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Lots of country artists are religious, edgar. Ray is still in great voice, I see. Thanks, Texas.

I thought that I knew Freddy Mercury, folks, but obviously I didn't. I just know Queen. Had no idea that the man died of aids, nor that he was Indian. (checked that out, but it didn't say whether they meant East Indian or amerind.)

Here's a tribute to Freddy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of-7jmD7OxE

Well, still nothing from JLNobody. Hope he is all right.

Hi Letty and listeners, can I make a small contribution to your night? Just heard this tune on the local radio and thought it would be appropriate to play as night is approaching your way. "In the still of the Night" by the Five Satins. Cheers from downunder.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=fBT3oDMCWpI

I like that song, Dutchy.

Welcome back, Dutchy. We always enjoy your contributions, and I like that version of "In the Still of the Night" as well. We dedicated a song to you earlier, downunder man, but you may have missed it. It was by The Eagles.

Here's another version of, "In the Still of the Night", folks, and this one is by a great guitarist and vocalist from Brazil.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_LRM7P9dU&feature=related

Hello. all. I've mainly been listening today. But I thought I'd share this one with you

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juxvkRDO2Nk
Here is Crying, by Don Maclean. My favorite song by him is Vincent.

firefly, I'm trying to remember. Lovely song, and thank you.

edgar, I had no idea that Don did that one. I love Vincent as well, but my favorite by him is still American Pie.

Time for me to say goodnight, folks, and I think I'll let Nat do it for me. He is everyone's favorite I'll bet.

http://www.neatguy.com/anigif/stars/starbar.gif

Sorry, all. Something went awry and I could neither edit nor delete.

My goodnight song as it was supposed to be.

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

Tomorrow.

From Letty with love

Nite Miss Letty

I like this one, among many others...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtrIc8vq7wU&NR=1

(I'm missin' Noddy)

How'd you guess?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY17gMP5QvI&feature=related

Good night, Miss Letty.

Stardust is what I call the perfect song.
And that Don Mclean song shows what a wonderful voice he has

Ed, I love Stardust, but the man had range...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJdamx1GHq4&feature=related

Nite WA2K

Hello Letty and all. Nothing clever to add lately, but just wanted to drop in and send my greetings.

My Reyn's Stories thread doesn't seem to be getting much attention, so I could be spending a lot more time between here and Edgar's "Anything Thread".

To me, there doesn't appear to be much point or incentive to start one's own topics. So, I'll probably be putting more of my posts into other folks' threads.

Tomorrow is here, Rock. Yes, The Empty Chairs reminds us that we do miss many people.

Reyn, dear, I am just glad to see you back on our cyber radio. Clever is not needed to participate.

Well, folks, I never realized what a versatile man Don McLean is. He does quiet jazz as well as other lovely tunes as edgar and RH have already pointed out. Just got through listening to The Very Thought of You. WOW!

JPB, Autumn Leaves is a wonderful song. There is a poem that I cannot find where the poet describes the leaves as falling one by one and likens them to "...golden birds with broken wings..."

Thank you all for the great contributions.

Here's an interesting item from the world of science and psychology, folks.

Beyond your genes

Great if you happen to be one of the people born happy, right? Not exactly. Another major finding is that about half of our tendency toward happiness is genetic, while the rest is controlled by the individual.

Lyubomirsky and her colleagues analyzed studies on identical twins and other research and came to the conclusion that happiness is 50% genetic, 40% intentional and 10% circumstantial. "Half of your predisposition toward happiness you can't change," she says. "It's in your genes. Your circumstances -- where you live, your health, your work, your marriage -- can be tough to change. But most people are surprised that circumstances don't account for as much of their happiness as they think."

Life circumstances don't result in sustained happiness, she said, because we adapt. That new car, promotion or house feels great at first. Then we get used to it. An old but often-cited study found lottery winners were no happier than control groups after a year. That doesn't mean that getting out of a bad job or a terrible marriage won't give your happiness a boost. But sustaining that good feeling requires something else: deliberate control of how you act and think. That's the 40% intentional part that Lyubomirsky and others are most interested in.

Today is Jeff Foxworthy's birthday, and if this doesn't make us smile, nothing will.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Be4NDy4Wdg&feature=related

Good morning, good morning, good morning. Did I miss anybody? Good morning to you, too. Thought I would start the day with a love song by Marty Robbins,one of my most admired artists.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-42qHfrPZw&feature=related

Good morning all.
Still chuckling at Jeff Foxworthy, Letty.

Some of today's birthdays:

Billy Rose (September 6, 1899 " February 10, 1966)[1] was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. He is credited with many famous songs, notably "Me and My Shadow" (1927), "It Happened in Monterey" (1930) and "It's Only a Paper Moon" (1933).[1] Billy Rose was a major force in entertainment, with shows, such as Jumbo (1935), Billy Rose's Aquacade, and Carmen Jones (1943),[1] his Diamond Horseshoe nightclub, and the Ziegfeld Theatre influencing the careers of many stars. Billy Rose was inducted as a member of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.[1] After divorcing comedian Fanny Brice, he had married Olympic swimmer Eleanor Holm.

Felix Salten - Austrian writer (1869-1945) - His most famous work is Bambi, which he wrote in 1923. It was translated into English in 1928 and became a Book-of-the-Month Club hit. In 1933, he sold the film rights to Sidney Franklin for $1,000, who later transferred the rights to the Walt Disney studios.






A Billy Rose favorite of my mother - me, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDk2KtIMeUc

Have a great day.

Good morning, puppy of blue and thanks again for the great quartet. UhOh! Bambi is the only one that I recognize. Read it to my kids but never paid any attention to the author.

Just found out that Billy Rose also wrote "Without a Song". Tried to locate the version by Paul Robeson, but no luck, folks.

This one is great, however.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fexuife0gMs

Foxworthy is really funny. On his Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader show last night, the first contestant kept acting all confused and anxious, but gave the correct answers anyway. She seemed in a fog, and so asked to "cheat" by viewing the fifth grade student's answer. The student was wrong, but she suddenly knew the right answer. I concluded that it was a ruse to create drama, and I found it annoying.

I loved the Disney film of Bambi, but it disturbs me somewhat to see that the Disney studio's versionof a popular book becomes the accepted standard. Particularly disturbing when the book in question is Winnie the Pooh. The original pictures are so much more charming.

Never read Winnie the Pooh, edgar, so I cannot comment.

This is interesting, folks, today is Justin Whalin's birthday and I was surprised to find out they he had a role in Dungeons and Dragons. Didn't know there was such a movie.

That game certainly got a lot of flack. Don't recall much about it, however.

Perhaps some of our listeners will recognize it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kqNvXB6dic