I was listening to Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air on Thursday and they had a wonderful piece on singer Sugar Pie DeSanto.
I decided then and there that this would be my Feel Good Friday song.
Soulful Dress.
Tonight I want to go the party Sugar Pie is about to attend and watch her dance all night long.
Oh, and I don’t have a clue why all the visuals in the video are shots of vintage scooters. Not a clue, but they’re pretty cool too.
Posted in classics, dance, fashion, Feel Good Friday, hearts flutter, music, Pop Culture
Tagged dancing, Fresh Air, music, NPR, Soulful Dress, Sugar Pie DeSanto
The land of the free and the home of the brave is having another birthday.
I won’t be lighting a Roman candle, but I will be eating some grilled goodness to celebrate.
Here’s a link to a reading of the Declaration of Independence by the folks at NPR to remind us what today is all about.
Posted in birthday, freedoms, holidays
Tagged 4th of July, America, celebrate, Declaration of Independence, fireworks, Fourth of July, freedom, freedoms, holidays, Land of the Free Home of the Brave, NPR, radio, USA
I caught a piece about this band on NPR and I’m loving it.
If you too enjoy brass, then this melange of music from around the globe is for you.
Slavic Soul Party call themselves “New York’s #1 Brass Band for BalkanSoulGypsyFunk.”
Fun stuff.
For some reason, from this music I’m getting an urge to be a gypsy and hit the road to a spot where I can hear this sort of music wafting out of bars as I meander up and down the streets.
Over and over Chicken Little get a bad rap for saying “The sky is falling.”
A German kid found out that it’s the truth.
The 14-year-old boy was struck in the hand by a tiny meteorite.
Ouch.
Back in May, NPR had an interesting story about an auction for a meteorite and the person interviewed talked about meteorites that hit something other than the ground being worth much more when the gavel dropped. The auction they spoke of has already taken place, but the info shared is interesting.
Posted in ouch, science, space
Tagged look out below, meteorite, meteorite auction, meteorite hits boy, NPR, ouch, space
On a quick jaunt to Memphis this week to gather with some like-minded bloggers at Drinking Liberally on Thursday night, Newscoma and I got a chance to check out the first matinee of Cloverfield before heading back to Hooterville on Friday.
The commercials have been enticing me for months with their mystery monster and terror in the streets.
Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I liked the claustrophia of the handheld camera point of view and the fact they maintained it throughout. I heard a reviewer on NPR Friday say that he felt they should have just used it occasionally. I disagree. The whole conceit of the film necessitates that POV.
I loved that they never really reveal the source/home of the monster.
I’m glad they didn’t use big-name actors. It allowed me to just absorb their efforts without the distraction of a familiar face. The anonymity of the performers allowed you to put aside judgement of their individual performances until later outside the theater. Of course, when you are reflecting back on the flick, you do find a few plot holes, but that’s always the case with movies like this.
I loved the way they played Peekaboo with the monster initially to increase the tension, just giving viewers a flash here or there as it moved between buildings. I liked the way the movie reminded me of the hysteria and fear permeating the streets of NY after 9/11.
I’ve actually thought about going to see it a second time and I don’t ever do that. If you buy a ticket, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I think you will.
Posted in aliens, freaky animals, Memphis, Movies, Pop Culture, road trip, Science fiction, travel
Tagged Cloverfield, Drinking Liberally, Memphis, Newscoma, NPR
The Squirrel Queen 