MUSIC, BARBRA, CHER, BETTE, DIANA, VALERIE AND FRIENDS

MUSIC, BARBRA, CHER, BETTE, DIANA, VALERIE AND FRIENDS
BARBRA THE CONCERT

Friday, October 16, 2015

BETTE MIDLER THE DIVINE MISS M

Sunday, August 9, 2015

FRANKIE VALLI

FRANKIE AVALON

THE FOUR SEASONS

THE FORTUNES

THE FOUR TOPS

FOREIGNER

THE FLEETWOODS

FIVE MAN ELECTRICAL BAND

FIFTH DIMENSION

FARMERS DAUGHTER

FAITH HILL

Friday, August 7, 2015

21ST CENTURY CLASSICS

SHOW TUNES

FOLK

COUNTRY CLASSICS

RHYTHM BLUES AND SOUL

EASY LISTENING

OLDIES BUT GOODIES

DISCO

ERIC CLAPTON

ERIC CARMEN

ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

EN VOGUE

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Madonna - Bitch I'm Madonna ft. Nicki Minaj

EDDIE RABBITT

EDDIE MONEY BABY HOLD ON

CHARITY BROWN

ABBA CHIQUITITA

THE CARPENTERS

CELINE DION

CARRIE UNDERWOOD

CATHY DROWN

CAT STEVENS

CHER

CHICAGO

THE DOORS

CHRISTINA AGUILERA

CHRISTOPHER CROSS

DONOVAN

DIONNE WARWICK

DEBBIE GIBSON

THE DOOBIE BROTHERS

DIANA ROSS

DIANA KRALL

EARTH, WIND AND FIRE

DONNY AND MARIE OSMOND

DOLLY PARTON

DIXIE CHICKS

DON MCLEAN

DONNA SUMMER

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

DURAN DURAN

DORIS DAY

DOROTHY MOORE

DR. HOOK

DEAN MARTIN

DAVID BOWIE

DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES

DAN FOGELBERG

CYNDI LAUPER

CULTURE CLUB

CRYSTAL GAYLE

THE COWSILLS

RHYTHM BLUES AND SOUL

CLIFF RICHARD

CONNIE FRANCIS

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

DON MCLEAN IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LIFE

DON MCLEAN BABYLON

DON MCLEAN IT'S JUST THE SUN

DONNA SUMMER CARRY ON

DOLLY PARTON LOVIN' YOU

DEF LEPPARD LOVE BITES

DEF LEPPARD POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME

CONNIE FRANCIS WAYWARD WIND

COVEN ONE TIN SOLDIER THE LEGEND OF BILLY JACK

CRYSTAL GAYLE THE WAYWARD WIND

CHER THIS GOD FORSAKEN DAY

CHER I KNOW (YOU DON'T LOVE ME)

CHER JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR

CHER KNOCK ON WOOD

CHER MISS SUBWAY OF 1952

CHER SHE LOVES TO HEAR THE MUSIC

THE CARPENTERS YOU'RE THE ONE

CHARITY BROWN AINT NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY

CHARITY BROWN ANY WAY YOU WANT

CHARITY BROWN FAMILY MAN

CHARITY BROWN JIMMY MACK

CHARITY BROWN SAVING ALL MY LOVE

CHARITY BROWN TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS

CHER APPLES DONT FAR FALL FROM THE TREE

CHER FLASHBACK

CATHY DROWN BABY DOLL

CATHY DROWN DONT PRETEND

CHARITY BROWN AINT NO HURT LOVE CANT HEAL

DAVID ROSE AND HIS ORCHESTRA THE STRIPPER

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Sylvia Robinson - Pillow Talk (1974)

Jean Knight - Mr Big Stuff

Lynn Anderson -- Rose Garden

Guantanamera - The Sandpipers

Mocedades - Eres tú 1973

LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE BREAD

BORN TO RUN BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

COMING ON STRONG BRENDA LEE

DANCING IN THE DARK BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

BRILLIANT DISGUISE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

HELEN REDDY EMOTION

Carpenters sing "A Song For You" live on The Bob Hope Special

THE CARPENTERS SING

Sunday, May 3, 2015

THE CARPENTERS GET TOGETHER

THE CARPENTERS GOODBYE TO LOVE

THE CARPENTERS HURTING EACH OTHER

THE CARPENTERS I BELIEVE YOU

THE CARPENTERS I JUST FALL IN LOVE AGAIN

THE CARPENTERS I NEED TO BE IN LOVE

THE CARPENTERS I WONT LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU

THE CARPENTERS IF WE TRY

THE CARPENTERS IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME

THE CARPENTERS KISS ME THE WAY YOU DID LAST NIGHT

THE CARPENTERS JOHNNY ANGEL

THE CARPENTERS LITTLE GIRL BLUE

THE CARPENTERS LET ME BE THE ONE

THE CARPENTERS LOVELINES

THE CARPENTERS MAN SMART, WOMAN SMARTER

THE CARPENTERS MAYBE IT'S YOU

THE CARPENTERS MR. GUDER

THE CARPENTERS MAKE BELIEVE IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME

THE CARPENTERS NOW

THE CARPENTERS ONE LOVE

THE CARPENTERS ON THE BALCONY ARGENTINA

THE CARPENTERS ONLY YESTERDAY

THE CARPENTERS ORDINARY FOOL

THE CARPENTERS PLEASE MR. POSTMAN

THE CARPENTERS PRIME TIME LOVE

THE CARPENTERS RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS

THE CARPENTERS LOOK TO YOUR DREAMS

THE CARPENTERS SATURDAY

THE CARPENTERS SING

THE CARPENTERS SOLITAIRE

THE CARPENTERS SLOW DANCE

Saturday, April 25, 2015

THE CARPENTERS SOMEBODY'S BEEN LYIN'

THE CARPENTERS SOMETIMES

THE CARPENTERS STRENGTH OF A WOMAN

THE CARPENTERS SUPERSTAR

THE CARPENTERS SWEET SWEET SMILE

THE CARPENTERS THERE'S A KIND OF HUSH ALL OVER THE WORLD

THE CARPENTERS (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU

THE CARPENTERS THIS MASQUERADE

THE CARPENTERS THOSE GOOD OLD DREAMS

THE CARPENTERS TICKET TO RIDE

THE CARPENTERS TOP OF THE WORLD

THE CARPENTERS WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN

THE CARPENTERS TOUCH ME WHEN WE'RE DANCING

THE CARPENTERS TWO LIVES

THE CARPENTERS WANT YOU BACK IN MY LIFE AGAIN

THE CARPENTERS WHEN I FALL IN LOVE

THE CARPENTERS YOUR WONDERFUL PARADE

THE CARPENTERS WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE

THE CARPENTERS WHEN IT'S GONE IT'S JUST GONE

THE CARPENTERS YESTERDAY ONCE MORE

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

SYMPHONY IN YELLOW


   AN omnibus across the bridge
      Crawls like a yellow butterfly
      And, here and there, a passer-by
   Shows like a little restless midge.

