Mr. Snowman came out to play which I stamped in black and coloured it up with Gamsol pencils. I sponged on some distress inks in blues along the edges and glued itbon a glitter cardstock. I stamped the saying in versamark and used this Embossing powder that remains tacky so I can place the shiny stuff on top and it glues in place. I added the crystals and the snowflakes.
The Flower Challenge- Stencil It
Tic, Tac, Toe- tttc259 I chose Leaf, Frame, Embellishment
I missed the flower challenge, I missed but I am able to include this in the Tic, Tac Toe challenge. I used these pigment colours that are in jars and I applied it with the sponge applicator over top the Stencil that comes in 3 parts. I decided to use tombow markers to define the edges of the flower. I glued it onto the glitter cardstock and framed it with pear Embellishments.
Last week, this same challenge had Brown for the colour challenge. I took a few scrap pieces I have( ok, I have a ton) and created this card. I had a small piece with snowflakes on it and incorporated it onto the card. I embossed the background with stars and highlighted the stars with a distress chalk ink. I stamped the trees in white and embossed in a white glitter. I put all the pieces together and made this card.
Lee, from Tossing It Out, will enjoy( I hope), my theme this week since he use to be in a circus, from what I understand and was a pretty good juggler. I can only juggle my budget but I’m always amazed at what people can juggle and how much. It’s quite entertaining to watch along with the trapeze artists and even the good ole clowns. There are many films involving the circus including “ The Greatest Show On Earth” which should never…I mean, never have won Best Picture since it was up with “High Noon” and The Quiet Man” and “Singing In The Rain”. I didn’t choose this most obvious choice but went with 3 other movies and none are horror films….
1. TRAPEZE-1956
This film stars Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina with her 2 Lollas…sorry..I couldn’t help myself..Gina Lollabrigida as members of a circus who work on the trapeze. Burt, who used to work as an acrobat in a circus before he drifted into acting plays a former trapeze artist who did 3 somersaults in the air, or something like that, before becoming injured and now trains people like up and comer Stony Curtis. In comes Gina who will do anything to become famous and who slithers up to Tony but Burt knows what kind of woman she is. Can you say love triangle? It’s quite glitzy and the costumes are great along with the tension on the high wire. It’s a fun movie and Lollo’s amazing figure makes my mouth drop never mind all the men.
2. BERSERK! -1967
Joan Crawford owns this old circus keeping it going in any way possible. She loves the the man of ceremonies showcasing her legs every chance she can get with her hair wound up so tight that she doesn’t need a facelift. She is having an affair with a hunky, younger man who is a bit loose for brains and when there are killings on the circus grounds and business gets better, she is loving it. Is she the one killing people for her business? Who knows but people are dying in the most gruesome ways( poor Diana Dors). I was expecting this film to be bad but I was pleasantly surprised. It won’t win any awards but it’s a fun film to sit back and watch with some popcorn.
3. THE GREATEST SHOWMAN-2017
I really like this film for the story, the songs and Hugh Jackman who portrays P. T. Barnum the way you wish he would have been. Except for P. T. Starting a circus, making it a huge moneymaker and a fire, most is fictional. Tom Thumb did really exist and was the smallest man, at that time who, along with other “Freaks” ( Love the 1932 film called Freaks) appear at Barnum’s circus. Barnum felt it was perfectly fine to have the freak show combined with the circus and really knew how to put on a show. The music is great as is the writing, acting and direction. I love the singing and am glad we have, so far, one film showcasing Jackman’s talent. A worthy film!
For some reason my Lexi loves to sleep by our Harley's butt. Maybe there's more warmth there. This week, over at Curious as A Cathy for the Monday Music Moves Me post, it's about Music that I don't normally listen to and I have chosen 3 songs representing the genre.
1. BABY GOT BACK BY SOR MIX ALOT-1992
I can't stand rap and consider most of it just dreck. There are very few rap songs that I don't mind but most are blecchh to me. This is one song that's just stupid, insulting but catchy. I'd never own this song but I could listen to this over M & M ( yes I know, but I can't help myself).
2. STAYS IN MEXICO SUNG BY TOBY KEITH-2004
I don't care for country music except Johnny Cash and the more rock sided country like "Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy" but the true twang of country with Conway Twitty and Minnie Pearl..ughh, just give me a gun. Now, that being said, I didn't mind Toby Keith because he brought humor into his music and music videos. This song and the video I found hilarious especially when you take a close look at the guy's family picture. It's a shame he died this year..too young.
3. DROP KICK ME JESUS THROUGH THE GOALPOSTS OF LIFE SUNG BY BOBBY BARE-1976
Twang country mixed with Jesus save me songs.... kill me now.
Ok, some may hate that my last one but each to their own. Some love the religious songs that you hear on the rip off..er..evangelists shows and good for you but I can't hear these...I'd rather listen to fingers on a black board.
Which songs or genres do you dislike or never listen to?
It’s October, we Canucks just celebrated Thanksgiving. I’m patiently waiting for the leaves to turn fabulous colours and Halloween will soon be here. I thought of the many homes that were stars of the film and it was so hard to choose only 3 so, since Halloween is around the corner, I went the spooky route.
By the way…the answers to yesterday’s Oscar music fest is..”Say You Say Me” won the Oscar, “Miss CELIE’S Blues” was nominated and “Rhythm of the Night” got nadda!
Here are my 3…
1. REBECCA-1940
Joan Fontaine ( I truly dislike this pretentious actress as she reminded me of a former colleague I had to work with. I read Joan’s autobiography which resulted in my dislike for her) plays a meek gal who is the companion for an elderly woman when she meets Laurence Olivier who sweeps her off her feet. They marry and he brings her to Manderley, this huge mansion near the ocean. When I saw this mansion and the huge fireplace inside it, I wanted to live there. Well, poor Joan meets the huge staff and, then, she meets Judith Anderson as Mrs. Danvers who makes the word “intimidating” sound like an understatement. She is the head maid and the loyal friend to Rebecca, Olivier’s first wife, who died under mysterious circumstances. Mrs. Danvers makes it her mission to drive port Joannie insane. Her new husband seems to be cold and aloof and his friends don’t seem to be of much help. This is a gothic romance/mystery/ almost horror film with this beautiful mansion at the core. It is well acted especially by Judith Anderson( the Vulcan High priestess in Star Trek 3) and very well directed by Alfred Hitchcock, of course.
2. PSYCHO-1960
If you have not seen this film…you’ve been living under a rock…lol. It is a justly famous film by Alfred Hitchcock who had to use his TV crew to get this film done. We have heard about the shower scene, justly famous( chocolate syrup was used to simulate blood) and we know Anthony Perkins has mommy issues but we forget that Vera Miles, a favourite of Hitchcock( even though he couldn’t forgive her getting pregnant when he wanted to have her star in one of his films..I think it was “North by Northwest” but I’m going by my fractured memory..please correct me if I am wrong), played the sister of the ill fated Janet Leigh and square-jawed John Gavin was Janet’s love. John is the reason poor Janet( Marion Crane…Hitch had a thing for birds) stole the money( the McGuffin) which set the whole thing in motion. When Marion arrives at the run down motel, it seems dwarfed by the square box of the house at the top of a hill where mother resides with Norman. Most of the time, only the front facade of a home or business was built for a film but this home was built with all the walls and the roof and it is still standing! Nothing is inside it but it stands at the top of the hill and tourists can visit where Norman loses his mind. This is a brilliant film that caused quite the stir when it came out. Love the music and the camerawork. If you haven’t seen it, you need to see it,
3. THE HAUNTING-1963
To me, this is the home to beat because it seems to be alive screwing with the minds of the people who are staying there. An anthropologist with a keen interest in psychic phenomena brings 2 women who seem to have an innate psychic ability. One is an unstable woman who wants to escape her sister’s clutches and feels a kinship to the home and the other is a cynical woman who can sense things. Along for the ride is the cynical owner of the home played by Russ Tamblyn known for his athletic dancing in films like “West Side Story.” This home has cold spots, sounds, footsteps, doors moving, which is quite scary and the feeling the home does not want them to leave. The cinematography is brilliant and the writing is excellent. Forget the horrible remake with Liam Neeson, stick with this one but I will give a shout out to the TV mini series that was on HBO or Netflix or whatever, I got this series for Christmas. It’s well done although the ending was just ok for me but it is eerie. I still love this film.
Which homes seem to take centre stage for you, in films?
Over at Monday Music Moves Me, I have seen and listened to quite a few 80s songs so I decided to chose a year from the 80s and went with 1985. Let’s see if you will get who won the Oscar, who was nominated and which song got nadda…
1. SAY YOU, SAY ME BY LIONEL RITCHIE
Say You, Say Me…say Goodbye. This was the heyday for Lionel Ritchie who had several hits in the 80s and this one came from that blechh film, “White Knights” starring Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov. I was so looking forward to the dancing but the camerawork forgot all about what Fred Astaire said, “show the whole body not just the feet” and would show their faces and just their feet, go slow mo when dancing off some table…ughhh.
2. RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT SUNG BY DEBARGE
This song was written by Diane Warren for the film” The Last Dragon and became a big hit for this musical group. This is a movie I have not seen and doubt I will since it’s about Martial Arts with a young man, who adores Bruce Lee and wishes to become a master and glow..yes, glow. I do like Kung Fu and I do like the amazing work that Jet Li does and Jackie Chan but this just sounded like Ralph Machio would pop up somewhere. I don’t mind this song though.
3. MISS CELIE’S BLUES SUNG BY TATA VEGA
This is an excellent film by Steven Spielberg tht put Whoopi Goldberg on the map as a young girl, brutalized by her no good husband who is awakened to who she is as a person by Margaret Avery. Margaret Avery appears to be singing but she was dubbed by Tata. I guess Marni Nixon wasn’t available ( she was the go to gal in the 50s and 60s who dubbed many stars of the day). Oh, a gal, named Oprah Winfrey made her big screen debut in this film and did a great job getting an Oscar Nod in the process.
So, which one do you think won, which was nominated and which just got a carrot stick?
Best Actor had a variety of roles this year with James Dean, Rock Hudson and Laurence Olivier all in the Oscar Pot. I believe one man should have won for 1956, but wasn't even nominated and here we go..
1. JOHN WAYNE IN THE SEARCHERS
Despite people either loving him(that's me) or hating him, he deserved to win the Oscar as the Indian hating former soldier who is on the hunt to find his niece(played by Natalue Wood). The gentle looks Ethan( Wayne) gives to his sister in law, speaks volumes. When he sees his brother's home on fire, he knows they are dead and his first thought is of his sister in law. When he sees her dead, his brother and their son and the 2 girls taken, hate takes over. A posse is put together and along with the adopted son of John Wayne's brother, who was not home when they were ambushed, they take off after the girls. The posse gives up but not Wayne or the Native American son, played by Jeffrey Hunter, who drive on for 5 long years. This film is directed by John Ford and you can tell by the look of the film with Monument Valley taking center stage. You have Ford's stock company of actors Wayne, Ward Bond, Harry Carey Jnr., Patrick Wayne and the wonderful Hank Worden who all have great characters. Wayne is amazing as Ethan, a troubled man moving towards his goal of finding Scar and killing him. His rage is his mission and you are scared once he finds his niece since she has been raised by the Commanche. Will he kill or save her. It’s a must see western.
2. YUL BRYNNER IN THE KING AND I
I was lucky enough to see Yul Brynner in the 1980 production of The King and I in Toronto. It was so much fun to see him in his iconic role. He played this role, on Broadway, with Gertrude Lawrence before taking it to film. He is excellent as the king and he has a great rapport with Deborah Kerr as the governess who is to teach the English ways to all his children and his wives. They are at odds but grew to have great respect for one another. It's a lush musical by Rogers and Hammerstein with great costumes and the music is sublime. He did win the Oscar and I'm not upset that he won but it should have gone to John Wayne.
3. KIRK DOUGLAS IN LUST FOR LIFE
Kirk Douglas was born to play Vincent Van Gogh and this is a great film that Kirk eats up the screen every moment he is on film. Douglas plays the tortured soul of this Famous Dutch painter who had trouble hanging on to any friend which included Paul Gauguin, played by Anthony Quinn in his Oscar Winning role for Best Supporting actor, who just can’t deal with Van Gogh. This is quite a good movie based on Van Gogh and Douglas really showed this artist in all his bravado plus he looks like him to boot! It is worth checking out.
Do you agree with me or do you feel someone else deserved the win?
The Moody Blues… one of the great bands to come out of the 1960s that captured so much intelligence and artistry especially in the phenomenal album, “Days Of Future Passed”. I have many of their albums but could get a few more. I didn’t go with my other favourite, “ABBA” because they are not a band as much as a group in my way of thinking but I do love them. I am joining Monday Music Moves Me which is all about your favourite band or songs. So here we go…
1. NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN-1967
Might as well start with their most famous and iconic song that we all know so well. I love everything about it including the poem at the beginning of the album and this one, at the end. I love how they used the London Symphony throughout the whole album culminating in this great composition.
2. ISN’T LIFE STRANGE-1972
This song is from the album, “Seventh Sojourn” which includes one of my all time favourites, “For My Lady” which I posted here a couple of times. This just makes me think how strange life can be no matter what age or time we are in. This song resonates today as it did back in the day no matter what is going on in the world or in your own life. I love it,
3. I’M JUST A SINGER IN A ROCK AND ROLL BAND-1973
This is just a fun song written as an answer to many who thought the Moody Blues were some philosophical gurus when they just wanted to write music. This was put on a 45 on the A side with “For My Lady” on the B side ( one of my all time favourites). This is, of course, from “Seventh Sojourn” as well.
I could go on and on but I shall leave it with these 3. What band or songs are your favs?
Who the hell is Leo McCarey? Well, he is a famous director who was most prolific in the 30s and 40s ending in the early 60s. His most famous movies are “Going My Way” that stars Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald and “An Affair To Remember” with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. I am choosing 3 films that are just as fun. There are a few movies I still need to see like “The Awful Truth” starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne but I am choosing films, that I love, directed by this man born on this date back in 1898.
1. RUGGLES OF RED GAP-1935
I had to choose this very famous scene when the English Butler, played by Charles Laughton, recites the Gettysburg Address and that brought Laughton to tears. In fact, this is Laughton’s favourite as well as Leo McCarey’s. The hick husband and wife from the States, are in England and the man is playing cards. A dumb English lord or whatever, has no more money so he bets his butler and, yup, the hicks win and off the 3 go back home. Well, Charles sticks out like a sore thumb but teaches something to the people in that small town and they teach Charles not to feel so haughty. It’s funny, sweet, and poignant.
2. LOVE AFFAIR1939
This is a second film version of this popular story about 2 people who meet on a cruise ship, fall in love and promise to meet up on top of the Empire State Building only for tragedy to strike. He remade this film with Grant and Kerr that got a lot of free time when it was shown on the movie, “Sleepless in Seattle”. This is a gem with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in the roles of the star crossed lovers. It is also filmed with humour, tragedy, and sentimentality and that’s fine by me. Both Boyer and Dunne called this their favourite film.
3. THE BELLS OF ST. MARY’S-1945
This is a sequel to the wonderful, “Going My Way” following Father O’Malley, played by Bing Crosby, who must try and save this school run by nuns, headed by the exceptional Ingrid Bergman. They may not see eye to eye but they learn to have a great respect for each other. It’s very fun to watch and see these 2 people spar in more ways than one. When can you see a nun teach a kid to box? I love the prank Crosby and Bergman played on the priest who was overseeing the film. When Crosby is leaving the school, he and Bergman passionately kiss. I bet that priest almost had a coronary…lol.
Have you seen any of his movies? If so, which one?
So, Harley wanted a hug from Pappa and Pappa wanted his jewels left unscathed( that did not happen). They do love each other even though Harley gulped down my hubby’s chicken leg and thigh in one second. Harley didn’t even chew it…it was just gone! Now, over at Monday Music Moves Me, it is freebie time and I have been thinking about my party days in the 80s when I was in University. It was a lot of fun to put it mildly. I could dance, nonstop, for hours. So here I am remembering the times of many a year ago….
1. RELAX BY FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD-1984
This is one fun song that I danced to at the University pub, University dances and several bars downtown and we all were in top form for dancing around this time of the year. I always thought this guy’s voice was quite good. Dancing was so much fun especially at Gord’s, a famous dance club often with skin heads. Funny anecdote, my first time there, I’m sitting with my friends, Peter, Ron and Darren when this horrible music comes on and these skinheads start running around in circles pushing one another. One of the morons ends up on me and I get angry, tell him to F off and push him off. My friends looked at me, mouths agape, telling me I shouldn’t have done that. I had no idea why and only found out later that one is not supposed to push these skinheads because they are jerks. I just thought they were idiots and didn’t like that they fell onto me…idiots.
2. COME ON EILEEN BY DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS-1982
This is such a famous song that it’s considered one of the all time best from this decade and beyond. I would place it way down the list when one thinks of the bands from the 60s and 70s, but it is a lot of fun and was always played throughout the 80s.
3. I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL BY JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS-1981
DIED FROM: Fire in home, burned 90% of her body. Not sure of the cause of the fire although cigarettes may be the likely culprit but not sure if it was Linda or her friend.
REAL NAME: Monetta Eloyse Darnell
MARRIED: 3 Times
AFFAIRS: Howard Hughes, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Italian actor Giuseppe Amato, Vic Orstti. Dated Mickey Rooney, Jackie Cooper, George Montgomery, Kay Keyser, Eddie Albert..etc, etc, etc.,
CHILDREN: 1 adopted daughter
NICKNAME: Filmdom’s Most Eligible Bachelorette.
TALENT: she loved to paint and draw
KNOWN FOR: her exquisite beauty
I am taking a major risk…why? This is, I believe, Joel’s favourite actress and I hope I do this amazing gal justice since she is not well known which is sad. If Joel has anything more to add, please let me know in your comment. This is a gal that I always wanted to know more about even when I was a kid because she was not only strikingly beautiful, but she seemed intelligent and and full of spunk. She deserved a lot more than what she was given, partly, I believe, due to Darryl F. Zanuck, head of 20th Century Fox, who lusted after her but whom she rejected. You can see that he made sure she just didn’t get the parts she deserved due to the creep but most of them were creeps who had power and the almighty casting couch. She grew up one of 5 kids whom her mom saw stars in front of her beautiful girl and decided to capitalize on her daughter’s beauty lying about her age, mind you, I don’t think Linda minded at the time but she was only 13! When they headed to Hollywood and Hollywood found out about her young age, they actually told her to go home until she was of age! When she returned, still young, in my humble opinion, she starred in films from the get go with people believing she was much older than her 16/17 yrs. Her mom had a bad reputation for being a bully on set and nasty, with Linda, finally, kicking her out of her life. Linda actually loved painting, travelling and didn’t care much about the whole scene and had few Hollywood friends except for Ann Miller.
