Thursday, July 18, 2024
Hostas Chez Catreona
The hostas are doing remarkably well this year. Sis took this photo earlier this week.
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Sometimes A Day Goes By
I've always loved this song, from a fantastic Pop album by Placcido Domingo. But since losing Mom, I find it really reminds me of her. It's so true.
The Impossible Dream
Another Broadway score Mom and I loved was "The Man of La Mancha". Here's the incomparable Richard Kiley.
Wind beneath My Wings
Carmel Quin did two or three concerts at my alma mater, The College of our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee, Mass. while I was a student there. Mom and I attended and enjoyed them. At one of the shows, Carmel sang "The Wind beneath My Wings." Funnily enough, though I was familiar with the song, it had never done a whole lot for me. Hearing Carmel sing it, though, brought the meaning home to me. I remember squeezing Mom's hand during the song, and her seeming perplexed at my doing so. But it said everything I was never able to say to her.
Can't seem to find Carmel Quin on YouTube, so here's Bette Midler.
Mack and Mabel & I wont Send Roses
When we lived in England in the mid 1980s, Mom and I both enjoyed listening to "Saturday Morning with David Jacobs" on BBC Radio 2. One of David's things was the score from an obscure Jerry Herman show called _Mack and Mabel_. He loved that score and especially a sort of anti-love song called "I Won't Send Roses" sung by Robert Preston. He played that song, and played it... It wouldn't surprise me to find that David Jacobs singlehandedly made that score a bestselling record in Gritain. We bought it, and well nigh wore out the cassette before upgrading to CD a few years later.
Something else Mom and I shared was being enchanted with Torvill and Dean. When YouTube came along, we both spent happy hours watching their videos. So, what could be better than Torvill and Dean meat "Mack and Mabel"?
Up, Up and Away
With one Mom and I always loved to turn up loud and sing along with, here's The 5th Dimension.
You And Me Against The World
Today marks three years my mother has been gone. Throughout the day I'll be posting songs that she liked and/or that remind me of her. We begin with Helen Reddy and "You and Me against the World".
My papa was lost at sea in December, 1968. Mom married my dad in June, 1971. So, there was a period when it was just the two of us. This song reminds me of that period and, despite hard times, all the fun we had.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Lawrence O'Donnell: Biden speaks to NATO and AFL-CIO after Trump read a teleprompt...
Though this video is a few days old, it is well worth watching in its entirety.
Monday, July 15, 2024
Disturbing GOP Ads Surface after Trump Rally Shooting
#NoMAGA #StopMAGA
Be warned, friends, the campaign ads shown in this video are violent. That's what MAGA is all about, after all, violence...violence and lies. One ad depicts Democrats as Klansmen.
We need to recognize and continually point out that this is not normal political rhetoric, but rather an appeal to voters' bassest instincts, to their lowest nature. By doing so, of course, they demean the very voter's they're trying to win over by saying to them, "You can only understand an action movie or a video game. You can't be expected to understand policy. Vote for me, Heep Big Action Hero, and I'll take care of the mean old bad guys for you.
Any way you slice it, they're despicable. Vote Blue
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Saturday, July 13, 2024
New Music Order Game
As you may or may not know, one of my avocation is writing quizzes for FunTrivia. Here's my latest, in the match format. If you're a Donny Osmond fan, give it a whirl.
Something Cool
Here are a couple options for quenching your thirst this warm July Saturday:
Classic Strawberry Daiquiri [Click]
Nonalcoholic Strawberry Daiquiri [Click]
Banana Daiquiri (with or without alcohol) [Click]
And for your listening pleasure:
June Christy: "Something Cool" - YouTube [Click]