Me and Dave @ the PM

Dave and I met up tonight at 6:30 pm on the corner of Crescent and Russell and walked over together the couple of blocks to the Parkside Meadow. We wanted to sit at the bar and have a couple of beers. When we got there the bar was full as was most of the tables throughout the restaurant. They are busy of Friday evenings and especially at happy hour. At first we thought that we would stand at the wall counter behind the bar and hang out but I saw a table near the end of the bar that the waitresses use for their station. I requested that we have that table and of course the waitresses said yes so we sat there. It was actually a very good place to be and we could talk to each other without any distractions and we had a lot to talk about.

After about a half hour we moved to the end of the bar in the corner seats near the front door. They are actually great bar seats with a nice view of the entire bar area and the comings and goings of the front door but off to the side. Len the owner came by and hung out with us for a bit.

We were there until a little before 9 pm at which time we walked home and split at the corner of Crescent and Russell. This was our second time recently we spent some time hanging out together at the PM. We had a nice time and talked about all kinds of things. I had three beers over the course of the night and two and a half hours and they were all lagers. Dave had four or five.

No Expectations - Covers FV

No expectations beyond more cover versions of many classic songs.

1. No Expectations – Della Mae (The Rolling Stones)
2. No Surprises – Amanda Palmer (Radiohead)
3. Wicked Game – Lydia Ainsworth (Chris Isaak)
4. Pale Blue Eyes – Alejandro Escovedo (The Velvet Underground)
5. So Long, Marianne – John Cale & Suzanne Vega (Leonard Cohen)
6. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – The Sweeplings (Kylie Minogue)
7. Always On My Mind – Bahamas (Brenda Lee)
8. Can’t Find My Way Home – Yvonne Elliman (Blind Faith)
9. Turn Your Lights Down Low – Jim James (Bob Marley)
10. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness – Minnie Driver (John Prine)
11. Poor Side of Town – The Walkabouts (Johnny Rivers)
12. Fire – Robert Gordon (Bruce Springsteen)
13. Solitary Man – Chris Isaak (Neil Diamond)
14. Crazy Love – Thea Gilmore (Van Morrison)
15. Love Vigilantes – Laura Cantrell (New Order)
16. Head Over Heels – Sam Amidon (Tears For Fears)
17. Waltzing’s For Dreamers – Curtis Stigers (Richard Thompson)
18. Yellow – Petra Haden & Bill Frisell (Coldplay)
19. Suzanne – Nick Cave (Leonard Cohen)
20. This Must Be The Place – Iron and Wine & Ben Bridwell (Talking Heads)
21. Low Spark of High Heeled Boys – Rickie Lee Jones (Traffic)
22. More Than This – Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs (Roxy Music)

New Dryer @ Orvilles

Over the past several weeks our clothes dryer has been having a hard time drying our clothes. They've been coming out a little damp. Sometime was wrong that was noticeable but not drastic. Then suddenly a few days ago it was drastic. It just wasn't working. I went down and cleaned out the vent system and the filters. I found a lot of lint in the system and realized I hadn't done any cleaning in quite a long time. Too long. I spent some time trying to fix the problem and got it all cleaned out. I ran the dryer again and there was heat. I did a lot and the clothes were dry... but only that one time. I put in another load and the clothes stayed damp. I tried it a few more times over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The weather was off and on sunny or rainy. I had some clothes on the backyard line to dry which is something I always do in the summer and I hung the towels and other stuff on the racks in the basement where it took much longer to dry.

I went online and did some research on getting old dryers fixed and to look at info on our dryer in particular. I found that our dryer's model and serial numbers indicted it was from 2002 and we probably got it just a little after that. Definitely over 20 years old. We had considered calling an appliance repair service but that might be expensive. Online resources stated that it was probably not worth getting a dryer repaired if it was over 12 to 15 years old. 

We went over to Orville's, a local appliance store, on this morning which was a day after the holiday. We had looked at their inventory and sales online. They had some good Memorial Day sales and we saw one that looked especially good to us. We only spent about 20 minutes in the store and got the Samsung Dryer that they had on a super special for just under $500. The delivery and installation fee was $79 which included removing the old dryer. The staff was very helpful and informative.

We scheduled the delivery and installation for Thursday of this week.

Pale Blue Eyes - Covers FV

Another covers mix. Part of my Final Version series.

