Don't Leave Just Now - Songs 2005 FV

Don't Leave Just Now. A group of quirky indie rock songs from albums in my collection released in 2005. Deep cuts and some favorites. 

Wussy in the pic. 

Don't Leave Just Now - Songs 2005 FV

1. Don't Leave Just Now - Wussy
2. Weight Of The World - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
3. A Good Living - Starflyer 59
4. Soul Meets Body - Death Cab For Cutie
5. Monkey - Low
6. Be Gone - British Sea Power
7. Speed Of Sound - Coldplay
8. Cerulean Sky - The Selmanaires
9. Turn Into Something - Animal Collective
10. The Wind That Blew My Heart Away - Fruit Bats
11. First Of Four - The American Analog Set
12. So Here We Are - Bloc Party
13. All Sparks - Editors
14. Make It Through This World - Greg Trooper
15. When You're Falling - Donovan's Brain
16. Runaway Train - Blue Rodeo
17. A Quiet Man - Jim Noir
18. (If There's) No Hope For Us - Arab Strap
19. No Threat - The Tragically Hip
20. Horizon - The Bats
21. Let It Go - The Village Green
22. I Summon You - Spoon
23. Modern World - Wolf Parade
24. All Because Of You Days - Echo & The Bunnymen

Eating Leftovers

Becky and I got some nice leftovers from the pile of Fat Bob's BBQ takeout from Clara's birthday party on Saturday night. We had some for dinner tonight but there's still more and definitely enough for dinner tomorrow night too.

Still very tasty too.

Fat Bob's Takeout

We had a dinner of Fat Bob's BBQ takeout at Clara's birthday party at Dick and Iris'. When we arrived at the apartment Dick was just leaving to go pickup the food from Fat Bob's which is nearby.

The food was delicious as always and there was a lot of it. A nice variety of sides too in addition to the beef brisket, pulled pork and ribs. There was BBQ baked beans, mac & cheese, grilled vegetables, cajun corn, collard greens, mashed potatoes, coleslaw and cornbread. Some fries too.

Dick gave us several boxes of leftovers to take with us. It's enough for a couple of meals.

We had some nice desserts too... birthday cake and pumpkin pie along with some of Donna's cookies.

Clara's Birthday Party

The family had a birthday party for Clara downtown at the Dick and Iris' apartment. We were originally going to have it at our house until I got sick. Although I'm feeling better we thought it best not to have everyone over to our house with the virus germs potentially lurking throughout the house. Instead we had the party at the hotel where Katie and the kids were staying. We met everyone down there at 5:30 pm. The next day they would be driving back to Phila. 

We had a wonderful time with the family and it was great seeing Dick and Iris again. It's been awhile. Clara had a great time with her big number seven balloon and she got some more very nice birthday gifts. Her birthday presents have been scattered over several days because of the drawn out birthday weekend celebrations.

We had a nice dinner of takeout food from Fat Bob's BBQ along with a nice birthday cake from Wegmans and one of Becky's pumpkin pies. We had also brought some leftover cookies of Donna's from her Thanksgiving dinner.

Clara had a great time opening her gifts from us and from Auntie Ashley which we brought with us. Ashley had sent it to our house.

I thought it was funny to see myself reflected in the window taking this picture.

Family Dinner @ Kostas

We were trying to decide what to do for dinner this evening. It was the Friday night after Thanksgiving and we were not sure what the restaurant scene would be like. We also considered ordering some pizza or takeout from somewhere but thought that might be also be tough.

After talking about it for a bit we decided to get in the cars and drive over to Kostas on Hertel Ave. As we were driving over there we pass by the Parkside Meadow and saw there were lots of tables available from the window so we considered that as a possible backup plan if Kostas was too crowded.

But it wasn't. We parked the car and walked down to Kostas a little after the kids got there and they had a nice corner table. The same table as last time we were there. The service was great and the food was wonderful.

