Titles Are Hard

There's ice on the pond. We had below freezing temps overnight and finally some ice is forming. Not all that long ago, when the kids were young, we would be skating on the pond during Christmas vacation. It's proof to me that the weather has changed a lot because I've not been able to skate on the pond since Feb. or March 2003. Even then, there was a large open area. It would not have been suitable for children.

Lots of visitors have been around. It's great but I haven't done my promised visits to others. I find it very easy to stay home. Tomorrow night is a friend's annual Eve Eve Party. We'll definately be making an appearance at that. It's big and crowded and the dance floor is always packed and we have a blast. We're tired of leftovers so we're eating out first. Not turkey or ham or lobster....anything else is fair game.

A couple of songs for the music page. Just random favorites......I've been listening to latin all day but these are not. The first is a song I love. I have the Blind Boys of Alabama version up already but this one I love the best. It's People Get Ready by Phoebe Snow and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison was a lways a favorite of mine. When I first heard A Night in San Fransisco and heard this version with Brian Kennedy beginning and Van coming in, I almost melted. It's SUCH a great version! Enjoy!

Van Fanning - It's My Job

The weather has changed drastically. We had rain a few days ago that brought a cold front and it's been cool and windy ever since. I actually closed my bedroom window last night. This morning at 5:30 when I brought the green bin up to the road it was pretty chilly but the temp says 10; warmer than it felt with the north wind. The stars were brilliant in the clear, cool sky though. There's always a silver lining.

Bigggggg news. My little 2 and 3/4 year old grandson called me last night, very excited. He'd pooped in the potty for the first time. As I said, big news! I have such an exciting life!

I've been looking at clips on Youtube and have found it a great way to listen to music and see bands. I'd looked at several before and of course funny ones that we always receive as links in our e-mails. Now I'm using the search button and finding ones I want to see. It's my new hobby!
I'm a huge Van Fan, only saw him live once but yearn to see him again. This one I'm pretty positive is from A Night in San Fransisco, though it doesn't say so. It's Van and John Lee Hooker doing Gloria and this one is Van doing This Weight. Here's another version of Van and Brian Kennedy doing Tupelo Honey like they do in A Night in San Fransisco but from another concert. This one melds to Why Must I Always Explain. Brian also sings with Van on This Weight. He's got such a great voice.....so sweet and clear, a good contrast to Van who is far from sweet and clear.

You just know that today's music has to be Van. One of his most favorite and famous bootlegs is live from Montreaux 1990. Here's a couple of cuts from it: Baby, Please Don't Go and Caravan. The Window's file system has put the album in alphabetical order so kind of ruined the feel of the whole live concert. I've got tons of Van music but like all music that I have, only a bit of it gets put on the Music Page. Any requests? I actually won a Van and John Lee bootleg on the day John Lee died.