Today was the sixth annual Philadelphia Walk for Williams Syndrome. The event was held once again at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, and we were blessed with perfect weather. I don't know the final count of how many people were there, but it looked like a record number. The success of the event can be attributed … Continue reading Another Wonderful Walk for Williams Syndrome
There we were, my wife and I, sitting in one of our favorite cafes, Playa Bowls in Wayne, on a Saturday morning. We are both somewhat addicted to acai bowls, and Playa makes one of the best ones we've ever had. We were lucky to get the seats by the front window, so we just … Continue reading Music Monday: I Recognized the Voice, but not the Artist
This past week, an anonymous fan bid a record $4,567,888 in a charity auction to have lunch with Warren Buffett, topping the previous record of $3,456,789. The annual auction for lunch with the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman has raised almost $30 million for San Francisco charity Glide, a favorite cause of Mr. Buffett’s first wife, … Continue reading Forget about That $4.6 Million Lunch with Warren Buffett; This Would Be Way More Fun
I had written before about some of my favorite TV theme songs, and I had mentioned that limiting the list to six songs was difficult and that I would follow-up with another post with more of my favorites. For today's post, I thought I would limit my list of favorite TV theme songs to ones … Continue reading Music Monday: Iconic TV Theme Songs with No Lyrics
The Who recently appeared on the Tonight Show and played their classic hit, "Won't Get Fooled Again". What made it extra special was that they were accompanied by The Roots, and everyone used children's musical instruments to set the tone. Fallon has been doing this a for a while, but this was the first time … Continue reading Music Monday: Jimmy Fallon and the Complete Classroom Instrument Sessions
I guess I'll continue with the theme from the past couple of days - college graduation. And since it's Monday, that means music related to graduation. The classic song is Sir Edward Elgar: "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 In D". The part most people (well at least me) are probably familiar with starts at … Continue reading Music Monday: 13 Songs to Accompany Graduation
I've always been a fan of Sandler's; Happy Gilmore is one of my favorite comedies of all time, and his recent Netflix special, 100% Fresh did not disappoint. It was one of the funniest comedy specials I have ever seen, up there with Sebastian Maniscalco's. (For a better review of the special than I could … Continue reading Music Monday – A Love Song from Adam Sandler to Chris Farley
We were scrolling through the movies currently playing on Netflix last night, and we finally settled on The Last Laugh. The movie stars Chevy Chase as a retired talent manager and Richard Dreyfuss as a retired dentist who once had a promising career as a comic. Chase persuades Dreyfuss to resurrect his career, 50 years … Continue reading Music Monday: A Netflix Discovery – Jessie Payo
The Killers are one of the few new bands I got to know after my college years, and even then I was late to the game. I first saw them perform "Human" on Saturday Night Live back in 2008, at that point they had been around for about five years. Another favorite song is "All … Continue reading Music Monday: Another Reason to Love the Killers
I'm guessing that many of you have already seen this video, and if you have, it's worth seeing again. If you haven't seen it, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do (it's at the end of the post). The video of 11-month old Thomas A. was recorded by his mom while they … Continue reading Music Monday: This Is What Music Can Do To Us
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