A psychiatrist is a man who goes to the Foliers-Bergere and looks at the audience. ~ Bishop Mervyn Stockwood
This was our first ever visit to Munsinger Gardens in St. Cloud. A beautiful place on the Mississippi across the river from the university. The Bergs hauled us along on a road trip to see Harper’s Chord, a favorite group we hadn’t seen for quite a while . . .
[We’ve had drought conditions in this area most of the season, but scattered thunderstorms were forecast. We drove down to St. Cloud in pouring rain most of the way down, and in a pouring rain most of the way back. But while we were there it was quite lovely . . . ]
[And unfortunately when we got home – we stopped for a nosh at the newly renovated Pike & Pint – we learned that Alex didn’t get any of the rain . . . ]
[The mighty Mississippi . . . ]
[Turning 180 degrees from the same spot; the band, the audience, and the gardens . . . ]
[And fans all the way from Alexandria . . . ]
[Everybody is from St. Cloud except for the one who isn’t. Jill is from Little Falls. Roger (guitar) and Jill are originals; the bass and mandolin player were new to us . . . ]
Alive concert tome is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It’s my favorite part of the business, live concerts. ~ Elvis Presley
Introductions . . .
[Jill and Joe from St. Joe prove you can joke with the bass player . . . ]
Panorama . . .
[May have been “Come On Up to the House.” I can never get that song out of my head after they sing it . . . ]
There was a strange happening during a performance of Elgar’s ‘Sea Pictures’ at a concert hall in Bermuda tonight, when the man playing the triangle disappeared. ~ Ronnie Barker
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily this is not difficult. ~ Charlotte Whitton (mayor of Ottawa)
My aunt is a newscaster in Lubbock, Texas, and she got a letter that said, ‘Natalie Maines will be shot dead at their show in Dallas, Texas,’ with the date of our concert. It was freaky to see that in writing. ~ Natalie Maines
I saw George Bush at a benefit concert actually waving at Stevie Wonder. Someone had to tell him ‘he can’t see you’. ~ Anne Robinson
[It was great to see and visit with Roger and Jill again . . . ]
[The audience was somewhat distracted by the eagle’s nest over our head. And a parent paid a visit to the nest while we were there . . . ]
[The nest absent magnification . . . ]
[The gardens on the way out . . . ]
[The Super, Karin, and Dave lead the way . . . ]
[So long Munsinger Gardens . . . ]
[I shot this video 5 years ago at Carlos Creek. It may have been the last time we saw them locally. It’s one of my favorite songs by the group. I wish I would have videoed them again on this day – there would have been less background noise.]
The concert is a polite form of self induced torture. ~ Henry Miller
It’s a real conflict for me when I go to a concert and find out somebody in the audience is a Republican or fundamental Christian. It can cloud my enjoyment. I’d rather not know. ~ Linda Ronstadt
I’d love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair. ~ Bette Davis
The Salty Dogs were in the middle of our weekend troika of music. Saturday afternoon at Carlos Creek Winery with some of our close personal friends. Scattered thunderstorms were forecast creating a temperature inducement for some to wear jackets. Let the festivities begin . . .
[Annie, Greg, Erik and Tom . . . ]
Being baldpate is an unfailing sex magnet. ~ Telly Savalas
All a writer has to do to get a woman is to say he’s a writer. It’s an aphrodisiac. ~ Saul Bellow
[Fans arrive for a visit with Annie at break . . . ]
I never loved another person the way I loved myself. ~ Mae West
Ilove Mickey Mouse more than any woman I’ve ever known. ~ Walt Disney
Fly Me to the Moon
[The key to enjoyment of any outdoor activity is a substantive quantity of brownie bites.]
Hallelujah
Fans Of Salty Dogs
New Fans of Salty Dogs
New Fans With Purses of Salty Dogs were apparently shopping . . .
