A LITTLE DYNAMO PRODUCT

Many of you may remember that I had a problem with my car radio coming on all on its own and draining my battery.

In the end we have had to remove the fuse for the radio to keep it off until we $$$ up for a new relay switch. You can read that tale of woe here.

So now I don’t have any music in my car and that for the most part is okay because I never have to drive far.

This weekend however I was going to have to drive for 3 1/2 hours to get to our cabin with one of my sisters. Much as we like to talk we also like to sing along loudly to old rock and roll music and believe me it ain’t pretty. We desperately needed something to help cover the sound coming from us.

I have an IPod full of great songs but the sound is sadly lacking without ear buds. Someone mentioned a little speaker that you can get for them so off I went to get one.

This little speaker is just slightly larger than a golf ball when closed and it expands to about 4 inches tall when opened. It has really amazing sound for such a tiny little product.

You plug it into your IPod or IPhone and it is an amazing speaker. You won't believe the sound coming out of this little sucker. It comes with a connector to hook up a second speaker if you want. It has a rechargeable battery in it that you can charge up when charging your IPod etc. It also works on my laptop which has a lousy speaker of its own. The only thing I would ask for is a longer wire between the speaker and IPod for better positioning. I highly recommend these. I paid about 30.00 for it including tax.

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EVERYBODY DANCE NOW

How many of you grew up watching Soul Train or American Bandstand?

Did you race home from school to catch the “cool” kids bustin’ a move to the latest hot bands?

Did you practice those moves until you could boogie with the best of them? Did you wish you were doing the Soul Train Boogie Walk?

WERE YOU EVER ON ONE OF THOSE SHOWS YOURSELF?  My brother in law was on Bandstand once. I wish I had a video of that one.

One of my favourite TV shows that was on from 2002 to 2005 was American Dreams where the main character, a young girl played by Brittany Snow, used to go to Bandstand every day after school.The music for Bandstand was recreated using current bands portraying the originals. The soundtrack was fabulous. This show was also a great history lesson for us showing what the race riots were all about. I was very sad to see it go.

So what are your Bandstand or Soul Train memories? The host of Soul Train, Don Cornelius, sadly shot himself last night at the age of 75.

STAND BY ME

Image by Lemoox via Flickr

I first saw this video back in May when I was out of town. The song is the standard oldie Stand By Me but it is done by many singers around the world and put together.
Imagine that. People singing the same song in different cities around the world. I think you will love it. Turn up the speakers and click here. You can see more from
Playing For Change here.

MY LIFE IN SONG

Image via Wikipedia

I saw a list over at DuPree's - chlorine in the gene pool that I thought I would do.
You must answer the questions using only song titles from a single artist/group. My choice of course was Eric Burdon and The Animals. I have always loved his music and was at a concert of his in November. Young and old alike were rockin along.

* Are you male or female? – Girl Can't Help It

* Describe yourself – I Put A Spell On You

* How do you feel about yourself – Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

* If you could go anywhere, where would you go – San Fransiscan Nights

* Favorite form of transportation – Roadrunner

* Your best friend is – A Girl Named Sandoz

* Your favorite color is – Worried Life Blues

* What's the weather like – Winds Of Change

* If your life was a TV show, what would it be called – It's My Life

* What is life to you – Take It Easy

* What is the best advice you have to give – We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

* If you could change your name, what would it be – Pretty Thing

* Your favorite food – Gin House Blues

Well how about you? Does one artist or group say it all?