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As all of you know, I am a huge Pop Culture Geek specializing in Comics; Cartoons; Sci-Fi (mainly Doctor Who); Pro Wrestling and who knows what else. 1984, I discovered a series that I liked but loved the toys! Of course, I can only speak of ‘Voltron Defender of the Universe’. The animated series was made up of two Japan anime shows, meant to be three, involving three different Voltrons. One was ‘Defender of the Near Universe’. Fifteen vehicles that formed one big robot. Second, ‘Defender of the Middle Universe’. Three Gladiator robots that stacked together to become one robot. This one was never adapted and the toys were okay. Third, ‘Defender of the Far Universe’. This was the most popular as it was five lion robots that formed into one. Each Voltron fought to defend the Planetary Alliance against the evil of the Drulls. Yeah, that was there name. Purple aliens who hated anyone different from them. Looked like eggplant. Each team were made of space explorers; the first were a a fleet searching for new colony planets. The other two were meant to be planet defenders, Voltron One and Two looked similar but were from different shows. There was a reoccurring idea of different backgrounds and cultures. Some were aliens as others were merely from different nations of Earth. Various reason why all these characters came together mainly out of cause and other times out of need of the moment. Guided by a sense of right. Thank you editing and dubbing of similar but different things slapping a name on it to make it one Universe. Anyway, Five Lions were the best idea in my opinion due to the toys. Why? Easy, two Lions for the legs; two Lions for arms and one as the body/head. Green and Red can interchange left or right as Yellow and Blue, but are assigned a place in the team. Feet for transportation/guidance; arms for fighting and rescuing and head/body is the heart and mind to choose to act. Also, these toys were originally made by matchbox, metal, and extremely pose able. Together, Voltron looked humanoid with a blue humanoid face and a set of wings on the back. The head had what looked be kind of horns as the hands are lion heads as the feet are. The horns made the lion head, that opened to be the face, resemble bull of sorts. The Blue and Yellow Lions can only be feet as Green and Red can be only arms. The Blue and Yellow are built thicker and sturdier with unique designs and weapons. Green and Red are less bulky appearing for agile while also being individual in appearance. Not a uniform look though looked right together if that makes sense. The Black Lion is the biggest as it forms the head and body. A big old tank. Black leads because body/heart and mind. Five pilots operate each one that can work separately. Elemental powers are present in each. Black is lightning; Green is Earth; Yellow is Wind; Blue is Water and Red is Fire. As Voltron, it possesses many weapons but can not act separately without people operating each of the Lions. Even united, all five were needed to function as a whole. Are you seeing the symbolism? Though mystic power is found in the series, mainly faith is the power, the humanity is needed to carry the technology. One alone cannot do it without the other. The science and the humanity must be joined equally. Faith, God, unites the organic and the machine still separate but one. That is what I always like about the toys. You got a sense of each one was fun alone, but each carried a part of bigger story. Potential or soul. Each pilot carried an aspect of this soul. Keith (Black Lion) was the conscious; Sven/Princess Alura (Blue Lion), she replaced Sven later, were the faith; Pidge (Green Lion) was the intelligence; Hunk (Yellow Lion) was the kindness as Lance (Red Lion) was the will. Ironically, Keith wore red; Lance wore Blue; Sven wore black and Alura wore pink. Did not match the lions they flew at all. Okay. As Voltron, besides being gigantic, has a chest plate which to me said more at the time then suspected. The chest plate is a cross. When I say that I mean the Christian symbol. Jesus Christ. In the modern day the toys have replaced this with a ‘V’ on the chest but not in 1984. I like this because growing up in Church it made my idea of faith more real. More visual. That God united these five, who represented humanity; nature and animal wrapped up in tech into one unit. . We saw that together miracles happened. The unimaginable occurred allowing Voltron to win. A trust and faith grew from the Robot. Characters openly prayed in the original series and was shown in the American version. Evil used magic while good used a system of belief in what was given to them. Evil corrupted what exists while good is given clear vision of the path ahead. I mean, come on. How else do you explain why the big monster of the week would just stand there patiently until all five formed Voltron and then destroyed the ugly Robeast (Robot Beast Monster)? Granted the monsters were pretty dumb but attack the Lions while in mid transformation. Take out the legs or something. You will lose anyway but make Voltron earn the win. I was very fast at putting all the robots together including humming the theme. That was not enough. You also had to say the transformation dialogue.'Ready to form Voltron! Activate interlocks! Dyna-therms connected. Infra-cells up; mega-thrusters are go! VOLTRON!!! Form Legs and feet; arms and body. And I will form the head. VOLTRON' Yes the transformations were for the most part cut and paste in every episode but who cared. EDITOR'S NOTE: The original Anime of Lion Voltron ('Beast King Go Lion') was very dark. A lot of death; violence and disturbing images of evil. There were a lot of edits and narrating to fix these moments turning a bleak concept into an optimistic one. You care about these characters. The concept holds better now then the final product, but still is fun. The show’s characters came to rely on Voltron but I wonder. Was that symbol on his chest what really brought everyone together? Could this be seen as not Voltron as a savior but a tool of a Messiah that could even talk to us through a cartoon? Kindness; mercy; love; forgiveness was all there in the show and perhaps in the battles that we all had with the toys. Or maybe I am seeing more in it then there was. Either way, it’s all good.

