I was in a Charlie Daniels state of mind and started trawling for different versions of “Devil Came Down to Georgia” until I came across the Muppets’ version which was coincidentally the first version of it I had ever seen[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, yes I know I already did Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, but what can I say? I really like the Muppets and I really like this video.
I’m ashamed to say that I’m late in my appreciation for the great Dizzy Gillespie. For the longest time when my knowledge of Jazz pretty much consisted of the “basics” like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Being a fan of both the Muppets and Cooking Shows I really enjoyed this. It was fun to see this skit deflate the pretensions of some of the current fads plus it was fun to see that Beaker is a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay for today’s selection I’m going to drop my search for all things in Christmas cynicism and go for something completely soppy. With “It Feels Like Christmas” from the Muppet Christmas Carol. As a lover of both the Muppets and adaptations[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It feels weird that considering approximately ten percent of my cast in Rhapsodies is Irish I’ve yet to do anything with St. Patrick’s day. I’ve rarely gotten into St. Patrick’s day mostly since I have some not so fond memories of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Once again a very happy birthday to Mr. Dizzy Gillespie! The biggest thing about Diz I always liked, besides his astronomical talent, was what a fun guy he was, and because of this I will never be able to resist[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
