Big Leather Couch

One of those days...begins with a smile and ends with me shaking my head...wish I could discuss it here, but the details are just not sharable at this time.

Let me just say that adults need to take responsibility for their children and themselves and sometimes you need to sacrifice for your children...no scratch that you ALWAYS have to sacrifice for your children and not think that someone else is going to bail you out of your haphazard life style.

Thanks to Mother Nature, it appears I have some fixin' to do on the lights at Nancy's home. Yesterday we had thunderstorms, torrential rains and high winds all day and some of those lights are now no longer on the home. dang dang dang...and Heck-a-doodle!!!!!!!!!

Only one person noticed I dropped the f-bomb the other day...well, not in my writing, but in one of the photos I posted...I wondered if it would be mentioned in comments and it took until the last comment from my sweet friend JULIE from "Julies Jewels & Junque" to mention it...

YET...many wondered about Heck-a-doodle...I found that amusing....giggle...YES I giggled!

Getting ready for this weekend. Nancy and I get to fly to Durham for her company's Christmas Party. All expenses paid! WOOOO! Should be a blast.

Y'all I think I have mentioned the New Year's Eve Dinner Party Nancy and I are hosting. It is going to be a blast with a 6-hour dinner being served.

I have mentioned this before, but in case you are new, we begin with Appetizers at 7:00pm and serve one course per hour until Dessert/Champagne/Celebration at midnight!.

I finalized the menu today and I am pretty happy with it.

What? You think I am telling y'all what it will be? No way! You will need to wait and see pictures after it is all done. I will say the courses are, Appetizer, Soup, Pasta, Salad, Main Course, Dessert.

The guest list is Nancy's good friends from Atlanta, her friend from Tupelo, two neighbors (they might not be coming, I am still not totally sure) and TURNBABY from "And As The World Turns" and her main squeeze MR FAB from "Pointless Drivel".

I am sooooo looking forward to it! Last year Nancy and I got to celebrate with Turnbaby and had so much fun. We are thrilled we get to do so again.

Got a little press this week on the web site for the PR firm that sends me music...unfortunately, I did not pass it along to my two editors, DAD VINCE and ANNDI from "Transition" as I now see MANY grammatical errors...OH Well! You can see it HERE

My friend PATTI from "Late Bloomer Boomer" asked if I were taking requests yesterday and requested Mr. Bennett's "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", so we will honor that request today.

ENJOY....

It is time for the announcement of the winners for the two copies of David Gilmour's new CD Live In Gdansk...

We had two people who shared their stories of their love for Pink Floyd. Actually both people spoke of their love, but mentioned daughters...It seems that my give-aways end up making two people smile, a mother and a son or daughter.

When Dana won the John Mayer CD, she shared it with her son.

For Live in Gdansk, Anndi spoke of her story, which included her daughter Chicklet...

When I was a kid in grade school, every Christmas we would pick a name of a classmate in a bag and we would buy that student a present (like Secret Santa).

We would give our secret Santa a few suggestions because there was no guarantee that your buddy was going to pick you and know which Smurfs you had in your collection and which ones you coveted (I was 10).

I wrote my name on a sliver of paper complete with my signature happy faced flower (I was 10) and one suggestion. There was only one thing I wanted really.

The big day came, we were going to exchange gifts.

Oh boy!

A boy from my class walked up to me with a big smile on his face. His name was Lee, he was Native Canadian and one of only three natives in our school. He always had red cheeks and very kind eyes.

He beemed and handed me the present he had wrapped himself.

I opened it and nearly knocked him to the ground when I hugged him.

In my hands was my very own copy of "Another Brick In The Wall II", the single aka "We Don't Need No Education". The irony is not lost on me.

My love affair with Pink Floyd started when I was 10.

Now my Chicklet is 10 and it's her turn. Monday night, she sat and listened and consoled me as I mourned Rick's passing.

It's time for her to have her own Pink Floyd. This would be a great start.

Combine that with the fact that Chicklet sprained her ankle and is on crutches...well...how can I not send one to her!

Then Patti spoke about her love of Floyd, and also how her daughter (KidOne, Allegra) loved them also and a special thrill they shared:

I have a true story...I like Pink Floyd (my era) but our daughter loves, loves, loves them.

Story: when we went on a high school trip in 2005, our tour guide in Paris and London was a musician. He and our daughter got to talking about music, and she told him how she loves Floyd.

As we were on the bus heading to Heathrow to return home, Francy (the tour guide) asked the driver to stop, so that Allegra could photograph the Battersea Power Station from the album Animals.

He did and she did. It was a great moment, and a wonderful memory. I blogged about it HERE:

So, ladies...congratulations...Anndi, I think I have your new address. Patti, send me yours and I will send you both your copies. One will be opened, as I transfered the music to my computer. Patti, your choice to keep it or share it with Allegra.

MORE BIG NEWS FOR FLOYD FANS:
Live In Gdansk will be shown in theatres across the country. Audiences can thrill to it in digital cinema equipped theatres around the country for one night only on Monday September 22nd.

This one time only special theatrical event, brought to audiences by The Bigger Picture, an AccessIT company and AEG/Network.

Live includes 5 songs not available on the concert DVD: ‘Speak To Me’, ‘Breathe (In the Air)’, ‘Time’, ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ and ‘Wish You Were Here’ plus a reprise of ‘Breathe (in The Air’).

The theatrical release of David Gilmour Live In Gdańsk will be dedicated to the memory of the late Richard Wright, who appears in the film. Richard Wright, one of the founding members of Pink Floyd, passed away on Monday, September 15th after a short illness.

To find the theatres showing the film, you can go HERE

For now, we leave you with another fantastic cut from Live In Gdansk...This is On An Island, the title cut from Gilmour's newest album and the theme of the tour the live CD was recorded on.

Have a most excellent weekend.

ENJOY...