Pale Blue Eyes - Covers FV

1. Pale Blue Eyes – Joseph Arthur (The Velvet Underground)
2. Ruby Tuesday – Melanie (The Rolling Stones)
3. Sea of Love – Cat Power (Phil Phillips)
4. Love Hurts – Grandaddy (The Everly Brothers)
5. No Woman, No Cry – Jimmy Cliff (Bob Marley)
6. Lay Lady Lay – The Isley Brothers (Bob Dylan)
7. Don’t Worry Baby – Bryan Ferry (The Beach Boys)
8. Maybe Tomorrow – Al Kooper (Badfinger)
9. Everybody is a Star – Jen Chapin (Sly & The Family Stone)
10. One – Cowboy Junkies (U2)
11. No Surprises – Luka Bloom (Radiohead)
12. Helpless – Patti Smith (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
13. Only Love Can Break Your Heart – Amilia K. Spicer (Neil Young)
14. Femme Fatale – Big Star (The Velvet Underground)
15. Such Great Heights – Iran and Wine (The Shins)
16. Perfect Day – B.E.F. (Lou Reed)
17. Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
18. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) – Judy Collins (The Beatles)
19. You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Hem (The Rolling Stones)
20. House of the Rising Sun – alt-J (The Animals)
21. Tougher Than The Rest – Everything But The Girl (Bruce Springsteen)
22. Wall of Death – R.E.M.(Richard Thompson)

Dinner @ The Steer

The Steer has always been one of our favorite go to restaurants for a good sandwich, maybe some pizza, and of course a nice selection of brews. We've been going there for years. We had been working in the garden all day along with some more clearing out of stuff on the third floor. I was also gathering a lot of different things that we are putting out on heavy pickup next week along with a bunch of other items that I plan to put online for giving away on the neighborhood buy nothing site. I have a lot of things ready for photo taking. Well, we were busy all day, the weather was great and we decided to go out for dinner.

The restaurant was very crowded and the service was outstanding. I had the knuckle sandwich which I've had many times over the years but not lately. I love the roast beef on a kimmelweck roll with the horseradish cream sauce and au jus. It was wonderful. Instead of the regular fries, which are always good, I decided on their really good sweet potato fries. Yum. Becky had a grilled chicken sandwich and fries. She had a Stella on tap. I started off with a Harp Lager and then followed it with a Peroni on tap. 

We were there about an hour and a half and really enjoyed ourselves. 

Here Comes The Night - Covers FV

Here Comes The Night - Covers FV

1. Here Comes The Night – David Bowie (Them)
2. Telegram Sam – Bauhaus (T. Rex)
3. Roadhouse Blues – Vietnam (The Doors)
4. Making Plans For Nigel – Al Kooper (XTC)
5. I Am Superman – R.E.M. (The Clique)
6. Star Star – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (The Rolling Stones)
7. Axis: Bold As Love -  The Jon Butcher Axis (Jimi Hendrix)
8. Piece Of My Heart – Bryan Ferry (Erma Franklin)
9. This Old Heart Of Mine – Rod Stewart (The Isley Brothers)
10. Ain’t That Peculiar – Fanny (Marvin Gaye)
11. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – Ali Campbell (The Police)
12. Minute By Minute – The Temptations (The Doobie Brothers)
13. One Fine Day – Rita Coolidge (The Chiffons)
14. High Flyin’ Bird – Neil Young (Judy Henske)
15. Fortunate Son – Carlos Santana (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
16. Madonna Of The Wasps – Neko Case (Robyn Hitchcock)
17. Lovesong – The Brunettes (The Cure)
18. Kid – Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs (Pretenders)
19. Roadrunner – Yo La Tengo (The Modern Lovers)
20. The Word – Mindy Smith (The Beatles)
21. California Dreamin’ – American Music Club (The Mamas & The Papas)
22. For Your Love – Fleetwood Mac (The Yardbirds)
23. Hold On I’m Comin’ – Eric Clapton & B.B. King (Sam & Dave)
24. Won’t Get Fooled Again – Richie Havens (The Who)

Forever - Reflections FV

Forever. This one has so many great songs that have been on different mixes over the years. They sound great together here in this Reflections Final Version mix.

