Layla - eric clapton, jimmy page, jeff beck

sLayla was one of my favorite songs, and guess what I did not know Jeff Beck, who has a reputation for being one of the best on guitar.  Must have been asleep!

Top 30 best rock songs of the 50's

A little bit of each song that rocked us back then. If you like something you can then go to YouTube and take a look at the full version

Kindle

I bought this version of Kindle, and this cover, so I could take it to the beach, and not get sand in it...lots of books are $2.99 and up to $8.00 so you can have fun, then pass them on to others, exchange books by Kindle and more.

Marketing marvels

Wow, what a job the Kardashian girls are doing , marketing themselves.  They have 3 clothing stores, and a number of products that they are bringing to the market.  The show and the attention gets them customers.  Talk about learning to perservere and face the odds.  It is tough to become world famous, but here are three sisters that learned to play the marketing odds.  Not everyone wants to pose semi nude, or nude, but even with  that they have managed to grab a power hold on the market. ( or maybe because of that)

A horse-drawn trek toward a 'do-over' in life | ajc.com

A horse-drawn trek toward a 'do-over' in life ajc.comthis story makes me think of the book "Blue Highways" it was a great read many years ago, and the other book that is like this is


Travels with Charlie. by Steinbeck.

Leaning to listen, think and respond, not talk at, and keep it going!

Interesting events this week.  I happened to stop surfing on Hannity as he was interviewing Rumsfeld.  I stopped long enough  to be impressed with the erudite
man, Donald Rumsfeld, who was speaking and answering questions.  I heard him say that Colin Powell provided the information that led people to believe that there were WMD.  I also heard him say that wonderful Condoleeza Rice, as an academic does, took time to ponder and look at all angles. to make the right decisions, and this is not always best for situations that need quick action. (If you are a business person, you know that sometimes you have no choice except to take the best action possible, because a swift decision has to be made).

The next night, I heard Chris Matthews,  on Hard Ball discuss the same book from a whole different point of view than the author in his own voice was trying to convey.
Chris totally blamed Rumsfeld for the problems that were discussed by him in his book and  Matthews further said that Condoleeza Rice and Colin Powell should be going after Rumsfeld.

So, we have an author with a point of view based on his experience.  Then we have a non involved person reading the authors book and completely disagreeing with the author, althought the people involved have not denied the authors observations..( yet)

This is an example of why we have serious communication problems between the two political parties.
One person sets forth his views, and the next person responds, both  are trying to win, from their point of view.  While we speak at each other in this manner, we are not listening , but each attempting to win a war of points of view.

We need to listen , learn more and respond with good intentions., to reach accord.   Maybe if we came at our news shows with a better intent instead of a hardened point of view, it would help change the attitude that is prevalent.  I hope we are not going to go through another Presidential election that points fingers, lets move on with absolute positive plans that indicate the road ahead and where we need to slow down, stop, change course, etc. but get somewhere at a certain time.  One thing you have to say for O'Reilly on The Factor,
he does try and keep an open mind, and listen to the other side, you may not all agree, but just compare him to Keith Olbermann, and it will be very clear, what I am talking about.  We must give credit to those that are trying hard to change the attitude, to reach for good intent.

 One of the best people in the business, is Charles Krauthammer, listen to that man think and respond., maybe you will agree with me, he is a gem!Cutting Edges: Making Sense of the Eighties

Bobby Darin-A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

A song of the bobby daBobby Darrin, nice voice , upbeat music

Tommy Edwards - 1951 version of "It's All In The Game"

another valentine song for someone you know that remembers the great hits of the 50's

ED TOWNSEND- FOR YOUR LOVE

Valentine memories to send to someone you love that remembers the era,...

Mona Lisa and the 7 Mysteries of the World

My new book is tentatively titled, Mona Lisa and the 7 Mysteries of the World, I expect to publish before the end of this year.
My first published novel, was an introduction to Quantum Physics  (heaven forbid!) in the story of a dying woman who travels between dimensions to talk to her friends who have passed on.  The ideas are  simply told , in the emotions of a child during the second world war, (that had to be shared by children all over the world),  in the mind of the teenager who discovers the age of the teenager had to come on at the same time to teens all over the United States, as Seventeen Magazine was introduced. 
Meggie  recalls her life as she is dying and speaks with her friends about their lives, as they wait for her in the next dimension.
The songs of the times, are magic in bringing you back to your own thoughts and experiences of being a teenager, whether in the 40's 50's 60's or later, we are entangled, as Quantum Physics shows us.  The universal theme of this book is that entanglement which reaches into our lives causing us to share a similar destiny in love , tears, sadness and joy.  You will smile and cry while your eyes open to a new look at the coming age of consciousness.
My new book , Mona Lisa , is also an attempt to bring in story form, the history of the 7 mysteries of the world as they come together to produce some astonishing new looks at life and where we are headed in this century.
We might have a little fun, and many mistakes,  learning about the unbelievable , incredible unfolding world, as many scientists have done and still do, since the turn of the century when the first discoveries where made, but, we have to start somewhere, so come along with me, into our future.
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Valentine gifts for her

Great Jewelry of the World

Great gift ideas  for Valentines day  for him,

Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough

A song that conveys the spirit of our country, I once believed in as a child. I love this song, it is uplifting and helps to get you going!

When I played  this , this morning, all of a sudden memories flooded me, I remembered my uncles being drafted at the onset of the Second World War, and I cried, just as Meggie did in my book, Secrets of the Heart, when the war came. One thing we had then, we were united in spirit, we knew we were fighting for something worthwhile. Our hearts were in our throats, as our men went to war, but, what a country we lived in then, everyone pitched in, personal, and group sacrifice. War clouds hung over us, but when the going got tough, the tough got going.!

Tom Jones-Do you think i'm Sexy

Tom is too fast, Rod is the winner in this round.

Rod Stewart - Do you think I'm sexy

You know I love Rod Stewart. I am waiting for him to sing , Garden in the Rain, a great Sarah Vaughn song.....hope he does some more of the great oldies... Rod takes this one in the battle of the male singers...he beats out Tom Jones

Les Paul LOVER 78rpm Tube Record Player Röhrenradio

Well, we can't count Les Paul as a diva, but he did a good job on Lover...

Peggy Lee---Lover

Wow! was it the 70's? Peggy Lee blew us away with this great melodic composition, and her voice.....can we have a battle of the divas with this

Night Train By Buddy Morrow

Night Train by Buddy Morrow is the one that sticks with me but, the Battle of the Bands, says that Louis Prima, gives him a good run, I like Buddy the best on this one.

All Night Long-Louis Prima And Keely Smith(1956).avi

Keely you got it! Love this song, rhythm, vocals, it has it all. The Rat Pack, knew good music, when they picked this team of Keely and Louis to entertain them nightly in Vegas...

"I Wish You Love" Keely Smith

Battle of the Singers....Keely Smith does a wonderful job on this song, and so does Chris Connor.....their voices are so different, and the rhythm is distinct, so to me, each is beautiful in its own way.... so enjoy Keely, her gorgeous voice, is a memory of the times, when she and Louis Prima, entertained the Rat Pack in Vegas....