TRAVEL WITH THE BAYFIELD BUNCH:))

Tuesday, March 04, 2025

DUSTING!? IMAGINE THAT GUYS:((

With a cold rainy drizzle happening and our driveway coated in a treacherous uneven coating of ice, Pheebs and I never went out of the house. It was one of those days when I concentrated on inside endeavors and tackled the remainder of the bathroom cabinets and another dresser in the spare room. Some dusting and vacuuming was done as well. Dusting!? Imagine that guys.

Al's Music Box:)) Sunshine Superman is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released as a single in the United States through Epic Records in July 1966, but due to a contractual dispute the United Kingdom release was delayed until December 1966, where it appeared on Donovan's previous label, Pye Records. The single was backed with "The Trip" on both the US and UK releases. It has been described as "[one of the] classics of the era", and as "the quintessential bright summer sing along". "Sunshine Superman" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States (Donovan's only single to do so) and subsequently became the title track of his third album. When finally released in the UK, it reached No. 2. A different mix of "The Trip" (without harmonica) is also included in the album. The single version of "Sunshine Superman" was edited down from its original four-and-a-half minutes to just over three, and this version was also used on the album; the full-length version made its debut on the Donovan's Greatest Hits LP in 1969. Billboard described the single as a "rockin' production ballad with an exciting, commercial sound". Cashbox described the song as a "funky, medium-paced, blues-soaked romancer about a lad who was determined to snare the gal of his dreams", and called it "impressive". Record World said it "has an incessant and irresistible mid-shuffle beat." Following the release of the hit song, the name "Sunshine Superman" became widely associated with Donovan himself, and was used as the title or part of the title of about six of his album releases and reissues (including several compilations and a live album as well as being used as the title track of his 1966 studio album).

GROANER'S CORNER:(( A boy is writing a paper on childbirth and asks his parents, How was I born? His mother awkwardly answers, The stork brought you. Oh, says the boy. Well, how were you and Daddy born? Oh, the stork brought us, too, and Grandpa and Grandma. The boy begins his paper, This report has been very difficult to write due to the fact that there hasnt been a natural childbirth in my family for three generations.

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A bookseller conducting a market survey asked a woman, “Which book has helped you most in your life?” The woman replied, “That would be my husband’s checkbook.”
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- You know you're getting old when your son's hair is turning gray.

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After she woke up, a woman told her husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a pearl necklace for Valentine's day. What do you think it means?" "You'll know tonight." he said. That evening, the man came home with a small package and gave it to his wife. Delighted, she opened it to find a book entitled "The Meaning of Dreams"

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Al's Doggy World

Meanings::

Kelly's Corner
OUTSIDE ONE OF OUR FAVORITE EATERIES IN BORREGO SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

A MORNING ROCK SCRAMBLE

THE CHOCOLATE CONE IS KELLYS AND VANILLA CONE IS MINE

Al's Art Gallery

Monday, March 03, 2025

MY FAULT, TIRED, AND NOT PAYING ATTENTION AGAIN

Well, I did it again!!:(( I did it differently this time than the last way I did it a month or so ago. But, the unfortunate result was the same. I lost all of my days 23 photos. My fault, tired, and not paying attention again to what I was doing in my photo editing program. 'Click', 'click' and they were gone and no amount of searching on my part could find them. 'Poof' just like that and nothing in the recycle bin. And they were all cheery, big and bright blue sunny sky day photos too.......Anyway, it was a good day. Pheebs and I slipped out for a cruise into Bayfield and headed for the carwash again to wash all the latest winter dirt and grime off Subie. A clean car always makes a feller feel better. Home again, I hauled out the shop vac and got after all the doggy fur in the car. Moved some more snow around and looked for little things I could do outside because it was just nice to be out in the sunshine even if the air was on the cold side. My friend drove over from Stratford and fixed Pheebs and I up a mighty fine supper. I think Pheebs gets tired of my cooking and understandably so. Looks like we have a few rainy days coming up but that's okay because rain will knock the snow down quicker. However, the ground is still frozen and there is no place for the water to go so there could very well be some serious flooding coming up in the next few days.

