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You're welcome Letty. I remember Mona Lisa from Captain Carey, U.S.A. What I didn't remember was that it was Wanda Hendrix and NOT Veronica Lake opposite Ladd.

And, I love the way Ray Price did Kristoffersen's "For the Good Times".

Our dog, Sally, loves playing with my cousin's dog on her ranch. They can run free and wild. Sally is mostly white and Scooby is all black. They make the think of Ebony and Ivory:

Ebony And Ivory
Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder lyrics

Ebony and Ivory
Live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard
Oh Lord, why don't we

We all know that people are the same
Where ever you go
There is good and bad in ev'ryone
And we learn to live
We learn to give each other
what we need to survive
Together alive

Ebony and Ivory
Live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard
Oh Lord, why don't we

Ebony, Ivory
Living in perfect harmony
Ebony, Ivory, ooh

We all know that people are the same
Where ever you go
There is good and bad
In ev'ryone
We learn to live
When we learn to give each other
What we need to survive
Together alive

Ebony and Ivory
Live together in perfect harmony
Side by side on my piano keyboard
Oh Lord, why don't we

Side by side on my piano keyboard
Oh Lord, why don't we

Ebony, ivory living in perfect harmony
Ebony, ivory living in perfect harmony..

ah, Raggedy. You be good, PA!

edgar, your senor song reminded me of a kid's song and Diane's and dys' Sally, along with ebony and ivory makes this perfect timing:

SENOR DON GATO

Senor Don Gato was a cat
On a high red roof Don Gato sat
He went there to read a letter, meow meow meow
Where the reading light was better, meow meow meow
'Twas a love note for Don Gato

"I adore you" wrote the lady cat
Who was fluffy, white, and nice and fat.
There was not a sweeter kitty, meow meow meow
In the country or the city, meow meow meow
And she said she'd wed Don Gato.

Oh, Senor Don Gato jumped with glee
He fell off the roof and broke his knee
Broke his ribs and all his whiskers, meow meow meow
and his little solar plexus, meow meow meow
"Ay carumba!" cried Don Gato

As the funeral passed the market square
The smell of fish was in the air
Though the funeral was slated, meow meow meow
He became re-animated, meow meow meow
He came back to life, Don Gato!

Question for the day:

What cartoon character said, " touche, monsieur pussycat"!

One of the Mouse Musketeers?

<smile> Well, edgar. It wasn't Mickey.

While our listeners are pondering, let's listen to Raggedy's reminder:


-artist: nat king cole
-peak billboard position # 1 for 8 weeks in 1950
-words and music by jay livingston and ray evans
-academy award winner from the film captain carey, u.s.a starring alan ladd

Mona lisa, mona lisa, men have named you
You're so like the lady with the mystic smile
Is it only 'cause you're lonely they have blamed you?
For that mona lisa strangeness in your smile?

Do you smile to tempt a lover, mona lisa?
Or is this your way to hide a broken heart?
Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep
They just lie there and they die there
Are you warm, are you real, mona lisa?
Or just a cold and lonely lovely work of art?

<instrumental interlude>

Do you smile to tempt a lover, mona lisa?
Or is this your way to hide a broken heart?
Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep
They just lie there and they die there
Are you warm, are you real, mona lisa?
Or just a cold and lonely lovely work of art?

Mona lisa, mona lisa

When I was a boy, there was a series of comic books called The Mouse Musketeers. They were based on the Tom and Jerry characters. The mice were based on Jerry and his pal, Tuffy.

Get Started Start A Fire
Graham Parker

The Mona Lisa's sister doesn't smile
She tried to pose but only for a while
Leonardo sent her home Since then she has lived alone
With her few belongings and a copy of a painting of herself unhappy
She is going to burn it when she's ready

Chorus:
Get started, start a fire (4 times)

Marilyn was lying all alone With an empty bottle by the phone
Kennedy was not around She was cold when she was found
But she'd gone where goddesses are sleeping
Where the molten tongues of flame are leaping
Or where the angel's hearts are heating

Chorus:

Joan of Arc was burning at the stake Somebody had made a big mistake
She had lit a cigarette In an aiport where you get
Your fingers taken off for smoking.
Meanwhile up the road a factory's choking
The ones who killed her work there I'm not joking

Chorus:

edgar, you are right about Tom and Jerry, but I wasn't aware of the mouse musketeers. How very interesting, Texas.

dj, that song is fabulous, and more apt than "The de Vinci Code". <smile>

I just had a call for a request, folks. It was difficult to decipher because the voice sounded like a series of barks and arfs, but we were able to translate it via our own decoder, so here it is:

from when Sally met Scooby
- The New Scooby-Doo Movies

Scooby, Scooby-Doo, Looking For You.
Scooby, Scooby-Doo, Where Are Ya?
All The Stars Are Here, Waiting For You.
Couldn't Have A Show Without Ya.
Scooby, Scoobity-Doo.
Scooby, Scoobity-Doo.
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na.
Scooby, Scoobity-Doo.
Scooby, Scoobity-Doo.

- Scooby Doo

Does Alexandre Dumas rate a mention in this story? :wink:

Just saw a great programme (on tape, it was broadcast here about four weeks ago) about the life and music of Nat "King" Cole.

So I request, especially for a certain special lady in Daytona Beach

"Unforgettable
That's what you are...."

Hey, McTag. We have already decided that Alexander was a Dumass, remember?

