Friday, March 05, 2021
Letter "J" -- Weekend Roundup
THE TENTH LETTER FOR THIS SERIES) - the Letter "J" Prompts are: (A) Starts with the Letter "J"; (B) "Jam" (Tom's Choice); (C) A Favorite; (D) A Lagniappe.
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[A cute Thank You card]
(A) Starts with the Letter "J": Just starts with "J". Just is an overworked little four letter adverb telling when or how, often meaning recently or exactly. Like just in time or just what I needed.
Also as an adjective meaning fair, as the judge delivered a just opinion.
I found these cute kittens on the Thank You card saying "Just wanted to thank you." The card was in our World Market here in Katy on Fry Road near Hwy 99 yesterday afternoon. I found some more photo op items also.
[Courtesy of Houston NBC TV station K P R C Ch 2]
Just fine, our Houston area weather for next week. Like we had it before the snow and power problems.
(B) "Jam" (Tom's Choice); Lots of imported Jam over in the food section of our World Market.
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[click on picture two times for extra large size]
(C) A Favorite: I like Peach Apricot Jam, these are from Scotland. But I like Seedless Blackberry better, it is one of my Favorites. Blueberry also but I'm not sure with the pomegranate as I've never tasted pomegranate.
(D.1) A Lagniappe: Jelly Beans should have to fit in here but we will have to make do with Jelly Bellies because I couldn't find any Jelly Beans at the World Market.
[Photo tribute to ABC News Network]
(D.2) Another Lagniappe: This "J" Word is Jump. With the technology at this moment we might could take a spaceship to the Moon or to Mars. But on the return when your spaceship first hits the ground you'd best Jump out real fast!! Really fast!!! The only three spacecraft tried out so far have burst into flames and lifted again from the launching/landing pad in a ball of fire.
Come on Baby, Light my Fire
Written and sung by Rock Singer, Jim Morrison. Born in the U.S.A, Jim died young at age 27 and is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. (Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Morrison )
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Bonus Questions:
(1) Tell about your craving for Jam and if there is some experience you'd like to share that would be just fine. We I am fickle to my Favorite, Seedless Blackberry, that I stated above. I equally like Home Made Fig Preserves.
A story about those . We had a friend who lived in Galveston and whom we helped when we could. I will call her Flo. Flo liked Ms. Jim's homemade fig preserves and always asked us to bring some. If we were eating then with her we would watch as she ate about half a jar and all the fig pieces in the jar. She also would do that at our house with our fig preserves. Flo died the same year that my dad and Mrs. Jim's mom died, she was fairly old.
(2) What is your favorite Word starting with "J"? Mine today will be "Jim, James, Jimmy, Jimmie". Because that is my name. My Birth Certificate says James Vernon, my Dad's name was Charles Vernon. But they called him Jim when around, or Vernon when it was more formal. He liked C. Vernon. Anyway, so I became 'Little Jim' to those around me. I'm not that anymore though, Dad died in 2007 at age 97. And I had several nicknames, none of which stuck into adulthood. Oh yes, Grandpa H was Charles or Charley."
(3) Anything else you were reminded of here that you would like to tell about?
My going blogs:
Jim's Little Blog, http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/
Jim's Little Photo and Picture Place, http://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/
Jim's little Christmas tree farm, http://jimmiehov7.blogspot.com/, and
Ask Dr. Jim (blog), http://jimmiehov8.blogspot.com/
Cars I have owned (32 including the Golf Car) http://jimmiehov3.blogspot.com/2021/01/cars-i-have-owned-toy-cars-not-listed.html
Adi Pictures and Information. Click here, Link to Adi's Meme Adi died in 2012.
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Fine print stuff:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I did not link this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
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[Intro]
[Verse 1]
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
[Chorus]
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
[Verse 2]
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
[Chorus]
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Yeah...
[Verse 1]
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
[Chorus]
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
[Verse 2]
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
[Chorus]
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Yeah...
[Verse 2]
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
[Chorus]
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Yeah
[Verse 1]
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
[Chorus]
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
The time to hesitate is through
No time to wallow in the mire
Try now we can only lose
And our love become a funeral pyre
[Chorus]
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Yeah
[Verse 1]
You know that it would be untrue
You know that I would be a liar
If I was to say to you
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
[Chorus]
Come on baby, light my fire
Come on baby, light my fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Try to set the night on fire
Labels: Cats, Food, Friday's Weekend Roundup 06, Music, Reflections, Science, Songs, YouTube
Friday, March 01, 2019
Weekend Letter "I"; Icicles, Inside, Ingredients (Hot Dog)
The 6th issue of Weekend Roundup for this year...
the Letter "I". Prompts are:
(A) Starts with "I"; (B) A Favorite; (C) Inside; and (D) Reflection(s).
