sheppard girls

Forty

 
We play this game at our house and quiz the girls about who is singing the song on the iPod.  40 by U2 was playing in the other room and I asked who was singing.  The big one said "I don't know, someone from vacation bible school?"  Man if that were true we would have the rockingest VBS is town.

I am thankful that...

Neil Diamond has recorded a cover of Adam Sandler's The Chanukah Song.

Now this is love

Last weekend, the dad decided to re-make a mix tape I had given him when we were dating in 1996.  He had lost the tape but was pretty sure he could remember what was on it.  He came up with about 12 of the songs, when I thought that I might have saved the tape case somewhere.  Sure enough!  Some of the songs - yeesh, what was I thinking - others totally funny.  We were able to put together all but three of the songs.

1. Garten Mother's Lullaby, sung by Meryl Streep on the first For Our Children album.  I had a tape of it and can only find the case.  You can't buy the song separately and a CD was almost $80 on Amazon.

2. Take my Time by Peter Mayer (not the one who tours with Jimmy Buffett) who is a local folk singer.  I had a tape of his first album which was a copy from someone at bible camp.  It is not available anywhere.  It isn't even listed on his website.  Once I talked to his wife at the Kinko's on Snelling and Grand right before a concert, but I don't think that connection is going to get me anywhere.

3. Love Train by Holly Johnson.  Also not on iTunes, although you can see the video on YouTube.  I spent a J-term in the Soviet Union and the girls I roomed with played this album all the time.  I loved it.  I also lost it.  He was the lead singer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood.  Does the mention of that band make anyone else think of the scene on Friends when Ross and Rachel break up and he takes back his Frankie says Relax t-shirt?  The CD was $.01 and Amazon.  Look what came in the mail yesterday!

Hannah!

Who is a super nice mom?  A few more tickets were released this afternoon, at realistic prices, and a friend with quick dial fingers got us tickets.  I better go get the CD, because I honestly only know the first couple of lines of the show theme song.

Oh my

Let's discuss John Legend and how sexy he is.  We saw him in concert last night along with Corrine Bailey Ray, who is not sexy, but very sweet and dear.  A little something for everyone!