Authors
Recent Comments
Category Archives: Art
Number One on the Charts – July 10, 1950
“Mona Lisa” sung by the unforgettable Nat King Cole. The song was written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film Captain Carey, U.S.A. and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for 1950. The arrangement was … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Billboard, Grammy Hall of Fame, Julia Roberts, Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa Smile, Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle, Rear Window
2 Comments
ON THIS DAY: July 10, 2016
July 10th is: Clerihew Day! (see below) Nicola Tesla Day Teddy Bear Picnic Day National Piña Colada Day NATIONAL HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD The Bahamas – Independence Day Mongolia – Political Flag Day On This Day in HISTORY 1746 – … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day, Poetry, Rock and Roll
Tagged Bonnie Prince Charlie, Boris Yeltsin, Clerihew, Nikola Tesla, Peter Paul Ruebens, Wilson Pickett
Comments Off on ON THIS DAY: July 10, 2016
The Coffee Shop – The Fretless (music videos)
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From The Fretless: This is an Open Thread. Grab your cup, pull up a chair, sit a spell and share what’s on your mind … Continue reading
Posted in Short Video
Tagged Folk Music, Music, Open Thread, The Coffee Shop, The Fretless
1 Comment
Water in Summer: THE FOUNTAINS OF ROME
On a hot summer day, the sound of water is so cooling. Happy 137th Birthday to Ottorino Respighi, born this day, July 9th, 1879, in Bologna, Italy. Here is Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra playing Respighi’s The Fountains of Rome. ROMAN … Continue reading
Posted in Classical Music, Italy, Poetry
Tagged Eugene Ormandy, Fountains, Louise Bogan, Ottorino Respighi, The Fountains of Rome, Water, Water in Summer
Comments Off on Water in Summer: THE FOUNTAINS OF ROME
Best of Summer: COUNTRY GARDENS
Whatever the weather is wherever you are, here’s some lovely music and beautiful flowers for a perfect summer day. Happy 134th Birthday to Percy Grainger, born in this day, July 8, in 1882 in Melbourne, Australia. The music is his … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Poetry
Tagged Best of Summer: COUNTRY GARDENS, Country Gardens, Flowers, Mary Makofske, Percy Grainger, Planting the Meadow, Summer
2 Comments
Word Cloud: DEEP
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Some poetry is bold and LOUD. Some poetry is full of SymbØli℠. Some poetry is full of RAGE, or Sorrow or Pain. William Stafford (1914–1993) wrote poems in a soft-spoken voice, poems that seem direct and simple, but … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged DEEP, James Dickey, Library of Congress, National Book Award, Pacifist, William Stafford
Comments Off on Word Cloud: DEEP
ON THIS DAY: July 6, 2016
July 6th is: National Fried Chicken Day National Air Traffic Control Day International Kissing Day Belated News – July 2 was the final day of the …………………….. Wife … Continue reading
Posted in On This Day, Rock and Roll
3 Comments
The Coffee Shop – Eric and Peety (video)
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Mutual Rescue, a love story: This is an Open Thread. Grab your cup, pull up a chair, sit a spell and share what’s … Continue reading
Posted in Short Video
Tagged Dogs, Mutual Rescue, Open Thread, Rescue dog, The Coffee Shop
1 Comment
“I Am Canadian” bringing people together
There is much to admire about Canada. Its natural beauty, its wonderful people, and its somewhat amused tolerance of its big loud neighbor to the south. And now, there’s one more thing to like: Thank you, Molson Canadian. May this … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Short Video
Tagged Beer, Bringing People Together, I Am Canadian, Multilingual
5 Comments
Nicole Plyler Fisk
Gene Howington
FFS Guest Blogger
Joy of Fishes
Chuck Stanley
shortfinals
Terry Welshans
ann li-summers
wordcloud9
Flowers For Socrates 