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And it didn't get cold enough here this year for icicles. 2007 may have been our last year.
(B) A Favorite: Hot Dogs are my favorite (I know, H's were the thing to post last week), but I hadn't eaten or not even made this one yet.
Ingredients were two hot dogs, sliced and cut to fit my toasted hot dog bun scraps, one and a half slices of American cheese, ample amounts of sauerkraut, and mustard. Mrs. Jim adds sweet pickle relish to hers, just a little bit. It pulls out the other flavors.
Before the mustard I heat the array (they were already fairly hot by heating individually before assembly) in the microwave until the cheese begins to melt.
(C) Inside: When it's cold outside stay inside. We did have a little snow last year, no icicles though. No snow either this year, we had a little frost so far.
(D.b) Reflection(s): Last Saturday night we attended the musical stage show, "Mamma Mia" (read about it here), at our Hobby Center for Performing Arts in Houston (named after former Texas lieutenant governor and Houston businessman, William P. Hobby, Jr.) . I really didn't enjoy the going down there and driving in the dark but we made it with all the paint staying nice on the car.
We got there a bit early and I happened to notice all the Reflections in the glass windows of the building. While waiting to be admitted to the auditorium I took some pictures. The side picture on the right shows down on the ground floor and some of the height perspective.
The upper may be the best of all I took. It shows the traffic, pedestrians, and some of the taller buildings THROUGH the windows. But it also shows a bunch of us INSIDE the lobby on ours, we were on the 4th floor of six, but walked down to the front part of the mezzanine.
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The fine print:
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Tom's Weekend Reviews) - The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am also linked this week with James at Weekend Reflections, http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/ for my Reflections Photo.
- Photos and Poem Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
- Click on most any picture to make it "full screen" sized. Click on your "Back" button to get back here.
the Letter "I". Prompts are:
(A) Starts with "I"; (B) A Favorite; (C) Inside; and (D) Reflection(s).
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(A) Starts with "I": Ain't she cute! We got down to 22°F that night here, so we dripped the outside faucets. [Adi was our Beagle dog, she died in 2012.]
Icicles start with "I", so look closely for the icicles. The big one, about 18 inches long, fell from the faucet and broke. I have a piece of it sitting on the sprinkler pipe. The other icicles (not Adi's) are on that weed to Adi's left, your right.
It was just recently that day in 2007 on Groundhog day when Adi saw her shadow (picture link). I had it mixed up there, the groundhog saw his shadow and was scared. He ran back into his hole for six more weeks of winter.
You might have to click on the picture above to make it large enough to see the icicles. Another picture where she didn't look so happy is here.
Lastly, if you're from Florida or southern California and don't know what icicles are, go here to Wikipedia. We didn't have any hanging from the roof because we didn't run the hose up there.
Icicles start with "I", so look closely for the icicles. The big one, about 18 inches long, fell from the faucet and broke. I have a piece of it sitting on the sprinkler pipe. The other icicles (not Adi's) are on that weed to Adi's left, your right.
It was just recently that day in 2007 on Groundhog day when Adi saw her shadow (picture link). I had it mixed up there, the groundhog saw his shadow and was scared. He ran back into his hole for six more weeks of winter.
You might have to click on the picture above to make it large enough to see the icicles. Another picture where she didn't look so happy is here.
Lastly, if you're from Florida or southern California and don't know what icicles are, go here to Wikipedia. We didn't have any hanging from the roof because we didn't run the hose up there.
And it didn't get cold enough here this year for icicles. 2007 may have been our last year.
(B) A Favorite: Hot Dogs are my favorite (I know, H's were the thing to post last week), but I hadn't eaten or not even made this one yet.
Ingredients were two hot dogs, sliced and cut to fit my toasted hot dog bun scraps, one and a half slices of American cheese, ample amounts of sauerkraut, and mustard. Mrs. Jim adds sweet pickle relish to hers, just a little bit. It pulls out the other flavors.
