Some kid fun followed by a little semi-celebrity name dropping  |
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 So the Peter, Paul and Mary CD was still in the car this morning. Immediately Dearra complains, "do we have to listen to this?" So I changed it to the Broadway station.  A song from the musical Ragtime, which I really like, was playing, but I wasn't to crazy about this son, so I changed it to the Sinatra station.
Johnny Mathis was on there singing Small World from the musical Gypsy. After a few verses, Dearra points out that he keeps using the word "funny". So I told her that he didn't write the song, he's just the singer. She replies back that maybe he was the songwriter too. So I said "no, it was written by Jule Styne and the singer is Johnny Mathis". She gives me "the look" and suggests that perhaps they're the same person. So I pointed out that Mathis is black and Styne is while. At which point she gives me the "why are you such a frickin know it all" look and suggests that perhaps Mathis has the same skin condition as Michael Jackson. Which is when I point out (while laughing) that Mathis is alive and Styne is dead. So she finally gives up arguing with me.
After that, a Sinatra song came on and I told her that I had a funny story about him. A friend of my parents had died back when they were living in their Westchester house and a mutual friend of theirs was giving a memorial service at her house. She was a bridge player (as were my parents and the friend who had died), but her husband had been a record producer and he had produced two of Frank Sinatra's records back in the 1950's. We were looking at the gold records on the wall when she pulled out a book that she thought we'd like to see. The title was something like "100 Things People Like About Frank Sinatra". So we opened the book and all the pages were blank. Dearra thought that was pretty funny.
She has a surprise coming tomorrow morning though. I went to put the PP&M CD away and put in the Beatles, and discovered that there was a second CD. So there are new and exciting delights awaiting her trip to school tomorrow. (evil grin)
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1.  libby2009 (1568) | 3 months ago |  Michael Jackson's skin condition? ROFLMAO Dearra is such a smart child.
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | Yep she is. Her little nose is bent out of shape right now though. Seems Naomi has been selected for Gate testing (gifted program)... | |
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2.  savypat (7651) | 3 months ago |  It's really hard to stay ahead of your kids, enjoy it while you can it's short lived.
Not only do they get ahead but until they have children of their own they stay ahead, then it's like magic, over night, after the first babe is born you become smart again. Enjoy
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | It will be good to be smart again. Right now Dearra is 12, very opinionated and everything she doesn't like or agree with is STUPID. Sometimes that includes her parents!:-) | |
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| 3. jillhill (11660) | 3 months ago |  You are so naughty! But at least you are exposing them to the older music and hopefully it will stay alive! I remember my mom playing Guy Lombardo....and I thought I was going to throw up.....I vowed I would never have his music in my house......LOL.....two years ago I bought a cd of his! Dang it all!
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | I don't have any of his, but I do have quite a few from that era! | |
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| 4. cloudwatcher (3348) | 3 months ago |  I wonder what Dearra's response would be to "Catch a Falling Star and put it in your pocket; save it for a rainy day"? I think her favourite word would be heard "That's stupid!"
What fun times you have in the car. Thanks for sharing them.
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | She'd probably give me a dissertation about how that's impossible.:-) | |
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| cloudwatcher (3348) | 3 months ago | Just like my sons did to me - but at least one of them plays that song today, even though they teased me for years! I was amazed when I heard it. | |
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | I'm going to have to dig up a copy! | |
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| 5. ElicBxn (15240) | 3 months ago |  so, pray tell, what would this little music critic rather be listening to?
Oh, and my mom got to see Sinatra back in his younger days when the gals were swooning in the aisles for him
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | Probably the Beatles... lmao
My sister got to see him in his older days but before his voice was gone. Wish I had gone too! | |
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| ElicBxn (15240) | 3 months ago | not whatever they listen to these days? Linkin Park | |
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | I have corrupted my kids and I'd like to keep it that way, thank you.
Actually Naomi does have a thing for Demi Lovato... | |
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| ElicBxn (15240) | 3 months ago | who ever that is... at least it isn't Hannah Montana... | |
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | My kids don't like her so much | |
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| ElicBxn (15240) | 3 months ago | oh, she has talent, but she's just a vehicle created by Disney | |
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | Yep she does and yep she is. They like a lot of the Disney talent, just not her.... | |
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| 6. ANTIQUELADY (11282) | 3 months ago |  U are evil when it comes to aggravating your kids, lol. They may not appreciate it now but one day they will. wish my mother had, had fun in her like u do.
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | I admit to having an ever so slightly evil side to me:-) | |
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| 7. cobrateacher (4217) | 3 months ago |  Hi, D!
It sounds like good fun! One of these days, she'll like at least some of those songs! It's just not cool to like such things when they're old and you're young!
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | shhhhhhh my kids don't know how hold this stuff is, they just know it's music... | |
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | Dearra is 12 and very wise and opinionated.:-) The twins are 9. My next trip is to LA, no kids, to say goodbye to my Aunt who is moving back to New York.:-( | |
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| 9. Hatley (20770) | 3 months ago | hi dawnald sounds like you and your kids always'
have fun whatever you are doing, and I bet when'
your kids are older they are going to be bragging'
about their mom,despite what they say now. oh I
love that one too about Frank S inatra. I do'
agree with Dearra there. all the pages were blank
he he he.Dearra does sound like one smart little
cookie. hugs from hatley | |
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | I'm just theorizing here that he may have been a wee bit difficult to work with...
Yep, Dearra is a smart cookie, her brother and sister too. | |
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| dawnald (9667) | 3 months ago | I was putting the first disk away when I saw the second disk shining through the plastic. Made me very happy. The kids, not so much.:-) | |
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