JSS-- Just Some Stuff
1. GREAT BOATING-- Now that we have our fall weather back, we've taken advantage of it for some boating. We've been out everyday this past week. Thursday was just a boat float. Yesterday we went through Fox Lake, Grasslake and Lake Marie. We had lunch at the Sandbar.
And, we weren't the only ones out. A lot of people were taking advantage of it and I'd say there were as many boats on the water as you'd see on a Saturday during the summer.
2. FALL FOLIAGE-- Our subdivision here in Spring Grove is ablaze with color. Everywhere you look there are reds and yellows. My Amur Maple is the brilliant red and the birch and honeylocust trees are there golden yellow.
4. NIU FOOTBALL-- In a few hours, we leave for Dekalb for the Northern Illinois-Kent State game. We are special guests of the college because of our scholarship that we just funded in education.
Hope to see some fall color on the way there and back.
5. MUSIC ALERT!!!-- In just a few minutes, WXRT 93.1 FM, here in Chicago goes back 40 years to 1971 for their Saturday Morning Flashback. They stream live from 8 to noon.
Then Sunday, Bob Stroud goes into Time Warp mode to the music in your radio October 9, 1968, for an hour and a half, then jumps ahead five years to October 9, 1973. He streams live on WDRV 97.1 FM, from 7 to 10 am.
Get Into Mr. Peabody's Way-Back Machine. --RoadDog
Hey, just accidentally hit the key to the right of the "R" and it gives a whole new meaning to me. Maybe it is more appropriate.
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Da Bears at Da House-- Part 2
Nearly 100 ex-players, coaches and staff will be meeting President Obama, also a Bears fan, of sorts.
Sadly, some of the more memorable names will not be there.
Foremost would be running back Walter Payton, who died of cancer at 45.
Safety Dave Duerson killed himself earlier this year after suffering from brain damage inflicted by all the hits on the field.
Also absent will be William "The Refrigerator" Perry who has health issues.
However, on hand will be the "Punky QB" Jim McMahon, speedy wide receiver Willie Gault and Richard Dent, Super Bowl XX MVP and newly elected to the NFL Hall of Fame.
Dan Hampton is going because he doesn't like Obama.
Personally, getting together with the guys as well as an invite and chance to meet the President and see the White House would have me there whether I liked the president or not.
I can't name more than about half the present Bears, but know the '85 team like it was just yesterday, not 26 years ago.
Da Bears! --RoadDog
Sadly, some of the more memorable names will not be there.
Foremost would be running back Walter Payton, who died of cancer at 45.
Safety Dave Duerson killed himself earlier this year after suffering from brain damage inflicted by all the hits on the field.
Also absent will be William "The Refrigerator" Perry who has health issues.
However, on hand will be the "Punky QB" Jim McMahon, speedy wide receiver Willie Gault and Richard Dent, Super Bowl XX MVP and newly elected to the NFL Hall of Fame.
Dan Hampton is going because he doesn't like Obama.
Personally, getting together with the guys as well as an invite and chance to meet the President and see the White House would have me there whether I liked the president or not.
I can't name more than about half the present Bears, but know the '85 team like it was just yesterday, not 26 years ago.
Da Bears! --RoadDog
Going for the Funnies: Rock and Roll
From the September 25th Chicago Tribune.
THATABABY by Paul Trap
This is a new one in the Tribune.
FRAME 1: The Mom has a radio (or is that an iPod hookup, probably is) and it is playing "Here we are, now entertain us."
Dad says "Gah! You're playing Nirvana to the baby?!"
FRAME 2: Mom, "?" Dad, "His ears aren't ready for that! Please look at my chart!"
First we lay the foundation with a heavy rotation of CHUCK BERRY.
Then we hook him with harmony with those boys from the beach, the BEACH BOYS.
Next, we hop across the pond to embrace the BEATLES before roughing up the edges with the garage rock of the KINKS.
Scratching the dark underbelly of the STONES. And turning it up to Eleven with the arena rock bombast of the WHO.
We're now in position to scale Mount ZEPPELIN.
At the summit we go back to the basics with the RAMONES, Get ornery with JOHNNY ROTTEN and the boys and fight the good fight with the CLASH!!
Now we set the table for grunge with the PIXIES, and then, and only then, is the boy aurally adjusted for some NIRVANA!
LAST FRAME: Mom, "There's nothing there from the 80s."
Dad, "Didn't you hear? The '80s were expunged from the musical record."
Baby, "No Dexys?"
Sounds a bit Classic Rock to me. But, Dad has a good idea, except for the '60s part. That was some great music. At least there was no Snoop Dogg, rap or hip-hop.
What, No CCR? --RoadDog
THATABABY by Paul Trap
This is a new one in the Tribune.
FRAME 1: The Mom has a radio (or is that an iPod hookup, probably is) and it is playing "Here we are, now entertain us."
Dad says "Gah! You're playing Nirvana to the baby?!"
FRAME 2: Mom, "?" Dad, "His ears aren't ready for that! Please look at my chart!"
First we lay the foundation with a heavy rotation of CHUCK BERRY.
Then we hook him with harmony with those boys from the beach, the BEACH BOYS.
Next, we hop across the pond to embrace the BEATLES before roughing up the edges with the garage rock of the KINKS.
Scratching the dark underbelly of the STONES. And turning it up to Eleven with the arena rock bombast of the WHO.
We're now in position to scale Mount ZEPPELIN.
At the summit we go back to the basics with the RAMONES, Get ornery with JOHNNY ROTTEN and the boys and fight the good fight with the CLASH!!
Now we set the table for grunge with the PIXIES, and then, and only then, is the boy aurally adjusted for some NIRVANA!
LAST FRAME: Mom, "There's nothing there from the 80s."
Dad, "Didn't you hear? The '80s were expunged from the musical record."
Baby, "No Dexys?"
Sounds a bit Classic Rock to me. But, Dad has a good idea, except for the '60s part. That was some great music. At least there was no Snoop Dogg, rap or hip-hop.
What, No CCR? --RoadDog
Going for the Funnies: Fall
My favorite part of any Sunday is the color funnies which I save for dessert.
September 25th Chicago Tribune.
MUTTS Comic Strip
The car is looking at a green tree in FRAME 1.
"Hmm...What are you thinking..."
FRAME 2: "A Blonde" (tree has yellow leaves)
FRAME 3: "A Redhead" (tree has red leaves)
Frame 4: "Or Brunette?" (tree has brown leaves)
FRAME 5: "I Can't wait to see!" (tree back to green)
That's Me. I Can;t Wait for My Fall Color. --RoadDog
September 25th Chicago Tribune.
MUTTS Comic Strip
The car is looking at a green tree in FRAME 1.
"Hmm...What are you thinking..."
FRAME 2: "A Blonde" (tree has yellow leaves)
FRAME 3: "A Redhead" (tree has red leaves)
Frame 4: "Or Brunette?" (tree has brown leaves)
FRAME 5: "I Can't wait to see!" (tree back to green)
That's Me. I Can;t Wait for My Fall Color. --RoadDog
Da Bears at Da House-- Part 1
As in White House.
From the October 5th Chicago Tribune "This trip long overdue for '85 team" by Peter Nicholas.
I'm sure looking forward to seeing some of this tonight. Another chance to see our all-time favorite Bears team get together again to relive that magical year.
Everyone remembers that really frigid January day when the Bears had their parade in Chicago after winning Super Bowl XX the previous Sunday. A visit to DC to say hi to President Reagan was in the offing but never came to pass, because they day after the parade came the Challenger explosion.
Reagan never met "The Fridge." The visit was never rescheduled, "nor, did they reprise 'The Super Bowl Shuffle.' the rap tune that became a pop culture sensation. Players got hurt or retired (I still say that Da Bears would have won one or two more Super Bowls had qb McMahon stayed healthy). Coaches moved on. Hopes faded for of a Bears dynasty, or even another championship."
Gary Fencik, a free-safety for the team, remembers watching the shuttle explosion at his locker in Hallas Hall, "I saw the takeoff and saw the accident and pretty much realized at that point that our celebration was over." Fencik is now a partner in a private equity firm.
There Will never be Another Team Quite Like Our '85 Bears. --RoadDog
PARAPROSDOKIAN SENTENCE: Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
From the October 5th Chicago Tribune "This trip long overdue for '85 team" by Peter Nicholas.
I'm sure looking forward to seeing some of this tonight. Another chance to see our all-time favorite Bears team get together again to relive that magical year.
Everyone remembers that really frigid January day when the Bears had their parade in Chicago after winning Super Bowl XX the previous Sunday. A visit to DC to say hi to President Reagan was in the offing but never came to pass, because they day after the parade came the Challenger explosion.
