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ7P7DvwItA; 

Newhart / Rickles Cruise from Derr Vang YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-RA5wJNFuA;

The Religious Affiliation of Bob Newhart, great American comedian, sitcom actor from www.Adherents.com: http://www.adherents.com/people/pn/Bob_Newhart.html; 

Bob Newhart from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Newhart;

Ginny Newhart on the First 50 Years with Bob from City&Shore.com magazine:  http://www.cityandshore.com/departments/ginny-newhart-on-the-first-50-years-with-bob/; 

Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us;

Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica

With great Pride, our feature is Carol and Tammy of Namaste Ocean Shores, Washington -  proving that Love is Magic; Lovin History is a lifelong tale of love and laughter from Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner; also Deadwood SD’s First Annual Pride Fest!; Our narrative is a tale about learning to speak, but more importantly learning to listen, in a tale called Speakers and Listeners.  

**CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/pride-and-joy-037**   

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.     

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Links/Credits: 

Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground; 

Deadwood Pridefest! https://www.facebook.com/events/182827782517242/: 

From YouTube: The Stonewall Riots: How Pride Fest Began - US 101,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opGVMSPrDxc; 

Namaste Ocean Shores website: http://www.namasteoceanshores.com; 

Love Story of Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner: 

YouTube: Ernestine Calls CIA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffxVap-1L1Y; 

Lily Tomlin from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_Tomlin; 

Jane Wagner from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Wagner; 

From SheKnows.com: Things you didn’t know about Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner’s 45 year relationship, https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1135878/lily-tomlin-jane-wagner-relationship-little-known-facts; 

YouTube: Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner receive star on Palm Spring Walk of Fame, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=30&v=orGkCv0mDlU; 

YouTube: Tommy Velour, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RfVhupC4YA&t=84s; 

Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us; 

Lovin America YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-LovinAmerica.  

Love in the military! Discipline can be funny, especially when it doesn’t happen to you; military marriage in the words of the US Army and Lehigh Valley, PA’s Kyle and Megan Dalpais; Love in History is the inspiring true story of Pat and Marie Tillman...and Joe Shenton; this episode’s Lovin America narrative is a tribute to a Coast Guardsman and dad: USS Vaudeville.  

**CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/no-greater-love-036**   

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America. 

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Links:

Lead in song: Lovity Love by www.SomethingUnderground.com; 

The Love Story of Pat and Marie Tillman, and Marie Tillman and Joe Shenton -

From ABCNews.go.com: Pat Tillman's Fervent Love Affair - With His Wife (https://abcnews.go.com/US/PatTillman/pat-tillmans-love-affair-wife-marie/story?id=8524628); 

From NYPost.com: Tillman widow reveals written gifts of love from friendly-fire war hero (https://nypost.com/2012/06/24/tillman-widow-reveals-written-gifts-of-love-from-friendly-fire-war-hero/); 

From AZCentral.com: 10 years later, Marie Tillman at peace (https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/2014/04/20/marie-tillman-peace-pats-run/7932297/); 

From Amazon.com: The Letter: My Journey Through Love, Loss, and Life, by Marie Tillman (https://tinyurl.com/TheLetter-MyJourney);  

Lovin America website: www.LovinAmerica.us; 

Lovin America YouTube Channel:

Lovin America YouTube Channel

Joanne and Fred Rogers and their creative love! This episode is all about imagination! Love from the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Buddhist Monastery in Woodstock NY; Lovin SoDak is an off-the-hoof idea for a Deadwood sporting event: The Running of the Buffalo; and our narrative titled Can You Imagine? 

CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/just-my-imagination-035

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Links:

Lead in song: Lovity Love by SomethingUnderground.com; 

Love Story of Mrs. and Mr. Rogers: 

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood opening song: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL3xSctTB5c);

From YouTube, Galen Fott Channel: Unmixed Garden of Your Mind, original clips: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-eA_HxeCfI); 

From YouTube RockOBuster Channel: The remix song - Garden of Your Mind . PBS . Mister Rogers, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRo3jkgyn6M); 

Lovin America website: https://www.LovinAmerica.us

A Daily Show of passion w/animal lovers Tracey & Jon Stewart; Diving deep for love w/submariner & wife in Virginia Beach, VA; our narrative is on love’s detours, titled Road Blocks. **CREDITS: http://lovin-america.blubrry.net/animal-lovers-034

SHOW NOTES:

A Daily Show of passion with the love story of comedian and animal lovers Jon Stewart and Tracey McShane; Diving deep for love with submariner Cliff and his wife Char in Virginia Beach, VA; No news is new news with news about the new Love in America; our narrative is about love’s detours and roadblocks, titled appropriately - Road Blocks.

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Links:

Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground

Brief food truck history:

https://mobile-cuisine.com/business/history-of-american-food-trucks/

Chuckwagons in the Black Hills

Rapid City: Fort Hays Old West Town and Dinner Show

Hill City: Circle B Chuckwagon Supper and Cowboy Music Show

Custer: Blue Bell Chuckwagon Cookout

Love Story, John Stewart and Tracey McShane:

From Bustle.com: Jon Stewart's Wife Isn't Just A 'Daily Show' Spouse, She's a Media Maven

From MoneyInc.com: 20 Things You Didn’t Know about Jon Stewart

From BiographyOnline.net: Jon Stewart Biography

YouTube

The Oprah Winfrey Channel: Jon Stewart Gets Personal

The Paley Center for Media Channel: The Daily Show Cast on "Personal Beliefs"

From Dodoodad.com: Tracey McShane Biography

From TheDailyBeast.com: Nine Things You Didn’t Know About Jon Stewart

From WKMS.org: For Tracey Stewart, Life After The 'Daily Show' Is All About The Animals

Moomah, magazine and website

Farm Sanctuary site: https://www.farmsanctuary.org

From Amazon.com: Do Until Animals

Lovin America website:

Lovin America Website

Lovin America YouTube Channel:

Tractor pulling and becoming a star with Connecticut Kathy in North Stonington; Love in History is a Main Event of love between Shawn Michaels and Rebecca (Whisper) Hickenbottom; Dogs, guns and whiskey - all the news that is news when you’re lovin South Dakota!

Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica): we hope you’ll sit and stay for a story of Good Dogs helping autistic children; and a tale of gratitude from the saddle called Breathing Deep from Lovin America: The Roads to Happily-Ever-After.

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Links:

Lead in song: Lovity Love by Something Underground

From Rapid City Journal: Voter registration deadline for primary election approaching

From Black Hills Pioneer: Sturgis gun range draws fire from opponents

From Black Hills Pioneer: No dogs allowed?

YouTube Video: Lovin America - On the Road: Lovin Connecticut

Shawn and Rebecca Hickenbottom:

Sexy Boy, by Jim Johnston, sung by Shawn Michaels

From Heavy.com: Rebecca Curci, Shawn Michaels’ Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

From WhatCulture.com: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Shawn Michaels

From Wikipedia.com: Shawn Michaels

YouTube:

From the Life Today TV Channel: Shawn Michaels: No More Heartbreak

From the Heartbrakekidshawn Channel: Shawn Michaels’ final farewell speech - Part 2

From the Vertical Church Film Channel: Shawn Michaels’ Testimony

From Amazon.com:

Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar, by Shawn Michaels and David Thomas