I love the old names of the virtues--Faith, Hope (Lange!), Charity, etc. Not so sure about Temperance (although I love Prudence!). My own forebear was named Comfort--not such a bad name, really....
Flashbacks to the fraternity basement--ankle-deep in beer. Pink Floyd. The Dead. White parties. Everclear. Wow. If only that was the worst of it all......
Have been listening to a lot of Gene Krupa lately. Especially love his Drum Boogie. Here are two versions--the film version with the wonderful Barbara Stanwyk lipping to the Lilten' Martha Tilton--here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEdh2MmIIV
And the sublime Anita O'Day swingin' it...
Been there--in my case the only fancy shave I ever got--Trumper's in Curzon St. Sweeney Todd of Mayfair. Good thing the girl I was going on to meet had a sense of humor. Impressed, really, that a Yank could find the best barber in town and still come away bloody.... The shirt was a goner.
I have an English friend who said that she used to have elocution lessons in school and they made everyone say "My Father's Car is a Jag-U-ar"..... Early stage product placement?
I have that, too. Takes me back. Currently listening to the bonus tracks on the re-release of the Stones' Some Girls. Some great blues tracks (Keep Up Blues is a favorite). I am also listening to an album of standards by Linda Ronstadt--this is post her Nelson Riddle work (which was...
Just wallowed in a glut of Christams specials from some of my favorite British TV shows: To The Manor Born (Audrey and Richard fight over the creche in the village church), The Good Neighbors/Life (Tom and Barbara show Jerry and Margot the true spirit of Christmas--home brew) and Too Many...
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