It's nice to have our European friends back with us. When will Walter return from Picardy?

Well, listeners. Time for some international news:




Chirac in hospital with vascular problem By Elizabeth Pineau and Tim Hepher
1 hour, 21 minutes ago



PARIS (Reuters) - French President Jacques Chirac was in a Paris military hospital on Saturday with a blood vessel problem that has affected his vision and will keep him there for up to a week.



The 72-year-old French leader was on good form after being admitted on Friday but has canceled all appointments for the coming week, including talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Tuesday, officials said.

"I just saw the president for almost an hour and I found him in good shape," Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said after returning early from a political meeting in western France.

"The doctors are advising him to stay at Val de Grace (hospital) for several days. What I can tell you is that he is in a hurry to get out," Villepin told reporters.

Although the problem did not seem serious, it is likely to be seen as another setback for Chirac after a string of political defeats that have left the conservative politician increasingly isolated at home and abroad.

Aides said Chirac was taken to hospital for checks after reporting eye problems and bad headaches.

Should anyone decide they would like to read the entire article, I shall provide a link. (if it works)

That's an interesting expression "...was on good form..."

Hmmm, "He was on good form." Coming from a Frenchman, the possible interpretations are endless...

Oh Letty, don't get me started on dogs! I'll try to contain myself to just a few items:


A dog has the soul of a philosopher.
- Plato

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'
- Dave Barry

Some days you're the dog, and some days you're the hydrant.
- Unknown

Never trust a dog to watch your food.
- Patrick age 10 Advice from Kids


I stole the Xmas pie - Oh my, oh my
I stole the Xmas pie - and it was good

I stole the Xmas pie - oh my, oh my
I stole the Xmas pie - and it was good

I loved the butter; I loved the crust
I liked the apples so very much
You left the meat out-
But, it's OK - I liked it anyway

I stole the Xmas Pie - (oh my, oh my)
While you were lookin' the other way -
and it was good
I stole the Xmas Pie - (oh my, oh my)
And there was no one around to say -
that I was bad

Let's have a party it's holiday time
I'll finish the roast, while you pour the wine
Open the presents; don't wait for me
I'm much too busy

I stole the Xmas pie

I stole the Xmas pie - (oh my, oh my)
While you were lookin' the other way -
and it was good
I stole the Xmas Pie - (oh my, oh my)
And there was no one around to say -
and it was good
Music & Lyrics by Anne Bryant & Ellen Bernfeld
© 1995, Gloryvision, Ltd.


I Love That Dog
Connie Kaldor © SOCAN

I love that dog,
The way he runs up to me when I call
The way he chases his favorite red rubber ball

I love that dog,
The way he chases his tail all over the place

The way he stands up on his hind legs and licks my face,
I love that dog,

So even if he is a little bad sometime
Sometimes he barks too loud at night
Maybe he chases cats over the fence
But he's not the kind that growls,
And he's not the kind that bites

I love that dog,
The way he puts his wet nose in my hand
And when I tell him my problems he always understands

I love that dog,
The way he catches a Frisbee as he leaps,
The way his eyes and paws flutter as he sleeps
I love that dog,

Chorus

And on those days when it seems
Like I haven't a friend,
He's so glad to see me
That he wags his whole back end

I love that dog,
The way he smile when I pat his head
The way he curls up and snores some nights by my bed

I love that dog.

Someone somewhere reminded me that it was Winston Churchill who said-

"Dogs look up to you, cats look down on you, and pigs look you straight in the eye."

Ah, Diane. How delightful, right listeners?

Wonder if anyone has ever had an aardvark as a pet. <smile>

speaking of aardvarks, I had an aunt who was quite an eater.

McTag, I love that one. Did you know that David Hume had a bull dog named Aldous Huxley?

It used to be, folks, that when I was small, if my sister wanted to make me cry without smacking me, she would sing, "Old Shep". (she never, ever smacked me incidentally)

Well, there's our dys with his pun about my most precious pet.

Hey, let's hear a song about them dogs:

Elvis Presley
» Old Shep

When I was a lad
And old shep was a pup
Over hills and meadows we`d stray
Just a little boy and his dog
We were both full of fun
We grew up together that way
I remember the time at the old swimmin' hole
When I would have drowned beyond doubt
But old shep was right there
To the rescue he came
He jumped in and then pulled me out
As the years fast roll
Old shep he grew old
His eyes were fast growing dim
And one day the doctor looked at me and said
I can do no more for him, Jim
With hands that were trembling
I picked up my gun
And aimed it at shep`s faithful head
I just couldn`t do it
I wanted to run
I wish they would shoot me instead
He came to my side
And looked up at me
And laid his old head on my knee
I had struk the best friend that a man ever had
I cried so I scarcely could see
Old shep he has gone
Where the good doggies go
And no more with old shep well I roam
But if dogs have a heaven
There`s one thing I know
Old shep has a wonderful home

Elvis Presley did that? Well, they ain't the words I know, but I was too lazy to sing them myself, folks

so i dragged old shep to the barn
and i said oh darn
i walked in poop
old shep was a dog
always ate like a hog
hence the mountains of doo

edgar, will you stop that? I wanted dys and Di and McTag to cry.

Actually, I am surprised that the phones aren't ringing like mad at all that misinformation that I gave about the bull dog.

Hey, listeners. I just realized that we haven't seen Yitwail our white whale today. Is he blowing off steam somewhere? <smile>