Pancho and Lefty
I knew nothing of the life of a real musician, of course, but somehow I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion. ~ Lawrence Welk
[And Mr. Welk idolized Annie . . . ]
Do it again on the next verse, and people will think you meant it. ~ Chet Atkins
[Greg’s deft touch with the bow removed the arthropod from Erik’s pate . . . ]
Galway Girl
I’m a farmer with a mandolin and a high tenor voice. ~ Bill Monroe
[Mr. Monroe idolized Tom . . . ]
The future is much like the present, only longer. ~ Don Quisenberry
Chris is the engineer down at the studio where we do these things. And he’s just such an integral part and he has such a marvelous ear. Also it turns out, we didn’t know, but he’s a pretty good fiddle player. ~ Guy Clark
[Mr. Atkins idolized Erik . . . ]
[Mr. Clark idolized Greg . . . ]
Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to no one. ~ Duke Ellington
One day, an army of gray–haired women may quietly take over the earth. ~ Glorida Steinem
Is a man’s bald head any more attractive than a woman’s graying one? Is a man’s potbelly sexier than a woman’s flabby thighs? ~ Susan Jacoby
Was having fun, fun, fun till the Super took the T-bird awaaayyyyyy . . .
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in a confederacy against him. ~ Jonathan Swift
The summer music season debuted at the Legacy of the Lakes Gardens. Kudos to the Education Foundation for “landing this big fish” for the opener. The Fabulous Armadillos, from St. Cloud, have been a mainstay of the Central Minnesota music scene for 15 years. And like the Energizer bunny, they just keep going and going . . .
[The morning full moon was a portent of a wonderful evening to come . . . ]
[The gates opened at 6:00 for the 7:00 concert. The Super and I arrived at 5:50 only discover “thousands” of people were there before us. Nevertheless, we and our traveling music companions, Karin & Dave, were delighted with our “seat” location . . . ]
[Panorama of the crowd from the back . . . ]
[Panorama of the crowd from the front . . . ]
[You can see Ruthie center left with my empty chair next to her . . . ]
[The crowd had initially had been limited to 350 according to protocols. I’m not sure of the final numbers, but it looked like the Education Foundation did good . . . ]
[The potential for rain was wafting through the air, but it turned out to be a lovely evening requiring light jackets by the end . . . ]
[Our loge seating . . . ]
[These were the true “front row” seats . . . ]
[Christine Reilly, Executive Director of the Alexandria Education Foundation, thanked the crowd for their attendance . . . ]
Established in 2002 the Alexandria Education Foundation is an independent non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the continued academic excellence of Alexandria Public Schools. We partner with Alexandria Public Schools to provide financial support for unique learning experiences for students in early childhood education through grade 12. The Alexandria Education Foundation (AEF) supports educational excellence and a passion for learning by partnering with our community. Our focus is on funding projects above and beyond the scope of the state budget and local tax dollars. Funds raised will directly impact students through grants to classroom teachers and other funded projects that help support initiatives that further the mission and educational goals of the School District (AEF website).
