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Happy Birthday to Bo,
Happy Birthday to John
And Sandy and Joseph,
Michael and Davee

and all the rest.

Thanks, Raggedy.

For Tiger:

Bing Crosby

STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE
(Sammy Cahn / Jimmy Van Heusen)

Fore!

Straight down the middle
It went straight down the middle
Then it started to hook just a wee wee bit
That's when my caddie lost sight of it
That little white pellet has never been found to this day
But it went straight down the middle like they say

Whack down the fairway
It went smack down the fairway
Then it started to slice just a smidge off line
It headed for two then it bounced off nine
My caddie says long as you're still in the state you're okay
Yes it went straight down the middle quite a ways

The sun was never brighter
The greens were never greener
And I was never keener to play
I heared it came down the middle
It went zing down the middle
Oh the life of a golfer is not all gloom
There's always the lies in the locker room
And I'm in my glory when wrapped in a towel I say
That it went straight down the middle today

Oh the life of a golfer is not all gloom
Though they should charge just for listening in the locker room
But I'm in my glory when wrapped in a towel I say
That it went straight down the middle
Where it wound up is a riddle
But it went straight down the middle far away

Jazz giant Artie Shaw dies at 94
Jazz giant Artie Shaw dies at 94
12/30/04

One of the most famous American band leaders of the swing era, the clarinettist Artie Shaw, has died. He died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 94.

His 1938 recording of the Cole Porter tune Begin the Beguine helped make him one of the most famous and highly-paid musicians in the US at the time.

A self-declared perfectionist, Shaw was married eight times. His wives included Hollywood actresses Lana Turner, Ava Gardner and Evelyn Keyes.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/entertainment/music/4136505.stm

My Gawd, BBB. Artie Shaw? Trying to remember the song that I adored by him when I was a kid. Summit Ridge Drive? I need to check that out.

How did I remember that song:

http://www.riverwalk.org/proglist/showpromo/artieshaw.htm

I think it was because I petitioned the faculty at the Baptist college that I attended to allow us to have a juke box just so that I could hear that tune. Can still hear it in my head. Hey, don't laugh. John Forbes Nash went to that college, and look how he turned out.

I was sure hoping you kids'd be playing some Artie Shaw tonight.

Sure, ehBeth. We kids can still jitterbug. If hebba can Watusi, we can do the lendy hop and the robot.

I miss dancing. Never did find the song The Rubber Band Man. The acceptable one, anyway.

well yeah Artie can play for my b'day today.

Let's dance, Miss Letty.
At least til the boys get here.


I think I hear Artie now.

BBB wrote: A self-declared perfectionist, Shaw was married eight times.

ooooooooooooh

two boys have arrived

now we can really dance !


I love dancing to music on the radio. I can really let go - not worry about what those men lined up by the women's washroom are thinking.

Letty, You must be a very lucky person! A writer-friend in GA just sent this to me today. Enjoy! http://www.playingsafely.co.uk/12stisofchristmas/12-STIs.html

Dys, your birthday? Today?

Wow! all. Hey, the more men the better. Let's move to the music or dance cheek to cheek or do the bump or the swim or the freak.

I don't do the hoochi coo.

That leaves soooooo much that you do do.

Do that thing you do so well - we'll try to follow.

This time, C.I. I saved that song to favorites. Beat the delete.

YeeHah!

Back later, rockers. The land of a thousand dancers.

You'll love this one too - from the same guy.

Many stories have come to us from the tragic sinking of the great ship, the Titanic. Some are not as well known as others.
Most people don't know that back in 1912, Hellmann's mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York. To date this would have been the largest shipment ever exported to Mexico.

The people of Mexico, who were crazy about the stuff, were eagerly awaiting delivery and were disconsolate at the loss. So much so, that they declared a National Day of mourning which they still observe today.

It is known, of course, as Sinko de Mayo.

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Groan indeed. We used to love this story about the Titanic because our friend, Bill, played trumpet:

The stalwart musicians aboard the the royal mail ship who stayed, still playing as the ship sank, were true to the end, except for the trumpet man.

As the water got up to the bell of his horn, he turned to his fellow musicians and said, "f*** the music business.

Thank you all, listeners and staff, for making my evening a night to remember.

From Letty with love, signing off until tomorrow.

That's funny.

A few good yuks for today.



A very elderly gentleman, (mid nineties) very well dressed, hair well groomed, great looking suit, flower in his lapel smelling slightly of a good after shave, presenting a well looked after image, walks into an upscale cocktail lounge.

Seated at the bar is an elderly looking lady, (mid eighties). The gentleman walks over, sits along side of her, orders a drink, takes a sip, turns to her and says, "So tell me, do I come here often?"

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An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%.

The elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, "Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again."

The gentleman replied, "Oh, I haven't told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I've changed my will three times!"

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Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement center were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turns to the other and says . .

"Slim, I'm 83 years old now and I'm just full of aches and pains. I know you're about my age. How do you feel?"

Slim says, "I feel just like a new-born baby."

"Really!? Like a new-born baby!?"

"Yep. No hair, no teeth, and I think I just wet my pants.

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An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen.

The two gentlemen were talking, and on said, "Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great. I would recommend it very highly."

The other man said, "What is the name of the restaurant?"

The first man thought and thought and finally said, "What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love? You know... the one that's red and has thorns."

"Do you mean a rose?"

"Yes, that's the one," replied the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, "Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?"

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Hospital regulations require a wheelchair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman--already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet--who insisted he didn't need my help to leave the hospital.

After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator. On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.

"I don't know," he said. "She's still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown."