Mostly about my backyard chickens. (Boring, I know), but there are a lot of us out here. Mine are only kept as pampered pets. I could eat a neighbor's chicken, but not MINE. There may be a comment on current events only if I get riled up enough. And there will always be a cartoon or a joke to cheer us. I promise to try my very best to respond to comments. Now I have to figure out how this blogger thingy works....
I'm not the pheasant plucker,
I'm the pheasant plucker's mate.
I'm only plucking pheasants
'Cause the pheasant plucker's late.
That bloke's back bike brake-block broke.
I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit, upon a slitted sheet I sit
Bitty Batter bought some butter “But,” said she, “this butter’s bitter. If I put it in my batter, It will make my batter bitter.” So she bought some better butter, And she put the better butter in the bitter batter, And made the bitter batter better.
Sitting on the edge of the Oregon coast is what appears to be a gaping
sinkhole that never seems to fill despite the unbroken stream of sea
water that drains into it, but Thor's Well, as the natural wonder is
known, is not bottomless, but it is very dangerous.
Also known as
the drainpipe of the Pacific, the well is actually a hole in the rock
that only appears to drain water from the ocean. In reality the huge
hole is likely only around 20 feet deep. Even if the well is not quite
as magic as it seems, it still manages to produce amazing sights, but is
not for the faint of heart.
The site is said to be most spectacular at high tide, or during
storms when water washes violently over the rocks and falls back through
the hole. During these sudden torrents, unsuspecting visitors to the
site run the risk of being swept right into the maelstrom, in which
survival seems unlikely. Regardless of the risks, photographers and
nature lovers continue to flock to the stunning fountain in the hopes of
getting that perfect shot of the aggressive waters that live up to
their namesake's stormy personality.
The uncut and full version of the performance of the US Navy Presidential Ceremonial Honor Guard Drill Team at Norway.
Established
in 1931, the United States Navy Ceremonial Guard is the official
ceremonial unit of the Navy. Located at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling,
Washington, DC, the Navy Ceremonial Guard’s primary mission is to
represent the service in Presidential, Joint Armed Forces, Navy, and
public ceremonies in and around the nation’s capital.
Members of
the Navy Ceremonial Guard participate in some of our nation’s most
prestigious ceremonies, including Presidential inaugurations and arrival
ceremonies for foreign officials. In addition, the Navy Ceremonial
Guard serves as the funeral escort and conducts all services for Navy
personnel buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Botti plays a Martin Committee large-bore Handcraft trumpet made in 1939, and uses a No. 3 silver-plated mouthpiece from Bach made in 1926, having recently retired his 1920 3C Bach mouthpiece. He uses a Leblanc Vacchiano Harmon mute from the 1950s
Ruby & the Romantics, 1965. Clockwise from bottom left: George Lee, Ronald Mosely, Ruby Nash, Leroy Fann, Ed Roberts
Ruby & the Romantics were an Akron, Ohio-based American R&B group in the 1960s. The group had several pop and R&B hit records, but are sometimes wrongly considered as a one-hit wonder for topping the US BillboardHot 100chart in 1963 with their first recording, "Our Day Will Come". The song, written by Mort Garson and Bob Hilliard, was a world-wide hit, reaching No. 1 and selling over one million copies in the US, also topped the Billboard R&B chart at # 1, and peaked at #38 in the UK Singles Chart. it also reached No. 11 on the Australian Charts.
They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2007, and are winners of The Rhythm and Blues Foundation's prestigious Pioneer Award. In 1963, they were also nominated by The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for the Best Rock and Roll Recording for "Our Day Will Come".The members of the group were: Ruby Nash,
George Lee, Ronald Mosely, Leroy Fann and Ed Roberts. Despite their
relative obscurity compared to many of their '60's contemporaries, Ruby
and The Romantics reign as one of the most-covered and influential
R&B vocal groups of the 1960s. In 2013, Ruby & The Romantics became charter inductees into the inaugural class of the new Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
History
Ruby Nash, the female lead of the group, originally sang with a group, consisting of her sister and three friends. They sang at record hops,
mixers, talent shows and clubs in Akron and surrounding areas. Ruby
attended Central High School in Akron. No one knew she could sing until
after she graduated from high school. Some of the male members of the
Romantics sang with The Embers. Eventually, The Embers became known as
The Supremes (not to be confused with The Supremes of Motown Records fame), and then The Feilos.
Since they all grew up in Akron and knew each other, Leroy Fann, a member of The Feilos, (pronounced FAY-LOWS) asked Ruby to sing with them on occasions. After auditioning, the group was signed to New York-based Kapp Records; Kapp Records artist and repertoire chief Allen Stanton changed their name to "Ruby & the Romantics". Their hit song was originally intended for another artist on the label,crooner Jack Jones of "Wives and Lovers"
fame, but the group saw its potential and persuaded Stanton to let them
record it.Their song became a smash, going all the way to # 1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 Pop Chart, as well as reaching # 1 on the Billboard R&B Chart.
By the year 1963,The group's next release, "My Summer Love", reached
The Top 20, charting at No. 16 on the Hot 100 and a third release, the
original version of "Hey There Lonely Boy"
climbed to No. 27. Several more singles were released by Kapp which
generally achieved minor chart status. A short spell with ABC resulting
in three singles and an album was unsuccessful. A single for A&M in
1969, "Hurting Each Other", saw them re-united with Allen Stanton. Originally recorded by Jimmy Clanton some years earlier, it proved to be their final recording before the group broke up in 1971.
Cover versions and influence
Ruby
& The Romantics were known throughout the music industry for their
smooth, rich, full-range harmonies-from high tenor, to deep, abyssmal
bass. In a 2011 interview with Ruby, Tom Meros of Rock and Roll Universe revealed that, according to Damon Harris, David Ruffin, and Eddie Kendricks of The Temptations
,the background harmonies of Ruby & The Romantics on "Our Day Will
Come",actually served as the original model for The Temptations'
background harmonies in 1963.
In this, The Romantics proved very influential.The group was also very
influential on the music of The Carpenters, who recorded no less than
three of their tunes (see below),and Donny and Marie Osmond, who also
covered several of their songs.
Ruby Nash (lead singer) - still alive and living in Ohio as of 2014.
Ed Roberts (second tenor) – worked as a bank teller and died of cancer on August 15, 1993.
George Lee (first tenor) – died of cancer in 1994
Ronald Mosley (baritone) – died on December 3, 2011. He was 72
Leroy Fann (bass) – died of an apparent heart attack in New York in November 1973.
Contrary to popular belief, Ruby & The Romantics had remained
intact, with all five original members, throughout their entire 10-year
recording career, (1961–1971), as confirmed by Ruby in an interview in
2008 with Marv Goldberg (R&B Notebooks).
She returned to the Akron, Ohio area after the break-up and remained
there as of 2012. As of 2013, Ruby is the only surviving original member
of the Romantics. Neither she nor any of the descendants of The
Romantics receive any royalties for the group's hit records.
The "Last FM" website stated: "Ruby & The Romantics continued to
produce outstanding music such as "By The Way", "(When You're) Young and
in Love" and many more favorites. Fans of the group continue to place
them among the best groups of the 1960s."
iTunes referred to Ruby and The Romantics as "One of the great
male/female soul vocal groups.Ruby & the Romantics had an epic
single in 1963 with "Our Day Will Come." It topped both the pop and
R&B charts and for many is the definitive love/angst track."
