Monday Reads and So Forth

 All you can say is Senator Lindsey Graham did try.

He failed, but he did try.

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Obituary:  I need to note the death of the last surviving member of the classic Motown group, the Four Tops.  Abdul "Duke" Fakir, 88, died last week.  The Four Tops stayed together for many decades.  Their hits are too numerous to mention here.

Snip:

Fakir died Monday morning at his home in Detroit from heart failure, the singer's family confirmed to the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY network.

Fakir was the last surviving member of the beloved Motown act, preceded in death by his teen friends and groupmates Lawrence Payton, Obie Benson and Levi Stubbs.

"Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of a trailblazer, icon and music legend who, through his 70-year music career, touched the lives of so many as he continued to tour until the end of 2023, and officially retired this year," the Fakir family said in a statement.

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