It was funny to watch the kids get their food ordered. Henry and Clara wanted their mother to order the food from the waiter but Violet gave him a very big smile and ordered her dinner which was... french fries. And then she said ketchup. She is something.

After dinner the kids went back to our house and gathered up their stuff to take back down to the hotel. We had a very nice day and evening together.

Thanksgiving Dinner @ Dave & Donna's

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner at Dave and Donna's as usual. Dave did a fabulous job with the smoked turkey and Donna put on her usual fantastic spread.

I was sick this week but glad I was feeling much better for the family dinner. I rested much of the day and it was really a last minute decision as to whether I should go or not. I'm glad I went.

They had the usual regular crowd including Amy and Doug along with Elizabeth and Natalie. Tom and Diane were there but that's another story. Eric and Amy with little Ivy. Val came and she brought a friend Pete who was a close friend of Bobby's who didn't have anywhere to go for Thanksgiving. Doug and Amy's son Joey showed up with his girlfriend with their 3 month old baby girl. They just stayed for about an hour. And Katie, Todd, Henry, Clara and Violet were there too.

Donna had a wonderful dessert spread that included one of Becky's pumpkin pies. There was an amazing amount of Donna's cookies and lots of other pies too. It was a typical Gasper Special kind of night.

Time After Time Again - Songs 2005 FV

Time After Time Again. This time an acoustic version of the title song. Lots of live cuts and cover versions in this mix of songs from albums in my collection released in 2005.

Cyndi Lauper & Sarah McLachlan in the pic.

Time After Time Again - Songs 2005 FV

1. Time After Time (Acoustic Version) - Cyndi Lauper & Sarah McLachlan
2. Is It Like Today - Eliza Gilkyson 
3. Winterlong - Matt Pond PA
4. Isn't It A Pity - Cowboy Junkies
5. These Days (Live) - Jackson Browne
6. It's Too Late (Live) - Carole King
7. Girls Talk (Live) - Dave Edmunds
8. Atonement (Live) - Lucinda Williams
9. Fortune Cookies - Stan Ridgway & Drywall
10. Farewell Ride - Beck
11. What A Shame - The Kingsbury Manx
12. It Beats 4 U - My Morning Jacket
13. Master Of Disaster - John Hiatt
14. Here Comes The Sun Again - M. Ward
15. Fireroad (For Two) - Chris Whitley
16. Rock and Roll Gypsies - Ray Wylie Hubbard
17. Dylan, Dylan, Dylan - The Black Watch
18. Whatever Happened To Soy Bomb - Eels
19. God Only Knows - Aqualung
20. 1979 - Craig Cardiff
21. Heavy Metal Drummer (Live) - Wilco
22. Dry The Rain (Live) - The Beta Band

Sick Sick Sick

I got really sick this week. Mostly for a day and a half. On Monday late evening I felt a little off. It had been a beautiful day. Sunny but cold and I worked hard in the backyard. Monday night in bed I felt dizzy and had an upset stomach. I had some kind of bug.

Tuesday morning I woke up and threw up. I felt awful and the room was sometimes spinning frantically. I spent all day in bed. I did get up for about 20 minutes in the afternoon and ate a couple of crackers along with a cup of tea. That was it and then back to bed.

I slept for about 33 hours. The real issue was that Katie and the kids were coming for the Thanksgiving holiday and I was sick. They were driving to Syracuse on Tuesday. They left in the afternoon after school and planed to stay overnight at a motel in Syracuse and then driving to Buffalo on Wednesday morning arriving at our house around lunch. When Katie found out how sick I was they scrambled for an alternative place to stay. We weren't sure how that was going to work out because of the holidays. It turned out that they were able to book a large suite room at the hotel downtown where Dick and Iris have their apartment up on the 14th floor. 

So they spent time with Dick and Iris instead of us for the first couple of days. It took me awhile but I started feeling better. We still were very worried about having the kids over with active germs in the house so it was better for them to be downtown.

