Coloring Club Plus — 3/16/19

I listened to Leonard Cohen: Live in London, or at least most of the first disc. There are some intense songs on it. Not knowing much about Cohen’s music, I learned that it’s dense; not a fluff or throwaway in the bunch. My selection from it is, “Ain’t No Cure for Love,” originally on I’m…

Lavender Blue

image link Fandango’s FOWC is beware, the Word of the Day Challenge is harmony, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are merchant, danger, lavender, and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge prompt is “I will fly over the rainbow…” Gigi had a hobby that kept her busy. She loved collecting music from old movies. There was one record…

Coloring Club Plus — 3/15/19

  Beeswing first appeared on 1994’s “Mirror Blue”. It is also on “Acoustic Classics.” wikipedia says: Acoustic Classics is the fifteenth solo studio album by British singer/songwriter Richard Thompson. It was released by Beeswing Records via Proper Records on 21 July 2014 in the UK and 22 July 2014 in the USA…According to the album…

Coloring Club Plus — 3/14/19

    Today’s musical selection is in honor of the late, great Chris Cornell. I first heard Chris in Soundgarden’s Superunknown and was hooked from there. Soundgarden was together from 1984 to 1997.  Audioslave came into being in 2001. Per wikipedia: Audioslave was an American rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2001 and remained…

Friday Fictioneers — The Pleyel

Rochelle is the host of the most lovely Friday Fictioneers. Rochelle says: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin was born in March 1810, in Poland. In 1830, he left Poland for Paris. In 1848, this once proud Pleyel adorned Chopin’s conservatory there. Chopin called it “his own” and polished its keys as if it were a lover. From…

Coloring Club Plus — 3/13/19

Wandering Spirit is the third solo album by Mick Jagger. Released in 1993, it was his only solo album release of the 1990s. It was well-received by the critics, per wikipedia. My selection from this excellent album is, “Hang on to Me Tonight”. Billy Preston may or may not be playing keyboard on this one…

Coloring Club Plus — 3/11/19

Pressure Chief is the fifth studio album by American band Cake. It was released on October 5, 2004. Has it really been that long? Wikipedia doesn’t have a lot of information on the CD. It is typical Cake fare and it is tasty. The selection for the day is, “Dime”, and yes, it is about…