To celebrate the birthday of a living legend, I thought I would choose a song that he's NOT known for. Sir Paul McCartney is 82 today and while he is known for his work with the Beatles and Wings, he's had quite a solo career, too. It's amazing that he is still out touring at … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Movie Music Monday – Big Daddy
This month in 1999 that Adam Sandler's Big Daddy opened in theaters. Recently this movie came up in a conversation my wife and I were having. Our son Andrew will be there in October and he is at the age where he has meltdowns over things. Those things are usually related to his safety ("No, … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – Big Daddy
My Question To You
If you've been a follower of my blog for longer than a year, you've probably noticed a bit more "routine" to it. In the past, I kind of wrote about whatever was on my mind and there was no real format to it. I could write about my kids one day, music the next and … Continue reading My Question To You
Songs From The Backseat
I had a day off this week and had a chance to see my daughter play T-ball. Before the game, we had to take a drive down to get my son's leg braces looked at. The whole family was in the car and Ella asked my wife to play "I am a C" song. I … Continue reading Songs From The Backseat
Friday Photo Flashback
This was one of those weird finds on the hard drive. All I remember about this photo is that it was taken at a time where my dad and mom were really into photography. They had bought some high tech camera and were taking pictures of just about everything. I remember they told us we … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback
Book Recommendation – Lou’s On First – Chris Costello
Growing up, one of the things that is forever etched in my mind was waking up on Sunday mornings and Abbott and Costello movies would be playing on Channel 7 (WXYZ/Detroit). It was on those Sunday mornings that I was introduced to classic films like Buck Privates, Who Done It?, Africa Screams, The Naughty Nineties, … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Lou’s On First – Chris Costello
The Music of My Life – 1974
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 – 1974
Tune Tuesday – Swanee River
Our song today goes all the way back to 1851! The minstrel song was written by the great Stephen Foster and was originally titled "Old Folks at Home." Swanee River has been the state song of Florida since 1935. Because some of the original lyrics had references to slavery (which was still legal in some … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Swanee River
Movie Music Monday – Who’s Got the Action
Friday (6/7) marked the 107th birthday of Dean Martin, my favorite singer. He is known for his many hit records, his hit TV show, his celebrity roasts, his live performances, and his films. For many of his movies, the title song for the film was sung by Dean. Examples of this are Rio Bravo, Five … Continue reading Movie Music Monday – Who’s Got the Action
Perfect Zoo Walk
Many members of our family joined us at the Detroit Zoo yesterday to Walk for Miracles. It was an early day, but the weather was perfect! Registration for the event started at 7:30am. It was about an hour drive down, so we had to wake the kids early to get on the road. They both … Continue reading Perfect Zoo Walk
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 