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NAVAJO RUG
Ian Tyson


Well it's two eggs up on whiskey toast
Home fries on the side,
Wash it down with roadhouse coffee
Burns up your inside,
It's a canyon, Colorado diner
And a waitress I did love,
I sat in the back 'neath an old stuffed bear
And a worn out Navajo rug.

Now old Jack the boss, he left at six
And it's, 'Katie bar the door'.
She'd pull down that Navajo rug
And she spread it on the floor,
Hey, I saw lightning 'cross the sacred mountains
Saw woven turtle doves
When I was Iying next to Katie,
On that old Nauajo rug.

Aye, aye, aye, Katie,
Shades of red and blue
Aye, aye, aye, Katie,
Whatever became of the Navajo rug and you?

I saw old Jack about a year ago,
He said the place burned to the ground,
And all I saued was this here old bear tooth
And Katie she's left town,
But Katie, she got her souvenir too,
Jack spit a tobacco plug,
You shoulda seen her coming through the smoke
With that old Navajo rug.

So every time I cross the sacred mountains
And lightning breaks above,
It always takes me back in time
To my long lost Katie love,
But everything keeps on a moving
And everyone's on the go,
You don't find things that last anymore
Like an old woven Navajo.

Aye, aye, aye, Katie,
Shades of red and blue
Ayer aye, aye, Katie,
Whatever became of the Navajo rug and you!

All right, ehBeth. Black Velvet and a navajo rug. Love it.

We must inform hamburger, listeners, that I am not having a whiskey sour tonight, but some kind of wine that I happen to find. <smile> It's called Fontana Candida-pinot grigio. Wow! sounds impressive.

Reminds me of Tony Orlando.

Candida

The stars won't come out
If they know that you're about
Cause they couldn't match the glow of your eyes
And, oh, who am I?
Just an ordinary guy
Trying hard to win me first prize
Oh my Candida
We could make it together
The further from here girl the better
Where the air is fresh and clean
Oh my Candida
Just take my hand and I'll lead ya
I promise that life will be sweeter
'Cause it said so in my dreams
The future looks bright
The gypsy told me so last night
Said she saw our children playing in the sunshine
And there were you and I
In a house, Baby
No lie
And all these things were yours
And they were mine
Oh my Candida
We could make it together
The further from here girl the better
Where the air is fresh and clean
Oh my Candida
Just take my hand and I'll lead ya
I promise that life will be sweeter
'Cause it said so in my dreams
Oh my Candida
We could make it together
The further from here girl the better
Where the air is fresh and clean
Oh my Candida
Just take my hand and I'll lead ya
I promise that life will be sweeter
'Cause it said so in my dreams

CELINE DION Lyrics

Papillon

Tombent les feuilles
Aux jours, plus courts
Qui retiennent
Mon corps et ma voix
Je voulais vous dire
Que je vous aime

Falling are the leaves
To days, shorter
Which retain
My body and my voice
I wanted to tell you
That I love you
Cocon qui s'eveille
Aux seuls parfums
Que j'attends
Au fond de mes reves
Souvent
Quand mes yeux s'eclairent
Longtemps
Sur vos promesses blanches
Sans y voir le piege
Qui danse

Cocoon that is waking up
To the only perfumes
I'm waiting for
Deep in my dreams
Often
When my eyes light up
For a long time
On your white promises
Without seeing the trap
Dancing
Papillon ephemere
Aux ailes de verre
Prisonniere du fil de vos secrets

Short lasting butterfly
With wings of glass
Prisonner of the wires of your secrets
Papillon qui espere
Juste un peu de lumiere
Pour secher ses couleurs
Au feu de vos desirs

Butterfly hoping
For just a little light
To dry out her colors
To the fire of your desires
Si forte est ma fievre
De vous, si doux
Mon prince
J'ai perdu les mots
Je voudrais vous dire
Combien je vous aime

So high is my fever
From you, so soft
My prince
I lost the words
I would like to tell you
How much I love you
Tout semble si beau
Du haut de vos epaules

All seem so beautiful
From the top of your shoulders
Ou je m'imagine
Parfois
Pauvre chrysalide
Qui boit
Le miel de vos paroles
Pour s'ouvrir
Et quitter le sol

