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I just thought of ketchup and I was OK. I loved it, too, but they did leave out a lot of songs, in particular, "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd".

I love Johanna, too, but I think my favorite is this one (from the original Broadway production).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4roKBMqC2s

It is rather like the difference between the movie, Phantom of the Opera and the play, right.

This one is great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cNy_uhzK2k

Epiphany's a great number.

From what I recall of the movie, Phantom of the Opera, they didn't leave out much music, but they did leave out Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman.

Funny, Raggedy. Just found a review by The Rolling Stone. Sorry that I can't embed it, but I'll worry about that later.

http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/14216846/review/17652809/sweeney_todd

Lots to do around here in Virginia, so it's time for a station break.

This is cyber space WA2K radio.

Well, Rolling Stone really loved the movie, didn't it? Note that they sliced one hour of the original score.

See you tomorrow with the May 1 birthday celebs. Where did April go?

Lots of musc played here today. I will open them all, but only listen to bits of most, as I am not ready to sit here that long. Here is a great one by Ben E King.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQQkh_NR60Y&feature=related

edgar, I understand how you feel. Often life interferes with our cyber radio.

Loved the Ben King song, buddy. Reminds me of my friend, Eduardo.

I also like B.K.'s Stand by Me.

Time for me to say goodnight, and this is for my son whose temperature is normal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrKS0iVDNL4

goodnight, world

From Letty with love

letty, I know that song. But, the artist and title had always eluded me. Very good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRffQSTXt34

50s rock. I lived and breathed it. Still do, actually. Here are The Diamonds. Little Darling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEirFMAp5XM&feature=related

New Version - with the kids - West Life
Fly Me To The Moon




Hey Letty - hope it's Ok to drop in unnounced - did promise to come back!)

(Hey Edgar)

You want to experience some real Dutch swing Letty, listen to this.
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/shake-it-and-break-it-dutch-swing-college-1977/4081617034

Hey, izzie. I've always liked that song. Specially by Bobby Darin, but there are many good versions, as that video shows.

Just got around to the Dutch swing sounds. They are great, also.

That takes me back! I absolutely raved over DSC!
Could never quite work out whether they were Dutchmen at a college in the US who formed a band that could really swing, or whether they were a group of guys in the Netherlands attending a college teaching swing, or whether their particular brand of Dixieland belonged to the 'Dutch Swing' school (as they have 'schools' in the world of art). Didn't matter - they were great!

Lezzles, the Dutch Swing College Band was formed in the Netherlands in 1945, by Peter Schilperoort, the members were all Dutchmen. I have seen the band in the Netherlands when I was young and also in Australia. On the last visit going back some 15 years, Schilperoort was still the leader but has since died. I still have their first dozen records in my shed, old 78rpm's, which I can't play anymore unfortunately.

Report on Normandy Trip
Well, I am back from Normandy. It is quite an experience. The youth group I went with helped to clean parts of Utah Beach which are right off of the French Oyster farms. The farms are so destructive to the ecology in the area, I can see why the beaches there need cleaned.

The destruction from the history (or what remains) remains intact. Pointe de Hoc is amazing. The craters from the bomb shells remain intact, only the weathering of 64 years. Many craters are over 15 ft deep. It allows one to only imagine the scaling of the cliffs there on that day. Of the 255 Rangers who started to scale the cliffs that morning, only 90 were able bodied 2 days later.

I never found the poem. But I have promised a reward of candy to the first of my youth group who can find it for me. And, they have taken the challenge very seriously. (It's amazing how far 5$ in candy gets you with kids.) The beauty is that it is getting these kids to look at poems they would never have looked at before. Ha.

I did hear another poem I quite liked though called "Remember Omaha" while I was there... I may try to pick that up also.

Remember Omaha
They climbed aboard with anxious heart
the madly seatossed landing-craft,
The sea-fog on that sad morn
All but shrouded the pale dawn,
As is heav'n itself dared not see
The hounds of hell that day set free.
Remember Omaha
They disembarked under hail of shot,
Spewing up all - one knew not what -
Facing those cliffs, with gunfire ablaze.
Waves bore broken bodies along
The Length of that encrimsoned strand,
Where Death was given so free a hand.
Remember Omaha
They were no heroics -Though all were heroes
On that eventful day,
When mankind put all at stake.
It's an understatement to say
That our liberty was dearly bought
At the time of that first onslaught...


Remember Omaha

Good morning, WA2K listeners and contributors.

It is wonderful to see so many great folks here on our cyber radio.

edgar, Thanks for the Diamonds song, buddy. A few memories there.

Izzie, Welcome back, and I love Fly me to the Moon. Was that version by Michael Buble?

ddevil, glad that your experience was rewarding. Bet one of your charges finds that poem. Nothing like a candy bribe.

Dutchy, that was pure dixieland jazz with a Dutch flavor, downunder man and thanks.

Nice to see you again, Lezzles. Hope you are well.

Well, Francis, this is a nice early morning surprise. Your tribute to D-Day was solemn. I recall reading The Longest Day, but it was long ago. Thank you for the tribute.

Hope that I didn't miss anyone. If so, it's because I was up most of the night.

Today is Ray Parker, Jr.'s birthday so lets listen to one by him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imAZnm_jCNs

As a matter of remember and love, here is one more:

Yesterday