Blue Moon-Bert Kaempfert and Orchestra

I had no idea that Bert Kaempfert had recorded this..each in his own style

Blue Moon - original version from the movie Manhattan Melodrama

The history of the song, Blue Moon, interesting

Bunny Berigan - Blue Moon (1934)

Love Blue Moon, and have posted a couple of versions. Did not know Bunny Berigan played it, so here is his version..you can look back in my blog for other versions, just put it in the search area of the blog

A Dance Lesson! - Ricardo Montalban, Lana Turner, Rita Moreno

Lets have some fun with Ricardo , Rita Moreno, Lana Turner

Let's Face The Music And Dance

beautiful music and dancing....

I´ve had the time of my life - Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth-

Rita and Fred, clever !

Rita & Fred: Hungry Eyes

clever clips to Hungry Eyes...

Gilda, Second Famous Scene

Rita Hayworth, in Gilda

Amado Mio

Rita Hayworth , you can see why she was such a big star....

You Send Me -- Rod Stewart

A breath of fresh air.....I love both Sam and Rod's versions....

Sam Cooke - You Send Me

I give up, this is the best, best, version, of this song...no female, no other male singer, no one touches it....(maybe Rod Stewart?...to whom I am partial....

Mavis Staples - You Send Me

what do you think...maybe try another female singer with this, maybe Aretha...?

Mavis Staples - Since I Fell For You

Tonight it is Mavis Staples night, she is great, not as well known to me as Ella and Dinah.....great sound

Particles appear to travel faster than light: OPERA experiment reports anomaly in flight time of neutrinos

Particles appear to travel faster than light: OPERA experiment reports anomaly in flight time of neutrinos The big news of the week, in science.

Hollywood Romance: Lana Turner & Johnny Stompanato - Female First

Hollywood Romance: Lana Turner & Johnny Stompanato - Female First   A long ago tragedy.  A woman who could not get free of violence and in the end the result was death, and a who did it.

Ali Macgraw Biography - Moviefone

Ali Macgraw Biography - Moviefone  Here is another tid bit.  

Robert Evans

Robert Evans Interesting look at one of Hollywood's most successful producers. He was married to Ali Mc Graw, who divorced him for Steve Mc Queen,
but it is obvious Robert Evans never got stuck on one woman from his history, follow his chart here.

Garden In The Rain

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I posted this by Sarah Vaughn, my favorite version. I am waiting for Rod Stewart to do this number, it will fit his style....hoping and waiting

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U.S. Gamers Crack Puzzle In AIDS Research That Stumped Scientists For Years | Fox News

U.S. Gamers Crack Puzzle In AIDS Research That Stumped Scientists For Years Fox News  Now we are cooking!  That is absolutely wonderful.

Glen Campbell - I Remember You - YouTube

Glen Campbell - I Remember You - YouTube

Lets all remember the genius of Glen Campbell. He could use our prayers

Julie London - Around Midnight

Amy and Julie sing this , two very different arrangements

Amy Winehouse - Round Midnight (New Song)

Have to find someone that can present this as well as Amy...

Amy Winehouse - (There Is) No Greater Love (Live)

I did not know that Amy did some of these old songs, will have to find in her albums

Billie Holiday - There Is No Greater Love

Lets listen to Billie Holiday and Amy Winehouse sing this song...

Dinah Washington Teach Me Tonight

Can you see similarity between Amy Winehouse and Dinah Washington, scroll down and listen to Amy sing this song...

Dinah Washington - One More Chance

Dinah Washington, we can not forget her

Dinah Washington - That Sunday That Summer

Dinah Washington, has a great album that I loved so much, it went everywhere with me , including this song. My product finder is not working so I can't link it.

Oscar Peterson: Satin Doll (Duke Ellington)

Lets see which version is the best.  This was a major hit in the early 50's and sooner.

Nancy Wilson - Satin Doll

Nancy Wilson, sounds really good, even up against the great Ella.

Ella Fitzgerald - Satin Doll

Ella does a great job...on this

The Lady Vanishes: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas (1938...

1938 movie , see the world as it once was..

Hi-maize High Fiber Flour - 3 lb.

Hi-maize High Fiber Flour - 3 lb.   This is wonderful flour and if you like to bake, you will have wonderful baked donuts, breads, and other products, that taste terrific and feel lighter in your tummy, while being healthier for you.

Corey Rennell: The Secret To Nutrition Is No Secret

Corey Rennell: The Secret To Nutrition Is No Secret   we all know this, but hardly follow it.  The temptations of the choices we have are so overpowering.

Michael Bublé - The Way You Look Tonight

Great arrangement of one of my favorite songs

exhibition cars at CJ's Diner Framingham, Nobscot

From 6-11 am, exotic and antique cars are on display at the diner, in Nobscot, comon down , see the cars, bring your special car and enjoy a coffee....we are going down now with the 1937 Mercedes, bright red with a blower....each car has a story....Corner of Water St and Edgell Road in Framingham, Mass.

Michael Bublé - Crazy Love (Video) - YouTube

Michael Bublé - Crazy Love (Video) - YouTube     Michael Buble , is becoming one of the best entertainers.

Tickets Events | Newport Mansions

newTickets Events Newport Mansions    this is a fabulous event, if you like to taste wine, and enjoy the ambiance of Rosecliff, on the lawn on a Sunday or Saturday afternoon, you will be surprised at the people that come from many places to attend this event.  No on under 21 is allowed in, so plan to go with out the kids.

Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight

Love, love Patsy Cline's voice, hope you do also.

Crazy - Patsy Cline

This voice was fabulous, and she like Amy Wineheart died very young.

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Jim Nabors ( Stevie Wonder ) ( 1973 )

Jim Nabors, never really had a chance at being a singer, he was such a wonderful comedian that he was categorized in that role forever!

Jerry Lee Lewis - Mean old man

Fox news at 6 played a snippet of this, in the morning today, so I thought I would pass it along, good rhythm...and want to remind you that you might want to have some of his albums or songs in your collection, to study his style or just enjoy.

Continuous Chest Compression CPR—University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center

New life saving technique. Good to have everyone in your company aware of it.

Hero performed by Michael Israel in New York

This is circulating on the internet. It is beautiful....Lee Greenwood and Michael Israel, support these artists, please.

Take Me Back To The Sixties

Take Me Back To The Sixties My high school friend Mel Foster, sent me this , as we discussed my new book of the 40's and 50's. It takes you back to what the 60's where like....

Heaven 9/11

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The tragedy of 9/11
I was thinking about it, as I learned that 7,000 Marines lost their lives on Iwo Jima, to bring us toward the goal of winning the Second World War. How horrible that battle was! Tears and more tears..part of .this is in my new book, "Enchanted", coming soon.

Imagine, on 9/11, in one day 3,000 innocent civilians died because of anarchist radical religious beliefs. It argues for  me that civil disobedience is not tolerable to win an argument, and the college professors who teach and encourage it, have lost sight of what happens when people are radicalized.

I have not read the posted book, I think from the reviews that it might give both sides of the argument for those that want to think more about radicalism and its effect on society.

The Arcanum...the story of Porcelain

While talking about porcelain this morning, and enjoying the beauty of Meissen and Motahedeh, I found this book and immediately ordered the first chapter for my Kindle.  I bought this model Kindle, and I love it...  First chapter free, you can then order the rest of it on the kindle, or buy the book for your library.   I, for one, can not imagine a home without a library.  My home has books in almost every room.

The Kindle is amazing, because you can reference right along with the reading, by underlining,try one and see. I bought a cover with the Kindle that covers the reading surface with plastic and the cord fits tightly in the back pocket.  I love the cover but for some reason can not find it to display.  You have the Kindle handy all the time without having to open it, and you can clean the surface easily.

You can buy my book," Secrets of the Heart" , on Kindle,  a novel of how the inner mind works,including what we are learning about other dimensions, all  based on story telling , by a dying woman and her friends who have passed on to the next life.  Some movie producers are looking at my first book, and the scenes are so distinct that maybe it will catch somone's attention.   How can one be so lucky to get that kind of attention for a first novel?  

Hopefully, my publisher will have my second book today, "Enchanted," a memoir of growing up during the Second World War in the small town of Framingham, Mass., what life was like in the early 40;s and 50's.

Masterpieces of Chinese Export Porcelain: from the Mottahedeh Collection in the Virginia Museum

The Mottahedeh Swan Service is wonderful, you can probably find a picture of it on the internet.  It is discontinued, which makes it valuable to collectors, and very hard to find.  I stumbled on a whole dinner collection in Palm Springs, California years ago, and did not know enough at the time to buy it , because now a coffe pot without the lid goes for over $400 .  What beauty to behold...

