Called Uber after that. Not only was it too hot for bike riding, but I wanted to pick up something at Goodwill after work that I couldn't carry home on the bike. No trouble here. The drive going to the Acme arrived in seven minutes. I got there just in time. The one going home arrived in 6 minutes. We did hit traffic going to work, but no trouble getting home at all (partially because she cut through Audubon rather than going down Nicholson Road).
Work was mostly no problem. We were dead almost the entire afternoon. Despite the ongoing heat, I spent most of the day sweeping or pushing carts. There wasn't a whole lot else for me to do. There weren't that many stray items to put away, either. I did have to clean up a big container of spaghetti sauce someone dropped. The managers kept insisting on using a mop. A mop would have made even more of a mess. One of the pricing managers helped me clean it up with paper towels instead.
Hiked behind the Acme to Audubon Crossings Shopping Center after work. Grabbed the big gift for my friend and a pair of Old Navy jean shorts for me. The same funny older lady who handled Lauren and me kept insisting I should have a cart, even though I had no intention of leaving the sidewalk until the Uber driver arrived. Grabbed a Sprite Zero and a Zagnut Bar at Five Below next door.
Watched Laff-a-Lympics as I got organized at home. The games in "Hawaii" began with a surfing contest. Abu's magic worked well enough for him to get into first place. Huckleberry Hound and Hokey Wolf are proud of their outrigger that can do anything in the outrigger race, but they don't have Captain Caveman on their side! The Daltons have a harder time keeping their craft together. The Viking boat race in "Norway" is the only time all members of the team take part in an event. In this case, the Yogis have a secret weapon - Grape Ape and his extra-long arms. Daisy Mayhem thinks she wins the long jump wearing snowshoes, but then she loses her snowshoes before landing.
Worked on the inventory for the next few hours. Added CDs from the the 5th Dimension, Fleetwood Mac, Debbie Gibson, George Harrison, Whitney Houston, Don Henley, Rupert Holmes, Michael Jackson, Jefferson Airplane, and Billy Joel, and the Dan Fogelberg record I got yesterday. The vast majority of my rock titles came from yard sales, thrift shops, or Abbie Road. Picked up a few from Goodwill more recently. I really need to listen to some of these again. I'm not sure I ever listened to a few titles before I put them away, or I only listened to them once or twice.
I did listen to some of my recent record acquisitions. The Muppet Show record is based around the first season, from the songs and the designs of the characters on the back cover. Among the highlights are Kermit singing "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" (though we do miss that cool Lydia tattooed pig Muppet), Piggy braying through "What Now My Love," Kermit's famous "Bein' Green," and the Electric Mayhem's idea of performing "Tenderly." My favorite number is Robin's sweet "Halfway Down the Stairs" that closes the first side. Gonzo eating a tire to the tune of "The Flight of the Bumblebee" makes even less sense on an LP than it did on the show. Fozzie and Kermit's "Good Grief!" gag routine comes off much better, even if it did annoy Kermit in the end.
I could think of no better follow-up to the Muppets than the wild sound-effects filled world of Spike Jones and His City Slickers. I found a cassette with their music in college and have been a fan ever since. Among my favorites here that are new to me are the spoof melodramatic "None But the Lonely Heart," "Laura," and "Hawaiian War Chant."
Are You Experienced? was Jimi Hendrix's debut album. It was a sensation on release, hitting the top five here in the US. No wonder, with classic songs like "Purple Haze," "Hey Joe," and "Foxey Lady," all of which were huge in their own right. Hendrix's years playing live gives him a raw, wild sound, with a lot of virtuoso guitar work that makes me understand why he's still so admired even sixty years after his early death.
Switched to Match Game Syndicated while eating leftovers for dinner. Buzzr finally got to the week with Bill Cullen and Peter Marshall where only Brett had never been a game show host and never would be. Betty White's car gave her trouble and she was out of breath when the episode began after apparently jogging to the taping. The second had Gene tacking up a "thought for the day" he got from a fan.
Finished the night after a shower with the second season premiere of Charlie's Angels. Kris joins the ladies for "Angels In Paradise," but the happy homecoming is short-lived when Charlie is kidnapped. The wife of a gangster in Hawaii wants the Angels to get him out of prison...and then a rival from Chicago who hates Hawaii grabs Charlie. The ladies are through playing games and find themselves having to negotiate with both parties.
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