Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
The news has been so unrelievedly grim lately, I’m badly in need of a little escapism. Today, for some reason, my brain took a vacation to a movie I’ve always thought of as a bad movie with some good scenes — Thoroughly Modern Millie. I’ve always been especially fond of
Continue readingJudy had just turned 14 when she recorded “Stompin’ at the Savoy”: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiMykEc5qzI[/youtube] Not my favorite version of this song, but still an amazing piece of music.
Continue readingI once went to a very, very good party that had this song has its centerpiece. I’ve been very fond of it since then: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaR3WO71j4[/youtube]
Continue readingSometimes, one just needs some easy listening 70s love songs. Or maybe, someone, like me, who came of age in the late 70s, needs some easy listening 70s love songs. This qualifies: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJBTIT8KU-E[/youtube]
Continue reading[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuN6gs0AJls[/youtube] I like to dance. I’m not trained. I just like to get out there and wiggle around. So it was awfully nice this weekend, when I was dancing, to have someone tell me “You are a wonderful dancer. You’re so good, you’re the reason other people don’t have the
Continue reading[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUFsQ5lTo6g[/youtube] UPDATE: My son introduced me to this video, which I thought visually arresting. The song also worked it’s way into my brain. I couldn’t understand a single lyric, though, so I apologize if the lyrics for this song are in any way offensive. (Don Quixote expressed great surprise that
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Continue readingI’ve gotten quite a few nice emails empathizing with my post about the fact that, as a mother, I often find myself running endless circular loops. I know that, ultimately, what I do is important, because I’m raising two good citizens, but that’s the macro view. The micro view is
Continue readingNothing’s going to break our stride or slow us down, right? We’re going to keep on moving. 2010 and 2012 will be our years: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLE_emfAd74[/youtube]
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Continue readingWhen my daughter heard this recording on XM’s 40s radio, her comment was, “I’m really sorry I don’t live in an age of romantic love songs.” It’s not the best song in the world, but it certainly exemplifies a lost romance when it comes to music. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWEP-3BkTFw[/youtube]
Continue readingThis is a more mature Slim, singing “I Remember You” at a slower, richer pace than in the last video I posted of the same singer, same song, with an absolutely stunned Andy Kaufman (at 1:25) drinking in the beauty of Slim’s performance: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH64weKPF60[/youtube] And here’s the original recording, from
Continue readingFreedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose…. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FMhnl0__Vo[/youtube]
Continue readingThis is Sousa’s own band, under his direction. I find interesting how different his interpretation is from modern approaches, which tend to be brassier, crisper, faster, and a little more bombastic. This is almost relaxed compared to modern interpretations, with a stronger reed presence and less brass and percussion: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpr5lYMz7LE[/youtube]
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