Reagan never met "The Fridge." The visit was never rescheduled, "nor, did they reprise 'The Super Bowl Shuffle.' the rap tune that became a pop culture sensation. Players got hurt or retired (I still say that Da Bears would have won one or two more Super Bowls had qb McMahon stayed healthy). Coaches moved on. Hopes faded for of a Bears dynasty, or even another championship."
Gary Fencik, a free-safety for the team, remembers watching the shuttle explosion at his locker in Hallas Hall, "I saw the takeoff and saw the accident and pretty much realized at that point that our celebration was over." Fencik is now a partner in a private equity firm.
There Will never be Another Team Quite Like Our '85 Bears. --RoadDog
PARAPROSDOKIAN SENTENCE: Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
JSIS: iPhones-- College Trips-- Where's the Beef?
JSIS-- Just Some Interesting Stuff
1. iPHONES-- Evolution of Apple's iPhone. Yesterday I posted about the various iPhones, but later saw that I had the names wrong. According to the Chicago Tribune, it was: Original iPhone (2007) iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G (@008), iPhone 3GS (2009), iPhone4 (2010) and now the iPhone 5.
Do we really need to upgrade every year like that?
2. COLLEGE TRIPS-- Oct. 5th Chicago Tribune article on freshmen at Addison Trail High School outside Chicago taking a field trip to the University of Wisconsin in Madison to get them interested in college. Great idea, but I suggest the field trips be to Northern Illinois University in closer-by Dekalb.
This could get the students more fired up about their grades after seeing the payoff.
Parents should also take their high school children on visits to colleges.
3. WHERE'S THE BEEF?-- is back. Oct. 5th Chicago Tribune. The new commercial of the kid walking around with the vintage "Where's the Beef" tee shirt and looking amazed when every older folk calls it back to him is a fun trip back down memory lane for me.It was 27 years ago when Chicagoan Clara Peller made the famous quote pitching for Wendy's. She died a few years later in 1987.
Liz says a friend of hers worked on the set and had to hide behind the counter because Clara could not remember when to say her line. When it was time, he'd tug on her dress to cue her. That is why she always looked a bit shocked when she said it.
Now, companies seem to have learned that a little bit of humor, right Aflac duck and Mayhem, goes a long way. These are commercials I stop what I'm doing to watch.
That Was One Funny Commercial. --RoadDog
1. iPHONES-- Evolution of Apple's iPhone. Yesterday I posted about the various iPhones, but later saw that I had the names wrong. According to the Chicago Tribune, it was: Original iPhone (2007) iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G (@008), iPhone 3GS (2009), iPhone4 (2010) and now the iPhone 5.
Do we really need to upgrade every year like that?
2. COLLEGE TRIPS-- Oct. 5th Chicago Tribune article on freshmen at Addison Trail High School outside Chicago taking a field trip to the University of Wisconsin in Madison to get them interested in college. Great idea, but I suggest the field trips be to Northern Illinois University in closer-by Dekalb.
This could get the students more fired up about their grades after seeing the payoff.
Parents should also take their high school children on visits to colleges.
3. WHERE'S THE BEEF?-- is back. Oct. 5th Chicago Tribune. The new commercial of the kid walking around with the vintage "Where's the Beef" tee shirt and looking amazed when every older folk calls it back to him is a fun trip back down memory lane for me.It was 27 years ago when Chicagoan Clara Peller made the famous quote pitching for Wendy's. She died a few years later in 1987.
Liz says a friend of hers worked on the set and had to hide behind the counter because Clara could not remember when to say her line. When it was time, he'd tug on her dress to cue her. That is why she always looked a bit shocked when she said it.
Now, companies seem to have learned that a little bit of humor, right Aflac duck and Mayhem, goes a long way. These are commercials I stop what I'm doing to watch.
That Was One Funny Commercial. --RoadDog
Movie Scratches: Help-- Contagion-- Drive-- Killer
A Dog's Eye View of movies I've recently seen.
The first number refers to how many I've seen, then date, where and how much.
49. THE HELP-- 9-15-- FOX LAKE $5.50-- Gives a whole new meaning to eating pie.
50. CONTAGION-- 9-21-- FOX LAKE $4-- Whatever you do, don't touch.
51. DRIVE-- 9-23-- FOX LAKE $5.50-- He's good, but gets into bad situations.
52. KILLER ELITE-- 9-27-- FOX LAKE $5.50-- Killing's easy. Forgetting's hard.
I Hate Sticky Floors. --RoadDog
PARAPROSDOKIAN SENTENCE: We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
The first number refers to how many I've seen, then date, where and how much.
