thinking of you (“We missed you hissed the love cats”)
LOVECATS
We move like cagey tigers We couldn’t get closer than this The way we walk The way we talk The way we stalk The way we kiss We slip through the streets While everyone sleeps Getting bigger and sleeker And wider and brighter We bite and scratch and scream all night Let’s go and throw All the songs we know
Into the sea You and me All these years and no one heard I’ll show you in spring It’s a treacherous thing We missed you hissed the lovecats We missed you hissed the lovecats
We’re so wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully Wonderfully pretty! Oh you know that I’d do anything for you We should have each other to tea huh? We should have each other with cream Then curl up by the fire And sleep for awhile It’s the grooviest thing It’s the perfect dream
Into the sea You and me All these years and no one heard I’ll show you in spring It’s a treacherous thing We missed you hissed the lovecats We missed you hissed the lovecats We missed you hissed the lovecats We missed you hissed the lovecats
We’re so wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully Wonderfully pretty! You know that I’d do anything for you We should have each other to dinner We should have each other with cream Then curl up in the fire Get up for awhile It’s the grooviest thing It’s the perfect dream
Hand in hand Is the only way to land And always the right way round Not broken in pieces Like hated little meeces How could we miss Someone as dumb as this?
I love you, let’s go Oh, solid gone How could we miss Someone as dumb as this?
Ann O’Reilly (nee Collins) RIP
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May 1st is May Day! Laugh, Dance and Sing, it’s May Day! Celebrate Springtime!
May Day is a holiday of traditional festivities celebrating springtime fertility. May Day celebrations usually include crowning a May Queen and dancing around a Maypole.
May Day has been celebrated in Ireland since pagan times as the Feast of Beltane.
Coo-Coo-Ca-Choo!
The Dude:
It’s all a goddamn fake, man!
It’s like Lenin said: You look for the person who will benefit, and, uh, uh, you know…
Donny: “I am the walrus”?
The Dude: You know what I’m trying to say?
Donny: “I am the walrus”
Walter Sobchak: That fucking bitch!
The Dude: Oh yeah!
Donny: “I am the walrus”
Walter Sobchak: That’s ex– SHUT THE F*CK UP DONNY!
V.I. Lenin! Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov!
Donny:
(to The Dude) What the f*ck is he talking about?
May Day is an international public holiday celebrated specifically as “Labour Day” or “International Workers’ Day” around the world.
In 1904 the International Socialist Conference in Amsterdam, the Sixth Conference of the Second International, called on “all Social Democratic Party organisations and trade unions of all countries to demonstrate energetically on the First of May for the legal establishment of the 8-hour day, for the class demands of the proletariat, and for universal peace.” The date was chosen for “International Workers’ Day” to commemorate the Haymarket affair in Chicago on May 4, 1886. May Day has always been a day for demonstrations by various socialist, communist and anarchist groups since the Second International.
May Day is one of the most important holidays in the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, Cuba and Russia. May Day celebrations usually include large parades with displays of military strength.
The Canadian country music star who brought you great hits like “I’ve Been Everywhere!”, “The City of New Orleans” and the “Rhumba Boogie”!
(see our previous Blog post I’ve Been Everywhere, Man!)
Hank Snow, the Singing Ranger
Hank Snow on the Perry Como Show in 1952:
Music Makin’ Mama from Memphis!
by Hank Snow
Listen to a story about a gal I know She’s my music makin’ mama, I’m her hillbilly beau She’s sweeter than the music when she tickles the strings Sweeter than the flowers down in New Orleans She’s my Music Makin’ Mama from Memphis, Tennessee.
She’ll play a little rhythm, do the boogie up right A Tennessee polka, maybe blues in the night Ever’body travels from near and far To hear her when she picks it on that old guitar My Music Makin’ Mama from Memphis, Tennessee.
You can hear her in the ev’nin’, when the sun sinks low A-singin’ and a-pickin on that old banjo You wanta jive when the words roll out of her mouth Ever’body’s callin’ her the Queen of the South She’s my fiddle playin’ mama from Memphis, Tennessee.
You gotta start dancin’ when she gets in the groove Picks a big bass fiddle or yodels the blues Plays a downbeat, offbeat, any old beat A breakdown, a hoedown and does it up neat She’s my bass pickin’ baby from Memphis, Tennessee.