This list includes all versions of The Doctor that has a established place in the lineage. Besides traveling about in a time machine that looks like a blue police box, The TARDIS, The Doctor is a Time Lord. A Time Lord should only be able to regenerate twelve times allowing there to be only thirteen version of said character. This of course was to explain why the character survived death which would allow the 'possibility' of mass healing resulting in a complete new form and personality. Allows the actor to leave when time came to without cancelling the series. Sometimes it felt like a reboot and other times felt like business as usual. Of course, the creators of the show had no idea that a show invented in 1963 would continue into 2025. In spite of the obvious changes, The Doctor at the core is a heroic meddler. Wanders about to see the universe but will step in to help when the need arrives though Time Lords are not meant to do, in theory. Each of these quotes I feel represents what the soul is for The Doctor no matter how else the world changes. The First Doctor (William Hartnell) ‘Dalek Invasion of Earth’ 1964 ' One day, I shall come back. Yes, I shall come back. Until then, there must be no regrets, no tears, no anxieties. Just go forward in all your beliefs and prove to me that I am not mistaken in mine. Goodbye, Susan. Goodbye, my dear.’ The Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) 'The Tomb of the Cybermen' 1967 'Oh yes, I can when I want to. And that's the point, really. I have to really want to, to bring them back in front of my eyes. The rest of the time they... they sleep in my mind and I forget. And so will you. Oh yes, you will. You'll find there's so much else to think about. To remember. Our lives are different to anybody else's. That's the exciting thing! There's nobody in the universe can do what we're doing.' The Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) 'Planet of the Daleks' 1973 'Courage isn't just a matter of not being frightened, you know. It's being afraid and doing what you have to do, anyway.' The Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) 'Genesis of the Daleks' 1975 ' Well, the final responsibility is mine. And mine alone. You see, if someone who knew the future pointed out a child to you and told you that that child would grow up totally evil to be a ruthless dictator who would destroy millions of lives... could you then kill that child?' The Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) 'The Resurrection of the Daleks' 1984 'It's strange. I left Gallifrey for similar reasons. I'd grown tired of their lifestyle. It seems I must med my ways. Come On.' The Sixth Doctor (Colin Baker) 'Ultimate Foe' 1986 ' In all my traveling throughout the universe, I have battled against evil, against power-mad conspirators. I should have stayed here. The oldest civilization: decadent, degenerate, and rotten to the core. Power-mad conspirators, Daleks, Sontarans, Cybermen - they're still in the nursery compared to us. Ten million years of absolute power. That's what it takes to be really  corrupt.' The Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) ‘Survival' 1989 'There are worlds out there where the sky is burning, and the sea's asleep, and the rivers dream; people made of smoke and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea's getting cold. Come on, Ace. We've got work to do.' The Eighth Doctor (Paul McGann) 'Enemy Within' 1996 'But it was a childish dream that made you a doctor. You dreamt you could hold back death. Isn't that true? Don't be sad, Grace. You'll do great things.' The War Doctor (John Hurt) ‘Day of the Doctor’ 2013 ‘If you have been inside my head, then you know what I've seen. The suffering. Every moment in time and space is burning. It must end. And I intend to end it the only way I can.’ The Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) 'The Doctor Dances' 2005 'Everyone lives, Rose! Just this once, everyone lives!' The Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) 'Forest of the Dead' 2008 'Why? Why would I give her my screwdriver? Why would I do that? The thing is, future me had years to think about it. All those years to think of a way to save her, and what he did was give her a screwdriver! Why would I do that?! Oh, oh, oh! Look at that! I'm very good!' The Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) 'Time of the Doctor' 2013 'We all change. When you think about it, we're all different people all through our lives, and that's okay, that's good, you gotta keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be. I will not forget one line of this. Not one day. I swear. I will always remember when the Doctor was me.' The Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi) 'The Doctor Falls' 2017 Winning? Is that what you think it’s about? I’m not trying to win. I'm not doing this because I want to beat someone — or because I hate someone, or because I want to blame someone. It’s not because it’s fun. God knows it’s not because it's easy. It’s not even because it works, because it hardly ever does. I do what I do because it's right ! Because it's decent! And above all, it's kind ! It's just that. Just kind. If I run away today, good people will die. If I stand and fight, some of them might live — maybe not many, maybe not for long. Hey, maybe there’s no point in any of this at all, but it's the best I can do. So I'm going to do it, and I will stand here doing it until it kills me. You're going to die, too, someday. When will that be? Have you thought about it? What would you die for? Who I am is where I stand. Where I stand is where I fall. Stand with me. These people are terrified. Maybe we can help a little. Why not, just at the end, just be kind? The Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) ' The Witchfinders' 2018 'I know, because we're all the same. We want certainty. Security. To believe that people are evil or heroic. But that's not how people are. You want to know the secrets of existence? Start with the mysteries of the heart. I can show you everything if you stop being afraid of what you don't understand, if you trust me.' The Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) 'The Giggle' 2023 ' The funny thing is, I fought all those battles for all those years, and now I know what for. This. I've never been so happy in my life.' The Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) 'Space Babies' 2024 ‘For days like this, Ruby Sunday. I don't have a people, I don't have a home... But I don't have a job, either. I don't have a boss, or taxes, or rent, or bills to pay. I don't have a purpose, or a cause, or a mission, but I have... freedom. That's why I keep moving on, to see the next thing, and the next, and the next. And sometimes... It looks even better through your eyes.’

