WARNING: The following contains sexual content not suitable for some audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.
If music came with the disclaimers we’re used to seeing on our television programs, the 1930 hit by Louis Armstrong, Body and Soul, would have come with the above warning. It was, after all, banned from the radio for almost a year¹ Continue reading “Viewer Discretion is Advised”
This Sunday (26 Feb 2017) marks the 89th Annual Academy Awards. Shhhh, don’t tell anybody, but I never watch them. Too many long drawn out speeches. That said, I do have my favorites for Best Picture: Lion, Manchester by the Sea, Hidden Figures.
Rose didn’t watch the Academy Awards either. (Of course, she didn’t! There wasn’t TV, dodo!)
Continue reading “And the Winner Is…”Valentine’s Day. The day of romance… Great if you’re in a relationship. Often just a painful or awkward reminder for those who aren’t. Charlie¹ sort of feels that pain himself, as you will see… Continue reading “Valentine’s Day”
I’ve started perusing the 1929/1930 newspaper of the day each morning and just had to share this rather facetious take on Groundhog’s Day. In case you’re interested in learning more about the day, here’s the Wikipedia article detailing just how this little rodent came to dictate our seasons. Of course, Mr. Groundhog is about as accurate as our Weather Guessers are today, so there is that. Continue reading Groundhog Day
This diary1 entry intrigued me:
Continue reading “Snow Cream”1929 Thursday January 10
Nice day. Roads were drifted full again. LAS met here today. Not very large crowd but not so bad for the roads. Took in over $5. Snow started to blow about 4:30 and had another blizzard all night again. The wind blew just terrible. Francis, Ruth, and Oscar were here and spent the eve. We made ice cream and played cards. Jack Nolte died this noon. Mama is better.
A chorus of Happy Birthday is in order.
On this day (January 17, 1929) eighty-eight years ago Popeye the Sailor Man was born.
He wasn’t much of anybody back then. Just a spare character needed to get the main character, Olive Oyl, where she needed to be. Who knew he’d be such a scene stealer?
Continue reading “Eighty-Eight Years Young”
I recently did a music/movie post, but that happened before I noticed that Singin’ in the Rain was a song from Rose’s era.
So, in tribute to my favorite movie ever and remembering all three of its stars now deceased (Gene Kelly, Donald O’Conner, and Debbie Reynolds), here is the original version of the song.
Continue reading “A Tribute”
While that’s good advice for a January in the northern hemisphere, this post is not a commentary on winter weather. Rather, I’ve been thinking about popular music that Rose might hum while she works, and Button Up Your Overcoat jumped out of the Wikipedia list of tunes made popular in 1929.
This song was first recorded by Ruth Etting in 1928 but was made famous by Helen Kane’s 1929 recording. Don’t recognize the name Helen Kane?
Continue reading “Button Up Your Overcoat”
For a while, it looked like Harold and Rose might go to a local dance to celebrate the close of 1929. But, in the end, they decided on a quiet evening at home. (Harold was pleased by this decision, as he really is not the best dancer.) So, they dialed in this radio special—ending, of course, with Auld Lang Syne—to herald in their 1930. No … Continue reading Happy New Year
Rose is listening to Sally Hamlin‘s recording of The Night Before Christmas (c1925) while she waits for Santa. Ho! Ho! Ho! Continue reading Twas the Night Before Christmas
