edgar, missed your song. I like that one, too, Texas, and here's an answer. It is funny when the record gets stuck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBPoM0SSgUk
Amazing what a glass of good champagne can do.
"The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,
The lowing herd winds slowing o'er the lea,
The ploughman homeward plods his weary way,
and leaves the world in darkness and to me."
Goodnight all, and thank you.
From Letty with love.
As much as I admire Gray's Elegy, Letty, I hope you won't be off to the graveyard for a goodly time to come. I'm after thinkin' there's a dearth of good music is them places.
I did enjoy the Warsaw Concerto. I hadn't heard it in a long while.
Seeing you enjoy classical piano from time to time, here's the
You Tube webpage of a very talented youngster.
And here is
a recital he did only last week.
Tex Ritter also recorded The Wayward Wind. I like Gogi's version best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGc8P6Fi664
The originator of this one is bent on impressing us with the fact Ken Curtis could sing well. But the song is by The Sons of the Pioneers and Bob Nolan is the leader. Ken does extremely well, however.
Good morning, WA2K listeners and contributors.
Debacle, I adore Chopin and especially that one. That kid is awesome. A child prodigy with a gift that will give forever. Thanks for the early morning delight, Indiana. (No, not Jones.
)
Ah, edgar. My mamma loved those guys. Thanks, Texas.
Today is Steve McQueen's birthday. Here is a tribute to him, folks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-uNWweqbe8&feature=related
From a Steve McQueen film:
Some men climb the mountains
Some men swim the seas
Some men fly above the sky
They are what they must be.
CHORUS:
Baby the rain must fall
Baby the wind must blow
Wherever my heart leads me
Baby I must go
Baby I must go.
I do not love for silver
I do not love for gold
My heart is mine to give away
It never will be sold.
CHORUS
edgar, I like Baby the Rain Must Fall, but the only melody that I could find was from Gilligan's Island, and it just didn't fit.
Dean and Tony got 'em all in that one, Texas. Thanks, buddy.
Well, we all love history mysteries, so since this is Harry Houdini's birthday, let's decide "who-dunnit". Surely not Sherlock Holmes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ZIrNmQUUo&NR=1
This too from a Steve McQueen film (hated the song, but the lyrics are pretty clever)
Round like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending on beginning
On an ever-spinning reel
Like a snowball down a mountain
Or a carnival balloon
Like a carousel that's turning
Running rings around the moon
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping
Past the minutes on its face
And the world is like an apple
Whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind
Like a tunnel that you follow
To a tunnel of its own
Down a hollow to a cavern
Where the sun has never shone
Like a door that keeps revolving
In a half-forgotten dream
Or the ripples from a pebble
Someone tosses in a stream
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping
Past the minutes on its face
And the world is like an apple
Whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind
Keys that jingle in your pocket
Words that jangle in your head
Why did summer go so quickly?
Was it something that I said?
Lovers walk along a shore
And leave their footprints in the sand
Was the sound of distant drumming
Just the fingers of your hand?
Pictures hanging in a hallway
Or the fragment of a song
Half-remembered names and faces
But to whom do they belong?
When you knew that it was over
Were you suddenly aware
That the autumn leaves were turning
To the color of her hair?
Like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning
On an ever-spinning reel
As the images unwind
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind
Interesting video about Houdini, Letty.
Here are Harry and Steve:
and Joseph Barbera (3-24-1911 to 12/18/2006) of Hanna and Barbera
(I loved Dino and Bam Bam )
Hey, big island man; welcome back. I hadn't realized that Steve did The Thomas Crown Affair and those are the lyrics to the song from the movie. Thanks, M.D.
Hey, pretty puppy. I thought that Houdini inquiry intriguing as well. Thanks for the duo today, PA. and up pops another making it a trio. My word, gal, I'll have to check out that shark as it's been a bit since I watched a cartoon.
I think Steve would appreciate this tribute to him by the Crowe lady although it's rather risque. (perhaps that should be BECAUSE it's risque.
)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=233o3DL1DwE
Goodnight everyone.
For my son.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd3a189vcVc
From Letty and Mom with love
Good morning, WA2K listeners.
edgar, Magenta Mountain? Are we supposed to see that color when we listen to Yma? I suppose that one should appreciate her fabulous range, but I see nothing when I hear her, frankly.
Today is Sir Elton John's birthday, and although I never quite understood this song, I love it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ayolhaLMUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7u2xisslW0
Dinah sang this one in the film about Ira Hayes.
well, edgar, I love that song but I had no idea that it was about Ira Hayes, Texas.
This ballad about Ira is more realistic, y'all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReM17-xe8sM
Ed Begley
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born Edward James Begley
March 25, 1901(1901-03-25)
Hartford, Connecticut
Died April 28, 1970 (aged 69)
Hollywood, California
Spouse(s) Amanda Huff (1922-1957)
Dorothy Reeves (1961-1963)
Helen Jordan (1963-1970)
[show]Awards won
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
1962 Sweet Bird of Youth
Tony Awards
Best Featured Actor in a Play
1956 Inherit the Wind
Edward James Begley (March 25, 1901 - April 28, 1970) was an Academy Award winning American film actor.
Biography
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Begley began his career as radio actor while in his teens, and then progressed to Broadway. His radio work included a stint as Charlie Chan and Stroke of Fate amongst other roles. He also starred in the 1950s radio program "Richard Diamond, Private Detective", playing Lieutenant Walter Levinson, head of homicide at the 5th Precinct, Manhattan. In the late 1940s, he began appearing regularly in supporting roles in films.
He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Sweet Bird of Youth (1962). Some of his other notable films include 12 Angry Men (1957) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). He also worked extensively in television, appearing in guest roles in such popular programs as Bonanza.
Begley married four times. He is the father of the actor and environmental advocate Ed Begley, Jr.
He died of a heart attack in Hollywood, California. He is buried at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, California.
