Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

1950s

Dailies 12/10/13

Dailies 12/10/13

Daily Doodle: “Aaaaeeeyyy!”

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Song of the Day: Donna by Ritchie Valens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMcHbh6HBDk

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Musical Pipe Dream: On a small stage, I’m singing lead into a bulbous, shiny microphone and strumming an electric guitar. I’m wearing a fitted, black suit with pencil pants that show a bit of my ankle which contrasts from my black, pointed-toe, high-heeled pumps. All the Donnas in the audience are swooning over me.

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Blurb1/365:

Dear Peanut Butter on Toast,

Thanks for being there to comfort me when I get home.

Sincerely,

Auntie Pesto

Dailies 12/09/13

Dailies 12/09/13

Daily Doodle: Link Pajamas

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Song of the Day: Sixteen Tons

by Merle Travis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pfVvqLM_e4

and as performed by Tennessee Ernie Ford

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRh0QiXyZSk

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m slappin a bass. My posture is bent over with my butt sticking out. I’m really into the beat and nodding my head and two-stepping to the beat.

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Blurb 1/365: There is so much beautiful music out there, I just thought it was a good time to say that I’m thankful for my ears and my brain.

Dailies 11/28/13

Dailies 11/28/13

Daily Doodle: Professor Plum

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Song of the Day: Stagger Lee as performed by Lloyd Price

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

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Musical Pipe Dream: My hair is set in a short style with curls at the bottom. I’m singing backup with two men and one woman. Both the men are wearing powder blue suits. The woman and I are wearing powder blue dresses.

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Blurb 1/365: Happy Thanksgiving!

Dailies 11/08/13

Dailies 11/08/13

Daily Doodle: Panda Van

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Song of the Day: Since I Don’t Have You by The Skyliners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZh6ZSRoYg

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m wearing a dress with a fitted bodice and puffy skirt. I’m holding either end of the bottom of the skirt and swaying back and forth to the beat while singing harmony. In between breaks in singing, we do side step turns to the left and to the right.

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Blurb 1/365: Good night.

Dailies 10/20/13

Dailies 10/20/13

Daily Doodle: A Fun Game of Pool

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Song of the Day: Two People In the World by Little Anthony and the Imperials

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gowgfivrR9g

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m singing backup harmony while playing the piano. My baby blue suit is fitted and the pant legs each have a big crease down the front. The cuffs end at the middle of my shin and expose my black socks and my shiny black shoes tapping on the piano pedals.

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Blurb 1/365: Movies and shows watched this weekend:

Hell

Four Rooms

Slaughterhouse Five

Manic

The Brother from Another Planet

Hannibal (3 episodes)

Portlandia (2 episodes)

and of course, episodes of House Hunters/My First Place.

Dailies 10/01/13

Dailies 10/01/13

Daily Doodle: Arts & Crafts Time!

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Song of the Day: There Goes My Baby by Ben E. King and The Drifters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3HXy9mGPpI

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m part of the back up harmony. We’re all in a line, one in front of another with our right arms facing an audience. We’re bent at the knee and are leaning back as far as we can go without falling on the person behind us. While two stepping, our left arms are slack and hanging slightly behind us and our right arms are swaying with our fingers snapping.

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Blurb 1/365: Chips.