mom + dad approved

I walked and whistled all the way to Tucumcari and this is what I get? It all works out though, unless you're evil, then you're cooked.

Jimmie Rodgers had his own summer replacement show in 1959 and appeared as a guest on the programs of others many moons ago.

Happy Christmas!

I love this 1965 Ray Conniff Christmas special featuring traditional songs from his 1962 album. It includes Wilbur from Mister Ed and a go-go version of Joy to the World. Play it while making your figgy pudding. Have yourself a joyous Christmas and a groovy new year.

Sam the Snowman is seething

Santa convinces Sam to stop being gloomy and be joyous instead.

Santa's been naughty, again

'Tis the season to be jolly so deck the halls with boughs of holly.

The Shangri-Las

Have a listen to one of the original "tough girl" groups of the 1960s.


Heaven Only Knows, The Shangri-Las, 1964


The Dum Dum Ditty, The Shangri-Las, 1965 


The Train From Kansas City, The Shangri-Las, 1965


I Can Never Go Home Any More, The Shangri-Las, 1965

Shangri-La is the fictional, Himalayan, tropical paradise in the 1937 Frank Capra film Lost Horizon. It was remade as a musical in 1973 with music by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David.