The Music of My Life – 2014

Welcome back to The Music of My Life, where I feature ten songs from each year of my life. In most cases, the ten songs I choose will be ones I like personally (unless I explain otherwise). The songs will be selected from Billboard’s Year-end Hot 100 Chart, Acclaimed Music, and will all be released … Continue reading The Music of My Life – 2014 →

Tune Tuesday – Mustang Sally

Happy Birthday to The Wicked Mr. (Wilson) Pickett who was born on this day in 1941. He was born in Prattville, Alabama where he began singing in the Baptist church choir. He was the fourth of 11 children and eventually left to live with his father in Detroit in 1955. It was there that he joined … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Mustang Sally →

Movie Music Monday – Going My Way and Top O’ The Morning

Happy St. Patrick's Day!! In honor of the holiday, I felt it was only appropriate to pick a couple Irish tunes. Luckily for you and me, Bing Crosby sang a few in some of his films. First, from his 1944 film "Going My Way" ... ... Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral https://youtu.be/5SOR781mbak?si=cbukIMHcsTThxii2 Next, one of my favorites from the … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – Going My Way and Top O’ The Morning →

Happy Birthday to the “King of the One Liners”

Comedian Henny Youngman (Photo by Mickey Adair/Getty Images) The "King of the One Liners," Henny Youngman, was born today in 1906. He told pretty much the same jokes for 70 years, and they always got laughs! This is sort of a re-blog, as I have posted these before, but here are some of my favorite … Continue reading Happy Birthday to the “King of the One Liners” →

Book Recommendation – The JFK Conspiracy

I love history. I love reading historical fiction and historical non-fiction. In 2019, Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch began their "Conspiracy" series. It started with The First Conspiracy about the filed plot to kill George Washington. Then there was The Lincoln Conspiracy which was about a failed plot to kill Lincoln. This was followed by … Continue reading Book Recommendation – The JFK Conspiracy →

Celebrating a Rite of Passage

The Oxford Dictionary defines a "rite of passage" this way: a ceremony or event marking an important stage in someone's life, especially birth, puberty, marriage, and death. Wikipedia says: "A rite of passage is a ceremony or ritual of the passage which occurs when an individual leaves one group to enter another. It involves a significant change … Continue reading Celebrating a Rite of Passage →

Friday Photo Flashback

I wish that this picture of Baby Keith was a bit clearer. I must have moved when the picture was taken, because it looks like my hands are a bit blurry. The rest of the photo is clear enough, though. This photo was a real treasure to find. First of all, I'm in it. Ha! … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Life’s Little Moments

I want to take a moment and say thank you to those who have emailed or commented asking about my wife. She is recovering nicely and has her two week follow up this week. I returned to work on Thursday. I was supposed to be off Thursday and Friday, but my wife decided I was … Continue reading Life’s Little Moments →

The Music of My Life – 2013

Tune Tuesday – Dock of the Bay

Music history was made on this day in 1968. Otis Redding's Dock of the Bay reached #1 on the charts, making it the first ever posthumous single in the United States. Redding died in a plane crash just 3 months earlier in December of 1967. It was released on January 8, 1968. The song was … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Dock of the Bay →