Saturday, July 31, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "... rain, sometimes heavy, and a flash food alert for Allegheny County..."

Today's Early Shuffle

Top of the morning on my MP3 player
1. Don't Go Down to the Quarry (Peter, Paul and Mary)
2. That's A-Plenty (Canadian Brass)
3. Siyahamba (Inanna)
4. I'm a Woman (Peggy Lee)
5. Mr. Mom (Lonestar)

Friday, July 30, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "Pride Goethe before a fall."

Didn't this person wonder when his/her spell-checker insisted the G should be capitalized??

Today's Early Five

First 5 on my mp3 shuffle:
1. Anthem (Tommy Korberg)
2. We Are Family (Sister Sledge)
3. I Kissed a Girl (Katy Perry)
4. Sk8ter Boi (Avril Lavigne)
5. Passing Through (Tom Paxton)

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "...Black Brat, the model for cowboy villains ..."

They sure called 'em like they seen 'em back then.

Today's Early Shuffle

Top 5 on the mp3 list this morning:

1. Signor, ascolta (Montserrat Caballe)
2. I'm Telling You Now (Freddie and the Dreamers)
3. Champagne Charlie (Leon Redbone)
4. My Life is Good (Randy Newman)
5. Old Siam, Sir (Paul McCartney and Wings)

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "Her tender lips were sweeter than hiney ..."

Uh-uh, not gonna touch that one

Today's Early Shuffle

First five mp3s in rotation this morning
1. Waking Up in Vegas (Katy Perry)
2. Louie Louie (Kingsmen)
3. No More Drama (Mary G Blige)
4. Slow Boat to China (Bette Midler, Barry Manilow)
5. Hallelujah (Rufus Wainwright)

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "pumpkin and micemeat pies"

For thankful pussycats

Today's Early Shuffle

first 5 mp3s this morning
1. Wade in the Water (Tijuana Brass)
2. Ecumenical March (Mitchell Trio)
3. My Man's Gone Now (Sinéad O'Connor)
4. Nobody Understands Me (Meryl Streep)
5. Makin' Whoopee (Harry Nilsson)

Monday, July 26, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "... and a Martha Stewart Christmas wrath on the front door."

From her "how dare they put me in the slammer" period?

Today's Early Five

first 5 off my mp3 shuffle this morning:
1. Last Blues Song (Helen Reddy)
2. Smoke on the Water (Deep Purple)
3. Weasel Stomping Day (Weird Al Yankovic)
4. Iolanthe Overture (D'Oyly Carte Opera Company)
5. Lost Without You (Teddy Randazzo)

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "... Congressional candidate Ron Pail .."

Who is on my bucket list...

Today's Early Shuffle

First five mp3s of the morning:
1. Rainbow Connection (Jim Henson)
2. You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon)
3. I've Got My Mind Set on You (George Harrison)
4. Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In (Fifth Dimension)
5. Boy From New York City (Manhattan Transfer)

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "... just a little father to the left ..."

Today's Early Shuffle

Top five in this morning's shuffle:
1. Fill My Cup, Lord (George Beverly Shea)
2. Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Stockard Channing)
3. Simple Melody (Bing Crosby, Gary Crosby)
4. Woman's Got a Mind to Change (Bacon Brothers)
5. Time Warp (Original Soundtrack)

Friday, July 23, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "... gave him a vile of her tears .."

Today's Early Shuffle

First five tunes of the morning:
1. On the Trail [Grand Canyon Suite] )Andre Kostelanetz)
2. White and Nerdy (Weird Al Yankovic)
3. I Kissed a Girl (Katy Perry)
4. Saturday Suit (Art Garfunkel)
5. So Many Things to Remember (Cyril Ritchard)

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "... I open my mouth and pants ..." This is only funny if you recognize it as Psalm 119:131 (NIV) with that extra letter.

Today's Early Shuffle

1. Battle Hymn of the Republic (Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
2. Stupid Cupid (Connie Francis)
3. Le Jazz Hot (Julie Andrews)
4. Moskau (Dschinghis Khan)
5. George Bush Society (Mitchell Trio)

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: ".. just me and a few of my closet friends ..." A coming-out party?

Today's Early Shuffle

1. Au Fond du Temple (Placido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes)
2. Music! Music! Music! (Teresa Brewer)
3. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up in the Morning (Irving Berlin)
4. I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)
5. Duetto di due gatti (Dame Felicity Lott, Ann Murray)

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Today's Early Shuffle

1. Love Makes the World Go 'Round (Pat Boone)
2. Old Grey Bonnet (Pete Fountain)
3. Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy (Jo Anne Castle)
4. This Ain't a Scene (Fall Out Boy)
5. Hardware Store (Weird Al Yankovic)

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "shark fun soup."

Like on Discovery Channel?

Monday, July 19, 2010

Today's Top Five

First five tunes in this morning's shuffle:

1. Crimson and Clover (Tommy James, Shondells)
2. I Don't Know How to Love Him (Helen Reddy)
3. Bad Things (Jace Everett)
4. Go, Captain Feathersword, Ahoy! (Wiggles)
5. Shadrach (Brook Benton)

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "... floral border of grape hyacinths and saliva ..."

Our landscaping will make you drool.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Typrose

phrasing/logic fail du jour: "He introduced me to some friends he made in woodworking class."

Today's Top Five

1. Lost in the Fifties Tonight (Ronnie Milsap)
2. My Name is John Wellington Wells (D'Oyly Carte Opera Company)
3. Mercy, Mercy (Queen Latifah)
4. Good Vibrations (Beach Boys)
5. I Met a Girl (Sydney Chaplin)

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "the further adventurds ..."

Another crappy day, huh?

Today's Top Five

1. Beat It (Michael Jackson)
2. Fish Heads (Barnes and Barnes)
3. I Fought the Law (Stray Cats)
4. Po Ata Ran (Dame Kiri TeKanawa)
5. Under the Double Eagle (Roy Clark)

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "... but the punishment was rarely commiserate with the crime ..."

Aw, poor little miscreant.

Todays Top Five

1. McNamara's Band (Bing Crosby)
2. Fairest of the Fair (Boston Pops)
3. Achy Breaky Heart (Billy Ray Cyrus)
4. Woman (John Lennon)
5. Shine (Acker BIlk and the Harlem Ramblers)

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "... the sweet scent of the puny woods ..."

Today's Early Shuffle

1. Kingdom Comin' (Pete Seeger)
2. Take Back Your Mink (Vivian Blaine)
3. Oh, Sookie (Snoop Dogg)
4. A Tisket, A Tasket (Ella Fitzgerald)
5. Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield)

Friday, July 9, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "... bubbling cats of boiling oil."

Meeee -- YOW.

Today's Early Shuffle

1. Bonaparte's Retreat (Kay Starr)
2. A Guy Is a Guy (Doris Day)
3. Guess Again (Bacon Brothers)
4. Blazing Saddles (Frankie Laine)
5. Without Me (Eminem)

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "... and it was literally the Calvary to the rescue..."

I keep expecting this to have theological implications.

Today's Early Shuffle

First five on my MP3 shuffle this morning:
1. Oh, Foolish Fay (D'Oyly Carte Opera Company)
2. Sama Kama Wacky Brown (Limeliters)
3. Dog Police (Dog Police)
4. Oh, Mickey (Toni Basil)
5. Flowers on the Wall (Statler Brothers)

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "All painted flour scent green ..."

Today's Early Shuffle

1. You've Got to Be Taught (Harry Connick Jr)
2. Ain't no Mountain High Enough (Supremes and Temptations)
3. Merry Minuet (Kingston Trio)
4. Wonderful Madison (Lou and Peter Berryman)
5. All Star (Smash Mouth)

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "... presented with an overall de-shelved appearance ..."

Out of place?

Today's Early Shuffle

1. God Bless the USA (Knudsen Brothers)
2. Hard-Hearted Hannah (Ella Fitzgerald)
3. Red Dirt Girl (Emmylou Harris)
4. The Thing (Phil Harris)
5. Volare (Bobby Rydell)

Monday, July 5, 2010

Mondegreen of the Day

"... blazing with scarlet Italians"
{blazing in scarlet battalions)
(Scarborough Fair)

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: " ... treated it like deathless pores ..."

There are holes in that statement.

Today's Early Shuffle

1. Sleepwalking (Santo and johnny)
2. I'm a Woman (Peggy Lee)
3. Shake Hands With Your Uncle Max (Allan Sherman)
4. Footsteps (Steve Lawrence)
5. She Bop (Cyndi Lauper)

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: " ... one large sweet Vidalia union ..."

Them fat Georgia brides add so much to a salad

Today's Early Shuffle

1. Blue Blood (D'Oyly Carte Opera Company)
2. Rednecks (Randy Newman)
3. Jump Over (Freddie Cannon)
4. Down to the River to Pray (Alison Krause)
5. Poison Ivy (Coasters)

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: '... and buried his face in her long and silly fur ..."

Picturing a canine Cousin Itt here ...

Today's Early Shuffle

first five selections on my Rhythmbox shuffle:

1. Me and Bobby McGee (Roger Miller)
2. Who Will Answer" (Ed Ames)
3. Mr. Mom (Lonestar)
4. Side by Side (Kay Starr)
5. Mull of Kintyre (Wings)

Friday, July 2, 2010

Today's Early Shuffle

1. Children Go (Joe and Eddie)
2. Dulcimer Stomp/Other Side (Aerosmith)
3. Caro nome (Joan Sutherland)
4. Generic Up-tempo Folk Song (Limeliters)
5. Poor Side of Town (Johnny Rivers)

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: " ... leaves, mold, and decal matter ..."


Nothing like a decorative crime scene.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Typrose

typo/spell-check fail du jour: "... mere miles from the airport, his engine stalked out..."

Engines can be such drama queens.

Today's Early Shuffle

1. Rockin' Little Angel (Ray Smith)
2. Not Afraid (Eminem)
3. The Joker (Anthony Newley)
4. Big Rock Candy Mountain (Pete Seeger)
5. It's a Heartache (Bonnie Tyler)

"The Birthday Wish"

The Birthday Wish

Fifty-two kittens,
One kitten a week.
Fifty-two kittens.
My mother will freak.

1 July 2010