20. ‘Do You Smell What the Rock Is Cookin’ – The Rock 19. ‘And That’s an Order!’ – Sgt. Slaughter 18. ‘Everybody’s Got A Price.’ – ‘Million Dollar Man’ Ted Dibiase 17. ‘That’s The Bottom Line, Cause Stone Cold Said So’ – ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin 16. ‘You’re Next’ – Goldberg  15. ‘Reach for The Sky, Boyz!’ – Mark Briscoe 14. ‘Acknowledge Me!’ – Roman Reigns 13. ‘Say Hello to The Bad Guy!’ Razor Ramone 12. ‘Trust Me. I’m A Snake’ – Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts 11. ‘Whose House, Serve’s House’- Swerve Strickland 10. ‘Rest in Peace’ – The Undertaker 9. ‘Can You Dig It, Sucker?’ – Booker T. 8. ‘I’m Sid Vicious and I’m The Ruler of The World’ – Sid Vicious 7. ‘Oh Yeah, Dig It!’ – ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage 6. ‘I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubblegum’ – Roddy ‘Rowdy’ Piper 5. ‘Whatcha Ya Gonna Do When Hulkamania Runs Wild on You!? – Hulk Hogan 4. ‘Don't piss me off! That's J-E-Double F, J-A-Double R-E-Double T. I'm the one with all the stroke around here. Suck on that Slapnuts.’ – Jeff Jarrett 3. ‘Wonderful! My broken brilliance will shine a light in the darkness, DELETE!’ – ‘Broken’ Matt Hardy 2. ‘The Best There Was. The Best There Is. The Best There Ever Will Be.’ –  Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart 1. ‘I Lie, I Cheat, I Steal!’ – Eddie Guerrero

Well it is time yet again for a list. This one is pretty long. Some obscure and others played over and over again on the radio. My opinion totally so add a comment if you like. 100. Nick Gilder: 'Hot Child In The City' 99. Benny Mardones: 'Into the night' 98. Eddy Grant: 'Electric Avenue' 97. Young M.C.: 'Bust A Move' 96. M: 'Pop Musik' 95. Elvin Bishop: 'Fooled Around and Fell in Love' 94. Bobby Pickett: 'Monster Mash' 93. Soft Cell: 'Tainted Love' 92. Blind Melon: 'No Rain' 91. Warren Zevon: 'Werewolves of London' 90. The Monotones: 'The Book of Love' 89. Pilot: 'Magic' 88. Devo: 'Whip It' 87. Toni Basil: 'Hey Mickey' T’Pau: 'Heart And Soul' 85. Des’ree: 'You Gotta Be' 84. Rockwell: 'Somebody’s Watching Me' 83. Buster Poindexter: 'Hot Hot Hot' 82. House of Pain: 'Jump Around' 81. C.W. McCall: 'Convoy' 80. The Champs: 'Tequila' 79. Taco: 'Puttin’ On The Ritz' 78. Los Del Rio: 'Macarena' 77. Tommy Tutone: '867-5309 (Jenny)' 76. Jeannie C. Riley: 'Harper Valley PTA' 75. Sir Mix-A-Lot: 'Baby Got Back' 74. Joey Scarbury: 'Believe It Or Not' 73. Twisted Sister: 'We’re Not Gonna Take It' 72. Ratt: 'Round And Round' 71. Haddaway: 'What Is Love' 70. Vicki Sue Robinson: 'Turn The Beat Around' 69. Michael Sembello: 'Maniac' 68. Falco: 'Rock Me Amadeus' 67. Thomas Dolby: 'She Blinded Me With Science' 66. The Heights: 'How Do You Talk To An Angel' 65. Barnaked Ladies: 'One Week' 64. Joan Osborne: 'One of Us' 63. J. Giels Band: 'Centerfold' 62. Martika: 'Toy Soldiers' 61. Aqua: 'Barbie Girl' 60. Bowling For Soup: '1985' 59. Spandau Ballet: 'True' 58. Sheb Wooley : 'Purple People Eater' 57. Big Country: 'In a Big Country' 56. Alien Ant Farm: 'Smooth Criminal' 55. Daniel Powter: 'Bad Day' 54. Hooboostank: 'The Reason' 53. Dead or Alive: 'You Spin Me Round' 52. Semisonic: 'Closing Time' 51. Restless Heart: 'When She Cries' 50. Fastball: 'The Way' 49. The James: 'Laid' 48. Limahl: 'Never Ending Story' 47. Philip Bailey ft. Phil Collins: 'Easy Lover' 46. Ray Parker Junior: 'Ghostbusters" 45. Men Without Hat: 'Safety Dance' 44. Flock of Seagulls: 'I Ran' 43. Sheriff: 'When I'm With You' 42. Chumbawamba: 'Tubthumping' 41. Gotye ft. Kimbra: 'Somebody That I Used to Know' 40. Gnarls Barkley: 'Crazy' 39. King Harvest: “Dancing in the Moonlight” 38. Marcy Playground: 'Sex & Candy' 37. Sinéad O’Connor: 'Nothing Compares 2 U' 36. Men Without Hats: 'Safety Dance' 35. Europe: 'Final Countdown' 34. Bobby McFerrin: 'Don’t Worry Be Happy' 33. Alias: 'More Than Words Can Say' 32. Tony Carey: 'Fine Fine Day' 31. Martika: 'Toy Soldiers' 30. Dream Academy: 'Life In A Northern Town' 29. Enigma: 'Return To Innocence' 28. Del Shannon: 'Runaway' 27. The Tornadoes: 'Telstar' 26. 'Crash Test Dummies: Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm' 25. Billie Myers: 'Kiss The Rain' 24. 4 Non Blondes: 'What’s Up?' 23. Soft Cell: 'Tainted Love' 22. When in Rome: 'The Promise' 21. Looking Glass: 'Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)' 20. Sixpence None the Richer: 'Kiss Me' 19. Berlin - 'Take My Breath Away' 18. Kajagoogoo - 'Too Shy (greatest band name ever)' 17. A-Ha: 'Take On Me' 16. Howie Day: 'Collide' 15. The Buggles - 'Video Killed the Radio Star' 14. All 4 One: 'I Swear' 13. The Proclaimers: 'I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)' 12. Zagar and Evans: 'In The Year 2525' 11. Modern English - 'I Melt with You' 10. Deep Blue Something: 'Breakfast at Tiffany’s' 9. Martin Page: 'House of Stone and Light' 8. Five For Fighting: 'Superman' 7. Baltimora: 'Tarzan Boy' 6. Stan Bush: 'The Touch' 5. Eddi Reader: 'No One Lives Without Love' 4. Robert Tepper: “No Easy Way Out' 3. Patrick Swayze: 'She’s Like The Wind' 2. Simple Minds: 'Don’t You (Forget About Me)' 1. Dexy’s Midnight Runners: 'Come On Eileen'