Or I imagine myself
Sometimes
Poor chrysalis
Drinking
The honey of your words
To open itself
And leave the ground
Papillon ephemere
Aux ailes de verre
Prisonniere du fil de vos secrets

Short lasting butterfly
With wings of glass
Prisonner of the wires of your secrets
Papillon qui espere
Juste un peu de lumiere
Pour secher ses couleurs
Au feu de vos desirs

Butterfly hoping
For just a little light
To dry out her colors
To the fire of your desires

My God, Try. That song just gave me goose bumps. I know that papillon means butterfly and so I went to look for more, and found this:


Papillon is a memoir by Henri Charrière. It was published in 1970, 25 years after the events of the book. It was translated into English from the original French by author Patrick O'Brian. It has been described as an autobiographical novel or a fictional novel by critics, but Charrière always maintained that the account was accurate and true. The book's title is Charrière's nickname, derived from a butterfly tattoo on his chest (papillon being the French word for butterfly).

The man was sentenced to the French penal colony for a crime that he did not commit.

What a beautiful tribute in song. Thank you,

before i continue with my colour songs, a quick diversion about tony orlando

Let's Save Tony Orlando's House
Yo La Tengo

We proudly welcome Tony Orlando
The state fair marquee reads
Inside 1000 people with yellow ribbons sing
and clap on 1 and 3

Watch him burn
He's dropping to his knees
Watch him burn
A medley: hits from Grease
Watch him burn
He never fails to please

Meanwhile in Taho outside Casa Tony
Wetting rags in gasoline
A jealous Frankie Valli says
"Dawn, I want you back"
Lights a match and counts to 3

Watch it burn
Reluctantly he leaves
Watch it burn
Acrid smoke making him wheeze
Watch it burn
Humming "Sherry," splits the scene

Watch it burn
reluctantly he leaves
Watch it burn
Acrid smoke making him wheeze
Watch it burn
He splits the scene

We're sorry to inform you
Tony Orlando has been postponed

and now, more colour songs, today we'll be feeling blue

Blue Monday
New Order

How does it feel
To treat me like you do
When you've laid your hands upon me
And told me who you are

I thought I was mistaken
I thought I heard your words
Tell me how do I feel
Tell me now how do I feel

Those who came before me
Lived through their vocations
From the past until completion
They will turn away no more

And I still find it so hard
To say what I need to say
But I'm quite sure that you'll tell me
Just how I should feel today

I see a ship in the harbor
I can and shall obey
But if it wasn't for your misfortunes
I'd be a heavenly person today

And I thought I was mistaken
And I thought I heard you speak
Tell me how do I feel
Tell me now how should I feel

Now I stand here waiting

I thought I told you to leave me
While I walked down to the beach
Tell me how does it feel
When your heart grows cold


Symphony In Blue
Kate Bush

I spent a lot of my time looking at blue,
The colour of my room and my mood,
Blue on the walls, Blue out of my mouth,
The sort of blue between clouds when the sun comes out,
The sort of blue in those eyes you get hung up about.

When that feeling of meaninglessness, sets in,
Go blowing my mind on God.
The light in the dark with the neon arms,
The meek He seeks, the beast He calms,
The head of the good soul Department.

Chorus

I see myself suddenly on the piano,
As a melody.
My terrible fear of dying, no longer
Plays with me.
For now I know that I'm needed
For the symphony

I associate love with Red,
The colour of my heart when she's dead,
Red in my mind when the jealousy flies,
Red in my eyes from emotional ties.
Manipulation, the danger signs.

The more I think about sex,
The better it gets,
Here we have a purpose in life.
Good for the blood circulation,
Good for releasing the tension,
The root of our reincarnations.

