BP-JFK collection

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Fragment of "Texas School Book Depository" at Dealey Plaza-Dallas
	This memorabilia is a fragment of the sign "TEXAS SCHOOL BOOK DEPOSITORY", taken from Diego Verdegiglio (author of book "Ecco chi ha ucciso John F.Kennedy") on August 8,1992, while they were replacing it on the front of the building. The Texas School Book Depository, now known as the Dallas County Administration Building, is a seven-floor building facing Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, United States. It is located 411 Elm Street on the northwest corner of Elm and North Houston Streets, at the western end of downtown Dallas. The building is notable for its connection to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. An employee, Lee Harvey Oswald, shot the president from a sixth floor window on the southeast corner. The structure is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Mosses and lichens from JFK's gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery
	This memorabilia is mosses and lichens from JFK's gravesite, close to Eternal Flame, at Arlington National Cemetery, taken from Diego Verdegiglio (author of book "Ecco chi ha ucciso John F.Kennedy") on August 1993. The John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame is a presidential memorial at the gravesite of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in Arlington National Cemetery. The permanent site replaced a temporary grave and eternal flame used during President Kennedy's funeral on November 25, 1963. The site was designed by architect John Carl Warnecke, a long-time friend of President Kennedy's. The permanent John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame grave site was consecrated and opened to the public on March 15, 1967.
Box of matches from JFK Presidential Library and Museum at Boston
	This memorabilia is a box of matches bought at JFK Presidential Library and Museum at Boston.
Cut Out of Marilyn Monroe Dress Blowing Up
	Marilyn Monroe "White Dress" Pose CUTOUT, Life size. 155 x 71 x 5 cm. Marilyn Monroe wore a white dress in the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch, directed by Billy Wilder. The dress was created by costume designer William Travilla and was worn in one of the best-known scenes in the movie. The dress is regarded as an icon of film history and the image of Monroe in the white dress standing above a subway grating blowing the dress up has been described as one of the iconic images of the 20th century.
JFK Assassination Songs : "A Tragedy in Dallas" - James Dotson (1964)
	This song "A tragedy in Dallas" by James Dotson, originally published by Redwing in 1964, was part of the CD "Tragic Songs from the Grassy Knoll" issued in 2013 for the 50th anniversary of J.F.Kennedy Assassination. Special thanks to a very dear friend of mine who suggested me this new section "JFK Assassination Songs" for my collection.
JFK Assassination Songs : "The Tragedy of John F. Kennedy" - The Justice Brothers (1964)
	This song "The Tragedy of John F.Kennedy" by The Justice Brothers (Jim and Bill), originally published by DEL-RAY Records in 1964, was part of the CD "Tragic Songs from the Grassy Knoll" issued in 2013 for the 50th anniversary of J.F.Kennedy Assassination. Special thanks to a very dear friend of mine who suggested me this new section "JFK Assassination Songs" for my collection.
JFK Assassination Songs : "Sympathy for the Devil" - Rolling Stones (1968)
	In the summer of 1968 the Rolling Stones returned to Olympic Studios to record the album Beggars Banquet. After the previous year’s 'Their Satanic Majesties Request', the Rolling Stones had had enough of psychedelia. They set out to move in a different direction and found their footing in “jaded, blues-soaked hard rock“. Beggars Banquet would be the first of a string of great classic Stones albums, and the song that leads off the album is “Sympathy For The Devil.” Mick Jagger wrote the lyrics and had the basic melody when the Rolling Stones went into the studio in early June, 1968. The development of “Sympathy for the Devil” is captured in the movie Sympathy for the Devil (1968), directed by John-Luc Godard. “Sympathy for the Devil” contains just one reference to the JFK assassination. After describing events ranging from the trial of Jesus Christ to the 100 Years War (1337-1453) to the Russian Revolution to World War II, the lyrics turn to recent political assassinations, “I shouted out, ‘Who killed the Kennedys’/When after all it was you and me”. Interesting to note that Jagger originally wrote “I shouted out, ‘Who killed Kennedy?'” referring only to John F. Kennedy, assassinated in 1963, but the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy occurred during the time the Stones were developing this track. The “Sympathy” sessions took place from June 4 to June 10, 1968, and Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated on June 6, 1968. Special thanks to a very dear friend of mine who suggested me this new section "JFK Assassination Songs" for my collection.