55 years ago today, history began to take shape. On July 31st,1970 Dean Edmund Lewis married Terri Ann Mercer. Otherwise known as Dad and Mom. A man guided by logic and reason that he believed was set up by God made a life with the most abstract and impulsive women you will ever see. Mom is a very colorful person in more way then one while dad is black and white. He was color blind after all. Mom taught religion; history and English.Only class we could get away with failing would of been lunch and maybe gym. Dad was a mechanical engineer. Geek and nerd, people, geek and a nerd. Together they fought the odds; endured a lot of hurt and found some wonderful memories along the way. Things that could of ripped them apart only strengthened the faith that God can mend the road. They raised 3 kids together and went on to have 7 grandchildren. They took care of each other until the day dad passed in March 2018. Til the end. They argued about silly things like decaf vs caffeine coffee, low fat puddling and is real butter better. Dad was quite protective of mom and mom didn’t always understand dads little hobbies of ham radio or Welsh history. Dad did not understand either why mom loved a good garage sale. She did. Not to mention lottery tickets. Mom had a wonderful knack of finding lottery scratch offs that paid sometimes big and other times small. Paid for some nice dinners out for the family through the years. Mom always got dad something small for Beethoven’s birthday and dad always remembered mom’s love for pecan pie. It was a strong love that was tested and they passed every time. She still misses him but I feel that will never change. They were special together. They would argue but would defend each other. Never gave up. To quote Dad, 'Failure Is Not An Option'. To quote Mom, 'God Knows The Way. He Can Drive!' If this day had never happen then everything else wouldn't either. So personally, there would of been no Karl or me or Freyda. I am still very grateful for all the sacrifices they made for us. When it counted and mattered the most, both my parents got it super right. Happy Anniversary to my parents and thank you for everything. Always Love

Each used only once therefore one song could only represent an entire run. This list could change in the future but for now here we are. Share your opinions if you like 250 Come To My Window – Melissa Etheridge 249 Constant Craving – K.D. Lang 248 Great Balls of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis 247 Time of Your Life – Green Day 246 Hunger Strike – Temple of the Dog 245 Zombie – The Cranberries 244 Shut Up and Dance With Me – Panic at the Disco 243 Believer – Imagine Dragons 242 Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers 241 Poker Face – Lady Gaga 240 Dark Horse – Katy Perry 239 Salt - Ava Max 238 It’s Not Over - Daughtry 237 Oops I Did It Again – Brittany Spears 236 Music of the Night – Michael Crawford 235 She’s A Maniac – Michael Sambello 234 What A Feeling - Irene Cara 233 The Greatest Adventure – Glenn Yarbrough 232 Man In Motion – John Par 231 No Easy Way Out – Robert Tepper 230 Free Bird – Lynard Skynard 229 Old Fashion Love Song – Three Dog Night 228 Pretty Mary Sunlight – Jerry Reed 227 Sex and Candy – Marcy Playground 226 Genie In A Bottle – Dove Cameron 225 Groovin – The Rascals 225 The Stray Cat Strut – The Stray Cats 224 Mickey – Toni Basil 223 Cover Girl – New Kids On the Block 222 Bye Bye – Nsync 221 Unknown Stuntman – Lee Majors 220 What’s Going On – Lee Majors 219 1985 – Bowling For Soup 218 Speed Racer – Matthew Sweet 217 Collide – Howie Day 216 Been Around The World Tonight – Lisa Stansfield 215 Shattered – O.A.R. 214 Bad Day – Daniel Powter 213 Two Become One – Spice Girls 212 Don’t Speak – No Doubt 211 Rome – B52s 210 One Of Us – Joan Osbourne 209 I Got My Mind Set On You – George Harrison 208 You and Me - Life House 207 I’ll Be – Edwin McCain 206 Walking In Memphis – Mark Cohan 205 Iris – Goo Goo Dolls 204 How To Save A Life - The Fray 203 High Life Again – Steve Windwood 202 Love In the First Degree – Alabama 201 Bad Company – Bad Company 200 Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy 199 Video Killed the Radio Star – The Boggles 198 The Unknown Stuntman – Lee Majors 197 Fine Fine Day - Tony Carey 196 The Forgotten Years - Midnight Oil 195 Baby I Need Your Loving – The Four Tops 194 California Dreaming – Mamas and the Papas 193 The Game - Motorhead 192 Kokomo – The Beach Boys 191 Tub Thumping - Chumbawamba 190 Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum 189 Secret Garden – Bruce Springsteen 188 My Girl – Temptations 187 I Will Remember You – Sarah Mclaughlin 186 Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore - REO Speedwagon 185 Alan Parson’s Project – Eye In The Sky 184 Losing My Religion - REM 183 Stayin Alive – Bee Gees 182 Final Countdown – Europe 181 I Ran – Flock of Seagulls 180 Never Surrender – Corey Hart 179 Every Breath You Take – The Police 178 We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel 177 Only the Lonely – The Motels 176 Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners 175 Show Me the Way – Stix 174 Heaven - Warrant 173 You Got It All – The Jetts 172 Honesty – Stryper 171 Southern Cross – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young 170 Don’t You Forget About Me – Simple Minds 169 Footloose – Kenny Loggins 168 Glory of Love – Peter Cetera 167 Africa – Toto 166 When A Man Loves A Woman – Percy Sledge 165 Forever – KISS 164 Talk Talk – It’s My Life 163 When I You Smile – Gloria Estafan 162 Search Is Over – Survivor 161 Head Over Feet – Alanis Morissette 160 First Cut Is the Deepest – Sheryl Crow 159 Life Goes On - Poison 158 Head Over Heels – Tears For Fears 157 Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy 156 Power of Love – Celine Dion 155 Kyra – Mr Mister 154 Eternal Flame – The Bangles 153 Fast Cars – Tracey Chapman 152 Telstar – Tornadoes 151 It Must have been Love – Roxette 150 Ordinary World – Duran Duran 149 Dare to Be Stupid – Weird Al 148 Beauty and the Beast – Angela Lansbury 147 Living After Midnight – Judas Priest 146 Forever Young – Alphaville 145 Take On Me – A-Ha 144 White Rabbit – Jefferson Starship 143 Hazard – Richard Marx 142 Nobody’s Fool – Cinderella 141 What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong 140 Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond 139 Kiss From A Rose – Seal 138 Easy – Lionel Richie 137 When the Night Comes – Joe Cocker 136 Keeper of the Flame – Martin Page 135 Hello – Adele 134 Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House 133 Constant Craving – K.D. Lang 132 Praying For Time – George Michaels 131 Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin 130 Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler 129 Two Out of Three Aint Bad – Meat Loaf 128 Let It Be – The Beatles 127 Chasing Cars - Snow patrol 126 She’s Like the Wind – Patrick Swayze 125 Daydream Believer – The Monkees 124 No More Mister Nice Guy – Alice Cooper 123 Make Me Lose Control – Eric Carmen 122 I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston 121 You Are Not Alone – Michael Jackson 120 I Drove All Night – Cyndi Lauper 119 She’s In Love With the Boy – Trisha Yearwood 118 Good Bye to You – Scandal 117 The Gambler – Kenny Rogers 116 Do I Have to Say the Words – Bryan Adams 115 Owner of A Lonley Heart - Yes 114 Tom Sawyer - Rush 113 Kiss the Rain – Billie Myers 112 Aint No Sunshine – Bill Withers 111 Never Tear Us Apart – INXS 110 She’s All I Ever Had – Ricky Martin 109 Amanda - Boston 108 Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles 107 Steam – Peter Gabrial 106 Mental Pictures – Jon Secada 105 Summer Breeze – Seals and Croft 104 Popcorn – Hot Butter 103 I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder 102 Dirty Deeds – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 101 Shadows of the Night – Pat Benatar 100 Only Time – Enya 99 If I Could Turn Back Time – Cher 98 Sailing – Christopher Cross 97 Dreamer - Ozzy Ozborne 96 Time In A Bottle – Jim Croce 95 Lost In Your Eyes – Debbie Gibson 94 Ballad of Jane – LA Gunns 93 Here I Go Again – White Snake 92 Best of Intentions – Travis Tritt 91 Drift Away - Dolby Gray 92 Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presly 91 Live To Tell – Madonna 90 Try - Pink 89 Maria - Blondie 88 White Flag – Dido 87 Can You Takle Me High Enough – Damn Yankee 86 When I’m With You – Sheriff 85 November Rain – Guns and Roses 84 The Touch – Stan Bush 83 Eyes Without A Face – Billy Idol 82 Sweet Little Lies – Fleetwood Mac 81 All My Love – Led Zepplin 80 Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd 79 Toy Soldier – Martika 78 Return To Innocence – Enigma 77 Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes 76 I Will Always Love You – Dolly Parton 75 I Die Without You – PM Dawn 74 Runaway – Del Shannon 73 