Well, Purim has come and gone, although Adar has a few days left. Last week was hectic preparing for everything, so I want to make it up with a blast from the past with a modern twist.
Of late Hollywood has rediscovered the cartoons of Saturday Morning -- Bullwinkle, George of the Jungle, Underdog, Thunderbirds, Bugs Bunny (although its arguable that Bugs has been forgotten). While the big screen versions have not lived up to Hollywood's expectations, the trailers are kinda cute and amusing:
It's been kinda hectic here with the run up to Purim this week, so I've not been as diligent as I want about the "Be happy it's Adar" series. I'm working on it.
Would you believe it is hard to find examples of Jewish women singing? Perhaps it goes back to the prohibition on Kol Isha, hearing a woman's voice singing, that many observant Jews adhere too. (The prohibition only applies to live works, not recorded ones if I understand things correctly).
Well, past generations had Barbra Streisand and then Bette Midler....
..today we have Paula Abdul
I want to revisit a subject from a few weeks ago, where a beagle named Champion K-Run's Park Me in First (better known as Uno) charmed the audience and judges at the Westminster Dog Show and won Best in Show, a first for a beagle.
Well today, this clip about "Jerry" came across my news feeds. There's something surprisingly relaxing about watching this dachshund amuse himself.
I always did like the Thomas Dolby song, but long before that and the movie Weird Science, there was Math. Or more correctly, New Math. And this possibly recognizable tune.
And you wonder why there is still a Tom Lehrer section in large music stores?
This week I thought I would focus on Jewish musicians, and I want to start with a distant cousin of mine. Orchowsky was a big band leader and oboe player of note in the 30s.
