Wishing my beautiful wife, Sam a very Happy birthday today!! She continues to be the glue that holds us all together. I have no words to express how much she means to me and our family. This photo is from when we went to a "Golden Girls" show. It was a play where the girls … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback
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My wife and I will be warming seats in the surgical waiting room today. A few months back, our doctor took out my daughter's adenoids. After the surgery the doc came out to tell us that the tonsils didn't need to come out. On the way home, I told my wife, "If we end up … Continue reading Request
Until We Meet Again …
Years ago, when we started our little church, we had a core group of people who shared our beliefs. I think there were maybe 10-14 people. We were a Bible believing Grace church. I remember the first time I taught Sunday School and there were new faces in the seats. I was actually a bit … Continue reading Until We Meet Again …
Turntable Talk #38 – It’s About Time
Dave just wrapped up another chapter of Turntable Talk. This was my contribution: It is time once again for Turntable Talk hosted by Dave at A Sound Day. For over three years now, he has offered up a musical topic each month for me (and other participants) to write about. This month's topic is "It's … Continue reading Turntable Talk #38 – It’s About Time
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
