Puttin on the Ritz!

This came on my radio and I couldn't resist!

Lost

*le sigh*

Salaam

 

In my teaching job, one of the things I try to do is share an appreciation of many of the world's cultures with my students. A friend of mine posted this video which I shared with my students. The song is beautiful, the clothing is gorgeous and the jewelry! The jewelry! It's to die for!

 

My girls loved the clothing and jewelry. They loved the actress's eyes, and they especially loved her makeup. The boys, I think, just patiently watched.



 

 

Hot Nuts!

There aren't any double entendres in this song! Nooooo! Can't be! Georgia White singing "Hot Nuts, Get Em from the Peanut Man" a song written in 1935.

Wives and Lovers

This song popped up on my random music tonight. How 1950's is this?  Julie London: "Wive and Lovers"

A Visceral Reaction

Photo from flickr by Liamfm

People have long talked about how random things can trigger an emotional reaction or memory. The smell of a certain perfume or a song can stir up memories and rememberances faster than just about anything.

In my case, what usually trips a memory is a scent. Emeraude perfume was my grandmother's favorite perfume.  I still have a small bottle of it in my dresser drawer that I only open when I'm feeling really low or want a hint of comfort.  Grandma Rose gave the best hugs, and she always wore Emeraude.

Other times, music brings back memories. Randomly, I'll hear the theme song for an old 1980s cop show called Hill Street Blues and I'll be 7 years old again and tucked into bed for the night. It wasn't the T.V. I was listening to, but my father trying to teach himself to play the theme song on the piano. One note at a time. The first few bars of the song over and over and over. That memory makes me feel safe, and I tear up a little every time I think about it.

What has been fascinating to me, as I've been working with vintage jewelry more and more, are the stories that I hear from people as they've looked at the jewelry I have. 

"My grandmother had a piece just like that!" someone will exclaim and then they'll share a memory of their grandmother getting dressed up for this occasion or that.

"Oh. My. God! My mother wore something like that all the time! I wish I had kept it!"

So far, I personally haven't had a visceral reaction to a piece of jewelry...

A cross-stitch piece, nicely framed and proudly displayed at the last estate sale I went to... that's another story.

What about you? What have you come across that has caused an immediate memory or reaction?

Batman's Boogaloo

One of the things I am is a music-slut. I LOVE music of almost all kinds. Needless to say, I have over 20,000 tracks of music in my collection.  Most of the time, I just put the whole thing on random and whatever comes up, I groove to.

Today, something popped up that made me laugh and smile and groove in my seat.

For your listening pleasure... I present to you.... Batman's Boogaloo!