Old School Friday, Saturday

A broken wrist having kept me from snowboarding I went out this afternoon to capture a copy of Shutter Island. I dislike seeing films based on books I haven’t read, and Shutter Island looks like a must see for me. In a week full of news of home grown terrorism …

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Inspiration on Old School Friday

The theme for Old School Friday this week is songs that inspire. I was lucky to have seen this musician/artist a couple of times when I lived in NY. What if God Were One of Us is probably her best known song, though she doesn’t tend to do much pop. …

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Make Me Smile On Old School Friday

The theme on this old school friday is Makes Me Smile. From the time I was around 9 or 10, thanks to my father’s collection, this has been the one. I’m sure I’ve posted this here before, but it is what it is. It makes me smile. My First My …

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A Complicated Good Riddance on Old School Friday

It’s Old School Friday and the theme this week is “song you detest but know all the words to“. Certainly detest is rather harsh word for music, but Good Riddance comes to mind. This song played ad nauseam throughout high school, even though it was totally uncool to like Green …

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Old School Friday Slim Those Thighs Edition

Old School Friday, already. Geesh. Where does the time go? Did I say Geesh? Kill me please. The theme this week is Songs to Workout/Exercise to. My main exercise is running. I run daily. My play-list is long and varies from week to week. My current run music on the …

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Money Changes Everything On Old School Friday?

The theme this Old School Friday is “It’s All About the Money”. The “money” song bag is full of good songs. Here’s my angle. Technically not about money Mockingbird went through many manifestations. To the best of my knowledge the authorship to the original lyrics is unknown. I didn’t discover …

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