Forever - Reflections FV

1. Forever – Explorers Club, 2008
2. Ever Thought Of Coming Back – Kelley Stoltz, 2006
3. 1234 – Feist, 2007
4. Young Folks – Peter Bjorn & John, 2006
5. Ghostmouth – Girls, 2009
6. I Found A Way – First Aid Kit, 2012
7. Don’t Give Your Heart To A Rambler – Jonathan Wilson, 2011
8. Never Had Nobody Like You – M. Ward, 2009
9. The Wandering – Ryan Bingham, 2010
10. Heaven’s Made For Two – Haley Bonar, 2014
11. Wild – Beach House, 2012
12. Don’t Do It – Sharon Van Etten, 2010
13. Let Me Go – Oh Mercy, 2011
14. Fortune Teller – Calexico, 2012
15. 16 Days – Whiskeytown, 2008
16. Someone Will – Dawes, 2013
17. These Roads Don’t Move – Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard, 2009
18. The One I Love – Greg Laswell, 2008
19. Look Into The Night – Mark Olson, 2007
20. Save It For A Rainy Day – The Jayhawks, 2003
21. Walk Through A Cloud – The Donkeys, 2008
22. Long Forgotten Love – The Autumn Defense, 2005
23. Somebody Loves You – Eels, 2003
24. I Wanted To Be Alone – Sam Phillips, 2004
25. Lived In Bars – Cat Power, 2006
26. Life Is Great – Arizona, 2007

Sail Away - Reflections FV

A mix of classic songs from the late 60's and early 70's. Part of the Reflections Final Version series.

Sail Away - Reflections FV

1. Sail Away – Randy Newman, 1972
2. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) – Bruce Springsteen, 1973
3. The Only Living Boy In New York – Simon & Garfunkel, 1970
4. Where Do The Children Play? – Cat Stevens, 1970
5. Tiny Dancer – Elton John, 1971
6. These Days – Jackson Browne, 1973
7. Desperado – Eagles, 1973
8. Went To See The Gypsy – Bob Dylan, 1970
9. Sandman – America, 1971
10. Carry On – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 1970
11. She Has Funny Cars – Jefferson Airplane, 1967
12. Wasn’t Born To Follow – The Byrds, 1968
13. Wear Your Love Like Heaven – Donovan, 1967
14. Box of Rain – Grateful Dead, 1970
15. Mandolin Wind – Rod Stewart, 1971
16. I’d Have You Anytime – George Harrison, 1970
17. Tupelo Honey – Van Morrison, 1971
18. What Am I Living For? – Mark-Almond, 1973
19. Captain Jack – Billy Joel, 1973
20. You Turn Me On I’m A Radio – Joni Mitchell, 1972
21. Old Man – Neil Young, 1972

Summer Day in May

It certainly felt like a beautiful summer day today the nineteenth of May. It was warm and sunny and a perfect day for gardening. 

I also got the sunroom all ready for summer. I opened up the last few windows and put the screens in. I took to out the flower pots and put them around outside for Becky to fill. Lots of other things too like getting out the bird bath, the sculpture stones and various other garden items that we normally have displayed around the garden. Wrestled off the winter cover from the air conditioner too. Always time to do a little weeding and weed whacking too.

At one point I was sitting out in the backyard after a busy morning and afternoon. I had some music on and had a book in my hand. Then a bunny came bounding over very close to me. This kind of thing has happened many times in the yard over the years with those rabbits that hang out back there. This little bunny sat down less than three feet away and just stayed there nibbling on the grass and watching me.

After dinner Becky and I took a very nice walk around the neighborhood that was actually a little longer than usual. It was a very pleasant walk.

When I Come Around - Songs 1994 FV

This is another mix of songs from albums in my collection released in 1994 and part of my Final Version series. Lots of alternative rock indie rock. A few deep cuts but mostly radio hits and some of my favorites.

When I Come Around - Songs 1994 FV

1. When I Come Around - Green Day   
2. Hold Me Up - Velvet Crush    
3. Cut Your Hair - Pavement      
4. Live Forever - Oasis    
5. Glycerine - Bush
6. Selling The Drama - Live       
7. Run-Around - Blues Traveler  
8. Send Me on My Way - Rusted Root  
9. Rocks - Primal Scream
10. Girls and Boys - Blur    
11. A Girl Like You - Edwyn Collins        
12. Buddy Holly - Weezer  
13. Gee Angel - Sugar      
14. Ten Storey Love Song - The Stone Roses  
15. Echos Myron - Guided By Voices     
16. New French Girlfriend - The Auteurs
17. Conspiracy - The Black Crowes       
18. Wow And Flutter - Stereolab  
19. Back To Love - The Brand New Heavies     
20. Stillness In Time - Jamiroquai
21. Bang and Blame - R.E.M.      
22. Never-Never - Lush     

Chicken, Potatoes and Corn

Now this was one of Becky's nice tasty dinners. Her great chicken and fried potatoes as usual but also with a very good corn dish. I always loved corn... even the frozen kind. 

