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Music Monday – “What’s the reason why/Da Vinci had to paint/Lennon had to write/About peace”

Remember how, in the old days, you’d try to maximize your $14.99 (or $19.99 or more!) when buying a cassette or CD? To do this, instead of blowing your cash on an album by a single artist that might only have 1-2 songs you like, you’d pick an album with a title like “Biggest Chart Toppers […]

Posted 02 March 2015 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – Bachata Dancers in the Dominican Republic

Posted 16 February 2015 § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Everyday’s not Valentine’s/But you make it feel like most of the time/When I’m all alone with you.”

Michael Franti used this video to propose to his girlfriend who happens to be a nurse from Saskatchewan which Shea informs me are two of the best qualities a woman can have! 😉

Posted 09 February 2015 § Saskatchewan § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars/Place your head on my beating heart/I’m thinking out loud/That maybe we found love right where we are”

Didn’t post this weekend as I was away at my brother-in-law’s wedding… “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran

Posted 02 February 2015 § Family § Sad § Shea § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “We got the kinda love/A blind man can see” (American Idol’s Best Audition So Far This Season)

American Idol is one of my guilty pleasures.  It’s fascinating how they put together the show – especially the audition rounds to add narratives to what is otherwise a series of very similar clips.  For example, they’ll show a montage of one judge being mean to every contestant only to cut to them being blown […]

Posted 19 January 2015 § PopCulture § Sad § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Da roof/Da roof/Da roof is on fire”

When Shea and I went on our first all-inclusive vacation to Mazatlan in February 2000, this was one of the songs we heard blaring from the poolside speakers constantly and which will forever be associated with hot holidays in my mind for that reason… “Follow The Leader” – Soca Boys

Posted 12 January 2015 § MemoryLane § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – Honoring Our Parents: The Legacy of Residential Schools

There’s a popular story making the rounds on social media to help people in positions of privilege understand exactly what the concept means and what it affords them. The essence of the story is that a high school teacher sets a recycling bin at the front of the room then gives his students wads of paper […]

Posted 05 January 2015 § Canada § Library § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § Video § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Do what you wanna do”

Not sure why I’d post this when 90% is music I don’t know or listen to.  Oh well, still interesting as a snapshot of a moment in time… “United States of Pop 2014 Mashup (Do What You Wanna Do)” – DJ Earworm

Posted 29 December 2014 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “They’re singing deck the halls/But it’s not like Christmas at all/I remember when you were here/All the fun we had last year”

Perhaps unsurprisingly, noted curmudgeonly TV host, David Letterman hates Christmas music. But each year, he makes an exception for Darlene Love’s version of “It’s Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)” which he featured on his talk show with a four piece backing band in his earliest years… …and which has grown over the years to a […]

Posted 22 December 2014 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Oh Holy Night” (Ouch!)

Another Christmas classic… “Oh Holy Night” – Eric Cartman

Posted 15 December 2014 § Humour § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) °