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Now it's time to say good night
good night sleep tight
Now the sun turns out his light
good night sleep tight
Dream sweet dreams for me
Dream sweet dreams for you

Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Good night sleep tight
Now the moon begins to shine
Good night sleep tight
Dream sweet dreams for me
Dream sweet dreams for you
Mm, mm, mm

Close your eyes and I'll close mine
Good night sleep tight
Now the sun turns out his light
Good night sleep tight
Dream sweet dreams for me
Dream sweet dreams for you
(Good night, good night everybody
everybody everywhere, goodnight

From Letty with love

M
I
C
See ya real soon . . .

G'night, Letty. Sweet dreams.

Here is some silliness, which I thrive on...


I Wear My Pajamas

I wear my blue pajamas in the summer when it's hot
I wear my blue pajamas in the winter when it's not
And sometimes in the springtime,
And sometimes in the fall,
I hop right into my bed with none on at all

I wear my red pajamas in the summer when it's hot
I wear my red pajamas in the winter when it's not
And sometimes in the springtime,
And sometimes in the fall,
I hop right into my bed with none on at all.

Well that was a very lovely song about sodium chloride.
I would like to hear Kate McGarrigle singing it, now.

Speaking of which, when your listeners have a sore throat, it is very effective, and non-harmful (though it tastes not too good) to have a gargle in a strong saline solution. Works better than Dettol ot TCP, common specifics in the UK)

Gargle- salt- NaCl-McGarrigle- geddit?

Good morning, WA2K listeners and contributors.

er edgar, What is M I C? Should that have some significance, buddy? <smile>

Diane, that is a delightful song about PJ's. Thanks, gal.

McTag, that is a real groaner, and yes, I geddit. Funnneeee, Brit.

Once again, listeners, we are indebted to our Bob of Boston for his thorough research on J.K. Rowling; quite a remarkable lady she is. Unfortunately or fortunately, I have not read one of the Harry Potter books. Nice to know that Rowling is wealthier than the Queen.

Having given the news a quick once over, I noticed that a man in Virginia bought an entire Canadian ghost town WOW!

Good Day Everyone. Beautiful weather in PA. Hope you're enjoying the same.

July 31 birthdays (can't believe it's the last day of July):

1396 - Philip III of Burgundy, duke of Burgundy (d. 1467)
1803 - John Ericsson, Swedish inventor and engineer (d. 1889)
1816 - George Henry Thomas, American general (d. 1870)
1901 - Jean Dubuffet, painter and sculptor (d. 1985)
1904 - Brett Halliday, American mystery writer (d. 1977)
1911 - George Liberace, musician (d. 1983)
1912 - Milton Friedman, recipient of the 1976 "Nobel" Prize in economics
1912 - Irv Kupcinet, American newspaper columnist (d. 2003)
1913 - William Todman, game show producer
1914 - Louis de Funès, actor and comedian (d. 1983)
1916 - Bill Todman, game show producer (d. 1979)
1918 - Paul D. Boyer, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1918 - Hank Jones, pianist
1919 - Curt Gowdy, sports announcer
1919 - Primo Levi, author, chemist (d. 1987)
1921 - Whitney Young, civil rights activist (d. 1971)
1923 - Ahmet Ertegun, record company executive
1928 - Kurt Sontheimer, political scientist
1929 - Don Murray, actor
1930 - Oleg Popov, clown
1931 - Kenny Burrell, guitarist
1939 - France Nuyen, actress
1941 - Amarsinh Chaudhary, politician
1943 - William Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education and drug czar
1943 - Susan Flannery, actress
1944 - Geraldine Chaplin, actress
1946 - Gary Lewis, rock and roll musician
1946 - Bob Welch, rock and roll musician
1951 - Evonne Goolagong, tennis star
1951 - Barry Van Dyke, actor
1952 - Alan Autry, American football player, actor, mayor of Fresno, California
1952 - Helmuts Balderis, Latvian ice-hockey player
1958 - Bill Berry, rock and roll musician (of the band R.E.M.)
1958 - Mark Cuban, billionaire businessman, producer, Dallas Mavericks owner
1959 - Stanley Jordan, jazz guitarist
1962 - Wesley Snipes, actor
1964 - Jim Corr, singer, musician ("The Corrs")
1965 - J. K. Rowling, novelist
1966 - Dean Cain, actor
1974 - Jonathan Ogden, American football player
1974 - Luca Tiengo, Italian guitar player
1974 - Emilia Fox, English actress
1976 - Annie Parisse, American actress
1977 - Tim Couch, American football quarterback
1978 - Justin Wilson, Racing driver
1981 - Ira Losco, Maltese singer

Good day to you, Raggedy, and it is going to be a lovely day here as well.

Thanks for the updates on our celebs, and I noticed one in particular that I recall as having been an excellent musician, and that is Kenny Burrell, a fine guitarist.


Then I Met You

Thought that I'd be happy
Going to be so happy
Living life alone and never sharing anything

Thought that I was finished
Thought that I was complete
Thought that I was whole instead of being half of something

Thought that I was growing
Growing older, wiser
Understanding why this world held nothing for my spirit

Thought that I was destined
Destined to be nothing
Destined to be nothing in this world and then I met you.

