Shirley's Mind Grapes

Shirley's Mind Grapes

The answers to questions nobody asked

music

Dailies 09/07/13

Dailies 09/07/13

Daily Doodle: Allow the Dough to Rest

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Song of the Day: Give It to Me Baby by Rick James

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dNIQVYGXbM

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m on an extremely crowded bus and holding on to one of the metal poles. This song comes on over the FM radio with moderate reception. All of us are bouncing along with the bumps in the road when my wedding ring starts clanging on the metal pole to the beat. Somebody from the middle of the bus starts singing along. Other people start chiming in until most of us are singing along or at least smiling and grooving. I arrive at my stop and off-board the bus while the song is still playing. The bus slowly departs with people still partying to the music.

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Blurb 1/365: “How the hell did she have all these puppies?” – Investigator from Animal Precinct (She had 16 in the basement of an abandoned house. They all lived. The mom was adopted and I can only assume those adorable puppies were all snatched up, too.)

I was looking up this show and it looks like it aired in 2001 … that was 12 years ago … (whoa).

Dailies 09/02/13

Dailies 09/02/13

Daily Doodle: Together Forever

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Song of the Day: California Girls by The Beach Boys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a49McFOFp0

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Musical Pipe Dream: I have a bowl haircut and I’m rockin’ it on the drums. I’m wearing rose tinted glasses and my drumming motions are shaking my hair to the beat. There is a microphone that I lean in slightly to the right to sing backup.

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Blurb 1/365: I can’t translate crazy much anymore, or I choose not to, and I’m proud of that.

Dailies 09/01/13

Dailies 09/01/13

Daily Doodle: Ham Radio

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Song of the Day: Those Oldies But Goodies by Little Caesar & the Romans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB-Tr3WnrKE

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m singing backup with two others and the bassist stage right. The pianist is stage left and the drummer is in the back center. The lead singer is playing guitar and center stage. We’re all wearing baby blue.

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Blurb 1/365: Binge TV watching is the only I watch TV now.

Dailies 08/31/13

Dailies 08/31/13

Daily Doodle: Fitzcarraldo

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Song of the Day: Three O’Clock in the Morning by Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dim9xdVIiYw

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m playing the tuba along with a big band. We’re at a theatre and the audience is dressed up in formal attire. The curtains are red velvet and the moulding is gilded with gold.

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Blurb 1/365: On the weekends, I’m usually ready to start the day around 9PM.

Dailies 08/29/13

Dailies 08/29/13

Daily Doodle: Road Ragin’

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Song of the Day: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

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

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m performing as one of the backup singers. Two other backup singers, the bassist, and I are doing a choreographed dance in front of our microphones. We have on polished black shoes that we tap and slide on the ground in unison.

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Blurb 1/365: Beauty of life.

Dailies 08/24/13

Dailies 08/24/13

Daily Doodle: You Know, For Kids!

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Song of the Day: Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows by Lesley Gore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2sKH8yjVsM

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m doing the Charleston number that Pete and Trudy did on Mad Men.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7NLF6eNXNc

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Blurb 1/365: Short Fictional Story–JUMP

There aren’t many restrictions against Jumping. Security is so tight that if anybody tried to do anything, they’d just never Jump back. Some people have used it to purposefully end their lives: Suicide by Jump. If you talk to most people, they want nothing to do with it. There are too many politics involved. People get angry when they can’t change something that fails the Ripple. Even with the ability to time travel, evil sometimes still has to remain in history.

At first, Louie didn’t know if he should go; he didn’t know if he’d be able to Jump back. The case studies showed that he wasn’t in existence in 2045, but there was no record of his death.

He knew he would never leave her and that was enough certainty to make the decision. He was going to make the Jump and gather information to submit to the review board to test the Ripple. There was no guarantee, but if the Ripple passed, he could clear his name. He needed to clear his name so he could save her.

Dailies 08/23/13

Dailies 08/23/13

Daily Doodle: Air Traffic Control

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Song of the Day: Hash Pipe by Weezer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9BGLtqqkVI

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Musical Pipe Dream: I’m playing the guitar with my legs at a wide stance. My eyes are in a fixated stare as I strum the strings. My only movement is in my arms and hands, the rest of me is frozen.

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Blurb 1/365: I’m attending something semi-formal this weekend and do not own any semi-formal clothes. I have concocted the most insane outfit and the only choice I have is to own it and make it work, work, work!