Chorus


Brown To Blue
Elvis Costello

We stood there in the courthouse room so close but far apart
You brought along the lawyer and I brought a broken heart
The judge pronounced the words the way you wanted him to do
You changed your name from Brown to Jones and mine from Brown to Blue

I couldn't help my tears from falling on the courtroom floor
My love, they took away my right to love you anymore
My world just seemed to stop as I stood there so close to you
You changed your name from Brown to Jones and mine from Brown to Blue

The judge forgot to tell me how I'd live my life alone
What I would do without you after loving you so long
He didn't seem to care that I'm still in love with you
You changed your name from Brown to Jones and mine from Brown to Blue

I couldn't help my tears from falling on the courtroom floor
My love, they took away my right to love you anymore
My world just seemed to stop as I stood there so close to you
You changed your name from Brown to Jones and mine from Brown to Blue

dj, that "Let's Save Tony Orlando's House" was hilarious. You always make this PD laugh, Canada. Thank you for that, honey.

Your coloUr songs are magnificent, and we all delight in the theme.

Well, I must take a respite, listeners. Back later, If I can:

This is cyber space, WA2K radio.

Percy Kilbride
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Percy Kilbride (July 16, 1888 - December 11, 1964), born in San Francisco, California, was a popular character actor. Despite being raised in a big city, he made a career of playing country hicks, most memorably as lazy Pa Kettle in the Ma and Pa Kettle movie series.

Kilbride began working in theater at the age of 12 and eventually became an actor on Broadway. Ironically in light of his most familiar roles, he first played an 18th-century French dandy in A Tale of Two Cities.

His film debut was as Jakey in White Woman in 1933. He left Broadway for good in 1942.

In 1947 he and Marjorie Main played the supporting parts of Ma and Pa Kettle in The Egg and I, starring Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert. Those were followed by the popular Ma and Pa Kettle series with Kilbride and Main playing the main characters, during which time he also played in other movies.

Kilbride retired after making the 1955 film Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki He did, however, take a small role in Son of Flubber in 1963.

He died in Los Angeles, California, after having been struck by a car while walking near his home with a friend.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Kilbride"

Barbara Stanwyck
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Born 16 July 1907
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died 20 January 1990
Santa Monica, California, USA

Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 - January 20, 1990) was an American film/television actress.

Personal life

Born Ruby Katherine Stevens in New York City to Byron Stevens (the son of English immigrants) and Catherine McGee (whose parents were Irish). Her mother died when she was four (pregnant at the time, her mother was pushed off a moving trolley by a drunken man), not long before her father abandoned the family. She was raised in foster homes and by an elder sister but began working at age 13, and was a fashion model and Broadway chorine in 1922 at the age of 15.

In 1926, Stanwyck began performing at the Hudson Theatre in the drama The Noose which subsequently became one of the biggest hit plays of the season. She co-starred with actors Rex Cherryman and Wilfred Lucas. Cherryman and Stanwyck began a romantic relationship. The relationship was cut short however, when in 1928 Cherryman died at the age of 30 of septic poisoning while vacationing in Le Havre, France. Barbara's performance in The Noose earned her rave reviews from critics and she was summoned by film producer Bob Kane to make a screen test for his upcoming 1927 silent film Broadway Nights where she won a minor part of a fan dancer. The film marked Stanwyck's first film appearance.

Her first husband was established actor Frank Fay, and they were married from 1928 - 1936. On December 5, 1932 they adopted a son, Dion, who was one month old, from whom Stanwyck was later estranged. Fay's successful career on Broadway did not translate to the big screen, whereas Stanwyck achieved Hollywood stardom fairly rapidly. Also, Fay reportedly did not shy away from physical confrontations with his young wife, especially when he was inebriated. Some film historians claim that the Fay-Stanwyck marriage was the basis for A Star is Born. Stanwyck eventually became estranged from her son Dion for reasons that are still not known.

Some books have said that the younger actor Robert Taylor was less in love with Stanwyck than she was with him, but since they were already living together, their marriage was arranged with the help of the studio in view of the times, which was common in Hollywood's golden age.

Taylor was rumored to have had several affairs during the marriage, including one with Ava Gardner. Stanwyck was rumored to have attempted suicide when she learned of Taylor's fling with Lana Turner. She ultimately filed for divorce in 1950 when a starlet made her romance with Taylor public. She never remarried, collecting alimony of 15 percent from Taylor's salary until the day he died. According to one book, she tried to collect back alimony even after Taylor's death from his second wife, Ursula, even while Ursula was struggling with financial problems. However, Stanwyck's house once burned down and she was devastated that many of Taylor's old letters and photos were lost.