Before the mustard I heat the array (they were already fairly hot by heating individually before assembly) in the microwave until the cheese begins to melt.
[click picture for larger view, it's really pretty]
(C) Inside: When it's cold outside stay inside. We did have a little snow last year, no icicles though. No snow either this year, we had a little frost so far.
(D.a) Reflection(s): This wintery pool picture above is also a very pretty Reflection. [click on pictures for a larger viewing size]
We got there a bit early and I happened to notice all the Reflections in the glass windows of the building. While waiting to be admitted to the auditorium I took some pictures. The side picture on the right shows down on the ground floor and some of the height perspective.
The upper may be the best of all I took. It shows the traffic, pedestrians, and some of the taller buildings THROUGH the windows. But it also shows a bunch of us INSIDE the lobby on ours, we were on the 4th floor of six, but walked down to the front part of the mezzanine.
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The fine print:
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link to Tom's Weekend Reviews) - The pictures are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am also linked this week with James at Weekend Reflections, http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/ for my Reflections Photo.
- Photos and Poem Copyright, © Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
- Click on most any picture to make it "full screen" sized. Click on your "Back" button to get back here.
Labels: Adi, Adi Can, By Adi, Food, Music, Recipes, Weekend Roundup 03
Friday, February 17, 2017
~~ Friday’s Hunt v.3.07 -- "G" is for ...
Friday Hunt for the week of February 17th: (1) Starts with G; (2) Week's Favorite; and (3) Pink
(1) Starts with G:
"G" is for Grandchildren. Last week's trip to Washington D.C. was a grandchild visit, we went to visit BP. KP, our youngest Grandchild and her parents also came along, Karen (our daughter) and Bill (SIL).
Pictured at right are BP and KP at the skating rink on Saturday afternoon. In these pictures are also BP's three roommates. They live in a Georgetown U. apartment. Note also that KP is skating with a Penguin, which is an aid for helping beginning skaters to remain upright while skating.
Graham Crackers -- What do you see in the right hand picture? I see two boxes of Graham Crackers, same brand, one smaller than the other one. What does this mean?
Kroger has downsized the size of the crackers to fit, resulting in a "savings" from 16 oz in the boxes to 14.4 oz making the smaller box workable. So have other brands (link). Martha Stewart has a recipe for making your own. I'll let you know if I make some (link)
Green RV, I don't know the make but it is not a Jeep, parked at our Kroger Grocery store along with the other cars.
Grocery Cart: Full of savings, this Grocery Cart is. We saved $101.00 and had a payment for the reminder, $67.97.
I wish we could do this every day, but that is the way things work. Our local Randall store was going out of business and everything in the store was 50, 60, or 70 percent off.
Ginger Plant: These bromeliads (???) were sitting in the window of the United Airline Lounge at the Reagan Airport in Washington D.C. Note the Capital building behind the departing plane. We took the picture through the window, from above the plants.
At first I thought they were ginger plants but now I have decided that these are probably bromeliads. If you read some of the following, it's hard to tell.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/publications/Creating-the-Tropical-Look.pdf
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXZQt6sdKU8 ]
We had a row of ginger plants on the property line at our former Montgomery hom (link). For a long time we didn't know what they were, just a plant given at Mrs. Jim's Mom's funeral and afterwards we turned it into an outdoor plant. These truly were ginger plants and had bulb type roots similar to the ginger roots found in the produce section of the grocery stores.
(2) Week's Favorite: Galentine Day (also a "G" word) at our LaMadeleine restarant. The Gals could get a buy one, get one meal. We, Mrs. Jim, the Gal, and I had the sampler plate.
And we drank lots of coffee
[clicking picture enlarges it to 'reading size']
(3) Pink: a Pink Guitar (makes this post ALL "G" words). This is a KP's Christmas present from Mimi and Papa.
It includes guitar lessons for some time. Some time is rather uncertain, but that all depends on the progress KP is making.
[click on picture for larger view]
We aren't planning on her doing this:
vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
The Fine Print: - Teresa of Eden Hills, (click) is running this meme, Friday's Hunt. Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Friday Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm."
.http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=697917
(1) Starts with G:
Pictured at right are BP and KP at the skating rink on Saturday afternoon. In these pictures are also BP's three roommates. They live in a Georgetown U. apartment. Note also that KP is skating with a Penguin, which is an aid for helping beginning skaters to remain upright while skating.
