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Bye, Bye Blackbird (1957)
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| Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
In this song, Julie London complains about all the 'hard-luck stories' people are handling her. Did you more recently listen to someone's else's problems, or share your own?
She promises to arrive 'late tonight." What time do you think is too late to drop in on someone?
Maybe it's just me ...
but I wouldn't dream of dropping in on someone without first calling or texting to see if it's convenient.
Julie's nickname was 'The Liberty Girl' because she was Liberty Records' first successful artist. The second was singer-songwriter David Seville, who had a couple novelty hits as "The Chipmunks." There were three singing chipmunks. Without looking it up, can you name them?
As a girl, I loved to sing along with Theodore, Simon and Alvin's Christmas Song … still do!
Sing along with me?
Julie's love of music was shared by her mother. When Julie was a little girl, mother and daughter would listen to Billie Holiday records together. What records did you enjoy when you were very young?
She began modeling when she was 17. Julie was working as an elevator operator when a talent agent saw her and decided she would photograph well. With the advent of push-button elevators, elevator operator is a job that doesn't exist anymore. Can you think of another job that was once common but now is rare (or non-existent)?
Telephone operator, milkman, typesetter
Julie recorded more than 30 albums and was name "most popular female vocalist" by Billboard magazine in 1956. If you could see any entertainer -- male or female -- in concert, who would you choose?
Maybe an Al Martino type? Or Michael Buble'.
…. at an intimate supper club-type venue.
I've no desire to attend another Big Name concert with a kajillion other people.
She appeared in Westerns on both TV and in the movies. Have you ever dreamed of being a cowboy/cowgirl?
For six seasons, Julie played Dixie McCall R.N. on the show Emergency! The series was about Los Angeles paramedics and firefighters. Do you often hear sirens in your neighborhood?
Random question: You're pulled over for speeding. Do you think you'd have an easier time talking your way out of it if the officer was a man … or a woman?
Definitely a man.
My son once observed, here in the Deep South men are very respectful and treat women with utmost consideration.
Now. If I was guilty I wouldn't expect someone to give me a pass. But I wager, he wouldn't be a bully about it.
Ducking rotten tomatoes again …. but the female officers I've seen appear unnecessarily unfriendly. Dare I say, like there's a chip on their shoulder.
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Happy Saturday, my friends. Stay safe!
Hugs, Myra
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I am with you on the desire to be a cowboy, I was in love with Trampas and the Marlbourgh man for years. I read every book L Lamour wrote . did not have a TV until 1959 so missed most of that, and then daddy was in control of the NON remote TV.. I did not remember Julie but did remember the song, but when I searched for photos of her I saw her in many movies. reconzied her photos. I remember the chipmunks songs but not there names. we were ahome of no music at home and hymns at church...I was a typesetter in 1980 for Sears for a year.
ReplyDeleteWell, dou'd have been a better cowgirl than me. I've never read any of L Lamour's books; or any westerns for that matter. I only dreamed of owning 'My Friend Flicka.'
DeleteI agree with you about the blogging world. I can always count on support (or a good swift boot in the seat if I need it) from my blogging friends and I try to do the same in return.
ReplyDeleteYa know, I can't sing that song in a normal voice. I have to do my best chipmunk voice to express my desire for a hula-hoop.
Chuckling .. me, too! I wonder how many (so-called) adults sing like a chipmunk when nobody's listening. :)
DeleteYour answer to #1 intrigues me, as I think people who read my blog but have never met me probably know me better than many people I see every day.
ReplyDeleteExactly! Sometimes it's like, "If they only knew!" heh-heh.
DeleteHA! So right on the police, smiles. I totally agree about the blogging, smiles. Hey, my mom was a telephone operator and use to "pull" the lines out to connect etc.
ReplyDelete… and I thought those ladies were so smart. Glamorous, too!
