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I Went to Tell Her

I went to tell this girl just how I feel
How I've placed my life in her hands
I want to give up my soul to her
Let her know emotions are for real

Maybe it's an illusion to be this strong
Makes me sad thinking may be wrong
I want to tell my love just how I feel
I want to give up my soul to only her

I went to tell her but she turned me down
Just when I placed my life in her hands
I want to give up my soul to her
Prove to her emotions are for real

Maybe love's an intrusion of off key song
She doesn't want me all along
I want to tell my love she does not know
That I want to give my soul to only her

Walking in the misty morn
Realize it's good to be born
To let her know emotions are real
How to place my life in her hands

Maybe love's an intrusion of off key song
She doesn't want me all along
I want to tell my love she does not know
That I want to give my soul to only her

I went to tell her but she turned me down
Just when I placed my life in her hands
I want to give up my soul to her
Prove to her emotions are for real


I went to tell her but she turned me down
I went to tell her

Peter Lorre
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Birth name László Löwenstein
Born June 26, 1904
Ružomberok, Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Died March 23, 1964, age 59
Los Angeles, California

Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 - March 23, 1964), born Ladislav (László) Löwenstein, was a charismatic Austrian stage and screen actor and director, who later became a naturalized US citizen.

He was especially known for playing roles with sinister overtones in Hollywood crime films and mysteries alongside iconic leading actors of the day including Humphrey Bogart and Clark Gable.

He is the first James Bond villain, playing alongside Barry Nelson (who played an Americanized Bond) in the first Bond screen adaptation in 1954.




Background

Lorre was born into a Jewish family in Rózsahegy/Rosenberg, Austria-Hungary, now Ružomberok, Slovakia. When he was a child his family moved to Vienna where Lorre attended school. He began acting on stage in Vienna where he worked with Richard Teschner, then moved to Breslau, and Zürich. In the late 1920s the young 5' 5" (1.65 m) actor moved to Berlin where he worked with German playwright Bertolt Brecht, most notably in his Mann ist Mann. He also appeared as Dr. Nakamura in the infamous musical Happy End by Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, alongside Brecht's wife Helene Weigel and other impressive co-stars such as Carola Neher, Oskar Homolka, and Kurt Gerron. The German-speaking actor became famous when Fritz Lang cast him as a child killer in his 1931 film M.

When the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, the Jewish Lorre took refuge first in Paris and then London where he played a charming villain in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much. When he arrived in Great Britain, his first meeting was with Hitchcock and by smiling and laughing as Hitchcock talked, Lorre was able to bluff the director about his limited command of the English language. During the filming of The Man Who Knew Too Much, Lorre learned much of his part phonetically.

Eventually, he went to Hollywood where he specialized in playing wicked or wily foreigners. He starred in a series of Mr. Moto movies, a parallel to the better known Charlie Chan series, in which he played a Japanese detective and spy created by John P. Marquand. He did not much enjoy these films (and twisted his shoulder during a stunt in Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation) but they were lucrative for the studio and gained Lorre many new fans.

In 1940 Lorre co-starred with fellow horror actors Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff in the Kay Kyser movie "You'll Find Out".


Lorre enjoyed considerable popularity as a featured player in Warner Bros. suspense and adventure films. Lorre played the role of Joel Cairo in The Maltese Falcon (1941) and portrayed the character Ugarte in the film classic Casablanca (1942). It was Lorre's character who introduced the "letters of transit" (there was no such thing in reality) which became, in some ways, the dramatic center of the film. He played Dr. Einstein in Arsenic and Old Lace (filmed in 1941, released 1944). In 1946 he starred along with Sydney Greenstreet and Geraldine Fitzgerald in Three Strangers, a suspense film about three people who are joint partners on a winning lottery ticket.

In 1941, Peter Lorre became a naturalized citizen of the United States.