49. THE HELP-- 9-15-- FOX LAKE $5.50-- Gives a whole new meaning to eating pie.
50. CONTAGION-- 9-21-- FOX LAKE $4-- Whatever you do, don't touch.
51. DRIVE-- 9-23-- FOX LAKE $5.50-- He's good, but gets into bad situations.
52. KILLER ELITE-- 9-27-- FOX LAKE $5.50-- Killing's easy. Forgetting's hard.
I Hate Sticky Floors. --RoadDog
PARAPROSDOKIAN SENTENCE: We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
A-Boating I Go
Heading out for some boating this afternoon as we're finally getting decent weather after the coldest September in Chicago recorded history.
Also went boating the last three days, bringing our total outings to 32. Still hoping for 40.
Sunday and Monday were just boat floats.
Yesterday, we went out with buddy Frank and cruised Fox Lake, Nippersink Lake and Pistakee Lake. We went through some channels off Pistakee and saw the place Frank has a short sell bid on.
Also stopped at Oak Park Bar Lounge and the Aquarium, Home of the Minnow Club.
Even a Bad Day of Boating Is Still Better Than a Good Day at ____.
Also went boating the last three days, bringing our total outings to 32. Still hoping for 40.
Sunday and Monday were just boat floats.
Yesterday, we went out with buddy Frank and cruised Fox Lake, Nippersink Lake and Pistakee Lake. We went through some channels off Pistakee and saw the place Frank has a short sell bid on.
Also stopped at Oak Park Bar Lounge and the Aquarium, Home of the Minnow Club.
Even a Bad Day of Boating Is Still Better Than a Good Day at ____.
It's Them, Not Me: iPhone5 and Cassette Tapes
Well, yesterday, the much-anticipated release of the iPhone5 came out. People flocked to buy it. I didn't. Many are looking to get rid of their antiquated iPhone4s.
Well, I don't even have an iPhone4, or even an iPhone 3 for that matter. Come to think of it, I never had a 1 or 2 either.
Am I going to buy an iPhone5? Nope. I'll wait for the iPhone6 in a couple months. Nope, I won't buy that either.
CASSETTE TAPES
Yesterday, Lynn Braemer, dj (or uj, upload jocket) on WXRT 93.1 FM in Chicago and cohort Mary Dixon mentioned a small comeback of the cassette tape as a musical entity. Evidently, the Chicago Sun-Times had an article about it.
The two of them beban snickering and crackig wise about my beloved cassette tapes, which I still record on and listen to, despite the increase in difficulty of obtaining them
I was one of the first people to get a cassette recorder back in 1969 and have used them ever since. I was one of the last TJs before I retired completely earlier this year.
Bring Back the Cassette Tapes!! --RoadDog
Well, I don't even have an iPhone4, or even an iPhone 3 for that matter. Come to think of it, I never had a 1 or 2 either.
Am I going to buy an iPhone5? Nope. I'll wait for the iPhone6 in a couple months. Nope, I won't buy that either.
CASSETTE TAPES
Yesterday, Lynn Braemer, dj (or uj, upload jocket) on WXRT 93.1 FM in Chicago and cohort Mary Dixon mentioned a small comeback of the cassette tape as a musical entity. Evidently, the Chicago Sun-Times had an article about it.
The two of them beban snickering and crackig wise about my beloved cassette tapes, which I still record on and listen to, despite the increase in difficulty of obtaining them
I was one of the first people to get a cassette recorder back in 1969 and have used them ever since. I was one of the last TJs before I retired completely earlier this year.
Bring Back the Cassette Tapes!! --RoadDog
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
When Disco Saved Beach Music-- Part 4
Beach Music had about run its course in the mid-1950s, when Disco burst on the scene (with a big help from good old John Travolta). Its arrival reinvigorated the scene and the shag dance.
Another hour's worth of Fessa John Hook's music. Asterisk means I hadn't heard it before.
