JUNE 28, 2024 ON MY CORNER ASK YOUR VENDOR What's your favorite body of water? The Pacific Ocean. — Shawn Swoffer, #574 Silver Lake. — Wayne Sparks, #615 A swimming pool! — Cindy Gere, #279 Torch Lake ... where Kid Rock has his home. — Terri Demar, #322 I don't know the name of it, but it was a stream in Rey Springs, North Carolina. It was so clear and so cold. — Joe Woods, #103 The Gulf of Mexico. — Derek Allen, #177 Lake Michigan. — Jocelin Boyd, #85 The Potomac River. — Mary Vanover, #636 I like the river better than the sea because you can drink the water and it is cold. Better for swimming, too. — Roberto Isla Caballero, #347 The Pacific Ocean. — Jane Reilly, #611 The Mississippi River! — Ken Parks, #490 Chesapeake Bay. — Michael Brown, #306 Atlantic Ocean — its quite beautiful and relaxing. — Hosea Hill, #532 1969 — the summer of love! Dancing in the streets, rock bands galore, the summer of revolution. We all wanted in on it. In 1969, we called each other “brother” and meant it. There were free concerts, people traveling from one end of the country to the other, spreading the message “all we need is love.” Be free, be active, be involved – it was the rise of the hippies. Tiedyed T-shirts, bell bottom pants, these weren't fashion statements; this was how we recognized each other. And let’s not forget the hair: long glorious heads of hair. Every redneck in the nation fought to collect hair off of the hippies’ heads. That was the trophy of the day and they were serious about collecting every strand of it they could. Things were changing. There was Why am I still calling it the WAYNE S. Groundcover vendor No. 615 an upheaval of all known things that can be changed. “Hey buddy leave that flag alone!” That saying is my symbol of the other side, the people that flew around the world of “justice and the American way” — whatever that was. We were experiencing that harrowing time of “the summer of love.” summer of love when it degenerated into so much hate invading the streets, race riots, protests against the war, good Americans turning bad?! Because of the message, man! War is bad, peace is good! Social injustice is bad, equality between the races is good, why is it so hard to get, people!? Looking back, I find Wall Street, the government and the average working person now trying to explain away and reinvent what really happened. I will take peace over war. I will take coming together rather than pulling apart. I want justice for the masses. I want too much, you say; I say you are wrong. So let’s make 2024 “1969 REVISITED.” All you need is love. GROUNDCOVER NEWS 3 Boss Baby (2017) movie review The first time I saw “Boss Baby,” it was at the movie theater on Carpenter Rd. in Ypsilanti. I was with my boyfriend and we had a ton of fun. It was so good that we watched it together two more times at home. Even though this film came out a while ago, it still holds a special place in my heart. Boss Baby presents audiences with adorable characters and scenes for the whole family to enjoy. The story centers on a growing family, with mom and dad bringing home a new baby boy to meet his older brother, Tim (Miles Bakshi). But it is soon clear to Tim that his baby brother is more than the innocent newborn that he seems to be — he is a Boss Baby. the film takes place in Heaven, as all the babies prepare to join their new families down on Earth. In the background, one of my favorite songs plays — “Cheek to Cheek” — with all the babies singing about how excited they are to meet their new families. Fun for the whole family, “Boss DENISE SHEARER Groundcover vendor No. 485 The Boss Baby himself (Alec Baldwin), adds plenty of humor throughout the film as he portrays his familiar role as a high-powered executive, but trapped in the adorable body of a newborn baby. My favorite scene in Baby” brings colorful, heartwarming characters to life with plenty of cute babies to enjoy along the way. A story of coming together as a family, the film shares important lessons about learning to share and how to accept new people into your space. This film is one of my all-time favorites and I hope it will be one of yours too. Check out “Boss Baby” for your next family movie night!
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