The war in Iraq and the war in this country (one a civil war, the other a war of incivility) have been discussed enough, for now. Time for a change.
Vitamin C
James Taylor
McFly
Jeremiah was a bullfrog, he was good friend of mine. I never understood a single word he said but I helped him drink his whine. He always had some mighty fine wine. Sing it Joy to the world...all the boys and girls now , joy to the fishies in the deep blue sea and joy to you and me. Jerimiah Was A Bullfrog Creedence Clearwater Revival
Two friends sing Girl From the North Country Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash"She once was a true love of mine."
Collen Ann Fitzpatrick, better known as Vitamin C , (Graduation) Friends Forever. Do you notice a smackering of Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D?
And this is a very friendly version of Mr. Pachelbel's famous canon, played on the electric guitar by a young man whose name I know not. His link on YouTube is http://www.youtube.com/user/Felonaz
Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross That's What Friends are For
James Taylor wrote and recorded You've Got a Friend in the 70s. McFly's music video of the song is quite unique and touching.
These guys apparently like each other. I suppose they're friends. They're cute I can tell you. What are they?
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. He was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer. Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz.
YouTube has some excellent videos of Dizzy Gillespie performing. This is one. Follow link for more. [Link]
I find this video disturbing and am hesitant to put it here. So I'll give you a link to YouTube. Oh, it isn't violent or pornographic. It just makes me feel uneasy. Especially, following Mr. Gingrich's version of One Nation Under God. It reminds me of other times and other countries.
The YouTube description, in part:
Children directed to talk to a cardboard cutout of George W. Bush and asked to pray for him. Kids touch the picture of the president and then yell, "One Nation Under God."
Greta Garbo, Humphrey Bogart, Gene Kelly, Ingrid Bergman, Rudolph Valentino, Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Robert Cummings, Nelson Eddy, Jeanette McDonald, John Barrymore, Lon Chaney, Joel McCrea, Olivia DeHaviland, Sir Lawrence Olivier, Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracey, Carole Lombard, William Powell and --- Love.
Emmy Lou Harris sings the song (A Love That Will Never Grow Old) from Brokeback Mountain.
Akira Tsuruoka with "a crystal ball" for contact juggling
There is a website that celebrates contact juggling and other circus arts, and has many wonderful video examples of this art of manipulation. (I was particularly fond of Rat Tango.) The site is ministryofmanipulation.com .
Contact juggling has apparently been around for 20 years, yet I only learned the term today, by accident. How I discovered it, I'm not sure. I just wandered there serendipitously.
Here's a video from YouTube that was produced Ministry of Manipulation. A primer of sorts.
"Not only is it the best song I ever wrote, it's the best song anybody ever wrote." Irving Berlin
White Christmas, had its debut in the 1942 film Holiday Inn, starring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and Marjorie Reynolds. The song won Berlin an oscar for best music, original song in 1943, and became the title song of the film White Christmas in 1954 with Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera Allen.
My wife and I had a debate about the cost of the wine I was to purchase for the evening's meal. I said "It doesn't matter. You're cooking it. Why waste money." "The recipe calls for Pinot Noir" she said. "Get Pinot Noir." "OK", I said. "But believe me it's just a waste of money." "Pick out a nice label", she said. I buy wine according to the label design. You're going to have to look at the bottle, so why not have something aesthetically appealing. I love the label of the Red Bicycle (bicyclette), a french Merlot--I think. They didn't have a Pinot Noir so I chose a rather attractive bottle from Smoking Loon Wine Company in Napa, California. Then I found a less expensive Australian wine for myself. Kelly's Revenge is a Shiraz with a delightful fruity flavor with just a suggestion of spring rain and orchids blowing in the breeze. I'm making all that up. The label says:
"Had a hard day? Stress getting to you? Packed full of ripe berry fruit flavours, this big Shiraz is perfect at the end of a long day. Kick back, relax, forget about the pressures and take revenge with Kelly. It's all about you now. Are you up to it?"
As I was leaving the store, I noticed they had this little bar set up with Absolut vodka bottles and tiny plastic cups. A very happy young woman called out to me as I passed to ask if I'd like a little sample. Now, I can't remember the last time I had vodka or scotch or any of the stronger stuff, but heck. "Why not" I said. "It's peach flavored Absolut with peach schnapps", she said, as I turned back the wee cup. "Peachy, isn't it?" "Yes", I replied. "Very peachy."
The coq au vin was the best I've ever eaten. Really. Probably had a lot to do with the wine. Just the aroma wafting from the kitchen as it slowly simmered while I sat pecking at this keyboard, wine glass at my elbow, and listening to death cab for cutie that my eldest boy thought I would like.
Summer Skin He was right. I liked them well enough to go to YouTube to hear more. What's in a name.
The last time I made coq au vin, the recipe called for whole chicken pieces--I think it must have been James Beard or Julia Child--whereas the Cook's recipe uses boneless parts. Man! What a difference. Not only is the taste superb, it requires a much shorter prep time.
He was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer. Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz.
I find this video disturbing and am hesitant to put it here. So I'll give you a link to YouTube. Oh, it isn't violent or pornographic. It just makes me feel uneasy. Especially, following Mr. Gingrich's version of One Nation Under God. It reminds me of other times and other countries. 