I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND-- Four Tops
GOT TO GIVE YOU UP-- Marvin Gaye
1000 LAUGHS-- Eloise Laws*
SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING-- Thelma Houston*
A LITTLE LOVIN' (KEEPS THE DR. AWAY)-- Racs*
NIGHT FEVER-- Bee Gees
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RIGHT-- Evely "Champagne" King*
I CAN'T FIGHT YOUR LOVE-- Modulations*
LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU-- Billy Ocean
HANG ON IN THERE BABY-- Johnny Bristol
I LOVE YOU-- Donna Summer
ANYWAY YOU WANT IT-- Enchantment
EASY COMING OUT, HARD GOIN' IN-- William Bell
LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU-- Lou Rawls
Think You Know Your Disco? --RoadDog
PARAPROSDOKIAN SENTENCE: War does not determine who is right--only who is left.
Another hour's worth of Fessa John Hook's music. Asterisk means I hadn't heard it before.
I JUST CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND-- Four Tops
GOT TO GIVE YOU UP-- Marvin Gaye
1000 LAUGHS-- Eloise Laws*
SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING-- Thelma Houston*
A LITTLE LOVIN' (KEEPS THE DR. AWAY)-- Racs*
NIGHT FEVER-- Bee Gees
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S RIGHT-- Evely "Champagne" King*
I CAN'T FIGHT YOUR LOVE-- Modulations*
LOVE REALLY HURTS WITHOUT YOU-- Billy Ocean
HANG ON IN THERE BABY-- Johnny Bristol
I LOVE YOU-- Donna Summer
ANYWAY YOU WANT IT-- Enchantment
EASY COMING OUT, HARD GOIN' IN-- William Bell
LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU-- Lou Rawls
Think You Know Your Disco? --RoadDog
PARAPROSDOKIAN SENTENCE: War does not determine who is right--only who is left.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Good Times here in NE Illinois
FRIDAY-- Gasoline Alley too crowded, so ended up at American Legion.
SATURDAY-- Mineola Chili Run: Boating on the Chain. Drinking at the Sandbar, American Legion, Oak Park. Eating and Drinking at the Mineola and Fairmount Shores.
Pirate Run at the Mineola. Invaded by those nefarious sea drunks.
Oktoberfest at the Fox Lake Beach Park.
SUNDAY-- Bears party at Squaw Bar. Bears win. Boating. Drinks and Chili on Deck at the Turkey Bar. Hello Folks for NTN and more.
Oom-Pah!! --RoadDog
SATURDAY-- Mineola Chili Run: Boating on the Chain. Drinking at the Sandbar, American Legion, Oak Park. Eating and Drinking at the Mineola and Fairmount Shores.
Pirate Run at the Mineola. Invaded by those nefarious sea drunks.
Oktoberfest at the Fox Lake Beach Park.
SUNDAY-- Bears party at Squaw Bar. Bears win. Boating. Drinks and Chili on Deck at the Turkey Bar. Hello Folks for NTN and more.
Oom-Pah!! --RoadDog
Grading the TV Season...So Far
From the Oct. 2nd Chicago Tribune "Grading the TV Season."
Of the twenty new shows debuting this season.
Ones I've watched have an asterisk. They had comments, but the ones shown are mine.
FIVE BEST:
Prime Suspect (NBC)* Girl trying to crash the Good 'Ol Boys Network. I bet she does.
New Girl (Fox)
2 Broke Girls (CBS)* A new "Odd Couple"
Terra Nova (Fox)* I like any scifi, especially with dinosaurs.
Secret Circle (CW)
I agree with the ones I've seen. All good shows.
THE FIVE WORST
Charlie's Angels (ABC)
Free Agents (NBC)* Seen all shows so far. isn't catching on with me and may stop watching.
The Playboy Club (NBC)* Despite the title, it's still a man's world. So far, the moral would be, "Don't mess with the bunnies."
Hart of Dixie (CW)
Unforgettable (CBS)*
I definitely disagree with "Unforgettable" being on the worst list. It's a new way to solve crime. But then, I liked "Numbers."
I Have Some Other Good Ones So Far As Well. --RoadDog
Of the twenty new shows debuting this season.
Ones I've watched have an asterisk. They had comments, but the ones shown are mine.
FIVE BEST:
Prime Suspect (NBC)* Girl trying to crash the Good 'Ol Boys Network. I bet she does.
New Girl (Fox)
2 Broke Girls (CBS)* A new "Odd Couple"
Terra Nova (Fox)* I like any scifi, especially with dinosaurs.
Secret Circle (CW)
I agree with the ones I've seen. All good shows.
THE FIVE WORST
Charlie's Angels (ABC)
Free Agents (NBC)* Seen all shows so far. isn't catching on with me and may stop watching.
