SATURDAY, SEPT. 14TH AT OLG STAGE, NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO [click on images to view original size] SABATON 🇸🇪 JUDAS PRIEST 🇬🇧 ⭐Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for Wordless Wednesday.⭐ Do you enjoy…Read more
(Click on images to view original size and read the captions.) 🪣 TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS 🪣 As an ancient history buff, Greece, Italy, Malta and Egypt were at the top of my…Read more
“Walking Wounded” was first released in November 2000, as a Canadian promotional single, with a video filmed in Havana, Cuba. It is a complex composition, using 72 tracks and featuring a choral…Read more
“To Hell and Back”, deemed Sabaton’s best song in the video above, is the 5th track from their 7th studio album, “Heroes”, released in 2014. It is about Audie Murphy, the most…Read more
🏒🍂🎸🏒🍂🎸 Another hockey season begins (Oct. 9), and we masochistic Toronto Maple Leafs fans are once again hoping our team will dazzle in the playoffs, not just in the regular season, and…Read more
I borrowed this idea from Australian blogger Deb over at Deb’s World. She has a feature called ‘Friday Feels’, where she answers three questions: What made you happy?What made you sad?What made…Read more
WELCOME TO PHOTO FRIDAY! The objective is to post your own images,based on a prompt provided by the Photo Friday staff. Find all my entries HERE and HERE 🐕 DOGS 🐩 More:[right-click to open in…Read more
“Death by Rock and Roll” is a song written by Taylor Momsen and guitarist Ben Philips, released in May (digital) and June (rock radio) 2020, as the lead single from The Pretty…Read more
WordPress bloggers please note: If you are using the Jetpack mobile app to read this, it will say “Comments are closed”. NOT TRUE! It only means I am not using their commenting…Read more
🖼️🎵RED, WHITE AND BLUE PHOTOS AND MUSIC🎵🖼️ P.S.Sorry, I got a little carried away, and this post might be slow to load. Please give it a few seconds, or reload if it…Read more
SATURDAY, JUNE 29 AT OLG STAGE, NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO [click on images to view original size] ⭐Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for Wordless Wednesday.⭐ Do you enjoy going to concerts?Which ones have…Read more
‘How You Remind Me‘, with lyrics written by lead singer Chad Kroeger and music composed by the band, was released on July 17, 2001, as the lead single from their third studio album, Silver Side…Read more
Sub-Rosa Subway is the 4th track from Klaatu’s debut album, ‘3:47 EST‘ (re-titled ‘Klaatu’ for the U.S. market). It describes the efforts of Alfred Ely Beach to create the Beach Pneumatic Transit, precursor to the New…Read more
“Since I’ve Been Loving You” was one of the first songs prepared for the Led Zeppelin III album, released in 1970. It was recorded live in the studio with very little overdubbing and was reportedly…Read more
‘Sunny Afternoon’ was written by The Kinks’ frontman Ray Davies. Released as a single on June 3, 1966, it went to number one on the UK Singles Chart, remaining there for two weeks. In America, it…Read more
[Click on images to view original size] 🌸🌸PERFECT PINKS🌸🌸 🔵🔷BEAUTIFUL BLUES🔷🔵 🍭🎸THE MOODY BLUES LOVED PASTELS!🎸🍭(Photos from their 2017 tour, ‘50th Anniversary of Days of Future Passed’, in Toronto. The concert was…Read more
🔵🔷🖼️ ART 🖼️🔷🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 [Click on images to view original size and read the captions] 🔵🔷🌊SEA AND SKY🌊🔷🔵 🔵🔷🎸CONCERT LIGHTING🎸🔷🔵 TO VIEW ALL PARTICIPANTS/JOIN THE BLOGFEST, VISIT TERRI: Also joining Sandee at…Read more
[Click on images to view original size] 🥛🍷🥃🍸MY GLASSWARE FETISH!🍸🥃🍷🥛 🗺️✈️🛳️🧳HORDES OF TOURISTS🧳🛳️✈️🗺️ 🎵🎸🎤🧑🏻🎤FAVOURITE ROCK GROUPS🧑🏻🎤🎤🎸🎵 💖🐾🐾💖 PACKS OF DOGS 💖🐾🐾💖 TO VIEW ALL PARTICIPANTS/JOIN THE BLOGFEST, VISIT TERRI: Also joining Sandee…Read more
[Click on images to view original size] 🪻PURPLE FLOWERS🪻 🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻 🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻 💟PURPLE CONCERT LIGHTING💟 But of course! 😀 💜PURPLE MEMORIES💜 TO VIEW ALL PARTICIPANTS/JOIN THE BLOGFEST, VISIT TERRI: Also joining Sandee at…Read more
[Click on images to view original size] ♫ I SEE TREES OF GREEN ♫ In July 2020, during a lull in the pandemic, we took a road trip around Ontario, visiting various…Read more
Music has always been one of my primary passions in life. I even took piano and guitar lessons as a child; voice lessons as a young adult. Unfortunately, any talent was mediocre…Read more
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! Who does Halloween better than Alice Cooper? Enjoy the playlist! Bonus Video: Click HERE ► to find more great music from the #4M crew! We had…Read more
This week’s #4M topic, as selected by Alana of Ramblin’ with AM: Imagine you are putting together a four-day music festival. For each day you need a headliner, so who would it…Read more
A few years ago, I published a #MusicMonday post called HEAVEN AND HELL, and thought it might be fun to explore more songs about opposite subjects. The possibilities are endless! 😀 Here…Read more
