Headed out after that to run errands at the Westmont Plaza. I went to Dollar Tree for soap, but I ended up getting it at Target, since I needed vitamins, too. That was probably a mistake. Dollar Tree had more selection at better prices. Had trouble at Sprouts, too. I didn't realize the cheaper manager's special cookies weren't part of the buy one-get one deal. I ended up with snickerdoodles and salted caramel chocolate chip. Also grabbed more Nixie diet soda and Bob's granola bars. Coconut milk eggnog was on the same good sale as regular coconut milk. I really liked the coconut milk eggnog I had last year. Grabbed more black grapes here, too.
Got to the Haddon Township Library just as Dawn was walking into the building for today's job counseling session. We didn't have a lot of luck. She applied to a job as a clerk in Philly's judicial system. I applied for communications representative for an advertising firm in Philly, office clerk for a call center company, and an office administrator for a waste management business in Cherry Hill. I really wish she hadn't applied for a secretarial job with a healthcare company in Cherry Hill. I've told her and Karen a thousand times, I have neither knowledge of, nor interest in healthcare.
Headed down the hill to the Westmont Acme after we finished. For one thing, the bathroom at the Haddon Township Library was out of order, and I needed to go. Restocked bagels, yogurt, and granola bars here. They were also having good sales on cookies. I went with oatmeal raisin. Picked up three Olipop sodas, and more women's wipes and cough drops. (The last-named were buy-one, get-one.)
Went home through Newton Lake Park. It remains sunny and too warm for this time of year, but the heavy, blustery wind was chilly enough to keep things relatively cool. After ducking around lots of folks going for walks, I finally pushed my bike up the path over the hill under a bower of golden leaves. Stopped at the pretzel shop on the way home for a cheesesteak-stuffed pretzel and two regular pretzels for lunch.
Had lunch and put everything away while watching The Monkees. "Monkees at the Circus" create a fictional act to help a small-time circus that's having trouble paying its performers. The guys are ready to turn tail when they realize that their made-up aerialists are being built up into the star act, but Davy has fallen for the owner's daughter and insist that they find a way to make the show go on. (Look for Micky's references to the series he started as a child, Circus Boy, throughout the episode.)
"Captain Crocodile" is a far less benevolent clown, a nasty parody of the kids' show hosts that were popular on local TV stations from the mid-50's well into the 90's. He's convinced that the Monkees are there to steal his thunder and turn his equally mean mini-fans on them. When the guys prove they're popular with all age groups, it's the Captain who finally shows his true colors.
Put on Diplomaniacs net. I go further into this truly lunatic political spoof featuring RKO's star comedy duo Bert Wheeler and Robert Woosley at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
Threw on the 2003 Strawberry Shortcake after the movie ended. Strawberry's first letter from "The Friendship Club" takes her via hot-air balloon to Pearis, France. She first meets her pen pal, Crepes Suzette, and her poodle Eclair after her balloon crash-lands. Suzette has the habit of being overly dramatic, which doesn't help when Custard, Pupcake, and Eclair run all over the city and get lost. Strawberry has to calm Suzette's panic and help her find all three pets, fix the balloon, and even stop a runaway city bus.
Worked on the inventory next. Managed to finish the Ms and Ns with Monty Python's Spamalot, the original Julie Andrews/Rex Harrison My Fair Lady, the stage musical versions of My Favorite Year and Newsies, and the 1971 No, No Nanette revival. Spamalot came from Abbie Road in 2018, but the other three go much further back. I'm pretty sure I picked up My Favorite Year on Amazon in the early 2010's when I couldn't find it anywhere else. No, No Nanette was another cast album find at Borders during my college years. I have no clue where I picked up My Fair Lady anymore.
Watched Match Game Syndicated during dinner. Anita Gillette, Bart Braverman, and Debralee Scott joined in this week, Anita for the first time since 1973. It became pretty obvious why she took so long to return when she proved to not be the best player. They have more luck helping a nice old lady with "___ and Young" and giving everyone hugs, even the people who didn't answer the question.
Finished the night with more recent CD and record finds. Jump Up! from 1982 isn't one of Elton John's better-regarded albums today. It did spin off the dreamy hit ballad "Blue Eyes" and the touching tribute to John Lennon "Empty Garden," but most of the other songs are only so-so. "Dear John" and "Princess" are the best of an ok lot.
The North Jersey-based R&B and soul group The Rascals was one of the most popular bands of the mid-60's. "A Beautiful Morning" is my favorite of their hits; "Good Lovin'" is probably the best-known today. Other familiar songs include "You Better Run," "In the Midnight Hour," and "Groovin'."
While the Chinese-set You Only Live Twice is far from my favorite Sean Connery James Bond film, it does have a rather nice score by James Barry and an attractive title song performed by Nancy Sinatra. Though some of the music features Asian notes like chimes, most of it is standard Bond jazz/orchestra music of the 60's like "Capsule In Space" and "A Drop In the Ocean."
The Complete Birth of the Cool features four of the earliest live performances by Miles Davis and his band. On one hand, there's a lot of repeat music between the two halves of the CD, including a repeat vocal number, "Darn That Dream." Not to mention, Davis still has more than a little big band sound in him at this point. On the other hand, this gives us his vocal evolution in numbers like "Moon Dreams," "Deception," "Boplicity," and "Why Do I Love You?" (the last-named from Show Boat).
No comments:
Post a Comment