Graham Crackers -- What do you see in the right hand picture? I see two boxes of Graham Crackers, same brand, one smaller than the other one. What does this mean?
Kroger has downsized the size of the crackers to fit, resulting in a "savings" from 16 oz in the boxes to 14.4 oz making the smaller box workable. So have other brands (link). Martha Stewart has a recipe for making your own. I'll let you know if I make some (link)
Grocery Cart: Full of savings, this Grocery Cart is. We saved $101.00 and had a payment for the reminder, $67.97.
I wish we could do this every day, but that is the way things work. Our local Randall store was going out of business and everything in the store was 50, 60, or 70 percent off.
Ginger Plant: These bromeliads (???) were sitting in the window of the United Airline Lounge at the Reagan Airport in Washington D.C. Note the Capital building behind the departing plane. We took the picture through the window, from above the plants.
At first I thought they were ginger plants but now I have decided that these are probably bromeliads. If you read some of the following, it's hard to tell.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/publications/Creating-the-Tropical-Look.pdf
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXZQt6sdKU8 ]
We had a row of ginger plants on the property line at our former Montgomery hom (link). For a long time we didn't know what they were, just a plant given at Mrs. Jim's Mom's funeral and afterwards we turned it into an outdoor plant. These truly were ginger plants and had bulb type roots similar to the ginger roots found in the produce section of the grocery stores.
(2) Week's Favorite: Galentine Day (also a "G" word) at our LaMadeleine restarant. The Gals could get a buy one, get one meal. We, Mrs. Jim, the Gal, and I had the sampler plate.
And we drank lots of coffee
[clicking picture enlarges it to 'reading size']
(3) Pink: a Pink Guitar (makes this post ALL "G" words). This is a KP's Christmas present from Mimi and Papa.
It includes guitar lessons for some time. Some time is rather uncertain, but that all depends on the progress KP is making.
[click on picture for larger view]
We aren't planning on her doing this:
The Fine Print: - Teresa of Eden Hills, (click) is running this meme, Friday's Hunt. Her rules are: "Welcome to linkup for Friday’s Hunt. It’s very simple. Anyone can participate. The link opens at 7pm Friday Central time and will close Sunday at 7pm."
.http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=697917
Labels: BP, Cars, Eating, Family, Flowers-buds-plants, Friday’s Hunt # 03 - 2017, Jim Does, KP, Music, Travel 7
Sunday, June 09, 2013
Have a Happy Sunday Morning
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Two Shoes Tuesday # 8 -- "Blue" / MidWeek Blues
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This is a Guffalo plush toy. I don't know why, but our granddaughter, KP, calls it that. Mrs. Jim says it really is a buffalo. She may know why it is not a guffalo but if so she doesn't share. KP can say buffalo.
The blue baby outfit didn't come with the critter, KP put it there.
Now this: Josie said: "Get ready for the next round of Two Shoes Tuesday... a place to share what we enjoy doing most... writing! Each week I'll provide a one-word writing prompt and ask you to share a short story, poem, essay, thought, or photo relating to that topic."
The writing prompt for Tuesday, October 23rd will be "blue"!
http://www.josie2shoes.com/2012/10/two-shoes-tuesday-8-blue.html
When I think of 'blue' I immediately come to think of Carl Perkins' song "Blue Suede Shoes" which was recorded first by writer Carl Perkins and soon after by Elvis Presley. The lyrics, in part: http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/carl_perkins/blue_suede_shoes.html
"... You can burn my house, you can steal my car
Drink my liquor from an old fruit jar
Do anything that you wanna do
But uh uh honey lay off of my shoes
But don't you, step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes ..."
The song was written as a side remark from singer Johnny Cash that Perkins write a song about 'Blue Suede Shoes' very similar to the meme caretakers post a weekly prompt word or picture or such for us bloggers as writers and would be writers take up the challenge. Carl did take up the challenge and his song with Carl singing it became No. 1 on the charts.