I plan to rest and sleep a lot today. I am feeling a little better. I'll rest tomorrow morning and then hopefully I'll feed better enough to go over to Dave and Donna's for Thanksgiving dinner. Then we can make some plans for the rest of the holiday weekend.

Katie and the kids are planning to drive back to Philly on Sunday but unfortunately the weather is calling for some snow. It may be a tough drive for Todd.

Happy Birthday Clara

Today is our granddaughter Clara's 7th birthday. Celebrating this little girl's birthday will happen over several days. She already had a party at school before they left for the long holiday weekend. Today she will have a little celebration with her other grandparents downtown at their apartment. We will celebrate her party on Saturday along with Dick and Iris again. Looking forward to it. I've been sick this week so hopefully I'll be feeling much better.

Lizzie & Lewie Visit

We got a text message from Lizzie earlier this week telling us the she and Lewie  (and Asiago) were driving to Cleveland on Sunday and passing through Buffalo in the early evening. They wanted to stop by and see us. They were also planning to stop at Sean and Ashley's earlier in the day too. They were traveling from Providence, Rhode Island.

They arrived at our house today at about 5:30 pm. We had some pizza for them but they were not hungry. They ate a lot at Sean's house where they spent two hours around lunch time. They had lots of leftovers from Autumns birthday party yesterday.

We had a great time with Lizzie and Lewie. They stayed and hung out for about two hours. The dog really liked being at our house but probably mostly was just happy to get out of the car. They still had three more hours of driving to get from Buffalo to Cleveland. They left our house around 7:30 which means they would be getting to Lewie's mom's house around 10:30 pm.

We did watch the second half of the Eagles-Cowboys game. When we turned it on at halftime the Eagles were ahead 21-0. Then they lost the game 24-21 in the 2nd half. The kids were upset.

I gave Lizzie some documents concerning her father I recently found in the box of "stuff" on the 3rd floor. Some of the docs were medical info about her father's aneurysm and MH from 1988. Much of it was highly technical and she loved it being the medical person she is. Lewie also brought me a 4 pack of some interesting beers local to the Providence area. I'll have them sometime over the holidays.

We hadn't seen these two in several years. Lizzie had not been in Buffalo since Sean's wedding and Lewie had never been here before.

The Only Way - Songs 2005 FV

The Only Way is another quirky mix of deep cuts and interesting favorite songs from albums in my collection released in 2005. Part of my Final Version mix series. Jim Noir in the pic.

The Only Way - Songs 2005 FV

1. The Only Way - Jim Noir
2. Take It From Me - The Weepies
3. Hi-Fi - M. Ward
4. She Really Wants You - Aimee Mann
5. Long Time Comin' - Bruce Springsteen
6. He Lays In The Reins - Calexico & Iron and Wine
7. Still Life - The Spongetones
8. Evangeline - Cocteau Twins
9. Paradise Hotel - Eliza Gilkyson
10. Lies Of A Lonely Friend - Amos Lee
11. Laughing - Winterpills
12. O' Sailor - Fiona Apple
13. Wordless Chorus - My Morning Jacket
14. Long Forgotten Love - The Autumn Defense
15. How To Be Invisible - Kate Bush
16. In The Mirror - Nada Surf
17. Missing - Beck
18. Sometimes - Damon & Naomi
19. Worthy - Eric Matthews
20. My Soul, My Soul - Richard Thompson
21. Far From Home - Neil Young
22. Always On Your Side - Sheryl Crow & Sting

Grandmother!

This evening we were on the phone having a video chat with Sean and the kids. Andrew was happy to see us as usual. Autumn was in the bathtub getting her bath and smiling at the phone camera as usual. She was all tired out from her 2 year old birthday party at the daycare center today.

While she was in the tub and smiling at us I asked her her name and she said "Autumn" and then I asked her my name and she said "poppa". I pointed to Becky and said what's her name. She smiled and said "grandmother" clear as a bell. All the other grandkids call Becky "grammie" but not this little girl. A couple of weeks ago when they were visiting us I asked Autumn what was my name and she said "my poppa". So cute.

