Love in America

Turkeys can fly, but not out of airplanes; A full-feature Lovin History is pure love, and pure imagination: the stories of Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner/Karen Boyer.

Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica): America answers to the question - What is love?; Dan and Diggy - a dog love story that changed the law for the better; and a narrative about chasing, being chased, and the journey: Going to the Sun, from Lovin America: The Roads to Happily-Ever-After.

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Turkeys, Topples, and Tumbleweeds from Capital Journal, SD

WKRP Turkey Drop - YouTube

Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner/Karen Boyer

YouTube: Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

From CNN Entertainment: Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder, A Love Story

From The Independent: Gene Wilder was right: Gilda Radner didn't have to die, and we need to talk about why she did

From the Dallas Morning News: Gene Wilder loved Karen, too

Gene Wilder’s Book on Amazon.com: Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art

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Soundtrack of the Western frontier: Bluegrass or Bootylicious?; ride to North Carolina's Min-o-Pon diner for lunch and live bait!; Gymnasts who flipped for each other - Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci.

Extended features for Lovin America’s Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica): where Amazon wants you to park your dog; a narrative about why beautiful things don’t ask for attention: Right There, Right Here, from Lovin America: The Roads to Happily-Ever-After.

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Min-O-Pon in Albemarle, NC

Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci:

From The Oprah Winfrey Network on YouTube: Adorable Way This Olympic Couple First Met

On Amazon.com: Letters to a Young Gymnast, by Nadia Comaneci

Funny Wedding Story from the Olympic YouTube Channel

Official Website: Bart and Nadia

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Fat Tuesday on a Saturday means Mardi Gras in Deadwood!; On the road at the Nevada State Fair, with Daniel and Haidee and a Union among Confederates; Lovin History goes where no man has gone before, with Carolyn and DeForest Kelley.

Lovin America patron’s (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica) extended features include Lovin the Dogs with puppy room service, and a narrative about love and gardening, or vice versa: Weed ‘em and Reap, from Lovin America, the Roads to Happily-Ever-After.

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Links:

Daniel & Haidee, Civil War Love Story - A Union in Nevada

YouTube Video: Interview with Daniel & Haidee

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

* The Big Bird's Dream, by DeForest Kelley

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Know your deer - Bambi versus reality!; Daryl and Stacey - a Loving legacy in Atlanta; When scientists are mad about each other: Christina Maslach, Philip Zimbardo, and the Stanford Prison Experiment.

Lovin America Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica) enjoy an extended feature, which this week is both a Lovin the Dogs feature and narrative: Who you callin’ old?

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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* Bambi Meets Godzilla

Daryl & Stacey, Love in Atlanta, "I can elaborate on that"!

YouTube Video: Interview with Daryl and Stacey

Christina Maslach and Philip Zimbardo

Article from Scientific American: When Scientists are Mad about Each Other

* Article from the Stanford News, 1/8/97: The Stanford Prison Experiment: Still powerful after all these years

* YouTube: The Stanford Prison Experiment

* A Positive Outcome: The Heroic Imagination Project

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Nemo 500 Charity Outhouse Race! (South Dakota's answer to the Indianapolis 500); America chooses the greatest love songs ever written; and a love story At Wit's End with Erma and Bill Bombeck.

Lovin America Patrons (www.patreon.com/LovinAmerica) enjoy extended features including the puppy meets "Some Pig!" tale of Jack and Tuna, as well as this week's narrative from Lovin America: The Roads to Happily Ever After, OPD - Other People's Dogs.

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Links:

* Nemo 500 Outhouse Races

Tell us your favorite Love Song (feel free to sing it)!

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* Closer to Believing, ELP

Erma and Bill Bombeck

Article from Parade.com: Bill Bombeck, Husband of Humorist Erma Bombeck and Champion of Women’s Storytelling, Dies at 90

* Article from People.com: Remembering Erma

* Article from Tucson Citizen: Life with Erma a roller-coaster ride

* YouTube: Erma Bombeck: The Mother of all Humorists

* YouTube: Erma Bombeck, America's Funniest Mother

* Erma Bombeck's Books at Amazon.com

* American Cancer Society

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Yes means Yes in South Dakota!; The Evergreen love story of Baron and Luwanna - the rags to riches of love; the Lovin History of Jeb and Columba may prove that two in the Bush is better than one in the hand. On the extended version, our Patrons will enjoy a Lovin the Dogs story that is a bit of a superhero tail, er, tale;  and this week's narrative, Old Stone Bridge.