The Playboy Club (NBC)* Despite the title, it's still a man's world. So far, the moral would be, "Don't mess with the bunnies."
Hart of Dixie (CW)
Unforgettable (CBS)*
I definitely disagree with "Unforgettable" being on the worst list. It's a new way to solve crime. But then, I liked "Numbers."
I Have Some Other Good Ones So Far As Well. --RoadDog
Every Bloomin' THing: Early October
The various sedum and many, many, many mums are carrying the color right now.
Plus, the golden rods are near the end of their run. I have some sort of plants with hundreds of little white blooms that is at its top right now.
No trees changing yet.
Best to steer clear of the sedum and those white plants as they are covered with stinging varmints.
I'll have to put up the Halloween decs in the next week as it is that time of the season.
Just ate my second nut-covered caramel apple, something that says to fall to me. have to get over to Meijer's to get a gallon of the apple cider as well. Now that it's October, I can burn on the weekends through November.
I consider fall to be September and October. Forget November, although it's technically a part of fall. We just finished the coldest September in Chicago history, so hoping I;ll get some fall now.
Temps in the 70s this week, so hope to get some final boating in.
Love That Fall. --RoadDog
PARAPROSDOKIAN SENTENCE: If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.
Plus, the golden rods are near the end of their run. I have some sort of plants with hundreds of little white blooms that is at its top right now.
No trees changing yet.
Best to steer clear of the sedum and those white plants as they are covered with stinging varmints.
I'll have to put up the Halloween decs in the next week as it is that time of the season.
Just ate my second nut-covered caramel apple, something that says to fall to me. have to get over to Meijer's to get a gallon of the apple cider as well. Now that it's October, I can burn on the weekends through November.
I consider fall to be September and October. Forget November, although it's technically a part of fall. We just finished the coldest September in Chicago history, so hoping I;ll get some fall now.
Temps in the 70s this week, so hope to get some final boating in.
Love That Fall. --RoadDog
PARAPROSDOKIAN SENTENCE: If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Number One Songs This Date, October 1st-- Part 4
DECADE OF THE 50s
1959 MACK THE KNIFE-- BOBBY DARRIN-- Well, that shark sure has sharp teeth.
1958 IT'S ALL IN THE GAME-- TOMMY EDWARDS
1957 HONEYCOMB-- JIMMIE RODGERS
1956 DON'T BE CRUEL/HOUND DOG-- ELVIS PRESLEY-- The Pel gets a two-sided
1955 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS-- MITCH MILLER-- Follow that bouncing ball.
1954 HEY THERE-- ROSEMARY CLOONEY
1953 VAYO CON DIOS-- LES PAUL AND MARY FORD
1952 YOU BELONG TO ME-- JO STAFFORD
1951 BECAUSE OF YOU-- TONY BENNETT-- I was a little over 4 months old and Tony's still singing.
1950 GOODNIGHT IRENE-- GORDON JENKINS AND THE WEAVERS
1941 PIANO CONCERTO IN B FLAT-- FREDDY MARTIN
1931 WHEN THE MOON COMES OVER THE MOUNTAIN-- KATE SMITH
1921 SONG OF INDIA-- PAUL WHITEMAN-- This guy was on a roll with the number one song for five straight months with three different ones: My Mammy and Cherie #1 each for two months.
1911 ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND-- ARTHUR COLLINS & BYRON HARLON
1901 UNCLE JOSH'S HUSKIN BEE DANCE-- CAL STEWART
You Ain't Nothin' But a _____ ____. --RoadDog
1959 MACK THE KNIFE-- BOBBY DARRIN-- Well, that shark sure has sharp teeth.
1958 IT'S ALL IN THE GAME-- TOMMY EDWARDS
1957 HONEYCOMB-- JIMMIE RODGERS
1956 DON'T BE CRUEL/HOUND DOG-- ELVIS PRESLEY-- The Pel gets a two-sided
1955 THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS-- MITCH MILLER-- Follow that bouncing ball.
1954 HEY THERE-- ROSEMARY CLOONEY
1953 VAYO CON DIOS-- LES PAUL AND MARY FORD
1952 YOU BELONG TO ME-- JO STAFFORD
1951 BECAUSE OF YOU-- TONY BENNETT-- I was a little over 4 months old and Tony's still singing.
1950 GOODNIGHT IRENE-- GORDON JENKINS AND THE WEAVERS
1941 PIANO CONCERTO IN B FLAT-- FREDDY MARTIN
1931 WHEN THE MOON COMES OVER THE MOUNTAIN-- KATE SMITH
1921 SONG OF INDIA-- PAUL WHITEMAN-- This guy was on a roll with the number one song for five straight months with three different ones: My Mammy and Cherie #1 each for two months.
