Links:
"What is a Good Life?" in The Week
"The Ten Golden Rules on Living the Good Life" by Panos Mourdoukoutas
Iris DeMent's song: "Our Town"
James Taylor's song: "Our Town"
Bruce Springsteen's song: "My Hometown"
We Are The Kings' song: "This is Our Town"
Bon Jovi's song: "Who Says You Can't Go Home?"
Adele's song: "Hometown Glory"
Jess Klein's: "The Cloud Song"
The Dave Matthew's Band's: "Two Step"
Our Town (1940)--Movie on NetFlix Streaming
The Wonder Years "On The Spot": on NetFlix Streaming
"My Faith: What People Talk About When They Die" by Kerry Egan, CNN.COM
"The Lasting Impact of Our Town"
Mo Rocca on CBS's Sunday Morning
Thornton Wilder
OT: Our Town (2002) -- Compton, CA
To see some of their production, skip ahead to 1:00:45
The Wilder family (Thornton is 2nd from the left) at their cabin in Maple Bluff...now on Madison's east side!
Bill Morrissey: "Birches"
To me, this song expresses the sacrifices that people make for love.
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University. 1900. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.