After World War II, Lorre's acting career in Hollywood experienced a downturn, whereupon he concentrated on radio and stage work. In Germany he co-wrote, directed and starred in Der Verlorene (The Lost One) (1951), a critically acclaimed art film in the film noir style. He then returned to the United States where he appeared as a character actor in television and feature films, often spoofing his former "creepy" image. In 1954, he had the distinction of becoming the first actor to play a James Bond villain when he portrayed Le Chiffre in a television adaptation of Casino Royale, opposite Barry Nelson as an American James Bond. (In the spoof-film version of Casino Royale, Ronnie Corbett comments that SPECTRE includes among its agents not only Le Chiffre, but also "Peter Lorre and Bela Lugosi.") In the early 1960s he worked with Roger Corman on several low-budgeted, tongue-in-cheek, and very popular films.

Overweight and never fully recovered from his addiction to morphine, Lorre suffered many personal and career disappointments in his later years. When he died in 1964 of a stroke he was only 59. Lorre's body was cremated and his ashes interred at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood. Vincent Price read the eulogy at his funeral.

Lorre has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 6619 Hollywood Boulevard.

He was married three times: Celia Lovsky (1934 - 13 March 1945) (divorced); Kaaren Verne (25 May 1945 - 1950) (divorced) and Annemarie Brenning (21 July 1953 - 23 March 1964) (his death). Annemarie bore his only child, a daughter, Catharine, in 1953.

His daughter, Catharine Lorre, was once almost abducted by The Hillside Stranglers. She was stopped by the Stranglers, Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono, imitating policemen. When they found out she was Lorre's daughter, they let her go. She didn't realize that they were killers until after they were caught.


Emulating Lorre

The practice of emulating Peter Lorre's unforgettable voice, look, and mannerisms is quite notable throughout television, cinema and other sources of entertainment. It dates back to impersonations in various cartoons such as Looney Tunes.


Books and Comics

In the early 1940s, the adventures of Batman and Robin appeared in daily newspapers. One story, The Two-Bit Dictator of Twin Mills, drawn by Batman co-creator Bob Kane, featured a hitman called Jojo who was, according to writer Al Schwartz, made to look like Lorre [1]. Jojo is a highly skilled gunman who, whatever the distance or the circumstances, always hits his target. A mildly eccentric character, he refers to his hits (objects or people) as "flinks". Even Batman, who is used to taking on armed men, hesitates in dealing with this particular gunman head-on or face-to-face. A later story was The Karen Drew Mystery, written by Jack Schiff and drawn by Jack Burnley. This one featured villains drawn to resemble Lorre's occasional co-stars: Sidney Greenstreet as gang leader Mr Wright and Humphrey Bogart as his henchman Merry.

A Lorre-like character (with strong admixtures of Max Schreck) is the focus of Brock Brower's novel The Late, Great, Creature.


Animated series

Most persons doing impressions of Lorre's voice are actually imitating Warner Brothers' Mel Blanc doing his Lorre impression (Blanc is much broader and louder than Lorre generally was, and the cartoons are seen much more often than Lorre's actual work). This can be noticed in characters such as:

Ren from Ren and Stimpy,
Morocco Mole from Secret Squirrel,
Rocky Rococo from various Firesign Theatre sketches,
Surface Agent X20 from Stingray, and
Digitamamon from Digimon
In the episode "The Tick vs. Chairface Chippendale" from The Tick animated series, one of the villains attending Chairface's birthday party is "The Man Who Looks Like Peter Lorre."
A Peter Lorre character, named Nero, was also featured in the Darkwing Duck episode "Fungus Amongus."

Films, TV and Games

The stop motion film Mad Monster Party?, made in 1969, featured a zombie manservant called Yetch who was made to look and sound like Lorre. Yetch was voiced by Allen Swift. Lorre's fellow horror star Boris Karloff provided the voice of Baron Frankenstein.

The script for Godspell includes a line which is suggested as being done in the style of Peter Lorre. Also, Rob Schneider ably played Lorre's character in the Saturday Night Live sketch "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."

Even today, films and video games show his distinct characteristics in some characters. These include:

Arnold Toht from Raiders of the Lost Ark
a routine Robin Williams' genie character did in Disney's Aladdin
the maggot in Corpse Bride
the 2005 video game Destroy All Humans! features aliens that look similar to Lorre. During gameplay, some humans will shout, "Help! We're being invaded by Peter Lorre!"
Spike Jones utilized cartoon voice-over actor Paul Frees to perform an imitation of Peter Lorre singing "My Old Flame".

Eleanor Parker
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Birth name Eleanor Jean Parker
Born June 26, 1922 (1922-06-26)
Cedarville, Ohio
Spouse(s) Fred Losee (1943-1944)
Bert E. Friedlob (1946-1953)
Paul Clemens (1954-1965)
Raymond Hirsch (1966-)

Eleanor Jean Parker (born June 26, 1922) is an American film and television actress.





Biography

Early life

Parker was born in Cedarville, Ohio, and was signed by Warner Brothers in 1941, at the age of 19. She would have debuted that year in the film They Died with Their Boots On, but her scenes were cut.


Career

By 1946, she had starred in Between Two Worlds, Hollywood Canteen, Pride of the Marines and Of Human Bondage. In 1950 she received the first of three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for Caged, in which she played a prison inmate. She was also nominated in 1951 for her performance as Kirk Douglas's wife in Detective Story and again in 1955 for her portrayal of opera singer Marjorie Lawrence in the film bio, Interrupted Melody. Parker was overlooked for her superb role opposite Charlton Heston as a circa 1900 mail-order bride in George Pal's jungle fantasy film about attacking killer ants, The Naked Jungle. In 1956, she was billed above the title alongside Clark Gable for the Raoul Walsh-directed western comedy The King and Four Queens. A year later, she starred in another W. Somerset Maugham novel, a remake of a The Painted Veil in the role originated by Greta Garbo, released as The Seventh Sin. She also appeared in Home from the Hill. Her most famous screen role was as "Baroness Elsa Schraeder" in 1965's The Sound Of Music.

She broke the champagne bottle on the nose of the inaugural train-set for the California Zephyr in San Francisco, California on March 19, 1949. Parker was famous in Hollywood during the Golden Era, but she is less remembered now despite numerous movies and Oscar nominations. She played an erotically charged drunken, mature widow in Warning Shot in 1966 where she demonstrated both elegance and sex appeal. Parker could play the sexy evil dame, too. She was especially delicious as a sultry spy in "How to Steal the World" in 1968; this over-the-top espionage film was originally shown as a two-part episode on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. television series. In 1969-70 she starred in the television series Bracken's World and several made-for-television movies. She has also starred in a number of theatrical productions, including the musical Applause. She is the mother of actor Paul Clemens, as well as 3 other children by another marriage. She is a convert to Judaism.


Academy Award nominations

1955 - Interrupted Melody
1951 - Detective Story
1950 - Caged
She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6340 Hollywood Blvd.

Chris O'Donnell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Born June 26, 1970 (1970-06-26)
Winnetka, Illinois
Spouse(s) Caroline Fentress (1997 - present) 4 children
Notable roles Robin/Dick Grayson in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin
Charlie Simms in Scent of a Woman
Finn Dandridge in Grey's Anatomy
Golden Globe Awards

Nominated: Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1993 Scent of a Woman

Christopher "Chris" Eugene O'Donnell (born on June 26, 1970 in Winnetka, Illinois, USA) is an Golden Globe Award Nominated American actor. O'Donnell is best known for playing Robin in the Batman films, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin.





Early life and personal life

Born the youngest of seven children (with four sisters and two brothers) in Winnetka, Illinois, O'Donnell's family is of Irish descent. [1] O'Donnell's family is Catholic, and he attended Catholic schools. He attended Loyola Academy for high school, in Willmette, Illinois and graduated in 1988. He maintains friendships with a number of his Rambler classmates, many of whom attended his wedding.

He attended Boston College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in marketing. He subsequently attended law school at UCLA but did not graduate.

From the ages of thirteen to sixteen, he began modeling, and was featured in several commercials.

In December of 1996, O'Donnell proposed to his girlfriend Caroline Fentress, an elementary school teacher. He met her while in college; Fentress had a brother who was O'Donnell's roommate. A photo of O'Donnell and his bride appeared on the cover of People (magazine). They married on April 19, 1997.

The couple have four children. Their daughter Lilly Ann was born September 1999 in New Zealand; their son Christopher Eugene was born October 24, 2000, and son Charles McHugh was born July 11, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. The couple recently announced the birth of their fourth child, a boy named Finley, born on March 24, 2006.

His family currently lives in Winnetka, and his sister's children all go to Faith Hope, and Charity in Winnetka.


Career

O'Donnell was discovered when he was cast in a McDonald's commercial, in which he served Michael Jordan. At the age of seventeen, he was offered a chance to audition for a part in the movie Men Don't Leave, with Jessica Lange, and he won the role. In the early 1990s, O'Donnell was a featured player in many successful movies such as Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and Scent of a Woman (1992) with Al Pacino.

After the success of Circle of Friends (1995), O'Donnell was chosen over Leonardo DiCaprio for the role of Robin in the hugely successful Batman Forever. The role of Robin was one of the most sought-after roles at that time. O'Donnell was part of a field that included DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Christian Bale (who went on to play the Dark Knight himself in Batman Begins), Jude Law, Ewan MacGregor, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Tobey Stephens, and Scott Speedman. Producers narrowed their choices to DiCaprio and O'Donnell. At a comic book convention, they asked a group of eleven year-old boys, the target audience, attending which actor could beat the other in a fistfight. When the boys overwhelmingly declared O'Donnell the winner, he was ultimately given the role.

O'Donnell followed that film with an appearance in the 1996 film The Chamber, based on the John Grisham novel, which was a good success at the box office. He subsequently appeared in the Batman sequel, Batman & Robin, in 1997. Critically panned, the movie turned out to be one of the largest box office failures in history.

O'Donnell did not appear in another movie for two years. His next appearance was in the Robert Altman film Cookie's Fortune, as part of the ensemble. His more mainstream comeback films The Bachelor (1999) and Vertical Limit (2000) were only moderately successful.

Following Vertical Limit, a four-year hiatus led many to believe he had met the same career fate of his Batman & Robin co-star Alicia Silverstone. However, in 2004, he appeared in the widely praised Kinsey.


Television appearances

O'Donnell is best known for his film appearances, but he has also taken several roles on television.

His first television role was an appearance on the series Jack and Mike in 1986.

O'Donnell took a lead role in the Fox Network television series Head Cases in 2005. The show was the first show of the fall 2005 season to be cancelled, and only two episodes were aired.

He was subsequently cast as veterinarian Finn Dandridge on the popular ABC drama Grey's Anatomy. O'Donnell appeared in the last six episodes of the 2005-2006 season, and has made additional appearances in the 2006-2007 season.


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Trivia and other facts

In 1996, O'Donnell was chosen by People as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.
In high school, he was voted "Most Likely to Run Off and Join the Circus". Ironically, his most memorable movie role was as circus performer turned superhero sidekick, Robin.
He was named one of the twelve Promising New Actors of 1992 in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 44.
His sister Sally got him into the modeling business when she convinced a talent agent to see him.
He was considered for the lead role in Spider-Man, when the project was in development with James Cameron directing in 1996. Before Tobey Maguire was cast in 2000, O'Donnell, Freddie Prinze Jr., and Leonardo DiCaprio were all major contenders for the part of Spidey.
O'Donnell is an avid golfer. He participated in a golf outing to help raise money for the Motion Picture and Television Fund in which they raised $500,000 in the year 2000.
Had a small role as an uncredited extra in Dumb and Dumber.

TEACHERS

The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One
man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued,
"What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option
in life was to become a teacher?"

He reminded the other dinner guests of the old adage about teachers:
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach."

To stress his point he said to another guest:
"You're a teacher, Jane. Be honest. What do you make?"

Jane, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, "You want
to know what I make?

I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.
I make a C+ feel like the winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor
for a student who has tried her or his best. I make kids sit through 40
minutes of study hall in absolute silence."

"You want to know what I make?
I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them criticize.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them write.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them show all their work in math and
perfect their final drafts in English."

"I make them understand that if you have the brains and follow your
heart and, if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you
must pay no attention because that person just didn't learn."

Jane paused and then continued. "You want to know what I make? I MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. What do you make?"

Good morning, WA2K listeners and contributors.

edgar, that was a late night sad song, buddy, but thanks for the reminder that love can steal one's soul sometimes.

Well, our hawkman is here with his great bio's and a reminder about just how important teaching is in any society. Thanks for reminding our listeners, Boston.

Will await our shutter bug pup to put face to facts, but until then, I was interested in Godspell and found this interesting song. Note the artist, if you will, folks.


Song: Day By Day Lyrics
[FREDRIC NIETZSCHE]
Day by day
Day by day
Oh Dear Lord
Three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
Love thee more dearly
Follow thee more nearly
Day by day

[CHORUS]
Oh...

[FREDRIC NIETZSCHE]
Day by day
Day by day
Oh Dear Lord
Three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
Love thee more dearly
Follow thee more nearly
Day by day

[FREDRIC NIETZSCHE AND CHORUS]
Day by day
Day by day
Oh Dear Lord
Three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
Love thee more dearly
Follow thee more nearly
Day by day

Day by day
Day by day
Oh Dear Lord
Three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
Love thee more dearly
Follow thee more nearly
Day by day

Day by day
Day by day
Oh Dear Lord
Three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
Love thee more dearly
Follow thee more nearly
Day by day

Day by day
Day by day
Oh Dear Lord
Three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
Love thee more dearly
Follow thee more nearly
Day by day

Day by day by day by day...

Good morning WA2K.

I believe that is the name of the character in the musical, Letty.

http://psbor.gytool.cz/misc/gspell1.htm

Peter, Eleanor and Chris:

Well, folks, there's our Raggedy. Thanks for the trio of photo's and the info from the musical, PA. I thought it ironic that Nietzsche would be singing about "the Lord". I guess it was done on purpose, however.

Everyone knows Peter Lorre, methinks, and Eleanor is a lovely lady. Chris ain't bad either.

Here's a funny song about Peter, listeners.

I Want To Be Peter Lorre
words and music by Tom Smith


The curse of my existence is the "heroes" that I see,
And I can't do much for them not doing very much for me.
I can't identify with Magnum, P or I --
Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, and Michael Douglas leave me bored.

Mel Gibson is too rugged, Matthew Broderick's too cute,
Clint Eastwood is so cocky, I could punch him in the snoot.
No, I'll look back in time to a gentleman sublime,
Whose wit and style are seldom mentioned --
(in Lorre voice)
-- But never failed to attract attention!

When I grow up, I want to be Peter Lorre,
I want to snivel and sneer in a nasal whine.
I want to cring and curse, and maybe threaten worse --
(in Lorre Voice)
-- And if that doesn't work, I've got a laugh that'll petrify your spine!

Who wants to be a handsome, stuffy playboy?
Who wants to face the bad guys all alone?
The last thing that I need is to be a romantic lead,
I want to grow up to be Peter Lorre and steal the girl for my own!

When I grow up, I want to be Peter Lorre,
I'll tell Nemo where Kirk Douglas went to hide.
(in Lorre voice)
Now, I didn't mind old Kirk, but Ned Land was such a jerk,
And between a mad scientist and a jock, who would you want on your side?

I want to sell the Bird to Sydney Greenstreet,
I want to cheat with Vincent Price's wife,
And if I want more kicks, I'll make Mister Moto flicks,
I want to grow up to be Peter Lorre and have a wonderful life!
(in Lorre voice)
I could've played that, too!

When I grow up, I want to be Peter Lorre,
I'll stalk the streets of Dusseldorf and Pairee,
Waiting for some dame who has no sense of shame
To foolishly make that one mistake and hang around with me.

I want to whistle music from old operas
As I am slowly strangling some pre-teen,
I long for days gone by, (in Lorre voice) and that winking, blinking eye,
I want to grow up to be Peter Lorre,
You pretty boys are gonna be sorry,
I'll be the best Peter Lorre you've ever seen!
Yeah!

Hey, everybody. It's party time. Today is our soccer George's birthday. So this song is dedicated to him because he likes Paul Simon.

Song: That's where i belong
Album: You'Re The One
]

Words & music by Paul Simon

Somewhere in a burst of glory
Sound becomes a song
I'm bound to tell a story
That's where I belong

When I see you smiling
When I hear you singing
Lavender and roses
Every ending a beginning

The way you turn
And catch me with your eye
Ay ay ay
That's where I belong

When I see you smiling
When I hear you singing
Lavender and roses
Every ending a beginning

That's the way it is
I don't know why
Ay ay ay
But that's where I belong

A spiny little island man
Plays a jingling banjo
He's walking down a dirt road
Carrying his radio
To a river where the water meets the sky
Ay ay ay
That's where I belong

Happy Birthday my furry friend.

More Paul Simon

It's a still life water color,
Of a now late afternoon,
As the sun shines through the curtained lace
And shadows wash the room.
And we sit and drink our coffee
Couched in our indifference,
Like shells upon the shore
You can hear the ocean roar
In The Dangling Conversation
And the superficial sighs,
The borders of our lives.

And you read your Emily Dickinson,
And I my Robert Frost,
And we note our place with bookmarkers
That measure what we've lost.
Like a poem poorly written
We are verses out of rhythm,

Couplets out of rhyme,
In syncopated time
And The Dangling Conversation
And the superficial sighs
Are the borders of our lives.

Yes we speak of things that matter,
With words that must be said,
"Can analysis be worthwhile?"
"Is the theater really dead?"
And how the room is softly faded
And I only kiss your shadow,
I cannot feel your hand,
You're a stranger now unto me
Lost in The Dangling Conversation
And the superficial sighs
In the borders of our lives

edgar, the lyrics to that Simon song are fabulous, Texas. Glad our Boston buddy had a birthday today, because I learned soooo much in a review of Paul Simon's life.

Simon (says) sings this one for the victims of Katrina.

Words & music By Paul Simon

C'mon take me to the Mardi Gras
Where the people sing and play
Where the dancing is elite
And there's music in the street
Both night and day

Hurry take me to the Mardi Gras
In the city of my dreams
You can legalize your lows
You can wear your summer clothes
In the New Orleans

And I will lay my burden down
Rest my head upon that shore
And when I wear that starry crown
I won't be wanting anymore

Take your burdens to the Mardi Gras
Let the music wash your soul
You can mingle in the street
You can jingle to the beat of Jelly Roll
Tumba, tumba, tumba, Mardi Gras
Tumba, tumba, tumba, day

Mm------------

George George
George of the soccer
Happy birthday George . . .

here' one by Cole Porter & Francis Sinatra for our footballer:

My story is much too sad to be told,
But practically everything leaves me totally cold.
The exception I know is the case
When I'm out on a quiet spree,
Fighting vainly the old ennui,
And I suddenly turn and see your fabulous face.

I get no kick from champagne.
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all.
So tell me why should it be true
That I get a kick out of you?

Some, they may go for cocaine.
I'm sure that if I took even one sniff
It would bore me terrifically, too.
Yet I get a kick out of you.

I get a kick every time I see
You standing there before me.
I get a kick though it's clear to see
You obviously do not adore me.

I get no kick in a plane.
Flying too high with some gal in the sky
Is my idea of nothing to do.
Yet I get a kick - um you give me a boot - I get a kick out of you.

Perfect, M.D. Incidentally, island man, here's one for you, 'cause you got folks stumped with a boy and his bicycle.

