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Some Trader Joe's Pizza

Becky went out to Trader Joe's today for some food shopping and among the many items she came home with was a box of Trader Joe's Frozen Pizza which we always like. This one was a little different than what we have had previously. This one was their Uncured Pepperoni Pizza from Italy and it was delicious.

There was a little bit leftover and I'm looking forward to that too.

Coolest Songs in the World - Kitchen Listening Pt. 2

Coolest Songs in the World - Volumes 5-8. Here is another set of songs from Little Steven's Underground Garage show. They were four albums released in 2008 and 2009. So very awesome sounding as the first four volumes.

Vol. 5, 2008

• Some Other Guy - The Hentchmen
• Nothing Terribly New - The Hellacopters
• Hot Girls In Good Moods - Butch Walker & The Let's-Go-Out-Tonites
• Because I'm Awesome - The Dollyrots
• If It Takes A Lifetime - Cheap Trick
• If I Ain't Got You - The Len Price 3
• Pull Shapes - The Pipettes
• Almost Summer - The Apers
• Why Do They Know - The Satelliters
• Code Fun - Black Tie Revue
• Ain't So Cool - Hell On Heels
• Baby Du Jour - Roy Loney & The Longshots
• Hands - The Raconteurs
• What Would Joan Jett Do? - The Launderettes
• Porno Movies - The Saints
• 25 Hours A Day - Jimmy Jukebox

Vol. 6, 2008

• 365 Rolling Stones (One For Everyday Of The Year) - The Andrew Oldham Orchestra
• Needle In The Camel's Eye - The Wolfmen
• Free & Freaky - The Stooges
• You Don't Look So Good - The Urges
• La La Land - The Go-Go's
• She Does - Locksley
• Belinda - The Stabilisers
• Ain't No King Of Rock 'N' Roll - The Nomads
• Baby That's Me - The Cake
• Love To Love You - Mink Jaguar
• Never Gonna Die - The Shys
• King Of The Freaks - The Maggots
• Goodbye Rock And Roll Band - The Novaks
• Stranger In The House - The Paybacks
• Suzanna - The Wildbirds
• All Light Up - The Pretty Things

Vol. 7, 2008

• Dolls - Primal Scream
• All The Right Friends - R.E.M.
• Black Sheep - The Doughboys
• Mother Mary - Foxboro Hot Tubs
• Doin' Alright - Big Midnight
• Longshot - John Fogerty
• I Predict A Riot - Kasier Chiefs
• Johanna Beach - Hawaii Mud Bombers
• American Gangster Time - Elvis Costello & The Imposters
• I Found Out - The Pigeon Detectives
• Heart Of A Rat - Rocket From The Crypt
• Rock'N America - The Catholic Girls
• Streets Of Atlanta - The Mother Truckers
• Requiem For A Dying Song - Flogging Molly
• Shady Grove - Mudcrutch

Vol. 8, 2009

• Baby Should Have Known Better - Palmyra Delran
• Terminal Boredom - The Cute Lepers
• Jump In The Fire - The Night Watchers
• Come With Me - The Peter Best Band
• Tonight - Vibeke Saugestad
• Turn It Up - Man Raze
• Catherine - The Krayolas
• Always Complaining - Skybombers
• Give Em What They Want - The Love Me Nots
• Awesome Rumble - The Belmondos
• Rehab Girl - The Bleeding Hearts
• A Look Behind - The Rippers
• Dum Dum Ditty - The Downbeat 5
• So Long My Friend - Broadway Calls
• Rock 'N' Roll Napalm - The Resistoleros
• Days - David Bowie

Frank Herbert - The Authors List

Frank Herbert. The Authors List with 7 books I've read. The first was Dune which I read in 1976. Over the next few years I read all six novels in that series. Then one other science fiction novel.

For me everything about this author has been Dune. In addition to the books in the series I also read a spin-off Dune prequel written by his son. I should probably read a few more of those prequels and sequels written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. 

And I watched all of the movies and the television series. I also recently read the original Dune novel a second time in 2025.

