RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (93736)

Daytona Beach, Florida • Age 68

Joined myLot 11 years ago

New York City is my hometown. I have now relocated from Riga, Latvia to Daytona Beach, Florida along with my cat Sid. I am passionate about poetry and writing.

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Discussions (3363)

RasmaSandra's Discussions

Martin and Paddington Bear

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 11h

Paddington Bear is a fictional character found in British children’s literature. His first appearance was on October 13, 1958, in the book “A Bear Called Paddington” by British writer Michael Bond. He is popular in London, so...

paddington bear

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Doing The Lurch

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 11h

There I was, listening to oldies and working on my PC. Suddenly I hear the gravelly voice of Lurch. Do you remember Lurch, the Addams Family butler? “You rang?” Well, in the 1960s there was also a dance called "The Lurch," and...

lurch the addams family

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Remembering Home Alone

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 11h

With the sad death of Catherine O’Hara, I remembered her on “Home Alone.” While looking through some things on YouTube, I came across this funny parody made with Home Alone scenes, adding a cat. I think you’ll find this very...

parody of home alone with cat

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Let’s Tango

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 1 Feb

The well-known and romantic dance the tango is a partner dance and social Latin dance originating in the 1880s along the Rio de la Plata. This is the natural boundary between Argentina and Uruguay. It is a dance that often can be...

tangoing with rudolph valentino

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Amazing Cat Talent

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 1 Feb

I found this incredible audition of cats on a talent audition, and with the size and cuteness of the cats, I just had to share it with you. It is amazing what cats can be trained to do, and I think you will find this...

cats got talent

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Martin and the Fuhrer or Leader

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 1 Feb

This is the last of the photos in the wax museum. This one has Martin standing beside one of the most hated men around Hitler. But there they are standing side by side Hail, Hitler!

hitler and martin

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Doing the Hustle

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 31 Jan

When I lived in New York City, the early 1970s brought us disco and many different dances to learn. If you wanted to socialize, you went to the nightclubs in Manhattan or in other boroughs. During this time one of the most popular...

do the hustle

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Two Handsome Tough Guys

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 31 Jan

Another photo with Martin at the wax museum. Can you tell who he is standing next to? He was a bodybuilder, an actor, and a governor.

at the wax museum

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Discussing Conquering the World

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 30 Jan

In this photo, Martin is discussing important things with Napoleon. Alas, Napoleon met his Waterloo but Martin was not accused of collaborating with him

martin and napoleon

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Dirty Dancing

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 30 Jan

Before proceeding with more dances, I wanted to mention dirty dancing from the film of the same name. I am sure many of you enjoyed Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze dancing their way right into your hearts. I mean, the moves were...

stay limber try some dirty dancing

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Posing with the Royals

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 29 Jan

In another interesting photo from Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London, you see my late husband, Martin (on the right), and his son, Andris (on the left), posing with the Royal Family. They blend in nicely, I think, and don’t you...

wax figures of the royals

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Let’s Mambo

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 29 Jan

For me when I hear about the dance the mambo I always visualize Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray doing the mambo in the movie “Dirty Dancing”. Well guess what? There actually has been in this world a guy who was honored with the...

lets mambo

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Pigs Must Be Flying Through the Skies

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 29 Jan

It might be a miracle and why do I have to suffer? A weather system moving into Florida this weekend is expected to bring record-cold temperatures to much of the state and even the possibility of snow flurries along the Gulf...

snow flakes for florida

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A Big Yes to the Boss of Rock and Roll

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 28 Jan

You can hear it for yourselves. Springsteen has come out with a protest song slamming “King Trump’s Private Army” and “State Terror” in the Streets of Minneapolis. https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?si=iw66gGbKP99ndDlX

springsteen protest song about minneapolis

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Having Fun With the Cha Cha

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 28 Jan

The cha cha is a fun kind of flirty dance that originated from the Cuban Mambo. It became really popular in the U.S. in the 1950s. The dance has a modified Cuban Motion hip action and is an energetic dance sure to get a smile on...

doing the cha cha

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Let’s Do the Lambada

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 27 Jan

How I love the name of this dance; it sounds so exotic. Lambada is a popular dance style that originated in Brazil in the 1980s. The style was influenced by traditional rhythms like forró and carimbó, mixing in Caribbean styles...

lambada

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Can You Find Him?

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 27 Jan

I am sorting old photos and getting rid of a lot. I mean in my mind and memories I can picture a lot of things and don’t need every little detail shown to me in a photo. Anyway, I thought you might enjoy seeing this. I forgot what...

among the beatles

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Let’s Do the Fandango

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 26 Jan

While still living in Latvia and having no idea how my life would be uprooted, I would say that if I ever got back to my hometown, NYC, I would do the fandango down Broadway. At that time, I had no idea this even was a dance. The...

fandango

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The Twist

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 25 Jan

This crazy dance was inspired by rock and roll music; I mean, once your feet got moving to the beat, you had to have a dance to keep going. And then to help everyone out, along came Dick Clark to introduce the dance and Chubby...

lets do the twist

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The Big Apple

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (93736) • Daytona Beach, Florida 24 Jan

No, not NYC but the dance since I mentioned it yesterday. It is a partner and circle dance that originated in the Afro-American community in the US at the beginning of the 20th century. In the summer of 1937 students from the...

doing the big apple

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