You can tell when my baby is a-comin’ to town All the jive-jumpin’ jitterbugs, they gather around They keep a-yellin’ to my sweetie, now, honey, let’s go My baby starts pickin’ and a pickin’ down low My Music Makin’ Mama from Memphis, Tennessee.
She’ll play a little rhythm, do the boogie up right A Tennessee polka, maybe blues in the night Ever’body travels from near and far To hear her when she picks it on that old guitar My Music Makin’ Mama from Memphis, Tennessee.
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Earth (AKA “the World” or “the Globe”) is the third planet from the Sun and is the birthplace of humanity and the cradle of human civilization.
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Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old. The oldest known rocks are about 4 billion years old (rocks older than 3 billion years are rare) and the oldest fossils of living organisms are less than 3.9 billion years old. With a radius of 3,959 miles, Earth is the biggest of the known terrestrial planets, and the fifth largest in our solar system.
Planet Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe
71 Percent of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. Earth’s atmosphere is 77% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, with traces of argon, carbon dioxide and water (H20). Earth’s oceans have an average depth of about 2.5 miles and contains 97 percent of the planet’s water. Earth has a central (inner and outer) core, a rocky mantle and a solid crust.
The name “Earth” is at least 1,000 years old and it is the only planet whose name doesn’t come from from Greek or Roman mythology. The name is from Old English and Germanic origins and means “ground”.
Earth orbits the sun and completes one daily rotation every 23.9 hours. It takes 365.25 days to complete a one year trip around the sun. The Earth’s axis is tilted 23.4 degrees to the plane of the planet’s orbit around the sun and this causes the cycle of seasons.
Earth is the only known planet that has a single moon. The moon is (an average distance of) 238,855 miles away from Earth.
Planet Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe
A beautiful Waikoloa sunset on the Big Island of Hawaii
We Can Run
by John Barlow & Brent Mydland
We don’t own this place though we act as if we did It belongs to the children of our children’s kids The actual owners haven’t even been born yet
But we never tend the garden and we rarely pay the rent Most of it is broken and the rest of it is bent Put it all on plastic and I wonder where we’ll be when the bills hit
We can run but we can’t hide from it Of all possible worlds we only got one, we gotta ride on it Whatever we’ve done we’ll never get far from what we leave behind Baby we can run, run, run but we can’t hide
Well I’m dumping my trash in your back yard Making certain you don’t notice really isn’t so hard You’re so busy with your guns and all of your excuses to use them
Well it’s oil for the rich and babies for the poor We’ve got everyone believing that more is more If a reckoning comes maybe we’ll know what to do then
We can run but we can’t hide from it Of all possible worlds we only got one, we gotta ride on it Whatever we’ve done we’ll never get far from what we leave behind Baby we can run, run, run but we can’t hide
All these complications seem to leave no choice I heard the tongues of billions speak with just one voice Saying just leave all the rest to me, I need it worse than you, you see Then I heard the sound of one child crying
Today I went out walking in the amber wind There’s a hole in the sky where the light pours in I remember the days when I wasn’t afraid of the sunshine
But now it beats down on the ashphalt land Like a hammering blow from God’s left hand What little still grows Cringes in the shade till the night-time
We can run but we can’t hide from it Of all possible worlds we only got one, we gotta ride on it Whatever we’ve done we’ll never get far from what we leave behind Baby we can run, run, run but we can’t hide (….no, we can’t hide.)
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Procrastination (noun)
-the action of delaying or postponing something
-the avoidance of doing a task that needs to be accomplished
-the practice of doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones
-carrying out less urgent tasks instead of more urgent ones
-putting off impending tasks to a later time
Easter is the first Sunday after the Full Moon following the Spring Equinox.
Happy Easter!
Spring is in the air!
Happy Passover!
APRIL 2017:
April Showers!
When it Rains it Pours.
And we’re not talking about the weather.
Sometimes life gives you lemons….
Lemons!
So, here are some flowers, bunnies and candy for your Easter Sunday!
American Beauty! “A Red Rose! How Romantic!”
“You’re nobody until some bunnies love you!”
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RABBIT! RABBIT!
RABBIT! RABBIT!
RABBIT! RABBIT!
RABBIT! RABBIT! RABBIT!
RABBIT! RABBIT!
RABBIT! RABBIT!
CHOCOLATE!
Lillie Belle Farms Handmade Chocolates
Everything’s coming up roses!
Pretty Roses!
