August 16 On this day in 1977 - a King died. The King of Rock and Roll. On this day in 2018 - a Queen died. The Queen of Soul. Both were musical royalty. Did you know they both have a musical group in common? Both have "recorded" with the world famous Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. … Continue reading Royal Rock and Roll Remembrance (and Other Orchestral Music)
Tag: Elvis Presley
Turntable Talk #15 – My Home Town
It is time once again for one of my favorite blog posts - Turntable Talk, hosted by Dave at A Sound Day. If you are unfamiliar with this feature, Dave assigns the participants with a specific musical topic each month. This is the 15th installment. This month the topic is: My Hometown Dave's instructions for … Continue reading Turntable Talk #15 – My Home Town
Turntable Talk – Cover Me
This blog is part of the next installment of Dave from A Sound Day's Turntable Talk. This time around, the subject is "cover songs." Per our instructions: This time around, wanting to get your thoughts on Cover Songs...what makes a really good one, maybe what your favorite bold one is. Do you like ones really … Continue reading Turntable Talk – Cover Me
Friday Photo Flashback
Recently, I did a blog based on a writing prompt that suggested finding a photo and blogging about the memories that it brings back to you. I enjoyed doing it and thought I would try to do one every Friday. I'm not sure I'll have enough photos to post, but we'll see. The above photo … Continue reading Friday Photo Flashback
Inspired by Blogmas
A few blogs that I follow, started to talk about "Blogmas" a week or so ago. From what I can tell it is a list of 25-31 Blog post ideas. Sort of a daily writing prompt that are all Christmas related. I did a search for "Blogmas" and read through a few of them. The … Continue reading Inspired by Blogmas
A Holiday Dozen
I mentioned to my friend Max that I had hoped to post a Christmas song every day from December 1st through Christmas Day. When it comes to holiday tunes, I could probably post a favorite Christmas song for every day of the year ... At any rate, rather than spend the time to do that, … Continue reading A Holiday Dozen
2 Years of Ramblings – A Reflection
Two Years Old Word Press informs me that this blog turned two years old yesterday! Two years and the blogging continues.... I wrote a blog reflecting on one year and some feelings remain the same. Rather than look back on the entire two years, I thought I would reflect on the last year, which had … Continue reading 2 Years of Ramblings – A Reflection
A week of Showers and Lights
It has been very busy week for us! It has been so busy, this is the first chance I have had to sit and blog. I won't bore you with some of the busy stuff (like work, work meetings, and such). I'll hit the high lights and try to bring you up to date. We … Continue reading A week of Showers and Lights
Tune Tuesday – Guitar Man
It was 52 years ago today, on September 10, 1967, that Elvis Presley recorded the song "Guitar Man" in the RCA studios in Nashville. The song was written and originally recorded by Jerry Reed (who went on to act in Smokey and the Bandit and other films). Jerry's version reached only #53 on the country … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Guitar Man
“Cleveland Rocks!”
For our anniversary, my wife and I wanted to plan a little getaway to celebrate. Neither one of us had too much PTO in our "banks" at work, so we decided on a weekend trip. During the planning the destinations changed frequently. Originally, we had hoped to head back for another trip to Florida, but … Continue reading “Cleveland Rocks!”
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 