tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19747726852436938612024-03-19T03:48:41.140-05:00Blue Truck, Red StateA gay man's view of the world from down Texas wayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4469125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-88469468058902728032024-03-17T08:38:00.004-05:002024-03-17T08:38:55.242-05:00Sunday Drive: Danny BoyAs performed by the great Tom Jones on the Ed Sullivan Show, April 21, 1968: BONUS: Where, when, and how this beloved song originated:-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-33614875138176793082024-03-15T14:00:00.008-05:002024-03-15T22:48:13.259-05:00Waitin' for the WeekendYou have the right to bare arms . . .-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-29759591409722717482024-03-14T08:00:00.009-05:002024-03-14T08:00:00.353-05:00Flashback: Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, 1968OMG, that voice. I haven't heard these songs in years, but Gary's deep velvet tremolo still does things to me. Wow. FYI, there was no lip-syncing on the Sullivan show; all vocals had to be performed live. Imagine that,-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-25518940655261952062024-03-10T08:00:00.005-05:002024-03-11T00:58:11.638-05:00Sunday Drive: Sugar, SugarYour Head Trucker couldn't get enough of this bouncy tune when it came out in the fall of 1969. I got the 45 as soon as I could, and played it over and over and over again, dancing around the house.My dancing days are long past, but the song still makes me smile. And I'm loving this brilliant little collage with classic dancers from the golden age of the movies. Enjoy.
-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-60640132109249532922024-03-08T22:16:00.003-06:002024-03-09T02:08:19.127-06:00Waitin' for the WeekendPickings were slim in the man groves this week, and I was afraid I wouldn't have anything to offer. But M.P. threatened to put the kitchen on lockdown if I didn't post this hairless hunk, so here he is.-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-13509032012875879172024-03-06T20:20:00.019-06:002024-03-07T17:33:37.845-06:00Wah-Watusi!Booklet of dance instructions, early 1960s.Lately it's been hard to get my mind and body in gear. Perhaps it's just hibernation time. There's nothing wrong beyond the usual creaks and rumbles of old age. Guess I'm just in a blah mood.The state of the world being what it is, I've tried today to think of something I could blog that might give me a lift - maybe it will help Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-46965906210126861292024-03-01T14:48:00.004-06:002024-03-08T22:29:55.662-06:00Waitin' for the WeekendNeed a good lineman? To see the pole, click here. (NSFW)-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-74676721886004500142024-02-25T08:00:00.009-06:002024-02-25T13:18:19.447-06:00Sunday Drive: Candida/Knock Three TimesMy truckbuddies of a certain age will certainly remember these lighthearted tunes by Tony Orlando and Dawn from 1970, a very pleasant way to begin a warm and sunny, spring-like morning here in Texas. I always thought Tony was sexy, especially after he grew his hair and stache out. Major woof!
But what I really wanted share with you all is this clip I ran across yesterday of Tony Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-39129850247066305112024-02-23T13:00:00.011-06:002024-02-24T17:33:08.662-06:00Waitin' for the WeekendAn old favorite: Bruno.
See much more of Bruno here. (NSFW)-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-64142597298517474662024-02-18T08:00:00.002-06:002024-02-19T00:48:53.185-06:00Sunday Drive: When the Lilac Blooms AgainA beautiful arrangement of a captivating tune, which I just recently heard for the first time.+ + + + +"As Far as the East Is from the West": a brilliant Ash Wednesday meditation by Father Sean Mullen at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia.
