When you are 2 & 3, tractors are the best ever.
So awesome. I love when cool things like this happen in Portland. Yay!
Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis and Andy Samberg singing “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” at the SNL wrap party
Oh, to be the Kristin singing this song with the Foo Fighters and SNL members… awesome.
Source: msknope
A few of our home from the air. You can see the dairy next door, just on the right side of the screen… we are to the left (you can see the barn, and a cluster of trees covering the house). Love being part of the green patchwork!
My boys and their lambs enjoy a lovely spring day.
Donna Summers is the Ultimate Disco Queen
I was really bummed about Adam Yauch a few weeks ago, but Donna Summers is a stunner. The first album I spent my own money on was her Greatest Hits LP. Two albums = four sides of awesome. I bought it at the long-defunct Wherehouse on Farmers Lane in Santa Rosa. Was so excited about it. I still listen to it regularly (alas, digitally), and love it just the same.
I remember gathering around the TV to watch her special (Yay You Tube! Segment one is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea79ib7jdis). Even without the aid of You Tube, I can still remember her performance of “Bad Girls,” sitting in our living room, far too close to the TV.
My other early memory is being about four or five, at my dad’s Manhattan Beach home. While my dad and his girlfriend (at the time) slept in, I would creep into the living room, put on headphones that were larger than my head, and put the needle on her “Love to Love You Baby” album. My adults got sleep, and I got disco. Donna Summers created a love of synth pop that stays with me.
Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran (a man who loves his synths) paid tribute this way:
I just heard the very sad news that Donna Summer has passed away. For me, there is no doubt that her song ‘I Feel Love’ had a dramatic effect on modern music. It was certainly a key influence on my work with Duran Duran. Together with producer Giorgio Moroder, Donna pioneered the use of electronic sequencers in dance music. Today that sound that seems so familiar, but in 1977, it was a brave new frontier. It’s extremely rare that you hear one song that completely changes the way you perceive music. “I Feel Love” achieved that.
I remain touched by her music, and know what my soundtrack for the next few days will be. RIP Donna Summers!
Mt. Hood was like 72 degrees yesterday. I never imagined flip flops in the snow, but there you are.
Digging post holes…
My husband made this rustic bench for my mother-in-law to enjoy for Mother’s Day. The plan is for her to come across it during one of her walks out there… or when Sunday comes along—whichever comes first.
Musings, ideas, oddities, bits and pieces.
