(WordPress…geesh! Thanks for re-commenting!)
You’re right – Tuesday’s Gone! I like that song & it’s a stand-alone piece, relevant to the subject matter in this post. And I thought about using it, even! But I admit I over the years, I personally have had a hard time with the persona that is Lynyrd Skynyrd even if their music is good. Speaking for myself, their ‘brand’ – which might have started as a perceived innocent marketing gimmick back in the day – is really quite troublesome and downright offensive, so, I decided against **highlighting** it in my post. Ya know? Some modern articles that might interest you which shed light on all of this in a fairly balanced way (including the times in which these songs were written): https://rockandrollglobe.com/music-journalism/why-listening-to-lynyrd-skynyrd-twists-my-innyrds/ and https://www.facebook.com/AXSTV/videos/neil-young-vs-lynyrd-skynyrd-musics-greatest-mysteries/1198272937235306/.
Enjoy your weekend, too, Mark. And may all your Birds be Free (get it?)
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(I tried leaving a more timely comment earlier this week, but it apparently got lost in the wind.)

Yay! Music in the schools does make a difference! 🙂
I had to look up Pogo Patterson & Grange Hill – I can see the appeal it held for kids/youth, especially by guys coming of age! Reminds me of some of the kids/youth programs produced on cable network Nickelodeon in the 90s here.

Lady Madonna always takes me back to secondary school – so somewhere between 1983 and 1986 (a further two years awaited young Andy in high school). There are only three songs I remember from our music lessons: Feeling Groovy and Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel, and the aforementioned Beatles song. I remember Mr Patterson – Pogo Patterson after a Grange Hill character- pounding away at the piano. I hope school kids today still do those songs. I do !

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Ah, that’s a great idea!

Aww, thanks for that, teacher. Maybe Gloria could introduce her friends to the blues sometime, eh? 😉

Well right now, your plate is full with book stuff that requires your unwavering attention and a break now and then whenever you can manage it! You’re right about the jumping back in thing, it felt good – timing is everything IMHO. Glad you enjoyed the music!