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Alright..Susie..I"m NOT gonna apologize for posting THIS tangent...I HATE THIS TUNE..BUT..the devil made me do it.. ..

Cayenne...Darian is GREAT..I know HE basically put "Smile" together...I kinda think that he makes Brian look good.. Susie..Beach Boys 50th..like Raspberries Reunion were SERIOUSLY religious experiences for me!

Alright Susie...Let's go a little further back... Lenny Welch was incredible..and like so many UBER-Talents...shoulda been a contender...BUT..S%#T Happens.. His live performances are GREAT..and he's SO nice.. I think he gave my Beverly goose bumps when we saw him last year..and still... I found it in my heart to forgive him...

Susie...How does a thirtysomething like you remember Tito Puente and Burton Cummings....? Youtube...Facebook..I guess there are now SO many ways for you "Young-ins" to learn about Rock History..

I happened across this just now...Breathes new beauty into a GREAT song by the GREAT John Stewart performed originally by the much loved Davey Jones...Enjoy!

What acts have you seen that are still GREAT though they are 60+..? With my dear friend Valorie of Thunder Bay Canada in mind...(Home of Valorie and Paul Schaefer)...I present the GREAT Burton Cummings! (Burton by the way...ALWAYS reminded me of Sir Paul and Sir Eric... all of whom sound beautiful when singing ballads and astonishing singing "Rockers"..See "American Woman" for further edification... )

Here are two of my favorite Jewish "Lantzmen"..meaning from my land or my town or my background..REALLY Yiddish conception of "Paisan".. Mama Cass...(Naomi Cohen) and Sammy Davis Jr.

Susie..If your date tries anything funny...you tell him that your scrawny 63 year old music-lovin' Jewish Friend will be VERY angry... AND...You don't wanna make him angry... ..HMMM!

Beautiful stuff Susie.. I DARE anyone to watch this...AND THEN yell at your mate for not taking out the garbage or forgetting to get 3 Sweet and Sour Sauces with your Chinese Restaurant Take-Out Order!!!..

DUHH!!.. I kinda sorta remembered that our own dear Eric did a song that celebrates music...kinda sorta... ...

Please Believe Me... I probably saw her do this on the Ed Sullivan Show...BUT it was ALREADY an Oldie ...I swear... !! Even I wasn't listening to music when this was brand-spankin' new... BTW Susie...Great " Musical Set"...Thanks!

After a sometime tempestuous year at EC.com...I thought it would be fun to post songs that celebrate "Music"...to kick off the coming year!! ...'cause isn't that what brought us all here in the first place... ?

From Ira and Bev...ALWAYS loved Christmas...Here's a cute Saturday night Live Classic Video...

Do you at least like Matzoh ball soup...perhaps there's a glimmer of hope!..

I don't know Cayenne... We're living in a new age of universal tolerance... BUT...Can a Jewish guy from Brooklyn maintain a friendship with a girl from New Orleans who HATES "Disney Girls"... This is alot to ask of even the most liberal Easterner!

And THIS from "Sunflower" (one of THE greatest under-selling albums of all-time)..."Tears In The Morning" with it's European flavor...Just gorgeous.. ALSO...Bruce at times..along with Carl took the reigns when Brian was in that LONG Long hibernation...

Go see the Beach Boys Touring band and if you don't fall in love with with Cheerleader and great guy Bruce Johnston...then you're off my Chanukah list! His Disney Girls is up there IMHO with Brian's best wistful stuff..ala Don't Worry Baby..God Only Knows...In My Room...etc. Here's a neat old Video of young Bruce at the piano.. And oh..BTW..he's worked with E.C. and that alone makes him a member of my non-political IHOF...Ira's Hall Of Fame..

Thanks Suzie..actually...I'm a little embarassed...I just edited my post...my FULL brilliance as the Chosen One of The Chosen people wasn't completely evident 'cause I left a coupla words out.. .. Hey..am I REALLY this awesome...or am I just...

Thanks Suzie...I've been officially designated to represent ALL the chosen people in thanking you...OR perhaps.. "It Was Just My Imagination".. that I have ALL that power.. Anyhow..Thanks...

Our Bernie is also a huge Jerry Lewis fan... One year on the telethon Jerry was really sick and bloated from medication.... Don Rickles deals so well with the "Elephant In The Room" thru humor...feigned hostility and ultimately warmth and love.. Jerry Lewis IS the embodiment of "Love 'im or hate 'im". To me..as a kid...those movies when he was at his peak...like the music of that era...were sunshine in a bleak childhood... For that alone...I will always have a warm spot in my heart for Joseph Levitch of Newark N.J.

I don't pretend to personally know ALL the barriers to making a living in show business..BUT I always thought that if there was ANY justice..Gary Puckett and Lenny Welch..("Since I Fell For You" )...should have had lucrative careers beautifully singing Standards at and Showl Tunes at clubs...cabarets and nice venues...in addition to playing the "Oldies Circuit"...

Happy Birthday Diane!!

PEYTON...America....Papa John's...Ya Gotta Be Kidding!!.. ..

Cayenne...Steve Cohen of the 2d Ave. Deli is right these sandwiches are blessed by God and are as healthy as kale... It's a miracle! Have I ever lied to you?

Cheryl...Made me think of THIS neighborhood Donut "Pusher"... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXnAk0DNayg