I met you

Thought that God had failed me
Thought my prayers were useless
Thought that he would never give the chance for me to praise him

Thought the book was written
Thought the game had ended
Thought the song was sung and I could never sing another

Thought my faith was misplaced
Thought my back was broken
Broken by a weight that I was never fit to carry

Thought I knew this city
Thought I knew all about it
And then one night I went to morningside and you were waiting

I met you

If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me

Bellamy Bros.



CHORUS if I said you have a beautiful body would you hold it against
me
if I swore you were an angel would you treat me like the devil tonight

if I were dying on thirst would your flowing love come quench me

if I said you have a beautiful body would you hold it against me


Now we could talk all night about the weather
tell you `bout my frinds out on the coast
I could ask a lot of crazy questions
or could ask what I really want to know

CHORUS

Now rain can fall soft against the window
the sun can shine so bright up in the sky
but daddy always told me, „don't make small talk"
he said „come on out and say what's on your mind"

CHORUS
CHORUS

Oh, my goodness, Bob. I wondered where that expression came from, but you know, listeners, that line about ".....say what's on your mind...." is a good piece of advice, right?

Question for the day:

What is an armonica? Don't cheat now.

Broken windows and empty hallways
A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with gray
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today

Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles
With frozen smiles to chase love away
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today

Lonely, lonely
Tin can at my feet
Think I'll kick it down the street
That's the way to treat a friend

Bright before me the signs implore me
To help the needy and show them the way
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today

Dys style, nice!

dys probably won't answer, Francis, but I suspect that was a song written for the rains in Bombay, but it's perfect, no?

As a matter of record, listeners, the small mom and pop store where I buy stuff is owned by an East Indian couple, and we discussed both the flooding and tsunami. They are very stoic people, but so delightful and helpful.

Somehow, the rains of Ranchipur(sp)keeps getting lodged in my mind.

Hey, no one answered my question of the day.

I believe Randy Newman wrote I Think It's Going to Rain Today, back in the 60s.

Thanks, edgar, and although I haven't heard the song, the music was indeed perfect for the occasion.

I finally found out why The Rains of Ranchipur is lodged in my mind. It was based on the book The Rains Came, and has been on AMC:

http://www.amctv.com/show/detail?CID=5557-1-EST

The reference will also give our listeners an idea of AMC's schedule for those who enjoy the old movies.

Well, there have been several questions that no one has answered:

Why some tankards have glass bottoms
What is an armonica
The etymology of the acronym SNOB.

I don't know if Raggedy included this man or not--

Broadway Lyricist, Composer Wright Dies By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer
Sun Jul 31,10:56 AM ET



NEW YORK - Robert Wright, a composer and lyricist who collaborated with George Forrest on the scores for such Broadway musicals as "Kismet," "Song of Norway" and "Grand Hotel," has died at the age of 90.






Wright died Wednesday at his Miami home of natural causes, said his brother, Jack Wright, of Gloversville, N.Y.

From Kismet:

Stranger In Paradise

Take my hand
I'm a stranger in paradise
All lost in a wonderland
A stranger in paradise
If I stand starry-eyed
That's the danger in paradise
For mortals who stand beside an angel like you



I saw your face and I ascended
Out of the commonplace into the rare
Somewhere in space I hang suspended
Until I know there's a chance that you care

Won't you answer this fervent prayer
Of a stranger in paradise?
Don't send me in dark despair
>From all that I hunger for

But open your angel's arms
To this stranger in paradise
And tell him that he need be
A stranger no more.

As an aside, yesterday on the encore channel was the film "fire on the mountain" which Ron Howard in one of his first outings at making films (he is in it as well) this film was made from the book by the same name written by Edward Abbey and was filmed in New Mexico (as was his other film Lonely are the Brave) This 2 films are about the only ones that consistently bring tears to my eyes. Amazing tales of the human spirit in rage against the dehumanizing society at large. Encore ofen repeats films several times so watch for it folks.

dys, we are always interested in old movie info. We're not in competition with TV, but a part of, right folks?

Fire on the Mountain

1981 - USA



Type: Features
Rating: NR
Running Time: 100 minutes
Starring: Julie Carmen, Buddy Ebsen, Ron Howard, Michael Conrad
Directed by: Donald Wrye


PLOT DESCRIPTION
A 1962 novel by Edward Abbey was the source for this 1981 TV movie. Buddy Ebsen plays a stubborn oldster who refuses to leave his mountain property when it is targeted for a government missile base. Not even a promised $100,000 compensation will induce Ebsen to leave. Young land developer Ron Howard is sent to vacate Ebsen, but soon Howard joins the older man in defying the military. Soon it boils down to a battle of wills between Ebsen and the equally bullheaded army officer Michael Conrad. Fire on the Mountain may have your typical "all-TV" cast, but it's a good one. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Well, dys and listeners. I can see why that would make anyone shed a tear. I just wonder at what moment developers will decide that my little neighborhood would be perfect for a mall or condos.

I like that song "Stranger in paradise".

Questions: The etymology of the acronym SNOB.

First, I'm not sure it's an acronym. Secondly, ask McTag, as he is not a "snab".

Well, Francis. I am happy that you shared my delight with kismet because it does resemble deja vu somewhat. <smile>

Now this is from my vague Latin memories but I think the word snob is from the term sine noblesse. It was given to the aspiring middle class who wanted to become patricians, and means without rank or nobility.

In that sense, I think we may call it an acronym, but perhaps you are correct, Francis. I did stretch it a mite.

Hey, McTag. What is a snab?