A New Song To Sing, by Rich Paschall Another Spring is here. Consider if you lived 103 years there would only be 103 Springs to enjoy, so why not enjoy each one to the fullest. Celebrate the first day of… Read More ›
Frank Sinatra
YOU’VE EITHER GOT IT OR NOT
Style, by Rich Paschall Fashion trends come and go. Some return because they are interesting or “classic.” Some do not because they are inexplicably bad. They are here for a while, then reason sets in. We are glad to see… Read More ›
HEY BABY, THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG
Which Ones Hold Your Memories? by Rich Paschall A lot of people have a song or two that are special. It might be their prom song. It could be the theme song from another high school or college dance. It… Read More ›
SEND IN THE CLOWNS REDUX – Garry Armstrong
From May 14, 2017: A little piece from Garry that rings as true now as it did four years ago on this same day. “Send In The Clowns”, on its own merit, is a beautiful song from the show, “A… Read More ›
IF I RULED THE WORLD
A New Song To Sing, by Rich Paschall We have made it to another pandemic Spring, but this time the first day of Spring sings out a new song. This one sounds better than the bluebirds on Marilyn’s back deck…. Read More ›
THE SUMMER WIND
SONGS THAT CAME BLOWIN’ IN, by Rich Paschall If you visited this space last Sunday, you saw the top Summer Songs as given by the musical genius, Brian Wilson. Those may have been songs that evoked thoughts of summer for Brian,… Read More ›
AT THIS MOMENT – RICH PASCHALL
Karaoke Night, by Rich Paschall From the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s, we spent a lot of time in adult drinking establishments singing various tunes to varying degrees of success. You did not have to be any good at it. You… Read More ›
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLE BLUE EYES – GARRY ARMSTRONG
It’s Frank Sinatra’s 104th birthday. Somewhere, Sinatra and his pals are smiling and ordering another round of the good stuff. I recall another Sinatra birthday celebration. 1962. It was a very good year. ’62 was the year JFK met with a… Read More ›
HEY BABY, THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG – Rich Paschall
Which Ones Hold Your Memories? by Rich Paschall A lot of people have a song or two that are special to them. It might be their prom theme song or other high school or college dance song. It might be… Read More ›
YOU’VE EITHER GOT IT OR NOT – Rich Paschall
Style, by Rich Paschall Perhaps you have noticed that it seems to have died out. You are probably glad of it too. You did not like it. You may even have been insulted by it, so it is so long… Read More ›
ASTRALLY SWINGING ON A STAR – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP Monday: ASTRAL I started reading the news this morning and it was so depressing, I decided to skip it and go straight to music. Swinging on a start sounds like a good choice, don’t you think? This is the… Read More ›
CLOWNS ARE RUNNING THE WORLD – Garry Armstrong
“Send In The Clowns”, on its own merit, is a beautiful song from the show, “A Little Night Music.” Judy Collins’ cover has made it a popular favorite for decades. A Frank Sinatra version is especially poignant. In the early… Read More ›