   Big barges full of yellow hay
      Are moored against the shadowy wharf,
      And, like a yellow silken scarf,
   The thick fog hangs along the quay.

   The yellow leaves begin to fade
      And flutter from the Temple elms,
      And at my feet the pale green Thames
   Lies like a rod of rippled jade.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015


"SMILES AND TEARS"

AN ESCAPE INTO THE WORLD OF FREEDOM, WHERE

TIME NEVER ENDS, AND

MOMENTS BECOME TREASURES,

NEVER DISSOLVING

INTO THE ENEMIES OF

YOUTH;

ALWAYS ALIVE,

TAKING GOOD WITH BAD,

TEARS WITH SMILES,

PAIN WITH STIMULATION,

ENJOYING ALL CONTACT

WITH EVERY LOVING

BROTHER AND SISTER,

MOTHER AND FATHER

SENT BY GOD.

"BARREN"

FULL AND RICH SOIL,

FERTILE,

ABUNDANT,

ALIVE,

UNEASILY POUNCED UPON

BY THE EVIL HEELS OF

VILLAINOUS RIVALRIES,

JUST LAYING HELPLESSLY BARREN,

WHILE DESTRUCTION SMOTHERS

ALL THE WONDERFUL RICHNESS

OF THE LAND'S

BEAUTIFUL TREASURES.

"PASSING NOTIONS"

PASSING NOTIONS OF

CLOCKS TICKING;

SWAYING SOUNDS OF

NEVER-ENDING REPITITION,

IMPATIENTLY AWAITING

THE JUDGMENTAL CALL,

WONDERING IF AN

APPROPRIATE GUIDANCE IN LIFE

IS NEAR,

AWAY,

OR WITHIN REACH;

HOPING FOR SHALLOW PROSPECTS

OF CONTACT WITH

GOD'S CHILDREN OF

THE LAND.
MAY 3, 1979

"EYES OF THE LORD"

ON THE RIM OF GOD'S SMILE,

THE AIR OF LOVE

ASTONISHES THE MINDS

OF THE WEARY TRAVELLER

WAITING HIS JUDGEMENT DAY,

THINKING ABOUT FUTURE PROSPECTS,

SEEN THROUGH

THE EYES OF THE LORD.


A SENSE OF DIRECTION,

ENCOURAGED TO

TAKE THE PATH THAT

RESPONDS TO

THE PERSONAL ANNOINTMENT

OF THE SOUL

POSSESSED BY

GOD'S LOVE.
THE TOP 100 SONGS FEBRUARY 22 1975


1. PICK UP THE PIECES, AVERAGE WHITE BAND

2. BEST OF MY LOVE, EAGLES

3. SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL, GRAND FUNK

4. BLACK WATER, DOOBIE BROTHERS

5. HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

6. LONELY PEOPLE, AMERICA

7. MY EYES ADORED YOU, FRANKIE VALLI

8. YOU'RE NO GOOD, LINDA RONSTADT

9. #9 DREAM, JOHN LENNON

10. NIGHTINGALE, CAROLE KING

11. LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN, TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN

12. FIRE, OHIO PLAYERS

13. SWEET SURRENDER, JOHN DENVER

14. LADY, STYX

15. CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

16. I'M A WOMAN, MARIA MULDAUR

17. LADY MARMALADE, LABELLE

18. ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY, BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE

19. DON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU, SUGARLOAF

20. EXPRESS, B.T. EXPRESS

21. DOCTOR'S ORDERS, CAROL DOUGLAS

22. BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN, STEVIE WONDER

23. POETRY MAN, PHOEBE SNOW

24. UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE, POLLY BROWN

25. MOVIN' ON, BAD COMPANY

26. TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (ALLE PORTE DEL SOLE), AL MARTINO

27. MY BOY, ELVIS PRESLEY

28. YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL, JOE COCKER

29. GET DANCIN', DISCO TEX AND THE SEX-O-LETTES

30. LOVIN' YOU, MINNIE RIPERTON

31. SAD SWEET DREAMER, SWEET SENSATION

32. NEVER LET HER GO, DAVID GATES

33. LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN, NEILSEDAKA

34. I AM LOVE PART 1 & 2, JACKSON 5

35. SHAME, SHAME, SHAME, SHIRLEY & COMPANY

36. MANDY, BARRY MANILOW

37. DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME, MANHATTANS

38. PLEASE MR. POSTMAN, CARPENTERS

39. SALLY G, PAUL MCCARTNEY AND WINGS

40. NO NO SONG/SNOOKEROO, RINGO STARR

41. BIG YELLOW TAXI, JONI MITCHELL

42. I'VE BEEN THIS WAY BEFORE, NEIL DIAMOND

43. IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT, MILLIE JACKSON

44. (HEY WON'T YOU PLAY) ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG,

      B.J. THOMAS

45. I GET LIFTED, GEORGE MCCRAE

46. CHEVY VAN, SAMMY JOHNS

47. STAR ON A TV SHOW, STYLISTICS

48. PART OF THE PLAN, DAN FOGELBERG

49. EMOTION, HELEN REDDY

50. HOT DAWGIT, RAMSAY LEWIS & EARTH, WIND & FIRE

51. MY ELUSIVE DREAMS, CHARLIE RICH

52. LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS, ELTON JOHN'

53. I BELONG TO YOU, LOVE UNLIMITED

54. I FOUGHT THE LAW, SAM NEELY

55. HARRY TRUMAN, CHICAGO

56. GOOD TIMES, ROCK & ROLL, FLASH CADILLAC AND THE CONTINENTAL KIDS

57. SUPERNATURAL THING PART 1, BEN E. KING

58. WOLF CREEK PASS, C.W. MCCALL

59. IT'S ALL RIGHT, JIM CAPALDI

60. PLEASE MR. PRESIDENT, PAULA WEBB

61. BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS, FREDDY FENDER

62. BUTTER BOY, FANNY

63. DEVIL IN THE BOTTLE, T.G. SHEPPARD

64. EMMA, HOT CHOCOLATE

65. THE SOUTH IS GONNA DO IT, CHARLIE DANIELS BAND

66. WALKING IN RHYTHM, BLACKBYRDS

67. MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, DONNY & MARIE OSMOND

68. ONCE YOU GET STARTED, RUFUS

69. SATIN SOUL, LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA

70. I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU/LET ME BE THE ONE, AL WILSON

71. HAPPY PEOPLE, TEMPTATIONS

72. RHYME TYME PEOPLE, KOOL & THE GANG

73. YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE, JIM STAFFORD

74. DANCE THE KUNG FU, CARL DOUGLAS

75. SHINING STAR, EARTH, WIND & FIRE

76. NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE, GLORIA GAYNOR

77. JACKIE BLUE, OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS

78. FUTURE SHOCK, HELLO PEOPLE

79. I HAVE A DREAM, DONNY OSMOND

80. I WANNA LEARN A LOVE SONG, DONNY OSMOND

81. ONE MAN WOMAN/ONE WOMAN MAN, PAUL ANKA WITH ODIA COATES

82. LONG TALL GLASSES, LEO SAYER

83. HUSH/I'M ALIVE, BLUE SWEDE

84. LOVE CORPORATION, HUES CORPORATION

85. ISN'T IT LONELY TOGETHER, STARK & MCBRIEN

86. SHOESHINE BOY, EDDIE KENDRICKS

87. I'LL STILL LOVE YOU, JIM WEATHERLY

88. LOVE FINDS ITS OWN WAY, GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS

89. KILLER QUEEN, QUEEN

90. REALITY, JAMES BROWN

91. CHARMER, TIM MOORE

92. THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE PT. 1,  JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH

93. SMOKIN' ROOM, CARL CARLTON

94. HIJACK, HERBIE MANN

95. LIKE A SUNDAY MORNING, LANA CANTRELL

96. LINDA ON MY MIND, CONWAY TWITTY

97. I'LL BE HOLDING ON, AL DOWNING

98. BUMP ME BABY, PART 1., DOOLEY SILVERSPOON

99. ANGEL (WHAT IN THE WORLD'S COME OVER US), ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION

100. DON'T LET GO, COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN

Monday, March 2, 2015

THE TOP 100 SONGS MARCH 6 1982

1. CENTERFOLD, THE J. GEILS BAND

2. OPEN ARMS, JOURNEY

3. I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL, JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS

4. SHAKE IT UP, THE CARS

5. THAT GIRL, STEVIE WONDER

6. SWEET DREAMS, AIR SUPPLY

7. I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO), DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES

8. MIRROR, MIRROR, DIANA ROSS

9. LEADER OF THE BAND, DAN FOGELBERG

10. TAKE IT EASY ON ME, LITTLE RIVER BAND

11. WE GOT THE BEAT, GO-GO'S

12. SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD, THE POLICE

13. THROUGH THE YEARS, KENNY ROGERS

14. PAC-MAN FEVER, BECKER AND GARCIA

15. LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE, ALABAMA

18. HARDEN MY HEART, QUARTERFLASH

19. MAKE A MOVE ON ME, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

20. CHARIOTS OF FIRE, VANGELIS

21. SHOULD I DO IT, THE POINTER SISTERS

22. TONIGHT I'M YOURS (DON'T HURT ME), ROD STEWART

23. THE SWEETEST THING (I'VE EVER KNOWN), JUICE NEWTON

24. TAKE OFF, BOB & DOUG MCKENZIE

25. DADDY'S HOME, CLIFF RICHARD

26. CALL ME, SKYY

27. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE, HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS

28. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, ABBA

29. ONE HUNDRED WAYS, QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM

30. YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WITH ME, SHEENA EASTON

31. PHYSICAL, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

32. TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND, GEORGE BENSON

33. I BELIEVE, CHILLIWACK

34. FREEZE-FRAME, THE J. GEILS BAND

35. SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD, BARRY MANILOW

36. MY GUY, SISTER SLEDGE

37. TELL ME TOMORROW, SMOKEY ROBINSON

38. EDGE OF SEVENTEEN, STEVIE NICKS

39. JUKE BOX HERO, FOREIGNER

40. ON THE WAY TO THE SKY, NEIL DIAMOND

41. (OH) PRETTY WOMAN, VAN HALEN

42. 867-5309/JENNY, TOMMY TUTONE

43. DON'T LET HIM KNOW, PRISM

44. ABACAB, GENESIS

45. JUST CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL, STEVIE WOODS

46. I'LL FALL IN LOVE AGAIN, SAMMY HAGAR

47. ANYONE CAN SEE, IRENE CARA

48. ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT, ANNE MURRAY

49. ALL OUR TOMORROWS, JOE COCKER

51. FIND ANOTHER FOOL, QUARTERFLASH

52. THEME FROM MAGNUM, P.I., MIKE POST

53. GENIUS OF LOVE, TOM TOM CLUB

54. YOU'RE MY LATEST, MY GREATEST INSPIRATION, TEDDY PENDERGRASS

55. POP GOES THE MOVIES PART 1, MECO

56. LET THE FEELING FLOW, PEABO BRYSON

57. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS, RICK SPRINGFIELD

58. BABY MAKES HER BLUE JEANS TALK, DR. HOOK

59. IF LOOKS COULD KILL, PLAYER

60. GOIN' DOWN, GREG GUIFFREY

61. APACHE, SUGAR HILL GANG

62. MAMA USED TO SAY, LINEAR

63. WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND, LOVERBOY

64. '65 LOVE AFFAIR, PAUL DAVIS

65. SHINE ON, GEORGE DUKE

66. NATURAL LOVE, PETULA CLARK

67. NEVER GIVE UP A GOOD THING, GEORGE BENSON

68. ONLY ONE YOU, T.G. SHEPPARD

69. MEMORY, BARBRA STREISAND

70. SUMMER NIGHTS, SURVIVOR

71. LET'S GET IT UP, AC/DC

72. LOVE IS ALRIGHT TONIGHT, RICK SPRINGFIELD

73. WAITING ON A FRIEND, THE ROLLING STONES

74. COOL NIGHT, PAUL DAVIS

75. DON'T LET ME IN, SNEAKER

76. WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU, FOREIGNER

77. SLEEPWALK, LARRY CARLTON

78. GET DOWN ON IT, KOOL & THE GANG

79. MEMORIES OF DAYS GONE BY, FRED PARIS & THE FIVE SATINS

80. MAKING LOVE, ROBERTA FLACK

81. LOVE IS LIKE A ROCK, DONNIE IRIS

84. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME, CHARLENE

85. HERE TO LOVE, THE DOOBIE BROTHERS

86. DON'T YOU WANT ME, THE HUMAN LEAGUE

87. SHANGHAI BREEZES, JOHN DENVER

88. ALWAYS ON MY MIND, WILLIE NELSON

89. PLEASE DON'T STOP ME BABY, THE BOYS BAND

90. THE LONGER YOU WAIT, GINO VANNELLI

91. RUNNING, CHUBBY CHECKER

92. WHY YOU WANNA TRY ME, COMMODORES

93. COOL, THE TIME

94. LET'S GROOVE, EARTH, WIND & FIRE

95. NEVER THOUGHT I'D FALL IN LOVE, THE SPINNERS

96. WANNA BE WITH YOU, EARTH, WIND & FIRE

97. CRAZY, THE JOHN HALL BAND

98. CIRCLE  OF LOVE, THE STEVE MILLER BAND

99. YOU CAN, MADLEEN KANE

100. TAINTED LOVE, SOFT CELL

Sunday, March 1, 2015

MAY 3, 1979
"FULL CHILD"
VISIONS OF CHILDREN FORTHCOMING,
MAKES A MONSTER WONDER ABOUT
AN EXISTENCE OF FULL
CHILD-LIKE
PERSISTENCE,
ENCOMPASSING A WOMB OF
TENDER REPITITIOUS
FLOWING.

THE TENSION BLOWS THE MIND
OF FAMILY MATTERS
AWAITING THE GLORIOUS MOMENT
OF THE DAY THE NEW
BROTHER OF THE WORLD
REACHES TO GRASP
AT THE THORNY SIDE
OF THE MAN ON
THE BED OF NAILS.
MAY 2, 1979
"IMAGES OF YOUTH"
IMAGES OF YOUTH
MAY HOUND THE SKULL
OF TRAGIC MOTIONS,
THROUGH ETERNAL AGE-OLD PROPHECY.
THINGS BLOTTED DOWN BY
PASSING MOVEMENTS
OF SILVER AND GOLD
DRAGONS,
BREATHING GASSY FIRES,
GOUGING EVERY PARTICLE
OF HOPE,
LEAVING BROWN STAINED REMNANTS
OF YELLOW AND RED
LAKES AND STREAMS.
TODAY HAS COME AND GONE
LIKE PASSING WAVES OF WATER,
SPURNED BY IMMORTAL SOULS
SEEN THROUGH
IMAGES OF YOUTH.
MAY 1, 1979
"NATURAL LIFE"
SUSAN WAS THERE,
SMILING EVER SO BEAUTIFULLY.
GLANCING THROUGH
TRANSPARENT PANES OF
NEVER ENDING LINES,
PEARLED WONDERS OF
LOVING KINDNESS SHOWED
ONE THROUGH THE DOOR.
SHE SEES A SPIRITUAL MOMENT
IN EVERY PARTICLE
OF MOTION,
ALIVE IN HER LOVELY WORLD
OF HOPE,
LIFE,
NATURAL ENLIGHTENMENT,
THROUGH PEACEFUL THOUGHTS
OF HAPPY TIMES TO COME.
MAY 1, 1979

"GENERATIONS EVERLASTING"
KNOWING HOW TO LIVE
CAN BE AN ENVIOUS
FACT THAT NO ONE CAN
SWAT AWAY FROM YOU.
IT IS THERE ALWAYS THROUGH
THE WEATHERED STORM OF
THE AFTERNOON,
OR THE QUIET PEACEFULNESS
OF MORNINGS ABOUNDING
WITH MUSICAL WINGS.
BEING SILENT WITH LOUD COMPANIONS
MAY BRING ABOUT
SOLITUDE
THAT WILL BE GREATLY
CHERISHED THROUGH
GENERATIONS EVERLASTING.
APRIL 29 1979-MAY 1 1979
"BE GENTLE"
BE KIND TO GENTLE ANIMALS
OF THE EASTERN SHORE;
THEIR LOVE HAS BEEN SHARED
EQUALLY AMONGST THE FLOWERS
OF TIME.
SEEK THE PAST EVENTS OF
GLAD MELLOW PASSERSBY,
AND NEVER SEE THE
WORLD AS A PLACE
WHERE PEASANTS
TEND THEIR FLOCK OF SHEEP.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30 1983
MY BIG THRILL FOR TODAY WAS GONG TO PINDER'S GROSVENOR FOR STAMPS, ENVELOPES AND A NEWSPAPER. I DID MAIL MY OVERSEAS CARDS TO FRIENDS AND RELATIVES IN
ENGLAND, WEST GERMANY, AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND. ALSO, I WROTE OUT HALF OF MY CARDS TO FRIENDS AND RELATIVES IN SUCH PARTS OF CANADA AS OTTAWA, TORONTO,
RICHMOND, EDMONTON AND WINNIPEG AS WELL AS SASKATOON. IN THE EVENING I RELAXED AS USUAL (NO POINT IN FIGHTING THE SNOWS AGAIN!). DID SOME READING OF
"ROLLING STONE" MAG, WATCHED "DYNASTY" AND HOPPED INTO BED!