Mad for Meissen - Articles - Departures

Mad for Meissen - Articles - Departures   I am mad for Meissen, and love," 1001 Nights", look it up, if you have never seen it, the spectacular dishes and accessory pieces bring you back to a fairyland on your precious table...but affordable, no., not for most of us.  Like most treasures, they become collectiblesSearch Amazon.com for meissen porcelain

Blue Hill Fair: Revisiting The Fair From 'Charlotte's Web' Sixty Years Later (PHOTOS)

Blue Hill Fair: Revisiting The Fair From 'Charlotte's Web' Sixty Years Later (PHOTOS)

If you have not purchased this book for your 4-6th grader, please be sure they read it.  It is even fun to read it to them, and if they do not like to read, it won't hurt to do that...they will be entranced with the story as you will

Artie Shaw - Besame Mucho (Bésame Besamé)

ah ha, this is the verrry...... best....style, daring, uplifting, I love Artie Shaw.....don't you?    Scroll down and see the others ...there are lots of versions I only posted two, but Artie Shaw, terrific

Besame Mucho - The Beatles

Tino Rossi - Besame Mucho, 1945

Billy May - Adios

 Dacning at the Totem Pole at Norumbega park, what a dream to get a date to go there...Billy May and his orchestra, and heaven in one night.Thank you Artie Parks, among some of my boyfriends who took me dancing there.

Michael Bolton - Nessun Dorma

If you enjoyed the Jane Roberts books about Seth, you will enjoy Graham Hancock
this naturally will interest you in the newest Paul Von Ward books
and if you don't want to get too deep, then you can get a taste of what they are all saying about consciousness, by reading my novel,"Secrets of the Heart", 
                                         

James bond music

James Bond music is just great, and with that , I sign off for tonight,

Good night  

M

Jo Stafford--You belong to me

what year did this burn up the airwaves?

Teach Me Tonight - Jo Stafford

Jo Stafford still makes it a great listen, all these years later...

Amy Winehouse - Teach Me Tonight (Live At Jools Holland 2005)

Yummy arrangements, who did it so well when we were kids, was it jo stafford

'round midnight- amy winehouse

I was going to give you this by Julie London, but Amy Winehouse takes it

I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston Video The Bodyguard

This is spectacular creativity, a song that rose to new heights because of this wonderful version...it did not catch my attention until I heard Whitney Houston sing it this way

You Are The First, My Last, My Everything (Barry White)

What else can I say, this is great

Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely

Whgat else can we say about this one

HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL !!! TAVARES

what great dancing days...

Leo Sayer - You make me feel like dancing

Just love this song, and arrangement, makes me want to get up and dance the night away

The Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) [with lyrics]

great version

The Marcels-Blue Moon

and this leads into....the next song , Oh what a night!

The Vidal Brothers -Oldies Medley: Blue Moon, We Belong Together

Selena.....how nice

Blue Moon Los Indios Tabajaras.wmv

one of my favorite songs, I had never realized they recorded it....nice listening

LOS INDIOS TABAJARAS-fantasia impromptu

great listening

Los Indios Tabajaras - Amor, Amor, Amor (©1964)

Back in time to more delicious music

You Belong to My Heart.wmv

Maybe I heard this played so much when I was a child, that this version sticks...

Connie Francis - Solamente una vez (You belong to my heart)

Connie Francis does a nice job on this song with her lovely voice

Placido Domingo - Solamente una vez (Agustin Lara)

what a wonderful version of , You Belong to My Heart....tonight is the night for Solamente Una Vez

Humpback Whale Shows AMAZING Appreciation After Being Freed From Nets

heartening and brave experience

to rescue a whale locked in a fisherman's net

The Caisson Song (Original US Army Song) - Singalong with Lyrics

\\We fought hard, and long to keep our country free, we created music , film and a spirit that changed our world, coming soon, my observations of what happened during the Second World War, as a child of 7 -11.

   "Enchanted"   it was a time, when men where drafted and  lost their dreams of the future, their opportunities  some lost their girl friends to other men.  Some women lost their men to women in foreign lands. How many never came home to pick up their dream?  How many came home to never know life the same again?  What sacrifices !  We rolled bandages at the kitchen table at night, we saw the horror of war at our Saturday "kids" matinee!  Instead of Cowboys and Indians we took to playing and singing songs like this, and winning our make believe battles of the war, in the vacant fields and yards around Hollis Street in Framingham, Mass.

