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Music Monday – “You and me go fishing in the dark/Lying on our backs and counting the stars”

Gone fishing for a week. Expect minimal blogging…

Posted 30 June 2014 § Family § Saskatchewan § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – “I got no car and it’s breaking my heart/But I’ve found a driver and that’s a start”

“Drive My Car” – Beatles

Posted 23 June 2014 § PopCulture § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “I’m grateful for all you’ve done/I never felt like I went without with what I had/And I’m proud to be your son/And I’m proud to call you my dad”

A video I made a couple years back which has a Father’s Day theme… “Pier 21” – John Wort Hannam

Posted 16 June 2014 § Family § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Won’t you tell me what you’re thinking of?/Would you be an outlaw for my love?”

“Thirteen” – Big Star  

Posted 09 June 2014 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “But they don’t give you any choice/’Cause they think that it’s treason/So you had better do as you are told/You better listen to the radio”

A classic SNL musical performance confirms that controversy inevitably becomes commodity… “Radio, Radio” – Elvis Costello

Posted 02 June 2014 § Censorship § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “You know when people change/They gain a piece but they lose one too.”

Jimmy Fallon is getting all the viral love for his Tonight Show clips while David Letterman (who would’ve likely been a viral star if YouTube had been around in his early days) is doing things in a more traditional way and not aiming for online buzz like his younger counterparts – Jimmys Fallon and Kimmel. But […]

Posted 26 May 2014 § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Music Monday – “How I wonder where you are”

“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” as a history of recorded music… “Twinkle Twinkle” – Scott Brandlee

Posted 19 May 2014 § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “Mother/You had me/But I never had you/I wanted you so bad/You didn’t want me.”

John Lennon’s raw, heartbreaking lament about accepting the abandonment and early loss of his mother as well as his absentee father.  Uhm, Happy Mother’s Day? “Mother” – John Lennon

Posted 12 May 2014 § Family § Sad § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “Christians have their hymns and pages/Hava nagila’s for the Jews/Baptists have the Rock of Ages/Atheists just sing the blues”

A co-worker sent me this knowing I’d get a kick out of it… “Atheists Don’t Have No Songs” – Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers

Posted 05 May 2014 § Humour § PopCulture § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Music Monday – “So don’t treat me like a puppet on a string/’Cause I know how to do my thing/Don’t talk to me as if you think I’m dumb/I wanna know when you’re gonna come”

“Waiting in Vain” – Bob Marley

Posted 28 April 2014 § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: