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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 4h

#SongOfTheDay, 10/8/2026: "Kicks" (1986 Paul Revere and the Raiders cover) by the Monkees, featuring Mickey Dolenz and Peter Tork #SubstanceUsePreventionMonth

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Kicks

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 4h

#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 10/8/2026 #Quote from: Jason Salsman of the #Muscogee Nation, discussing the opening of the Muscogee Healing and Recovery Center #SubstanceUsePreventionMonth

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

1st Bonus #SongOfTheDay, 10/7/2026 "Rumbleseat" (1986) Happy 75th Birthday to Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame member John Mellencamp! [AOR: top-5 / Pop: top-30]

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John Mellencamp - Rumbleseat

YouTube video by JohnMellencampVEVO

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#SongOfTheDay, 10/7/2026: "American Storm" (1986) by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - with the performance-only version of the video [AOR: #2 / Pop: top-15] #SubstanceUsePreventionMonth

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Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - American Storm (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by BobSegerVEVO

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 10/7/2026 #Quote from: John O'Rourke of CommuniCare, about the recent grant it received from the Connecticut Department of Health #SubstanceUsePreventionMonth

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

1st Bonus #SongOfTheDay, 10/6/2026: "Roll With The Changes" (1979), a charting pop hit for REO Speedwagon, from the LP "You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish"

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REO Speedwagon - Roll with the Changes (Official Video)

YouTube video by RSpwagonVEVO

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

(Happy 75th Birthday to longtime REO Speedwagon vocalist KevinCronin! We recognize the milestone with three extra musical choices, all of which sound like advice he might offer.)

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#SongOfTheDay, 10/6/2026: "Dave" (1984) by the Boomtown Rats, written by Bob Geldof for a musician friend whose girlfriend had overdosed on heroin #SubstanceUsePreventionMonth

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The Boomtown Rats - Dave (VIDEO)

YouTube video by RatSources

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 10/6/2026 #Quote from: Amy Di Mauro of Community Health Resources, in a story for @ctmirror.org (whose photojournalist Sarah Gordon took the picture) #SubstanceUsePreventionMonth

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(Fairly) #RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT: The Wooten Brothers (with Victor and Roy "FutureMan" Wooten) at Infinity Hall, #Hartford, 9/16/2026 (One of the best shows this year!) [Part One]

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(Fairly) #RecentlyInCT / #RecentEventsInCT: Norwalk's Democratic Party held a "Campaign Kickoff Potluck" dinner at Mill Hill Historic Park on 9/14/2026, featuring State @agwilliamtong.bsky.social [2]; State Senate Majority Leader @bobduffct.bsky.social [4], and a number of state representatives [3].

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Bonus #SongOfTheDay, 10/5/2026: "This Is The World Calling" (1986) Happy 75th Birthday to singer-songwriter Bob Geldof! Backup singers: Annie Lennox, @alisonmoyet.bsky.social, Maria McKee (!) [AOR: top-25 / Charting pop hit]

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Bob Geldof - This is The World Calling

YouTube video by bobgeldof

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 10/5/2026 #Quote from: longtime Bad Company vocalist Paul Rodgers, discussing the legacy of his composition "Shooting Star" (The picture comes from the artwork for the band's 1975 LP "Straight Shooter".) #SubstanceUsePreventionMonth

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(All of our quotes and most of our musical choices through Friday will be in recognition of October's status as #SubstanceUsePreventionMonth.)

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

(This week we're finally catching up with our "Recently In CT" feature through photos taken at various events from the past month. We do apologize for the delays.)

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

(Fairly) #RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT: Saxophonist Wayne Escoffery on the New Haven Green, 9/12/2026, part of the first annual Jazz On The Green

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

(Fairly) #RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT: The Dwayne Keith Project on the New Haven Green, 9/12/2026, part of the first annual Jazz On The Green

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

(Fairly) #RecentlyInCT / #RecentConcertsInCT: Saxophonist Kenneth Jefferson on the New Haven Green, 9/12/2026, part of the first annual Jazz On The Green

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#SaturdaySong, 10/4/2026: "Only A Fool (Breaks His Own Heart)" (1966 Arthur Prysock cover), an atypical ballad from calypso star Slinger Francisco, better known as #MightySparrow (7/9/1935 - 9/27/2026) Backing band: Byron Lee and the Dragonaires

