Thursday, March 22, 2012

Hello Kitten, You're weird. (You name the video!)

Hello Kitten, You're weird. (You name the video!)
Sgt. Grumbles marches to the beat of a different drum. Here, you see him stretched out like he's people again. You name the video! The best name commented after 24 hours, gets it memorialized forever! I know, lame non-prize, prize. But humor me will yah!





Judy Garland & Fred Astaire - Easter Parade (1948) - It Only Happens When I Dance With You

Judy Garland & Fred Astaire - Easter Parade (1948) - It Only Happens When I Dance With You
Judy Garland & Fred Astaire - Easter Parade (1948) - It Only Happens When I Dance With You Hannah Brown (Judy Garland) and Don Hewes (Fred Astaire) sing and dance a Vaudeville Montage including "I Love A Piano," "Snookey Ookums," "The Ragtime Violin," and "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'." The Easter parade is an American cultural event consisting of a festive strolling procession on Easter Sunday. Typically, it is a somewhat informal and unorganized event, with or without religious significance. Persons participating in an Easter parade traditionally dress in new and fashionable clothing, particularly ladies' hats, and strive to impress others with their finery. The Easter parade is most closely associated with Fifth Avenue in New York City, but Easter parades are held in many other cities. Starting as a spontaneous event in the 1870s, the New York parade became increasingly popular into the mid-20th centuryâ€"in 1947, it was estimated to draw over a milli! on people. Its popularity has declined significantly, drawing only 30000 in 2008. Easter Parade is a 1948 American musical film starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire, featuring music by Irving Berlin, including some of Astaire and Garland's best-known songs, such as "Steppin' Out With My Baby" and "We're a Couple of Swells." It was the most financially successful picture for both Garland and Astaire as well as the highest-grossing musical of the year. The film won the 1948 Academy Award for Best Original ...





Let Me Introduce Myself.

Let Me Introduce Myself.
It's all true, too. Sorry that my camera sucks and it goes in and out of focus constantly. Music by Greg Laswell: www.myspace.com I don't claim to own Greg's lovely music. Check out my brother's band! He would love it if your would: catwhisker.bandcamp.com Thanks for watching!





Rockabilly by Mr.FRANTIC!!! RONNIE SELF - ROCKY ROAD BLUES

Rockabilly by Mr.FRANTIC!!! RONNIE SELF - ROCKY ROAD BLUES
Mr. Frantic, wildman, riotstarter, rockabillies, yes call him what... Ronnie Self was born Ronald Self, 5 July 1938, Tin Town, Missouri The oldest of five children, Ronnie was born on a farm in rural Missouri. After the war, the family moved to Springfield where his father took a job with the railroad. The signs of instability showed themselves early. On one occasion Ronnie chopped down a tree to block the school bus from getting to his house. Another story has him attacking a teacher with a baseball bat in grade school. Radio KWTO in Springfield was the home of the Ozark Jubilee, ABC's alternative to the Grand Ole Opry. As a teenager, Ronnie was often seen hanging around the station, pestering the staff with his demos. Already then, he was a prolific songwriter (there are 259 titles by him in the BMI database). Singer Bobby Lord, a regular on the Ozark Jubilee, heard Self, liked what he heard and arranged a demo session that he took to Dub Albritten, who managed Red Foley, ! and, from 1957 onwards, also Brenda Lee. Albritten set up a session for ABC-Paramount on April 24, 1956. Ronnie recorded four songs, of which "Pretty Bad Blues" (a fine rockabilly track) and "Three Hearts Later" were released in June (ABC 9714). The single vanished without trace. The second release should have been "Sweet Love"/"Alone", and although an issue number (ABC 9768) was assigned, nobody has ever seen a copy of this record, nor have the tapes been found. Early in 1957, Ronnie joined the ...