Twofer Tuesday: Operator (Jim Croce and Sade)
Jim Croce, remastered, courtesy of maxstratos
Sade, full length 8 minute video, courtesy of richmonsoon
Charlaine Harris: Dead and Gone: a Sookie Stackhouse ‘Southern Vampire’ Mystery: Tuesday 5/5 release; True Blood: The Collection DVD Boxed Set: May 19th Release…
Tuesday!
The 9th book in the series is released May 5th, awesome!
Now an HBO original series, True Blood—the New York Times bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series continues. Except for Sookie Stackhouse, folks in Bon Temps, Louisiana, know little about vamps—and nothing about weres. Until now. The weres and shifters have finally decided to reveal their existence to the ordinary world. At first all goes well. Then the mutilated body of a were-panther is found near the bar where Sookie works—and she feels compelled to discover who, human or otherwise, did it. But there’s a far greater danger threatening Bon Temps. A race of unhuman beings—older, more powerful, and more secretive than vampires or werewolves—is preparing for war. And Sookie finds herself an all-too human pawn in their battle.
Available for pre-order on Amazon now, True Blood: The Collection DVD Boxed Set, Video here:Amazon.com: True Blood: The Complete First Season HBO Series: Anna Paquin: Movies & TV.
Courtesy of Dave Crabtree:
The first season of HBO’s hit series, True Blood is coming to DVD on May 19th. Here’s a sneak peak at the collection. All 12 episodes from the first season–including “Strange Love,” “The First Taste,” “Burning House of Love,” “To Love Is to Bury,” and “You’ll Be the Death of Me”–are featured in a five-disc set. 12 hrs. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround stereo; audio commentary; featurette; more…
Annual VNSA Book Fair: Feb. 14th & 15th …
This is my favorite part of February, the VNSA Book Fair..I drool over books the way some women do designer shoes and jewels, my hubby is a lucky man eh?!?
But come on, who wouldn’t be excited!! check this out:
Mmmmmm Books.....Like a Doughnut to Homer, MiM feels the call of the books: Members of Teamsters Locals 104 and 752 volunteer their time to move more than 8,000 boxes of books. After a week, the books are ready, organized into 27 major categories.
Holiday Hits: Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song
No one does this better than Nat King Cole..
Courtesy of ReyDLT1957:
“The Christmas Song” is a classic Christmas song, written in 1944 by vocalist Mel Tormé and Bob Wells. According to Tormé , the song was written during a blistering hot summer. In an effort to “stay cool by thinking cool,” the most-performed (according to BMI) Christmas song was born.
“I saw a spiral pad on his piano with four lines written in pencil,” Tormé recalled. “They started, `Chestnuts roasting … Jack Frost nipping … Yuletide carols … Folks dressed up like Eskimos.’ Bob (Wells, co-writer) didn’t think he was writing a song lyric. He said he thought if he could immerse himself in winter he could cool off. Forty minutes later that song was written. I wrote all the music and some of the lyrics.”
The Nat King Cole Trio first recorded the song early in 1946. At Cole’s behest (and over the objections of his label, Capitol Records), a second recording was made the same year utilizing a small string section, this version becoming a massive hit on both the pop and R&B charts. Cole re-recorded the song in 1953 and again in 1961, using the same arrangement with a full orchestra; the latter recording is generally regarded as definitive and continues to receive considerable radio airplay each holiday season, while Cole’s original 1946 recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974. Mel Tormé himself eventually recorded his own versions in 1954 and again in 1965.
The song is typically subtitled with its opening line (“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire”); in some cases, most notably with Cole’s recordings, the song’s closing line (“Merry Christmas to You”) is used as a subtitle instead…
Moderate in the Middle 