I saw this cartoon on Facebook. It got me thinking about mom and her misunderstanding of lyrics she'd heard. It started with CCR's "There's a Bathroom on the Right" ("There's a Bad Moon on the Rise"), through Jimmy's " 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy" (" 'Scuse Me While I Kiss The Sky), all... Continue Reading →
2017 was a very bad year
Dear Dan, 2017 sucked ... and not well. Let's forget the whole politics/Republican jackasses in Congress/racism/tax cut for the wealthy/Trump vs. women, immigrants, Constitution, etc., etc., but pro-Russia/ad nauseum disaster portions of the year. Every year that passes, I feel like I lose more of you. This year I lost two major pieces of you,... Continue Reading →
RIP Chris Cornell
Another gone too soon.
Piece of My Heart
I've been listening to Janis sing that song. I wonder how many pieces of your heart you can lose and still be able to love. I know the more love you give, the more love you have. But what about those stolen bits of the heart? There have been several men who shattered my heart... Continue Reading →
Musical earwigs and my thought process
Musical earwigs -- those songs that gets stuck in my head and I can't get it out. For the past several months, I've been waking up with a song running through my head. The same song will be on an endless loop for several days, then another moves in. Once in a while I get... Continue Reading →
Lena Horne
Dear Dan, I guess you know Lean Horne died this week. I remember when you and some friends went to see her with Tony Bennett at the Minskoff. That place is huge. The only tickets available were up in the last row of the last balcony. The usher led you up and up and up... Continue Reading →