Tag Archives: Something For Thursday

Something for Thursday

Music by Burton Lane, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. “Come Back to Me” from On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Comments Off on Something for Thursday

Something for Thursday

Something tells me we’re all going to need shelter from the storm.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Comments Off on Something for Thursday

Something for Thursday

Sorry for the radio silence the last few days. The reason? The usual! Writing a novel, editing another one, and trying to do more reading after a depressingly slack 2016 in the reading department. Here’s some Wagner.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Comments Off on Something for Thursday

Something for Thursday

I heard this on my way to work this morning. It really needs no introduction, so here’s the Overture to The Barber of Seville by Rossini.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Comments Off on Something for Thursday

“You are my lucky star….” (Something for Thursday)

Under any other circumstances, I would greet the passing of Debbie Reynolds with a tip of the hat and a congratulations to her for exiting a long and wonderful life in which she did many amazing things. But her daughter, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Something for Thursday (John Glenn edition)

Former astronaut and politician John Glenn has died. Here is the NASA film commemorating his orbital flight around the Earth (previously featured here). Glenn was 95. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could get back to the astronauts being our … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on Something for Thursday (John Glenn edition)

Something for Thursday

Some film music today! John Barry is a composer whose work is…well, I don’t want to say it all sounds the same, because it doesn’t, but his sound is unique and unmistakable. He gets about as close to “It all … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Comments Off on Something for Thursday

Something for Thursday

It’s interesting to compare the noble messages at the heart of two of my favorite movies, both set in World War II. On the one hand, “The problems of two little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Comments Off on Something for Thursday

Something for Thursday

There is good in the world, and it is worth fighting for.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 1 Comment

Something for Thursday

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Comments Off on Something for Thursday