From Wikipedia, Blue Suede Shows; Origin:
(link -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Suede_Shoes#Origin)
"Johnny Cash planted the seed for the song in the fall of 1955, while Perkins, Cash, Elvis Presley, and other Louisiana Hayride acts toured throughout the South. Cash told Perkins of a black airman whom he had met when serving in the military in Germany. He had referred to his military regulation air shoes as "blue suede shoes." Cash suggested that Carl write a song about the shoes. Carl replied, "I don't know anything about shoes. How can I write a song about shoes?"[2]
When Perkins played a dance on December 4, 1955, he noticed a couple dancing near the stage. Between songs, Carl heard a stern, forceful voice say, "Uh-uh, don't step on my suedes!" Carl looked down and noted that the boy was wearing blue suede shoes and one had a scuff mark. Good gracious, a pretty little thing like that and all he can think about is his blue suede shoes, thought Carl.[3]
That night Perkins began working on a song based on the incident. ..."
If you want to post a MidWeek Blues picture, go get directions from Rebecca by clicking on the logo picture on the right. She has a Mr. Linky and good directions . Just do what I did. Or do less. All she requires is a BLUE PICTURE or BLUE THOUGHT, you don't have to write...
Rest in Peace, dear Adi
This is a Guffalo plush toy. I don't know why, but our granddaughter, KP, calls it that. Mrs. Jim says it really is a buffalo. She may know why it is not a guffalo but if so she doesn't share. KP can say buffalo.The blue baby outfit didn't come with the critter, KP put it there.
Now this: Josie said: "Get ready for the next round of Two Shoes Tuesday... a place to share what we enjoy doing most... writing! Each week I'll provide a one-word writing prompt and ask you to share a short story, poem, essay, thought, or photo relating to that topic."
The writing prompt for Tuesday, October 23rd will be "blue"!
http://www.josie2shoes.com/2012/10/two-shoes-tuesday-8-blue.html
When I think of 'blue' I immediately come to think of Carl Perkins' song "Blue Suede Shoes" which was recorded first by writer Carl Perkins and soon after by Elvis Presley. The lyrics, in part: http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/carl_perkins/blue_suede_shoes.html
"... You can burn my house, you can steal my car
Drink my liquor from an old fruit jar
Do anything that you wanna do
But uh uh honey lay off of my shoes
But don't you, step on my blue suede shoes
Well, you can do anything
But lay off of my blue suede shoes ..."
The song was written as a side remark from singer Johnny Cash that Perkins write a song about 'Blue Suede Shoes' very similar to the meme caretakers post a weekly prompt word or picture or such for us bloggers as writers and would be writers take up the challenge. Carl did take up the challenge and his song with Carl singing it became No. 1 on the charts.
From Wikipedia, Blue Suede Shows; Origin:
(link -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Suede_Shoes#Origin)
"Johnny Cash planted the seed for the song in the fall of 1955, while Perkins, Cash, Elvis Presley, and other Louisiana Hayride acts toured throughout the South. Cash told Perkins of a black airman whom he had met when serving in the military in Germany. He had referred to his military regulation air shoes as "blue suede shoes." Cash suggested that Carl write a song about the shoes. Carl replied, "I don't know anything about shoes. How can I write a song about shoes?"[2]
When Perkins played a dance on December 4, 1955, he noticed a couple dancing near the stage. Between songs, Carl heard a stern, forceful voice say, "Uh-uh, don't step on my suedes!" Carl looked down and noted that the boy was wearing blue suede shoes and one had a scuff mark. Good gracious, a pretty little thing like that and all he can think about is his blue suede shoes, thought Carl.[3]
That night Perkins began working on a song based on the incident. ..."
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If you want to post a MidWeek Blues picture, go get directions from Rebecca by clicking on the logo picture on the right. She has a Mr. Linky and good directions . Just do what I did. Or do less. All she requires is a BLUE PICTURE or BLUE THOUGHT, you don't have to write...Rest in Peace, dear Adi
Labels: KP, Midweek-Blues, Music, Toys, Two-Shoes-Tuesday
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
(Tuesday) Morning Post / MidWeek Blues
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No, this isn't San Francisco. Nor is it Kokomo or Aruba, Jamaica, Bermuda, Bahama, Key Largo, or Montego either.
For my Midweek Blues I picked this picture I took of Grenada back in 2009 as we pulled into port. [Queen Mary 2 Cruise posts]
Now the news, sad in a way as we will miss this fellow:
Scott McKenzie, singer and song writer: Died Saturday, August 18, 2010 (born January 10, 1939) at the age of 73. His most famous song was "San Francisco (Be sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" [sung by Scott link][lyrics link]
Wikipedia link (picture courtesy of Wikipedia [link] from the same article]
Do you remember --
Scott McKenzie's 'Kokomo'
Sung by the Beach Boys in 1988?
