IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY FOR A BOB DYLAN CHRISTMAS

MUST BE SANTA!

ADAM LAMBERT - TIME FOR MIRACLES 2012

This video was making me feel a little queasy. I don't know if I can take it on the big screen!

PEOPLE I'D LIKE TO MEET AT A PARTY (AND WHY) #1

A number of years ago I was pretty tight with a friend named Richard. Richard introduced me to a lot of things. For example, the day before a major high school examination I thought I would shoot some baskets at Richard's house. I was really sweating this one out because I hated school, but I hated summer school even more. I had gone to summer school after my first year in high school, and vowed to never go through that experience again. There was a few other guys at Richard's that afternoon and they seemed to be having a really good time, and shared some brownies with me. Soon, I was having a very good time as well. Richard also introduced me to various recording artists, such as King Crimson, Renaissance, Frank Zappa, Bob Marley, Genesis and others. We used to go with a bunch to McVans in the blackrock section of Buffalo and there was an excellent Genesis cover band playing there by the name, I believe, of Tarsus. Anyhow, one day Richard dropped off a record for me to isten to by a weird looking bunch calling themselves the B52s. I wasn't overly impressed at first, probably because I was such a Dylan freak at the time. But their music has had a lasting appeal. I love the weird noises the girls make during Rock Lobster, and also when she screams "Why won't you dance with me?" on another song. I was, however, a prude when the radio played "Love Shack" and my kids were in the car. One time "Love Shack" was playing in our local Salvation Army thrift store. I do love the unbridled enthusiasm and energy in their music, and would love to meet them and ask them for directions to Planet Clare. If they can't help me, I'll have to buy one of those GPS things.

THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN

I was really pulling for this guy - a decent man, a real football man, but not a good head coach. Before we feel too sorry for Dick,he does have two seasons left on his contract at 3 million per. The new 6 million dollar man. My prediction for the next head coach is Jim Haslett. Hopefully he'll bring his old buddy Fred Smerlas along for the ride.

GOOD MORNING

IT'S A GOOD DAY Peggy Lee
Yes, it's a good day for singin' a song, And it's a good day for movin' along; Yes, it's a good day, how could anything go wrong, A good day from mornin' till night.

Yes, it's a good day for shinin' your shoes,
And it's a good day for losin' the blues; Ev'rything to gain and nothin' to lose, 'Cause it's a good day from mornin' till night.

I said to the sun, "good mornin', sun. Rise and shine, today" You know you've gotta get goin' If you're gonna make a showin' And you know you've got the right of way

'Cause it's a good day for payin' your bills; And it's a good day for curin' your ills, So take a deep breath and throw away your pills; 'Cause it's a good day from mornin' till night.

PEGGY LEE "MAANA"

Sometimes I know I missed my calling in life. I would have been a great disk jockey, I kid you not. We seem to neglect some of the greats from the past, and I just listened to a rare CD by Peggy Lee. This is a video of one of my favorite songs. Come back tomorrow morning, and I'll have another by Peggy to help you start your day right.

MAANA (Is Soon Enough For Me)
Peggy Lee

The faucet she is dripping and the fence she's fallin' down
My pocket needs some money, so I can't go into town
My brother isn't working and my sister doesn't care
The car she needs a motor so I can't go anywhere
(maana, maana, maana is soon enough for me)

My mother's always working, she's working very hard
But every time she looks for me I'm sleeping in the yard
My mother thinks I'm lazy and maybe she is right
I'll go to work maana but I gotta sleep tonight
(maana, maana, maana is soon enough for me)

Oh, once I had some money but I gave it to my friend
He said he'd pay me double, it was only for a lend
But he said a little later that the horse she was so slow
Why he give the horse my money is something I don't know
(maana, maana, maana is soon enough for me)

------ guitar solo ------

(maana, maana, maana is soon enough for me)

My brother took a suitcase and he went away to school
My father said he only learned to be a silly fool
My father said that I should learn to make a chile pot
But then I burned the house down, the chile was too hot
(maana, maana, maana is soon enough for me)

The window she is broken and the rain is comin' in
If someone doesn't fix it I'll be soaking to my skin
But if we wait a day or two the rain may go away
And we don't need a window on such a sunny day
(maana, maana, maana is soon enough for me) Oba! Oba!
(maana, maana, maana is soon enough for me) Oba! Oba!

A REAL GENTLEMAN

Last night I heard reports of the 86 year old owner, Bud Adams, of the Tennessee Titans giving the Buffalo Bills a salute following the Titans 41-17 victory. I'm not a prude, I realize that boys will be boys.However,when I look at players getting fined thousands of dollars for celebrating a touchdown, I wonder how high the penalty will be for this old man? I hate to think what Adams would have done if he lost the game.Here's the video evidence.