 
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29 1983
BLAND IS THE DIFINITIVE WORD TO DESCRIBE TODAY. AFTER DOING DELIVERIES, I REMAINED INDOORS, WATCHING SOME TV AND RELAXING AND ENJOYING LIFE FOR A CHANGE. IN
THE EVENING, I WATCHED "REMINGTON STEELE" AND THE "FIFTH ESTATE." THOUGHT FOR TODAY: ENJOY LIFE; TAKE THINGS COOL, BE GOOD TO YOURSELF, BE THANKFUL FOR ALL THE
WONDERFUL THINGS IN YOUR LIFE, AND BE GLAD TO BE ALIVE. NATALIE WOOD, WE LOVE YOU FOREVER (NOV. 29, 1981-1983).
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28 1983
RATHER SNOWY AND BLOWY BUT DELIVERIES WERE MANAGEABLE. BUNDLES HAD 40 IN THEM, SO AIRPORT/AZTEK GIFTS WERE DELIVERED LATE. BOUGHT A FEW CHRISTMAS ODDS 'N ENDS
& STAMPS (EXPENSIVE!) FOR OVERSEAS & U.S. CARDS. READ ALL ABOUT ARGOS GREY CUP VICTORY IN STAR-PHOENIX AND GLOBE & MAIL. WATCHED "DAYS OF OUR LIVES," "GENERAL
HOSPITAL" AND "ALL MY CHILDREN" WITH LIZ, LIKE & LAURA, & LYNN & DEVON--VERY EXCEPTIONAL PLOTS--BELIEVE IT OR NOT! LISTENED TO SOME MELISSA MANCHESTER AND RELAXED
BEFORE RETIRING--TRES BON!
 
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27 1983
WOKE UP EARLY--4:00 A.M. WITH THE DIARREHA AGAIN! I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG--GUESS I'LL HAVE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR AND GET CHECKED OUT!
IT'S GREY CUP DAY TODAY--AND THE TORONTO ARGONAUTS WON IT WITH A LAST MINUTE TOUCHDOWN FOR AN 18-17 VICTORY OVER THE B.C. LIONS AT B.C. PLACE.
QUITE EXCITING. THAT WAS THE BIG THRILL FOR THE DAY, BESIDES WATCHING SOME NFL ACTION (NEW ORLEANS & MINNESOTA), AND TAPING SOME SONGS FROM THE WEEKLY
TOP 30 (CHAB) INCLUDING "WHY ME?" BY IRENE CARA. HAD A NICE PHONE CHAT WITH DAVE & LARRY (WORKAHOLICS) BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP!
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26 1983
QUITE A QUIET DAY, WITH LATE DELIVERIES UNTIL ABOUT 10:00 AM.  TRIED PHONING DAVE ALL DAY, BUT NO RESPONSE.  SAW LARRY BRIEFLY IN SASKATOON INN, BUT NOT MUCH
CHANCE FOR EVEN BRIEF CONVERSATION.  ESTABLISHED A BOND WITH THE TV IN THE AFTERNOON---WATCHED THE GREY CUP PARADE FROM VANCOUVER! LARGE
SASKATCHEWAN CONTINGENT EVIDENT IN THE RAINY STREETS. READ THE REMAINDER OF MY JESSICA SAVITCH "ANCHOR WOMAN" NOVEL BEFORE RETIRING TO BED ON A FROSTY
EVENING.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25 1983
FINALLY, I GOT BACK TO EATING AGAIN, AFTER BECOMING OBSESSED WITH LOSING ALL THAT WEIGHT; OH WELL, IT CHANGED MY LIFE IN A MORE HEALTHY DIRECTION---
VERY IMPORTANT!  DID MY DAILY NEWSPAPER BUYING AND SOME GROCERIES AT CUMBERLAND SQUARE. SLEPT FOR A WHILE---CALLED MARGE, AND HAD A LOVELY VISIT
WITH HER AND JIM, AS WELL AS SHAWN AND LORNA IN THE EVENING.  WE WATCHED END OF "MAE WEST" & WATCHED SOME "DALLAS" AND "FALCON CREST" AT HOME. SLEPT
WELL, AND FELT LIFE IS GOOD ONCE AGAIN!!
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24 1983
MAINLY A DAY A RECOUPING AND REGROUPING.  DELIVERIES WENT RELATIVELY WELL WITH A LIGHT SPRINKLING OF SNOW TO CONTEND WITH.  BESIDES GOING OUT TO BUY
DANIELLE'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT (STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE VANITY), IT WAS PRIMARILY A DAY TO RELAX AND GET OVER THE STOMACH FLU, WHICH GAVE ME HORRENDOUS
DIARREHA FOR THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON-EVENING.  ENJOYED AMERICAN THANKSGIVING PROGRAMS ON TV---MACY'S PARADE NFL GAMES---ST. LOUIS-DALLAS-
"SNEAK PREVIEWS", "KNOTS LANDING", AND "20/20", WHICH INCLUDED AN INTERVIEW WITH LINDA RONSTADT & HER "WHAT'S NEW" ALBUM---ALRIGHT!
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23 1983
FOLLOWING A WHOLE 2 HOURS OF SUNSHINE TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MORE CLOUDS AND SNOW GREETED US TODAY!  BUT, IT TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD DAY TO GET
TOGETHER WITH FAMILY.  I PICKED MOM UP FROM WORK, AND WE WENT TO DEBI'S PLACE (VIA MCDONALD'S) FOR SUPPER.  MOM BABYSAT DANIELLE AND JACLYN---
WE PLAYED GOLF GAMES & E.T. GAMES FOR A WHILE---WENT HOME AND WATCHED BOB HOPE SPECIAL WITH DIONNE WARWICK, BONNIE TYLER, VANESSA WILLIAMS
AND IRENE CARA, AS WELL AS SOME "DYNASTY."  WENT & PICKED MOM UP WITH MUCH DISCUSSION WITH DEBI ABOUT NUCLEAR. ALRIGHT!
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22 1983
THIS DAY IS DEFINITELY DEDICATED TO THE LATE GREAT JOHN F. KENNEDY!  FOLLOWING MY DELIVERIES IN THE SNOW, I RUSHED HOME AROUND THE CIRCLE, TO
FIND A MEMORIAL MASS ON TV, FOR JFK.  CAROLINE & TED BOTH GAVE FINE TALKS ABOUT JFK'S LIFE. (20TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH).  AFTERNOON
WAS ILL-TIME AGAIN (MORE STOMACH FLU).  THEN, A VERY IMPORTANT EVENING OF TV WATCHING.  SAW BETTE M. ON "ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT" AS WELL AS
SHIRLEY MACLAINE.  THEN, SAW PT 3 OF "KENNEDY" (BEGINNING & ENDING), SAW PBS DOCUMENTARY ON KENNEDY PRESS CONFERENCES, AND PART OF FIFTH
ESTATE (KENNEDY CONSPIRACY).  JFK FOREVER!!
MONDAY NOVEMBER 21 1983
THE EARLY PARTS OF THE DAY WERE FINE, DESPITE A CONSISTENT SNOWFALL ALL THE TIME. MY DELIVERIES WENT WELL DESPITE IT BEING MONDAY.  STILL
FELT SLIGHTLY ILL (LEFT OVER FROM SATURDAY'S FLU).  IN THE EVENING, CURLED UP DOWNSTAIRS, AND WATCHED THE TUBE---"COMING ATTRACTIONS", NEWS,
"ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT" (UPSTAIRS); LISTENED TO TOP 20 COUNTDOWN ON CKOM---TAPED SUCH SONGS AS "LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD" BY PAT BENATAR, AND
"SAT IT ISN'T SO" BY DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES.  FOUGHT WITH M & DAD FOR A BIT.  WATCHED PART 2 OF "KENNEDY".  AFTER THAT THRILLING (???) DAY, I FELL
ASLEEP.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20 1983

