Honestly, one of the most beautiful arrangements of this beloved hymn:
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Performed by the BYU Concert Choir, from their CD “All Creatures of Our God and King” from Tantara Records, directed by Mack Wilberg.***
This one is on my “Songs I Want Played at my Funeral” playlist…
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***(Also available at Amazon, but that link doesn’t have samples available for listening)
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Just a couple of kids…..
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It started in a lecture hall at Texas A&M University in January, 1979. Yours truly was a freshman who started out in Pre-Med, but after one semester – and a tearful call home – I had decided to change my major to one which involved more math: Civil Engineering.
Well, the powers that be in the Engineering department told me that the Calculus class that I had placed out of as a Science major wasn’t really “the same as” the one they wanted Engineering majors to take, so I had to start all over again. I hadn’t changed my major until the spring semester started, so I missed the first “official” day of that class.
The next time that class met, I was sitting in a seat in the lecture hall, feeling quite lost since I didn’t know the professor’s name, office hours, etc. Some guy came in a little late to the class, looking all harried, and sat down in one of the few empty seats – right next to me.
Well, we finally reached the point where we are starting to finish things up in the front living room. Electricity has been run, sheet rock has been put up, taped, and bedded, and now it is time to pick out colors to use in the room.
Have I mentioned how much of a love/hate relationship I have with this task? I have a general idea of “what” I want things to look like, but when it comes to settling on just the right color, I go into “turtle” mode – I want to run and hide. But I know that if I let someone else do this part of the job, I will more than likely be very unhappy with the colors that are picked out, so I trudge on through it.
Funny thing about paint colors – they look different in the fluorescent lighting at the paint store than they do at home in natural lighting. And while I wish I could just use the same color throughout the house, the truth of the matter is that what looks good in one room looks awful in another room.
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Because today is a day of romance, I thought I’d share one of the best renditions of “My Funny Valentine” that I’ve ever heard – Michelle Pfeiffer’s version from the movie “The Fabulous Baker Boys”:
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Hope you have a great day with the one you love!
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I know that I just did a post about this piece – I was looking for something to fill in a Saturday afternoon, so I decided to leave it up, rather than take it down and re-post it because some people had already seen it (thanks for indulging me!).
But when I ran across a version of the piece performed by another up-and-coming musical talent, I knew that I had to do another post on the piece. What better day to do that than on the anniversary of “Rhapsody’s” debut?
On February 12, 1924, the American public was treated to the world debut of what has become an enduring and quintessential American classic – “Rhapsody in Blue“, written by a then up-and-coming musical talent, George Gershwin.
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Here’s a peppy little tune, just in time for Valentine’s Day (I couldn’t find a video of this that I liked, so I made my own):
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That’s the incomparable Eva Cassidy – this tune is from her “American Tune” album; you can get it in either CD or MP3 formats (I’ve already got mine).
Have a great day!
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Well, it’s time to reach into the vault and re-post some funny stuff sent to me by various family members that will hopefully cheer everyone up:
From my Mom:
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With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, why not try your hand at making something yummy for your sweetie? The fact that these are pretty and elegant is just icing….
18 medium fresh strawberries with stems
1 cup vanilla or white chips
3-1/2 teaspoons shortening, divided
1-1/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
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Behind the scenes of the demolition – the original (1907) fireplace
Paul is currently remodeling our front living area (where the new fireplace is). One of the features that we are keeping – apart from using the century-old bricks from the original fireplace – is the mantle that was on the fireplace. We don’t know if the mantle was original to the house or if it was added during a later remodel.
Looking at the mantle straight on, you’d never know there was anything “wrong” with it.
I’ve always loved this song – this is without a doubt one of the loveliest versions of it that I have ever heard:
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That’s Jean Louisa Kelly from the wonderful movie “Mr. Holland’s Opus“.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
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The Fat Lady Has Sung
