Scattered Thoughts On The Fourth (That Is, I’m Typing Them On The Fourth..They’re Not About The Fourth)

Sid Ramin, an Oscar-Emmy-Grammy winning composer, died earlier this week at 100. He orchestrated Leonard Bernstein’s music for the Broadway play and motion picture of “West Side Story.” Which is remarkable. But we appreciate him for composing this:

Seriously, one of the all-time classic TV themes right there. This fellow also composed commercial jingles including this chestnut for Brand X:

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A quick plug for the new blog being created by those marvelous Adriances…spotlighting unusual thrift store finds. Stuff like this:

You’ll love it! Go check it out already!

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I had a wonderful evening last night with a rowdy bunch including Mr. and Mrs. G, The Nellys, Smirk, The Professor and Kroheim von Drinkheim. We were at Alliance’s Brewery 719. I had one four-ounce beer. Then Kro, the Prof and I headed to the Eagles Club where former KCOW weekend warrior Ian Nelson joined the fun. Always nice to hang with KCOW alumni. I do miss having the part-timers around…on the other hand, I have never had to write an angry memo to a computer. So….conflicted. (It should be noted that the angry memos were generally aimed at neither Ian nor Dustin.)

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I am enjoying a nice quiet day off. Looking forward to watching the PBS “Capitol Fourth” show, which generally features musical performers I am familiar with. This year’s artists include Carole King and The O’Jays. John Stamos is the host. Familiarity!