The Fabulous Armadillos came out of their shell in 2006 and have since established a large and loyal following in Central Minnesota with their spot on recreations of songs from many genres of music from Country to Motown to Heavy Metal to 70’s Soft Rock and do them just like you remember. Close your eyes and you are listening to all those vinyl records again or your AM/FM radio. The idea of the Fabulous Armadillos started with a diverse group of musicians who came together to perform “themed” concerts at the Pioneer Place On Fifth Theater in St. Cloud, MN. Themes like “One Hit Wonders”, “Woodstock”, “Motown”, “Singer/Songwriters”, “Stadium Rock” and more. They have now played over 100’s of themes at that theater as well as many regional venues in the Midwest and even in Mexico! Each show gaining them new fans and enjoying their brand of fun and entertaining, yet musically spot on performances. They have brought hundreds of special guests in for their theme shows comprising of local and national talent. The FABULOUS ARMADILLOS PARTY BAND features musicians with a deep history with some great regional and national bands from their past including Greg “Gary D.” Armstrong on keys (GB Leighton, Bobby Vee and The Vees, Heartbeat), Paul “Stretch” Diethelm on guitar (Jonny Lang, Slip Twister, Greystone Rockers), Chris Hawkey (Chris Hawkey Band, KFAN Morning Show Host) on vocals , Pamela Helmer McNeill on vocals (Pamela McNeill Band, Rumours and Dreams, Lamont Cranston) Mike Zeleny on bass (Airtight, Slip Twister, Greystone Rockers). Jay O’Donnell on drums (The Britton Brothers, Slip Twister, Greystone Rockers). Their 8 piece band also features a horn section with Pat Thorn on trumpet and Mike Krietzer on saxophone. COME OUT OF YOUR SHELL and see what everybody has been talking about! (fabulousarmadillos.com)
[Pamela Helmer McNeill . . . ]
My friends joke that I’m dead until I get onstage. I’m dead right now as you’re speaking to me. ~ Lady Gaga
[“Stretch” . . . ]
For those of you inthe cheap seats I’d like ya to clap your hands to this one; the rest of you can just rattle your jewelry! ~ John Lennon (although I recall Harry Belafonte saying that during his Carnegie Hall concert)
The bravest thing David Bowie ever did was to go on stage after Queen at Live Aid. ~ Stewart Stafford
I’m afraid concerts spoil people for everyday life. ~ L. M. Montgomery
[“Gary D.” . . . ]
Liberace was certainly master and commander of the ivories ~ he is the only pianist I can watch or listen to without suffering a case of ‘Stagefright Sympathy Sickness’. ~ E. A. Bucchianeri
[Always on the lookout for the rain that never comes . . . ]
I’m much more energetic now; you might say live performance is my mission. ~ John Fogerty
Get out of your house and go see some live performance, for God’s sake. There are people creating things just outside your window. ~ Maria Bamford
The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can see why it’s so addictive. ~ Gwyneth Paltrow
[Keep an eye out for activities on the side lines . . . ]
When you have a live performance, you’re going to be pitchy here and there, unless you have perfect pitch. ~ Mya
[The Super greets some old friends . . . ]
I have no idea why a guy would bring a jar of peanut butter to a concert. ~ Iggy Pop
[A little jammin’ . . . ]
I Hate Myself for Loving You
[Rain keeps holding off . . . ]
A concert is my experimentation time. I practice playing something several different ways, but in a concert, inevitably I get more ideas onstage, in that combination of focus and adrenaline, than I could ever get in the practice room. ~ Hilary Hahn
Believe me when I say this: you can’t please everyone in concert, even though I still want to. Someone always wants you to sing a song that isn’t necessarily on your set list. ~ Gladys Knight
Heavenly shades of night are falling, it’s Twilight Time . . .
I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself. ~ Mikhail Baryshnikov
Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance. ~ Confucious
Part of the joy of dancing is conversation.Trouble is, some men can’t talk and dance at the same time. ~ Ginger Rogers
[As we continued into the long summer night, we gave a one-time thanks for the drought conditions which meant mosquitoes were not an issue . . . ]
[With Mike and Julie, champion line dancers, in the foreground, we cell-phoned candled adieu to the band.]
[And we leave you with Karin, Nicole, and the Super on the dance floor with many thanks again to the Armadillos.]
Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. ~ Dave Barry
As we were walking out a friend asked if I had danced. I noted there’s a long time axiom that white guys can’t dance so I (who has never been given a sword) felt no need to get out there and prove it. OK, there are a few who can, including my questioner, but they are the exceptions that prove the rule. It plays out over the course of a 3-hour concert where it becomes almost a women only arrangement on the dance floor. ~ Me
On this day, Juneteenth became a national holiday, and Juneteenth opened the season at Theatre L’Homme Dieu . . .
Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory or an acceptance of the way things are. It’s a celebration of progress. It’s an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible—and there is still so much work to do. ~ Barack Obama
My people have a country of their own to go to if they choose… Africa… but, this America belongs to them just as much as it does to any of the white race… in some ways even more so, because they gave the sweat of their brow and their blood in slavery so that many parts of America could become prosperous and recognized in the world. ~ Josephine Baker
[The morning of Juneteenth, the Fat Boys ambled upon Bradley, a fellow class of ’65er, on the Central Lakes Trail. The self-appellated ‘Ancient Geek’ will make another cameo appearance at the end of this screed . . . ]
[Later that morning, the Super was introduced to her new computer concocted by ‘Rock’, a fellow original member of the Fat Boys Walking Club . . . ]
And then it was on to Carlos Creek Wineryfor an afternoon of great music with Patchouli . . .
[Not my photo – on loan from Patchouli . . . ]
[Ruthie’s shot . . . ]
[The view from the second row seats . . . ]
Romance is a love affair in other than domestic surroundings. ~ Walter Raleigh
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important. ~ Bertrand Russell
[Uninvited . . . ]
[But still a guest . . . ]
[With eyes for Karin’s chapeau . . . ]
[Karin and the Super visit with Julie on a break . . . ]
[Julie and Bruce . . . ]
[Complete strangers somehow managed to usurp our usual front row seats. Appropriate legal documents have been filed . . . ]
I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing. ~ Lauren Bacall
There is more simplicity in the man who eats caviar on impulse than in the man who eats grapenuts on principle. ~ G. K. Chesterton
Never play cards with a man named Doc. ~ Nelson Algren
I’d like to live like a poor man with lots of money. ~ Pablo Picasso
[We bid adieu early to ready for the theatre . . . ]
[On the road to Theatre L’Homme Dieu for the season premiere – Juneteenth . . . ]
[Along County Road 42, the scenic drive between Lake Carlos on the left . . . ]
[And Lake Le Homme Dieu on the right . . . ]
[The beautiful afternoon weather created record crowds at Rotary Beach . . . ]
The kiss originated when the first male reptile licked the first female reptile, implying in a subtle, complimentary way that she was a succulent as the small reptile he had for dinner the night before. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti. ~ Sophia Loren
Welcome to our 2021 Season … Return To Wonder!
We’re back — after a unique 2020 season we return to the wonder and amazement of a full season at Theatre L’Homme Dieu!
Join TLHD in celebrating the holiday through food and music. The Reminders will be performing and participating in an all black panel where we’ll discuss and educate our predominantly white community on the importance of Juneteenth and discuss some of the important issues within the black community.
Change from previous info: The Food Truck and DJ will be outside. All other events will be INSIDE the Theater. REGISTER & GET TICKETS
Here’s the schedule for the evening of June 19th: MORE INFO
4:15 – 5:30 Music Intro from The Reminders, then joined by local community members for an all-black Panel to discuss the importance of Juneteenth and important issues in the black community.
5:30 – 7:00 Break / Dinner – Jamaican Food Truck and DJ Shando will be spinning! (Food is the consumer expense)
7:30 – The Reminders – in Concert!
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Lake Region Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.
[Above is the entry to TLHD; below is Juneteenth panel of Big Samir, Josette Ciceron, and Aja Black . . . ]
[The above photo was the Super’s opening salvo; beneath is mine of theatre executive director Nicole Mulder introducing Jo as the host of the Juneteenth discussion . . . ]
Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownershipof that freed self was another. ~ Toni Morrison
In the end, anti-black, anti-female, and all forms of discrimination are equivalent to the same thing: anti-humanism. ~ Shirley Chisholm
[The panel discussed much that was new to me, and I’m sure to many in the audience, about things Juneteenth and the music of The Reminders. Aja explained that hip-hop and rap originated in the neighborhoods of the Bronx when the school systems eliminated the arts from the curricula to concentrate on STEM programs. It was very interesting . . . ]
I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land. ~ Harriet Tubman
Hip hop as both a musical genre and a culture was formed during the 1970s when block parties became increasingly popular in New York City, particularly among African American youth residing in the Bronx. At block parties DJs played percussive breaks of popular songs using two turntables and a DJ mixer to be able to play breaks from two copies of the same record, alternating from one to the other and extending the “break”. Hip hop’s early evolution occurred as sampling technology and drum machines became widely available and affordable. Turntablist techniques such as scratching and beatmatching developed along with the breaks and Jamaican toasting, a chanting vocal style, was used over the beats. Rapping developed as a vocal style in which the artist speaks or chants along rhythmically with an instrumental or synthesized beat (Wikipedia).
