Bonus Podcast - People Wanted More Ramon, The Czar Obliged

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Michael Berry Show. Some of you ask for more Ramone,
which I think is a terrible idea, but occasionally he
does contribute something worthwhile. So this little bonus podcast is
some things that Ramone contributed, and I will leave them
here for your enjoyment, aggravation, avoidance, or whatever else emotion

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they elicit.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
Hey, it's Ramone about independence. Webster defines independence as the
fact or state of being independent, freedom from control, influence, support, aid,
or the like of others. Let us celebrate today Independence Day.

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You no doubt know the stories settlers on New Land,
angry at their tyrannical ruler ruling from far away, active defiance,
a declaration of independence, fighting a bigger army with a
rag tag squad, a general who was quickly losing his
troops to injury, disease, famine, and an uncertainty from their
troops who would wonder if their leader was one worth following.

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And of course you remember the river crossing in the
final battle that won the war and changed the United
States and her young history forever. Nothing I can say
now will give those heroes the proper respect, or those
stories their proper contexts. Those words are just beyond me.
How must it have finally felt after losing battles, finally

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miraculously winning and becoming your own country, gaining independence, able
to govern your citizens as they see fit, and not
by the hand of some distant ruler. Monuments would be
built so that generations would know these battles. Statues erected
so generations may be reminded of the soldier's greatness. And

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the flag, a mighty flag whose existence represented defiance, pride,
and mostly its independence. And oh what a flag, the red,
the white, the blue, and its lone star, representing the
Republic of Texas. See the United States story of freedom

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is a great and powerful story, arguably just as great
and powerful as the story of another band of ragtags
that fought and died for freedom, the general whose tactics
were doubted until that final victory. Except this country would
be Texas. Sam Houston was losing his soldiers, not just
to sickness and injury, but to doubt too. After retreating
past the Colorado River, many troops deserted. Finally, on April

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twenty first, the Battle of San Jacino was fought and
won by the Texians in only eighteen minutes. When time
came to bring Texas into the United States. It entered
as the twenty eighth state in the Union, given the
US more push west and upsetting Mexico so much that
they declared war on the United States. The US, with
Texas now in tow, won that war and added an

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additional five hundred and twenty five thousand square miles to
the United States territory, including the land that makes up
all or part of present day Arizona in California, in
Colorado and Nevada, and New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Our
declaration of independence at Washington on the Brazas was declared

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on March second, eighteen thirty six, one hundred and fifty
two days after the Battle of Gonzales, only four days
before the fall of the Alamo, and fifty days before
Texas ultimately won her independence at San Jacino, declaring her
independence and taking her independence in one month and nineteen
days later. Anyone from Texas would expect nothing less from

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Texas Independence day. Texans. God certainly has blessed us, and
those of you not lucky enough to live in Texas.
Bless your's hearts for Texas. Poor word would never cross
my mind.

Speaker 3 (04:19):
They've been a Austin city, live its sun and no
long stock of it can. If it wasn't for Texans,

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it made me the man I am thank God for
my whole stomping ground. Wouldn't be standing ride here, riding now.

Speaker 1 (04:56):
If it wasn't for Texas.

Speaker 3 (04:59):
If woughten for Texas.

Speaker 2 (05:03):
It was Hey, it's ramone you think you're know Mozart composer, teacher,

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father and husband. This was Mozart born to a bookbinder
father Johann and his second wife, Anna Sultzer. Mozart had
a passion for music. At a very young age. Mozart
began his musical quest as a violinist. He even composed
a symphony for toy instruments. Mozart was eventually asked by
the Prince Archbishop of Salzburg to teach piano to the

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choir boys of the Salzburg Cathedral. However, Mozart, by seventeen
sixty three, was passed up for promotion. He left the
musical establishment and felt a failure in his professional life
and his personal life. Depression said it. Mozart worried, why
would they get money now? How would he feed his
two kids? Oh? Yes, the kids Mozart's wife, Anna Marie,

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had borne him seven children. It wasn't until the fourth
child came along, Marianna, that a child survived past infancy.
Maria was a great musician. Mozart taught his daughter how
to play instruments, the violin and of course, the piano,
and by seven years old she was good enough to
go around the country and play concerts in front of
an audience. The next two children died early, no older

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than a few months, and finally child number seven a son.
He was Johann Chrysostomus. It wasn't until one faithful day,
as Mozart was teaching his daughter how to play the piano,
did he notice his son meticulously striking the keys, not
banging away as other children do at that age, but
rather playing scales so as any good father would do.

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Mozart took his son under his wing as well. Who knows,
perhaps one day he'll be good enough to go out
and make some money for the family. And was he good.
Just like his daddy. He took to loving music, except
his was an advancement unlike anybody had ever seen before
at the time, and by four years old, Mozart's son
was playing minuets. The real musician of this house and

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of this story was this four year old prodigy you see,
Johann yourge. Leopold Mozart was a pretty good composer and
musician himself, but by the time his son Johann Christosimus
Wolfgang Amadeis Mozart was four, Leopold knew his time would
be better spent teaching young Wolfgang how to play, and

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teach he did. Wolfgang Amadeis Mozart would go on to
write over six hundred pieces and is regarded as one
of the greatest musicians of all time, second only behind
Leonard Skinnard.

Speaker 1 (08:49):
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Executive producer is Chad Nakanishi, Jim Mudd is the creative director.

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Voices Jingles, Tomfoolery, and Shenanigans are provided by Chance McLain.
Director of Research is Sandy Peterson. Emily Bull is our
assistant listener and superfan. Contributions are appreciated and often incorporated
into our production. Where possible, we give credit, where not,

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we take all the credit for ourselves. God bless the
memory of Rush Limbaugh. Long live Elvis, be a simple
man like Leonard Skinnard told you, and God bless America. Finally,
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