Hear it sung (here)
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/beach+boys/kokomo_20013920.html ]
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take ya
Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go
Jamaica off the Florida Keys
There's a place called Kokomo
That's where you wanna go to get away from it all
Bodies in the sand
Tropical drink melting in your hand
We'll be falling in love
To the rhythm of a steel drum band
Down in Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go
Down to Kokomo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Kokomo
To Martinique, that Monserrat mystique
We'll put out to sea
And we'll perfect our chemistry
By and by we'll defy a little bit of gravity
Afternoon delight
cocktails and moonlit nights
That dreamy look in your eye
Give me a tropical contact high
Way down in Kokomo
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Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go
Down to Kokomo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Kokomo
Port Au Prince I wanna catch a glimpse
Everybody knows
A little place like Kokomo
Now if you wanna go
And get away from it all
Go down to Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go
Down to Kokomo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go
Down to Kokomo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go
Down to Kokomo
We'll get there fast and then we'll take
it slow That's where we wanna go
Way down to Kokomo
Excerpted from Jim's Little Blog, Monday, February 16, 2009 (link):
No, this isn't San Francisco. Nor is it Kokomo or Aruba, Jamaica, Bermuda, Bahama, Key Largo, or Montego either.
For my Midweek Blues I picked this picture I took of Grenada back in 2009 as we pulled into port. [Queen Mary 2 Cruise posts]
Rebecca runs the MidWeek Blues meme over here (click) .
This week my blue item is the Blue Caribbean Sea here ahead of the town.http://thedustycellar.blogspot.com/search/label/Midweek%20Blues
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This week my blue item is the Blue Caribbean Sea here ahead of the town.http://thedustycellar.blogspot.com/search/label/Midweek%20Blues
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Now the news, sad in a way as we will miss this fellow:
Scott McKenzie, singer and song writer: Died Saturday, August 18, 2010 (born January 10, 1939) at the age of 73. His most famous song was "San Francisco (Be sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" [sung by Scott link][lyrics link]
Wikipedia link (picture courtesy of Wikipedia [link] from the same article]
Do you remember --
Scott McKenzie's 'Kokomo'
Sung by the Beach Boys in 1988?
Hear it sung (here)
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/beach+boys/kokomo_20013920.html ]
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take ya
Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go
Jamaica off the Florida Keys
There's a place called Kokomo
That's where you wanna go to get away from it all
Bodies in the sand
Tropical drink melting in your hand
We'll be falling in love
To the rhythm of a steel drum band
Down in Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go
Down to Kokomo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Kokomo
To Martinique, that Monserrat mystique
We'll put out to sea
And we'll perfect our chemistry
By and by we'll defy a little bit of gravity
Afternoon delight
cocktails and moonlit nights
That dreamy look in your eye
Give me a tropical contact high
Way down in Kokomo
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Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go
Down to Kokomo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Kokomo
Port Au Prince I wanna catch a glimpse
Everybody knows
A little place like Kokomo
Now if you wanna go
And get away from it all
Go down to Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go
Down to Kokomo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go
Down to Kokomo
We'll get there fast
And then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go
Way down to Kokomo
Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take you
To Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama
Key Largo, Montego baby why don't we go
Down to Kokomo
We'll get there fast and then we'll take
it slow That's where we wanna go
Way down to Kokomo
Excerpted from Jim's Little Blog, Monday, February 16, 2009 (link):
[This is a part of a work in progress, more will follow (I hope). Click here to read what else I have posted about our Holiday at Sea.]
This was a nice thing to do. Our ship was to be in the port at St. Thomas for about six hours. Follow me:
This was a nice thing to do. Our ship was to be in the port at St. Thomas for about six hours. Follow me:
First, turn the volume up and you can hear the little waves. What you see is 'Beach Bum Jim' of Jim1Jim1 walking the beach in front of the Westin Hotel, St. Johns Island. Then he picks up the camera and pans up and down the beach. Not much excitement but you can see and hear the action at the Westin Hotel Beach. (link to Jim1Jim1 YouTube) .
St. John's Island is mainly a tourist place. For the geography buffs, more than half of the island is a park. (link) With an area of 19.61 sq mi, it is smaller than our Galveston Island here in Texas. The population is only 4,197 permanent residents.
Labels: Midweek-Blues, Music, Queen Mary 2, Songs, YouTube