Yesterday Ashely sent us to photo of Autumn. She is turning 2.

Another Bad Bills Game

Bills lost another bad game last night.  Buffalo 19 Houston 23. Too many interceptions, fumbles, fouls and Allen was sacked 8 times. Yikes. I watched the first half and then went to bed. I'd had enough and they certainly aren't worth losing any sleep. I checked on the score a couple of times while laying in bed and there was nothing happening that made me think I was missing anything. They were losing at halftime 20-16 but only scored one field goal in the second half while the Texans also only scored one field goal in the second half. Sounds like a really boring second half.

It doesn't look like the Bills will be getting into the playoffs this year.

Book Shopping, a Party & JT's

Becky and I went out a little after 4:30 pm for an evening of to do a little shopping at the Talking Leaves bookstore for the kids. Becky had already got a few things at Target earlier in the week. We always enjoy browsing through Talking Leaves and especially at the kids books. We got three books for Autumn and Andrew.

We had parked on Bidwell Pky because we were also planning to go down to JT's for dinner after shopping at the bookstore. After dinner we planned to go down to an art gallery on Main Street for an art opening.

When we finished shopping we walked back to the car to drop off the books and I remembered that tonight was the retirement party for Trish K. The party was at McGarrett's on Elmwood, the old No Names, across the street from the bookstore which reminded me as we walked by. I forget which date was the party and hadn't thought about it all week. So we stopped in to say hi. Eileen greeted us at the door along with Trish. The party was running from 5 to 8 pm. We hung out there for about a half hour. Then we walked down the street to JT's. It was nice talking with Eileen and we made plans to get together in a couple of weeks.

We sat at a table in the window overlooking Elmwood Ave and enjoyed another wonderful dinner. I had the Rigatoni Bolognese and Becky had the Chicken Milanese. Great food as always and we had some leftovers too. I had a glass of a Tuscan Blend which I usually have there. We took our time and spent over an hour at the table.

Then we headed downtown to the art gallery at Summer and Main to see the Bill Maggio show.

We got down there around 7 pm and discovered a large construction site on the street in front of the gallery. We couldn't find a place to park. It was really crazy down there. We drove around the block looking for a parking spot and still couldn't find any. There were guys working and cones everywhere along the street near the gallery and taking up dozens of parking spaces all up and down the street. Very weird. We finally gave up and drove home.

Then it was time to watch the Bills game on TV. 

Somebody Everybody Needs - Songs 2005 FV

Somebody Everybody Needs... some mostly deep cut quirky songs from albums in my collection released in 2005 and part of my Final Version series of mixes. The Autumn Defense in the pic.

Somebody Everybody Needs - Songs 2005 FV

1. Somebody Everybody Needs - The Autumn Defense
2. Thinking About You - Ivy
3. Here Comes Mr. Right - The Sugarplastics
4. Runnin - Heartless Bastards
5. You Can Decide - Field Music
6. Going Through The Motions - Aimee Mann
7. It's Only You - The Happies
8. You Can Have It All - Kaiser Chiefs
9. Some Kind Of Ride - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
10. Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight - Amos Lee
11. Sweethearts On Parade - M. Ward
12. Trouble With Dreams - Eels
13. Finding You - The Go-Betweens
14. What Are You Waiting For - Kathleen Edwards
15. I've Heard A Rumour - The Lovethugs
16. (You're Not) A Nice Girl - Outrageous Cherry
17. Forever Alone - The Impossible Shapes
18. I Don't Wanna Talk About Love No More - Amy Rigby
19. Talk - Coldplay
20. So Much Trouble - Matt Pond PA
21. Inside A Dream - The Lovetones
22. Lone Summer Dream - The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
23. Something Inside Of Me - The Coral
24. It's All In My Mind - Teenage Fanclub

Mycenae 1972

While going through some boxes of "stuff" on the 3rd floor I came across a photo album of pictures taken during my six month Navy Med cruise in 1972. 

You can see in the photo how the XO doing my evaluation came up with "Petty Officer Emery has a tendency to be lax about the need for a haircut and trimming of his beard".

This was also a time when sailors were recently allowed to leave the ship to go on liberty in a foreign port not wearing our uniforms. We were actually allowed to keep some civilian clothes on board the ship although there was not very much room to store them.

We spent a lot of time during that cruise conducting NATO exercises around Greece and Turkey. In June of that year we spent two weeks on an extended liberty call in Athens, Greece. Actually we were tied up to a pier in Piraeus which is the seaport for Athens and takes about 20 minutes to get there. We spent a lot of time in Athens itself but also took bus trips to the many tourist sites in the region. One of them was to Mycenae which was about an hour and a half bus ride.

Mycenae was an amazing place and worth the trip. I took a lot of pictures that day especially when we were going across the Isthmus of Corinth which was spectacular. 

Another amazing trip was to the site of the ancient Battle of Marathon which was about an hour north of Athens. 

We made several liberty calls in Greece and Crete during that six month cruise.

Thinking About Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is coming up next week and this is a nice meme to get someone to think about the meaning of this holiday. How it started. What it means. 

Murder in Pitigliano - A Tuscan Mystery

Murder in Pitigliano by Camilla Trinchieri, 2025. Read this book in about a week. This is the fifth novel in the Tuscan Mystery series and features lots of interesting Tuscan wines, food and restaurants that are always part of the plot featuring an ex-NYC murder detective living in a small Tuscan village. Very entertaining.

I enjoyed the other books in this series too.

• Murder in Chianti
• The Bitter Taste of Murder
• Murder on the Vine
• The Road to Murder

Betsy & Rita Polaroid

This is a Polaroid picture two of my sisters, Betsy and Rita, that I found the other day in that box of "stuff" on the third floor I've been going through. The group of photos were from the early 1980's and I think this may have been taken in 1984 when they were visiting us after the birth of Katie. I certainly recognized our apartment on Putnam. 

It's a very nice photo and they both look great. I posted it on Facebook and got lots of notices from their friends. Mine too. 

Only This Moment - Songs 2005 FV

Only This Moment. More interesting songs from albums in my collection released in 2005. Another mix in my Songs 2005 Final Version series.'

Royksopp in the pic. 

Only This Moment - Songs 2005 FV

1. Only This Moment - Royksopp
2. Holographic Universe - Thievery Corporation
3. By The Morning Sun - Sound Tribe Sector 9
4. Aerial - Kate Bush
5. Know Me When I'm Gone - The Quarter After
6. Kyberneticka Babicka (Part 1) - Stereolab
7. Metropolitan Death 1 (Montreal's Italodisco RMX) - Delorean
8. Waiting For The Siren's Call - New Order
9. Siberia - Echo & The Bunnymen
10. La Realite (Yuksek Remix) - Amadou & Mariam
11. Throw Down Your Arms - Sinead O'Connor
12. Heart and Soul - John Brown's Body
13. How Long Do I Have To Wait For You - Sharon Jones & Dap Kings
14. Out With The New In With The True - Antibalas
15. Escape From Dragon House - Dengue Fever
16. My Time Is Running Out - The Juan Maclean
17. Up From The South - The Budos Band
18. Get Down - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

97 Bags

We had another banner year for black walnuts falling into our backyard along with the leaves. Last year I filled 74 bags of nuts and leaves and that was the record. This year when the leaves and nuts had all dropped from the black walnut trees in the backyard I had a new record of 86 bags.

Then something weird happened. The catalpa tree next door usually drops a lot of big leaves and seed pods over a long period of time that goes from the early fall into the winter. Then more in the spring along with those little flowers. This year all of the leaves and pods dropped almost all at once over about a week. That happened just after I finished with the walnuts. I don't usually fill any bags with catalpa droppings. I usually just clean up a little bit here and there and toss the debris into the trash containers. This time I had to pack the leaves and pods into 11 bags for trash removal.