APRIL 2017: Eating / Cheese (it’s the food group’s theme for April) and Chocolate
Drinking / Espresso, hot and iced
Practicing / PATIENCE?
Mastering / the puppies
Little Bandit and Fuzzy Bear
Learning / MORE LIFE LESSONS
Trying / Hard
Playing / YouTube videos
Finishing / …………….
Reading / “Fake News” and “Wag the Dog” journalism!
Bunny Lebowski wishes you a Happy Take It Easyster!
Writing / This Blog – FOLLOW US!
Remembering / to “Keep It Together!”
Wearing / Shorts and t-shirts because the weather’s been great!
Cooking / Meatloaf & Roasted Garlic Potatoes (see the recipes)
Meatloaf!
Roasted Garlic Potatoes
Working / for the weekend….
Traveling / Local Motion! But no.
Wanting / Chocolate & caramel
Cadbury (Caramel) Egg!
Snoop Bunny! Ferschizzzzzel!
ROSE!
Pink Rose!
PEANUT M&Ms!
AN ASSORTMENT OF FLOWERS!
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BLOODY MARY!
Bloody Mary! Sunday Brunch!
MORE CHOCOLATE!
Four Seasons Westlake Village (copyright 2013 JoshWillTravel)
ROSES!
Easter Roses!
CANDY!
Candy!
FLOWERS!
Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon
Passover is the week-long festival that celebrates the emancipation of the Jews from slavery in ancient Egypt. The story of the Exodus is described in the Bible (the Old Testament) in the Book of Exodus. Moses leads the Hebrews out of Egypt, across the Red Sea to Mount Sinai, where he is given the Ten Commandments and they spend 40 years in the desert before reaching the promised land of Canaan.
“Oooh look, an Easter Bunny!”
“Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time…..”
One Year!
12 Months
52 Weeks
365 Days (366 in a Leap Year)
8760 Hours (8784 in a Leap Year)
525,600 Minutes
31,536,000 Seconds
Happy Easter! Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!
Thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain,
except death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin
“The only difference between death and taxes
is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” – Will Rogers
Easter Centerpiece
HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY!
Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Easter is the most important Christian holiday celebrating when Jesus rose from the dead after being crucified.
“Always Look on the Bright Side of Life!” – Monty Python’s “Life of Brian”
Just a Bowl of Berries….
A Shot of Vodka Coffee Liqueur, Half and Half Serve in a Bunny A White Russian In a Chocolate Bunny
Happy Easter Dude!
Ingredients: (serve in hollow chocolate Bunny or Santa)
1 shot Godiva Dark Chocolate (or coffee) Liqueur
1 shot (Salted Caramel) Vodka
A splash of half and half
The song tells a folk tale of a cowboy who has a vision of red-eyed, steel-hooved cattle thundering across the sky, being chased by the spirits of damned cowboys. One of the riders warns him that if he doesn’t change his ways, he’ll be doomed to join them.
The song presents an image of cowboy hell with doomed riders destined to chase the Devil’s cattle for all eternity. Known by the different titles “Riders in the Sky“, “Ghost Riders“, “Ghost Riders in the Sky” and “A Cowboy Legend“, the song has become a Country & Western Classic!
“(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend” was written by Stan Jones in 1948.
Stan Jones said he heard the story when he was 12 years old from an old cowboy.
More than 50 performers have recorded their own cover versions of the song.
Burl Ives recorded the original version of the song in February, 1949:
Vaughn Monroe recorded the song in March, 1949 and it went to Number One on the Billboard charts. Here’s a live performance from 1965:
Ghost Riders in the Sky!
“(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend“
An old cowboy went ridin’ out one dark and windy day upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way when all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw plowin’ through the ragged skies and up a cloudy draw
Their brands were still on fire and their hooves were made of steel their horns were black and shiny and their hot breath he could feel a bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky for he saw the riders comin’ hard and he heard their mournful cries
chorus: yippie i ohhh ohh ohh, yippie i aye ye ye ghost riders in the sky
Their faces gaunt, their eyes were blurred their shirts all soaked with sweat he’s ridin’ hard to catch that herd but he ain’t caught em yet ’cause they got to ride forever in that range up in the sky on horses snortin’ fire as they ride on, hear their cries
As the riders loped on by him he heard one call his name if you want to save your soul from hell a-ridin’ on our range then cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride tryin’ to catch the devil’s herd across these endless skies
yippie i ohhh oh oh, yippie i aye ye ye ghost riders in the sky, ghost riders in the sky, ghost riders in the sky…….
