Monster Mash: Bobby Pickett
Posted April 25, 2021 by katryCategories: Video
Seriously, this is a celebratory song for all occasions.
“The monster nevers dies.”
Posted April 25, 2021 by katryCategories: Musings
Today is rainy, around 48˚, sort of warm. Right now I am being entertained by the movie Reptilicus. I’ve laughed out loud at some of the scenes. The screaming, running crowd scenes are fun to watch, but my favorite was when the monster broke through the roof of a family home and snatched the father. In the next scene the monster’s mouth was open and was holding a cartoon father drawn straight from a comic book. The father cartoon slid down the monster’s throat. The soldiers are using machine guns to try and kill Reptilicus who is in the process of destroying the town. I’m thinking they’re in trouble.
When I was a kid, I loved Saturday Creature Feature. There were always two movies. Most were black and white films from the 50’s, still my favorite science fiction movies. Invaders from Mars is one I watch every time it is on TV. Why I don’t have my own DVD is a mystery to me. I did buy one copy for my sister as a stocking stuffer. “It’s a good thing they are no more like him,” is the last line in the movie. The last scene is of the bottom of the ocean and a baby Reptilicus.
Everything is quiet. The only sounds are raindrops and the clicking of my keyboard. The house feels cozy and warm. I have a light glowing in each room. Clear candles shine in the windows. They are lit all day all year.
I have no to-do list, but I do have a couple of projects. In here, in the den, are two wooden boxes filled with records. I want to go through them and see what I have. I do have a turntable now. I still need to move cookbooks to make room in the kitchen bookcase. That one is a bit away.
I talk out loud to Henry even if he’s not in the room. Sometimes I have a great idea and tell him, but I should write it down. I forget and Henry can’t tell me. What a disappointment.
Today I am dining. My menu includes pork, mashed potatoes and peas. I will sit down to a late afternoon dinner. It is Sunday after all.
Chelsea Morning: Joni Mitchell
Posted April 24, 2021 by katryCategories: Video
This is one of my all time favorite songs, maybe even my favorite. When I listen, this song always takes me back to Ghana and my second year in Bolga. My friends, Bill and Peg, and I lived in a duplex. We got together every night for dinner. After dinner and after Kevin, my friends’ baby, was asleep, we’d get together for music and for games. I had the Clouds album, and we played it just about every night. I can close my eyes and see my living room, my three red cushioned chairs, the table in the middle and a bookcase on the big wall. Some nights we moved to Bill and Peg’s side. Their side was a mirror image of mine, but I think they had blue cushions. The music came with me. We played word games, ones whose pieces were only paper and pen. We listened to Joni, to Peter, Paul and Mary, CSN&Y, Simon and Garfunkel, maybe The Beatles but I’m not sure, and a couple of music tapes my sister sent me. Our evenings were always fun, filled with laughs and good humor. They were memorable.
