Friday, August 3, 2018

Earworms

The following email was originally posted on August 3, 2018



It is late but before I go I wanted to share some of my favorite earworms.  The first is one that has infected the country for the last six months and simply won't go away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3mJkSqZbX4

The second is by a woman/child who recently got engaged even though she looks like she should still be in junior high school 


The third is the first song which eventually led to me becoming a belieber


And finally, the fourth is a song that always takes me back to a stroll on the back streets of Ilha Grande, Brazil, when, while drinking a maracuja shake, this song came blasting from one of the neighborhood homes


Earworms, they can be infectious all over the world.  Do you have any to share?

Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins

Friday, July 27, 2018

A Nordic Legacy: The Music of ABBA


The following email was originally posted on July 27, 2018

In continuation of the Viking theme begun this week, for this Friday I offer a certain Nordic group singing the best selling song of their career

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8bm6XlxuCY

and encourage you to go to your local theaters this weekend to view the group's legacy in full bloom including


and, of course, the movie's title song


If you follow this advice, I can almost assure you that you will come away with a smile on your face.  And what better medicine can there be in such turbulent domestic times as we have now?

Go forth, my friends, and enjoy.

Peace,

Everett "The Valiant One" Jenkins

Friday, July 13, 2018

My Favorite Things

The following email was originally posted on July 13, 2018

Just listened to a report on the pbs newshour about a newly found recording of John Coltrane from 1963

https://twitter.com/newshour/status/1017841087099097088

For Coltrane fans this is tremendous news, akin to winning the lottery or finding buried treasure.  For those of us who are not quite as rabid, but are fans none the less, it serves as a reminder of Coltrane's genius and artistry and causes us to recall some of our most favorite things


Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins

Friday, July 6, 2018

Leann Rimes


The following email was originally posted on July 6, 2018 


Pursuant to my email from last Friday (see below), I did indeed go to the Marin County Fair on Wednesday, July 4, and I did attend the Leann Rimes concert.  I enjoyed it immensely.  The girl can most definitely sing.  While she did not get around to Amazing Grace, she did do the songs that I love such as

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GozdIQx1Wow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plxpY8KLA-Y


and


and, of course,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUFasKZcH_c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Olo8gzgpC4&index=8&list=RDplxpY8KLA-Y

However, one I had not heard before caught my attention the most.  Not all may like it, but I did ... especially the message.


Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins



-----Original Message-----
From: skipjen2865 <skipjen2865@aol.com>
Sent: Fri, Jun 29, 2018
Subject: LeAnn Rimes









I found out yesterday that LeAnn Rimes will be appearing at the Marin County Fair on Wednesday, July 4.  I am thinking about going to see her if for no other reason than in hopes that she will sing this song 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT88jBAoVIM

Have a great weekend everyone.

Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins

Thursday, June 28, 2018

It Could've Been Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pxe9msS7lA&list=RD7Pxe9msS7lA&t=6

Monday, June 25, 2018

June 25: The Day the Music Died

The following email was originally posted on June 25, 2018

For some (Don McLean, for example), the Day the Music Died was when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959.  But for many of us the Day the Music Died was much more recently.  For many of us, the Day the Music Died was June 25, 2009 -- the day that Michael Jackson died.

In celebration of African American Music Appreciation Month and in remembrance of the best selling African American Music artist of all-time, I offer the following three videos.  The first was the one which electrified the television viewing audience in 1983 with a dance routine which seemed to defy physics


the second is a live performance from some 30 years ago that shows Michael at his peak


and the last is a montage of Michael performing the song that may be his most lasting message song


Enjoy, Remember, and Reflect.

Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins

Friday, June 15, 2018

A Dance With My Father

June is African American Music Appreciation Month


and this weekend we celebrate Father's Day


In recognition of both occasions, I commend the following for this Friday's musical offering


Happy Father's Day, Everyone!

Peace,

Everett "Skip" Jenkins