-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-47995652547092652232024-02-16T15:00:00.001-06:002024-02-16T15:00:00.137-06:00Waitin' for the Weekend-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-5088228178733020792024-02-15T18:32:00.018-06:002024-03-07T14:01:42.606-06:00Good Eatin': Tomato GravyM.P. made us a lovely Mardi Gras dinner on Tuesday evening, including roast Cornish hens, pan gravy, fried potatoes, brussels sprouts, schoolhouse rolls, and a luscious King's Cake for dessert. But as he was feeling poorly and had a bad toothache to boot, he wasn't able to enjoy it much. He's still under the weather, and has mostly stayed in bed since. I'd do anything I could Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-10365984395575355372024-02-11T08:00:00.002-06:002024-02-11T15:57:41.025-06:00Sunday Drive: My Funny ValentineElla sings the Rodgers and Hart classic. A favorite of the Pork Boys.-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-60808715689124669342024-02-09T12:00:00.003-06:002024-02-09T21:12:59.433-06:00Waitin' for the WeekendHot buns on a cold morning are a welcome treat.-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-62025574611467261442024-02-08T14:30:00.014-06:002024-02-09T10:13:34.764-06:00Colonial CookeryM.P. is taking a little holiday from cooking this week, so the other night he asked me to come up with something for our dinner. I was glad to oblige, and after a few seconds' thought, grabbed a couple of frozen chicken legs and dropped them in the crockpot, then poured about half a small bottle of BBQ sauce over them. Six hours later, without further attention, they were super Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-60565637289785031772024-02-04T13:00:00.002-06:002024-02-04T13:13:36.178-06:00Sunday Drive: Vivaldi, WinterAs performed by the great Itzhak Perlman:-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-19473740046855327942024-02-02T23:40:00.003-06:002024-02-02T23:46:35.594-06:00Waitin' for the Weekend-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-80634278744231252892024-02-01T10:00:00.022-06:002024-02-05T12:12:56.811-06:00Cracking Cuneiform
If you've ever thought wistfully that one day you might have a go at learning to read ancient cuneiform, but never quite got around to it, here is your chance. Dr. Irving Finkel, a wonderfully bearded, very amusing curator in the Middle East Department at the British Museum, will give you a running start at it right here:Bonus: Now that you can read cuneiform, Dr. Finkel shows you Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-86909226287293940262024-01-28T09:30:00.001-06:002024-01-28T09:30:00.251-06:00Sunday Drive: Early Morning RainI did not know till recently that this classic Peter, Paul and Mary tune was written by Gordon Lightfoot.We had several gloomy, overcast days in a row this week, punctuated by downpours. But this morning it's bright and sunny outside, though just above freezing.
Bonus: "The Amplitude of Love," a different kind of Christmas sermon, by the Rev. Sean Mullen at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-17956201705388296432024-01-26T12:00:00.001-06:002024-01-26T12:00:00.142-06:00Waitin' for the WeekendNeed a lift?
-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-14983955089586858842024-01-25T08:00:00.005-06:002024-01-26T10:18:44.810-06:00In Memoriam: Charles Osgood, 1933-2024Your Head Trucker has fond memories of veteran CBS newsman Charles Osgood, who died at his home in New Jersey yesterday, age 91. He was a thorough professional who delivered the news along with a little something extra - warmhearted humor. And often a charming poem, a rare thing to hear on a news program, as his trademark bow ties were rare to see. Osgood will, of course, long beUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-78494507890795619402024-01-22T08:00:00.001-06:002024-01-22T08:00:00.141-06:00Bishop Gene Robinson: "God called me out of the closet"I had wondered whatever happened to Bp. Gene - CBS Sunday Morning ran an update on his life and faith yesterday:-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-34360422286074765742024-01-19T12:00:00.001-06:002024-01-19T12:00:00.134-06:00Waitin' for the WeekendThe eyes have it.-----Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-37716407097461328772024-01-18T11:15:00.013-06:002024-01-18T11:34:42.335-06:00The Marble Map of RomeLast week, a fascinating new archaeological park opened in Rome, displaying the surviving fragments of the Forma Urbis Romae, a giant map (60 by 43 feet) of the city created around A.D. 200 by order of Emperor Septimius Severus. No, the Dark Arts had nothing to do with it; it was a bureaucratic production of the city property records office, or so it seems. Read more about it here or Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1974772685243693861.post-1821505272655637012024-01-14T12:30:00.012-06:002024-01-15T23:50:22.924-06:00Sunday Drive: Toys and SoldiersClick to enlarge.It's a terribly cold morning in Texas - temperature outside is 12 degrees F. and the wind chill is -3. BRRR!! The temp inside is pretty low too, despite the furnace and an electric fireplace running full blast. I think I'll just spend the day in bed under my nice warm covers.But if you have to be up and about, here's a happy medley to get you moving, I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0