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“Oh Now, Still Beats Steady, This Heart I Handed You For Free”
“Should you ever need a thing, it won’t be hard to find me.” – Turnpike Troubadours A happy Labor Day weekend to you! This non-80’s song has been spinning loops in my mind at various times since it was released … Continue reading
“So I Saw You in the Pizza Place. You Were With Another Girl.”
“It was a crime, it was such a disgraceYou really shattered my world.” – The Flirts The previous post dedicated to Foreigner and featuring their hit “Juke Box Hero” lead me down a rabbit-hole of sorts. A rabbit hole of … Continue reading
“Standing in the Rain, With His Head Hung Low”
“Couldn’t get a ticket, it was a sold out show.” – Foreigner (Photo Credit Paul Natkin/Getty Images) It was indeed a sold out show a few weeks ago at The Walmart Amp in Rogers, Arkansas. It was one of many … Continue reading
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“When Your Heart Has Been Broken”
“Hogwash has been spoken. It ain’t easy, but it’s only love.” – Tina Turner (almost) MISHEARD LYRICS PART I Back in the 80’s we didn’t have this fancy thing called the internet with Google or Lyrics.com or Genius or the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryan Adams, hogwash, It's Only Love, misheard lyrics, Reckless, RIP Tina Turner, Tina Turner, What's Love Got to Do with It
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“Sitting In My Class, Just Drifting Away”
“Staring into the windows of the world, yeah” – Shanice I read your posts and your tributes to mothers everywhere. I read your stories about your celebrated day as a mother, or your tribute to your mother, or maybe your … Continue reading
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Tagged dementia, dementia sucks, I Love Your Smile, Mom, Mother's Day, Shanice, smile
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“Like to Tell Ya About My Baby”
“You know she comes aroundShe about five feet fourFrom her head to the ground” – Them Thanks for checking back into part two of my St. Patrick’s Day 2023 post (If you missed part one, you can scroll down below … Continue reading
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“Word to Your Moms, I Came to Drop Bombs”
(L-R “Danny Boy,” “DJ Lethal,” and “Everlast” aka House of Pain) Top of the mornin’ to you, and welcome to part one of my two part St. Patrick’s Day celebratory post. And of course, word to your moms, and at … Continue reading
“Well, Shake it Up, Baby Now”
“(Shake it up, baby) Twist and shout” – The Isley Brothers, The Beatles, Ferris Bueller… Bueller?… Bueller?… Sometimes I marvel at the wondrous, magical buffet of endless choices and possibilities known as the internet. I have two pieces of vintage … Continue reading
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
“Let your heart be light. Next year all our troubles will be out of sight.” – The Pretenders Many people, myself included, love this slow, wistful, nostalgic song first sung by Judy Garland in the 1944 film, “Meet Me in … Continue reading
“I Hope When I Get Old, I Don’t Sit Around Thinking About It”
“But I probably will.” – Bruce Springsteen There’s a wonderful scene in the comedy series “The Office” where Ed Helms’ character, Andy Bernard, says that he wishes there was a way to know you’re actually in the “good ole days” … Continue reading
sincerely, the 80's 