Rolling in the Deep-Military cover

Heard them perform on Fox this morning, another new great sound from the Air Force...

This is the new Einstein, according to some people who have followed him, I am ordering this on my kindle today.

Exxon Wins Prized Access to Arctic With Russia Deal - NYTimes.com

Exxon Wins Prized Access to Arctic With Russia Deal - NYTimes.com  read this article because this

interesting article  will raise all kinds of thoughts in your mind.

Could this be the beginning of proof that trade helps the world?

Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium.(Book review): An article from: The Historian  this edition is the least expensive if you want to try Power and Plenty. 

 I thought that  The Silk Road in World History, would be interesting.

 I have already read,

A Splendid Exchange  which got me interested in trade., it is very good reading.

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Maybe if I had it all to do over, I would find a way to study trade and its consequences, because it is probably one of the most fascinating human experiences.

Digital quantum simulator developed

Digital quantum simulator developed Interesting article about

what is possible in the future. The march of progress is inevitable.  Have you ever wondered , as I have, if all the periods of time are in existence at the same moment, that we exist in?  Often times I think that someday we will be surprised to encounter that thought as a reality, and what appears to us as ancient civilizations, just look like that , when they happen to be discovered in our moment.  Hmmmm! 

Ruby Gentry 1952

Greek translation shows on the screen, but you can get the feel for the movie.  I could not post the fim and its price tonight.

Duel in the Sun (1946) Trailer

Time to order this up for your movie watching, buy it here, or order it on your subscription service

$16 Million Dollar Ferrari Testa Rossa | Imagine Lifestyles Luxury Rentals

$16 Million Dollar Ferrari Testa Rossa Imagine Lifestyles Luxury Rentals
who would ever imagine this price for a car? If you had the money would you?

"Enchanted", the 2nd World War had ended

Another peek at what is coming

"Enchanted" by

Madlyn A. Fafard

 

My 6th grade class at Memorial School, Framingham, Mass, probably 1946 right after the war ended. I am on the far right in the third row back. We too, became part of Framingham of the future, many of us lived around here for most of our lives, Framingham, Ashland, Medway, Holliston, Sherborn, Southboro, some went far away, forever.

Soon you will meet Madeline my friend with the birth defect that caused her head to twist. On her right is my good childhood friend Arlene Scansaroli and behind Arlene is Marie, the sister of Madeline. Each of the faces has a story to tell, but, how I can tell them all I think, as I allow myself to fall back to those days.

I see Rita Stevens peeking out, third row on the left, saying, to my wandering mind, “How could you forget me?”

These “kids” where family to each other through out the war.

"ENCHANTED", COMING SOON

My first novel, surprised me yesterday when an agent called for permission to submit it to film producers at  Universal Studios.  Just the thought of that happening is exciting.

Here is a peek at a snippet of  my  next novel.."ENCHANTED"

CHAPTER 4
The Adventurers
I have been busy with an overview of life back in the late 30’s and early 40’s. Now, it’s time to give you more history of the times because everything has to be visualized in your own mind. In those days movies were in black and white and we thought more in grey tones, of the days that came before us. Strange, isn’t it?

Lets pause a moment to think about generations. Each generation has about 20 plus or minus years of power. My Grandparents and their generation were in power for let’s say, 1920’s to 1940’s. The Greatest Generation, my parents, 1940’s to 1960’s. and my generation 1960-1990’s. I like to think that the resulting longevity that we have attained has allowed the generations to increase the power span by close to another 10 years; I believe that has started to happen in our generation.

My generation knows our town, not quite as you do, but garnished with stories and events that created our town. The town my generation built is hidden in the mists of time, only visible when one brushes aside the landscape of today. Then one can see off in the distance, clouds of memory which can be drawn down like roller shades, to recreate the scenes of the past, through coffee shop banter between 6:30 and 8:30 A. M. many mornings, at the donut shops in town. This is where you will hear the names of old.

“I remember when Tony Capobianco was the manager of the Gorman and St. George theaters, and remember when he married the cashier, Annabelle. She was a beautiful butterfly, a pretty blond who wore spike heels and dressed elegantly. When the theaters closed they both went to work at Ken’s Steak House.

" Do you remember?”

