I See The Light

Yesterday was busy. The day started with us taking the kids to get Spring pictures. Our photographer has known us for some time now. The kids always looked forward to going because they loved her dog Roxie. Upon arrival, the kids began to look for her. The photographer whispered to us that Roxie had passed … Continue reading I See The Light →

Book Recommendation – The Demon of Unrest

This book has been on my "To read" list for a bit. A co-worker read it before me and said how much she loved it. So as soon as I had finished the book I was reading, I got ahold of this one - The Demon of Unrest. As someone who loves history, I truly … Continue reading Book Recommendation – The Demon of Unrest →

Weekend Kickoff Songs

Back in the early 2000's I was the Afternoon Drive guy on B-95. My shift was from 2pm to 7pm. I got to "kickoff" the weekend every Friday at 5pm. They were calling the 5pm hour "The Drive at Five." It was far from an original name. When the clock hit 5PM, I had a … Continue reading Weekend Kickoff Songs →

Friday Photo Flashback

This week my wife and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. If you are unfamiliar with the story of how it happened, I have blogged about it before. You can read about it here: https://nostalgicitalian.com/2019/03/18/part-iii-to-the-aisle/ As a matter of fact, this week's photo for the Flashback appears in that blog. This photo is one of … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback →

Life’s Little Moments

I had to take Andrew for an EMG last week. Knowing what to expect because of the EMG I recently had, I wondered how he'd do. I was surprised at just how well he did. When the shock happened, he said it tickled. He wasn't scared or anything. He was thrilled when they told him … Continue reading Life’s Little Moments →

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 →