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Links:

* Yes Means Yes SD Legislation, HB 1005

Glacier National Park

Going to the Sun Road

Bitterroot Celtic Festival

Baron and Luwanna, Biker Resurrection Love in Evergreen, MT

You Tube: Do Overs, Love Comes Around Again

* Lovin America Writings, Do Overs

Jeb and Columba Bush - Love across borders:

Article from The Atlantic

* YouTube: Jeb on Jimmy Fallon

* Wedding Picture of Jeb and Columba

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Angry Mosquitos (SnoCross Races in Deadwood); what does Sturgis taste like?; Maine squeeze with a couple of adventurers; and love is a circle... and a hoop! On the extended version, our Patrons will enjoy a Lovin the Dogs story on Daniel's Dream (a/k/a Daniel the love pebble) and a narrative about The Kindness of Strangers.

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Links:

The Greatest Show on Snow

* A Taste of Sturgis, SD

Kennebunk, MA Local Farmers Market

* Dom and Dan - link to Fresh Pickins Farm

Dirk Nowitski and Jessica Olsson Nowitski

From Sports Daily / Dallas News: We know Dirk the Mav; now meet Dirk the Dad

* From The Undefeated: The color of love: Dirk Nowitzki opens up on his interracial marriage

YouTube: 2017 Mallon Award Honoring Dirk Nowitzki

* YouTube: Dirk Nowitzki's Funniest Moments

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Mentioning the unmentionables in Deadwood; love, music and the Atlantic Midshipman Toadfish; Baha'i on love in the Twin Cities; love in history - getting by with a little help from my... er, their... friends. On the extended version, our Patrons will hear a news story on Vic-tory Dogs - it's not a pity; and The Cowboy's Sunset.

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Mentioning the Unmentionables

* Atlantic Midshipman Fish Humming

Visit Minneapolis

* Video Interview with Elam and Katie

Joe Cocker and Pam Baker

To watch the entire Mad Dog with Soul video through Amazon.com: Mad Dog with Soul (2017) DVD

* Amazon.com: Mad Dogs and Englishmen DVD

YouTube: Joe Cocker at Woodstock

* Video: Joe Cocker and John Belushi (Feelin' Alright)

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Fireproof Bison wrestling; a fairy tale story between Cinderella and Shrek, the Mud Man; and a love story from the land of heavy metal over the rainbow. On the extended version, our Patrons also get a news story on a dog (and man) grooming and the 48 state adventure to adopt shelter animals, as well as a narrative on how Times Flies, but fruit flies like a banana.

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Links:

Bison Wrestling

Woodstock, New York

Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night

YouTube: The Ritchie Blackmore Story 2015

YouTube: Blackmore’s Night Interview

YouTube: Candice Night (The Last Word)

From www.NoiceCreep.com

From www.SongFacts.com Blog

From Granny Sage’s Crossroads Blog

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Christmas shopping in Deadwood is distilled down to a fine art; in the market for love in Reno, Nevada with Pat and Shirley; and a story of post civil war presidential love - William and Ida Saxton McKinley.

For our Patrons, there is the extended podcast which includes a tribute to our heartland farmers.

All this and more on this episode of Lovin America.

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Links:

Moonshine Anyone?

Deadwood Distillery

A Little History of Deadwood’s Chinatown

True West Magazine

Reno Love Story - Pat and Shirley

Shirley’s Farmers’ Markets

Snippet of Pat and Shirley from Montage Video

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Lovin History - William and Ida Saxton McKinley

From Please Be Seated Blog

From The National Constitution Center, Constitution Daily

From National First Ladies Library, Biography of Ida Saxton

YouTube: 1st United States President on film: William McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio (1896)

National First Ladies Library

Links to President William McKinley sites

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