Her younger brother, Byron Stevens, became an actor in Hollywood, probably with his sister's connections, but he never found real fame.

Career

Barbara Stanwyck in Stella Dallas (1937).A friend introduced her to Willard Mack in 1926 who was casting his play The Noose. Asked to audition, she was cast on the spot. Willard thought a great deal of Ruby and believed that to change her image she needed a first class name, one that would stand out. He happened to notice a playbill for a play then running called Barbara Frietchie in which an actress named Joan Stanwyck appeared. He used this to come up with "Barbara Stanwyck" as Ruby's new stage name. She was an instant hit and he even re-wrote the script to give her a bigger part.

Stanwyck starred in almost a hundred films during her career and received four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress: Stella Dallas (1937), Ball of Fire (1941), Double Indemnity (1944), and Sorry, Wrong Number (1948). In her best films (such as The Lady Eve) she often mixed a worldly toughness (a husky voice, an earthy sense of humor) with heartbreaking vulnerability, particularly in her early Pre-Code films.

She received an Academy Honorary Award "for superlative creativity and unique contribution to the art of screen acting" in 1982. In her later years, she also starred in television, notably in the 1960s western series, The Big Valley. Her last starring role was in 1985, on the TV series The Colbys alongside Charlton Heston, Stephanie Beacham and Katharine Ross.

She and Taylor enjoyed their time together outdoors during the early years of their marriage, and were the proud owners of many acres of prime West Los Angeles property. Their large ranch and home in the Mandeville Canyon section of Brentwood, Los Angeles, California is still to this day referred to by locals as the old "Robert Taylor ranch". After her divorce from Taylor, Stanwyck had several discreet romances including one which was revealed many years later by actor Robert Wagner, 23 years her junior.

When Stanwyck's film career declined at age 50 in 1957 she moved to television. Her 1961 -1962 series The Barbara Stanwyck Show was not a ratings success but earned the star her first Emmy Award. The 1964 - 1968 series The Big Valley made her one of the most popular actresses on television, winning her another Emmy. Twenty years later, she earned her third Emmy for The Thorn Birds.

Although beloved by her directors and most of her co-workers for her lack of vanity and unprententiousness on film sets, Stanwyck was not without flaws. She was considerably less friendly with her younger female co-stars than the male ones, and was notorious for holding grudges against those whom she believed crossed her (like Bette Davis, with whom she appeared in a movie in 1932). Overall though, Stanwyck had a reputation as one of the least "difficult" silver screen goddesses.

William Holden always credited her with saving his career when they costarred together in Golden Boy. They remained lifelong friends and he paid tribute to her at the 1977 Academy Awards. In 1977 Stanwyck and Holden presenting the Sound Oscar. A rare example of pure graciousness and sincerity, Holden paused to tell a story before they presented their Oscar, to pay a special tribute to his good friend and acting partner Stanwyck. Stanwyck had no idea the tribute was coming. Holden continued discussing the tribulations that were going on the set of the film Golden Boy, and that he owed his career to Stanwyck who stuck up for him when things looked bad. Stanwyck was overwhelmed by the tribute, and hugged her good friend.

Her retirement years were somewhat active, with charity work done completely out of the limelight, although she became somewhat reclusive following a robbery in her home while she was present, during which she was pushed into a closet, but fortunately suffered no serious physical injuries.

She died at age 82 of congestive heart disease at her home --the same home-- in Santa Monica, California in 1990.

For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Stanwyck has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1751 Vine Street.

In 1973, she was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Bungee Jumping in Mexico




Alice and Frank are Bungee-jumping one day. Alice says to Frank, you know,

we could make a lot of money running our
own Bungee-jumping service in Mexico.

Frank thinks this is a great idea, so they pool their money and buy
everything they'll need; a tower, an elastic cord, insurance, etc.
They travel to Mexico and begin to set up on the square. As they are
constructing the tower, a crowd begins to to assemble. Slowly,
more and more people gather to watch them work. When they had finished,
there was such a crowd they thought it would be a good
idea to give a demonstration.