That makes for a grand total of 97 bags of yard debris this year. A really big new record. The photo here is the last of the bags.

Becky and I were talking about all these bags and we decided that next year we will do something a little different with the bags. We'll get some paper yard bags and try them again. The last time I tried them the black walnuts caused the bags to tear apart and spill debris out. Maybe I can try again. 

There are also large eco-friendly plastic bags which are available and we will try them next year. No more of those regular green trash bags. Some of them were tearing this year too. Time for something different.

Bills Win Entertaining Game... Barely

The Buffalo Bills won a very entertaining game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers yesterday 44-32. The lead changed nine times throughout the game and up until near the end of the 4th quarter it was anybody's game. Josh Allen played a great game although there were too many interceptions, fumbles and fouls again. Fortunately the offense was on it... well except the running game was not very good.

Allen was also the only quarterback in NFL history with 3 passing TDs and 3 rushing TDs in a single game. He did it for the second time today.

This win keeps the Bills on track to getting into the playoffs.

Jurassic World Rebirth

Jurassic World Rebirth, 2025. I was browsing our streaming services looking for something to watch after getting burned by that mockbuster Alien Rubicon. I was still in the mood for some Sci-Fi and came across the Jurassic Park franchise film from earlier this year. 

Apparently this is a standalone sequel to Jurassic World Dominion from 2022 which I don't think I saw and is the fourth installment in that series. It is the seventh overall film in the Jurassic Park series.

Overall I was disappointed in this movie. Sure, there was plenty of action and lots of dangerous dinosaurs but the overall story was kind of boring except for the fact that the real villain of the film is Big Pharma. The acting wasn't bad but not very inspiring. I watched this movie in three segments. I just couldn't sit through the whole thing at once.

I guess I should stay away from blockbusters and their many sequels.

Paul McCartney in Town

Paul McCartney was in Buffalo this week and played to a sold out crowd at the Key Bank Arena. Most people there saw him from the TV screen. The tickets on the floor near the stage went for over $4,000 and all of the tickets on the floor were over a thousand dollars each. The cheap seats up high in the balcony sold for just under $500 each. From videos I saw of the show it looked like everyone in the building was recording McCartney on their phones and I saw many of the posted videos online. It was most the crowd or the tv screen and a tiny figure on the stage. People I knew who went to the concert and posted their videos were way up in the upper deck nose bleed sections looking down on the tiny little guy on the stage. They say it sounded good.

It was supposed to be a good concert according to the people who spent that much money to see the 83 year old ex-Beatle but damn... I'd much rather listen to the albums with the sound turned up.

Someone would need to give me the ticket price cash for me to put up with that crazy shit between all of the people and the craziness of an arena concert. All of my life I have loved going to see live music but I haven't been to an arena concert since 1976. You can't pay me enough to put up with that. I'd much rather see an up and coming band in a small club or theater type setting than the big arenas or stadiums. 

Burger & Beans

This evening we had a couple of delicious hamburgers from Dash's. They are always great. Toasted the rolls too. Becky made a salad but we didn't have any potatoes around for making home fries. So instead I went downstairs and got a can of Bush baked beans from the shelf. It's been a long time since I enjoyed any baked beans. They were always one of my favorite foods when I was growing up and for many years later. Just not lately.

The great burger and some nice baked beans made for a very nice cold day dinner.

Ranting of a Lunatic

It's so funny to see the way he sees himself. Pathetic too. As he says... the ranting of a lunatic. Every day he spouts out lies and bullshit.

Deer in the Backyard

This morning I was shocked and surprised to look out the kitchen window and see a large beautiful deer in our backyard. By the time I grabbed my phone and took this picture he had turned and ran to the back fence, jumped it and took off through our neighbors yard. This happens occasionally but not recently. 

It's been a few years since the last deer came through our yard, jumped the fence and ran out between the houses and then down Crescent Avenue. We occasionally get turkeys in our yard too.