DeleteI loved Alvin and the Chipmunks when I was a kid, too, Myra. And like you, I love my friends in Blogland. What a fantastic support group!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Aren't we so blessed?! Wishing you and Danny and beautiful day!
DeleteI use to write a blog until my husband got sick and it took all my time seeing after him, but I do love other bloggers and to read what they have to say. When you're alone it really helps. I might just start back writing one of these days. Take care, Jean.
ReplyDeleteOh, I hope you will start blogging again. I'd sure enjoy getting to know you better!
DeleteWhen I read the question about the chipmunks names, I was hard put to come up with an answer, So glad you answered the question in your post. Otherwise I'd be googling it. I love to google things. there is always an answer. If I was stopped by a policemen I don't think I'd try to persuade them of my innocence, No doubt I'd be guilty. But I do agree the women do have an attitude the men don't. We did watch a lot of cowboy movies when I was young, and I did have dreams of living on a ranch and riding horses, but the only horse I ever rode, kept going back to barn. Concerts with loads of people are daunting. The only one I went to put me wqy up high in the nosebleed section. Definitely not my thing to do. Hope you have a lovely weekend there, Here the sun is shining and we're in the 40's. Not bad at all and there is no snow!
ReplyDeleteIsn't that sad, about policewomens' attitudes? I know not what they've experienced, coming up through the ranks, but it's like they think they have something to prove. It costs not a cent to be a nice person.
DeleteHard-luck stories??
ReplyDeleteComplaining is one of my specialties and that's why I blog. It's a great emotional outlet.
Does anybody know that Julie London's real name was Nancy Peck? It's true.
I immediately knew the names of the three chipmunks - which seriously "dates" me. Loved that song when I was a kid.
I always wanted to be a cowboy- - until I grew up and moved to Texas....
My mother met Dale Evans in a dress shop in Apple Valley, California. Dale was buying a bra (no lie). A few years later, my parents met Roy and Dale's son - whose name was either Rusty or Dusty (I forget).
Okay, the son's name was Roy jr. and his nickname was Dusty. His mother was Roy Roger's wife Grace, who died in 1946.
DeleteThanks, Jon! I can always count on you to provide interesting factoids. How neat, your mom bumping into Dale that way. If my name was Peck, I'd probably change it, too! :)
DeleteI remember the song Bye Bye Blackbird. Those were the days when people could sing well without having to swing naked on a wrecking ball. You know, I saw that video several times. I could not work out how that chain could hold the weight of the wrecking ball and the girl on it.
ReplyDeleteI believe a lot of Bloggers are kind in real life as well as on the internet. I know I am. I visited an old lady of 89 just now. It is raining heavily at the moment. I asked her if she wanted any shopping from the supermarket. She said she did. So I gave her my shopping list. No point both of us getting wet.
I worked as an elevator attendant years ago. Life had its ups and downs then. I hated it when my passengers secretly broke wind in the elevator. It is wrong on so many levels.
The monastery in our town is trying to raise funds by selling fish and chips on Fridays. I met one of the monks yesterday. I asked him, "Are you the fish friar?" He replied, "No, I'm the chipmunk!"
God bless, Mevely.
… and I can ALWAYS count on you, Victor, to lighten and brighten my day. What a guy!
DeleteI agree with you on #1 and I do the same. It makes me think about how I asked for reading suggestions from you guys too. I never asked my friends. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteI would never drop in on anyone either! I think that is so rude. Loved your answers! Have a nice weekend.
http://lorisbusylife.blogspot.com/
Thanks so much, Lori ... you do the same!
DeleteMaybe the female officers feel like they have to prove themselves?
ReplyDeleteProbably so; that's a good point. But like I told Ma (above) it doesn't cost a cent to behave like a nice person.
DeleteOur answers were somewhat similar on a few. There really are a lot of jobs that just don't exist anymore. You named some good ones! Happy weekend, Myra!
ReplyDeleteSad, but true. Hope y'all are having a great time with Jeff being there!