So, Alice jumps. She bounces at the end of the cord, but when she comes
back up, Frank notices that she has a few cuts and scratches.
Unfortunately, Frank isn't able to catch her and she falls again, bounces
and comes back up again.

This time, she is bruised and bleeding.

Again, Frank misses her. Alice falls again and bounces back up. This time
she comes back pretty messed up--she's got a couple of
broken bones and is almost unconscious. Luckily, Frank finally catches her

this time and says, "What happened? Was the cord too long."

Barely able to speak, Alice gasps, "No the Bungee cord was fine...It was
the crowd. What the hell is a pinata?!"

Good morning, WA2K radio listeners and contributors.

My, my. Our hawkman is up early this morning with his bio's. Thanks, Bob, for the background on the notables. We always enjoy learning something about the old time movie stars, right, folks?

That funny, funny story of the bungee jumpers in Mexico is great. Wonderful to start our day with a smile and a cup of coffee.

Well, the day looks as though it will be a bit gloomy here, and that column of air that hangs so heavily over my little corner of the earth is rather suppressing.

Now it is time to locate an upbeat song for the day.

Well, folks, this isn't exactly upbeat, but it will have to do, I guess:

Sarah Brightman - Tell me on a Sunday

Don't write a letter when you want to leave
Don't call me at 3 a.m. from a friend's apartment
I'd like to choose how I hear the news
Take me to a park that's covered with trees
Tell me on a Sunday please

Let me down easy
No big song and dance
No long faces, no long looks
No deep conversation
I know the way we should spend that day
Take me to a zoo that's got chimpanzees
Tell me on a Sunday please


Don't want to know who's to blame
It won't help knowing
Don't want to fight day and night
Bad enough you're going


Don't leave in silence with no word at all
Don't get drunk and slam the door
That's no way to end this
I know how I want you to say goodbye
Find a circus ring with a flying trapeze
Tell me on a Sunday please


Don't want to fight day and night
Bad enough you're going
Don't leave in silence with no word at all
Don't get drunk and slam the door
That's no way to end this
I know how I want you to say goodbye


Don't run off in the pouring rain
Don't call me as they call your plane
Take the hurt out of all the pain
Take me to a park that's covered with trees
Tell me on a Sunday please

Here's one that sounds upbeat - well, frantic - despite the message.

Little Richard
Heeby Jeebies (M. Jackson, J. Marascalco)

Bad luck baby put the jinx on me,
I got the heeby jeebies and I can't get well,
I got the heeby jeebies and it's you I gotta tell,
If I can't find my baby, then you know darn well,
I'm gonna ring your door till I break your bell.

You gotta jump back, jump back, heeby jeebies,
Gotta get back, get back, heeby jeebies,
Gotta jump back, jump back, heeby jeebies,
Gotta get back, get back, heeby jeebies,
Gotta jump back, jump back, heeby jeebies,
Got my bad luck baby put the jinx on me.

I got the heeby jeebies 'cause I love you so,
I got the heeby jeebies why do you have to go,
If you don't want me, darling, just let me know,
Then I won't be a fool over you know more,
You gotta jump back,...

I got the heeby jeebies and I feel so sad,
I got heeby jeebies why you make me mad,
If you open the door and let me in,
Then I won't say you put the jinx on me again,
You gotta jump back,...

Hey, Texas. Love that one 'cause I can just picture Little Richard in my head singing that one. His songs are always funny to me.

Love this one, folks:

Long Tall Sally by Little Richard

Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John,
he claims he has the misery but he has a lotta fun.
Oh baby,
ye-e-e-eh baby,
woo-o-o-oh baby,
havin' me some fun tonight.

Well, long tall Sally she's
built for speed, she got
everything that Uncle John need
Oh baby,
ye-e-e-eh baby,
woo-o-o-oh baby,
havin' me some fun tonight.
Well, I saw Uncle John with long tall Sally.
He saw Aunt mary comin' and he ducked back in the alley.
Oh baby,
ye-e-e-eh baby,
woo-o-o-oh baby,
havin' me some fun tonight.

