Monthly Archives: October 2008
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Previously, I’d mentioned a Hasil Adkins song as being good for Halloween music. That got me to thinking of a possibly better, and certainly more obvious song for the holiday: “I Put a Spell On You” by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. … Continue reading
Filed under Mellifluous Music, Pertinent People
What’s in a Word #1?
Bright Eyes: The history of a phrase in melodramatic pop music In 1979, Art Garfunkel (of Simon and Garfunkel) released a song written by Mike Batt called “Bright Eyes” for the movie adaptation of Richard Adams allegorical novel Watership Down. … Continue reading
21 Punkin Salute
It’s coming. On October 31st begins the first of three days of the 23rd Annual World Championship Punkin Chunkin extravaganza. That is, for the uninitiated, pumpkin chunking, or essentially seeing how far you can hurl a pumpkin by various means … Continue reading
All Systems Are Gobots
Information is like an addiction for me. I love knowing things, particularly, odd, unusual obscure things. It doesn’t matter how useless the information may be. Knowledge is my passion, one of them. I have others…surely… I love information so much … Continue reading
