Saturday, November 15, 2014

Leap of Fatih


 

Earlier this year I sold my house and moved in with my fiancĂ©.  I’m a country girl, was raised in the country and would have loved to stay there.  But I moved to the suburbs and became a flatlander.  Unsure of how things would play out, I took that leap of faith to move forward with our relationship.  We had no problems adjusting to each other.  I had the problem adjusting to suburb life.  It’s loud, bright with street lights, no frogs to listen to, hardly any trees (mostly concrete jungle), crowded and the houses are pretty much piled on top of each other.

So the search began for a new place to call home.  80 houses were looked at in one form or another (internet, drive by or actual viewing).  I finally found a place to call home.  It’s across the street from creek bed, there are frogs to listen to, its a nice corner lot so I don’t feel claustrophobic as there is a nice sideyard to give space between the homes.  The backyard is a little small from what I am used to, but the creek makes up for it.  Escrow is scheduled to close in December so Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  Have a new home, next year the wedding plans start.

Jersey Boys


 

 
Craig surprised me with an early birthday present to go see Jersey Boys live on stage.  It’s the story of Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons.  They were inducted into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame back in 1990 and then one of the original members passed away not to long after.  I am a sucker for music back from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.  They stood out due to the uniqueness of Frankie’s voice.  I learned a lot about the band and the origination of certain songs.  I loved every minute of it and would go see it again in a heartbeat. I will get the program and the ticket framed and it will go up on the wall.

Found 'em


 

 
I have my music wish list that I keep and have been slowly checking off cd’s when I find them. Most of them are out of print and take time finding.  But patience has paid off as I finally found 3 of them. 

Shirley Ellis, Devil Doll and The Pierces.  I have been looking for Shirley Ellis for 2 years.  She was finally found and has been added to my collection.  If you remember the Name Game song then you have heard Shirley Ellis.  She deserves a lot more credit for her career than just than one song.  She has an amazing voice and is talented beyond The Name Game song.   Devil Doll and The Pierces were discovered by listening to Pandora.   Devil Doll has a sultry smokey bluesy voice.  She’s  country/rockabilly and it was love at first listen.  Of course, her music was out of print as well.  But patience is a virtue and I finally found her on Amoeba records website and it was mine.  Now to find her other one.  The Pierces was discovered from Pandora as well.  Like Devil Doll it was love at first listen.  Upon some research they too were out of print, but I finally found them.  It didn’t take me as long to find Devil Doll and The Pierces like it did Shirley Ellis.  But it did take awhile.  I still bring out my list once in awhile to see what I can find.   I know one day I will have them all, but then again my list does keep growing.  In the meantime, I have very happy ears.