(You) Don't Come Close

Don't Come Close by The Ramones
on Top of the Pops, September, 1978

The Hirt Locker: The Soundtrack for Doodle's Latest Escape

Al Hirt with Java.

Somehow picturing Doodle running around Manhattan to this tune comforts me.

Crimson and Clover

Tommy James and the Shondells, The Ed Sullivan Show, NYC ~ 1969

Oh My God

Brandy asked me to go see a play about babies and she sent me a link to the play, Smudge, a "terrifying" dark comedy about babies and parenthood, and though it looks very good, I may be terrified enough. Then she wrote, "Or would you do anything but talk about babies?" and she provided the following link:

Judi Sheppard Misset and the Jazzercisers do a routine to Arthur's theme.

Thank you, Brandy.

You're welcome, everybody.

Lord, It's Like a Hard Candy Christmas

Hard Candy Christmas by Dolly Parton, 1987.

Written by Carol Hall.

There Comes a Time

Comes a time when youre driftin'
Comes a time when you settle down
Comes a light feelins liftin'
Lift that baby right up off the ground...

Oh, this old world keeps spinning round
Its a wonder tall trees aint layin down
There comes a time...

You and I we were captured
We took our souls and we flew away
We were right we were giving
Thats how we kept what we gave away...

Oh, this old world keeps spinning round
Its a wonder tall trees aint layin down
There comes a time....


Neil Young, Comes a Time, Album: Live Rust, 1978

Duh

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, "Treat Me Right"

"Grace Potter and the Nocturnals performing 'Treat Me Right' at the 8x10 in Baltimore, MD on September, 14 2006. Video Produced by FarmersTan.com"

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

RIP, Lucy.

The Beatles, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

My Name is Champagne and I'm Calling from the Windy City

Rockmaster Scott & The Dynamic 3 - Request Line. 1984

You're welcome.

Sunday Morning Coming Down

Performed by
Johhny Cash and Kris Kristofferson

"Sunday Morning Coming Down" Written by
Kris Kristofferson

Well I woke up Sunday morning,
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad,
So I had one more for dessert.
Then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes,
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
An' I shaved my face and combed my hair,
An' stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.

I'd smoked my brain the night before,
On cigarettes and songs I'd been pickin'.
But I lit my first and watched a small kid,
Cussin' at a can that he was kicking.
Then I crossed the empty street,
'n caught the Sunday smell of someone fryin' chicken.
And it took me back to somethin',
That I'd lost somehow, somewhere along the way.

On the Sunday morning sidewalk,
Wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
'Cos there's something in a Sunday,
Makes a body feel alone.
And there's nothin' short of dyin',
Half as lonesome as the sound,
On the sleepin' city sidewalks:
Sunday mornin' comin' down.

In the park I saw a daddy,
With a laughin' little girl who he was swingin'.
And I stopped beside a Sunday school,
And listened to the song they were singin'.
Then I headed back for home,
And somewhere far away a lonely bell was ringin'.
And it echoed through the canyons, 
Like the disappearing dreams of yesterday.

On the Sunday morning sidewalk,
Wishing, Lord, that I was stoned.
'Cos there's something in a Sunday,
Makes a body feel alone.
And there's nothin' short of dyin',
Half as lonesome as the sound,
On the sleepin' city sidewalks:
Sunday mornin' comin' down.

Do do do do do do do do,
Do do do do do do do,
Do do do do do do do do,
Do do do do do do do.

And Another Thing

The Rainbow Connection by Paul Williams & Kenneth Ascher. Sung by Kermit the Frog and Debbie Harry on The Muppet Show, '81

Is It Worth It

Missy Elliott's Work It - (Deep) Remix

Whisker River Take Me Down

Doodle, NYC ~ July 12, 2009

Whiskerlicious. Whiskdiculous. Wicked f'in whiskery. 

Willie Nelson, live in 2004 with Whiskey River. My Dad's favorite. And mine. Da. Da. Da. 

PS See where Doodle's mouth slopes down on the right (her left)? That's where her tooth ain't these days. 

Tighten Up, Yo

Archie Bell and the Drells, live w/ Tighten Up, 1967. 

Word, Freddy. Word.

Freddy Fender, Wasted Days, Wasted Nights, 1975

Lonesome, On'ry, and Mean

Waylon Jennings c. 1973, Lonesome, On'ry, and Mean, written by Steve Young 

Big Mama Thornton & John Lee Hooker: Fantastic

Grand finale harmonica-jam from 1965 featuring John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton and an all-star cast trading solos on "Down Home Shakedown"

Rotten to the Core? You Think You're Better Than Me? Rather, Than I? You Just Might

Eric Clapton and His Band with Marcy Levy, The Core, Live '77

Do It For Me

Enjoy Yourself, The Jacksons, 1979

Because It's Still Friday, You're in Tatters...

And you're welcome.