I received an order from a large online retailer the other day.
And speaking of large....
The blue box contains what I ordered. The corrugated cardboard box is what it came in.
Maybe they wanted it well protected, but still....
Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for #WordlessWednesday.
It's Monday and it's time for music!
Today I am joining up with other Music Moves Me bloggers (and you can join us at the linky above). We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please! Otherwise, your post link may be labeled "No Music" or even removed.) We have occasional theme weeks, but you are welcome to ignore the theme and use music of your choice. Why not join us? You don't have to sing, or play an instrument. All music lovers are welcome.
Today's theme is "Halloween/Spooky themed songs or artists". But, something sad is happening this year. Day by day, more music artists leave us.
Today, I'm going to pay tribute to three of them. But first, a classical spooky song to fit our theme: Bach – Toccata & Fugue in D Minor.
This is the perfect music for a horror movie, is it not?What is even more spooky (to my way of thinking) that we don't know when it was first performed. It was first publicly performed in 1840. It may have been written as early as 1704.
And now, to our tributes.
First, Ace Frehley, founding member of Kiss, who died October 16. He was with Kiss from its 1973 founding to 1982, and also had a solo album after leaving the group. (He later rejoined).
Detroit Rock City, from 1976, is perhaps my favorite Kiss song.
Space Truckin', a Deep Purple song, was covered by Ace Frehley in 2020.
Next, John Lodge, vocalist, songwriter and bassist for the Moody Blues, one of my favorite all time bands, died on October 10. Where do I even begin?
Isn't Life Strange.
Gemini Dream.
Finally, someone I had not yet paid tribute to. Majorie Latzko of The Chordettes died August 22 at the age of 96. Active from 1946 to 1963, the group had two famous hits, Mr. Sandman and Lollipop.
Here is one of them - Mr. Sandman.
There are more tributes in the wings, which will wait until next Monday. It's so sad when your posts practically write themselves.
And that's a wrap.
Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me.
October lighting produces many opportunities to see shadows. Here are three of them.
Yes, in October, shadows are everywhere. I may store some up for the upcoming gloomy skies of November-April.
Joining Lisa at This and That-A Blog for her #ShadowshotSunday. Why not come out of the shadows and join us, too? All you need do is post a picture of a shadow, enter your link on the linky on her post and link back to Lisa's blog!
It's mid-October, and the skies are changing.
Some days, the sky is so clear and cloudless that the sharpness of the view almost hurts the eyes.
Other times, the dreary skies of November through April try to assert themselves.
Today, I bring you clear and cloudless skies, and some fall foliage, taken yesterday.
Joining Yogi and other sky watchers for #SkywatchFriday.
Today, two memes I participate in, Wordless Wednesday (hosted by Sandee of Comedy Plus) and Garden Bloggers Bloom Day (hosted by Carol of May Dreams Gardens) collide.
I hope my Wordless Wednesday readers enjoy the remnants of my outdoor flowers. Garden Bloggers Bloom Days, the 15th of each month, is a place where gardeners from all over the world share what is blooming in their yards and/or homes.
In my zone 6a Southern Tier of New York garden, not many flowers are left. We've dodged three frosts/freezes at my house (many around us weren't as fortunate) and it is going to get down into the 30's tonight.
This October, I took some of these pictures on Saturday, not knowing if we'd have a storm Sunday and Monday. It turned out to be just some rain for us.
Anyway, I've said enough. Onward to the flowers!
Taken Saturday, this was a pleasant surprise daylily.
Last but not least, I also took this picture Saturday because I knew, with a heavy rain, it wouldn't look like much by today.
Thank you for stopping by!
It's Monday and it's time for music!
Today I am joining up with other Music Moves Me bloggers (and you can join us at the linky above). We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please! Otherwise, your post link may be labeled "No Music" or even removed.) We have occasional theme weeks, but you are welcome to ignore the theme and use music of your choice. Why not join us? You don't have to sing, or play an instrument. All music lovers are welcome.
Today's theme is "You Pick" and it's time for still another induction into Rock and Roll Heaven. I decided to pick some hit songs co-written by the late Robert Luke Harshman, better known as Bobby Hart. Hart passed away September 10 at the age of 86. Teamed with the late Tommy Boyce (born Sidney Thomas Boyce), Boyce and Hart wrote songs for the Monkees, among many other artists. They also recorded some of their songs on their own, apart, and others with Mickey Dolenz and Davy Jones of the Monkees.
Here are some selections from their over 300 song songbook.
Come A Little Bit Closer - Jay and the Americans
Theme song to the soap opera Days of our Lives, which has been on television now since November of 1965.
Boyce and Hart singing I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight, which reached #8 on the Billboard charts in 1968.
Not a Top 40 hit, but a commercial for Coca-Cola.
Finally, speaking of the Monkees, here are two of their songs. First is their 1966 hit Last Train to Clarksville.
(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone.
And that's a wrap!
Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me.
Taken at the Stillwell Avenue, Brooklyn (New York City), subway station, December 2018.
