The only thing that matters to me is that it won’t be 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Petula Clark Rocks!
Petula Clark is my all-time reference for female Pop singing talent, professionalism and sexiness. Not only is there nobody better, there’s nobody as good. Having said that, what a great cover on the new Collector’s Choice Music catalog!
It says see page 3, so here’s page 3.
I’ll be ordering both of these new items. Video of Petula is always a treat, so I’m looking forward to the DVD. Which reminds me. Goodbye, Mr. Chips will finally be released on DVD in a couple of weeks.
David Moncur, our correspondent in Scotland, wrote to say:
Here is the Dutch concert Max proms that she was involved in, in December. Her voice sounds a bit strained, but she’s looking great.
http://www.omroepmax.nl/?waxtrapp=pvfhfDsHnHUVGHwB#
Click on “Afspelen” to get the show. She’s towards the end of the first half, and in the middle of the second half. This is the televised show, so they have cut it, and it doesn’t show all her songs….. Double click on it to make it screen size.
Happy 2009
Dave
Thank you, Dave! She does indeed look great. I wish I could do more than provide the link here, but the video is in Real format, and there’s not a lot I can do with that.
I was poking around TheRadio.com recently and happened to catch this sweet and lovely tune by Petula. Enjoy!
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2009/JAN/TheRadioPetula.mp3]Paul and Mary Poppins
Barely treading water here with the blog, I’m sorry to say. Unavoidable, with Boston Marathon training underway, so I’ll do another quickie post.
Motown Records just had its 50th anniversary. Label founder Berry Gordy made a point of catching up with the Beatles in 1964 before they returned to England to film “A Hard Day’s Night.”
At the movie studio there was some overlap between the filming of “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Mary Poppins”. Here’s Paul with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.
Security Notes
To do a quick security check of websites you can use McAfee’s free Site Advisor. There’s a plug-in for Internet Explorer and one for Firefox, or you can enter an address at this link.
http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ff.html
In June Microsoft will be ending its Live OneCare security subscription and introducing a free service, called Morro. This could, and should, be your chance to let go of the security software you use now.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/nov08/11-18NoCostSecurityPR.mspx
My Favorite Mouseketeer
pret•ty (prit’ee) adj.
1. See Cheryl Holdridge
Cheryl Holdridge has died. The first time I saw her was close to fifty years ago. Annette has been ill for so long, I assumed she would leave first. And nothing against Annette, but she was a distant second to Cheryl.
‘Blind Date’ by Morty Gunty
Recently I posted comedian Morty Gunty’s rendition of “There’s A War.” Here is the flip side of the single, a comedy routine called “Blind Date,” with Morty backed by a cool jazz ensemble.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2009/JAN/GuntyBlindDate.mp3]The writing credit is “A. Cogan,” presumably a misspelling of comedy writer Arnie Kogen, who can be seen with Mark Evanier and some other noteworthy gents, all associated with MAD Magazine.
Arnie Kogen, Al Feldstein, Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier, Al Jaffee