SNOW WAS THERE TO GREET US IN THE MORNING, AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE

EVENING HOURS. (VERY LIGHT SNOW, THOUGH!) MADE A TYPICAL SUNDAY TREK

TO THE BOOK NOOK AND TEA ROOM AT CUMBERLAND SQUARE. ENJOYED

 BROWSING THROUGH SUCH PUBLICATIONS AS THE EDMONTON JOURNAL AND

 LATEST EDITION OF MAD MAGAZINE.  THE ARGOS WON THE EASTERN FINAL IN TO.

  B.C. LIONS FINALLY WON THE WEST OVER WINNIPEG.  WATCHED THE

EXCEPTIONAL MOVIE "THE DAY AFTER,"WHICH STIRRED MUCH DEBATE AND

REFLECTED A FRIGHTENED MOOD CURRENTLY ABOUT NUCLEAR DEVASTATION.

 DISCUSSED THIS WITH DAVID ON THE PHONE FOR 30 MIN. AFTER.

Friday, February 27, 2015

EMERGENCY RESIDENT: FEELING ANY PAIN NOW?
JOE:...NO...
JOE: TO BE ON THE WIRE IS LIFE:  THE REST IS WAITING.
ANGELIQUE: THAT'S VERY THEATRICAL.
JOE: YEAH, I KNOW.
ANGELIQUE: DID YOU MAKE THAT UP?
JOE: WISH I HAD.
JOE: WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ANGELIQUE: I LIKE IT...
JOE: NO. HOW ABOUT THIS?
ANGELIQUE: STYLISH...VERY STYLISH, JOE.  BUT I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE.
JOE: WHERE?...YEAH?
JOE: THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST ONE YET.

JOE: IS THIS YOUR HOME PHONE ON THE CARD?
JOE: ...THE WIZ?
ASTRID: MR. GIDEON, I'VE NEVER BEEN IN THE WIZ OR ANY SHOW IN MY LIFE...
I HAD TO PUT SOMETHING ON MY CARD. I REALLY NEED A JOB..I OWE JULLIARD A THOUSAND DOLARS...SO I LIED
JOE: THAT'S OK, ASTRID, I LIE ALL THE TIME MYSELF.

JOE: AND WHO WAS THE DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC JAM?
JOAN: YOU WERE, MR. GIDEON.
JOE: HOW WAS I?
JOAN: TERRIFIC.
JOE: AND WHO WAS THE CHOREOGRAPHER?
JOAN: YOU WERE, MR. GIDEON.
JOE: HOW WAS I?
JOAN: FANTASTIC.
JOE: NOW THAT'S HOW TO GET A JOB.

JOE: EXCUSE ME, COUGHING IS THE ONLY EXERCISE I GET.
JOE: BEAUTIFUL. THAT'S THE WAY YOU SHOULD WEAR YOUR HAIR.
GIRL: FROM NOW ON I WILL, MR. GIDEON.
 

