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Happy Festivus!

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Bring out the pole...it is time, yet again...to celebrate FESTIVUS! ...for the rest of us...head on up to the mic and air all our grievances...and then, prepare, for the fits of strength...this is totally religion free...you ALL can participate...does one lite the pole?...I guess that is up to the host, er, hostess...yes indeedy, it is but another Festivus miracle... thanks to the outlandish minds of Seinfeld, and, Larry David...to create another unforgettable tidbit... Just as so...the John Grisham book, his latest, 'The Exchange' , is another example of clever and intriguing writing that he does...I finished it in two days...one of those, you can't put down...not sure how these guys keep coming up with their ideas... Last eve, we watched some YouTube stuff...Christmas Vids...music...you know, just to get in the mood...and happened on a vintage one ... Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby ...that had as their ads, Bulova Watch and Chesterfield Cigs...as Frank said that was his w...

Winter Wonderland

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There are so many Christmas songs sung by Johnny Mathis , that are near classics...I think I have 4 albums of his that are solely Christmas...yes, vinyls, kids...he is still a master at this genre...we have seen him twice in concert, for the Holidays...he mixes in his Hits with the Xmas ones...it is truly one of the best nights of all...'Winter Wonderland' is one of those...shoot, you could choose at least a dozen more... 'Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?  In the lane, snow is glistening. A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight. Walking in a winter wonderland'.... Pivoting...just how much more evidence does it take for the masses of humanity, that back trump...to realize he isn't what they think he is ...newly released tapes of him trying to coerce Michigan to change their '20 votes...it just seems to pile up and then...mound up...and for goodness sakes, stinks to high heaven... Rudy Guliani...to borrow from someone else...'from 9/11 to Chapter 11...

All I Want for Christmas

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'All I want for Christmas...is YOU!' ...not sure who does the voting on this...the fav Xmas song of the year...just has to be the same who vote for the Oscars... but, this Mariah Carey classic is number 2 this season...written for her back, like way back, in 1994 ...it has been a instant smash and continues to light up the Holiday Season, like no other...well, Brenda Lee and her 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' ...she got the nod this time around.. .BTW, she recorded this when she was....drum roll please.. .12! ... back to MC ... we saw her in concert in Vegas...she was absolutely great ... Voting...like from SCOTUS... trump has to be calling out his cards on this Colorado banishment from thee ballot edict ... 'HIS' judges will surely have his back, right? ...which paints a bleak picture on 'true' justice...well, just ask most any woman in our country on their banning of abortion... like my Cousin Larry has said often, we need to have term l...

Blue Christmas

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"I'll have a Blue Christmas, without you...' ...certainly, must give a chance for Elvis to be part of this year's festivities ...I thought that it was he, that brought this into the Holiday Season...circa 1957...alas, NO!... it actually was recorded first in 1948, by Doye O'Dell ...ah, who?...then others, came thru with it... but, it was Elvis Presley that made it stick ... The Beach Boys covered it in their '64 release ...and there you go... Another person that has to be feeling blue ... orange ... as the Colorado Supreme Court voted to yank trump from the primary ballot in that state...due to his orchestration, er, participation in the Jan 6 attempted coup ...off the rocker, he shall stumble...trying his best to get at SCOTUS and get that overturned...you KNOW his latest lawyer team, will be rocketing to DC ASAP... In a show of solidarity, Ramaswammy (Hootenanny) vowed to remove his name from the ballot in Colorado, too ...whew, that ought to be about 1...

Do You Hear What I Hear?

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Yes, I am heading the blog with songs of the Holidays...ah, why not? ... chances are, most people are not in the festive mood...well, you GET in the mood. ..wait, I have already used that...so, I am going to be the one that pushes it...there are so many great and recognizable tunes for the season... Do you hear what I hear? Said the night wind to the little lamb... Do you see what I see?... Way up in the sky, little lamb... 'Do You Hear What I Hear?' ... this one was written in the year of 1962...ah, recall what that year was all about...lyrics by Noel Regnay and music by Gloria Shayne ... written as a plea for PEACE during the infamous Cuban Missile Crisis ...again, the 1st person to make it famous was that 'White Christmas' dude, Bing Crosby ...covered often, but you must hear Carrie Underwood's version... I am going to take you all over the map today...bear with me ...one of those informative sessions...perhaps, not, if you are aware of the world...but, just in...

It's a Marshmallow World

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Morning, kids...for some reason, and here we go again...I awakened to this song in my head...no kidding ... 'It's a Marshmallow World' ... in the winter ...right... well, the only marshmallows we shall see on the ground here in SoCal, is like gray...certainly, not white...snow?...right...wrong ...yet, I could not recall who sang this Holiday song...seems like it may have been part of that Phil Spector Christmas Album...featuring Darlene Love and the Crystals... It was written in 1949 and for goodness sakes...1st recorded by that 'White Christmas' guy, Bing Crosby ! ...I don't think I have ever heard his version...really...of course, like many Xmas songs, covered by many, many artists.... ah yes, Dean Martin had a wonderful rendition ...yet, I think Darlene Love's was the best... To finish that up...the weather report for the next week here ... rain ...dude...that can't be...what is it to be where you live?...snow?...sun?...anything but...rain...'b...

You GET in the Mood

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I did spin the vinyls yesterday...about 8 of them... Christmas and the sounds of...something about the nostalgia of the record...the needle and all ... the jackets that you can actually read all about the songs and artist within...it is missing now. ..people don't even buy CD's...just stream the music onto their PC's...which is fine, but not what it used to be.. .and the info has been lost along the way... There was one very clear winner in the 1st day of pure listening ... Connie Francis ...many of you might not know who she is...still living, mind you...but not touring... those days are over for her...but her crying out loud voice, lives on for eternity...her pop sounds were HUGE in the 50's ...and this Christmas LP, was a gift for us...if you can, find it...it is splendid... The GALA at the home was last eve...kinda cool ...we stayed for the happy hour...they had a band playing...that was mellow rock...very talented singer...the home folks were dressed in their fin...