Frank Herbert books that I've read:

• Dune, 1965 - Jun 1976, Jun 2025
• Dune Messiah, 1969 - Aug 1976
• Children of Dune, 1976 - Dec 1976
• God Emperor of Dune, 1981 - Sep 1983
• Heretics of Dune, 1984 - Sep 1984
• Chapterhouse: Dune, 1985 - Mar 1985
• The Dosadi Experiment, 1977 - Sep 1985

Coolest Songs in the World - Kitchen Listening Pt. 1

Little Steven's Underground Garage Presents The Coolest Songs in the World Volumes 1-4, 2006-2007. A collection of garage rock, psychedelic garage rock revival, alternative indie rock, etc. featured on his radio syndicated rock shows. The collection doesn't feature a lot of hits but does focus on garage-centric bands and songs.

This set of four albums makes for a very entertaining listening experience over the course of a little over three hours. 

Vol. 1, 2006

1 On The Airwaves - The Shazam
2 Can't Stand It - The Greenhornes
3 My Kind of Girl - The Forty-Fives
4 Gimme That Shot - The Charms
5 Somewhere Nowhere - The Chesterfield Kings
6 Lost My Motto - Cotton Mather
7 Put Some Hurt On You - The Boss Martians
8 I Woke Up This Mornin' - The Mooney Suzuki
9 Straight Shooter - Reigning Sound
10 You're My Favorite - Caesars
11 Whatever Happened To My Rock N' Roll - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
12 You're On My Mind - Ko & The Knockouts
13 Weird Scene - Mr. Brown
14 Bye Bye Baby - Creatures of The Golden Dawn
15 Quivers - Davie Allan & The Arrows

Vol. 2, 2007

1 Maria Bartiromo - Joey Ramone
2 I Am The Eye - The High Dials
3 Rock and Roll Babe - Cocktail Slippers
4 Sick City Sometimes - Buzzcocks
5 Love's Lost On You - The Grip Weeds
6 Mindreader - TEN HIGH
7 C'mon Everybody - The Chevelles
8 What Keeps Your Heart Beatin'? - The Rattlers
9 Take It Off - The Donnas
10 Sister Surround - The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
11 That Great Love Sound - The Raveonettes
12 Mystery #1 - The Contrast
13 Form A Straight Line - Sugar Shack
14 Fool Of Me - The Crybabies
15 Girl You Have Magic Inside You - Outrageous Cherry
16 She's Fine - The Stems

Vol. 3, 2007

1 The Savage Beat - The Dictators
2 She's My Girl - The Shake
3 Maryanne Lightly - The Insomniacs
4 Wanna Be - The Fondas
5 Got A Heat On - The Woggles
6 Shake It Off - Supersuckers
7 Money For Soul - Baby Woodrose
8 Feeling Alone - Killer Barbies
9 Pretty Pretty Pretty - The Fleshtones
10 Detroit Slums - Back In Spades
11 Walking With A Ghost - Tegan & Sara
12 Rudy Cholo - Manic Hispanic
13 Nobody Does It - Roy Loney & The Longshots
14 C'mon Over To My Side - The Mockers
15 For You - The Sugar Twins
16 Out Of My Mind (Into My Head) - The Romantics

Vol. 4, 2007

1 Dance Like A Monkey - New York Dolls
2 Cruel Girl - The Red Button
3 Everyone Knows - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
4 Who's Foolin' Who - Dave Davies
5 She's Wicked - The Fuzztones
6 Mamie Van Doren - Catfight!
7 Street Survivor - The Flaming Sideburns
8 Dance the Go-Go - The Breakers
9 Main Offender - The Hives
10 Dress Up Girls - The Model Rockets
11 Save Yourself - The Vacancies
12 Open Eyes - The Apples In Stereo
13 Come Dig Me Out - Kelly Osbourne
14 Zeno Beach - Radio Birdman
15 I Got A War - Gluecifer
16 Mystery of Being - The Yardbirds

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PT Again

Went to Buffalo Rehab this morning for my first PT session since December 2024. I'm working again with Matt P. who took care of me during my last sessions there.

He gave me an evaluation and I'm ready to get back to it. I have been doing some of my stretching and exercises over the past few months but I wanted to regain my focus and work through the pain and discomfort caused by the protruding disc and pinched nerves in my left leg and hip.