Saturday, February 21, 2015

THE TOP 100 SONGS FEBRUARY 22 1975

1. PICK UP THE PIECES, AVERAGE WHITE BAND

2. BEST OF MY LOVE, EAGLES

3. SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL, GRAND FUNK

4. BLACK WATER, DOOBIE BROTHERS

5. HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

6. LONELY PEOPLE, AMERICA

7. MY EYES ADORED YOU, FRANKIE VALLI

8. YOU'RE NO GOOD, LINDA RONSTADT

9. #9 DREAM, JOHN LENNON

10. NIGHTINGALE, CAROLE KING

11. LOOK IN MY EYES PRETTY WOMAN, TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN

12. FIRE, OHIO PLAYERS

13. SWEET SURRENDER, JOHN DENVER

14. LADY, STYX

15. CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

16. I'M A WOMAN, MARIA MULDAUR

17. LADY MARMALADE, LABELLE

18. ROLL ON DOWN THE HIGHWAY, BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE

19. DON'T CALL US-WE'LL CALL YOU, SUGARLOAF

20. EXPRESS, B.T. EXPRESS

21. DOCTOR'S ORDERS, CAROL DOUGLAS

22. BOOGIE ON REGGAE WOMAN, STEVIE WONDER

23. POETRY MAN, PHOEBE SNOW

24. UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE, POLLY BROWN

25. MOVIN' ON, BAD COMPANY

26. TO THE DOOR OF THE SUN (ALLE PORTE DEL SOLE), AL MARTINO

27. MY BOY, ELVIS PRESLEY

28. YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL, JOE COCKER

29. GET DANCIN', DISCO TEX & THE SEX-O-LETTES

30. LOVIN' YOU, MINNIE RIPERTON

31. SAD SWEET DREAMER, SWEET SENSATION

32. NEVER LET HER GO, DAVID GATES

33. LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN, NEIL SEDAKA

34. I AM LOVE PART 1 & 2, JACKSON 5

35. SHAME, SHAME, SHAME, SHIRLEY & COMPANY

36. MANDY, BARRY MANILOW

37. DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME, MANHATTANS

38. PLEASE MR. POSTMAN, CARPENTERS

39. SALLY G., PAUL MCCARTNEY AND WINGS

40. NO NO SONG/SNOOKEROO, RINGO STARR

41. BIG YELLOW TAXI, JONI MITCHELL

42. I'VE BEEN THIS WAY BEFORE, NEIL DIAMOND

43. IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT, MILLIE JACKSON

44. (HEY WON'T YOU PLAY) ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG, B.J. THOMAS

45. I GET LIFTED, GEORGE MCCRAE

46. CHEVY VAN, SAMMY JOHNS

47. STAR ON A TV SHOW, STYLISTICS

48. PART OF THE PLAN, DAN FOGELBERG

49. EMOTION, HELEN REDDY

50. HOT DAWGIT, RAMSEY LEWIS & EARTH, WIND & FIRE

51. MY ELUSIVE DREAMS, CHARLIE RICH

52. LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS, ELTON JOHN

53. I BELONG TO YOU, LOVE UNLIMITED

54. I FOUGHT THE LAW, SAM NEELY

55. HARRY TRUMAN, CHICAGO

56. GOOD TIMES, ROCK & ROLL, FLASH CADILLAC & THE CONTINENTAL KIDS

57. SUPERNATURAL THING PART I, BEN E. KING

58. WOLF CREEK PASS, C.W. MCCALL

59. IT'S ALL RIGHT, JIM CAPALDI

60. PLEASE MR. PRESIDENT, PAULA WEBB

61. BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS, FREDDY FENDER

62. BUTTER BOY, FANNY

63. DEVIL IN THE BOTTLE, T.G. SHEPARD

64. EMMA, HOT CHOCOLATE

65. THE SOUTH IS GONNA DO IT, CHARLIE DANIELS BAND

66. WALKING IN RHYTHM, BLACKBYRDS

67. MORNING SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, DONNY & MARIE OSMOND

68. ONCE YOU GET STARTED, RUFUS

69. SATIN SOUL, LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA

70. I WON'T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU/LET ME BE THE ONE, AL WILSON

71. HAPPY PEOPLE, TEMPTATIONS

72. RHYME TYME PEOPLE, KOOL & THE GANG

73. YOUR BULLDOG DRINKS CHAMPAGNE, JIM STAFFORD

74. DANCE THE KUNG FU, CARL DOUGLAS

75. SHINING STAR, EARTH, WIND & FIRE

76. NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE, GLORIA GAYNOR

77. JACKIE BLUE, OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS

78. FUTURE SHOCK, HELLO PEOPLE

79. I HAVE A DREAM, DONNY OSMOND

80. I WANNA LEARN A LOVE SONG, HARRY CHAPIN

81. ONE MAN WOMAN/ONE WOMAN MAN, PAUL ANKA WITH ODIA COATES

82. LONG TALL GLASSES, LEO SAYER

83. HUSH/I'M ALIVE, BLUE SWEDE

84. LOVE CORPORATION, HUES CORPORATION

85. ISN'T IT LONELY, STARK & MCBRIEN

86. SHOESHINE BOY, EDDIE KENDRICKS

87. I'LL STILL LOVE YOU, JIM WEATHERLY

88. LOVE FINDS ITS OWN WAY, GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS

89. KILLER QUEEN, QUEEN

90. REALITY, JAMES BROWN

91. CHARMER, TIM MOORE

92. THE BERTHA BUTT BOOGIE PART 1, JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH

93. SMOKIN' ROOM, CARL CARLTON

94. HIJACK, HERBIE MANN

95. LIKE A SUNDAY MORNING, LANA CANTRELL

96. LINDA ON MY MIND, CONWAY TWITTY

97. I'LL BE HOLDING ON, AL DOWNING

98. PUMP ME BABY PART 1, DOOLEY SILVERSPOON

99. ANGEL (WHAT IN THE WORLD'S COME OVER US), ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION

100. DON'T LET GO, COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN

 

Friday, February 20, 2015

DOUG'S DIARY

DOUG'S DIARY
I Want To Know What Love Is
I gotta take a little time, a little time to think things over
I better read between the lines, in case I need it when I'm older

Now this mountain I must climb, feels like the world upon my shoulders
Through the clouds I see love shine, it keeps me warm as life grows colder

In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Can't stop now, I've traveled so far, to change this lonely life

I want to know what love is, I want you to show me
I want to feel what love is, I know you can show me

I'm gonna take a little time, a little time to look around me
I've got nowhere left to hide, it looks like love has finally found me

In my life there's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Can't stop now, I've traveled so far, to change this lonely life

I want to know what love is, I want you to show me
I want to feel what love is, I know you can show me
I want to know what love is, I want you to show me
(And I want to feel) I want to feel what love is
(And I know) I know you can show me

Let's talk about love, I want to know what love is
The love that you feel inside, I want you to show me
And I'm feeling so much love, I want to feel what love is
No, you just can't hide, I know you can show me
I want to know what love is (let's talk about love), I know you can show me
I want to feel it too, I want to feel what love is
I want to feel it too, and I know and I know, I know you can show me
Show me love is real, yeah, I want to know what love is
THE TOP SONGS JANUARY 19 1985

