Mr. Bump talks this week about songs he thinks of when he thinks of a past lover. After I’d had a really bad breakup back in 2001 and thought I’d never love anyone else, I stepped into the dating scene again. The man I met was not Mr. Right, but he was Mr. Right Now…
Category: music
#SLS — “Hey Jack Kerouac,” by 10,000 Maniacs
Jim Adams is the man-whose-name-begins-with-a-“J” host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week we have the name prompts of Jack/John and hopefully this will fit everyone. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. If it does not fit, then please…
Novelty Song Friday #13 — “Thumbsucker,” by Shel Silverstein
Per wikipedia: There is a an eye-popping amount of information highlighting Shel in wikipedia. I’m including just a bit of it. If you want to learn more about his many talents, achievements, etc., I encourage you to click the link. Sheldon Allan “Shel” Silverstein (9/25/30 – 5/10/99) was an American writer known for his cartoons,…
#SLS — “Hard Sun,” by Indio and cover by Eddie Vedder
Jim Adams is the steadfast host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week we have size prompts using the following words Big/Large/Little/Small/Tall/Tiny and hopefully this will fit everyone. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. If it does not fit,…
Novelty Song Friday #12 — “Doobie in my Pocket,” by Keller Williams
One of my friends whose daughter travels far and wide to see live music and sometimes drags her along told me I needed to go to youtube and find this song. She is the same friend who told me about Billy Strings so I did as she instructed. Nowadays, with reefer becoming legal in so…
#SLS — “Put Your Records On,” by Corinne Bailey Rae
Jim Adams is the spicy host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week we have seasoning prompts Cinnamon/Mint/Parsley/Pepper/Rosemary/Sage/Salt/Thyme and hopefully this will leave a pleasant smell with all of us. Here are the “rules”: • Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. If it does…
George’s First Visit to USA
A few years ago younger son had asked me to buy him a gift subscription to Smithsonian Magazine. Since then they have sent me marketing materials to re-subscribe. When I saw the deal of $8 for a whole year of Smithsonian, which has some really good pictures I can use for collage after reading,…
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