Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

1950s music

Dailies 09/24/13

Dailies 09/24/13

Daily Doodle: Watching Fireworks

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Song of the Day: Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) by The Chords

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBgQezOF8kY

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m on stage wearing a red satin dress that’s a perfect fit. My hair is curled and pinned to a shoulder-length bob and I’m wearing bright red lipstick and red shoes to match. I’m signing a part of harmony and two stepping in unison with the others. At one point, we halt the two stepping and push our arms out starting from our hands at our sides to a point where we look like an airplane with our palms facing out. Then we draw our arms back down to put our hands on our hips and go back to two stepping.

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Blurb 1/365: Ah-HA! I see it now.

Dailies 09/22/13

Dailies 09/22/13

Daily Doodle: Sun Hat

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Song of the Day: Shake, Rattle and Roll as performed by Bill Haley & His Comets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B7xr_EjbzE

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m on stage with the entire cast of Clue with several microphones in front of us. We are two-stepping front and back while snapping our fingers and singing. We switch directions after 16 counts.

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Blurb 1/365: Tim Tams are yummy!

Dailies 09/21/13

Dailies 09/21/13

Daily Doodle: Sleepy

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Song of the Day: That’s All Right (Mama) by Elvis Presley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWgprZu4Hk4

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m watching three men playing three stringed instruments and jamming this tune.

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Blurb 1/365: I’ve come to enjoy practicing human interaction with strangers. For example, I opened a door for a food delivery man. When he said thanks, I smiled and gave him the peace sign. Another example is when I was finished buying a gift card, I said, “Thanks muh-man.” and I walked out of the store like a baller. All of these interactions have just the right amount of oddity that I intend to translate into kindness. Practice makes perfect! Next on my list: Get a top hat and answer only in gestures of tipping my hat and smiling.

Dailies 08/22/13

Dailies 08/22/13

Daily Doodle: Gordon Noggen Goes Grocery Shopping

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Song of the Day: Rama Lama Ding Dong by The Edsels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KStsPPgeka4

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Musical Pipe Dream: The saxophonist and I are in the back on a slightly raised part of the stage. I’m playing the drums. We’re looking at each other for timing cues. I’m sweaty and have a towel around the back of my neck and over my shoulders.

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Blurb 1/365: If somebody poos and pees on the sidewalk and nobody is around to see it, does it still make a smell? … … Yes. Yes it does.

Dailies 08/10/13

Dailies 08/10/13

Daily Doodle: Saturday Night Couchin’

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Song of the Day: Rockin’ Robin by Bobby Day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUKTgIK8DxA

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m singing backup and clapping in a Z shape. I put my head in close to the microphone to sing and stick my butt out a little in order to make room to clap my hands in front of me.

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Blurb 1/365: “We’re adults now. We can sleep on the couch all night if we want to.”

Dailies 08/04/13

Dailies 08/04/13

Daily Doodle: Slurms Looks After All of Us from Above

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Song of the Day: Tonite Tonite by The Mello-Kings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyLQViMuE7I

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Musical Pipe Dream: There are four of us lined up and singing back up. The lead singer is slightly in front of us and stage left. We are all wearing powder blue suits with black lapels and skinny black ties. Our dance steps are alternating stepping one foot over the other and snapping. At the end of the song, we all bow our heads with our right toe behind our left heel and our palms facing the audience.

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Blurb 1/365: Some of the best quality sleep is begotten on a couch.

Dailies 07/28/13

Dailies 07/28/13

Daily Doodle: Raindrops

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Song of the Day: Yakety Sax by Boots Randolph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4NDLJow1ZE

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m in a recording studio on the piano. When the music is climbing to the part where it repeats, the band and I look at each other each time we stop playing for a beat. Our heads bob and stop, we look at each other, take a breath, then play again. The folks on the studio recording team on the other side of the glass are eating potato chips.

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Blurb 1/365: Sprinkles on a donut, calculator buttons, or vitamins.

Dailies 07/14/13

Dailies 07/14/13

Daily Doodle: Guinea Pig Pals

Commissioned by: @_caroline_lommer_

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Song of the Day: Fever as performed by Peggy Lee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGb5IweiYG8

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Musical Pipe Dream: The singer is in a form fitting dress and under a hard spotlight. I’m playing double bass and stage left next to the drummer. We’re both wearing teal suits with black trim. I’m slightly tapping my foot.

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Blurb 1/365: “I just can’t take anymore scares!” – Colonel Mustard