Hammond Organ

The Hammond Organ was invented in 1934. It's the main instrument in Procol Harum's Whiter Shade of Pale.



When I was a kid Ethel Smith was the top Hammond Organ player. She was born Ethel Goldsmith in Pennsylvania but played mostly Latin jazz.

Some of my favorite songs from when I was just a nipper

Arthur Godfrey - I'm A Lonely Little Petunia


Arthur Godfrey - I don't want her, you can have her, she's too fat for me



Eddie Cantor - Ma He's Makin Eyes At Me

Crash scene from "Flight"

Van Gogh

Garden hoops

You can buy them at Amazon or make them out of PVC.

These pics show how versatile garden hoops are.

My soul magnifies the Lord

 Andy, this is the hymn that I was thinking of.

The Magnificat (Latin: [My soul] magnifies) — also known as the Song of Mary or the Canticle of Mary — is a canticle frequently sung (or spoken) liturgically in Christian church services. It is one of the eight most ancient Christian hymns and perhaps the earliest Marian hymn. Its name comes from the first word of the Latin version of the canticle's text.

The text of the canticle is taken directly from the Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:46-55) where it is spoken by the Virgin Mary upon the occasion of her Visitation to her cousin Elizabeth. In the narrative, after Mary greets Elizabeth, who is pregnant with the future John the Baptist, the child moves within Elizabeth's womb. When Elizabeth praises Mary for her faith, Mary sings what is now known as the Magnificat in response.

My soul magnifies the Lord 
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; 
Because he has regarded the lowliness of his handmaid; 
For behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed; 
Because he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name; 
And his mercy is from generation to generation on those who fear him. 
He has shown might with his arm, 
He has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart. 
He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly. 
He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. 
He has given help to Israel, his servant, mindful of his mercy 
Even as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity forever.

Penny stinkers

Can you see why all us little boys loved collecting these? But you soon stopped when you realized that they would shit on you and your hand would stink for days after.