JFK Assassination Songs : "The day John Kennedy died" - Lou Reed (1982)
Lyrics: I dreamed I was the president of these united states I dreamed I replaced ignorance, stupidity and hate I dreamed the perfect union and a perfect law, undenied And most of all I dreamed I forgot the day john kennedy died I dreamed that I could do the job that others hadn't done I dreamed that I was uncorrupt and fair to everyone I dreamed I wasn't gross or base, a criminal on the take And most of all I dreamed I forgot the day john kennedy died Oh, the day john kennedy died Oh, the day john kennedy died I remember where I was that day, I was upstate in a bar The team from the university was playing football on tv Then the screen want dead and the announcer said, "there's been a tragedy There's are unconfirmed reports the president's been shot And he may be dead or dying." Talking stopped, someone shouted, "what!? " I ran out to the street People were gathered everywhere saying, Did you hear what they said on tv And then a guy in a porsche with his radio hit his born And told us the news He said, "the president's dead, he was shot twice in the head In dallas, and they don't know by whom." I dreamed I was the president of these united states I dreamed I was young and smart and it was not a waste I dreamed that there was a point to life and to the human race I dreamed that I could somehow comprehend that someone Shot him in the face Oh, the day john kennedy died Oh, the day john kennedy died Oh, the day john kennedy died Oh, the day john kennedy died	“The Day John Kennedy Died” was written and recorded by Lou Reed and included on his 1982 album The Blue Mask. Released just before Lou Reed turned 40, this album was among the most acclaimed of his career. The instrumentation was relatively spare, as Reed led a stripped down guitar-bass-drums band with few overdubs. Actually, the album features twin lead guitars with Lou Reed and David Quine separated in the mix to great effect. Dispensing with the decadent “Rock N Roll Animal” persona that he had adopted in the 1970s, the songs on The Blue Mask were more direct and personal than on previous Lou Reed albums. Lou Reed begins “The Day John Kennedy Died”, the second-to-last song on the album, by describing an idyllic dream he had. In his dream Lou Reed is president of the United States and uses his position to create a just and fair society. Key to this vision is forgetting that John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. This event, the song implies, negates the possibility of achieving the sort of utopian society Lou Reed envisions. As if awakening from the dream, Lou Reed goes on to describe his own memory of the JFK assassination. He recalls where he was and what he was doing when he heard the news, and though television had yet to become such a ubiquitous presence in American life, Lou Reed first heard the news on TV. “I remember where I was that day, I was upstate in a bar/The team from the university was playing football on TV” Not wanting to believe the news, he ran into the street where others were gathering. Any chance for reassuring news was ended when a car horn blared and a person in a Porsche reported Kennedy’s death. Lou Reed tries to reconcile this news with his dream but the final image he relates in the song is of the president being shot in the face. Special thanks to a very dear friend of mine who suggested me this new section "JFK Assassination Songs" for my collection.
JFK Assassination Songs : "Lee Harvey was a friend of mine" - Homer Henderson (1985)
Lyrics: One, two, one two three four Lee Harvey was a friend of mine He used to take me fishin' all the time He used to throw a ball to me when I was just a kid They say he shot the president, but I don't think he did Well, I was born in Dallas in 1952 And Lee Harvey lived across the street on Bentley Avenue He used to throw a ball to me when I was just a kid They say he shot the president, but I don't think he did Lee Harvey was a friend of mine He used to take me fishin' all the time He used to throw a ball to me when I was just a kid They say he shot the president, but I don't think he did Well, I've seen that picture of him holdin' pamphlets and a gun And there's shadows pointin' every which way, but only just one sun Someone faked that photo and then snuck away and hid They say he shot the president, but I don't think he did Lee Harvey was a friend of mine Well, I saw it all on TV, Lee Harvey got gunned down And he was killed off by Jack Ruby, the biggest sleaze in town He stuck a gun into his ribs and said, "Here's lookin' at you, kid" Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey - my TV proved he did Lee Harvey was a friend of mine He used to take me fishin' all the time He used to throw a ball to me when I was just a kid They say he shot the president, but I don't think he did Lee Harvey was a friend of mine	Homer Henderson was a one-man band from Dallas and this is the original recording of Henderson’s most famous song, “Lee Harvey Was a Friend of Mine,”, included in the CD "Tragic Songs from the Grassy Knoll", published in 2013 as "John F.Kennedy 50th Anniversary Collection". Homer Henderson's assassin ode "Lee Harvey Was a Friend