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electric_blue68

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27. I rarely forget so June 5th - june ?8 almost always has some sadness about it...

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 10, 2025, 12:36 PM

Mar 2025

A friend and I stood on line in the heat for 5 hrs or so to pay our respects at St Patricks. Then I went down next day to see the procession head to Penn Station for the funeral train to DC. Devasting times.

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I still cry when I hear a recording of Bobby speaking. sinkingfeeling Feb 2025 #7

I rarely forget so June 5th - june ?8 almost always has some sadness about it... electric_blue68 Mar 2025 #27

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The first candidate I ever worked for Betty Boom Feb 2025 #22

Listen to your father, Junior nt Wicked Blue Feb 2025 #23

I shook RFK's hand in Ogdensburg, NY Progressive dog Feb 2025 #25