She did have bad taste in men, with her first husband introducing her to alcohol which led her to a downward spiral of alcoholism and her so-called love of her life, Joseph L Mankiewicz using her for 6 years before dropping her to stay with his wife calling her a nice gal but with terrifying personal problems. She did deal with depression and even a couple of suicide attempts while trying to get sober. She was staying with her former secretary and friend, when, in the middle of the night, she awoke to fire in the home. She got her friend’s daughter and friend to the 2nd storey window and they jumped but fearing the fall, she tried to find a different way out. She was burned over 90% of her body and died a day later. What a horrible way to go for someone who deserved an Oscar nod, if not the Oscar for A Letter to 3 Wives and who just wanted to be loved.
FILMS
1. A Letter To Three Wives-1949
2. My Darling Clementine-1946
3. Blood and Sand-1941
4. Fallen Angel- 1945
5. Unfaithfully Yours-1948
6. Night Without Sleep-1952
7. Forever Amber-1947
8. Hangover Square-1945
9. Star Dust-1939
10. The Mark Of Zorro-1940
I haven’t seen many of her films so, after, Blood and Sand, I chose movies that I would want to see in order, mind you there are other films I want to see not even listed. Which are your favourite films of hers? Have you seen any?
I always wanted to be in some fun car race across the country because there are many films that make it fun..except for car crashes, blow ups and going through big signs. Yes, I am late…I’m getting home closer to 9 pm from work and am exhausted. I have to figure out how to use my time better without hurting my clients. Anywho, I am choosing 3 movies that are very funny and, yes, I am still into the cars this week. Here are my 3..
1. ITS A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD-1963
SYLVESTER!! My friend and I love this movie and it is soooo funny with some great comedians taking centre stage in this film involving cash buried under the big W. It starts off with Jimmy Durante driving crazy along a windy road passing a number of vehicles before careening off the road and land at the bottom of the pass. All the vehicles stop and the men go down to help only to hear the dying man talk about this money buried under the big W. When he finally, and literally, kicks the bucket, the men climb back up and tell the women what they heard. After failing in trying to divide up the cash, they run for their cars all wanting to find the money before the other one. They don’t know that they are being watched by the cops headed by Spencer Tracy. Some of the people meet up with others whom, they think, will help but it just brings more greedy people into the mix. Each group end up in one calamity after another culminating in an abandoned building with a fireman’s ladder. You have everyone from Sid Caesar, Jonathan Winters, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, the great Terry-Thomas and Phil Silvers. I love Dick Shawn playing Ethel’s son who is always high with his dancing girlfriend(Barrie Chase). How I fondly recall my dad laughing to the point of tears when they all ended up on the fireman’s ladder. It’s a brilliant film and Spencer Tracy, ill and cantankerous, enjoyed making this film because these comedians were in awe of him and would all try and make him laugh.
2. THE GREAT RACE-1965
A Blake Edwards film that is so funny and inspired the cartoon with Penelope Pitstop. I haven’t seen this film in ages but it stars Tony Curtis as the hero( he wears white) who enters the race from London to Paris and his chief rival is the dastardly Jack Lemmon( he wears black) who’s sidekick, Peter Falk, tries to sabotage hero Tony. They meet up with the beautiful Natalie Wood, a suffragette, who ends up with Tony to win the race. This is quite funny and it has the biggest pie fight ever on film. After 5 days of filming this fight, the actors were quite tired and Jack Lemmon would be knocked out by the pies. It’s ok because when Blake Edwards said, “ It’s a Wrap” he got hit with over 150 pies.
3. THOSE DARING YOUNG MEN IN THEIR JAUNTY JALOPIES-1969
This film is almost a sequel but more a brother to the equally funny film, “Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines” with many of the same cast from the airplane chase movie, now in cars where they travel from many places in Europe to Monte Carlo to enter a race. You have the Brits, played by the great comedy team of Dudley Moore and Peter Cook, the German, played by Gert Frobe( Goldfinger) and an array of others with, yes, Terry-Thomas in tow. There are many hijinks and it is just one funny film that I need to see again.
B.onus…
The Keystone Kops were a hilarious group of old Vaudevillians brought into film by the Great Mack Sennett ( he was Canadian) who made a ton of short films in the teens and early 20s with these Kops and the Mack Sennett beauties. There are always car chases and this is all real! There were no AI or trick film tricks, they are doing all these stunts that take one’s breath away.