1911 ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND-- ARTHUR COLLINS & BYRON HARLON
1901 UNCLE JOSH'S HUSKIN BEE DANCE-- CAL STEWART
You Ain't Nothin' But a _____ ____. --RoadDog
Number One Songs This Date, October 1st-- Part 3
DECADE OF THE 60S
1969 SUGAR, SUGAR-- ARCHIES-- OK, now TRY to get this out of your head.
1968 HEY JUDE-- BEATLES-- Imagine a month in the 60s after 1964, without a Beatles song at or near #1.
1967 THE LETTER-- BOX TOPS0-- A little blue-eyed soul if you please.
1966 CHERISH-- ASSOCIATION-- These guys could sure harmonize together.
1965 HANG ON SLOOPY-- McCOYS-- Rick and the boys have the official Ohio Rock and Roll song.
1964 OH, PRETTY WOMAN-- ROY ORBISON-- One of those great music riff openings.
1963 BLUE VELVET-- BOBBY VINTON-- Back in his "Blue" phase.
1962 SHERRY-- FOUR SEASONS-- Jersey Boys making good.
1961 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY-- BOBBY VEE-- Filled in for Buddy Holly after the crash.
1960 MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN-- CONNIE FRANCIS
Sherry, baby. --RoadDog
1969 SUGAR, SUGAR-- ARCHIES-- OK, now TRY to get this out of your head.
1968 HEY JUDE-- BEATLES-- Imagine a month in the 60s after 1964, without a Beatles song at or near #1.
1967 THE LETTER-- BOX TOPS0-- A little blue-eyed soul if you please.
1966 CHERISH-- ASSOCIATION-- These guys could sure harmonize together.
1965 HANG ON SLOOPY-- McCOYS-- Rick and the boys have the official Ohio Rock and Roll song.
1964 OH, PRETTY WOMAN-- ROY ORBISON-- One of those great music riff openings.
1963 BLUE VELVET-- BOBBY VINTON-- Back in his "Blue" phase.
1962 SHERRY-- FOUR SEASONS-- Jersey Boys making good.
1961 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY-- BOBBY VEE-- Filled in for Buddy Holly after the crash.
1960 MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN-- CONNIE FRANCIS
Sherry, baby. --RoadDog
Going on a Chili Run/Oktoberfest
Despite the cool temps today, I'm going out with friends on a boat for the Mineola Chili Run in a few hours. We'll be going to five places on the Chain of Lakes, starting and ending at the Mineola, a small-scale version of the Grand Hotel in Mackinac. (Not in good shape, though.)
Should be a good time if I don't freeze.
Then, it's off to the Fox Lake annual Oktoberfest at Lakefront Park for brats, more beer, a German oompah band and a rock band to cap off the day.
Out on the Chain and Feeling No Pain. --RoadDog
Should be a good time if I don't freeze.
Then, it's off to the Fox Lake annual Oktoberfest at Lakefront Park for brats, more beer, a German oompah band and a rock band to cap off the day.
Out on the Chain and Feeling No Pain. --RoadDog
Number One Songs This Date, October 1st-- Part 2
I'll be expanding to including the #1 songs from the 50s to 80s.
DECADE OF THE 70S
1979 SAD EYES-- ROBERT JOHN
1978 KISS YOU ALL OVER-- EXILE-- Country goes nasty. Not to be confused with Dr. CC's song.
1977 STAR WARS THEME/CANTINA BAND-- MECO-- Think this might have had something to do with that movie?
1976 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC-- WILD CHERRY-- Just the song we needed for the bicentennial.
1975 FAME-- DAVID BOWIE
1974 I HONESTLY LOVE YOU-- ONJ-- That pretty gal from Australia, Olivia.
1973 HALF BREED-- CHER-- And "Papa would have shot him if he knew what he'd done."
1972 BABY, DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME-- MAC DAVIS-- "Lord, It's Hard to Be Humble" with a name like that.