[Aja noted she likes all music, except (and asked the audience to guess) . . . I think it was scream metal, but I’m not familiar with the term so I’m guessing . . . ]
I hate women because they always know where things are. ~ James Thurber
It is fun being in the same decade as you. ~ Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Winston Churchill
Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind – listen to the birds. And don’t hate nobody. ~ Eubie Blake
And a woman is only a woman,but a good cigar is a smoke. ~ Rudyard Kipling
A woman’s guess is much more accurate than a man’s certainty. ~ Rudyard Kipling
The reason husbands and wives do not understand each other is because they belong to different sexes. ~ Dorothy Dix
Conscience: the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking. ~ H. L. Mencken
[Often seen at the same entertainment venues . . . ]
[Two guys caught wandering the property without proper credentials . . . ]
You notice all kinds of things in the dressing room. Like people who put on their shoes and socks before their undershirt. Things you don’t really want to know. ~ Robin Herman
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. ~ George Burns
[The view from the lobby . . . ]
Many’s the long night I’ve dreamed of cheese – toasted mostly. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
The Reminders are a rare and remarkable musical duo seamlessly blending soulful sounds and roots music with insightful messages and thoughtful lyrics. The group consists of Brussels-born emcee Big Samir and Queens-born emcee/ vocalist Aja Black, a collective creative force that’s hard to beat. Big Samir weaves intricate rhythmic patterns with a bilingual French/English flow, displaying his street-smart credibility in both his lyrics and cool demeanor. This is beautifully complimented by Aja Black’s confident delivery, diverse cadences, and unique vocal stylings. The two have an undeniable magical chemistry as they share more than lyrical abilities and stages; the couple shares a partnership in both music and life as Samir and Aja have been married for almost a decade. (The Reminders website . . . )
Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days… that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you. It speaks to your livelihood and it’s not compromised. It’s blunt. It’s raw, straight off the street – from the beat to the voice to the words. ~ Nas
Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change. ~ Doug E. Fresh
The thing about hip-hop today is it’s smart, it’s insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable. ~ Barack Obama
Well, hip-hop is what makes the world go around. ~ Snoop Dogg
You may kill me with your hatefulness. But still, like air, I’ll rise. ~ Maya Angelou
Anybody under the age of forty knows hip-hop, gospel and R&B pretty well, and it’s all a part of what we consider to be ‘black music.’ There is a natural synergy between the three. ~ John Legend
Women who fought and sacrificed so much for equality and liberty and just for all, including Black women who are often, too often overlooked, but so often prove they are the backbone of our democracy. ~ Kamala Harris
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free. ~ Rosa Parks
Curtain! Fast music! Light! Ready for the last finale! Great! The show looks good, the show looks good! ~ Florenz Ziegfeld
[The drive home sunset over Lake Carlos . . . ]
[And then past the wedding party premiering the new patio at the Alexandria Golf Club.]