On Monday, it was National Grandmother’s day and Vanilla Ice Cream Day. I’m more of a chocolate ice cream person plus I love my Oma which is German for Grandmom. If you head over to Monday Music Moves Me, you can hear a number of songs based on this theme. My Oma, I saw 4 different times but, each time, it was for a few weeks each. By this time, Oma and Opa lived in Austria since the early 1960s, since escaping from East Germany to the West in 1950. My Oma held my heart from the moment I saw her. She was such a tiny thing, 4’ 8” tall, but one strong lady who taught my mom well. My mom’s strength and ingenuity comes from Oma who survived so much. She was a girl from the country who grew up on a farm and met, city boy, Opa, when he got a job on the farm. She was 16 and innocent but fell for Opa who stayed near since her dad would not allow them to be alone together since she was only 16. By the time she turned 18, in April, she was allowed to be with Opa and by Christmas they were married. You see, she gave birth to Tante Ilse on Dec. 27th in 1922. Opa didn’t waste any time being with Oma. By 1928, she had 4 children, Ilse, Harry, Kurt and Elfriede, my mom( later she went by her middle name, Ruth). Oma married a mommy’s boy who liked the blondes and, once, took her husband’s ear and led him out of Wittenberg back home after learning he was being seen around town with a Blonde bimbo. In the early 30s, they bought land and built a home. Oma took care of the home, waxing the floors each week, cleaning daily, washing the windows each week( typical German), having a large veggie garden and flower garden, she raised chickens, rabbits and pigs for meat. She cooked all the meals and made great tortes and yeast cakes. She knew how to sew and made all the kids’ clothing and birthday and Christmas gifts. She always set a nice dinner and made the place look festive. On top of all of that, she had a part time job delivering papers to the village they lived in (Zornigall). After having a new baby in 1939, only to lose him, 13 months later, due to a bomb( the bomb took the air out and so when you heard the bomb whistle, you were to take all the air out of your lungs and bend over squeezing down hugging your ankles, little Joachim didn’t know what to do and his lungs collapsed and died in Oma’s arms), she survived and still found a Christmas tree for the family. Losing another son after the war ended, due to the Russians, living without her husband due to him being, first in a German concentration camp and then a Russian gulag, she finally got out of the East, 6 months after Opa was taken out by my mom. Oma lived with a husband who didn’t treat her well and I saw him berate her and she would just say “Kvatch” and told me not to worry. She suffered with pain and was not listened to except by my mom and me. When she said her feet were burning, I knew what that meant even though I was only 16 but I thought, at that time, everyone had that pain. I would sit with Oma who loved how I looked at pictures of her mother in law and, I thought, Opa’s mom was rough( my Oma loved that). When she died, on Dec. 29, 1987, I was very sad and felt bad for my mom. To me, she was beautiful in heart and soul and, now, whenever I see or hear a cardinal, I feel like it is my Oma watching over me. These musical pieces are for her…
1. MARCH OF THE TOYS PLAYED BY THE BOSTON POPS-1958
I think this is from the late 50s but this song comes from the Victor Herbert musical, “Babes in Toyland” that debuted in 1903, the year my Oma was born. This is now a standard Christmas song but it wasn’t meant to be back when it appeared back in the early part of the 20th century. My Oma loved Christmas and brought Christmas to her family with every child receiving a whole orange and a chocolate by their dinner plate. My mom recalled how her mom made the Christmas stollen, brought it to the baker to bake and, walking home, in the snow, smelling the freshly baked stollen that Oma had on the sled. My mom couldn’t wait to get home and have a piece. The smells of the baking, the evergreens and finally seeing the tree all lit up with candles filled everyone with wonder. By the way, my Oma’s name was Frida Ida Hertel ( pronounced Freeda Eeda Heirtel) and no, her parents did love her.
2. IM JUST WILD BOUT HARRY SUNG BY JUDY GARLAND-1939
This song, written by Noble Sissle with the great Eubie Blake composing the music who also starred in the Broadway Show, “Shuffle Along” back in 1922. It was an all black cast and was a notable success. This song was a big hit back in the roaring 20s and, I bet, my Uncle Harry was named because this song was a global hit. Now, my Uncle would say that his actual name was Harald because he was like the German Frazier Crane. He held a PHD from the Sorbonne University, was head of the German Dept. At the University of Michigan and lived in the posh Ann Arbor Hills. His parents were more like Frazier’s dad, down to earth, enjoyed a beer and dancing to the folk songs and hits of the day( Oma loved to dance, not Opa so Oma would dance when she could find a partner). My uncle, who would freeze up if you dared to hug him, tried to maintain his name was Harald but my mom would bring him down to earth and tell him that their parents would never think of naming him Harald. His name was Harry and he was my Uncle Harry and Oma was wild about him.
3. DU, DU, LIEGST MIR IM HERZEN SUNG BY EDITH PROCK-1993
This is a very famous German folk song that I sang to Oma, only the first 2 lines, back in 1982. She smiled and hugged me and I hugged her. The first 2 lines mean, “You, you are in my heart, you, you are on my mind which makes me think of Oma. The song is about unrequited love and the lyrics are heartbreaking, actually but, I don’t think of that..just the first 2 lines. This song, a traditional folk song originated around 1820 and, over time, has become very famous and sometimes, parodied. I think this simple way Edith sings this is great.
What songs make you think of your grandmother? Or maybe you are thinking of Vanilla Ice cream?
I have had plenty of lemons, er, cars and I have the claim to fame of owning not one, but 2 Ambassadors, a 1970 and a 1973 junk heap. The alternator and/or the voltage regulator would always go pfft on these wrecks. Why did I own a 2nd one of these? My dad decided it was a good idea and bought the 2nd one for $400. The frame was shot and it had to be bondoed together. Every time something fell off, I just threw it into the back seat making sure it did not land on the floor since there was a huge hole so you could watch the road go by. Friends, who rode in the back, were warned not to place their feet on the bottom or they will feel like Fred Flintstone or Barney Rubble. This made me think of some famous cars in films that became, justifiably, famous. I realize I could do more than one post but, for now, I am just talking about cars this one time( for now).
By the way, yesterday’s post, which son won the Oscar…The Continental won, The Carioca was nominated and the very famous”I Only Have Eyes For You” was ripped off. So, on with the show..
1. THE YELLOW ROLLS ROYCE-1964
This is a star-studded film involving the lives of people who all own this beautiful car over the decades. We see this car, in ll its splendour when it is bought by Sexy Rexy Harrison for his wife, from there, we see its new owner whose girlfriend finds love in a poor chap. During the war, the now shabby car helps in the Resistance as well as love played by Ingrid Bergman and Omar Sharif, and so on. It could have been better film but I always enjoyed it because this car sees so much during its life time. It’s not sure if it should be a comedy or a drama but I did find it entertaining.
2. BULLITT-1968
The new Ford Mustang, electric, sounds like its balls were chopped off. Give me the original car any day! It was made famous in the great, gritty cop drama staring Steve McQueen who did almost all the stunts himself. McQueen plays a cop on the trail of the underworld who killed a witness left in his charge. One of the all time best, ….best car chases is in this film involving McQueen and 2 hit men told to get rid of the cop. I love that these hoods actually look like accountants and they are not under 25 but mature. There is no CGI and, thankfully, no Vin Diesel in some very unrealistic chases. The car chase is much longer and it’s brilliant..did I say that?
3. SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT-1977
This is a very fun movie that was a huge hit back in the 70s and, yes, I saw it in the theatre. It’s one long car chase with Burt Reynolds in the famous Trans Am and Jerry Reed, his friend, in the semi truck, with his dear dog, a hound named Fred. They are bringing illegal contraband, beer and are being chased by Jackie Gleason as a sheriff with his nimkapoop son. The son was supposed to get married that day to Sally Field who runs away and ends up with Reynolds in the car. You have some great car chases, again, no CGI and so much more realistic. It’s meant to be fun and not a thought provoking film, just a good flick. Burt Reynold and Sally Field started their 5 year affair during the making of this film. After this movie, just about every guy owned a Trans Am with fuzzy dice hanging from t(eir rear view mirror. Ughhh….
