Under-Rated

Prior to the Horse, taking you on a real jazzy ride of 'new to us' music...I heard this tune from the past...that boggled me mind...realized how groovy it really was...well, for sure, back then...the singer, Del Shannon, was a hitmaker in the Junior High days of me youth...we all sang and hummed his hits...'Runaway', 'Little Town Flirt', 'Keep Searchin', and the one that I recently 'ran' into...'Hats Off to Larry'....hmmm, is that big Larry, medium Larry, little Larry, or micro Larry?... an inside joke of us, as we knew a gaggle of Larrys all around us...we will not name names, to protect the innocent...of course, his other huge hit was 'Handy Man', since covered by James Taylor...yup, he was UNDER-RATED as a hit star...

Like so many other 'stars' of the era...his name was changed to Del Shannon...his real moniker was Charles Westover, from Grand Rapids, Michigan...born in 1934...his history was marked with name changes, band changes, and finally his one that stuck...a combo from a wrestling pseudonym in the area, Mark Shannon and his fav car, the Coupe De Ville...I guess combining de Ville, into Del...ha ha...thus, Del Shannon...

Had an odd time to become famous..right before the Beatles...61-63...was a hit himself in the UK...and actually, get this, released his version of theirs 'From Me to You' that got to our shores, BEFORE the Beatles real one did...

As time wore on, became a producer...see if you recognize some of his hits...Smith 'Baby It's You', Bryan Hyland 'Gypsy Woman'...then returned to singing...sadly, he ended his own life in 1990...a victim of depression and drugs...

Moving on...

The Uvalde Massacre...it just keeps getting more and more bizarre...now, the Uvalde police admit the door that the assassin got in, was indeed locked...that he shot it open...also, they are no longer cooperating with the investigation into what happened...topping that off, the commander in charge that day has moved into the city council...no questions please...man...

The Pads lost again...in OT...do we not bunt in the OT?...BTW, the Cano grab was a mistake...he is over the hill...bring back up a rookie and let's get on with that...we need a 2nd closer type in the worst way...too...one more thing...how can Will Myers come to the plate and WATCH all 5 pitches go by?...struck out looking...who does that?...Wil Myers...

The Saudi Tour is ready to go...the Greg Norman Show...big time arse...golf...and a surprise name popped up...Dustin Johnson...$!...Jack Nicklaus said he turned down $100 million to be their spokesperson...really?...just in...Johnson was offered $125 million to join the league, allegedly...

This is not me, but a Tweet from 'Call to activism'....'every black American should buy an AR-15.  Watch how fast the Republicans would ban them.'...

So, in Yellowstone Park, a person got too close to a Bison...a buffalo...and was gored...did she die?...let's just see what happens to the Bison there...

The plight of a teacher now...in lieu of going to summer school...to work on your subject you are teaching...or methods thereof...you will be going to the shooting range, to learn your new life saving craft...you, too, better demand an AR-15, not a hand gun...Mrs. Smith, age 54, wife of 3 kids, and a 2nd grade teacher...are you ready for the new year?...

Real estate stuff...every time a condo opens up in our building, it is gone in a flash...really...wanted building site...which begs the Q again...should we do it?...some days we say yes, some days we are mum...

This is Pride Month...wow, us Injuns get but one day, and it too, is in dispute...the Italians claim the same day...

The NBA Finals starts tomorrow in the Bay Area...unfortunately, the Horse has been q'd...and has watched all these blokes pop off...assuming that there is not a lot of switching, the Wiggins/Tatum and Curry/Smart matchups will be dandies...and of course, Ref Scott Foster to mess it all up...

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