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Morning Ms Letty,Ed and all WA2K peeps.Love the sound of this Chinese style dulcimer....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do5vj3D-OD4&feature=related
Dead Can Dance - Rakim.

"When You Wish upon a Star",written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington was introduced in the 1940 Walt Disney movie Pinocchio, where it is sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket, over the opening credits and again in the final scene of the film. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year.

Another of my Disney faves....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJZnIHwzvzM
Imagine seeing rain for the first time .

Out on the lash tonight with a few mates so I'm climbing the apples (there's a few of them in this video) early....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTLz8nM-xsI&feature=related
Brendan Perry - I Must Have Been Blind .
Down and gone.
Woosh.

On June 4, 1989, Chinese army troops stormed Tiananmen Square in Beijing to crush the pro-democracy movement; hundreds - possibly thousands - of people died. (Go to article.)

On June 4, 1889, Beno Gutenberg, the American scientist who made important discoveries about the earth's interior, was born. Following his death on Jan. 25, 1960, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)


On this date in:


1647 The English army seized King Charles I.


1896 Henry Ford made a successful pre-dawn test run of his horseless carriage, called a quadricycle, through the streets of Detroit.


1940 The Allies completed the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk, France.


1942 The Battle of Midway began during World War II.


1944 The U.S. Fifth Army began liberating Rome during World War II.


1954 French and Vietnamese officials signed treaties in Paris according independence to Vietnam.


1984 The album "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen was released.


1985 The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling striking down an Alabama law providing for a daily minute of silence in public schools.


1986 Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former Navy intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty in Washington to spying for Israel.


1992 The U.S. Postal Service announced the results of a nationwide vote on the Elvis Presley stamp, saying the "younger Elvis" design won.


1998 A federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.


2003 Martha Stewart stepped down as head of her media empire, hours after she was charged with obstruction of justice, conspiracy, securities fraud and lying to investigators.


2007 A federal indictment accused Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., of receiving more than $500,000 in bribes. (Jefferson was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to 13 years in prison. He is free on appeal.).


2009 President Barack Obama addressed the Muslims of the world in a speech in Cairo, saying America has a common cause with Islam and never will be at war with the faith.


2009 Actor David Carradine, 72, was found dead in a Bangkok, Thailand, hotel room.

Good morning, y'all.

Good morning to all you radio buffs. Thanks, mooseman for the Grand Illusion by Styx.

Hey, Brit. I was teasing you. I know all those Disney songs.

edgar, loved your goodnight song, Bad to the Bone, and thanks again for those dates in history.

Hope I didn't miss anyone, but my daughter is leaving today, and I'm a bit blue. (reminds me of The Blue Tango by Leroy Anderson)

Today is Rosalind Russell's birthday, so here is a tribute to her, y'all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU1PW2qOBsk

mornin miss letty

woke up to baz's rain storm.

dink suggested this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNEraxj559Y&NR=1

Love the Aristocats, Rock, which reminds me of Maggie the Cat and this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92PDgLHAFCw&feature=related

I enjoy Rosalind Russel and Lady and the Tramp is at the top of my list of cartoon favorites. Peggy Lee had as much to do with the magic in it as anyone else involved with the project. She spent many years at war with Disney to get what she considered her just pay for it.

Got some Clyde McPhatter this afternoon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is40BM_z-m8

What was the name of that cartoon with the roadrunner and the coyote? Always one of my favorites.

edgar, I didn't know that about Peggy Lee and Disney. Yep, she was great in The Lady and the Tramp.

You sent me to the archives again, Texas. Without Love I Have Nothing at All by Clyde McPhatter was great and so true.

In 1968, McPhatter spent some time living in England where he was still highly revered, backed by UK band "ICE".

McPhatter returned to America in 1970, making a few appearances in Rock 'N Roll revival tours. Hopes for a major comeback with a Decca album were crushed on June 13, 1972; Clyde McPhatter died in his sleep at the age of 39 from complications of heart, liver, and kidney disease, brought on by alcohol abuse; that abuse was fueled by a failed career and resentment he felt towards the fans he thought deserted him. In a 1971 interview with journalist Marcia Vance, McPhatter told Vance "I have no fans." He was buried at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, New Jersey.

Well, on a more upbeat note, folks, Ricky Martin seems to be trending today, so let's hear one by him.

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

Oops, missed our Gus. Welcome back, buddy. People have been asking about you. Let's see; Wiley Coyote and The Road Runner. Some kids were upset that that the coyote never caught the road runner. Their teacher wisely observed that should he do so, did they know what he would do?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhrCmzoRB_Q
Check it out, gus.

Love it, edgar. Bo is not what Gus had in mind, methinks.

Perhaps this one?



Curses; foiled again!

I know that edgar and Gus love music, so be sure and check out Ricky Martin

I love the shirt the bass player was wearing! Where might I purchase such an item?

How did Letty insert a cartoon figure of the Road Runner in the middle of a post? I was momentarily taken aback.

another road runner (the ugliest one ever)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cf3_S6VqZY&feature=related

hey gus...

did you know there may have been no plymouth, Rock?



Loved that funny one, however.

Bet Gus didn't know that Freddy Fender loved swamp music, and since today is his birthday, here's one by him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kE9gISp1y4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGWn0RIu3Bg
One more Freddy Fender

I certainly did NOT know that Freddy did that one, edgar. Seems to me that Doris Day sang Secret Love, however. That was a surprise.

Well, y'all, today is Roger Ball's birthday, and here's a little info on the man.

Roger Ball (born 4 June 1944, Broughty Ferry, Scotland) is a Scottish saxophonist, keyboardist, songwriter and arranger.


Ball attended the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee from 1962, studying architecture. While there he met Malcolm “Molly” Duncan and Alan Gorrie. The three of them relocated to London separately, but joined forces again in 1971 to form the nucleus of the Average White Band.

Let's listen and watch, shall we?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHf-fQUF9yk&feature=related

I recall AWB. Just did not know the individual members.
Well, Bobby Rydell once recorded Artie Shaw's Frenesi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqEB6KUyKGo