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Song of the day
Continuing my travels backwards though time I cannot have a Broadway week without highlighting Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim might well be the greatest American composer/lyricist of musicals. He started his career learning from Oscar Hammerstein and went on two write some … Continue reading
Song of the day
Broadway week day 2! Sorry for the lateness in this post, but it has been busy. So I am going to choose videos by going back a little in time each day. Yesterday I had songs from Rent and today … Continue reading
Song of the day
I am really enjoying doing theme weeks for my song of the day so this week is going to be Broadway week. I have been in love with the Broadway Musical for many years and I have so many favorite … Continue reading
Song of the day
In 1918, Irving Berlin wrote a song while serving in the Army, hoping to use for a revue that he was producing. The song, God Bless America was put aside as he felt it did not fit in the revue. … Continue reading
Learning
I now know what a red day means for Avi. On his first day at Nu Vue, Avi got 18 points which was great. On his second day, he got only 14 points. This put him in red for today … Continue reading
Song of the day
Day three of our patriotic songs brings us to perhaps the best modern song to celebrate America. In 1980 Warner Brothers produced yet a third remake of the movie The Jazz Singer. The original, with Al Jolson was the first … Continue reading
Where we are
Yesterday, Avi started his first day at his new School, Nu Vue Academy. It is a therapudic school, for bright children who suffer from behaviorial and emotional disorders. The first day went well. His bus picks him up at our … Continue reading
Song of the day
Yesterday I started looking at songs that celebrate America. I choose Born in the U.S.A. not because it is a celebration of America, but because it is a celebration of the rights that we have here. Today I want to … Continue reading
Song of the day
This Friday is Independence Day, so I thought a week of songs for America was a good idea. Since I probably wont be writing on Friday, I am going to have four songs. My first pick is Born in the … Continue reading
Song of the day
I am finally at the end of the list of my ten favorite songs from the White Album. I ordered them in the order they appear on the album, but if I had to pick a favorite, it would probably … Continue reading