I need some assistance.
I believe that the saying;
“Onto every parade, some rain must fall.”
Was created ‘whole cloth’, by me.
I’ve attempted to look it up, and all I can find is Longfellow’s
Rainy Day:
“Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.”
I also have found the phrase ‘Rain on your parade’.
My lovely bride claims she has heard it before. It’s just too pithy to be my creation…🤨
Thank you for reminding me. I wanted to talk about our post-show hangout in Memphis and here it is:
“They call me no show Jones,
They call him no show Jones
I’m seldom ever on,
He’s seldom ever on
The stage singing my songs
They call him no show Jones
They call me no show Jones”
— George ‘no show’ Jones
Conversations with GROK
‘Generation Jones’
I’ve talked about this briefly, I may have to make a video about it.
‘Explain Generation Jones’
Generation Jones refers to a distinct social cohort or micro-generation sandwiched between the Baby Boomers and Generation X. The term was coined in 1999 by American cultural commentator Jonathan Pontell, who argued that people born roughly from 1954 to 1965 form a separate group with their own shared experiences, attitudes, and personality traits—distinct from both the classic Boomers (typically 1946–1964 in the broader definition) and Gen X (1965–1980).
Birth Years
Most sources, including Pontell himself and Wikipedia, use 1954–1965 as the core range (sometimes slightly adjusted to mid-1950s to mid-1960s).
As of 2026, that places Generation Jones ...