It always reminded me of my Mom's corn dishes which we had a lot of throughout the year when the fresh corn was not available from the farmer who delivered fresh produce in the city. Mom made a lot of frozen sides of corn, peas, etc. I really loved the succotash too. This corn we had tonight was almost like a succotash and just needed some lima beans.

This Must Be The Place - Covers FV

This is an old covers mix that has undergone some tweaking changes over the years. Now this is the Final Version.

This Must Be The Place - Covers FV

1. This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody) – Shawn Colvin (Talking Heads)
2. The Scientist – Aimee Mann (Coldplay)
3. Creep – Pretenders (Radiohead)
4. Tempted – Richard Thompson (Squeeze)
5. Hurt – Lucinda Williams (Nine Inch Nails)
6. Into The Mystic – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (Van Morrison)
7. It Tears Me Up – Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham (Percy Sledge)
8. Love Minus Zero – Eliza Gilkyson (Bob Dylan)
9. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness – Nanci Griffith (John Prine)
10. So. Central Rain – Grant Lee Phillips (R.E.M.)
11. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – Cat Power (The Rolling Stones)
12. In Between Days – Luka Bloom (The Cure)
13. These Days – 10,000 Maniacs (Jackson Browne)
14. #9 Dream – Jose Gonzalez (John Lennon)
15. Across The Universe – Rufus Wainwright (The Beatles)
16. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp – Jim James (George Harrison)
17. Nowhere Man – Low (The Beatles)
18. Waterloo Sunset – Peter Gabriel (The Kinks)
19. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Lorde (Tears For Fears)
20. Here Comes The Rain Again – The Watson Twins (Eurythmics)
21. Spooky – Lydia Lunch (Classics IV)
22. Crazy – The Kills (Patsy Cline)
23. Stephanie Says – Joseph Arthur (Velvet Underground)
24. Femme Fatale – Aloe Blacc (Velvet Underground)

Nobody's Baby Now - Songs 1994 FV

More songs from albums in my collection released in 1994 and reworked as part of my Final Version series. Lots of quirky love songs here.

Nobody's Baby Now - Songs 1994 FV

1. Nobody's Baby Now - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds         
2. Only A Broken Heart - Tom Petty     
3. What A Crying Shame - The Mavericks      
4. Baby I Can't Please You - Sam Phillips       
5. Going Back To Georgia - Nanci Griffith       
6. Shut Up And Kiss Me - Mary Chapin Carpenter     
7. For The Sake Of Mary - Richard Thompson
8. When The Lights Go Down - Edie Brickell   
9. The Flowers She Sent And The Flowers She Said She Sent - The Magnetic Fields     
10. Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley  
11. Trouble - Lisa Germano         
12. Nitemare Hippy Girl - Beck     
13. Baby's Got New Plans - Alejandro Escovedo
14. Calling For You - Iris Dement 
15. 977 - The Pretenders  
16. Which Way To Turn      - Bryan Ferry         
17. (I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind - Primal Scream       
18. Treat You Right Someday - House Of Freaks       
19. Forget About Us - Bill Lloyd    
20. Am I Wrong - Love Spit Love 
21. Do You Remember The First Time? - Pulp  
22. Why Not Your Baby - Velvet Crush   
23. It's the Life - Grant Lee Buffalo         
24. Soulful Wind - Nick Lowe       

Bacon and Eggs for Dinner

There is something special about having bacon and scrambled eggs for dinner and Becky made it happen this evening. We don't have bacon very much and we often go for a very long time without it. Occasionally maybe I'll have some on a BLT sandwich in a restaurant but we don't usually have it at home. So it was special to have this dinner tonight and we both enjoyed it a lot.

We did have some bacon left over so we will be able to add some to few other meals this coming week. Yum. 

Fortunate Son - Covers FV

Now here is something a little different for my Covers Final Version series of mixes. A mix with a theme and this one is war and serving in the military. The original versions of most of these songs were part of various protest rock mixes. I went with this theme as I put the mix together and it was not my intention when I started it with the Todd Snider version of that CCR song. Then it took off from there.

Fortunate Son - Covers FV

1. Fortunate Son – Todd Snider & Patty Griffin (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
2. Born in the U.S.A. – Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires (Bruce Springsteen)
3. The Call Up – Chris Whitley (The Clash)
4. Military Madness – Port O’Brien (Graham Nash)
5. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier – Mercury Rev (John Lennon)
6. Charlie Don’t Surf – The Crunchies (The Clash)
7. War – Joan Osborne (Edwin Starr)
8. For What It’s Worth – Melanie (Buffalo Springfield)
9. Chicago – Sleepy Sun (Graham Nash)
10. Revolution – Grandaddy (The Beatles)
11. Give Peace A Chance – Aerosmith (John Lennon)
12. Chimes of Freedom – Bruce Springsteen (Bob Dylan)
13. The Times They Are A-Changin’ – Simon & Garfunkel (Bob Dylan)
14. Imagine – Joan Baez (John Lennon)
15. Blowin’ In The Wind – The Hollies (Bob Dylan)
16. Where Have All The Flowers Gone – Johnny Rivers (Pete Seeger)
17. Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town – The Killers (Kenny Rogers)
18. Ohio – Darcie Miner (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
19. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Lucious (Tears For Fears)
20. Masters of War – Anika (Bob Dylan)
21. War – Sinead O’Connor (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
22. Love Vigilantes (El-P Remix) – Duncan Sheik (New Order)
23. Brain Damage – Easy Star All-Stars (Pink Floyd)

Bugs

Becky and I were sitting on the porch enjoying a nice sunny afternoon when suddenly this white cocoon like bug dropped from above and landed next to Becky. It really almost landed in her lap. The bug landed on it's back and it took awhile for it to roll over onto it's legs. Then it just stood there for a bit before starting to climb up the leg of Becky's chair. I knocked it back to the floor where it stayed there.

After awhile I noticed more ants on the porch floor than usual. I came back later and the white bug was gone but there were still more ants... lots more and they were swarming along one side of the door and up along toward the top. Then I saw there were flying ants swarming around a crevice along the top of the door and a line of ants climbing up the side of the door. There were also ants going into a crevice at the bottom of the door too. I put an ant trap on the floor next to the door.

I went down to the basement and got out an old can of Raid. I put on a different shirt, a hat, my big sunglasses, gloves and a mask. Then I sprayed some Raid into both of the crevices and along the path of the ants and along the bottom of the door.

In a little while there was a pile of dead ants at the bottom of the doorway. This all happened a few days ago and I've been checking for any ant or bug activity around the door. There has been nothing but I have that can of Raid ready just in case.

Flowers for Mother's Day

Becky got a delivery today of flowers and a cake for Mother's Day. Sean and Katie got together to make it happen from Wegman's using the InstaCart service. The flowers were spectacular and the carrot cake is delicious.

The delivery came without anything written on a card. I got a text from Sean saying that a home delivery was happening in the afternoon so when the flowers came we assumed they were from Sean. Later we found out the gifts were from the both of them. The came a day early because it much easier to get a home delivery on Saturday than on a Sunday. 

I took a picture of the flowers from both sides of the table.

Mother and Grandmother

We were up on the 3rd floor moving stuff around and came across this old framed photo of my mother as an infant with her mother. Mom and Mom-Mom. 

I tried taking some photos of the picture but it was difficult because of the reflections in the glass frame. Actually this picture was framed at the Koenig family's art supply and frame shop Arttree some 40 years ago. I was working at the store at that time too.

A Secret Chord - Songs 1994 FV

I heard there was a secret chord... This mix starts out with Jeff Buckley's amazing cover of the classic Leonard Cohen song Hallelujah. The next song that follows is another classic cover song. This time it's Smashing Pumpkins doing that Fleetwood Mac song Landslide. Then it's the Pretenders doing Dylan and Sinead O'Connor covering Nirvana. Then it's lots of deep cuts from other albums in my collection released in 1994 and part of my Final Version series of mixes.

A Secret Chord - Songs 1994 FV

1. Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley        
2. Landslide - Smashing Pumpkins       
3. Forever Young - Pretenders   
4. All Apologies - Sinead O'Connor  
5. Sunshine - Low 
6. Dreaming My Dreams - The Cranberries     
7. Power Of Two - Indigo Girls   
8. Turbulent Indigo - Joni Mitchell         
9. Beeswing - Richard Thompson         
10. You Think You Know Somebody - Todd Snider     
11. Tiger Lily - Luna
12. End of a Century - Blur
13. I Don't Sleep, I Dream - R.E.M.        
14. Streets Of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
15. Mighty Joe Moon - Grant Lee Buffalo
16. Roman Candle - Elliott Smith 
17. Sour Times - Portishead        
18. Karmacoma - Massive Attack 
19. Your Painted Smile - Bryan Ferry     
20. Fourth Of July - Dave Alvin    
21. True Love Travels On A Gravel Road - Nick Lowe 
22. Just Wait - Blues Traveler      

Who Loves The Sun - Covers FV

More cover songs and another mix in my Final Version series.

Who Loves The Sun - Covers FV

1. Who Loves The Sun – Hollis Brown (Velvet Underground)
2. Hazy Shade of Winter – The Bangles (Simon & Garfunkel)
3. Monkey Gone to Heaven – Elk City (Pixies)where
4. Stormbringer – Beck (John Martyn)
5. Acadian Driftwood – Shawn Colvin (The Band)
6. Big Yellow Taxi – Bob Dylan (Joni Mitchell)
7. Chimes of Freedom – Eliza Gilkyson (Bob Dylan)
8. Midnight Rider – Patti Smith (Allman Brothers Band)
9. House of the Rising Sun – The Be Good Tanyas (Traditional)
10. Redemption Song – Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer (Bob Marley)
11. Rivers of Babylon – Steve Earle (The Melodians)
12. This Is Not America – Petra Haden (David Bowie)
13. Sail Away – Linda Ronstadt (Randy Newman)
14. The Only Living Boy in New York – The Farewell Drifters (Simon & Garfunkel)
15. Turn Turn Turn – The Seekers (Pete Seeger)
16. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Happiness – The Holmes Brothers (Elvis Costello)
17. A Change is Gonna Come – Aaron Neville (Sam Cooke)
18. Why Can’t We Live Together – Joan Osborne (Timmy Thomas)
19. Imagine – Etta James (John Lennon)
20. The Weight – The Staple Singers (The Band)
21. Hallelujah – Neil Diamond (Leonard Cohen)
22. Talking About a Revolution – Damien Rice (Tracy Chapman)
23. I Ain’t Marchin’ Anymore – Black 47 (Phil Ochs)
24. The Times They Are A-Changin’ – Bryan Ferry (Bob Dylan)

Another Time Another Place - Late Night FV

This is another mix of music from that time when I was playing records in that bar and these are some of the songs I played.

And this is another hour and a half mix in my Late Night Final Version series.

Another Time Another Place - Late Night FV

1. Another Time Another Place – U2, 1980
2. Four Horsemen – The Clash, 1979
3. City of Fun – The Only Ones, 1978
4. Tattooed Love Boys – Pretenders, 1980
5. Everybody’s Happy Nowadays – Buzzcocks, 1979
6. Quit This Town – Eddie & The Hot Rods, 1978
7. Killer in the Home – Adam and The Ants, 1980
8. Dead On Arrival – Billy Idol, 1982
9. Working with Fire and Steel – China Crises, 1983
10. Language Problems – Electric Guitars, 1982
11. Tell Me That I’m Dreaming – Was (Not Was), 1981
12. Love On Your Side – The Thompson Twins, 1983
13. In The Dark – Romeo Void, 1980
14. Running On the Spot – The Jam, 1982
15. About the Weather – Magazine, 1981
16. Mesopotamia – The B-52’s, 1982
17. Drop the Pilot – Joan Armatrading, 1983
18. This Town – The Go-Go’s, 1981
19. Fire in My Heart – The Members, 1982
20. Ghost of a Chance – Garland Jeffreys, 1981
21. The Good Thing – Talking Heads, 1978
22. Mr. Jones – The Psychedelic Furs, 1981
23. Kurt’s Rejoinder – Brian Eno, 1977
24. Memory Serves – Material, 1981

Dave & Donna's

Dave and Donna had us over yesterday for a Saturday evening hang out with Jimmy and his son Sonny who were in town for the weekend. No Cassie as usual. It was great seeing Jim and his little two-year-old was very cute and fun to be around. We were over there from a little after 5 pm until about 8:30. There had been rain expected but it turned out to be a very beautiful evening weatherwise. When we first arrived Donna said we would be eating inside but by dinner time we were all outside eating.

Dinner was simple. Dave ordered pizza and wings and a salad. A mix of pizzas from Mr. Pizza and La Nova. Wings were regular and BBQ. Folks brought desserts... pies and of course Donna had an assortment of his cookies laid out. We enjoyed every bite of the food.

