Whatever Gets You Through The Day

The weather remained lovely when I got up this morning, still blue and gold and in the 50s. I made huge Cranberry-Dark Chocolate Chip Pancakes for breakfast while listening to Brunch With the Beatles. "Beatles and Solo Beatles #1 Hits" was the theme today. They played a couple of favorites of mine, including two from Ringo Starr, "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen."

Work was busy, but not out of line with the day and the time of year. The Eagles didn't play until 8:20 tonight, so there was none of the usual rush before the game. We had a few cranky customers, mostly people complaining about not getting turkey coupons, but otherwise no problems and plenty of help. I was able to buy my milk and buttermilk and get in and out on time.

Listened to The Dress Circle this evening after chicken stir-fry for dinner and a shower. The theme tonight was "Bad, Weird, or Just Plain Odd Performances." Some of them weren't too horrible, like Jimmy Stewart's early 30s number or Robert Mitchum's dark love song. Some of them were good singers who'd picked the wrong material - opera singer Enzio Pinza performing a country number with the Sons of Pioneers, Marlene Dietrich doing "The Surrey With the Fringe On the Top" in German. One was a housewife who apparently had a fleeting 15 seconds of recording stardom in the late 60s.

And then, there was the Ethel Merman Disco Album, which was just about the scariest thing I've ever heard. Honestly, the guys should have played that at Halloween, not Thanksgiving. Merman with a weird techno-dance backdrop, singing the Cole Porter tune "Something For the Boys." Just frightening.

Oh, and at press time, the Eagles are killing the faltering Bears 10-0 at the beginning of the second quarter.