Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 30
Chart Week: August 21, 1982 Song: “Love Is In Control (Finger on the Trigger)” – Donna Summer Chart Position: #12, 9th week on the chart. Peaked at #10 the week of September 25. My goodness this was a great week! As I was listening to parts of this countdown, song-after-song jumped out at me. I would settle on a song…
Changing Neighborhoods
A busy start to the week, but hopefully things will begin to slow down during the day and I can transition some of the thoughts in my head to the screen. Speaking of this site, I’m about to undertake some fairly major, behind-the-scenes changes. I’ve been having issues for months with my hosting service. There were lots of little issues,…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/562FfVk3cqXe3VltXplOkI?si=yzx548WRSsm5eR9WHPXudg “Just for Once” – The Building. This song fits right in with the music I’ve been digging the most in recent years. Especially that guitar solo in the middle, which sounds like a combination of Wilco and The War on Drugs. I had no idea until about three minutes ago that the main creative force in this band is…
Back at It
Whew! It has been a very busy couple of days. Wednesday was the first day at St. P’s, C starting 7th grade and L starting 5th. Which meant it was also our first day dropping off at two schools. The morning went about as good as possible. C was already awake when I got up, everyone was ready to get…
What I’m Watching: July/Early August
As usual, I’m late in starting what I want to be a new, regular feature of the blog. I already let you know what I’m reading and listening to. Stealing from Jason Kottke, I want to start sharing the other media that I consume each month. This was meant to be shared at the beginning of August, but I wanted…
Friday Vid
Too busy of a week to build up a list of songs to share. So, once again I’ll cop out and share/write about a song that was featured this week on The Number Ones. ”Rhinestone Cowboy” – Glen Campbell Bet you didn’t expect this! But I have a good story about this song that makes it worth sharing. I loved…
Firsts and Near Firsts
The first morning of high school went as well as we could have hoped. M woke up on her own, on time, got ready, and was pretty cheerful once she came downstairs. She was pleasant during the obligatory photo session and was chatty on the way to school. She admitted she was nervous but equally excited to get things started.…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 29
Chart Week: August 31, 1985 Song: “Invincible (Theme from The Legend of Billy Jean)” – Pat Benatar Chart Position: #12, 15th week on the chart. Peaked at #10 the week of September 14. I’m cheating a little for this entry. Although I’m sure if I listened to the iHeart Radio classic AT40 station long enough I’d hear a countdown from…
The Final Countdown
Days are getting marked off the calendar, this meeting or that passes, and we keep getting closer and closer to M’s first day of high school. Last week she took part in a three-day study skills workshop. I must share that this was not her choice. But it was the better end of a bargain she struck with us for…
Friday Playlist
August has arrived. There’s been a lull in good music lately, but there are some promising albums on the horizon. I still managed to cobble together five new songs and a classic video for your Friday enjoyment. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3w2bRx9urv7IzQvw59HJGk?si=Qu0Y9Q5nSx6vsizjs08a4A “Rocket Fuel” – DJ Shadow feat. De La Soul. This song is a bit of a throwback. Not necessarily to the second-wave…