"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain."
~Bob Marley
It's Thursday, so how about an episode of, Throwback Thursday?
Saturday, August 2nd, thru Saturday, August 9th, 1969
Our video is, American Bandstand, from Saturday, August 2nd, 1969.
Other events include...
The Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves, 1-0 at, Shea Stadium
Andrew Duggan, was on the cover of, TV Guide,
Goldie Hawn, was on the cover of Vogue
Midnight Cowboy, was #1 at theaters.
In The Year 2525, was the #1 Song
At the end of this week, on August 9th, 1969, actress Sharon Tate was found murdered at her Benedict Canyon home. It was later determined that members of the Mason family cult killed her and four others during a home invasion.
The #1 TV show for the week of, August 2nd 1969,
was Rowan And Martin's Laugh-in.
On August 2nd, Richard Nixon became the first incumbent president to visit a U. S. president to visit a Communist country, when he arrived in Bucharest, Hungary.
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." ~Plato While on my little art walk down Addison st last month, I looked up from the poetry panels and noticed this sign outside a music shop. The thought of learning the ukulele made me smile. I have always thought of maybe taking music lessons, but the piano was what I had in mind, I had never considered the ukulele. But somehow, as I was smiling that day, the idea of playing that particular instrument intrigued me! Sure. Why not? I have officially added ukulele lessons to my bucket list!
Sing, it with me now...
Tip-Toe Thru The Tulips With Me Tiptoe, through the window By the window, that is where I'll be Come tiptoe through the tulips with me
"Honestly, it's the kids that made us successful. They had a good outlook, and we made it fun."
-Dick Martin, referring to the show "Laugh-In."
It made me sad today to find out the comedian, Dick Martin, had passed away last night. It always makes me sad to hear that someone with so much talent for easing the stress and sadness of the world, has passed on. As you know, humor has saved me more then once, in fact, humor mine and others, continues to heal me in all sorts of ways. Part of what is keeping me going, when it comes to Elvis's illness, is the fact that he is a natural comic. He does something unusual or funny every single day.
Most recently he made us laugh by belching. See, he has to take a certain anti-biotic by mouth twice a day. He hates the taste, but he takes his medicine with very little complaining, however, he does get a little nervous about it, and usually swallows a lot of air, as he swallows the medicine, resulting in... well... belching. And not just little kitty belching... lion sized belching! LOL. It might sound mean, but I can't help but snicker. It's so cute, and yes, funny.
Elvis likes the sound of laughter, so after he is done with the excess air, he usually gets a little grin on his face, similar to a baby who has just passed gas, and then comes over for giggle time which included playing with his favorite mouse and a ball of yarn. There are more funny little routines he has, but I have gotten way off topic, the death of Dick Martin.
I loved watching him on Laugh-In when I was a child. Martin was the comedy to Dan Rowan's straight man. I loved his humor. I loved his facial expressions, and I loved how he interacted with the cast members and the guest stars. I especially loved the clip above, which I found in YouTube a few months back. In my opinion, it is one of the best moments out of the series. Watch it... it will make you laugh out loud. It's a classic. It is a performance of Tiny Tim, singing his uber hit rendition of, "Tiptoe Through The Tulips."
Thanks Dick Martin for making me laugh, and laugh, and laugh.
"Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it."
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