Want to find your memory town? Then find the donut shop where the old timers go, where morning talk speaks tremulously, “Remember when?” Then memories flow, for this is where the gnarled and twisted roots of memory still exist. Time is curious. Will the life I knew, ever be known again on earth? Could my generation live again in another time and place in the Universe? Who knows?

As if in answer, my friend, Mark Hanna, of Ken’s Steak House, appeared in a dream last night, though he passed on, a few years ago.

I questioned him,  " How can you be here?”

Then immediately thought came to me, does it really matter if he died, since he is still here and we are talking. Don’t we all encounter those who have passed on at one time or another in our dreams? Is this just a function of the mind? Or could it be more than that? Will we ever know? Maybe we are on the verge of knowing, because of Dr. Robert Lucas, who says, along with many others that, life is an illusion.  Dr Lucas, through his studies gives root to the idea that when we die, we continue to exist. Lucas goes on to say, that it is time that reboots, and we can select from a stairway, to experience time again, as we choose.

The 1940’s and 50’s created,” our time” and it lingered through the early 1990’s. By the late 1980’s a new town had started to appear, gently at first, imposed by a new generation that began to thumb tack over us, here and there in a scatter pattern of leaves, a canopy that covered our world in time as we knew it. We looked at each other in amazement, what had happened, where had we disappeared to? Once we had the power to create, to voice opinion, to elect Presidents.

Three books, breezing through first two, then slower to digest Paul Von Ward

In between my writing, which I finally decided, to send to the publisher this week.... I decided to read a couple of light books.  I bought this " A World I Never Made" on my Kindle and just finished it.   I am now reading Pieces of My Heart, by Robert Wagner on my Kindle.

It is light, easy to read, and full of actors and acresses.  I was totally surprised by the Barbara Stanwyck affair....and astonished at Yvonne Di Carlo....wow!   It is moving fast, because of all the stars he mentions, and I have not got to Natalie Wood yet.

I previewed Paul Von Ward and will finish Wagner's book before I jump into "We've Never Been Alone", it appears fascinating because, the clues are there, and have been there through the centuries.   It is too long an explanation to go into the many clues, but think about reading this book, even if you do not agree.  It could be fascinating.

Guy Lombardo Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Guy Lombardo

Guy Lombardo Facts, information, pictures Encyclopedia.com articles about Guy Lombardo   just getting ready to send my newest book to the publisher.("Enchanted" a memoir )...and was recalling Guy Lombardo.  Here is something you might enjoy reading, he had at least one hit a year for 21 years....imagine!

Robert Wagner Pieces of My Heart

The story of Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood, which I just had to order on my Kindle.  It was part of our lives. 

Sarah Vaughan - On Green Dolphin Street - 1962

One of my favorite jazz songs as you might know by now, and I loved the movie.

Anita O'Day - A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square

Anita 0' Day, I could listen to her all day, I started with songs of the war and ended up discovering a couple of songs, hard to find ..

Nat King Cole - Straighten Up and Fly Right

Nat King Cole, 1943..this became a big hit.

Wild Blue Yonder (AF song)

this is a song that we sang and played to during the 2nd world war...

Trace Adkins and Toby Keith Play 20 (Plus) Questions - The Boot

Trace Adkins and Toby Keith Play 20 (Plus) Questions - The Boot   They are going to tour again, and that should be one great show.....can't help lovin that country music

Drunken Pork Loin Recipes | Yummly

Drunken Pork Loin Recipes Yummly   this is a great spot for family meal celebrations...drunken pork roast is our favorite

Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (1981)

My best friend Barbara loved Betty Davis.  Barbara wanted to be an actress, and Barbara had beautiful eyes.  So when this song became a hit, it brought me back to my days with best friend Barbara.    A tribute to Barbara tonight, and good night to all

JOHNNY MATHIS & NATALIE COLE at The Boston Pops

Johnny Mathis, wonderful wonderful, and his generosity of spirit to help Natalie Cole, when she was trying to make a comeback

after her drug addiction. Buy an by Johnny Mathis, you will not regret it, his voice was one of our favorites

Johnny Mathis - It's Not For Me To Say (Original Stereo)

 Bet if you lived when this song was introduced you played it over and over on your 45 record

Perfidia - Glenn MIller

Many of the songs you hear from the big bands at parties are the songs of Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, the dream bands of the 40's and 50's. They were the leaders, and when they died, the big bands died with them.

PEREZ PRADO - Siboney

 we were always ready to Cha cha..