1. LIKE A VIRGIN, MADONNA

2. ALL I NEED, JACK WAGNER

3. YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION, CHICAGO

4. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS, FOREIGNER

5. EASY LOVER, PHILIP BAILEY AND PHIL COLLINS

6. RUN TO YOU, BRYAN ADAMS

7. THE WILD BOYS, DURAN DURAN

8. WE BELONG, PAT BENATAR

9. BORN IN THE USA, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

10. CARELESS WHISPER, WHAM!

11. SEA OF LOVE, THE HONEYDRIPPERS

12. THE BOYS OF SUMMER, DON HENLEY

13. DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS, BAND AID

14 .I WOULD DIE 4 U, PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION

15 .COOL IT NOW, NEW EDITION

16. LOVER BOY, BILLY OCEAN

17. JAMIE, RAY PARKER JR.

18. DO WHAT YOU DO, JERMAINE JACKSON

19. VALOTTE, JULIAN LENNON

20. NEUTRON DANCE, THE POINTER SISTERS

21. METHOD OF MODERN LOVE, DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES

22. OUT OF TOUCH, DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES

23. LOVE LIGHT IN FLIGHT, STEVIE WONDER

24. UNDERSTANDING, BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLETT BAND

25. SOLID, ASHFORD & SIMPSON

26. CALL TO THE HEART, GUIFFRIA

27. OPERATOR, MIDNIGHT STAR

28. FOOLISH HEART, STEVE PERRY

29. I FEEL FOR YOU, CHAKA KHAN

30. MISLED, KOOL & THE GANG

31. JUNGLE LOVE, THE TIME

32. BRUCE, KOOL & THE GANG

33. TENDER YEARS, JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND

34. MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING, CYNDI LAUPER

35. NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS, PAUL MCCARTNEY

36. SUGAR WALLS, SHEENA EASTON

37. THE HEAT IS ON, GLENN FREY

38. IN NEON, ELTON JOHN

39. MISTAKE NO. 3, CULTURE CLUB

40. THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD, JOHN FOGERTY

41. TENDERNESS, GENERAL PUBLIC

42. MR. TELEPHONE MAN, NEW EDITION

43. CALIFORNIA GIRLS, DAVID LEE ROTH

44. I CAN'T HOLD BACK, SURVIVOR

45. HELLO AGAIN, THE CARS

46. CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING, REO SPEEDWAGON

47. DO IT AGAIN, THE KINKS

48. ROCKIN' AT MIDNIGHT, THE HONEYDRIPPERS

49. 20/20, GEORGE BENSON

50. MISSING YOU, DIANA ROSS

51. MAKE NO MISTAKE, HE'S MINE, BARBRA STREISAND WITH KIM CARNES

52. TRAGEDY, JOHN HUNTER

53. NAUGHTY NAUGHTY, JOHN PARR

54. LOVER GIRL, TEENA MARIE

55. WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO, WHAM!

56. TREAT HER LIKE A LADY, THE TEMPTATIONS

57. CENTEPEDE, REBBIE JACKSON

58. PRIVATE DANCER, TINA TURNER

59. OOH OOH SONG, PAT BENATAR

60. LONELY SCHOOL, TOMMY SHAW

61. TURN UP THE RADIO, AUTOGRAPH

62. KNOCKING AT YOUR BACK DOOR, DEEP PURPLE

63. SMALL TOWN BOY, BRONSKI BEAT

64. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT, CYNDI LAUPER

65. THE BELLE OF ST. MARK, SHEILA E.

66. BIG IN JAPAN, ALPHAVILLE

67. STRUT, SHEENA EASTON

68. PENNY LOVER, LIONEL RICHIE

69. (PRIDE) IN THE NAME OF LOVE, U2

70. RELAX, FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

71. I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOUR LIPS, ERIC CARMEN

72. BETTER BE GOOD TO ME, TINA TURNER

73. STRANGER IN TOWN, TOTO

74. EYE ON YOU, BILLY SQUIER

75. THIS IS MY NIGHT, CHAKA KHAN

76. I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU, STEVIE WONDER

77. YO LITTLE BROTHER, NOLAN THOMAS

78. THE BORDERLINES, JEFFREY OSBORNE

79. WALKING ON  A THIN LINE, HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS

80. TONIGHT, DAVID BOWIE

81. TWO TRIBES, FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

82. GO FOR IT, KIM WILDE

83. CARIBBEAN QUEEN, BILLY OCEAN

84. IT AIN'T ENOUGH, COREY HART

85. INVITATION TO DANCE, KIM CARNES

86. GOTTA GET YOU HOME TONIGHT, EUGENE WILDE

87. WE ARE THE YOUNG, DAN HARTMAN

88. RAIN FOREST, PAUL HARDCASTLE

89. TI AMO, LAURA BRANIGAN

90. DESERT MOON, DENNIS DEYOUNG

91. PURPLE RAIN, PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION

92. I DO'WANNA KNOW, REO SPEEDWAGON

93. FRIENDS/FIVE MINUTES OF FUNK, WHODINI

94. HARD HABIT TO BREAK, CHICAGO

95. HAD A DREAM (SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY), ROGER HODGSON

96. ALL RIGHT NOW, ROD STEWART

97. DON'T STOP, JEFFREY OSBORNE

98. FOOLS LIKE ME, LORENZO LAMAS

99. WHAT ABOUT ME?, KENNY ROGERS WITH KIM CARNES AND JAMES INGRAM

100. TAXI DANCING, RICK SPRINGFIELD WITH RANDY CRAWFORD 

Monday, February 9, 2015

ADDISON'S VOICE: THE SARAH SIDDONS AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IS PERHAPS UNKOWN TO YOU.
IT HAS BEEN SPARED THE SENSATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL PUBLICITY THAT ATTENDS SUCH QUESTIONABLE "HONORS" AS THE PULITZER PRIZE AND
THOSE AWARDS PRESENTED ANNUALLY BY THE FILM SOCIETY...
THE DISTINGUISHED LOOKING GENTLEMAN IS AN ESXTREMELY OD ACTOR. BEING AN ACTOR---HE WILL GO ON SPEAKING FOR SOME TIME.
IT IS NOT IMPORTANT WHAT YOU HEAR WHAT HE SAYS.
HOWEVER IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, AND WHY YOU ARE HERE. THIS IS THE DINING ROOM OF THE SARAH SIDDONS SOCIETY.
THE OCCASION IS ITS ANNUAL BANQUET AND PRESENTATIONOF THE HIGHEST HONOR OUR THEATER KNOWS---THE SARAH SIDDONS AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT.