For Early Risers Who Wish That It Could Be Morning All Day
All the good stuff in life.
For those old enough to remember “the little computer glitch” of 2001: A Space Odyssey, you might find the following article fascinating: AI’s HAL 9000 Problem
Just to refresh your memory:
“This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.”
PS: When I whispered the above text to myself before posting, my Alexa (without prompting) inquired, “What can I help you with?”
God help us!
Great clarinetist stage theatrics in this Hetty and the Jazzato Band remake of the old Italian song Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’Americano. You will likely recognize it.
Since the passing of time is the subject of the day, I thought another Leonid & Friends Chicago remake was appropriate.
Not bad for a bunch of Russians and Ukrainians, no?
Here is an acoustic guitar version of Ella Langley’s popular country song.
It ain’t over till the fat lady sings… and the Tuba Santa packs it in.
On a snowy Missoula street, our Tuba Santa son-in-law makes his way home to his family.
Photo credit: Aleks | Montana Photographer
Admittedly creepy, yet I can’t turn away.
If this doesn’t put you in the dancing Holiday mood, nothing will.
Celebrate Christmas like its 1983… if you must.
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PS: After seeing this “unknown” Cilla Black’s 1980s Christmas special mocked mercilessly on Twitter for a day, someone pointed out that she was indeed known, (particularly) in the 1960s.
This former Liverpool’s “Cavern” coat-check girl was introduced to the Beatles agent by a young, not-yet-widely-known, John Lennon — whose upstart band regularly performed at The Cavern.
If you were around in the 60s (as I was in my Laddybuck days) you might recognize this Burt Bacharach / Hal David classic, that Cilla Black (and Dionne Warwick) made into a #1 hit: