Country Strong - I Hope You Dance!

Boy nothing like opening a movie with Silver Wings to grab a girl who grew up on and loves country music and country dancing.  Even showed the old two-step, all be it seriously weak, it was real.  I hate when they do the fake country dancing on shows, movies and even broadway, learn it right or leave it alone!

Movies like this take me back and it was good.  The story base is all too known, the fall from stardom, and all the tawdry side stuff.  But it was a good movie, and the music and the actors were good.  Who doesn't love Tim McGraw acting, standing there, singing, just standing there, smiling, almost crying or just... standing there (he didn't sing in the movie) and I have long since blessed Gweneth's newly introduced singing talent.  And she can act, of course.

Bo, didn't look up his real name, has that sultry low southern man voice, singing not grand but good, and his acting chops made up for it.  His care and connection to Kelly was so real and believable, it really made up a large part of the movie.

The young girl singer, still no name, played the cliche I wanna be a singing star part, but that is exactly the way is was meant to be in this movie.  So she did well.

It kept turning corners and you can't help but root for all the happy ending pieces... I won't spoil it.

Not a blockbuster, I liked it, I re-wound and got up and living room danced to the good songs.  I think I will buy the CD.

So I am going to take this movie about the fall of a singer, and make it all about me and what I got...  The music, and with country music comes dancing and the memory lane.  I love, love, love country dancing, always have, just don't do it much anymore, at all.  It is riding a bicycle-like, you never forget how. 

But I don't frequent the places I used to so that I can do this.  I remember fondly though, after peanut-harvesting, when I was a kid, all the folks would go to the barn and pull out the guitars, fiddles, mandolins and it was exhilarating to say the least, what a celebration.  Just the beginning.  Stock show every year, in the Roundup, rodeo ok, bull riding good, dancing great!

Now people, don't go putting me in this box or that, I also grew up on american bandstand, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Carol King, Joplin, Ray Price, Steppenwolf, and many, many more.  We would rock at the VA Hall on Friday night after the football game to our own home town rock band.  And go to the nearest town's rodeo and street dance the next night.  Life was a dance and I participated every chance I got.

And I am not that old, I had my own record player when I was 6 and was a true bandstand fan at that time.  So I guess you can say I started young.  At the same time, I also had the pleasure of my parent's old lp's, Lefty Frizell, Jimmy Rodgers, Hank Williams and so many more.

Good times people, good times.  I hope you dance!!!

Step It Up Why Don't I??? I'mmmmm Baaaack!

I just looked and it has been 13 days since I posted!!!  That is soooo not going to do...

I hate that!  I have been under the weather and lately that could mean wrapped by 107 degrees and suffocating!!!

I think I have rounded a corner on this sick spell and feel like accelerating!  Man I hate being down and out and sick and tired, so dustin' off those blues and moving it along, today!

So here is my pic of today...

God is Great!

Life is Good!

Fall is on its way!

Football is back!

Jr is not out of the chase ... yet!

It is going to cool off soon so Vic and I can go rock our new Ranger shirts and caps!

And I probably won't figure out the plot to my life until I am dancing Streets Of Gold!

Speaking of dancing - keep a look out for my Country Strong review!!!

BE HAPPY PEOPLE!!!  EVEN WHEN YOU ARE SIDELINED FOR A BIT OR LONGER!!!

Good Grief - Can We Stop With The 100s Already???

44 days over 100 this year so far, 38 of those days were consecutive...  Can we say dying, dying, dead.

I think I got 3rd degree burns just from my daughter's car seat the other day!

Don't leave kids and animals in the car!!!  Can't believe you actually have to keep saying that out loud.
Even with your normal yard animals, leave big, big containers of water that they cannot turn over outside for them!  My sister has kid pool for her puppies filled all the time, especially because one of them, sweet sweet buddy, doesn't have the sense not to dump his water bowl the second you fill it up for him.

I went to Michigan a couple of weeks ago and they were having a heat emergency for temps in the 90s!  It is all over the place!  It is a lot more humid there than here in FW too.

In Fort Worth, here, I am crying uncle!  I am officially praying for rain and temps under 90!  And will continue to do so until we can actually go outside and play without fear of heat strokes and melting.  Literally, the all natural look is back, you cannot wear makeup out in this!  It just melts away or should I say down your face or on the towel, kleenex, whatever to keep your face dry.  And you might as well start the day with your hair in a pony tail, it will end up in one anyway!

Ok, ok - whoo hoo for the pools but again, seriously 108 outside and even if you are in a pool, you are breathing very bad air.  Not to mention the sun rays.  Even pool time should be minimal for health reasons.  I cannot imagine letting your kiddos stay in the pool for hours in this heat.  I still want a pool in my yard too though.  I would make good use of it I promise!!!!

Water levels are dropping fast...  And soon the sprinklers I see going are going to be forced to stop or at least slow down considerably.

Enough with the negative, we have had record heat, now let's have some record low temps for Aug/Sept!
I believe, I believe, I believe!  I claim lower temps and rain in the forecasts and soon!!!!  Wait for it..., wait for it....

Am I used to this, yes I am, do I gripe every year, yes I do, will I move - duh - no.  I will just keep living through it and continue to give my opinion on it - every year!

Be happy people, make sure you are safely cool and check on those who may not get the help they need with their air conditioning!  Find a fan or air conitioner donation center and help those who cannot help themselves!!!

Oh yeah and pray for rain and low temps!!!  They are a' comin' !!!!

God Bless Wonderful George

George is our cousin, and he passed away today.  He was truly a wonderful, wonderful good man.  Very surprising, heart issues, but unexpected.  My heart truly hurts for his wife, my cousin Deb and the whole family.  I pray blessings on them and pray for many many needs met that his absence will create.

I love this family very dearly and his smiling wonderful attitude and just plain fun person will leave a hole in a lot of lives.

Love you George!

I'm Kind Of Back

Gone out of state for Project and back now - lots of little things to report like lost luggage - later...

Had a little surgery and that is really affecting me right now.  I am tired of the constant nagging pain and even tired of the pain killer brain.  Good grief, I want my own mind back, but I am getting there.

Just in time to complain about the heat, figure out the whole football thing, etc, etc...

I have had a barrage of friends and family taking care of me during this owie time and I will be thanking them so much from the bottom of my heart for their care!  What a great support group I have.

So, slowly but surely I will rise to my regular Moody self and get to writing again.

Right now Mood is I want to rip this packing out and not have to think about pain or pills anymore for now - sick of it, isn't there like a one week time limit - wouldn't that be nice!  OK one week down, pain stops now!  I cannot eat real food, did good for awhile, now I just don't want to eat at all, nothing tastes good anymore and I am done.

Will try my best not to complain on next blog and will be blogging again, respit is over!

Be happy people!  Great drugs are not near as great as having your own mind in place and working on its own!