Thanks to Susanne and Sam for the memes
which are linked on the left.
2. Thankful for being able to enjoy the Olympics. I remember when the torch bearer ran through our city back in 1984. I am an hour from Los Angeles where the next Olympics' will be again.
3. Thankful for pictures that help me remember the years gone by. I am taking pictures of pictures for a montage I want to make of your 50 years of marriage which is this Saturday.
4. Thankful for my family, immediate and extended. I posted this on Tuesday, but I am putting it here again. I love my family. Just the furbabies are missing and they don't like water at all!
5. Thank for almost 50 years of marriage! We are going away to Dana Point, which is about 35 miles from us. We were there 10 years ago and we had a really nice time. It will be almost 100 here and 78 there so that will be nice. Our cruise was postponed until January, then Hawaii with the family in April.
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Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
1) 50 years ago this month, we were all listening to John Denver rhapsodize about nature. He singles out walking in the rain as a particularly lovely experience. Do you enjoy walking in the rain?
Yes, if it not raining to hard or too cold outside.
2) Denver wrote this song on a ski lift in Aspen. He clearly relished the ride, but ski lifts are problematic for those who suffer from acrophobia, or a fear of heights. Acrophobia plagues approximately 5% of Americans. Are you one of them? No.
3) John Denver recalled that this song just came to him as he looked down on the beauty of nature. Can you recall a time when something you saw in nature touched your heart? Hawaii, 2018
4) Wildly successful here in The States, John Denver's popularity didn't extend to the United Kingdom. In fact, "Annie's Song" was his only major hit. But it was a big one. Denver's version reached #1 in 1974 and then in 1978 James Galway hit #1 on the UK charts with an instrumental version. Do you have a favorite instrumental recording? I have lots of them!
Love's Theme by Love Unlimited Orchestra 1974 Combined an orchestra with a pop sound.
Theme to Star Wars 1977 okay, I am a Star Wars nerd.
5) John Denver's first-ever guitar, a gift from his grandmother, was displayed at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix. Have you visited a museum yet this summer? If not, do you have plans to?
We have not been to a museum since December 2023. No plans for this summer.
6) In addition to the guitar, Denver also played the violin (or "the fiddle," as he called it). If a genie appeared to magically enable you to play the instrument of your choice, which would you choose?
The piano. I took piano lessons for year, but was afraid to play in front of people. I would love to be able to not have that fear. I am so happy my granddaughter does not have that fear and plays and sings at church!
Let's look at the summer of 1974. I got married in the summer of 1974!
7) Elizabeth Berkeley was born. She's best known as Jesse on the Saturday morning teen sitcom, Saved by the Bell. What Saturday morning TV shows do you remember fondly? Bugs Bunny
8) Hall of Fame pitcher and Cardinal great Dizzy Dean died. How is your baseball team doing this summer? Not watching anything on a regular basis. I am watching the Olympics as much as I can.
I do like to watch the world series.
9) The biggest summer movie was The Longest Yard starring Burt Reynolds. What's your favorite Burt Reynolds movie? The Longest Yard.
