To An Eleanor Rigby

I posted this follow-up comment yesterday to the person who becomes an 'Eleanor Rigby' after a failed relationship. These verses suggest she needs to stand back and see what's happened and move on with her life.


When love was new, time was short
Lovers roamed through the heather on the hill
The morrows held promises and prospects
Softly they glowed like the morning sunrise

Parce que c'était lui, parce que c'était moi*
She said
It always has been and will always be

When love is short, forgetting is long
Withered petals locked inside the tearful heart
The morrows are empty yesterdays
Morning dews blink of December but never May

Parce que c'était lui, parce que c'était moi*
She says
It always has been and will always be

*Because it was him, because it was me

The Duke Is Onboard

Duke Ellington: 29 April, 1899 - 24 May, 1974

This MP3 Selection Expired on 05-01-2006:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra at Newport
Take the 'A' Train (Strayhorn)

At Roseville, CA

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Enjoying a business and pleasure trip to Roseville. Sunny and warm here. 75F/24C.

From Sergei's Ten Easy Pieces

You will come one day in a waver of love,
Tender as dew, impetuous as rain,
The tan of the sun will be on your skin,
The purr of the breeze in your murmuring speech,
You will pose with a hill-flower grace.
-- Carl Sandburg 'A Dream Girl'

Sergei Prokofiev 27 April, 1891 - 5 March, 1953

This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-29-2006:
Naoko Yoshino (Harp) - Ten Pieces for Piano, Op. 12, No. 7 Prelude (Prokofiev)

An Ella and Earl Day

Ella Fitzgerald - 25 April, 1917 - 15 June, 1996.
Jazz vocalist. aka 'The First Lady of Song'

Earl Bostic - 25 April, 1913 - 28 October, 1965.
Jazz and Blues Alto saxophonist.

Many have heard of Ella and her songs. But some may not know of Earl Bostic and his legendary alto sax sound. Here is your opportunity.

This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-26-2006:
Earl Bostic (Alto Sax, 1957) - Harlem Nocturne (Hagen)

The Breeze and You

Come
Let mother Spring's gentle breath
Revive your sere heart and ashen soul
Send your forsaken dreams to where the
Winter perished

Come
Rise up from the fusty plot
Give me your hand
We make music and dance in
Her cleansing rains

Come
Feel her life cherishing sun
A restored heart beats stronger still
It's better to have loved
Than have not loved at all

Come
Hear these ancient words
Love is in the breeze
Be it your desire to ascend again
On wings of song

Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips with Me

Annette Hanshaw
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Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips with Me
Annette Hanshaw, 1929

Words: Al Dubin
Music: Joe Burke
"Gold Diggers of Broadway" (1929)


Shades of night are creeping
Willow trees are weeping
Old folks and babies are sleeping
Silver stars are gleaming
All alone I'm scheming
Scheming to get you out here my dear

Come tip-toe to the window
By the window that is where I'll be
Come tip-toe thru' the tulips with me

Tip-toe from your pillow
To the shadow of a willow tree
And tip-toe thru' the tulips with me

Knee deep in flowers we'll stray
We'll keep the showers away

And if I kiss you in the garden
In the moonlight will you pardon me
Come tip-toe thru' the tulips with me

(Interlude)

Tip-toe thru' the window by the window
That is where I'll be
Come tip-toe thru' the tulips with me

Tip-toe from your pillow
To the shadow of the willow tree
And tip-toe thru' the tulips with me

Just knee deep in flowers we'll stray
And we'll keep the April showers away

And if I kiss you in the garden
In the moonlight will you pardon me
Come tip-toe thru' the tulips
Tip tip-toe thru' the tulips with me

Rain to Grow Her Flowers

This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-23-2006:
Pat Boone (1957) - April Love

A Postcard to Henry Purcell

If you are a Jane Austen fan, and have seen the 2005 movie production of "Pride and Prejudice," perhaps you would like to answer the question below. Hint: The composer for the movie score, Mario Marianelli, credited the music for the dance scene between Lizzy and Darcy to Henry Purcell.

What one word would you write down on this postcard to Henry Purcell? (i.e. what is the one-word name of this Purcell composition?)

The first person with the correct answer shall receive an MP3 file of Purcell's setting on the first line of Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night': If Music Be the Food of Love.

This contest may conclude without notification.

James Last

Today, 17 April, is the German-born Pop orchestra (Hans) James Last's birthday.


This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-20-2006:
James Last and His Orchestra - La Vie En Rose (Piaf)

The Jesus Code

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Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,
and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this ?"
-- John 11:25-26, NASB

Only Jesus claimed this as true. No one else has made this claim. Jesus resurrected others and Himself. This is the Jesus Code.

This is not The Da Vince Code conjecture. A lot - yours and my eternity - rides on this Jesus claim. If you were to bet your eternity on choosing Door Number 1 - The Da Vince Code, or Door Number 2 - The Jesus Code, which door would you choose?

Dan Brown is laughing all the way to the bank with the Jesus conjecture lawsuit he won last week over "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail" version. He and others, nevertheless, have given their final answer through which door they choose to enter into eternity.

What about you?

Thine Is The Glory

This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-17-2006:

THINE IS THE GLORY

Original Text: Chants Evan­gél­iques, Lau­sanne, Swit­zer­land, 1885
Music: G.F. Handel, "See, the Conquering Hero Comes" (Judas Maccabaeus, 1747)


Thine is the glory, risen, conqu’ring Son;
Endless is the vict'ry, Thou o’er death hast won;
Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,
Kept the folded grave clothes where Thy body lay.

[Refrain]

Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;
Lovingly He greets us, scatters fear and gloom;
Let the church with gladness, hymns of triumph sing;
For her Lord now liveth, death hath lost its sting.

[Refrain]

No more we doubt Thee, glorious Prince of life;
Life is naught without Thee; aid us in our strife;
Make us more than conqu’rors, through Thy deathless love:
Bring us safe through Jordan to Thy home above.

[Refrain]
Thine is the glory, risen conqu’ring Son,
Endless is the vict’ry, Thou o’er death hast won.

The Son Has Risen!

I saw the Holy City
Beside the tideless sea.
The light of God was on its streets,
The gates were open wide,
And all who would might enter,
And no one was denied.
No need of moon or stars by night,
Or sun to shine by day;
It was the new Jerusalem
That would not pass away,
It was the new Jerusalem
That would not pass away.

Jerusalem! Jerusalem!
Sing for the night is o'er!
Hosanna in the highest!
Hosanna forevermore!

Because He Lives

Irish:

Your faith in God, if we can call it that, is conditional on the acceptance of others. They are more central to you than God. When you perceived they failed you, God failed you. Do not cheapen His grace for our salvation because He has not met your demands. Who are we to tell God what to do?

If you continue on your path to "earn" forgiveness from others but not from God first, you are still depending on your own will and strength to carry the burden. The time is at hand to let go and let God.

The hymns and scriptures I've posted this week summed up the work of Christ on the cross. These things are not what I said to tell you a warm and fuzzy story about Christ. They are God's revelation to me and others who came to the truth.

God is speaking to you today. Open your heart and ear to Him. Pray and seek His forgiveness first; turn your life over to Him. Then begin the process of mending the relationships.

Because He lives, we live. Seek and find your purpose to live for Him.

I'll Cherish the Old Rugged Cross

This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-15-2006:

THE OLD RUGGED CROSS

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

[Refrain]

O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.

[Refrain]

In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.

[Refrain]

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.

[Refrain]
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

The Father's Hands

Rembrandt - The Return of the Prodigal Son, cir. 1668-1669
Irish:

We have talked of this before. God doesn't let go of His hands nor the love for us. Only we do. His love is before time.

I have posted a print of Rembrandt's The Return of the Prodigal Son. Take a close and careful look at the father's hands. Remember what you see as you go about your way. May the impression of this print etch in your mind, soul, and heart wherever you go.

Tomorrow is Good Friday. Reflect on the day, if you will. Go to church on Resurrection Sunday if you can.

Take care. Best wishes for the new school semester!

Iris in the Morning

Dutch Iris (Iris xiphium), 0700 Hours, 13 April, 2006

The Lord's Prayer

This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-14-2006:

The Lord's Prayer Chorus
'King of Kings' (1961)

Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever.

-- Matthew 6:9-13

Guide Me To Thy Kingdom Shore

Mahalia Jackson

This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-12-2006:
Mahalia Jackson - Just A Closer Walk With Thee

When Daisies Pied and Violets Blue

This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-11-2006:
The Cambridge Singers:
Spring

(A setting on Shakespeare's Love Labour's Lost, Act 5, Scene 2)

When daisies pied and violets blue
And lady-smocks all silver white,
And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight,
The cuckoo, then on every tree
Mocks married men, for thus sings he,
Cuckoo,
Cuckoo, cuckoo: O word of fear,
Unpleasing to a married ear.

When shepherds pipe on oaten straws,
And merry larks are ploughmen's clocks,
When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws,
And maidens bleach their summer smocks,
The cuckoo, then on every tree
Mocks married men, for thus sings he,
Cuckoo,
Cuckoo, cuckoo: O word of fear,
Unpleasing to a married ear.

Hosanna Filio David

HOSANNA FILIO DAVID
Antiphon of the Palm Sunday

Hosanna Filio David, Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Rex Israel: Hosanna in excelsis.

(Hosanna o son of David: praise and bless him who come in the Lord's name to Israel. O king adored: Hosanna in the highest.)
- Matthews 21:9


This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-09-2006 2157 hours:
The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos:
Hosanna filio David (Antiphonal Modo VII)

Palm Sunday, 2006

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Rejoice greatly, O my people! Shout with joy! For look! Your King is coming! King is the Righteous One, the Victor! He is Righteous and has salvation. He is gentle and riding on a donkey's colt. He will proclaim Peace to the nations and His rule will extend from sea to sea, and to the end of the earth!

"You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world , to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice. " - John 18:37 NASB

Sayonara, Cherry Blossom Festival

1 April, 2006, Cherry Blossom View of the Jefferson Memorial, Washington D.C.

Washington D.C.
National Cherry Blossom Festival
25 March - 9 April, 2006


Percy Faith, Orchestra Leader & Arranger
7 April, 1908 - 9 February, 1976

This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-09-2006:
Percy Faith and His Orchestra - Sayonara

1 April, 2006, Cherry blossoms, Washington D.C.

A Field of Dreams

This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-07-2006:
John Field's Nocturne No. 5 in B Flat Major

Rachmaninoff's Birthday

Sergei Rachmaninoff 1 April, 1873 - 23 March, 1943

This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-03-2006:
The Choir of New College, Oxford - Ava Maria, Op. 37, No. 6 (Rachmaninoff)

An April Fool's Dream

"Love is hurt with jar and fret,
Love is made a vague regret,
Eyes with idle tears are set,
Idle habit links us yet;
What is Love? For we forget.
Ah no, no."

- Alfred Lord Tennyson

This MP3 Selection Expired on 04-01-2006 2350 Hours:
April in Portugal
Jazz Vocalist: Janet Seidel

I found my April dream in Portugal with you
When we discovered romance, like we never knew
My head was in the clouds
My heart went crazy too
And madly I said: I love you

Too soon I'd hear you say: This dream is for a day
That's Portugal and love in April
And when the shadows fall
Those tears I know so well
They told me it was spring fooling me

I found my April dream in Portugal with you
When we discovered romance, like we never knew
Then morning brought the rain
And now the dream is through
But still my heart sings: I love you