Citizen Dog by Mark O'Hare for January 18, 2013

I didn’t know Mel was related to Crankshaft.

Good Morning, cleo, sugar, Fellow Baby & the rest of the CD gang!

As we all know, this strip is recycled material from several years ago. That means it’s usually out-of-sync with the seasons. And today’s strip made me realize that I like that. It’s nice to think about Memorial Day in the middle of frozen January. (I live in the north where it really is frozen.)

That’s what you call being prepared and team work.Clear skies and 12 degrees here in Michigan.

Memorial Day? damn. today’s the Indy 500!get out the snowplows!

Back when I was growing up Memorial Day was on a fixed date of May 30th. Since that day is my birthday, I used to pretend that the parades were for me as well.

Good morning to the Spring longing Citizens of Dog.

Good morning, CDers!!

Good morning Fellow Baby, cleo, sugie and all ye gathering around the “Barbie” for the seasons first cookout!

Sunny, 24 degrees here in PA.

nighthawks long time no see, here anyway.

We BBQ 365 here in Las Vegas.

Good Morning Grog, Dry & all munching CDers out there.

What is he cooking? Looks like a stack of pancakes to me.

Stel, I answerd.

Hi Grog, NightHawks, StelBel, sugie, chefwen and Dry, and all visitors to CD.Remembrance Day is Nov. 11th. I always forget that you have the equivalent (I think) in May. Nov. here can be chilly too.

I commented to you at 2 C’s and a C cleo and StelBel. Yesterday.

x_Tech, ROFLMAO! Now that is FUNNY! In a warped way, but hey, I have been known to have a warped sense of humor at times! :-D

StelBel, I swear that you go to bed earlier and earlier. No “Good Night?”

Grog, you watching a movie?

I’m listening to my new music, Shika. Right now I’m listening to the hits of The Animals.

Of course I’m also getting thoughts of rerecording all the old material I recorded – and particularly the music of the 50’s and 60’s. This is a huge make-work project for me, but it will be well worth it with some new music while dropping that which now irritates.

Only 28 more CDs to listen to until I purchase more.

You have a lot of work there to do, but I know that you enjoy it, and it is worth it to get the best sound you can.

Grog, you would have a great time talking to my cousin in Philidelphia. He has a sound system that is very good, and a record player that cost I don’t know how much, but it has great sound. I’ve never been to their place, but he talks about music and recordings whenever we meet.

Do you have a favorite from The Animals?

On a week night, 2 if I’m lucky. I get tired after that. But I can’t count on listening much tomorrow either. I need to be at my desk to catalogue the songs I want to record, but I’ve got too much to do around the house including taking down the decorations, finally and doing laundry. I may be lucky enough to listen to 5 disks on Sunday.

That sounds like a productive and fun weekend Grog. Sunday will be relaxing.

House Of the Rising Sun & Sky Pilot

I also really like San Franciscan Nights.

And See See Rider.

The only decorations I have to “take down” are an 8" tree and a small red reindeer. My excuse is that a) I’ve been sick, and b) I am too lazy to move my guest’s huge luggage from my closet door to put the stuff away. lol

My guests are storing their belongings here while they and their family look for lodgings for them. They are staying elsewhere for a while to give me space to recuperate.

I like both those two, or at least, I do when I hear them. I don’t own much music, apart from classical, choral or folk.

Sky Pilot will be my next song. It was considered to be an anti-war masterpiece. Of course pilots could drop their bombs without having to truly see the consequences of their actions. To the ordinary person, they had it pretty easy compared to the foot soldier who actually saw the carnage.

I’m going to get ready for bed to relax and do some reading now. I have an early day ahead, with a reading group and then a meditation group.

I’m going to bed shortly as well, Shika. Only 2 more songs after Sky Pilot and I am outa here.

I can see that Grog. I think that dropping bombs is vaguely watching a movie- you know there’s carnage, but it is not real. Except a pilot only sees a plume of smoke and fire, if that.

Have a good night Grog. Sleep well after enjoying the song. I’ll look that one up.

Good night, Shika. I’m going, going, gone!

I found it. That is a good song Grog. I was 11 when they played that.

Gone here too!

Fellow Baby, a VERY DEAR friend of mine came from England. She met and married one of our hometown boys who was stationed in England in the Army and ended up marrying him, becoming a US Citizen and moved here. She was a LOVELY lady, her parents ended up moving here as well. Norma was an only child, and her folks moved here to be close to her, Jake (hubby) and the two grandkids. Norma, her mom, and I often went to lunch or dinner together. Norma died at a very young age, 43, from luekemia. But before she met Jake, and before Eric Burdon became famous, they were a couple for quite a while. She had some Really cool pictures of him back in the day! Wish you could have seen them!

Aw gee, happy has been around today, but not here. Sigh!

Went and saw Lincoln tonight.Sally Field was wonderful as Marry Todd-Lincoln.

Glad you had some time out, happy! I have been wondering about that movie, when I was younger I read EVERYTHING I could get my hands on about that time period and the Civil War, and I do LOVE Sally Field, ever since she was Gidget! (LORDY THAT DATES ME, doesn’t it? LOL!)

We are going to an early dinner and to see the Hobbit tmr. I hope it is as good as the Lord of the Rings trilogy. That last “Lord of the Rings” movie was the last time I set foot inside a movie theatre.

Good night all! (((((((((((((((many hugs to you happy!))))))))))))))))))

Good night people and pets.

Eric Burdon is going to be performing in a casino 6 miles down the road on Feb. 22.