yesterday , february 1 ,
CARNEVAL DE QUEBEC (
take a minute to watch the animated clip) , an annual 17 day winter festival was to start ... but it was postponed for a day : TOO MUCH SNOW !!!
eastern canada was hit by a viscious snowstorm that dropped betwen one and two feet of snow within 24 hours .
(i'm waiting for the fellow with the snowblower to arrive to dig us out :wink: )
hbg
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=lwXejNCGjPE
That's right, Letty. Next Tuesday is Mardy Gras. The Fasnet season was extremely short this year.
I found this video showing you a bit of Tübingen in the summer. I love Tübingen - it's just 30 minutes away and it is so beautiful. And one of our favourite restaurants is there
Tübingen
Cool, hamburger - or should I say COLD?
Hard to imagine - we don't have any snow at all...
Wow, hbg. I loved the Moby Dick ice sculpture, and our Moby Dick is in Hawaii; ironic, no?
Urs, what a beautiful town is Tubingen. I believe that my first cousin went to the spa at Baden Baden. He told us a very funny story about the massage that he had there.
Now, folks, I have another song stuck in my head. Maybe someone can help me. Here's what I recall.
I heard them sing,
Come to the Mardi Gras,
It was Rio in spring,
Time for Mardi Gras.
I saw her there,
Confetti in her hair
Swept along by the throng
Wasn't long til we met,
When we kissed
My heart beat faster, faster than a castanet.
Thanks, Miss Letty. Once more, your radio station has come up trumps.
Well, McTag, that was the original intent of WA2K radio. So glad that we could help, Brit/Scot
Here's a kickin' song by the Kickin' Cajuns, folks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me1cv1HtpB8
the CAJUNS (french-canadians) brought along a few of their customs when they settled in lousiana .
you can hear it in their songs and find it in their singing and dancing : FUN , FUN , FUN and good eats are important to them !
hbg
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=n-38ZBOkTW8
here is JEFF LEFEVRE (sure sounds like CAJUN to me) making GUMBO
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=n-38ZBOkTW8
btw it's not really very cold in eastern ontario right now - just a few degrees below freezing and beautiful sunshine !
hbg, That was the oddest dialect. Is it a combination of two languages? I didn't realize that there was a group that literally fought for a chicken. That video give us a different view of Mardi Gras. Thanks, German turned Canadian.
I think, folks, that we are regaining our cultural flavor. Hmmm. Now I recall having done a singing commercial for "chicken gumbo".
Here's a little info on the people of the Mardi Gras, lest we forget.
If you are a native of south Louisiana, you are most likely Acadian or "cajun" to some degree. Even though often regarded as "creoles", there is a difference in the hertiage between the two people.
Acadians are descendants of those French immigrants who settled in what are today the Maritime Provinces of Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island). In 1632, three-hundred French settlers arrived in Acadia to carve out frontier homes near the community of Port Royal. The Acadian pioneers were characterized by individualism, adaptability, pragmatism, industriousness, egalitarian principles, and an ability to pull together when threatened. They also possessed extended families and distinctive language and speech patterns. The Acadians were typically non-materialistic, seeking only economic independence and a decent standard of living through an agrarian way of life. Some ethnic diversity did exist among the Acadians as time went by to include English, Scottish, Irish, Spanish, Basque, and even American Indians. Those of French origin, however, dominated the cultural landscape, and as intermarriage occurred the Acadian population quickly became homogenized.
In 1710, Acadia was passed from France to England as a prize of war and for the next forty-five years the Acadians lived in relative peace under British administration. But in 1755 came the expulsion known as Le Grand Derangement (the Great Disturbance). These people were scattered to nearby territories , New England, England and France. Contrary to popular belief, they were not "sent" to Louisiana; Louisiana was a French colony to where many Acadians turned to for resettlement due to it's less hostile environment. Today, it is estimated that there are between 700,000 and 1,500,000 Acadians worldwide. In the 1990 US census about 520,000 people in Louisiana claimed either Acadian or French-Canadia heritage.
Dictionaries generally define Cajuns as "a Louisianian who descends from French-speaking Acadians". However, that is not totally accurate. Because of circumstances, an Acadian is not a Cajun; however, cajuns are in-part descendants of Acadians! The word "cajun" is itself a dialectal derivation of Acadia. But Louisiana Cajuns are more homogenous than that due to the early mixture of several ethnic groups such as Spanish, German, French Creole, Anglo-American as well as the native Indians. Thus this cross-cultural pollination of several ethnic groups resulted into a single new ethnic group---the Cajuns. And of course, today we have what is considered a "cultural cajun" which is someone of non-cajun origin who becomes a Cajun through immersion in Cajun culture and an accompanying, gradual process of ethnic assimilation. Therefore, being Cajun is being part of a culture, developed by living and working in close proximity, shut off from the rest of the world for many years. So if you "walk like a Cajun, talk like a Cajun, think like a Cajun and look like a Cajun, then - Mon Cher" you're a Cajun!
Dropping off a little treat for hamburger and the gang.
something from Asleep at the Wheel
hey , sis !
don't let the SMOKE GET IN YOUR EYES :wink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEuJqlrfEZ0
Heh, heh! Is hbg trying to tell you something, Sis? (that's how I address my daughter sometimes.) Love Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.
This is going to be one of those days, folks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVqcy23qlH0&feature=related
And the English translation. This version by Jim Croce.
Cigareets and whuskey and wild wild women
They'll drive you crazy they'll drive you insane
Cigareets and whuskey and wild wild women
They'll drive you crazy they'll drive you insane
Once I was happy and had a good wife I had enough money to last me for life
I met with a gal and we went on a spree she taught me to smoke and drink whusky
Cigareets and whuskey...
[ dobro ]
And now I'm feeble and broken with age
The lines on my face make a well written page
[Cigarettes, Whiskey & Wild, Wild Women lyrics on
http://www.metrolyrics.com]
I'm leavin' this story how sad but how true
On women and whusky and what they will do
Cigareets and whuskey...
Write on the cross at the head of my grave
For women and whusky here lies a poor slave
Take warning dear stranger take warning dear friend
Then write in big letters these words at the end
Cigareets and whuskey...
They'll drive you crazy they'll drive you insane
Love it!
letty wrote :
Quote:...German turned Canadian...
family lore had it that there was some GYPSY (czigan) blood from my father's side
my brother had jetblack hair and when he had a mustache in his later years , there was a distinct resemblance to a czigan !
and my toes start tapping as soon as i hear czigan tunes :wink:
so get out the fiddles ... ...
it takes about a minute before the musicians and dancers appear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTL_z0mEMl8
Love it, Beth. One of Bud's black musician friends told him. "Hey, man. If you were ever black one Saturday night you'd never be white again."
http://pop.youtube.com/watch?v=k1bjQC954eM&feature=related
Oops, I missed hbg's Gypsy Guitar. So, you have czigan blood in your veins. No wonder ehBeth travels so much. It's the gypsy in her genes.
Seriously, hamburger. I just listened and that was a fabulous Romany melody. How about some gypsy violins?
Also, I am trying to ascertain why my videos have an occasional hiccup.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmVRe_FXWDQ
letty wrote :
Quote:I am trying to ascertain why my videos have an occasional hiccup.
that's not unusual . it happens on my computer too . i understand it happens when there is a lot of traffic on the lines .
i find that i get the best transmision late at night , particularly if i'm listening to overseas radio stations or TV via the internet .
i still find it amazing that our itty-bitty phone lines can carry all that traffic .
when we phone germany it's just like phoning the neighbour next door - and cheap too , 30 minutes for ONE DOLLAR ! it's cheaper than postage for one letter !
btw i love louis jordan . i made a tape from some borrrowed lp's some years ago and still enjoy him .
here is another of his "hip tunes" !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWDOMJZkaz8
hbg, that really rocked. I love Louie Jordan, buddy. Thanks for the reminder. I don't have anyone to ask about stuff any more.
Rex, That was absolutely wonderful. Sting doing wolf dances. It was smooth, soothing and well done. Thanks, Maine.
Well, folks, I have a dinner date tonight so before I take a station break, here is Louie again. Ain't that just like a woman?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwabxJdUkn4
Thanks Letty, it's a pleasure to share.
Good morning, WA2K listeners and contributors.
I over-ate last evening and didn't sleep well but it was worth it.
Today is Felix's birthday. (no, not the cat)Let's hear one from him, shall we?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l88MRjdDMDQ