A Boy Needs a Bike

Jewel

Pop works in the shop til eight
Mom's on the phone and she's kind of irate
Sally's doing summersaults on the lawn
Pop slams open the front screen door
Just to scare mom
She says, "What the hell did you do that for?"
He washes his dirty hands in the sink
And things around the table are kind of rough
Mom says it's pa
Pa says, "The times are just tough"
And me and Sally don't say much of nothing at all
The garage door light brightens up the night
Pa always works on cars when he gets in a fight
As though he could figure out that woman by working on that
old car
He said a car can cure any problem at all
Cause of looking at all them parts makes a fight look so small
But I wish he'd just put me and Sally in the backseat and
drive us away
That's when he sits me down
He says he's gonna teach me about life
He said, "A man needs a car and a boy needs a bike"
I got my first taste of freedom beneath the light of the moon
But if it were me
I'd have the guts to put to test those bolts and nuts
And I'd Ride Away so fast, so far
Ride Away... So fast, so far
Put away our tools
We go back inside
Mom feels left out and now she's starting to cry
I wonder if all girls are crazy this way
I wish pops would just get a spine
I said I know it's kind of small but you can borrow mine
He just smiled and said, "Your mom means well son"
Most times are good it's just some that are lean
But it's love that makes up for those times in between
He got a tear in his eye as he took mamma's hand
said one day I'd understand
But if it were me
I'd have the guts to put to test those bolts and nuts
And I'd Ride Away so far, so fast
Ride Away so fast so far
Ride Away

To that round ball game fan, Happy Birthday George, hope you have many, many more.

Hey, Dutchy. It's cold down there so maybe this will warm you up.

Home Among The Gum Trees

I've been around the world a couple
of times or maybe more
I've seen the sights, I've had delights
On every foreign shore
But when my friends all ask me the place
that I adore I tell them right away

(Chorus)
Give me a home among the gum trees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two, a kangaroo
A clothes-line out the back
Verandah out the front
And an old rocking chair

You can see me in the kitchen
Cookin' up a roast
Or Vegemite on toast
Just you and me, a cup of tea
Later on we'll settle down
And mull up on the porch
And watch the possums play

(Chorus)

Some people like their houses
With fences all around
Others live in mansions
And some beneath the ground
But me, I like the bush, you know
With rabbits running 'round
And a pumpkin vine out the back

(Chorus Twice)

Thank you Letty that describes me to a "T" Still very cold (at least for us) down to almost 32 degrees again this morning!

A great big thank you to all, from the (older than dirt) birthday boy.

and from the Nitty Gritty DIRT band, a goodnight song.

(Hope you had a wonderful natal day, my soccer friend)


All I Have to Do is Dream


Dream, dream dream dream, dream, dream dream dream

When I want you in my arms,
When I want you and all your charms
Whenever I want you, all I have to do, is
Dream, dream dream dream

When I feel blue in the night,
And I need you to hold me tight
Whenever I want you, all I have to do, is
Dream, dream dream dream

I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine,
Any time, night or day
Only trouble is, gee wiz,
I'm dreamin' my life away

I need you so that I could die,
I love you so, and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do, is
Dream, dream dream dream, dream

I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine,
Any time, night or day
Only trouble is, gee wiz, i
'm dreamin' my life away

I need you so that I could die,
I love you so, and that is why
Whenever I want you, all I have to do, is
Dream, dream dream dream (repeats out)

Goodnight.

From Letty with love

A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles

It's been a hard day's night
And I been working like a dog
It's been a hard day's night
I should be sleeping like a log
But when I get home to you
I'll find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright

You know I work all day
To get you money to buy you things
And it's worth it
Just to hear you say
You're going to give me everything
So why on earth should I moan
'Cause when I get you alone
You know I feel ok

When I'm home everything seems to be right
When I'm home feeling you holding me tight, tight

Owww

So why on earth should I moan
'Cause when I get you alone
You know I feel ok

You know I feel alright
You know I feel alright