DeleteI don't drop in on people, either. My husband drops in on his mother all the time and I am generally wary of it even though we've been married for 36 years. We did "drop in" on my father about two weeks ago, on a Saturday afternoon when we were driving around. But there were extenuating circumstances pertaining to that visit.
ReplyDeleteTrue, that. In every situation it seems a "but" is warranted.
DeleteI would add medical transcriptionist to your list of jobs that are fading or nonexistent these days. I too agree about not dropping in on people. Texting or calling is so polite to ask first if a visit is going to be welcomed. I see big names of people coming in concert and I really don't want to pay the money for a good seat and I'm too old to be in the "nose bleed" section, LOL. Concert going days are definitely over for me!
ReplyDeleteHave a great Sunday!
betty
The last big concert we attended (Barry Manilow), other audience members kept standing in front of us and generally behaving like spoiled children. Don't need that!
DeleteWe live so far out in the country that NO ONE drops in on us. When people come here, they want to make darn sure we’re home :)
ReplyDeleteNow, THAT's the best testimonial for country living I've heard!
DeleteI agree with you, I wouldn't dream of stopping in on someone without calling first. Typically, if someone knocks on my door when I'm not expecting anyone, we don't answer. Sorry, call first if you want to visit. lol
ReplyDeleteAmen!
DeleteOh goodness, never would we drop in without calling first. Yikes! No manners I suppose these days. You commented about us and Donald Stratton. I was furious the news stations basically glossed over it. My God, the man was burned over 65% of his body. Rebekah meet another Pearl Harbor survivor but I do not know for certain what carrier Sterling was on. She and Zach even have a photo with him. SHe wrote Mr. STratton a letter and has his book signed by him. When he met President Trump after spending his entire life seeking recognition for Joe George who disobeyed orders and saved some of those USS Arizona men.Donald Stratton told the president don't do anything you can't do standing up in a hammock! His son said the president got a kick out of him and said he would remember that! MY heart breaks for his remaining family, including his wife. I can not imagine life with my husband for 69 years and see him gone. ;-( The book is called All the Gallant Men. Only two gentlemen remain as survivors of the USS Arizona. HUGS
ReplyDeleteThank you for telling me about Donald Stratton, Anne. We downloaded his book last night!
DeleteI should have sent an email hee hee hee! I am watching Spring baseball from AZ or FL depending on who is playing and blogging or trying to. I Love your story about Julie London. I Listen to so much music and love knowing fun facts about people. My friend Sherrie saw the Beach Boys this weekend. She said it was Fun Fun Fun! They are older than me, I Know that! HaHaHa! But their music was lighthearted and their personal lives were not. I will send you an email. I talk too much! That's what they all tell me. HaHaHa HUGS
ReplyDeleteNot my story, but thanks! A few years ago we saw the BB perform; they were lobbing inflatable beach balls to the audience. FUN!
DeleteWe always had a lot of music in our house. It ranged from WWII songs to Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole. Still love to hear all of it.
ReplyDeleteI'd forgotten about Nat King Cole … yes, my parents enjoyed him. Funny, it took me getting 'olden' to do the same. :)
Deletegoing to concerts these days is ridiculous. besides charging an arm and a leg, they are no longer in intimate settings. they are in humungous auditoriums. no thank you, ain't going. i love Buble though. loved reading all the Q&A. i knew every chipmunk. loved them. still play songs at christmas.
ReplyDeleteTruth! Sad, how greed makes artists/producers/etc. loathe to perform in smaller venues.
DeleteI'm with you on calling first or texting. Thank God for texts. I have a neighbor who feels very loved when other neighbors drop by; not me.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet her house is lots cleaner than mine … LOL!
DeleteThis is terribly naughty but back in the day there were a series of bad movies called "Porkys".After having the song stuck inside my head from my first visit here the hubby and I talked! It was featured in one of those old movies. The scenario was hilarious. :-)
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