Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

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Dailies 05/27/13

Dailies 05/27/13

Daily Doodle: Sunset

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Song of the Day: The Stroll by The Diamonds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrGLNtZ0rEg

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Musical Pipe Dream: I have a strap around my neck that is attached to my saxophone. When I’m not playing the saxophone, I swing it like an oar, to and fro. My feet are tapping to the beat with each heel stepping forward on the opposite side of the saxophone. When the saxophone chimes in, I lean forward for the first note, then lean back and move the saxophone in a circle motion on the syncopation. Then I fall back into line and keep rowing and tapping.

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Blurb 1/365: I’m gonna rock their socks off!

Dailies 05/24/13

Dailies 05/24/13

Daily Doodle: The Sprinkler Dance

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Song of the Day: Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe

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

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Musical Pipe Dream: I was at a function tonight and I gathered up the courage to nicely ask the deejay if he took requests. When he said yes, I asked if he could play something nostalgic, like Bell Biv DeVoe’s Poison. He said sure, but the song never played. If that song did come on, I would’ve done The Sprinkler out on the dance floor.

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Blurb 1/365: When you stay up all night, you might as well watch the sunrise.

 

 

Dailies 05/23/13

Dailies 05/23/13

Daily Doodle: Tom Nook! What have ye done?

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Song(s) of the Day:

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Cher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IdEfcsjhGE

and as sung by Nancy Sinatra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Xl0Qry-hA

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Musical Pipe Dream: In Cher’s version, I’ve got a fiddle tucked into the crook of my neck and I pull the bow with long, meaningful strokes. During the breakdowns, I relax my shoulders and pluck the strings to the beat.

In Nancy’s version, I’m sitting on a wooden chair holding a guitar. I have a piece of glass in my left hand to hold down on the frets as I pick at the strings. My eyes are fixated on my right hand and my head is bowed down.

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Blurb 1/365: I wonder how the world would be if perspective could be used like currency? Like, you could pay people in perspective. Or you could pay people money to see your perspective. *She was lost in thought … she was missing for 12 days.*

 

 

Dailies 05/19/13

Dailies 05/19/13

Daily Doodle: Sonic & Tails – May 1990

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Song of the Day: My Body’s a Zombie for You by Dead Man’s Bones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2csLfBAGpPM

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Musical Pipe Dream: A children’s choir is singing and lifting a rainbow parachute over us. I’m sitting in the grass armed with one cartwheel drum stick and hug the drum as I keep time. Another person has a pair of symbols and crash them together when appropriate. There is a man hunched over a tiny piano.

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Blurb 1/365: “What can’t Ryan Gosling do?” – tweeted by @Readblood

 

 

Dailies 05/16/13

Dailies 05/16/13

Daily Doodle: Loungin’ Frog

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Song of the Day: Oh! Carol by Neil Sedaka

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHm7PnCCd4E

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m singing backup and wearing a big, puffy dress that looks like a layered cake. My legs are sticking out like toothpicks and I’m wearing pointy pumps with a short heel. The other backup singers and I are swaying back and forth on the 2s and 4s. We are wearing matching headbands.

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Blurb 1/365: I just want to drum, draw, and dream.