We're gonna have some fun tonight,
gonna have some fun tonight.
We're gonna have some fun tonight,
everything will be alright.
We're gonna have some fun,
gonna have some fun tonight.
We're gonna have some fun tonight,
gonna have some fun tonight.
We're gonna have some fun tonight,
everything will be alright.
We're gonna have some fun,
gonna have some fun tonight.

I hope each day brings in rays of hope into WA2K listeners' lives.

One Bright Day by Ziggy Marley.





One bright day the people together
one bright day the people together
one bright day the people together
one bright day the people together
There will be celebrations around the nations
love without no care
there will be singing, plenty swining
live witout that fear
One bright day the people together
one bright day the people together
yes it was one bright day
yes it is one bright day
There is music, you choose it, love it,love it
hear this music, don't loose it, love it,love it
One bright day the people together
one bright day the people together
Hey, unnuh see the one bright day, South Africa free
Believe me, one bright day,drugs free country
Make it to the one bright day
a said the struggle to the one bright day
struggle to the one bright day
struggle to the one bright day
Make it to the two bright days
make it to thre-------ooh
lord, the people got together
the people got together
So there can be, many, many, years and years and years


With love
India

Nice sentiment Spidergal. After the bomb in India, dead bodies in the Middle East etc we have a long wait.



When You Walk In The Room
( De Shannon )

I can feel a new expression on my face
I can feel a glowing sensation taking place
I can hear the guitars playing lovely tunes
Every time that you walk in the room

I close my eyes for a second and pretend it's me you want
Meanwhile I try to act so nonchalant
I feel the summer's night with a magic moon
Every time that you walk in the room

Baby it's a dream come true
Standing right alongside of you
Wish I could how you how much I care
But I only have the nerve to stare

I can feel there's something pounding in my brain
Just anytime that someone speaks your name
Trumpets sound and I hear thunder boom
Every time that you
Every time that you
Every time that you walk in the room

Walk in the room
Walk in the room
Walk in the room

Well, folks. Although Miss India has long gone to bed, we appreciate her tribute in song to our listeners.

Mr. Patel, my East Indian friend here likes this group, so this is to Miss India:



Artist: Earth, Wind & Fire
Song: Mighty Mighty

Walk around, why wear a frown
Say little people, try to put you down
What you need, a helpin' hand
All the strength, at your command

How's ya faith? Cause ya faith is you
Who you kiddin', to yourself be true
Spread ya love, for a brighter day
For what ya search, you'll find a way

We are people, of the mighty
Mighty people of the sun
In our hearts lies all the answers
To the truth you can't run from

Eagle flies, every seven days
Still cryin the blues, all about ya pay
What ya gonna do? Bout your living thang
Will ya make it better, or just complain

Everday is real, don't run from fear
Cause better days are very near
There are times when you are bound to cry
One more time, head to the sky

We are people, of the mighty
Mighty people of the sun
In our hearts lies all the answers
To the truth you can't run from

Well, There's our Try and playing a song much better than I. <smile> I know our spidergal will appreciate that.

Hmmm. Wonder where our Raggedy be?

Breaking news:


Thousands flee as Ecuador volcano erupts Sun Jul 16, 5:27 AM ET



QUITO, Ecuador - Thousands of Ecuadorean villagers have fled their homes on the slopes of the Tungurahua volcano since it began erupting lava and toxic gases, authorities said Saturday.



No injuries have been reported, but some 3,700 people have abandoned their homes in half a dozen hamlets since Friday, the Civil Defense said.

"There have been no victims, but all the vegetation has died and we have lost cattle," said Juan Salazar, mayor of Penipe County, which includes two villages where 300 families have been forced to evacuate.

In May, the volcano, located 85 miles south of the capital of Quito, began emitting its loudest and most frequent explosions since it rumbled back to life nearly seven years ago after being inactive for eight decades.

Things are NOT looking up, listeners.

Hi everybody. Just came in out of the scorching sun. 94 degrees in PA today. But, my daughter and I were in an air conditioned movie theater and had a lot of chuckles seeing "The Prairie Home Companion" with the great Meryl Streep. She was a delight.

And today's celebs: