Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

1980s movies

Dailies 02/20/14

Dailies 02/20/14

Daily Doodle: Ed

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Song of the Day: Blue Shadows On the Trail by Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short from Three Amigos

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

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m playing the acoustic guitar in the corner of a room while somebody is singing along.

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Blurb 1/365: People used to make fun of my smile when I was a kid and said I had big gums and buck teeth. Having an animated face is something that adds character to the world. I think that when people are around people with animated faces that may not be so symmetrical and considered classically appealing, it makes them more comfortable being themselves. It’s a good thing. My big gums are a good thing. You are a good thing. Hug somebody today.

Dailies 12/21/13

Dailies 12/21/13

Daily Doodle: My Bologna Has a First Name …

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Song of the Day: Fame by Irene Cara

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1xO7RwTV4k

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m in a shopping mall and a whole group of people start to dance to this song. I join in with others and we perform the number. Near the ending of song, we all get in formation and do fouettes. At the end we all stop in unison with our feet firmly on the ground, arms outward with palms up, looking up into the sky with spotlights shining down on us.

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Blurb 1/365: “I hate you, Leroy from Fame!”

Dailies 08/30/13

Dailies 08/30/13

Daily Doodle: Monkey Bars

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Song of the Day: Tonari No Totoro by Joe Hisaishi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz-tktACBV8

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m on stage in a huge auditorium jamming on a keyboard. The audience members are waving their arms and singing along with stars in their eyes. There’s a guy on stage drumming a hand held drum that’s hooked up to an amplifier with only one drum stick. A very energetic woman is singing. There are Totoros on stage and in the aisles between the seats. It’s magical.

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Blurb 1/365: Bark! Bark bark bark bark! BARK.

Dailies 07/06/13

Dailies 07/06/13

Daily Doodle: Max

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Song of the Day: Spill the Wine by Eric Burdon and War

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i0DMbCKnAg

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m with a band in a corner of a crowded room. I start off sitting down with my legs crossed singing stories into the microphone. I work my way to standing up and when the band jams my arms flail forwards and upwards.

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Blurb 1/365: My family and I are very protective over each other. We know nothing but respect for one another, so whenever anybody shows anything differently to one of us, we come at them like a pack of dogs. Not meaning to be scary, it’s just the sentiment that comes naturally to us. This is comforting to me.