BACK TO WORK

After several days of vacation it was back to work as usual. I discovered, however, that my seat was occupied by someone else. I was moved to my new team and had to unpack all my stuff and set it up again. Well guess its better than being fired. So my hours will be 11:30 to 8 until someone new gets hired. But I won't have to work many Saturdays so that's good. I like the job and the company so all in all things are good on the work front. And as Oct 1st my Benefits have kicked in. Yippee!!!!


GOODBYE JANIS BRICK ROAD

Sorry, I thought the title sounded catchy. Janis is now back to where she came from after departing lovely flat Texas. She may be back over New Year's Eve and if so we plan to visit the Choktow Casino and let loose with some partying, drinking and gambling. Sounds good to me!


FLASHBACK: TODAY WE LOOK AT SOME 70'S FORGOTTEN SONG GEMS

We are going to take a quick side trip back to the 70’s and rediscover some forgotten song gems from that era. Ready? And so I give to you: Billy Don’t be a Hero, Run Joey Run, The Night Chicago Died, The night that the lights went out in Georgia and Seasons in the Sun. Good God those songs were like three minute novels with tragedy and death being sung to a ticky-tacky refrain.

The 70’s were not a fun decade. I for one am SOOO glad I wasn’t a teenager for this swill. Can you imagine dancing at your prom to Billy don’t be a hero? Yikes. However, I do have to give props to Run Joey Run…”Daddy please don’t it wasn’t his fault he means so much to me, daddy please don’t we’re gonna get married….” And compare that with Madonna’s Papa don’t Preach in the 80’s “Papa don’t preach, I’m in trouble deep, papa don’t preach, I’ve been losing sleep…..But I made up my mind I’m keeping my baby…ooh I’m gonna keep my baby…” My how teen pregnancy changed in song throughout the decades. I’m too lazy to look for 90’s or millennium years examples so this will have to do ya!

LOST

I haven't forgotten my fave show Lost nor my hunk o man Desmond. I am eagerly awaiting January for the new shows. I am going to be so bummed when the last season airs the year after this one. Well at least I'll have the DVDs to analyze endlessly and discuss with over Lostphiles for the next oh I don't know, decades.