June 20
[It rained Sunday (and the ducks flew south, how many shingles are on the dog’s house?). Father’s Day. We really needed it, but it messed up a lot of holiday plans. Our friend Anthony was performing the winery, generally an outside venue. But, the brewery is where he was . . . ]
Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then. ~ Katherine Hepburn
A man alwaysremembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he tends to bunch them. ~ H. L. Mencken
[The Super checking to see if other fans would be joining us . . . ]
[And then the queen and king of Ashby arrived . . . ]
The important thing in acting is to be able to laugh and cry. If I have to cry, I think of my sex life. If I have to laugh, I think if my sex life. ~ Glenda Jackson
[Following Piano Man protocol, Helen and Ruthie put bread in his jar . . . ]
Maybe I’m doing itwrong. ~ Randy Newman
It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. ~ Abraham Lincoln
June 21
[Here’s Bradley reprising his cameo at the top of this monologue. It’s our monthly nosh-out for three (four, when he’s in state) members of the Alex Class of ’65. We’re at the Alexandria Golf Club . . . ]
[All enduring the classic high school boys’ diet plan: Burger, fries, and a coke. Mayo ordered a side order of everything to go on his burger . . . ]
I phoned my dad to tell him I quit smoking. He called me a quitter. ~ Steven Pearl
[The Super was checking in on us with her bridge group . . . ]
I married beneath me. All women do. ~ Lady Astor
All life is six to five against. ~ Damon Runyon
No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. ~ Nelson Mandela
What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance. ~ JaneAusten
This was the most uncomfortable day of about a week’s worth of 90-degree plus weather. A former Alexandrian came home from New Orleans to discover it was 15 degrees hotter here.But we had been living pretty much a normal post-pandemic life for about the last three weeks and that would continue unabated . . .
[The Super arrived at a House Party featuring blues singer Joyann Parker, with Mark Lemoine . . . ]
[Said performers . . . ]
I get by with a little help from my friends. ~ John Lennon
I’drather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints, the sinners are much more fun. ~ Billy Joel
There are two kinds of artists left: those who endorse Pepsi and those who simply won’t. ~ Annie Lennox
Once whenasked how I would like to be remembered, I answered, ‘As someone who opened doors.’ ~ Dave Brubeck
If a man whistles at you, do not respond. You are a lady, not a dog. ~ Adele
My sole inspiration is a telephonecall from a produce. ~ Cole Porter
I’m one of those regular weird people. ~ Janis Joplin
It was always the view of my parents…that hot weather encouraged loose morals among young people. ~ Ian McEwan
Hot weather brings out snakes and slaveholders, and I like one class of the venomous creatures as little as I do the other. ~ Harriet Ann Jacobs
Good weather all week, but come the weekend, and theweather stinks. When the weather is too hot, they complain; too cold, they complain; and when it’s just right, they’re watching TV.~ Rita Rudner
Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. ~ Charles D. Warner
A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawnmower is broken. ~ James Dent
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. ~ Ludwig van Beethoven.
Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist. ~ G.K. Chesterton
I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play. ~ Artur Schnabel
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. ~ Albert Schweitzer
When people ask me what ‘American Pie’ means, I tell them it means I don’t ever have to work again if I don’t want to. ~ Don McLean
‘It isn’t hot, brother,’ comforted a war correspondent just back from Ethiopia, ‘until the chair gets up when you do!’ ~ Walter Winchell
[Thanks be to our photoed hosts . . . ]
Somebody just gave me a shower radio. Thanks a lot. Do you really want music in the shower? I guess there’s no better place to dance than a slick surface next to a glass door. ~ Jerry Seinfeld
[Again, many thanks to Mary Lou, John, and family . . . ]
I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet. ~ Ludwig van Beethoven
I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June. ~ L.M. Montgomery
The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between. ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
[This looks like always June . . . ]
Joyann and her band will be performing at the Legacy of the Lakes Gardens on August 13, 6:30-8:30 . . .
The Night Before . . .
An evening at The Garden Bar with Tuesday Night Club – Terry, Jim, Bill, and Al . . .
I’ve been imitated so well I’ve heard people copy my mistakes. ~ Jimi Hendrix
Money doesn’t talk, it swears. ~ Bob Dylan
There’s nothing like the eureka moment of knocking off a song that didn’t exist before – I won’t compare it to sex, but it lasts longer. ~ Paul McCartney
Let me be clear about this: I don’t have a drug problem, I have a police problem. ~ Keith Richards
[We’re slowly returning to pre-pandemic normal as the regular crown shuffles in . . . ]
In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of. ~ Robert Schumann
I never practice my guitar… from time to time I just open the case and throw in a piece of raw meat. ~ Wes Montgomery
Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal. ~ Igor Stravinsky
Life can’t be all bad when for ten dollars you can buy all the Beethoven sonatas and listen to them for ten years. ~ William F. Buckley, Jr.
