Mo's Manic Monday - Blue
Posted: Monday, February 04, 2008 by Travis Cody in
Welcome to another Manic Monday with Morgen. Don't forget to cruise by MM HQ at It's A Blog Eat World. Today's theme is Blue.
I have an eclectic mix of Blue for you today. I just let my mind wander over the various thoughts the word evoked.
The biggest Blue of the day belongs to the New York Giants. Congratulations to Giants fans everywhere. The Giants beat New England 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII.
Roy Orbison (1936-1988) had one of the most distinctive voices in popular music. In 1963 he teamed with Joe Melson on the song Blue Bayou. Linda Ronstadt had a successful cover of the song in 1977. Others who have recorded it include Engelbert Humperdinck, The Mantovani Orchestra, Gerry Grant, Roberto Jordan, New York Theatre Orchestra, Brian Cross, Arlene Harden, Paula Die Basken, Sterben Jung, Floyd Cramer, The Sunset Strings
I started bleeding Dodger Blue in 1975 after the dismantling of my hometown Oakland A's. As a kid growing up in the Bay Area, my mom tried unsucessfully to move me in the direction of the Giants. But I wouldn't have it. I went to the east side, the dark side, where I found Reggie and Catfish and Campy and Sal and Geno and Vida, and three straight World Series championships from 1972-74. But when Charlie Finley began trading and selling off my team, I did the unthinkable in my mom's eyes. I still could never be a Giants fan...I went south and found Tommy L and Garvey and Cey and Davey and Billy Russ and Stevo, and such a rich history and tradition. I found myself despising my once-hero Reggie Jackson and developing that intense hatred for the Yankees as they foiled my Dodgers year after year. Then there was the sweet joy of winning in 1981, and Fernando, and then the Bulldog and Kirk Gibson's home run and the improbable championship in 1988. I'm a Dodger fan, hooked for life.
My favorite drink.
Don't look Turnbaby. In 1992, a group of Kentucky Wildcats led by The Unforgettables John Pelfrey, Richie Farmer, Deron Feldhaus, and Sean Woods, brought the UK program back from probation and came within 1.2 seconds of upsetting the Duke Blue Devils in what is widely considered the greatest college basketball game ever played. UK Blue vs Duke Blue.
Here's a shiny new Marine in Dress Blues.
This is my very favorite waltz, The Blue Danube, performed by Andre Rieu Live In Dublin. Master Rieu seems to be enjoying the couples waltzing as much as he is enjoying his own playing.
The best version is the one by Roy Orbison. I love it!
Mine is here! Happy MM!