There was a nice group but not as crowded as usual. Jimmy and Sonny. Dave and Donna. Mary. Amy and Doug with the two teenage girls. Eric and Amy and their little one Ivy. And Tom and Diane. Sonny and Ivy played together nicely.

No pictures. It's amazing how many people we know do not take any pictures of diners, parties and actually any gathering of friends and families at their homes. There was only one time when phones came out for pictures and that was a staged shot of Jimmy with Sonny standing alongside of Eric with Ivy. The two sons with the two grandkids. Sadly they are the only grandchildren for both of those families. One and done. 

The Limits We Set - Late Night FV

What are the limits we set and when it comes to playing songs in a crowded bar. Actually I had a lot of limits and there were many songs and groups from this same time period that I refused to ever play. Now that would make an interesting list. Groups from the late 70's to mid 80's that I never played in the sound booth. Well, that's another post.

Here are another set of songs that I did play... regularly.

The Limits We Set - Late Night FV

1. The Limits We Set – The English Beat, 1981
2. Watching the Detectives – Elvis Costello, 1977
3. Look Back in Anger – David Bowie, 1979
4. Brave Boys Keep Their Promises – The Teardrop Explodes, 1980
5. Messages – A Flock of Seagulls, 1982
6. Radio Silence – Thomas Dolby, 1982
7. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da – The Police, 1980
8. The Metro – Berlin, 1982
9. Speak Like a Child – The Style Council, 1983
10. Hot House Baby – Moon Martin, 1980
11. I Thought I Heard a Heartbeat – The Inmates, 1980
12. Mercury Blues – David Lindley, 1981
13. Don’t Worry Baby – Los Lobos, 1984
14. Get That Girl – Joe Jackson, 1979
15. When I Write the Book – Rockpile, 1980
16. Someday, Someway – Marshall Crenshaw, 1982
17. Keep in Touch – The Romantics, 1980
18. Tenderness – General Pubic, 1984
19. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics, 1983
20. New Song – Howard Jones, 1984
21. In A Big Country – Big Country, 1983
22. The Walls Came Down – The Call, 1983
23. Cities – Talking Heads, 1979
24. Underground – Men At Work, 1981
25. Grinding Halt – The Cure, 1979
26. Mad World – Tears For Fears, 1983

Dinner for Two - The Terrace

It was a Thursday evening and we decided to go out for dinner. We considered several places including going down to Canalside and almost went to the new restaurant in the Richardson Complex but because it was such a nice day we went over to The Terrace in Delaware Park. We didn't have reservations and we couldn't get a table on the patio. That wasn't so bad because they still had the winter protection up and it wasn't as nice as it would be when in full summer mode out there. We had a good table in the main dining room and the place was very busy.

One of the reasons we wanted to go there was do have some pub food sandwiches and we did good. Becky got a shrimp po' boy with fries and I had a delicious chicken sandwich with fries. I had a couple of nice Lunch IPAs on tap from Maine Brewery.

We had to park down the street a couple of blocks and had to walk through the park on an angle past the rose garden to get to the restaurant. The park was very crowded and we really enjoyed that walk. It was nice on the way back too. There was also a very large crowd at the Albright-Knox because of the free live music that they now have every Thursday evening. We thought about going in to check it out but it was getting near the end of the music by the time we were done with dinner. Maybe another time.

Got Trash

Becky made arrangements with the Got Trash company to remove a lot of stuff from our third floor. The price was reasonable considering how many things had to be carried down the stairs and out to a truck in the driveway. The two guys doing the lifting were great but they did get quite the workout. 

The items carried down the stairs included two CD shelves, one small and one large, my old computer table, the desk from the studio, the old sewing machine, an old book shelf and the treadmill which fortunately folded up in half. Then there was a stack of old paintings done on wood panels that Becky wanted to get rid of. They were several trips.

We had cleared out the stairway landing that had been a storage area and we took down all of the artwork on the walls along the stairs and out the door. Cleared off lots of pottery too just to make sure there were no accidents. They came around 10:30 in the morning and were done in about an hour. Everything that was coming down was marked.

When they were finished and sitting in the front seat of the truck writing up the bill I had gone to the refrigerator and got two plastic bottles of some cold water. They were both very excited and thankful to get that water. The look on their faces was priceless. They certainly deserved it.