In a couple of weeks I will also be working with an occupational therapist who will work with me on the painful arthritis issues I am having with my hands.

I have scheduled appointments over the next few weeks on Wednesdays at 11 am.

Ray Bradbury - The Authors List

Ray Bradbury. The Authors List with 7 books of science fiction I've read over the years but mostly in the 1970's. The first novel was The Martian Chronicles I read as a young teenager and then again in 1971 while overseas. The next three I read while overseas too.

I loved all of his books both novels and short story collections. He was one of my main science fiction influences. The last book I enjoyed was his Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales I read in early 2021 during the pandemic.

Ray Bradbury books I've read:

• The Martian Chronicles, 1950 - Nov 1971
• The Illustrated Man, 1951 - Jan 1972
• Fahrenheit 452, 1953 - May 1972
• Dandelion Wine, 1957 - Oct 1972
• Something Wicked This Way Comes, 1962 - Dec 1974
• I Sing The Body Electric, 1969 - Jan 1982
• Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales, 2003 - Jun 2021

Capitol Sings... Kitchen Listening Pt. 1

Kitchen Listening. And the Winner Is: Capitol Sings The Best Movie Songs, 1992. Recently we have been listening to some of the many albums in my collection that are part of the Capitol Sings series of songs from Hollywood movies and Broadway musicals and also featuring many composers such as Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer, Rogers & Hammerstein, Rogers & Hart, George Gershwin, Hoagy Carmichael, Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen, Sammy Kahn and so many more. It's a lot of fun hearing this music as we hang out in the kitchen preparing and eating meals. It's nice listening to so many amazing vocalist from that era... Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Nancy Wilson, Helen O'Connell, Al Martino, Judy Garland, The Four Freshmen, Chet Baker, June Christy, The Lettermen, etc, etc. Becky loves watching old movies and of course I was a Film Studies major in college. And the winner is... us! Lots more of these albums in the mix as I have 14 more volumes in this series.

The music in this Capitol Sings series also reminds me of my childhood hearing the radio station WIP in Philadelphia my mother had on every day that played adult contemporary music throughout the 1950's and 1960's. There was a stack of 78 rpm records in our house back then too.

Capitol Sings... the series in my collection:

• Johnny Mercer: Two Marvelous For Words, 1991
• And the Winner Is: The Best Movie Songs, 1992
• Irving Berlin: Puttin' On The Ritz, 1992
• Jerome Kern: The Song Is You, 1992
• Rogers & Hart: Isn't It Romantic, 1992
• Fascinatin' Rhythm: Gershwin, 1992
• Duke Ellington: Mood Indigo, 1994
• Rogers & Hammerstein: Hello Young Heart, 1994
• Broadway: Making Whoppee!, 1995
• Harold Arlen: Over The Rainbow, 1995
• Sammy Cahn: It's Magic, 1995
• Harry Warren: An Affair To Remember, 1995
• Hoagy Carmichael: Stardust, 1995
• Hollywood: Singing In The Rain, 1997

Rick Atkinson - The Authors List

Rick Atkinson. The Authors List with 6 books I've read. They are all books on American history and American wars in particular. The first book I read was a history of the Persian Gulf War written in 1993 and read in 1995. Then I read another book about the Gulf War in 2005. Ten years later I read his trilogy about World War II. In 2022 I started his new series about the American Revolution and I should read the second book soon. I've always enjoyed reading books about history and he is a very good historian.

Rick Atkinson books I've read:

• Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War, 1993 - Dec 1995
• In The Company of Soldiers: A Chronical of Combat in Iraq, 2004 - Aug 2005
• An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, 2002 - Mar 2014
• The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1955, 2005 - May 2015
• The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945, 2013 - Mar 2016
• The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777, 2019 - Mar 2022

Murder at la Villette - #22

I just finished reading another Cara Black murder mystery novel set in Paris. Murder at la Villette published in 2024. 

This is the 22nd book of hers that I've read and I might just consider this to be a favorite.. this one really had me from the first page to the last. It is also the 21st book in the Aimee Leduc Investigations series. There is only one book in that series, the 2nd one, that I have not read. I read two other books from her Kate Rees WWII series.

I should track down that book I've missed from 2000 while waiting for her next book to come out.