Maybe Baby – Buddy Holly 72 Can’t Help Falling In Love – Lick The Tin 71 Power of Goodbye – Night Ranger 70 You Sing To Me – Marc Anthony 69 End of the Road – Boyz II Men 68 I Swear – All For One 67 Karma Chameleon – Culture Club 66 Drowning – Backstreet Boys 65 Willie Nelson – The Scientist 64 Night Shift - Commodores 63 In the Year 2525 - Zager and Evans 62 Yellow – Jodie Whittaker 61 Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison 60 Into The Great Wide Open – Tom Petty 59 Hurt – Johnny Cash 58 Space Oddity – David Bowie 57 Send Me An Angel – Scorpions 56 Starting All Over Again – Hall and Oates 55 Price of Love – Bad English 54 Beast of Burden – Rolling Stones 53 Standing Outside A Broken Phonebooth With Money In MyHand – Primitive Radio Gods 52 Faithfully - Journey 51 I feel You Breathe – Faith Hill 50 Nothing Compares To You – Sinead O’connor 49 Purple Rain - Prince 48 With Or Without You – U2 47 Alive – Pearl Jam 46 Drive – The Cars 45 Been In Love Before – Cutting Crew 44 Take Me Hom Tonight – Eddie Money 43 Making Love Out Nothing At All - Air Supply 42 Open Your Eyes - Asia 41 Land Down Under – Men at Work 40 You’re So Vain – Carly Simon 39 I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats 38 True – Spandau Ballet 37 Please Remember Me – Tim Macgraw 36 Lucky One – Amy Grant 35 I Live My Life For You – Firehouse 34 Sunshine on Leith – David Tennant 33 I’m Gonna Be 500 Miles - Proclaimers 32 I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders 31 Faraway – Nickelback 30 Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler 29 Let It Go - Newzboys 28 Steel Bars – Michael Bolton 27 Angels – Robbie Williams 26 Hands To Heaven – Breathe 25 Thank You For Loving Me – Bon Jovi 24 Dream On – Aerosmith 23 When Its Love – Van Halen 22 Tarzan Boy – Baltimora 21 Foreigner – Until The End of Time 20 More Then You Think I Am – Danny Gokey 19 Somebody Saved My Life Tonight – Elton John 18 Stand By With Me – Ben E. King 17 I’ll Take You Back – Jeremy Camp 16 Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It – Darius Rucker 15 Blues Eyes Blue – Eric Clapton 14 Werewolves of London – Warren Zebon 13 Downtown Trains – Rod Stewart 12 Here Without You – Three Doors Down 11 As I Lay Me Down – Sophie B Hawkins 10 Unwell - Matchbox 20 9 I Wish It Would Rain Down – Phil Collins 8 Have You Ever Wanted Someone So Bad – Def Leppard 7 Heart of the Matter – Don Henley 6 Annie Lennox – Why 5 Alone – Heart 4 All of Me Loves All of Youy – John Legend 3 My Immortal - Evanessence 2 Perfect – Ed Sheran 1 Show Must Go On – Queen

50. KOKO B. WARE 49. JOHNNY B. BADD 48. BAM BAM BIGELOW 47. ANDRE THE GIANT 46. HILLBILLY JIM 45. RAZOR RAMON 44. TITO SANTANA 43. MR. PERFECT 42. SID VICIOUS 41. BARRY WINDHAM 40. BIG BOSSMAN 39. RIC FLAIR 38. SHAWN MICHAELS 37. ARN ANDERSON 36. TERRY FUNK 35. MUTA 34. JEFF JARRETT 33. VAN VADER 32. DAMIAN PRIEST 31. CODY RHODES 30. ‘RAVISHING’ RICK RUDE 29. HANGMAN PAIGE 28. ROB VAN DAM 27. DUSTIN RHODES 26. JOHN CENA 25. KEVEN OWENS 24. MIKE ROTUNDA 23. GOLDBERG 22. MARK BRISCO 21. SETH ROLLINS 20. ROMAN REIGNS 19. ‘STONE COLD’ STEVE AUSTIN 18. THE ROCK 17. ‘ROWDY’ RODDY PIPER 16. RANDY ORTON 15. UNDERTAKER 14. BOOKER T 13. SWERVE STRICKLAND 12. EDGE 11. WILL OSPREAY 10. AJ STYLES 9. JAKE ‘THE SNAKE’ ROBERTS 8. ‘MILLION DOLLAR MAN’ TED DIBIASE 7. REY MYSTERIO 6. RANDY ‘MACHO MAN’ SAVAGE 5. DUSTY RHODES 4. EDDIE GUERRERO 3. BRET ‘THE HITMAN’ HART 2. HULK HOGAN 1. STING

It's hard to loose family, no matter how close you may or may not be to that person. You get use to having them around. Believing that they are immortal. Surviving every obstacle in their way to earn the right to stay here with us forever no matter what. Right now many are feeling this with the lose personally and celebrity wise. Then we find out that is not possible, no matter how we may plead and beg. It is through the promise of Jesus Christ, that we will rise again with him. And that through him we are whole. Right now, extended family (counting all the friends too) has begun to grieve the lose of their family. And eventually will go on but for now going to cry a bit. Throw in some laughs through the tears, maybe even a smile. When we remember how you were just a comfortable person. You were a character and you gave a damn about others. I liked having you around. Didn't know you as long as the rest but I counted you as a good friend. That's okay because I believe in the promise that all will be one and we will meet again, someday. She lives on in our memories and through Christ Almighty. Eternal peace and happiness to all who have passed on. You are love d , you are missed and will never be forgotten.

