Thoughts
30-Day Song Challenge: Day 21
A song you like with a person’s name in the title…
I’m with fellow blogger, Britchy, on this one. She lists several that I like plus, I add Alyson, Amie, Barbara Ann, Eleanor Rigby, Rhonda, Carrie Ann, Maggie May, Lucy, Sharona, Beth, Sara, Sarah, Shannon, Angie, Layla, Mandy, Rhiannon, Lola, Ruby, Lucille…the list is endless and most of them women.
These are my three favorites since I seem to post in threes, mostly and, one is a guy’s name.
This one is my middle name…
Lead singer and drummer Fred LeBlanc is a trip.
The original video is pretty raunchy, so I will go with this one.
30-Day Song Challenge: Day 20
A song that has many meanings for you…
“So little time to make you see…
What can’t be undone…
Was maybe never meant to be…”
“And when we’re done…
Soul searching…
And we carried the weight…
And died for a cause…
Is misery made beautiful…
Right before our eyes…
Mercy be revealed…
Or blind us where we stand…”
“wasting time…
lost my mind…
where’s the sign…
look for higher…”
“tell the sun, warn the moon…
the night and noon…
we’ve been waitin’…”
30-Day Song Challenge: Day 19
A song that makes you think about life…
“There’s no free rides, no one said it’d be easy…
The old man told me this my son I’m telling it to you…
Days turn to minutes…
And minutes to memories…
So, suck it up and tough it out…
Be the best you can…”
30-Day Song Challenge: Day 18
A song from the year you were born…
I read over the long list of songs released in 1966. There’s a lot of good stuff in there and I had a hard time choosing.
Q & A Tag: Come Chat With Me
I have been tagged for a Q & A with Bereaved Single Dad. And, away we go…
The Rules
♦ Answer the questions you receive (straight, funny, absurd…up to you)
♦ Create three questions of your own (for those you tag)
♦ Tag three people
The Questions
[1] Pink and yellow dot sports car or an Alvin & The Chipmunks designed utility vehicle?
I would take either but, I’m leaning toward Alvin & The Chipmunks. And, since ‘utility vehicle’ is vague, it would be a four-door, manual transmission Jeep! It would have loud speakers and play the 1958 Christmas Chipmunk Song, over and over. I would be marked for death. [I still want a hula-hoop…]
[2] Who would you make world leader? Your choices are Shaggy (Scooby Doo), Homer Simpson, Squidward (SpongeBob) or Rico (Penguins of Madagascar).
Well, Shaggy…of course. Being the scaredy-cat that he is, there would be no wars…only peace, love, funny walks and Scooby snacks. Homer Simpson would be taken out of the nuclear plant. [I haven’t the first clue who Rico is. Is Squidward the one that looks like an Ood from Doctor Who, only he is red?]
[3] You have to sit in a bath of cold food. Which food?
Doesn’t matter. I would be a fully clothed and saran-wrapped like a burrito.
My Three Questions
[1] If you were a Marvel Superhero, what would be your super-power?
[2] If you could go back to high school, what is one thing you would change?
[3] If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
My Tags
Britchy [Naturally, you were the first that came to mind…]
Coffee [Second one that came to mind…]
Fresh Hell
Anyone is welcome to participate. Anyone is welcome to not participate.
Thanks, Roy.
30-Day Song Challenge: Day 17
A song you’d sing a duet with someone on karaoke…
Just for the sake of the beautiful harmony (male or female), this one.
30-Day Song Challenge: Day 16
A song that is a classic favorite…
I’ve never seen The Eagles live but, from some videos, particularly the early years, they pretty much stay true to their studio recordings instead of trying to re-write history on stage.
RIP Glenn Frey.
New Kid In Town
30-Day Song Challenge: Day 15
A song you like that is a cover by another artist…
Angel of the Morning was written by Chip Taylor (uncle to Angelina Jolie). This song has been covered by many. It was originally recorded by Evie Sands in 1967 and it got airplay but, the label went bankrupt and distribution halted. After that, it was a feeding frenzy spanning 45 years, culminating in the very last version by Rita Wilson (Mrs. Tom Hanks).
The two most popular versions, both released in February, 13 years apart, I still own, both in 45s. Juice Newton is my favorite version.
Juice Newton 1981
30-Day Song Challenge: Day 14
A song you’d love to be played at your wedding…
I’ve already had two weddings. I don’t need another one. Sheesh. Both of my weddings were outdoors and music was limited, if present at all. It was just not something I thought much about. That being expressed, I will, instead, offer you another person’s wedding that I thought would be cool to attend/be part of…’cause there are NO weddings in my future. It is a compilation, not just one song.
The Best Daddy/Daughter Dance
30-Day Song Challenge: Day 13
A song you like from the 70s…
I remember lying on the floor and listening to this on my parent’s stereo cabinet. Remember those big, wooden things with Queen Anne feet and brass fixtures? It had a great sound and you could stack a lot of albums in it.
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
30-Day Song Challenge: Day 12
A song from your preteen years…
I’m going to take a leap of faith, here and assume this means the tween years, a term that wasn’t around in the 1970s. And, since it doesn’t say ‘childhood’, I will stay in the 10, 11 & 12 year range.
This choice was by far the hardest. 1978 was a great year for music but, this one-hit-wonder is my choice:
Driver’s Seat
30-Day Song Challenge: Day 11
A song you never get tired of…
THIS is going to be difficult because there are so many. I will go with this one.
Save Me
30-Day Song Challenge: Day Ten
A song that makes you sad…
I honestly don’t see how Amy Lee gets thru this song without losing it. I can’t even listen to it without crying.
Snapshots Sunday: Snow Bombs 2018
All photos are my personal collection.
Have mercy…two big snowstorms in one year. This is reminding me of my childhood. I remember lots of snow and lots of snowmen in the 70s. I also remember folks being more mobile back then, too. Anytime there was a snow forecast, my dad was putting chains on the back tires of the ’72 Charger. Everybody got chains and off they went. Even in the early 80s, a manual, front-wheel-drive compact would pretty much get you anywhere. My 1977 Honda Civic and my 1983 Toyota Tercel took me where I wanted to go. People just don’t do that anymore. Cars these days are definitely more fragile and lighter than the metal monsters of yesteryear.
I remember zipping around in the snow in the middle 80s (college days) in my Civic. One particular trip, I was headed to a friend’s place for snacks, movies and snowballs. I was approaching an intersection that included a railroad crossing (with roads and individual intersections on either side) and a steep, short hill on the other side of it. The light was red as I cleared the tracks but, my Civic became excited about the hill-induced inertia and my attempt to slow down (tapping said brakes lightly) only brought my ass end around. Just as the light turned green, I slid sideways, all the way thru the intersection. Once my Civic was done having fun (yes, I’m blaming it on the car), I came to a stop, hitting nothing…and, nothing hitting me…and, then, proceeded on my way. If it were today, I’d either be dead or, viral on social media.
Today
January 17
Majestic, mighty Oak across the street
30-Day Song Challenge: Day Nine
A song that makes you happy…
Oh, the joy that comes from this piece. And, after the snowstorm that we just got slammed with, this is a perfect reminder of warmer days.
“Carry me on the waves to the lands I’ve never seen…
Orinoco Flow
Cosmic-Observation 