of Mine" stands alone in Lone Star lore. The sympathetic tune recounts a childhood friendship with the alleged JFK gunman: "Lee Harvey was a friend of mine. He used to take me fishin' all the time. He used to throw the ball to me when I was just a kid. They say he shot the president, but I don't think he did." The song first appeared on a 1985 vinyl 7-inch by Homer Henderson & the Dalworthington Garden Boys. The bandleader, then based in Dallas, co-wrote the tune with friend Jay Cotton. "I think we wrote most of it while we were driving around drinking Slurpees and smoking weed," chuckles Henderson. "We'd pass by Oswald's house, the Texas Theatre, and Marsalis Avenue in Oak Cliff, where Jack Ruby had lived. Thirty years ago people didn't give a damn about it, but we knew all those places." Though he considers the song something of a cheap shot, it's stood the test of time, having been covered by T. Tex Edwards, the Asylum Street Spankers, Laura Cantrell, and even Oswald's old girlfriend, Judyth Vary Baker, author of the recent book Me & Lee: How I Came to Know, Love, and Lose Lee Harvey Oswald. Baker's atonal version alters the lyrics to support her claim that Oswald was a secret agent trying to prevent JFK's assassination. Originally released in 1985, “Lee Harvey Was a Friend of Mine” is the most recent recording on "Tragic Songs from Grassy Knoll" CD. It’s also the only one that even mentions the possibility of a conspiracy. Immediately following the assassination, the country’s reaction was grief and a sense of patriotic shock. Most of the singers here were concerned about mythic notions of the brave commander in chief struck down while trying to spread freedom and liberty and with sentimental images of Jackie placing the wedding ring on her husband’s finger — not with niggling cynicism dealing in magic bullets and grassy knolls. Special thanks to a very dear friend of mine who suggested me this new section "JFK Assassination Songs" for my collection.
JFK Assassination Songs : "The John F.Kennedy Blues" - Coal Porters (1991)
Lyrics: Sittin' here in Dallas, hope I got a lot on my mind All the people showtime you know it's gonna blow my mind Like to love you baby, but the Congress is on my mind Like the leaves on the trees, always swaying in the breeze I'm a moving target for ya, he's always aiming to please Like to love you baby, I'm already down on my knees All around the town I'm known for my liberal views Ask the TV or the papers, what I say is certainly news Like to love you...it ain't that great to be in my shoes There's Marilyn and Jacqueline, you know I'm a wanted man I'm followed by the alamos and so is my shaving herd I confess I seldom rest, I guess I'm just a family man What Salinger says, I tell Pierre to know Bobby's helping out, he's got that damn yard bro' Like a Christian 'neath a lion, what I say ain't necessarily so Coming around towards the Delaney Plaza Jackie and John They got soon to be Republican John Connelly and his wife Man and they're sittin there thinking everything's just ducky He's cheering to the left, he's cheering to the right They're going over down right there by that turnaround right by the Delaney Plaza Right by the Delaney Plaza And they're at parade speed of about 11 miles per hour Connelly looks over at the Kennedys And he notices that John F Kennedy has got a 1961 Fender Stratocaster To his astonishment he looks over at the always fashionable Jackie Kennedy And she's got a 1966 Gibson ES three thirty five Sunbox And they're both playing a riff from a song by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, that him and somebody got from somebody, somebody long dead And what they do is they play this riff Sittin' here in Dallas hope I got a lot on my mind Motorcade is ready this parade will do me fine Like to love you baby got the John F Kennedy Blues Come back baby come back, come back baby please Come back little darling, I'm already down on my kness Like to love you baby got the John F Kennedy Blues Like to love you baby got the John F Kennedy Blues Like to love you baby got the John F Kennedy Blues © Sid Griffin	The Coal Porters are a British-American bluegrass band headquartered in London and led by Sid Griffin (mandolin, autoharp, harmonica and vocals) and Neil Robert Herd (guitar and vocals) The other members are Carly Frey (fiddle, vocals), John Breese (banjo, vocals), and Tali Trow (bass, vocals). Griffin formed the group in Los Angeles in 1989 and then reorganized the band after moving to London. Rebel without applause is the first Coal Porters release, available as an Australian vinyl 12″ EP on Rubber Records containing the first five tracks only, or as a full length UK album on Utility Records : Roll Columbia Roll/I Tell Her All The Time/ The Light That Shines Within/Rhythm And Blue Angel/Stealin’ Horses/Sittin’ In An Isle Of Palms (live BBC rec)/Stuck On An Island/The John F. Kennedy Blues (live)/The March Of The Tapdancin’ Rats Note: keyboardist Andy Kaulkin, second from left on front cover, is now the head of super hip record labels Anti and Epitaph Records in Los Angeles. Special thanks to a very dear friend of mine who suggested me this new section "JFK Assassination Songs" for my collection.