WA2K Radio is now on the air

I bought a copy of The Weight, when I bought the Band's debut album, Music From Big Pink. 1968 or 69, I think. One of the songs that made me a fan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PbG1XOhYBg&feature=rec-r2-2r-1-HM
Motovani

Wow! I love that Siboney by Mantovani, Texas. I listened twice.

Today is Jean Simmons birthday, y'all, so here is a tribute to her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6UQywrLjZ8

Jean was one of those stars I don't think about that much, until something happens. Sad to see her go.

Here is Eydie Gorme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTTsr9UsS68

Love that one by Eydie, Texas, and here's a follow up by Eydie and Steve.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9qu_o0laLs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4heFisuBvE&feature=related
I like Steve and Eydie a lot. I like Chris Montez also.

Don't know Chris Montez, edgar, but I most certainly know that song. Sang it once so long ago.

He did a lot of great songs, so I'm going to say good night with another one by a great guy we all know.

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

Hope Barry the Brit; Izzie; the moose man and Tai Chi pop in soon. Also miss our dj.

Goodnight, world.

From Letty with love

From Letty with love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1a7g6xDfXU
Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter - my good night song

Morning Ms Letty,Ed and all WA2K peeps.Ages ago,I posted this track by The Kinks.Here's a version by a lass from Bolton,Lancashire....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRK6U5vIHCs
Kate Rusby - The Village Green Preservation Society.

An old favorite of mine,taken from Jools Holland Live (with Jools on piano)....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voNjeUUcdSo&feature=related
George Benson.
Laters WA2K.

Morning Mz Letty, Edgar, Baz and Panz et al WA2K

been line dancing with MzOlga... which took me back to S-boys "Nine Stone Cowboy" and the day he learned to whistle whilst camping at Woolacombe - he was about 4 - DROVE US ALL NUTS... whistle whistle whistle whistle..STOP WITH THE WHISTLING AT 3AM....

I was so poorly that weekend and Charlie had to help me do anything, the dog burined then ate the cheese, our friends drove around the campsite at midnite shouting our names, and my bro fell drunkenly out of the 1960's flower power tent which then found itself with a new door in a mist that shrouded the cliff

"DO NOT STEP OUT THE TENT"

One of the best weekends of my life... times gone by

ha.... car, handbrake, "try turning the engine on"... it helps... climbing dunes that were worse than Everest and a dog handler who couldn't handle his dog ... SIT DAMMIT SIT... COME BACK HERE - love a police dog handler

reliving memories

anyhooo

here's the song




OK... I need to work.... need to stop remembering now

Good morning, WA2K folks.

edgar, my favorite by Hank is still "I'm So Lonesome I could Cry"

Hey, Brit. Don't know Kate Rusby, but I loved her memories, and George Benson's On Broadway is great. That I do know.

Izzie, your memories are great, gal. "Sit damnit Sit" was funny. You reminded me of my German Shepherd Ebony Von Bismark. Will always miss that fabulous animal.

Love Glen Campbell, incidentally, and Sboy's "nine stone cowboy" was hilarious.

Two songs for this morning, y'all.

First Glen Campbell's Galveston.

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

It's Brandon Lee's birthday, so here is a tribute to that marvelous actor who died too soon and quite mysteriously.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mtxs8Z_g6E&NR=1

Hmmm. Just noticed I did the "Letty with love" twice. Had a problem with my left thumb. It kept twitching. Okay this morning, however.

Well, they come and they go on WA2K radio.

Can't Miss The King of Hollywood's birthday.

Happy, happy, Clark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh4NRFYMn_s&feature=related

and a clip from Mutiny on the Bounty, plus his famous last words to Viviene

Mr. Christian.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtmV2tpbnjA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ7z6hpO57c

I like Clark Gable's films. He is on TV right now, in a submarine warfare type movie, with Burt Lancaster.

Glenn Campbell's Galveston is one of his best records.

Never really paid much attention to Brandon Lee.

Bob Dylan doing Girl From the North Country
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpaKmMHP15w

great song.

edgar, Bruce and Brandon Lee both died under mysterious circumstance. Many think that is was a planned thing.

Girl From the North Country was one of Bob's better one. Thanks. Just saw that he also did Man of Constant Sorrow. Certainly did not know that, Texas.

Welcome back, dys.

Today is Langston Hughes' birthday, so here is a tribute to him, folks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehprXnIP7X0&feature=related

One of my favorite poems by him, y'all.

To fling my arms wide
In some place of the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day is done.
Then rest at cool evening
Beneath a tall tree
While night comes on gently,
Dark like me-
That is my dream!

To fling my arms wide
In the face of the sun,
Dance! Whirl! Whirl!
Till the quick day is done.
Rest at pale evening...
A tall, slim tree...
Night coming tenderly
Black like me.

Langston Hughes

Thanks for that Langston Hughs tribute letty.
Somebody gave me a Nat King Cole CD titled, I think, Ramblin Rose. On it, he performs about 50% country tunes. The year was 1962. I noticed before that other pop singers also did country albums. Brook Benton and Ivory Joe Hunter, for insatnce. Here is one of Nat's country tunes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsP3NJla_7s

It was on Feb 1, 1960 that four black college freshmen walked up to the "whites only" lunch counter at an F.W. Woolworth in Greensboro, N.C., sat down and demanded service

Thanks once again for the acknowledgement, edgar. I had no idea that Nat did Wolverton Mountain. How long ago our foxy owl did that one. Thanks.

dj, Welcome back. I remember that day well, Canada. Crazy in Alabama was a great song and it fits in with Langston Hughes quite well. Thanks for the reminder.

Well, y'all, tomorrow is groundhog day, and I recall the movie starring Bill Murray. He had to relive that day every day until he got it right. He finally did, but the town was frozen in time like Brigadoon.

Here's the song that signals the time after time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRqe8ZenwmI&feature=related