Fox and Fork in Clarksville Arkansas

Where else would you be serenaded? At the fox and fork in Clarksville Arkansas of course. We happened to come upon it after traveling through Texas and Oklahoma most of the day. There was a live band playing and the hostess sat us next to each other at the table so we could talk. We tipped the band and they responded in kind with an Everly Brothers tune. It was surreal - there were Beatles paintings all over the walls and the outdoor entrance. The food was quite good too. The place was located off Main Street - we almost missed it because everything else was already closed for the day. It was a memorable event on this cross country journey, and one that was totally unexpected. 

45 RPM Records - Beatles and More

I thought I collected all my old records the last time I was visiting my mom. There were quite a few, and a certain grandson was happy to get them. He actually has a record player! So I was surprised when my mom told me that there were even more in a drawer in the old bedroom. So I found at least 15 more. The Beatles were the most out of the remaining collection. We danced to a lot of these songs, and they were played at a lot of slumber parties. Then there are the Zombies, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Gordon Lightfoot! I'm glad someone I know values these things. They meant a lot to me then, and still mean a lot to me now. But I can hear any or all of them on my iPhone on iTunes. Things have changed, but listening to music brings back a lot of memories. 

A Hard Day's Night Happy New Year

We like old movies. We watch them all the time. They are all queued up when there is nothing else to watch - which is quite frequent. We also love television. Not a lot of people will admit to it. But our favorite place is sitting on the couch in front of our TV and enjoying the show. Since we've been cooped up over a week now with this dreadful respiratory virus flu thing, we've even been watching more of them. We stumbled across A Hard Day's Night in between other shows and stuck to it. Being New Year's Eve, it's always a time to remember what was, and think about what might be. As I'm getting older, I'm not sure I like to think about what might be. My husband is the eternal optimist and has such a happy go lucky attitude about everything. We sort of balance each other out. So as we were watching last night, it took me back to 1964. I do remember going to see the movie with someone at a Saturday matinee. My favorite Beatle was John to begin with, and somewhere along the line it changed to Ringo. I even named my parakeet after him. All I could think about was how much this music became such a part of my life even to this day. Whether it was really that good or not - I can't be the judge. But it was definitely a phenomenon that I was happy to be a part of.