Friday Funnies

Hi,
I'm so relieved to see that recall is intact. A bunch of you knew "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper. Lane sent this:
Time After Time" was a single by singer Cyndi Lauper the second from her She's so Unusual album, and it reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts on June 9, 1984. The song was at #1 for two weeks and to date is her second highest charting and most commercially successful single worldwide after "Girls Just want to Have Fun". "Time After Time" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 1985 grammy Awards. The ballad is considered a classic of the 1980's and is still played frequently on adult contemporary radio.
"Time After Time" has been covered, either in live performance or on a recording, by at least 120 different artists across a broad spectrum of genres, including Blaque(on Blaque, 1999),Eva Cassidy, Allison Crowe,Miles Davis, (on Your'e under Arrest, 1985),Dilana,Distant Soundz Dilana, Distant Soundz, DJ Sammy, Dover, Everything But the Girl, Eddie Money and Juice Newton (as a duet). So now you know. One of my favorite covers is the Miles Davis one mentioned above.
"Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother man? (__) Can ya dig it?" Hint: It was the main theme for a movie of the same name. Early 70s when a new genre of film was 'labeled'. Another line in the song ends with 'shut yo mouth'.
Today we went over to Big C for some basic shopping and a larger mattress for the guest room. The young woman in the mattress department greats us with a big smile and a little laughter these days. I guess she knows what she's in for. We go through a certain communication dance, and it all works out. We found what we were looking for. Also, I found a pendent I'd been looking for. It's of Jatukam Rammatape, who is a Buddhist angel from the Thai tradition. What caught my attention was the fact that he is often depicted as very black, with gold pants. How could I not be intrigued? Anyway, there's a place in Big C that had the size I wanted, and offered to paint it. I'll take a picture.
Tonight we went to the "Happiness Street Health Economic Corridor, Chiang Rai, Fair". I know, it's a mouthful. It was also a street full. Boot told us about it and suggested that we go. I'm glad we did, it was a very interesting cultural experience. The street was closed off and there were booths and tables set up so it was like a NB. Lots of school kids manning tables, selling crafts for organizations. There was a traditional dance exhibition, a DJ who had things rockin', a pair of Lanna singers who included us in their lyrics, a traditional instrumental group, a drum/gong group, and last but not least, a country/western quartet. There was enough food to feed everybody there and have some left over. We had a hard time leaving because there were hip-hop dancers performing in front of the DJ and it was a wall of humanity. We got around it and ran into another wall at the aerobic dance performance. Next year, bigger street.
Next week begins the 'Friendship Festival' at the river. We'll take you with us as we float flowers and candles on the river. Should be quite a sight.
Well, it's time for the 'Funnies' and a wish for you to have a Fun WeekEnd.

Peace,
Danny

PS Check out the Flickr site this weekend.

Truisms

Dickson's Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are
removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes
out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a
replacement.

One good turn gets most of the blankets.

An unbreakable toy is useful for breaking other toys.

ASCII stupid question, get a stupid ANSI.

A closed mouth gathers no feet.

Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere.

Jury -- Twelve people who determine which client has the better lawyer.

If you want your spouse to listen and pay strict attention to every word
you say, talk in your sleep.

Gettin' Funky, Thai Style

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