SULTRY SUMMER SUNRISE! A SLEEPLESS NIGHT HAS ITS REWARDS. Images captured on August 14, 2022 6:23-7:01 am Click to enlarge ☀☀☀☀☀☀☀☀ Time for a nap! MORE FROM THE BLOG: LATEST FROM INSTAGRAM:…Read more
SUBURBAN SUMMER SNAPSHOTS! [click on images to enlarge] There was a full moon that night, shining brightly over Lake Ontario: An Oscillation display in front of the library: Main Street! I’m sad…Read more
On August 21, German rock band, Scorpions, kicked off their Rock Believer North American Tour in Toronto. This band has been around for over 50 years and I’m a huge fan! There…Read more
On May 30, I wrote about coming back to the Blogosphere. While intentions were good, it seems I haven’t been able to get into a regular groove. Not only that, I broke…Read more
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that’s true, here are several thousand… 1) BLUE ART Blue mural at our Town Hall. Digital frames added by me. 🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 Blacklight…Read more
Was ist das? (Translation: What is it?) This is my response to Mary’s chosen theme for MONDAY’S MUSIC MOVES ME (aka #4M) as well as her month-long ROCKTOBER MUSIC FEST at Jingle…Read more
Music has been a constant in my life. Early memories go back to 1958/59 when my mother and I were living with her parents and two sisters in Germany. My father, a…Read more
mel·lif·lu·ous məˈliflo͞oəs adjective (of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear. “the voice was mellifluous and smooth” synonyms: sweet-sounding, dulcet, honeyed, mellow, soft, liquid, silvery, soothing, rich, smooth, euphonious,…Read more
Queen is an iconic British rock band, formed in London in 1970. Their classic line-up was Freddie Mercury (lead vocals and piano), Brian May (lead guitar and vocals), Roger Taylor (drums and vocals) and John Deacon (bass guitar). While their earliest…Read more
First came the Blues, then came Blues Rock. “Blues rock is a fusion genre combining elements of blues and rock. It is mostly an electric ensemble-style music with instrumentation similar to electric blues and rock: electric guitar, electric…Read more
Let’s play a little game. Religious beliefs aside, what’s your idea of heaven and hell? Heaven to me would be a place filled with all the dogs I’ve known and loved, the…Read more
Many of you are likely familiar with “The 27 Club”, a group of successful musicians who all died at the age of 27. But, who was the first? How and where did…Read more
♫ Music Monday ♫ It’s been a long, hard winter here in the suburbs of Toronto; the worst in 20 years! They’re predicting more bad weather for March, so I’m trying…Read more
CONCERT REVIEW: ROD STEWART, W. SPECIAL GUEST CYNDI LAUPER AUGUST 10, 2018, TORONTO I’ve been a Rod Stewart fan since his early days with Jeff Beck in the late ‘60s. We didn’t…Read more
Welcome to the “Monday’s Music Moves Me” blog hop, aka #4m, hosted by X-Mas Dolly, with co-hosts Jamerican Spice, Stacy Uncorked and Curious as a Cathy. I’m on a concert high once again,…Read more
Welcome to: QUESTION OF THE MONTH, hosted by Michael G. D’Agostino was a monthly blogfest published on the first Monday. Michael’s directive: “Your readers would like to know a little more about you. Show…Read more
I’m thrilled and honoured to have been nominated for the MUSIC & WORDS AWARD by fellow bloggers and music lovers Mary of Jingle Jangle Jungle, Michele of Angels Bark and Jeffrey of J.A. Scott.…Read more
Thanks to Mary Burris of JINGLE JANGLE JUNGLE for giving me this platform today. Her site is a music lover’s delight, so be sure to have a look around. I’m sharing some early…Read more
We had a fantastic time at the Scorpions 50th Anniversary concert in Toronto on Sept. 18.Opening act Queensrÿche did a great job warming up the crowd.It was a magical night and I’m…Read more
Welcome to another edition of Photo Friday. ~~~~~~ CIRCLE: What came to mind immediately when I saw this week’s “Circle” prompt was the stage set used by The Who for their “Quadrophenia…Read more
Welcome to ♫ Music Monday ♫ First one in several months and yes, I’m on a concert high once again, having recently attended the Bob Seger Ride Out Tour, in celebration of my…Read more
Welcome to ♫ Music Monday ♫ I’ve always been a “Rebel Rockchick”, so this week’s feature is: REBEL SONGS One of my personal favourites, (although not widely known): “Rock and Roll…Read more
Welcome to ♫ Music Monday ♫ For this edition, we’re going back about 50 years, to that music era known as the “British Invasion”. This is a continuing series. The British Invasion was a…Read more
Welcome to ♫ Music Monday ♫ This week’s feature is one of my all-time favourites: ROD STEWART [Originally published on July 8, 2013. I’ve been a SUPER FAN since the late ’60s…Read more
I just love this song! ♥♥ It has been included in the soundtrack of several movies over the years. Steppenwolf is one of my favourite bands of all time and leader John…Read more
Welcome to Music Monday This week’s feature is HEART (ONCE MORE) The original post, from April 15/13, highlighted the band’s history and their current Heartbreaker Tour Read it HERE. Yes, I’m on…Read more