Al's Music Box:)) Tuesday Afternoon "Tuesday Afternoon" (sometimes referred to as "Forever Afternoon", or simply "Forever Afternoon") is a 1968 song written by Justin Hayward that was first released by English rock band the Moody Blues on their 1967 album Days of Future Passed and later released as a single. The song was originally released as a concept album chronicling a typical day. On the album, it was part one of "The Afternoon" track titled "Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)". Justin Hayward said that he wrote the song on a Tuesday afternoon in Lydiard Park, in his hometown of Swindon. Hayward's mother had taken him and his brother to the park while they were growing up, and he revisited the park during the production of Days of Future Passed to write the song. He said that he wrote the song "with guitar and joint in hand". When the concept of the album was determined, illustrating different times of day, Hayward volunteered to take a song about the afternoon. He said of the song: So once I got the afternoon, I went down to my parents’ house in Wiltshire, west England. I remember going into a field there with a guitar and writing ‘Tuesday.’ I was a bit hung up on the tempo and changing keys, which "Tuesday" does. It was the simplest thing to record, just a pure, good vibe from the writing through to playing it to the other guys — no stress, good vibe, all having a good time, thank you. Just three of us did the backing track, and I played the piano as an overdub and Mike [Pinder] did the Mellotron part, with that funny little trumpet on it that’s just so evocative. Allmusic critic Richie Unterbeger describes the lyrics as being "of a youthful contemplative sort coming to a philosophical realization that helps him get that much closer to the meaning of life. "According to Unterberger, the song has a "strong melody and a dignified presentation." Justin Hayward wrote the song originally intending to name it "Tuesday Afternoon". At the insistence of producer Tony Clarke, it was named "Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)" for its release on Days of Future Passed. However, when it was released as a single a year later, its name was changed back to "Tuesday Afternoon". Some of the Moody Blues compilation and live albums list the song as "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)" to reflect both titles. "Tuesday Afternoon" was the second single from Days of Future Passed (the first being "Nights in White Satin"). It was backed with another Days track, "Another Morning". On Days of Future Passed, the London Festival Orchestra performs the final orchestral rendition of the chorus. This orchestral link between parts one and two of the song was recorded separately from the Moodies' portions. The link was arranged by Peter Knight, who arranged orchestral sections for the entire album. However, for the single release and subsequent releases on compilation albums, this orchestral finale was not included and the song simply faded out during Ray Thomas's flute solo. The Moody Blues 1994 compilation album, Time Traveller, marked the first time the orchestral link was included on a compilation. Its release on 1998's Anthology also included the first-portion orchestral finale. Cash Box said that this "Stunning teen-aimed ballad picks up rhythmic punch in a development that winds up a throbbing with top forty appeal." Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian rated it as the Moody Blues' greatest song, saying that "Justin Hayward’s beautiful lyrics and melody combined with John Lodges’ guitar work and Mike Pinder’s Mellotron presented Moody Blues fans with the group’s grandest work and quite simply, the finest recording of the band’s long career." Ultimate Classic Rock critic Nick DeRiso rated it as the Moody Blues' 4th greatest song.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( Nine-year-old Joey was asked by his mother what he had learned at Sunday school. "Well, Mom, our teacher told us how God sent Moses behind enemy lines on a rescue mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. "When he got to the Red Sea, he had his engineers build a pontoon bridge and all the people walked across safely. "Then he used his walkie-talkie to radio headquarters for reinforcements. They sent bombers to blow up the bridge and all the Israelites were saved." "Now, Joey, is that really what your teacher taught you?" his mother asked. "Well, no. But if I told it the way the teacher did, you'd never believe it!"

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Alfie was listening to his sister practice her singing. "Sis," he said, "I wish you'd sing Christmas carols." "That's nice of you, Alfie," she replied, "but why?"

Alfie replied, "Because then I'd only have to hear your voice once a year!"

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A husband and wife were shopping when the wife said, "Darling, it's my mother's birthday tomorrow. What shall we buy for her? She would like something electric."

The husband replied, "How about a chair?"

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For two solid hours, the lady sitting next to a man on an airplane had told him about her grandchildren. She had even produced a plastic-foldout photo album of all nine of the children. She finally realized that she had dominated the entire conversation on her grandchildren. "Oh, I've done all the talking, and I'm so sorry. I know you certainly have something to say. Please, tell me... what do you think of my grandchildren?"

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