Humor

Twosday?

Always help your kids with their homework.

Some Holiday advice:

40 years ago today John Lennon was shot 5 times in front of his apartment building in New York City by a person who wanted to be famous. The person had asked for his autograph earlier in the day. Lennon died of massive blood loss. So today we’ll listen to this:

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music

Happy Monday!

Contiguous 41 States
At least people several thousand years from now will appreciate the effort and skill it took to build these pyramids.
Angry Letters

A date that shall live in infamy…Happy Birthday, Anne!

We watched ‘Queen’s Gambit’ recently and liked it a lot. One of the scenes in it included a clip of a song by Gillian Hills – one of the hot French singers from the early sixties. She wasn’t actually French – she was born in Cairo to an English father and a Polish mother – such was World War II. She has appeared in a number of films including ‘Clockwork Orange’. This song of hers also appeared in another fairly recent show.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

F..F..F..Friday!!!

Getting to be that time!

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Uh oh…

That time of year!

Our tree goes up this weekend. Wish us luck.

Today is the birthday (in 1944) of Dennis Wilson, co-founder of The Beach Boys. He was the drummer and the middle brother between band-mates Brian Wilson and Carl Wilson. The had dozens of hits including this one.

Posted by Tom in Humor, Music, sixties and seventies

A Chilly Thursday

Presidential Middle Names

The irony is deep…

Musical moment. This day in 1947, Patti Page recorded her first hit. I couldn’t find a good copy of ‘Confess’, but here’s this one- another big hit. She had a remarkable voice.

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Again, Wednesday

My thought exactly…

Signs……

Today is the birthday (in 1941) of Tom McGuinness, of ‘Manfred Mann’. They had the 1964 number one single: Do Wah Diddy Diddy…

Posted by Tom in Humor