1971 MAGGIE MAE/REASON TO BELIEVE-- ROD STEWART-- Here we go again at the Sig Ep house at the University of Georgia.
1970 AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH-- DIANA ROSS
Wake Up Maggie, I Think It's Time to Go. It's Late September and I really Should be Back at ____. --RoadDog
PARAPROSDOKIAN SENTENCE: We never really grow up, we only learn how ro act in public.
DECADE OF THE 70S
1979 SAD EYES-- ROBERT JOHN
1978 KISS YOU ALL OVER-- EXILE-- Country goes nasty. Not to be confused with Dr. CC's song.
1977 STAR WARS THEME/CANTINA BAND-- MECO-- Think this might have had something to do with that movie?
1976 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC-- WILD CHERRY-- Just the song we needed for the bicentennial.
1975 FAME-- DAVID BOWIE
1974 I HONESTLY LOVE YOU-- ONJ-- That pretty gal from Australia, Olivia.
1973 HALF BREED-- CHER-- And "Papa would have shot him if he knew what he'd done."
1972 BABY, DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME-- MAC DAVIS-- "Lord, It's Hard to Be Humble" with a name like that.
1971 MAGGIE MAE/REASON TO BELIEVE-- ROD STEWART-- Here we go again at the Sig Ep house at the University of Georgia.
1970 AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH-- DIANA ROSS
Wake Up Maggie, I Think It's Time to Go. It's Late September and I really Should be Back at ____. --RoadDog
PARAPROSDOKIAN SENTENCE: We never really grow up, we only learn how ro act in public.
Number One Songs This Date, October 1st-- Part 1
It's a new month, time to take a look at the number one songs this date going back 110 years. Personally, I don't remember most of them before 1955...but you never know who might be reading.
Big thanks to Josh Hosler for his Number One in History website: www.joshhosler.biz.
2011 MOVES LIKE JAGGER-- MAROON 5/CHRISTINA AGUILERA
2001 FALLIN'-- ALICIA KEYS
1991 GOOD VIBRATIONS-- MARKY MARK
DECADE OF THE 80S
1989 MISS YOU MUCH-- JANET JACKSON
1988 DON'T WORRY, NE HAPPY-- BOBBY McFERRIN-- Darm, now I've got that song stuck in my head. If you see me whistlin', don't think I've flipped out.
1987 DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL-- WHITNEY HOUSTON-- Pre-Bobby, not McFerrin either.
1986 STUCK WITH YOU-- HUEY LEWIS-- Could this guy make a great pop song or what?
1985 MONEY FOR NOTHING-- DIRE STRAITS-- Great video back when MTV was really music.
1984 LET'S GO CRAZY- PRINCE-- Before he did that name thing.
1983 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART-- BONNIE TYLER
1982 JACK AND DIANE-- JOHN COUGAR-- Or do you call him John Mellancamp.
1981 ENDLESS LOVE-- DIANA ROSS/LIONEL RICHIE
1980 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST-- QUEEN-- I lost count of how many times I played this one at weddings.
And Your Chicks for Free. --RoadDog
PARAPROSDOKIAN SENTENCE: If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.
Big thanks to Josh Hosler for his Number One in History website: www.joshhosler.biz.
2011 MOVES LIKE JAGGER-- MAROON 5/CHRISTINA AGUILERA
2001 FALLIN'-- ALICIA KEYS
1991 GOOD VIBRATIONS-- MARKY MARK
DECADE OF THE 80S
1989 MISS YOU MUCH-- JANET JACKSON
1988 DON'T WORRY, NE HAPPY-- BOBBY McFERRIN-- Darm, now I've got that song stuck in my head. If you see me whistlin', don't think I've flipped out.
1987 DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL-- WHITNEY HOUSTON-- Pre-Bobby, not McFerrin either.
1986 STUCK WITH YOU-- HUEY LEWIS-- Could this guy make a great pop song or what?
1985 MONEY FOR NOTHING-- DIRE STRAITS-- Great video back when MTV was really music.
1984 LET'S GO CRAZY- PRINCE-- Before he did that name thing.
1983 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART-- BONNIE TYLER
1982 JACK AND DIANE-- JOHN COUGAR-- Or do you call him John Mellancamp.
1981 ENDLESS LOVE-- DIANA ROSS/LIONEL RICHIE
1980 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST-- QUEEN-- I lost count of how many times I played this one at weddings.
And Your Chicks for Free. --RoadDog
PARAPROSDOKIAN SENTENCE: If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.
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