Happy New Year!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr-htpPV_Z0
Small House of Everything
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
BAD JOKE WEDNESDAY
A few lines from the warped mind of George Carlin:
Last night I played a blank tape at full blast. The mime next door went nuts.
Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't zig-zag?
Why is a man who invests all your money called a broker?
Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
Last night I played a blank tape at full blast. The mime next door went nuts.
Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't zig-zag?
Why is a man who invests all your money called a broker?
Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
BOOM BOOM
Another great thing about 1962.
John Lee Hooker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOyj4ciJk34
John Lee Hooker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOyj4ciJk34
OVERLOOKED TELEVISION: DINAH SHORE NEW YEARS EVE 1961
How do you ring in an Overlooked New Year? Gut Lombardo? Too stiff and wishy-washy. Xavier Cugat? Too much coochie-coochie. Dick Clark? He stopped rocking in the 60s. Ryan Seacrest? Come on, give me a break!
But Dinah? She can be a keeper. Talented and with a sense of humor. And her guests on December 31, 1961 included Ginger Rogers, George Burns, and Nat King Cole. 1962 looks pretty bright with these folks ushering it in.
Of course 1962 did give us the Cuban missile crisis and the death of Marilyn Monroe and riots in Mississippi when James Meredith wanted to enroll at Ole Miss, as well as the first Wal-Mart and the first Kmart (which might or might not have been a good thing, depending on your viewpoint). On the plus side, the Beatles released their first recording, Sean Connery became Bond, James Bond, Johnny Carson took over the Tonight Show while the Dick van Dyke Show made us laugh, To Kill a Mockingbird made all want to be like Gregory Peck (actually Atticus Finch), the European Space Agency was formed, Telstar was launched, and Mariner 2's journey to Venus was the first planetary probe. 1962 also receives bouquets and/or brickbats for introducing the silicon breast implant.
On a personal note, I began to discover girls. My appreciation of the non-Y chromosome gender has never flagged in the ensuing years. Yes, I owe a lot to 1962.
So let's celebrate the coming of 1962 and the going of 1961 with Dinah and the gang.
And to all of you, "Mmwahh!"*
https://archive.org/details/DinahShoreNewYearsEve1961
*That's the sound of Dinah smacking kisses at you. Or at least the best I can do.
But Dinah? She can be a keeper. Talented and with a sense of humor. And her guests on December 31, 1961 included Ginger Rogers, George Burns, and Nat King Cole. 1962 looks pretty bright with these folks ushering it in.
Of course 1962 did give us the Cuban missile crisis and the death of Marilyn Monroe and riots in Mississippi when James Meredith wanted to enroll at Ole Miss, as well as the first Wal-Mart and the first Kmart (which might or might not have been a good thing, depending on your viewpoint). On the plus side, the Beatles released their first recording, Sean Connery became Bond, James Bond, Johnny Carson took over the Tonight Show while the Dick van Dyke Show made us laugh, To Kill a Mockingbird made all want to be like Gregory Peck (actually Atticus Finch), the European Space Agency was formed, Telstar was launched, and Mariner 2's journey to Venus was the first planetary probe. 1962 also receives bouquets and/or brickbats for introducing the silicon breast implant.
On a personal note, I began to discover girls. My appreciation of the non-Y chromosome gender has never flagged in the ensuing years. Yes, I owe a lot to 1962.
So let's celebrate the coming of 1962 and the going of 1961 with Dinah and the gang.
And to all of you, "Mmwahh!"*
https://archive.org/details/DinahShoreNewYearsEve1961
*That's the sound of Dinah smacking kisses at you. Or at least the best I can do.
Monday, December 29, 2014
INCOMING
- Stephen J. Cannell, Final Victim. Thriller.
- Richie Tankersley Cusick, Spirit Walk. YA supernatural omnibus containing the novels Walk of the Spirits and Shadow Mirror.
- Frederick Forsyth, The Cobra. Thriller.
- Brian Freeman, The Watcher. Thriller.
- Jo Nesbo, Cockroaches. The second Harry Hole mystery. Translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett.
- John Scalzi, Fuzzy Nation. SF. A rebooting/reimagining of H. Beam Piper's classic novel Little Fuzzy.
- Michael A. Stackpole, Star Wars: X-Wing: Rogue Squadron, Star Wars: X-Wing: The Krytos Trap, and Star Wars: X-Wing: The Bacta War. Movie franchise tie-ins. Books 1, 3, and 4 in the series. Someday I may even get Book 2.
- Cate Tiernan, Balefire. YA fantasy omnibus containing A Chalice of Wind, A Circle of Ashes, A Feather of Stone, and A Necklace of Water.
- Joseph A. West, Gunsmoke: The Day of the Gunfighter. Radio/television tie-in novel. (Probably more television than radio because the foreword is by James Arness.)
Sunday, December 28, 2014
PLEASE TAKE A SEAT
A very short one-act play with Ryan T Husk and Elana Tarsitani. Directed by Phyllis Lucerno and written by ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrfsWqUkCpU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrfsWqUkCpU
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