Ok one more…
4. HERBIE, THE LOVE BUG-1969
My mom’s best friend owned a blue Volkswagen and so did my Aunt and Uncle but this film is a special Beatle because it is sentient! Walt Disney created this gem that became a huge hit with more sequels and remakes. The original is so good that stars Dean Jones as an over the hill race car driver now in crash up derby shows. His best friend is Buddy Hackett who finds out the car has a mind of its own and, of course, we have an evil Brit trying to get the beloved Beatle. The love interest is played by Michelle Lee who believe in the bug and in Jones. It’s sweet and funny and you just love this bug.
90 years ago these songs were very famous and, we still know these songs, well, many of us do…some of us…anyway, I wonder if you can figure out who won, which song was nominated and which was robbed. I’m joining in on the Monday Music Moves Me over at Curious As A Cathy, who has a great blog, by the way.
1. I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU SUNG BY DICK POWELL
This famous song, more well known by The Flamingoes and Art Garfunkel, was introduced by Dick Powell in the film, “Dames” that co-starred Ruby Keeler. These 2 were in more than one film in the early 30s way before Dick Powell became a film Noir Private Eye and director. It was written by Harry Warren with lyrics by Al Dubin.
2. THE CONTINENTAL SUNG BY GINGER ROGERS AND DANCED WITH ROGERS AND ASTAIRE
This song comes from, “The Gay Divorcee” starring Astaire and Rogers and the dance became a hit to dance to as you can see in the film. Fred didn’t sing this song, Rogers did, aided by Erik Rhodes and Lillian Miles never mind all the dancers in this big number. The song was written by Con Conrad with lyrics by Herb Magidson.
3. THE CARIOCA SUNG BY ALICE GENTLE, MOVITA CASTENEDA AND ETTA MOTEN
Talk about. Production! This was the film that introduced Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers to the public and they stole the film. This was a song, written by Vincent Youmans with lyrics by Edward Eliscu and Gus Kahn, became a huge hit and people butted heads to create a dance craze, albeit briefly.
So…can you guess which song won, which was nominated and which got no respect?
Casablanca is, rightfully, one of the best films ever made. It stands the test of time because of all the intrigue and exceptional writing. The writing excels which is why it won the best screenplay Oscar. I don’t understand how it did not win every award but, it didn’t, which is why I chose this year and Best Supporting Actor for 1943
1. CLAUDE RAINS IN CASABLANCA
Claude Rains never won an Oscar which is sacrilege especially since he did not win for his role as the unscrupulous Prefect in this film. He has some of the best lines and you know he has a heart, somewhere in his Vichy attire. He plays the Prefect so well, balancing villainy with a rogue heart of a Resistance man. He forms a friendship with Rick the owner of this dining establishment where everyone goes to play intrigue. A real gem
2. CHARLES COBURN IN THE MORE, THE MERRIER
I love Charles Coburn who is a classic Hollywood character actor and who lent his voice and that face to many films, whether it be a drama or comedy but I liked him best in comedy. He won the Oscar for his role and, if he wasn't up against Claude Rains, I would say aok but, I feel Claude deserved it more. This film is great especially when it was made during the height of the censorship laws. He plays a millionaire who has come to town to deal with the housing shortage only to be turned away from his hotel because they have no room. He happens upon a place, rented by Jean Arthur, and he asks if he can rent half the space. She agrees and soon you see a handsome Joel McCrea, soon leaving for war, who needs a place. Coburn sees the 2 are attracted to one another, and decided to rest his half that he rented from Jean. She is none too happy and hijinks ensues. It's quite funny and very charming.
3. DANA ANDREWS IN THE OX-BOW INCIDENT
This is not just a basic Western as one always thinks of a Western but a gritty look at mob mentality that can be attributed to today’s mobs which has not really changed. Henry Fonda and Harry Morgan( Col. Potter in MASH) are 2 cowboys who come to a town for a meal and a night’s sleep and find out that the town are after men who killed a local rancher. The 2 men join the posse and they come across 3 men having a sleep. Here we meet Dana Andrews as one of the 3 men who bought cattle from the rancher. He tells the mob that the bill of sale will be forwarded later but they don’t believe him and the mob want to hang the 3. Dana Andrews was so good as the young man who knows his fate even though he is innocent. I don’t think he should have won but I do think he should have been nominated. This film is directed by the great William Wellman, who created a thinking man’s western and a sobering view of a mob mentality.
Have you seen any of these films? You must see these..especially Casablanca.
This week its all about Dimples, Cows and sugar cookies appreciation day. I went with dimples and 3 people came to my mind who have those dimples when they smile..or want to sell you a used car. Head over to Monday Music Moves Me to listen to all the others. Here are my 3...
1. SINGING IN THE RAIN & BROADWAY RHYTHM SUNG BY GENE KELLY-1952
Gene is an excellent dancer par none but fir a few his equal like Fred Astaire and The Nicholas Brothers. He could sing in his thin voice which also really worked well especially when he had a huge grin. I hope this musical venture, from Si singing in the Rain" shows his dimples to the best effect.
2. SHE LOVE ME SUNG BY JACK CASSIDY-1975
Jack Cassidy was the dimpled star of Broadway, married to Shirley Jones and they reigned as the sweethearts of Broadway. He charmed quite a few chorines while married to Jones and was jealous of his very famous son, David Cassidy, belittling his son and his son’s success harming him deeply since all his son wanted was his dad’s acceptance. He was a really good singer who could play a cad really well in many films and tv shows almost blotting out how good he was in musical theatre. Sadly, he was an alcoholic and died in a fire due to a cigarette. A sad end to this dimply star.
3. FROM NOW ON SUNG BY HUGH JACKMAN -2017
I love Hugh Jackman who would have been in many musicals if it was the 1930s, 40s or 50s but, at least, we have him in a couple of film musicals, the Tony’s, The Oscars and Broadway. He can play anything and he is good at what he does. I chose this song from the excellent film, “The Greatest Showman” because he shows his dimples which, makes me melt. Love this guy.
Any Dimple Songs, Cow Songs or Sugar cookie songs you know?
Yes, I LOVE The Far Side from the Brilliant mind of Gary Larson.
I was thinking of back to school movies and I thought of one movie and started looking at the wondrously, tacky Mamie Van Doren who, back in the 50s was the poor man’s (very poor), Monroe. This chickybird is still alive at 93 although, I bet, her boobs are, now, much younger than she is. I found out she was in more than one movie about school…who’d a thunk!
1. HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL-1958
In all the films I am going to talk about, I am amazed at the amount of stars that are part of it, no matter how much they wanted to deny it…except for Mamie Van Doren. This film stars Russ Tamblyn ( who does no backflips in this flick) as an undercover cop going to a high school to find out who is distributing drugs to the youth. While there, he notices that a young Mamie ( well, she must have flunked out since the 1940s) smokes…..marijuana! You wonder if “21 Jump Street” got the idea from this movie. There are some fun faces in this movie like Jackie Coogan ( Uncle Fester from The Adams Family and a famous silent film child actor) to Michael Landon of “Bonanza” and “Little house on the Prairie” fame. It’s dumb but fun. Jerry Lee Lewis introduces the film with a good ole rock and roll song.
2. GIRLS TOWN-1959
Nothing like seeing Mel Torme as the head of a biker gang wearing a leather jacket…hahahahaaa..I can’t…he looks like a mild mannered accountant. So, there is a jerk who falls to his death and the wrong girl is blamed. Why any girl would be blamed is beyond me because he was trying to rape her but, it is the 1950s. Anyways, Mamie, playing a 16 yr old (enter the laugh track) is a bad chickeybird who is sent to reform school run by nuns. Will they be able to teach her anything? Do we care? Again, a bad film that is so good especially with the music from Paul Anka and The Platters.
3. SEX KITTENS GO TO COLLEGE-1960
Oh…this is so bad it’s good. I mean…yes, it’s bad with Mamie as a Professor who knows many languages and can teach science…of course but has a stripper past. You have a robot who can guess the future and an idiot who wants to steal the robot from the school. John Carradine plays an older professor with Jackie Coogan and Vampira in the cast. Conway Twitty played himself and to his dying day, he hated that he was in this grade Z movie. Tuesday Weld was in this movie and became good friends with Mamie. You know, they could have been just teachers but it doesn’t matter. Yes, this is bad but it’s fun and how can you not love the title.
What teacher movies can you think of and, have you seen any of these Mamie movies? You know I almost went with “Teacher’s Pet” with Doris Day as a teacher, in night school, for journalism and Clark Gable as an old timer reporter who thinks her teaching sucks. Mamie has a small part as his girlfriend. I almost went with this movie but…it’s a good movie and just doesn’t fit my theme within a theme within a theme aka school movies with Mamie that are bad.
This is Dagmar, she was a big personality back in the 1950s on TV and also known for her…assets. In fact the front bumpers that jutted out from the early Cadillacs, were called Dagmars by the youth hot rodders. You hear her name in one of the songs I am choosing today. It’s freebie week at Monday Music Moves Me and I’m still thinking of school so here we go…
1. HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL SUNG BY ROUGH TRADE-1980
I love this song and we must have all known one girl that seemed to attract all the attention. In my school, her name was Penny Banks..I’m not kidding, that was her name and she had long blond hair that her mom created the “10” look just like Bo Derek. All those tiny braids looked amazing on Penny and I swear, when she moved her head, everything went into slo-mo mode. We all thought she was cool especially since she was dating a senior. Now, I think he was a pig for dating a 14 yr old but back then, she was cool. She was one girl that never bullied or abused me despite being cooler than cool. Carole Pope nails it as the lead singer.
2. SCHOOL CAFETERIA BY WEIRD AL YANKOVIC-1976
I am one that always found this strange, strange man funny and his take on the cafeteria food was so true and funny. I rarely ate cafeteria food.
3. VARSITY DRAG SUNG BY JUNE ALLYSON, PETER LAWFORD AND CAST-1947
I’ve been to more than one school dances watching the teens slo mo dance and laughing when the music got faster and the kids didn’t know what to do, like when Staircase to Heaven was played at every end to the school dance. For once, I’d love to see a school dance be like the one you see here. Wouldn’t that be fun…totally unrealistic, but so much fun.
DIED FROM: kidney and liver failure as a result from a failed suicide attempt.
MARRIED: Twice- Yvonne Vallee and Nita Raya
AFFAIRS: Frehel, Mistinguett( volatile but was the love of her life), Arletty, Marlene Dietrich( big surprise), Lise Bourdin, Kay Francis, Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon, Toby Wing, Genevieve Tobin and just a out every chorus gal etc...
CHILDREN: None!
OSCAR NOMINATIONS: THE Big Pond, The Love Parade
TALENT: Acrobat, Singer, Cabaret Star, painter
KNOWN FOR: aside from bedding tons of women...he was known for his miser like ways. His trademark Boater hat and tux. His ego but also his morose manner.
Maurice Chevalier is known for his French accent and lover and love for life man that is often imitated. So much so that, today, most people have no idea that the French guy is from Chevalier. What's funny( sad funny) is that he suffered from depression, and was a bit of a cranky dude. His dad was an abusive alcoholic who left the family and his eldest brother got married and, also, left. Their mom did everything she could to keep the 2 boys fed ending up in the hospital due to stress. Maurice went out to earn money, becoming an acrobat but, when he fell and was badly injured, he went on to other jobs..many others until he decided to sing. This did not go well but his brother and mom told him not to give up and he didn't. Before he could whistle French, he was becoming known. Soon, the biggest name in French entertainment, Frehel, took him on, in more ways than one. The problem...she had a major alcohol and cocaine addiction and he got hooked on cocaine. Well, once he could move on..he did and became an item, off and on with a big star, Mistinguett.
World War 1 came on and he had to serve but was captured, in 1914, and was sent to a POW camp where he kicked his cocaine habit and learned Englush. Due to Mistinguett's knowledge of key people, she was able to free him in a prisoner exchange. How did Maurice thank her? He left her on to another gal, Arletty, and another and another.
He hit the very big time when he came to Hollywood as a big star from France and he let everyone know this. He thought he was God's gift to women as well and tried to bag as many as he could, which he did. One who did not like his advances was Jeanette MacDonald who starred with him in 4 of his early pictures. He would deride her after because she rebuked him. They, actually, made a great team which helped the musical regain its footing.
He decided he liked the stage more and moved back to France where he married for a 2nd time, to a Jewish lady. When Hitler took over France, they headed to the South which was more removed from the horrors of war. Unfortunately, The Nazis wanted him to sing and he would politely decline until they gave him an ultimatum..come with us or your wife and her family will be killed. He agreed to go with them and sing but on condition that they free 19 French POW'S. Despite him singing for the Resistance before being taken by the Nazis and singing for the POWs, he was initially charged as a collaborator and was almost hung but people came forward and he was vindicated. Not so much the U. S of A who placed him as a Communist because he signed the Stokholm Appeal to prevent nuclear arms being made. In 1946, he divorced his wife and continued on performing, in more ways than one. Finally, when he was much older, he became the man we know more for than his earlier work. He was the happy-go- lucky Bon Vivant who loved love, life and champagne. He was in quite a few Disney films, the last years of his life but most he worked with, felt he was the exact opposite..cantankerous, moody and not very happy. He probably suffered from depression but went undiagnosed..mostly. He tried suicide more than once and the last time, taking barbituates, he hurt his kidneys and liver which led to his death. He is buried beside his adored mom whom he loved more than anyone.
FILMS
1. THE LOVE PARADE-1929
2. THE BIG POND-1929
3. THE SMILING LIEUTENANT-1931
4. ONE HOUR WITH YOU-1932
5. LOVE ME TONIGHT-1932
6. THE MERRY WIDOW-1934
7. GIGI-1958
8. CAN-CAN-1960
9. A BREATH OF SCANDAL-1960
10. IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS-1962
I haven't seen any of his early films which I want to rectify one day. I love Gigi, Can-Can and Love In The Afternoon as well as the Castaways one.
This week, even after all these years, makes me break out in a cold sweat because I hear all those Back to School ads. I never liked school and couldn’t wait until I was finally over with it. It made me think of my last week before school, my fun time at Crystal Beach, a great old amusement park and the bullies…ughh. You know, I bet, if I spoke to the kids today, not much has changed. Funny, the CNE, the Canadian National Exhibition, has been on for 2 weeks and ends on Labour Day, is an institution for over 100 years. So here are my 3 film picks…
1. AMERICAN GRAFFITI-1973
To say this is an iconic film detailing the last night of high school grads before they embark on a new life outside of High School, is an understatement. It is an ensemble cast with Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfus, Paul LeMat and Charles Martin Smith as 4 grads who have different events happen to them during this fun night before they go off to school. Good ole Ronnie tells his steady girlfriend, played by Cindy Williams, that it should be ok to see other people while away at college. Another falls for a Blonde in a neat ole car..well, ole for us. We have a great drag race and all other forms of shenanigans including a young Harrison Ford. This film is considered one of the best films of the 70s and, simply, one of the best films. It’s well acted, directed and love the look of it.
2. MY BODYGUARD-1980
I saw this in the theatre and loved it because I could relate to it so well. This kid is bullied on a regular basis and decides to hire a bodyguard…the meanest, loner kid of the school. Over time, the 2 develop a real friendship while learning about life from the kid’s grandmother, played to wonderful delight by Ruth Gordon. She is one of my favourite character actresses who knows more than anyone realizes. I love this film which touched my heart, not just because of the bullying but about love and friendship.
3. THE LOST BOYS-1987
This is a fun vampire film starring Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Jamie Gertz, and Diane Wiest as the mom to 2 boys who brings her boys to her hometown after her divorce. They go live with her dad and, it’s summer time so where does one hang out? The local fair grounds is the centre of fun…and the centre of vampires. The oldest falls for this Gypsy type girl but she belongs to a young Kiefer Sutherland. Well, Kiefer and his band of 80’s hairstyle misfits invite Jason to have some fun like hanging off the train trestle bridge and seeing how long they can hold on while the train goes by. The next morning, a young Jim Morrison..um… Jason Patric is all moody and now, can’t stand the sun. The vampires have been bad boys…what can one do. This is a fun cult movie that is quite hilarious at times and I love the old coot who plays Diane Wiest’s dad. There are some cool sets like the old hotel and special effects which are also really quite good.
What movies make you think of school, your summer vacation or the last week before school started?
I hated school…not just disliked, but hated. There were some good moments but, overall, hated it. Being mercilessly bullied, spat upon, told daily I'm ugly, wishing I would kill myself because everyone would be better off, my life being threatened and going for X-rays every year on my hands because they tried to break my fingers, did not make high school fun. I thought grade school was bad but this was worse and I started my years of hell when I turned 14 in 1978. By the time I was 16, I was terrified and believed what the bullies said. Around this time, I met this girl, from another high school, named Tracy, who was a force and didn’t think twice about being my friend. She told me to loosen up when I danced and taught me to feel the music and just go with it. Well, you couldn’t hold me or us back when it came to dancing and having tons of fun. We ended up going to this Disco called Charlie Chan’s that was in the basement of this plaza ( Fire code anyone) which we could go to on Sundays when it was open for people under age. No alcohol was served but we could get pop and enjoy dancing. Monday Music Moves Me has school on their mind for the theme and I went for music that was fun when I was a teen. These are 3 songs we often danced to.
1. PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD LIGHT BY MEATLOAF-1977
I loved the whole album, "Bat Our Of Hell" by Meatloaf and, I think, this is a great album. I was so naive that I didn't get the meaning but it didn't matter as I just danced. At the time I didn't know that Meatloaf looked like a meatloaf or that the excellent female singer, Ellen Foley, looked like a skunk all I knew was that this was a great song fun anecdote that, I know, my brother knows...the announcer on this song is spoken by New York Yankees shortstop, Phil Rizzuto who became a famous announcer.
2. ROCK LOBSTER BY THE B- 52'S-1978
This band is one strange, weird band that I enjoy listening to. This song could be long but I wentbwith the shorter version. How we danced like crazy loons only to slowly fall down, down, down finally ending up on our backs kicking our feet and arms up in the air behaving like dead flies. Everyone on the dance floor knew this is what had to ve done, damn the dirty floor only to jump up and start flaying about once again. Today, I would be staying on the floor and crawling off.
3. LE FREAK BY CHIC-1978
Now, how Disco can one go than with this song that we often hear in movies or stations centering on 70s music. Actually, the 70s had all kinds of music from Disco Sucks music to great Rock bands like Pink Floyd to ABBA. I think I did "The Robot" dance to this song.
What school songs do you remember fondly?
Our Lexi was spayed last Wednesday and has to wear this onesie for 2 weeks and she can't be her nutty self for another week still but she is healing well.