I love to sing, and I love to drink scotch. Most people would rather hear me drink scotch. ~ George Burns
Earlier that morning . . .
[The Fat Boys begin their morning walks at 7:00 from Big Ole. A half hour later we’re on the other side of Lake Agnes looking back at the city . . . ]
[The shirt worn on that morning walk reflects the limited 2020 season for Theatre L’Homme Dieu – this was our debut outdoor concert then . . . ]
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. ~ John Steinbeck
Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which billsmust be paid. ~ Frank Zappa
The Fat Boys didn’t show up for the morning walk from Big Ole. I guess they forgot the old Tom Hanks paraphrase: There are no holidays in retirement! That means I was legally and morally obligated to go for a walk with the Super and the Tasmanian Devils . . .
[The Super saddles up the Rolls Royce of kittymobiles . . .]
To err is human, to purr is feline. ~ Robert Byrne
If cats could write history, their history would be mostly about cats. ~ Eugen Weber
[As we pull away to the west, our association disappears in the rear view mirror . . . ]
In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this. ~ Terry Pratchett
[Every view of water throughout is of Lake H2Obert from the west side of the lake . . . ]
The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer. ~ Paula Poundstone
[A cutback through a church parking lot to see how the Devils are doing . . . ]
Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience. ~ Pam Brown
When Rome burned, the emperor’s cats still expected to be fed on time. ~ Seanan McGuire
I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days. ~ Bill Dana
As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the humankind. ~ Cleveland Amory
I gave my cats a bath the other day … they love it. He sat there, he enjoyed it, it was fun for me. The fur would stick to my tongue, but other than that… ~ Steve Martin
The phrase ‘domestic cat’ is an oxymoron. ~ George Will
[Coming back home by way of the lakeside . . . ]
No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch. ~ Leo Dworken
[That’s the cats’ home on the right side of the duplex – they let us live there too . . . ]
[Home again on the patio . . . ]
There is, incidentally, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person. ~ Dan Greenberg
[Ruthie made this panorama . . . ]
BONUS COVERAGE – at no extra charge, the Super’s flowers from today
If you think squash is a competitive activity, try flower arranging. ~ Alan Bennett
Even if you think the Big Bang created the stars, don’t you wonder who sent the flowers? ~ Robert Brault
If you want to say it with flowers, remember that a single rose screams in your face: ‘I’m cheap!’ ~ Delta Burke
Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what’s in a name? ~ Helen Hunt Jackson
Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it so it goes on flying anyway. ~ Mary Kay Ash
At my age flowers scare me. ~ George Burns
The bird, the bee, the running child are all the same to the sliding glass door. ~ Demetri Martin
I sent my flowers across the hall to Mrs. Nixon but her husband remembered what a Democrat I am and sent them back. ~ Bette Davis
If you look at somebody like Sam Bee, she got to create her own thing without any expectations that there was a show there. That was probably liberating for them. ~ Larry Wilmore
What a kid I got, I told him about the birds and the bees and he told me about the butcher and my wife. ~ Rodney Dangerfield
If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers. ~ Doug Larson
Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m schizophrenic, and so am I. ~ Oscar Levant
People talk about mumblecore but I prefer bumblecore, hyper-realistic bee movies about how bees really are. ~ Mindy Kaling
Britain’s most useful role is somewhere between bee and dinosaur. ~ Harold MacMillan
I love, for example, ‘Full Frontal with Sam Bee.’ I just love her show. ~ Mick Foley
I think I’m a somewhat nervous bee who just wants to conform. Which, I guess, is common in bees. ~ Mathew Broderick
Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. ~ A. A. Milne
Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf. ~ Lewis Mumford
I hate flowers—I paint them because they’re cheaper than models and they don’t move. ~ Georgia O’Keeffe
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