Ghost Rider in the Sky!
The Ventures made a surf rock cover of the song in 1961 and Dick Dale recorded a rockin’ version for his second album “King of the Surf Guitar” which was released in 1963.
The song inspired the 1949 Gene Autry film “Riders in the Sky”
and the film’s tag lines: “Gene and Champion Ride To Glory!…
as the range echoes to the stirring strains of the great cowboy ballad!”
and “A GREAT COWBOY BALLAD launches Gene on his most stirring adventure!”
Of course Gene Autry sings “Ghost Riders in the Sky”. A chance meeting with Stan Jones led Autry to buy the rights to the song, and he gave Jones a part in the film. Jones appears as a cowboy riding and singing along with Autry in the opening and closing scenes of the film. The song also inspired the 1953 film “Goldtown Ghost Riders” starring Gene Autry.
Gene Autry, World’s Greatest Cowboy!
Gene Autry RIP (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998):
He made 640 recordings, including more than 300 songs written or co-written by him.
His records sold more than 100 million copies. He has been awarded more than a dozen gold and platinum records, including the first ever certified gold record.
He was awarded 5 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame On February 8, 1960:
for Motion Pictures, Radio, Recording, Television and Live Performance.
He is the only person with 5 stars on the Walk of Fame.
Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1969
Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1972.
Inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1979 as a stock contractor.
He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, The National Cowboy Hall of Fame and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
He received The Songwriters Guild Life Achievement Award and was given a lifetime achievement award from ASCAP.
He was a 33rd Degree Mason, an Honorary Inspector General and was awarded the Grand Cross of the Court of Honor.
He created a code of conduct for his young fans called “The Cowboy Code”:
1. The Cowboy must never shoot first, hit a smaller man, or take unfair advantage.
2. He must never go back on his word, or a trust confided in him.
3. He must always tell the truth.
4. He must be gentle with children, the elderly, and animals.
5. He must not advocate or possess racially or religiously intolerant ideas.
6. He must help people in distress.
7. He must be a good worker.
8. He must keep himself clean in thought, speech, action, and personal habits.
9. He must respect women, parents, and his nation’s laws.
10. The Cowboy is a patriot.
“The Lawrence Welk Show” with Neil LeVang on guitar (1961):
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Johnny Cash:
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Elvis Presley in 1970 (in Culver City, California):
The song also inspired the horror-Western comic-book character the Ghost Rider. After Magazine Enterprises’ trademark ran out, Marvel Comics debuted its own version of the character in “Ghost Rider” #1 in February, 1967. The character was later renamed the Phantom Rider when Marvel debuted the demonic motorcyclist Ghost Rider.
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COMIC BOOK / MARVEL COMICS: Ghost Rider was introduced in 1972’s “Marvel Spotlight” No. 5
Nicolas Cage starred in the 2007 film “Ghost Rider”
and the 2012 sequel “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.”
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The Blues Brothers performed the song in the 1998 film “Blues Brothers 2000.” Their version appears on both the soundtrack and on the album “The Blues Brothers’ Greatest Hits of All Time.” In the film, the band is booked at a bluegrass festival and announced as “The Bluegrass Brothers”. Buster Blues’ harmonica parts were recorded by John Popper of Blues Traveler.
Ghost Riders in the Sky!
The Tubes! Fee Waybill as Lonesome Roger Steen sings “Ghost Riders In The Sky”
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According to The Doors’ Robby Krieger, it inspired the classic song “Riders on the Storm”
It evolved out of a jam session when the band was messing around with “Ghost Riders In the Sky” and it was Jim Morrison’s idea to alter the title to “Riders On The Storm.” It was also the last song Jim recorded. He went to France and died a few weeks later. If you listen closely, you can hear Jim whispering the lyrics over his singing. Ray Manzarek told Uncut magazine in September 2011: “There’s a whisper voice on ‘Riders on the Storm,’ if you listen closely, a whispered overdub that Jim adds beneath his vocal. That’s the last thing he ever did. An ephemeral, whispered overdub.” The single was released in June 1971, shortly before Morrison’s death.
Doors drummer John Densmore wrote an auto-biographical book called
“Riders On The Storm” about his life with Jim Morrison and The Doors.
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