If you have a talent, of any kind. An ability to create; teach; talk or invent, remember that this is evidence of God. Those clever ideas; acts of kindness is all because of God and that you chose to listen to that voice in your head. That voice that spoke to you about forgiveness; kindness; hope and love. It can take many forms through voices of others; actions and writing. The nature of it's origin is the same. God grants us the tools; the answers and reason for our actions. Is we listen or not is on us. Corruption of beauty is on us because we listened to the wrong voice. The jealous; bitter; selfish voice that only wants to be proven right. Wants to drag us into a world of endless pain. God is not Pain. God is not prejudice. God is not hate. God does not need us to be rich. God wants us to be loved and to love. Real love that includes strengthening each other in that love that originates within us that comes from GOD. God already knows that He right. He wants to help us in the most subtle ways. May not open the clouds and scream but will show He cares when someone calls you up and sees how you are. Shares a candy bar with you. Draws a pictures. That is all because God spoke to us about how that would be kind and we listened. We are needed. We matter. We are loved by many more then we can imagine. May be we did not know we did. We all get lost and we all get hurt. Keep reaching, block out out the that hateful bitter voice telling you that you are crap. It wants you to fail. It wants you to fade into nothing, but between the noise of unimportant stuff, is God telling you, 'I coming with help. Reach for me'. We can be that help if we listen to the kindness of God. We are one and together through Jesus Christ, WE HAVE WON. Please remember that. No matter what you are going through, please know God loves loves you. Jesus Christ loves you. They are real. Feel that.

When I was younger, I spent a lot time with my Grandparents on my mom side. Learned how to see life from my Grandfather Mercer. How to talk a good story or two. Loved to be around people but could be fine on my own too. My Grandmother Mercer taught me a lot about God and Jesus Christ. Both Grandparents were devout Christians who had endured light and dark with plenty of grey. Don't we all? Grandma explained life once in this manner. Took a piece paper and drew what looked to be a graph. Countless tiny boxes going up and down of different sizes with misshaped sides. Then she filled in one little box. ‘Multiply this by a Million and multiple that by another ten times than maybe you will start get close to the amount of people and possibility there are in this world that is constantly changing. People are born and die every second of the day thus changing every second of a day. Shifting every little detail that makes up life in subtle ways.’ I asked her what the one filled in box was. I was generally curious as it seemed quite a solo act. Her reply was, ‘Kurt, that is you.’ Her point was that one box does not show the whole picture. Even linking them to other boxes owned by friends; events; memories and family will still be lacking a lot of detail. The whole picture can not be seen since the world has not ended yet so it is still a work in progress. Only God knows how the whole picture looks as He has already finished the picture. The detail is only appearing to us slowly as we must live in that moment. Developing like an old camera print. We can feel around us but are at times taken in so hard that we see no change. Except in those fixed points like a birth or a death. Those are game changers. One can be beautiful as a story begins. Everything new and fresh. The other can be beautiful through the memories. Always sad though because someone will always be missed. Especially when it feels that the story is not done. Can’t see it. No matter how much pain that person might be in; how they lived and accomplished or how long they have lived, we miss them. We beg and plead for them stay. Not ready to say goodbye. I am terrible at good byes. I rarely say them as to me that way too permanent. As in, ‘I will not see you again’. I have loss people and I have gained people. They live in my mind where I make sure they are not forgotten. I forget a detail, I regret it. Kelly says I remember too much but I feel that every detail is important to build that picture enough so I can see it. Linking memories together. Trying to fill the gaps enough that it is not fiction but splendid none the less. Two years ago yesterday, Kelly and I loss somebody very close to our family. A dear friend whose loss is being felt by so many even now. I find myself talking to God on a regular basis at night. I work as a Security Guard and as I lock the campus, I tend to chat with the One Above All. I believe in God and I believe in Jesus Christ. I know this world is built and continues to exist because of God. Do I sometimes get angry with God, of course I do. I don’t like him telling me to wait and trust Him. I have argued with Him quite often on matters. I do not like seeing pain around me but then a life line shines through as a thought or a beautiful moment that reminds me that God lives. A memory can do that at the best of times when needed. God knows that. He sees the picture completed. He knows we will be mad. He understands the yelling. So I tell Him the good and the bad. Guess what it does help to say everything on one’s mind to someone who will just listen. Knowing you are understood. I do not see the entire picture so I do not know why people have to get cancer and suffer. I do not understand why some