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Mighty Sparrow / Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Only A Fool • TopPop

YouTube video by TopPop

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

3rd and final Bonus #SongOfTheDay, 10/2/2026: "I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart)" (2024), a standalone single from #Sting, released during his 3.0 Tour

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Sting - I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart) (Official Video)

YouTube video by StingVEVO

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

2nd Bonus #SongOfTheDay, 10/2/2026: "Fortress Around Your Heart" (1985) Happy 75th Birthday to #Sting! [AOR: #1 / Pop: top-10 / AC: top-40]

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Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart (Option Two)

YouTube video by StingVEVO

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 10/2/2026 #Quote from: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, speaking at the Labour Conference in #Liverpool on Tuesday

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bonus #SongOfTheDay, 10/1/2026: "I Can See The Sun In Late December" (1976 / released this week) by Stevie Wonder, an outtake from #SongsInTheKeyOfLife, covered by Roberta Flack in 1975 #SongsInTheKeyOfLife50

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I Can See The Sun In Late December

YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 10/1/2026 #Quote from: German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul [ @aussenminister.diplo.de ], while visiting the International Criminal Court on Monday

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

(Tonight CBS aired the season premiere of "The #AmazingRace". By our count, the phrase "Let's go!" was uttered 32 times - excluding a repeated segment and a preview of future episodes. We'll try to post our #LetsGoCount each week throughout this season. #TAR39)

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#SongOfTheDay, 9/28/2026: "Village Ghetto Land" (1976) from #SongsInTheKeyOfLife, with Stevie Wonder not just singing, but playing everything on a Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer Co-writer: Imhotep Gary Byrd #SongsInTheKeyOfLife50

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Village Ghetto Land

YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 9/30/2026 #Quote from: American #cyclist Brandon McNulty, road race winner at this year's UCI Road World Championships in #Montreal #cycling

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#SongOfTheDay, 9/28/2026: "If It's Magic" (1976), the only track on Stevie Wonder's #SongsInTheKeyOfLife on which he plays harmonica Harp: jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby #SongsInTheKeyOfLife50

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If It's Magic

YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 9/28/2026 #Quote by: Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson, from a 1989 interview for WQED-TV in #Pittsburgh September is #LibraryCardSignUpMonth!

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

(Throughout this week we'll be featuring music from " #SongsInTheKeyOfLife ". Starting tomorrow we'll also feature those newly released outtakes from the original sessions that Stevie Wonder posted online this morning! #SongsInTheKeyOfLife50)

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#QuoteOfTheDay / #QOTD, 9/28/2026 #Quote from: Stevie Wonder, whose Grammy-winning collection " #SongsInTheKeyOfLife " was released 50 years ago today (The photo is taken from the recording session for its track "As".) #SongsInTheKeyOfLife50

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

5th and final #SundaySong, 9/27/2026: "Rise And Shine" (1987) by Ronnie Dove [This was his last charting country hit.]

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Rise and Shine

YouTube video by Ronnie Dove - Topic

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

2nd #SundaySong, 9/27/2026: "Right Or Wrong" (1964 Wanda Jackson cover), a top-15 hit for pop and country singer Ronnie Dove (9/7/1935 - 9/15/2026)

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Ronnie Dove - Right Or Wrong

YouTube video by Ronnie Dove Music

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

1st #SundaySong, 9/27/2026: "Promises, Promises" (1983) by Naked Eyes, lead vocals by Pete Byrne (6/9/1952 - 9/14/2026) (This is the American version; the longer British version, which also has more echo and a different second bridge, is on our Facebook page.)

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Naked Eyes - Promises, Promises (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by NakedEyesOfficVEVO

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

4th and final #SaturdaySong, 9/26/2026: "Meaning Of The Blues" (1957) by Julie London, co-written by her husband Bobby Troup

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The Meaning Of The Blues (2002 Remastered)

YouTube video by Julie London - Topic

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

(Today our musical choices pay tribute to actress and singer Julie London [1926 - 2000], born one hundred years ago today.)

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Quote Of The Day, Connecticut 🌎 @qotdct.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#SongOfTheDay, 9/25/2026: "Harvest Moon" (1996 Neil Young cover) by Cassandra Wilson September's full moon will take place tomorrow night - although the storm forecast for this weekend may prevent its viewing in much of #CT.

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Harvest Moon

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