everyone deserves a happily-ever-after
26 Mar 2013 6 Comments
in Videos Tags: blog, blogging, family, Raelyn Barclay, SpongeBob Squarepants, The Gumby Show, TV, videos
The wee beasties are on Spring Break this week. As always seems to come up on these holidays, we started comparing their childhood to mine.
It feels like one of those songs or commercials, “when I was young we had to get up to change the TV channels” or “we drank from the garden hose.” And a radio show…not even in the stratosphere of their understanding. Of course, those were before my time, too, LOL.
The wee beasties and I stayed up much later than planned catching up on Gumby and Pokey’s adventures 
There is something magical about introducing the boys to things I loved from my childhood. Having them enjoy it, too…well, that’s priceless.
“So, it’s like the 60′s version of SpongeBob,” oldest informed me.
Sure. I guess there are worse things he could have compared Gumby to.
03 Apr 2012 20 Comments
in Videos Tags: 1960's, Barbara McDowell, Beach Boys, Beatles, blog, blogging, blogiversary, Gimme Some Lovin', I Get Around, It's My Party, Lena Corazon, Lesley Gore, music, Raelyn Barclay, ROW80, Spencer Davis Group, Surfaris, Twist n Shout, videos, Wipeout
…and I’ll cry if I want to
Lena Corazon and Barbara McDowell are hosting a Throwback themed ROW80 party tomorrow and, happy coincidence, it’s my blogiversay! (Now, while I think of myself as a child of the 60′s, all I have are vague memories of clashing colors and patterns when it comes to my :cough: fashion, and pictures, well that incriminating evidence still resides with the parental units.) And what’s more fun than a BEACH PARTY?!
Kick off your flip-flops. There’s beer and pop in the cooler. We’ll light up the bonfire at sunset.
to every last one of you!
Without you, this journey wouldn’t be half as fun.
27 Oct 2011 13 Comments
in Personal, Videos Tags: animals, blog, blogging, childhood, Daughter of Mine, Dog Walk, dogs, exercise, family, Muppets, music, Paul Tracey, Raelyn Barclay, ROW80, Something Else, Spike Milligan, television, The Muppet Show, The Ugly Song, TV, videos, writers, writing
Shorter days equal dark, very dark mornings. Our neighborhood doesn’t have streetlights, just the carriage lights on garages, to light the way. Which will only get worse when we “fall back” an hour. So my dog walking has been happening later each morning.
My preferred new word writing is in the dark and early (D&E). So, with ROW80 to inspire me, I’ve switched things up. FIRST writing THEN taking the dog out for her walk SECOND. As long as insomnia stays away, it is working like a charm.
Doing the walk after writing, however, has left my mind strangely open to…well…randomness. And the Dog Walk song.
The song is at 3:55 though the entire episode (1/3, this one, and 3/3) are worth the watch. Classic Muppets 
When I take my dog for a walk, he takes me for a run,
dragging me along the street is his idea of fun.From lamp post to lamp post, we jog along the street,
from tree to tree to fire hydrant, look out lady watch your feet.
~ Dog Walk by Paul Tracey
Long before I ever saw this episode of The Muppet Show, I heard the song. Good family friends had the original album and I have fond memories of singing along with it. At one time I had a cassette (remember those? LOL) copy of the album but that’s been lost over the years.
I went on quite the search. At first I couldn’t remember the artist’s name. Then I happened on something that set the bells off…the artist, Paul Tracey, wrote songs for the original Jim Henson Muppets…and supposedly there was a skit of the Dog Walk. I hunted high and low for that video! And in that hunt came across other videos and Paul Tracey’s website…score!
More time than I should have dedicated to something so random. But now I can share it with you The entire Something Else album is full of gems like The Ugly Song –
I’m ugly, I’m ugly as sin,
but beautiful’s out, ugly’s in.If you’re ugly like me, you’re in good company.
There are millions of us who are ugly.
~ The Ugly Song by Paul Tracey
and Daughter of Mine –
But I’m so lucky, I’ve time on my side.
So many years before you’re a bride.And until the day that I give you away,
I’m still the man in your life.
~ Daughter of Mine by Paul Tracey
That family friend I mentioned, sang this to his daughter at her wedding…I get tears in my eyes every time I hear it.
Imagine my absolute joy when I realized I can get his original LP as a CD (#11 on his site)! Yeah, I ordered it. The wee beasties will probably get sick of my playing it.
