Month: April 2022

The Whole Orchestra!

There is a lot of classical music which seems, for long periods, to involve only a part of the orchestra while the others sit around looking bored. Here a some short,fun pieces that seem to me to involve everyone! Enjoy!!

Posted by Tom in classical, Music

it’s…………….FRIDAY!!!!!!!!

Today is National Health Day in Kiribati. It is a public holiday. On this day the government promotes healthy activities and sports. Kiribati is one of a very small number (3) of countries that have a holiday to promote public health.

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I didn’t find any good birthdays today so here is the Hues Corporation

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

is it THURSDAY already?

Today is Karume Day in Tanzania, a public holiday. Also known as Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day, this day commemorates the assassination of Zanzibari President Abeid Karume in 1972.

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Excuse me... Is this The Society For Asking Stupid Questions?

SINES

Today is the birthday, in 1948, of Carol Douglas from the Chantels.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

WEDNESDAY is like the middle of the week.

Today is Chakri Memorial Day, a public holiday in Thailand. Officially known as ‘King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke the Great Day and Chakri Dynasty Memorial Day’, Chakri Day commemorates the establishment of the Chakri Dynasty by Phra Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke ( Rama I) in 1782.

I have four points and that’s all you need to know.

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No good birthdays today so here is Paula Abdul with this great video.

Posted by Tom in eighties music, Humor, Music

It’s a showery TUESDAY here.

Today is Tomb Sweeping Day (Qingming Festival) a traditional Chinese festival observed by Han Chinese in many countries. It is a public holiday in Taiwan. Detailed instructions for how to celebrate can be found HERE.

Check your watch

Bada Bing!!

The only thing to fear is fear itself.And stupid. We should be scared shitless of stupid.

Come on in, sorry about the mess. We’re just in the middle of not caring anymore.

European out-of-office message…I’m away camping for the summer. Please call back in September. American out-of-office message…I have left the office for two hours to undergo kidney surgery but you can reach me on my cell at any time.

I threw a boomerang once and it didn’t come back. I live in constant fear.

Crazy times we’re living in. I keep hitting the “escape” key, but I’m still here.

Bacon is 73% fat and very salty. Me too bacon, me too.

My neighbor is in the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS. He’s had 44 concussions. He lives very close to me. A stone’s throw away, in fact.

A joke my dog told me this morning…What happens when you stop taking your meds? Your dog starts talking to you.

What does a janitor say when he jumps out of the closet? Supplies!

National Library Week

Today is the birthday, in 1950, of Agnetha Faltskog, Swedish vocalist. She scored many hits with the group ABBA. Here is their first big hit which won the Eurovision contest in 1974.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies