A while ago (a few weeks maybe?), I made two chicken pot pies. We ate one for dinner and froze the second one. The other night, Owen was poking around the deep freeze and said, “How about pot pie for… Read More ›
Music
MY FAVORITE YEAR
Last night, I started reading a book titled “1969: The Year Everything Changed” by Rob Kirkpatrick. Since 1969 is my favorite year, I thought the book would bring back memories and remind me of those golden olden days. It didn’t…. Read More ›
ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS – RICH PASCHALL
But Sometimes We Forget- by Rich Paschall You may have run into someone at the mall , supermarket , or barber shop who looked familiar, but you had no memory of where you might have met him. Just when you… Read More ›
CHRISTMAS MUSIC FROM GARRY’S BROTHER ANTON ARMSTRONG
So about Christmas music, Garry has a younger brother. Anton aka “The Professor” who is a seriously big deal in the choral music world. Merry Christmas!
ARE CHRISTMAS CAROLS RELIGIOUS OR SIMPLY A DIFFERENT FORM OF MUSIC?
I have to admit to an enormous fondness for the original Christmas Carols. I was in the P.S. 35 Glee Club — as was everyone else. They were non-discriminatory about vocal quality. If you could squawk out something slightly musical,… Read More ›
BE CAREFFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR BECAUSE YOU MIGHT JUST GET IT
Trump lost this election. He was (is, for now) an awful president. Quite likely our worst ever. He may have power at the moment, but I am sure the moment Biden is sworn in, Trump’s power will fade away until… Read More ›
BAD MOON RISING! AN ODE TO SONG LYRIC SUNDAY
The song for 2020! By Credence Clearwater Revival lyrics are on the YouTube video along with the music. The words are perfect to describe this year. Don’t go out tonight. It’s bound to take your life. There is a bad… Read More ›
THE GREAT WAR IN QUOTES AND MUSIC FROM THE BATTLEFIELDS
Happy Birthday, to the Greatest of All Wars. It’s 102 years since the day it finally ended. It was an ugly, devastating war. Four years of slaughter that officially concluded on November 11, 1918. World War One, AKA the First… Read More ›
MUSIC MUSIC ♫
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Music In color and black and white, music helps you feel. Music — for many of us — bypasses the brain and goes straight to your soul. It can make me sad or happy. It… Read More ›
THE BEST CAREER ADVICE
I was a music major for my first two years of college. I finished the major except for 1 credit of choir. I didn’t take that credit because by then, I knew I wasn’t a good enough pianist to play… Read More ›
TWENTY-TWENTY IS LONG SINCE OUT OF ACES
The lyrics seem to have more than normal meaning right now. Just think about these lines: “So if you don’t mind my sayin’, I can see you’re out of aces. For a taste of your whiskey, I’ll give you some… Read More ›
KIND OF MUSICAL: THE SQUARE CIGAR BOX GUITAR WITH ITS OWN PHOENIX
THE SQUARE COMMUNITY It’s kind of musical around here. I have my guitar, ukulele, two penny whistles, a small xylophone and a tiny electric piano. I had a very different idea of what to do with today’s pictures, but the… Read More ›
