Tim Morrissey

Fire Chief, Emergency Room Paramedic and die hard Moody Blues fan! Proud US and Irish citizen. Love N.Y. Rangers and Boston Red Sox. ST. Michael's,VT. Grad.

[Marcello @Marcello1967IT]

The Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children - 1969

Is a concept album with a common theme that ties the songs together. For Children, the band was inspired by the space race and the July 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, which occurred during the album's sessions.

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EMS pic of the day: Iceland

[Tim Morrissey @TimMorrissey8]

@TrueFactsStated Lindsey. Damn spell check

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@TrueFactsStated Waiting for Lindsay to pop out of the casket!

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@globeandmail Fantastic museum 👏

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Enough said.

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

On July 22, 2013, Dennis Farina died at 69 in a Scottsdale, Arizona hospital from a pulmonary embolism.

The actor famous for playing cops and mobsters had spent 18 years carrying a real Chicago police badge.

Long before Hollywood knew his face...

Chicago knew his badge.

Born on February 29, 1944, Farina was the youngest of seven children growing up in the city's Old Town neighborhood.

His father was a neighborhood doctor who sometimes accepted groceries instead of money.

Young Dennis tagged along on those house calls.

He watched wounds being stitched, injections being given, and jokes shared in the middle of difficult days.

That mix of grit, humor, and loyalty never left him.

After serving three years in the Army, he joined the Chicago Police Department in 1967.

He worked patrol.

Then became a detective.

The job wasn't glamorous.

Fellow officers even joked about his shooting skills, calling him "The Great Wounder."

But policing taught him something far more valuable.

How fear sounded.

How real authority entered a room.

How danger often hid behind ordinary conversations.

His second career arrived by accident.

Director Michael Mann came to Chicago while preparing *Thief* and wanted people who understood real police work.

Farina started as a consultant.

Then stepped in front of the camera.

Even after filming, he went back to detective duty.

For years, the badge and acting career existed side by side.

Mann later cast him in *Miami Vice*, then *Manhunter*.

Finally came *Crime Story*.

As Lieutenant Mike Torello, Farina wasn't pretending to be a detective.

He already was one.

Viewers believed every glance.

Every pause.

Every command.

Hollywood soon discovered something else.

The tough cop could be incredibly funny.

Whether terrifying henchmen in *Midnight Run* or exploding with frustration in *Get Shorty*, Farina made danger entertaining.

He refused to play the same role forever.

"I think the idea of acting is to spread your wings."

And he did.

From *Saving Private Ryan* to *Out of Sight*, *Snatch*, *Sidewalks of New York*, and finally *Law & Order*, every role carried the same unmistakable presence.

Off screen, he never drifted far from Chicago.

He stayed close to old police friends and shared 35 years with Marianne Cahill.

He was also the father of three sons and grandfather to six grandchildren.

Farina believed Chicago shaped everything about him.

And it showed.

The badge made him believable.

Life made him unforgettable.

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[Matthew Gregoire @BreakngNewsPhtg]

Boston Fire ladder work is second to none. 3rd alarm on Geneva Ave.

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A tranquil moment at the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

📸 Elizabeth Fraser

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Yesterday was a special day for 97-year old Korean War Veteran Joseph Valiquette of the Clifton Assisted Living Community in Somerset, Massachusetts.

A year and a half ago, Joe was looking through his old military paperwork and noticed he didn't receive three medals when he was discharged.

His daughter Dianne Doyle, her husband Chuck and the American Legion in Swansea, MA worked hard to get his recognition and today he was awarded his three medals, a citation from the Massachusetts House of Representatives courtesy of Justin Thurber and a certificate of appreciation from and membership to the American Legion in Swansea.

Congrats Joe!

[Old School Boston @OldSchoolBoston]

Thanks to Henry Bain for this one! The iconic French Chef, Julia Child cooking for TV viewers in the WGBH studios in Allston. @GBHNews @GBHArchives

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

Dick York died on February 20, 1992, at 63, after emphysema overwhelmed his failing body.

Elizabeth Montgomery’s first television husband had spent his final years far from the polished rooms of “Bewitched” (1964–1972).

His final home was a small bungalow near Grand Rapids, Michigan.

No studio lights.

No Hollywood glamour.

Just Dick, his wife Joan, and an oxygen tube that followed every breath.

Around his chair sat letters, cassette tapes, and pages filled with phone numbers.

He wasn't calling producers.

He was calling for strangers who needed coats, beds, food, or a safe place to sleep.

It had all started decades earlier.

During the filming of *They Came to Cordura* (1959), a railroad handcar shifted violently after the director yelled cut.

York later remembered it clearly.

"The muscles along the right side of my back tore... and that was the start of it all."

He finished filming instead of seeking treatment.

The injury never truly healed.

By the time *Bewitched* premiered in 1964, viewers saw a frantic, lovable Darrin Stephens reacting to Samantha's magic.

What they never saw was the pain behind every smile.

A slanted wall helped him rest between scenes.

Crew members helped him walk.

Writers placed Darrin on couches and beds because standing had become unbearable.

Still, York made the character unforgettable.

His chemistry with Elizabeth Montgomery made their television marriage feel real, even in the middle of magical chaos.

Ironically, his performances kept getting stronger.

He earned an Emmy nomination in 1968.

But painkillers slowly became part of surviving each workday.

Without them, he could barely move.

With them, remembering lines became harder.

The scripts changed.

Scenes became shorter.

Sometimes Darrin simply disappeared on "business trips."

York kept showing up.

His wife and five children depended on him.

Then everything changed.

During the filming of a February 1969 episode, unbearable pain struck.

He collapsed.

He suffered a seizure and was rushed to the hospital.

There was no goodbye.

Dick Sargent replaced him, while York quietly carried the heartbreak.

"The worst day of my life," he later said. "I thought I'd failed everybody."

The years that followed were even harder.

Acting jobs disappeared.

Medical bills grew.

The family lost property.

The actor who once earned a six-figure salary eventually relied on welfare.

But he refused to stop helping others.

From his chair, he launched *Acting for Life*.

One phone call at a time, he convinced businesses and shelters to donate clothes, beds, boots, mattresses, and food to people in need.

Then he smiled and asked,

"Wouldn't it be wonderful if one old has-been actor with a hose up his nose could help millions of people?"

His body gave up long before his heart ever did.

[Original Frontiersman @AfFrontiersman]

Badass:
MGen John Raaen-last known survivor of the first wave on D-Day. His first time in combat, he distinguished himself on Omaha Beach facing down fierce enemy opposition. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Congressional Gold Medal. He's 104

[Rock'n Roll of All @rocknrollofall]

As contagious as it is to watch Belushi, you just can't take your eyes off of Aykroyd.

The sheer amount of talent on that small stage is staggering.

The Blues Brothers performing 'Soul Man' live on SNL, in 1978.

48 years apart yet it is still incredibly impressive.

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🚨OMG: An audience member behind Trump is going viral for MAKING FUN of Trump and impersonating his movements during his boring speech.

This is absolutely humiliating.

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ICYMI: @GrumpyOldRick shares trailer for his new prog album, Return To The Red Planet, which he will release in October. Watch it here... https://t.co/xeo7y6mU0I