grow into dust and other don’t even get to have a wrinkle. I do not understand why good and evil must exist together. Yes, I know everything is choice; preference; justification in our lives. We do not see how picture A links up to picture Z. How crying can become laughter. A loss into a gain. It is not easy to jump there but happens while we are looking elsewhere at times. I want our friend back here in the now but I also know her faith in God allowed her to trust God. She is free with no pain. She was my friend because she started out as Kelly's friend. The memories that Kelly has helps her now. That we are happy for because the struggles that she went through. The hurt she endured but never gave up. She trusted God who can see in the dark to lead her out of the dark. That is the trust we need now. To reach out to the other pictures. Link to laugh and cry. To carry us forward knowing that God is actually doing the lifting. We are all little filled in squares, that all matters. Link up together in that all under the same sky created by the same entity. Together we can find the answers. The whispers will be shared in life through our stories connecting on some rooted ideal. The tears and the joy. The message God has shot into life will be gathered, stitched into one so we will understand as one family. I love you guys. I hope everyone is okay and doing well. Only Love. If anyone is need of help in anyway, reach out. God is with us; we can feel it if we try.

I was a big wrestling fan when I was a kid and still watch it even now but prefer All Elite Wrestling over WWE though I watch both. In the 80s and 90s, I think all fans were huge into Hulk Hogan. Let's be honest the guy was more fiction then real but we loved him because we believed in him. This guy should of been a comic super hero. He was perfect in all ways. You know he would save the day and right all the wrongs. He had to. Red and yellow icon who looked like cheese wearing a bandana and a handle bad mustache Was a bad guy in 1996. Black and white and still was cool to many. A s we got older we realized he was human and he has made many mistakes as we all have. Celebrities come in 2 categories; those we think are better then the rest or those we want to see fail. I think Hogan has been in both categories. What am I rambling on about? July 24th, 2015, it was made known that Hogan made racist comments years ago. The "N" word is a disgusting term and degrading but not only to one culture. I am Caucasian but I find the term wrong and inexcusable but lets be careful about throwing stones at Hulk Hogan cause we have all hurt other people with are words and actions. I have not always been kind to others and others have not always been kind to me. Hogan has been accused of many lies which yes he was lying about experiences and events that could easily be proven. I think he played the audience in his post wrestling career. He wanted to stay relevant so he gave people a reason to keep talking about. He lied about steroid and cocaine use in 1991, true. He was probably not faithful. Hogan was on his third marriage. He politic his way to the top of wrestling, acquire great wealth. Held people back for his benefit. Seemed to see himself as two people. Hulk Hogan, who was pe4rfect and Terry Bollea, his real name, who was very much not. He did a lot for charities and his fans. Loved his fans. Became a pop culture icon that made wrestling, as a whole, a pop culture crossover to those who may not care about wrestling as a whole. I am a Christian, a Male and Caucasian, people of other backgrounds automatically thought the wrong thing about me and have verbalized it. I have misjudged people and if I could apologized to each of those people I would. We all can be hurt and we all have hurt others. The media even supports some of the jokes and insensible words that we as a society should object but we laugh at them until the wrong person says them. I am not defending Hogan but I am asking people to pray for each of us to be better and not be an abuser or a victim. Spending time counting pain, borrowed or owned, is a waste. We all have a right to our opinions, and I am sure that each of us has a thought we have about other people that is better left not shared or said, but still as individuals we must govern ourselves and be careful in what we say. Today, July 24th, 2025, Hulk Hogan, Terry Bollea, passed away at the age of 71. He leaves behind children; step children; Grandchildren; a wife; friends and many fans. He is missed. And think of this as well. why do the Enquirer and other newsfeeds reveal old pieces of news? Magnifying sinners into saints and sinners into sub human trash? They do not want to enlighten us or show a great wrong, they want to make conflict. He was Hulk Hogan. A guy beyond human. Fiction that breathed and we loved him for being that larger then life dude. That's another thing, discrimination is wrong. I agree with that all discrimination is wrong. Then why is it okay to discriminate against God? Discriminate against Jesus Christ? Why is that? God forgives. We should forgive each other. Just forgive and move on. No proving someones legit sorry because we are not God. That's something to think about.

History can not be rewritten. It should not be forgotten what can be learned. Otherwise, it will repeat over and over again until the lesson is learned, possibly with much pain and lose along the way. The need to like all that history tells us is foolish, but editing only brings plot holes. We must see the good and the bad. Know the difference of the two and carry it all carefully.