The Ice Storm Cometh...

Ice and snow have hit Indiana like a coal shovel to the back of the head this past week...and quite a few people lost power for days...but thanks to the hard work of electrical workers from eleven states most everybody has their power back. But in spite of the carnage the loss of power left behind you could not deny that the results of the storm were in essence incredibly beautiful to look at.



So with that in mind....Eurythmics, Winter Wonderland





Have a very Merry Christmas this year and may you get all that you asked Santa for...and may we finally find peace on earth, goodwill toward all!

It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas...

For those of you who are in the know, my partner in crime, my compadre in chaos, my Minister Of Silly Walks, you get the idea... simply put, my best friend, is a fine fellow named Rob. Rob runs a little blog called christmas yuleblog.

http://christmasyuleblog.blogspot.com/

He is in my opinion, and probably most of the uncivilized world's as well, the foremost collector of Christmas music and trivia there is. With well over 1900 Christmas CDs, and god knows how many LPs, 45s, 78s, 8-Tracks, cassettes, Edison wax cylinders, inscribed cuneiform clay tablets and papyrus scrolls of Christmas songs past he has in his collection... ( I am sure he will let me know a close approximate number)
And these are not the common tripe you see peddled in the $5.99 and under bin at the local mega-mart. These are truly gems of Christmas music history.

It has been my quest for the past couple of years to find him as a present from me at Christmas a recorded song or album he has not heard of or doesn't have...Trust me it is easier getting Adolph Hitler to send you a Happy Hanukkah card than to get something Rob doesn't know about.

In his honor I bring you a few sites I have come across that he probably knows about already...but if not...hee hee hee...maybe he'll find something new.

http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2008/11/29/the-cinnamon-bear-an-old-time-radio-christmas-tradition/

http://www.otrfan.com/otr/series/commandperformanceusa.html

http://www.mikesoldies.com/christmas/index1.htm

http://www.ilovewavs.com/Holidays/Christmas/ChristmasMusicPg1.htm

http://www.santasearch.org/music.asp?PID=2

http://www.hipchristmas.com/about/index.php

and be sure to read this entry from hip christmas.com...one of the funniest I have ever read, especially the entry about Kenny G...

http://www.hipchristmas.com/lists/jews.php

Merry Christmas Rob...I couldn't ask for someone better for a best friend!

For a great time look Rob's blog up

http://christmasyuleblog.blogspot.com/

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