I'm sorry I didn't get a better picture because initially that deer was looking right at me in the window but I was fumbling with my phone trying to get the camera ready. Oh, well. At least a got a picture even though it could have been much better.

Hunt Art Gallery Reception

Tonight we had a very nice time talking with lots of people at an art opening at the Hunt Gallery across the street from the downtown main library with a couple of friends showing their work. Both of them, Kathy and Cathy, had amazing works of art on display and there was a nice crowd.

We got downtown around 5:30 and it was hard to find a parking space. Even though it was early on a Friday night there were a lot of people downtown probably getting something to eat before a show. Paul McCartney was performing tonight and there was Wicked playing at Shea's down the street. A lot going on. 

We went to dinner nearby at the Streetlight Brasserie Restaurant and then walked over to the gallery around 6:30. 

The art show at Hunt was packed. We could hardly move around. We had conversations with many friends and met some new people too. It was so crowded I luckily found a spot at the bar sitting next to Gary and we talked for awhile. Also people kept coming over to us or mostly I should say him but we had lots more conversations and I at least was comfortable. Becky was talking with lots of people throughout the gallery and eventually came by and we shared the seat at the bar. 

There were a couple of other art openings tonight but we were shot and heading home around 8 pm. We had a great night.

Dinner @ Streetlight Brasserie

Becky and I had a wonderful dinner at a very nice downtown restaurant. We had walked by this place many times and always thought it would be a good place to check out. Finally we did... at Becky's insistence. I was ready to head over to Tappo. Anyway, we were glad we went here. The restaurant was very cool and a lot was going on. Lots of young people and older folks too. It was a happening place and we were very lucky to get a table. By 6 pm there were none.

The service was very good and I would say almost one of the best we've seen in ages. I had their Caesar Salad with Chicken. It was wonderful. Becky had a Fried Chicken Sandwich done Buffalo Style. It was delicious. She gave me some to try out. The waiter said we might want some French Fries with our order and he was right. The fries were great and we were very happy he suggested them.

I also had one of my favorite draft beers... Flower Power IPA from Ithaca Beer Co. Becky had a Peroni NA.

Then we walked a couple of blocks to the Hunt Gallery for an art opening and lots of conversations with friends which I wrote about here.

One Trip Later - Songs 2005 FV

My Final Version series of mixes has moved on to 2005 and here is an hour and a half mix I recently put together of songs from albums in my collection released in 2005. This set is rockin'. Some hits, deep cuts and lots of favorites. The Quarter After in the pic.

One Trip Later - Songs 2005 FV

1. One Trip Later - The Quarter After
2. Banquet - Bloc Party
3. Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand
4. I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
5. Bullets - Editors
6. Lit Up - The National
7. Outta My Mind - King Khan & BBQ Show
8. How Will I Ever Find My Way Home? - British Sea Power
9. Off The Record - My Morning Jacket
10. All Ablaze - Ian Brown
11. Radio Wave - Oranger
12. Craze - Lene Lovich
13. I'm Gonna Make You Fall In Love With Me - Heaven 17
14. Daft Punk Is Playing At My House - LCD Soundsystem
15. Ooh La La - Goldfrapp
16. Give Me Every Little Thing - The Juan Maclean
17. Who's That Girl? - Robyn
18. Krafty - New Order
19. I Love A Man In Uniform (2005 Version) - Gang Of Four
20. Love In A Trashcan - The Raveonettes
21. Over and Over Again (Lost & Found) - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
22. Poster Of A Girl - Metric
23. Dancing With Joey Ramone - Amy Rigby
24. I Turn My Camera On - Spoon

Highways Are Happy Ways

Highways Are Happy Ways. Found some old sheet music in that box of “stuff” that I was going through the other day. I was using this music 63 years ago while a member of the Uptown String Band. I had joined the band that previous summer and in November 1962 I was preparing for my first Philadelphia New Years Mummers Parade march down Broad Street. I played clarinet back then but would switch to tenor sax a couple of years later. Yep, I wore a lot of feathers too.