Called Uber soon as the episode ended. They arrived in less than three minutes, and didn't even need two to pick me up going home. There was no traffic either way. I arrived and departed from Cherry Hill with no trouble whatsoever.
The enormous Cherry Hill Library was having its second book sale of the year this weekend. The sale wasn't as big as the one in April, nor was it as busy when I first arrived. I actually managed to make it into the room with the children's books and make some interesting finds. The CDs, records, and DVDs were all in one room with the books this time, too.
Ultimately ended up with six books:
Devil May Care by Elizabeth Peters
Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat During Difficult Times by Catherine May
The Winter of Enchantment by Victoria Walker
The Runaway Princess by Kate Coombs
The Grim Reader by Kate Carlisle
New Complete Book of the American Musical Theater by David Ewen (The Cape May Library had this copy from 1972 in the late 80's and early 90's. I used to take it out all the time. While it naturally lacks information on shows made after the 70's, it also covers long-forgotten musicals going back as far as the 1870's.)
Two CDs:
James Taylor - October Road
The two-disc original cast album for Miss Saigon (I had this on cassette at one point, but got rid of it.)
The two records were early Bette Midler titles, Songs for the New Depression and Live At Last.
Went for a walk after I left the library. It was too nice of a day not to! The haze and humidity had been replaced by blue skies, fresh winds, and a dry warmth that felt wonderfully refreshing after the last few weeks. I saw a shopping center with a bakery and a bagel shop I thought I'd try. Alas, the bakery turned out to be closed for the owners' summer break, but the bagel shop was open. I bought four bagels at the bagel shop and got a drink from CVS before calling for a ride home.
Made my grocery list when I got in while watching Match Game '77 on Buzzr's Christmas In July marathon. This was the episode from early in 1977 where Charles, frustrated that he hadn't been able to dress as Santa for Christmas, turned up in his Santa costume anyway a few weeks later. A semi-amused Gene let him stay in character the rest of the episode.
Headed back out after the episode ended, this time on my bike. I was originally going to do grocery shopping tomorrow, but the weather is supposed to be terrible. Went in Dollar Tree first to see if they have a bag big enough for a friend's birthday present. They didn't. Had a little more luck at Sprouts. Grabbed breakfast sandwich bars and granola bars, coconut milk, their chocolate peanut butter cookies on sale, and two cans of Culture Pop soda.
Stopped at the Westmont Diner for lunch. They were fairly busy, despite it being nearly 3 PM at that point. I originally thought of having pancakes, but ended up with a huge "Sunrise Quesadilla" with eggs, sausage, peppers, and tons of cheese. Yum! The hash browns were good, too. Had a pleasant late lunch.
Went up the hill next to the Westmont Acme. Wanted to try something. I had an online coupon for a free container of the Acme's generic Cool Whip. Found a simple key lime pie recipe on Pinterest that just required Cool Whip, lime jello mix, lime yogurt, and a graham cracker crust. I also restocked yogurt, cherries, those Made Good soft breakfast bars, and Olipop soda.
Took the long way home across Newton Lake Park. I'm surprised I didn't see more people out and about, given what a gorgeous day it was. I wanted to take the path over the hill and up to the Environmental Center, but it was blocked by a fallen tree. I had to be very careful making my way around that!
Watched the second half of The Price Is Right as I had cherries for a snack and got organized. Surprisingly, as these hadn't been announced for the Christmas In July marathon, the episode I saw had Christmas decorations up around the studio. One of the Showcases had a Christmas theme. The other was a spoof of 9 to 5, with Holly as a clumsy, literal secretary who uses the prizes to inadvertently wreck havoc in her office.
Put everything away, then watched Back to the Beach. I go further into this very 80's spoof of the Beach Party movies featuring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
Broke for dinner and Match Game Syndicated at 7 PM. Phyllis Davis of Vega$ and Charles Siebert of Trapper John MD appeared on the show for the first time in these episodes. Gene's not thrilled when he has a hard time finding his breath spritzer to kiss Phyllis in the opening! Charlie would rather he just kissed his hand.
Finished the night with two of my recent CD acquisitions. Destroyer probably remains the best-known album KISS put out and their biggest hits. It certainly features a lot of their most popular singles, including "Detroit Rock City," "King of the Nighttime World," "Shout It Out Loud," and the smash-hit ballad "Beth." Most of the songs on The Blues Brothers: The Definitive Collection came from their live performances and includes dialogue. It also includes great songs from the 1980 movie like Ray Charles joining them for "Shake a Tail Feather" and Aretha Franklin's "Think."
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