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From Dawn to Rag Doll, Frankie Valli Is The Word!

Another night at the Hard Rock Live, this time to see Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. I joked that because it is Florida they changed it two the Two Seasons. ( you had to be there for that )

The place was packed and the crowd got restless, as there was a wait to get everybody in their seats. It was worth the wait. The roar went up as Frankie hit the stage, a Jersey boy made good. Had it been all those years? Would he still be good? Yep! An hour and a half later I was still singing Dawn, go away your no good......

An 11 piece group backed him up throughout the songs. The brass section was made up of local musicians, along with a few of the guitar players. They sounded like they played together all the time. The back up singers were new, the old Four Seasons were no longer. They sounded good and had a lot of dance moves.
But Frankie is the star, no doubt about it.

The hits came one after another, but when he sang "Grease is the word", I got goose bumps! No one moved in the audience, no bathroom breaks, no running for more beers, just enjoying the music. Our seats were higher up this time but they were in the front row so we were happy! As things ended, we wondered what about Rag Doll. He came back to sing it in an encore that left everyone happy!

Hard Rock Live is all about music to me. There was a group playing as we went in and were still there when we came out, called Mr. Nice Guy, a six piece group. I loved the live music, very good. As we wandered back to the car, more music would overlap from one section to another. I could go just to hang out. Cool stuff!

Another long night, for these old bones, well worth it!
later
Ray

Oh I think I need a repeat today!

From 7-28-10

Woman : Hi, how are you today?

Man : Sex?

Woman :  Nice weather today.

Man : Sex?

Woman : New hair style?

Man : Sex?

Woman: What are you doing for lunch?

Man: Sex?

Woman: A bunch of us are going out for drinks after work. Want to join us?

Man: Sex?

Woman: Want to go back to my place and stay the night with me?

Man: Huh?

A Serious Note

My oldest daughter works as a 9-11 operator here in Palm Beach County. She took a call a few nights from a woman, who was driving with 2 children, her car had flipped over while driving and landed in a water canal upside down. The woman had the presence of mind to call for help on her cell phone. One could hear the water rushing into the car as she talked. It was night time, very dark, no street lights. The police frantically tried to find the car and to get help to the scene.

There were no survivors.

My Drawing Journey, Part One

Recently I decided to draw everyday at lunch time at work.

I pop in my ear buds, turn up my music and get to drawing.

I want to work from photos eventually I think, that may change.

I will see as I go.

Something parts I drew I felt good about.

When annoyed, I x-it out, or slash through it in disgust.

Most of this is done on my lunch, time flies, I don't want to get back to work.

How good will I get by years end, we will see.

I was kind of nervous doing this in front of people at first.

People do come up to see what I am doing. A few shared that they drew also.

to be continued.

building on face structure

eyes, mouth, lips

flipping through a book

I thought I could draw the drawing

practice, practice

hands must be learned

eyes, hand grasping

Too Much Time On My Hands!

We have an open floor plan in our house as you walk in. Except for the dining area. A huge wall looks back at you. We had placed a fireplace ( non-working ) along that wall, but it didn't seem to be enough. The wife spotted a faux stone at Costco. We both liked it. So the adventure began.  The wall goes up to 12 ft. high and about 8 ft. wide.

The three sizes run approximately 4 x 6, 4 x 8, and 4 x 12. The colors and shapes are random, a mixture of rusty beiges, rust, terra-cotta, and shades of grey. There is no set way of laying them out. You can flip them upside down, right side up. You mix the sizes, the only thing is to have an overlapping so the edges don't line up. It is almost like doing a painting, adding color and shape as you see fit.

Ah no, I hadn't done this before, so we are happy with the results. Besides the stone, all I used was a large notch trowel and  ( 3)  3 1/2 tubs of pre mixed tile and stone adhesive. I went with the best adhesive, this is not the time to skimp.

The beginning

moving the fireplace

there were no directions on how to lay it out

I used the box as a starting point

the bottom rows are of course the most important

always checking the level

I used a torpedo bubble level and I also used a 4 foot level

so far so good

you can see the cutout I made for the outlet

higher

no ladder yet

not yet

first the 4 foot ladder

six foot ladder time

almost time for a change

yep the 8 ft ladder makes it appearance

the real thinking part will soon start

finished!

I worked on my days off and before going to work on my late start days. 10 hours on Wednesday, 5 hours on Thursday, 10 hours on Friday, 5 hours on Saturday. Each pice was buttered with the glue, and then placed  in place and checked for level.  Very tiring. That was a lot of ups and downs on the ladders. In the dining room we changed one wall a color taken from the stone. I think you will like it. I will show that later after I finish a smaller wall . Yes, I am not done . sigh...

later

Ray

One Night In Bangkok

I Guess Pigs Will Fly! It's A Start

News in Brief: House Fails to Re-Authorize PATRIOT Act, and More ...

Wednesday 09 February 2011

by: James Russell, t r u t h o u t | News in Brief

House Fails to Re-Authorize PATRIOT Act

The Washington Post reports that the House of Representatives fell seven votes short of "extending provisions of the Patriot Act. The bill, which would have reauthorized "key parts of the counter-terrorism surveillance law" that expire at the end of the month, "required a super-majority to pass under special rules reserved for non-controversial measures." Yet, it fell short under that rule, although a majority of House members voted to reauthorize it after 26 Republicans bucked their leadership, "eight of them freshman lawmakers elected in November's midterm elections." The vote tally, largely along party lines with most Democrats voting against it, "was 277 members in favor of extension, and 148 opposed."

Did You Know?

America, Home of the poor, the broke, the busted!

Read a discouraging report on the finances of the United States by clicking on the title. It is too long to provide a snippet of information. I feel a sense of impending financial doom and I don't know what to do.

Please take the time to read it.

http://pubrecord.org/nation/8622/pentagon-papers-wall-street/