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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgK-1mpSljI
The Man Who Could Not Cry
by Johnny Cash

That's a lot of music, folks. I am going back through it in a moment.

edgar, The Man Who Couldn't Cry by the Man in Black was both humorous and sad, Texas. Remember the princess who couldn't cry? Guess what cured those dry eyes.

dj, we all feel the pinch, buddy.

Here's a good one from The Beatles that says quite a bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQqtvl2Ibzo

Back later with my goodnight song.

an odd song, from an odd band i discovered today

Animal Collective - My Girls

Isn't much that I feel I need
A solid soul and the blood I bleed
With a little girl, and by my spouse
I only want a proper house

There isn't much that I feel I need
A solid soul and the blood I bleed
But with a little girl, and by my spouse
I only want a proper house

I don't care for fancy things
Or to take part in a precious way
But to provide for mine who ask
I will with heart, on my father's grave

On my father's grave
(On your father's grave)

I don't mean
To seem like I care about material things,
Like a social status,
I just want
Four walls and adobe slats
For my girls

Animal Collective is a music collective of avant-garde musicians originally from Baltimore, Maryland. Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). Records released under the name Animal Collective may include contributions from any or all of these members; the lineup is not uniform. The band members met in school and started recording together in various forms of collaboration from a young age. Although the band is often classified as psych folk or noise rock, it is hard to define the Animal Collective sound as they often experiment with diverse styles and ideas from album to album. The group also runs the record label Paw Tracks on which they have released their own material as well as material by artists such as Ariel Pink, Terrestrial Tones, and The Peppermints.

Time for me to say goodnight, and I find this interesting.

The Boss is taking his Dream show on the road.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced a slew of dates in support of their latest album, Working on a Dream, hitting stores today.
The 48-date worldwide jaunt will launch April 1 in San Jose, Calif., and criss-cross North America before heading to Europe on May 30.
But there's a notable gap in band's schedule between a June 10 show in Bergen, Norway, and a July 2 gig in Munich, leading to speculation that the E Streeters might be up for a headlining slot at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn. June 11-14. That lineup will be unveiled in February.
Before hitting that thunder road again, the Grammy winners plan will warm up this Sunday as the featured entertainment at the Super Bowl XLIII halftime show in Tampa.

(dj, will listen to your contribution and info tomorrow, Canada.)

On our cyber radio The Boss does Bob Dylan and Creedence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UZxLhOzO9M&feature=related

as always, my friends

From Letty with love

Good morning, WA2K folks.

dj, that song was indeed different. Read your commentary several times and thought about Walt Whitman's "...I think I could turn and live with animals..." . The message in the song was quite clear, however. I think even the wealthy are secretly yearning for the same thing for their progeny.

What is it with these Canadians. They most certainly have produced some great musicians. First, Diana Krall, now Sarah Mclachlan whose birthday is today.

So, let's hear one by her and then look at an abstract from Jackson Pollack who was born on this day as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLzjNBFcw08

Does he have the key?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjMPj1HXR1A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtOMHH_v0Qg&feature=rec-HM-r2
Good morning. I too am grateful for our Canadian friends. But I only have Dobie Gray and James Cagney this mormning.

Wow! edgar, Dobie Gray is all we need, Texas. Love that song, and I attempted to identify all of the groups and singles that were featured on his slide show. Knew most of them as I'm certain that you did. As for James, I love that clip. My mamma liked him. His imitation of Cary Grant reminded me of that guy in The Andy Griffith Show. Wasn't Gomer Pyle always imitating Cary Grant?

Today is Nick Carter's birthday (The Backstreet Boys) so let's hear one by him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7NvEUiz10k

It was Goober (George Lindsey) who said, "Judy Judy Judy" on Andy Griffith, letty.

Thanks, edgar. Ah, Goober and Gomer; had forgotten both and you sent me on more research, Texas. That's what I mean by "inspiration." Gotta be careful about eating goober peas, because some contain salmonella.

Here's one by Michael Bolton that is a bit perplexing, folks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch7txUjCmiA&feature=related

A retro moment?

Good afternoon. An icy one here today.

Some January 28 birthdays.

1873 - Colette, French writer (d. 1954); 1887 - Arthur Rubinstein, Polish pianist and conductor (d. 1982) ; 1890 - Robert Stroud, American convict, the Birdman of Alcatraz (d. 1963) ; 1892 - Ernst Lubitsch, German-born film director (d. 1947) ; 1912 - Jackson Pollock, American painter (d. 1956) ; 1929 - Acker Bilk, English jazz clarinetist ; 1936 - Alan Alda, American actor, writer, and director ; 1943 - Dick Taylor, English musician (The Rolling Stones and The Pretty Things) ; 1950 - Barbi Benton, American actress ; 1968 - Sarah McLachlan , Canadian singer and songwriter ; 1980 -Nick Carter, American singer (Backstreet Boys) American singer (Backstreet Boys) ; and 1981 - Elijah Wood, American actor

Alan Alda, Barbi Benton, Sarah McLachlan and Elijah Wood

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I like this Acker Bilk recording. Like the shore too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jzx664u5DA&feature=PlayList&p=094004B6A13F9A7A&index=0&playnext=1

Have a good day.

P.S. for Letty: I didn't forget him, Letty. Robby Benson was born on January 21.

Hey, puppy. Pleasant here, and thanks again for the info and quartet of famous folks. Oops, get stuffed mixed up sometimes, PA. I also think that there are two Robby Bensons. Love Stanger on a shore, Raggedy, and I found out these interesting song facts about it.

Acker Bilk is Bernard Stanley Bilk of Somerset, England ("Acker" is a term for "friend"). He took up the clarinet in the UK Royal Army. In 1958, he formed the Paramount Jazz Band. This is an instrumental song featuring Bilk's clarinet.
Bilk wrote this in a taxicab. (thanks, Brad Wind - Miami, FL, for all above)
Originally named "Jenny" (after his daughter) on his LP Sentimental Journey, the song's name was changed when Bilk played it as the theme song for a new children's TV show, Stranger On The Shore. The show, which aired on the BBC, was about a French "Au Pair" girl living in England - she was the Stranger On The Shore. The closing credits were over film of her standing on the beach looking out to sea, towards France. (thanks, Anne Wade - Glasgow, Scotland)
6 months after this hit #1 in England, it went to #1 in the US, where Billboard named it the #1 single for the year 1962. It topped the charts there for 7 weeks.
This was the first song by a British artist to top the US charts.

Some of those Brits are bloody good, y'all.

Here's a crazy song by Elijah Wood, but the kids seem to like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzwOsIh7FDE

Hey hey there lovelies




Acker Bilk...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7jZeXvpyZQ


<drifts back to 1988, Beachcomber Island....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah>



edit:
ohhhhh The Pup posted it already..... nem'mind.... good for a second go - why is that.... we all end up posting at the same time.... too cool!

edits again: k.... i'm an hour further on... no idea what's going on here. Laughing!

Stole this one from JPB but a very different version, folks. Although this is not one of my favorites from Paul Anka, I think I may have under estimated him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxXXoU0n6ac

Hey, Izzie. Write to me sometime. Want to ask you something. Glad you like Aker Bilk, Britesse.

Here are some winter pictures for my Florida friend. This is around Hechingen where I work. Yes, it has been cold lately...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMhfp_z7Scw

We just got home from dinner in Tübingen. It was dark and cold. But this is Tübingen in the summer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RqQwAw-phg

Letty, I just saw you mentioned Bruce going on tour this year. Yes! Two concerts in Germany! And we will be there - July 2 in Munich!

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

Daniel Lanois - The Messenger

Daniel Lanois (born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist and singer-songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has produced albums for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Dylan, The Parachute Club, U2, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, Scott Weiland, Robbie Robertson, the Neville Brothers, Chris Whitley, Ron Sexsmith, Martha and the Muffins and Nash the Slash.

Daniel Lanois - Rocky World

Urs, thanks for the pictures of the "snow stream". They reminded me of wee Letty trying to hurry up spring by wading in a fading creek still covered with bits of ice. Brrrrr.

Did I hear this clip of music being played behind Hechingen in the summer?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAUCkc0TDPk

Loved your Boss song, Urs. His lucky day and yours and bigdice's as well.

I was recently invited to another family reunion at Wintergreen in Virginia. That's my other ancestral home. Glad that I didn't go. There was a Wintergreen ice monster luring there. Hee, hee.

My goodness, there's dj. Will listen in a moment, Canada. You and Urs know about snow, right?