Tune Tuesday – Yakety Sax

Homer "Boots" Randolph was born on this day in 1927. Boots Randolph was a Nashville sax player who performed solos on Roy Orbison's "Mean Woman Blues" and Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree." He also played on many of Elvis Presley's songs. He was often called Mr. Sax. As a solo recording artist he … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Yakety Sax →

Movie Music Monday – The Sting

American composer and conductor Marvin Hamlish was born on this day in 1944. He is one of a handful of people to win the "EGOT" (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards). Marvin's first film score was in 1968 for The Swimmer. He also wrote the score for The Way We Were, the theme music to … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – The Sting →

Dancing Queen

My apologies for the late post today. Normally I post earlier, but the past few days we were a bit busy. This weekend my daughter had her dance recital. The recital features groups of all ages and is really fun to watch. Dress rehearsal This recital was divided into three "themes." The first was about … Continue reading Dancing Queen →

Book Recommendation – Vera Wong #2

One of the books I was anxious to read was the follow up to Jesse Sutanto's Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. I was finally able to secure a copy of it. The first Vera book had me laughing out loud at times, and I really enjoyed it. I hoped the second would live up … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Vera Wong #2 →

Friday Photo Flashback

Every now and then I find a picture that I have taken that I haven't posted anywhere. In searching for another photo, I actually stumbled on one. Now, I didn't take it, but we had someone take it for us. For newer readers to this blog, back in 2019 I shared the story of how … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

May 29, 1942 – A Holiday Classic

It was 83 years ago today that the man who became known as "the voice of Christmas" recorded a classic. The song that he recorded would forever be connected with his name. The song was written by the great Irving Berlin for the film Holiday Inn. Now you know who and what song I am … Continue reading May 29, 1942 – A Holiday Classic →

A Relaxing Holiday Weekend

I'm just now sitting to write about the holiday weekend, because it was busy, but relaxing. When we ordered our new dryer, we all assumed that the 220 plug was hot and ready to work. It wasn't. You may remember last week I mentioned that the people who put our air conditioning unit in, used … Continue reading A Relaxing Holiday Weekend →

The Music of My Life – Decade Extras – The 1990’s Part 2

This is sort of a continuation of the Music of My Life feature. It focused on music from 1970-2025. It featured tunes that have special meaning to me, brought back a certain memory or a tune that I just really like. I found that with the first three decades, there were songs that I didn't … Continue reading The Music of My Life – Decade Extras – The 1990’s Part 2 →

Tune Tuesday – Imagine

It was on this day in 1971 that John Lennon recorded his classic "Imagine." Biography.com says: The impact of the song is unquestionable. But disguised within its message of peace and love and its flowing piano melody is a collection of edgy, "dangerous" ideas that challenge society as we know it. John Lennon wrote and … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Imagine →

Movie Music Monday – Pete Kelly’s Blues

Today marks the 105th birthday of legendary singer Peggy Lee. She was discovered singing in a noisy club in Palm Springs. That noisy club played an important role in her sultry singing style. She said, I knew I couldn't sing over them, so I decided to sing under them. The more noise they made, the … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – Pete Kelly’s Blues →