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Most boomers think that only players from their day are worth cranking the old Victrola up for.

Thankfully that is not the case. There are hundreds of young virtuosos in every whistle stop in the nation. They cut their musical teeth on the greats before them who raise the bar each time.

With each crop of players, the expectations placed on them by their peers is higher. Much like computer skills, my grandkids are far more adept with a touchscreen than their parents are.

So, they are out there. We just have to listen for them and not dismiss them for their youth, dress or deportment. (Like a lot of Gen Xers did to us)

It's true what they say: "listen with your heart not your head".

I couldn't agree with you more. When I search for music I Always look for new , fresh up and coming talent in all fields of music that I enjoy.
 
I have a 3 1/2 year old grandson living with me so Minions are just white noise.

If ya wanna play hardball, I'll break out MmmBop and The original Indian Love Call.

Ouch, ouch, ouch I give!! Uncle , UNCLE!

HAHA, Where do you think I got that annoying little ditty from. Those little yellow ... $#@*;"? 'rs
 
Caught up on some good drifting you all did today,always something I never would get to on my own! Had a busy day today and so far no major malfunction has occurred,I am thankful. Glad I am not spending time in the waiting room,big ride is doing some Tom Swayer on us! Hope everything goes well for him and his. Good buddy gave me a really nice refrigerator for my shop to replace the one wiped out in the flood,cold water is survival here. FEMA is not a big help for very many of the people who have tried to get help from what I am hearing,I didn't even bother to check on it since I made more than $10.00 last year. Been working for 50 years I guess I haven't paid enough in yet to qualify. Drift on!
 
Off the invasion beaches of Okinawa 1945, on board the USS Yolo.

May 11, 1945

The ship went to GQ at 0100 and remained there until 0530. Bogey reports came in all night but none were within firing range. As the ship was well covered with smoke I ordered half of the men below. With the dawn the men who rested worked the 200 tons of fresh and frozen food stuffs; the others slept. But at 0800 another alert was called and again half went to their stations, where they remained most of the morning. The Japanese were out in force. While we were not molested, those to the north were hit hard especially station 15, bearing 343T and only 35 miles away. Both Evans and Hugh W. Hadley were hit. The destroyers lost 58 killed and 96 wounded. After securing, all hands, including the officers and me, joined the crew in loading the stores. It is an all hands evolution that increases the esprit de corps of all.

Late in the afternoon messages poured in about forthcoming bad weather. The blow was not long in coming. The boats were hoisted; the ship was moved and more chain let out. Loading of stores eased and our brood sent to the Bishi Gawa. Before turning in I went to the conn to look things over. It was then that the wind hit and the waves tried to tear all ships from their moorings. Anchored in 30 fathoms with all possible chain out, Yolo yawed and rolled a good 20 degrees. Merchant ships turned over their engines to take the strain from the anchors. Ships with diesels let out chain - and hoped.
 
(Never mind, Isis posted the link, and nobody's going to whack the Mighty Isis.)
Awwwww, that's sweet. I love that badger bit.
Saw it for the first time eons ago.
STILL makes me laugh.
It's got a great beat and you can dance to it.
Well.
You can if you're a badger. :D

I got a Springfield yesterday, well I don't have it yet, ya know what I mean.
Hey, pawngal! I've got an RO m'self.
Fine pistol. Nicely made. Fit's me well, even with my smaller mitts.
Trigger's pretty darn good. I have yet to get to the range with it.
I've got my .45, but this'll be a cheaper date.

I only need one more.
Yeah. That's what I said. Many times. :D
 
Way back on October ninth, a young idiot ran a stop sign and totaled our truck.
This morning we get a call from his insurance company, they want some documents scanned and emailed to them.
Might finally get settled.
My Samsung WB35F is 16.2MP, plenty good enough. I can set up a light and get some pretty clear pictures.
Also, my wife has a mandatory meeting for her job as a home health care aid today.
So I says, "No problem, you go to your meeting and I'll take care of getting the documents emailed."
Took me four flippin' hours.
Internet kept cutting off. When I finally got the email ready to send, I get a message that there's too many files.
So I gotta start over and finally, after I split it into three parts, I get all the pics out.
I imbeded them and attached them as files. Either way, they'll be able to open them.
My brain remnants need to rest.
 
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Drifter's tellin' me Jeanette McDonald and Nelson Eddie did that love call song in some movie, long, long ago.
Something to do with the Mounties.
He's a 'lil bit older'n me, and remembers old movies.
To me, the first Star Wars is an old movie.

Glad the surgery went well, bigride. Prayers for speedy recovery heading to Candi!

Wow. It's a gettin' late.
I'm a gonna get my teefs clean, then get some shuteye.
Night-night, Drifters.
 
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Bed Time Stories

Last night I was laying in bed watching TV. And at exactly 9:00 every night wifey goes to bed and I get up and go to the den and watch TV for at least 3-4 more hours.

But last night our grandson came and jumped in bed with us at 9:00. He used to always sleep with us till he turned about 6-7.

So he jumped in bed and our Miniture German Schuaser followed and jumped in with him. And I cut the TV off. And he said aren't you going to tell us a bed time story?

So we've had him since he was 1 1/2 Hes 13 1/2 now.. And every night he wanted me to lay down with him and wifey till he fell a sleep. And I would get back up. Unless I fell a sleep with em.

So I would always tell him a made up bedtime story! It would always start with, In A Land Far Far Away Lived A Little Boy Named Joseph Who Lived In Beautiful Castle Upon A Big Hill And then make up a story of my on and sometimes a half stolen fairy tale story. And most included wifey as the mean ole witch! Or sometimes she she would be the nice queen? And when she was the mean witch She would fart lightning bolts or fire balls while riding her broom.He would just lay there and giggle and laugh. It was so cute a 3-4 year old laying there giggling about my silly bed time story. And wifey was OK with it! I think she liked them, as well as he did? And if he was still awake, I would always end them with, THE END!

So try doing that for 6-7 years 365 days a year? And everyone of my stories were always different each night. Even on vacation, he always went to sleep with a new bed time story.

But it was sweet last night when he said, aren't you going to tell us a bed time story! I have such good memories with him and he must have the some also. I haven't even thought about our Bed Time Stories in years.

But I started it off the same! In A Land Far Far Away Lived A Little Boy Named Joseph. But this time I included Theo our dog in the story.

It was a special moment! And I always tell him, he'll always be my baby, even if he's 40 years old! And when I'm gone, I'll always be in his Heart. THE END!
 
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