Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

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 09/15/13

Dailies 09/15/13

Daily Doodle: My First Memory: Snoopy on Ice

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Song of the Day: Mickey Mouse Club March from The Mickey Mouse Club

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4C_lUy58Rw

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m marching to the beat of my own drum.

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Blurb 1/365: Six months ago, I decided to do a daily project for a year that included four things: a Daily Doodle (a drawing), a Song of the Day (a random pick of a good song), a Musical Pipe Dream (imagining being able to play a musical instrument, a musical scene, or describing something musical related to the Song of the Day), and a Blurb 1/365 (writing something, a story, a quote, an opinion, anything).

I always over analyze things and try to meticulously plan them out before I even try doing them. This time things were different and I just started doing it without setting expectations for the outcome. It’s the first time I’ve done something like this. Not only in art, but in anything.

I’m usually quite a pessimist when it comes to me following through with things. Now I’m halfway through. I’ve made time for this in my life right now and I believe that when I make time in my life for anything new, life starts to.

With my mind also changing, I’m thankful that the changes in my life and my mind are positive. It also doesn’t hurt to that I’m getting a bit of discipline on my drawing skills and time allocation.

I don’t know where I’ll be in the next six months, but I’m content knowing I’ll be somewhere good in my mind and that’s all I need to know. See you then :O)

Dailies 09/13/13

Daily Doodle: Super Dog

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Song of the Day: Passin’ Me By by The Pharcyde

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjsPG0Kspxo

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Musical Pipe Dream: Another person and I are dancing a duet together. We start off on opposite sides of the stage, out of sight. When the music starts, we both hop out with our hands at our sides. For the next eight count we transition into a heel tap move with our arms and head hanging back. We get into a sitting position with me in front and we start doing the motions of paddling down a river.

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Blurb 1/365: “Kindness is magic.”–Derek

Dailies 09/12/13

Dailies 09/12/13

Daily Doodle: Steamed Hams

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Song of the Day: Knock on Wood as performed by Otis Redding featuring Carla Thomas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVt3GWuGM9s

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m jamming on the drums. My foot is steady and hard on the pedal and I’m making sure I’m playing loud and the sound is tight, not sloppy. I’m having so much fun.

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Blurb 1/365: “Aurora Borealis? At this time of year?!” – Superintendent Chalmers

Dailies 09/10/13

Dailies 09/10/13

Daily Doodle: Lucy Danziger

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Song of the Day: Donna the Prima Donna by Dion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjm1CN-6ahA

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Musical Pipe Dream: My bangs are gelled into a bouffant and I’m wearing a fitted suit with a skinny tie. I’m singing into a big, chunky microphone and swaying to the 2’s and 4’s. When I shake my legs, the women and men in the audience go wild.

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Blurb 1/365: Every time I encounter a person, I treat it like I’m making a first impression; I only make first impressions.

Dailies 09/09/13

Dailies 09/09/13

Daily Doodle: Nuchi on Parade (Commissioned by and drawn for Nuchi!)

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Song of the Day: Rapper’s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang

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

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m on BART and a few kids onboard at the Lake Merrit station with this drum beat playing out loud on one of their phones. They start rapping and the all of us other passengers start to get into it. Most of us are clapping and some are recording video with their phones. When Master Gee’s intro comes in and he says, “On and on and on on and on”, I do a glide step in a box form. My face gets close to one of the cameras at the second step and you can see my big eyeball before I slide away.

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Blurb 1/365: Love life.