I’ve been fond of so many over the years, but I think my all time favorite of any genre has to be The Limelighters. Their’s was the sound that filled the house during that critical pre-teen patterning. Three very unique voices combined into a luscious three-part harmony that was so much more than any single voice, even Glen Yarborough’s, tho he went on to a successful solo career. Combine that sound with Alex’s stunning instrumentals and Lou’s nutzoid bridging commentary and performance…(his version of “Have Some Madeira, m’dear is an all-time best.) … it’s just hard to beat. It’s so very thrilling to have something like YouTube where great performances by so many artists are being revived. Thanks to my “little” brother for putting me on to these videos. The following is absolutely amazing quality…and I absolutely love the second song. It’s fun to see them at all stages of their career and different circumstances. There’s a reunion one up there from the late 70′s early 80′s that’s home vid from a nightclub. They all have beards and of the three, the voice that’s gotten the most interesting belongs to the good-looking Alex.
Tho you wouldn’t know it to look at it, except the index is a little bit smaller, and the background now fades much more prettily on the main CC site theme. But the files are much smaller and load much faster. I’ve been meaning to do this and got reminded by one of our wonderful guests. Sorry. Didn’t mean to make you sit for an hour while the single page downloaded. Anyway, next time you visit the store, refresh your screens and you should get the new images in your caches.
Ja ne!
I think they’re going to do us proud. Everyone was great today, but the special treat was little Nathan Chen. I said, when he started, that I bet he was doing it because he missed a jump…maybe two…in competition, and wanted to prove he could do it perfectly. It was sooooo cute. He was so mad at himself, as he left the ice. I’m not sure it even registered at first that he’d won.
And I’m really warming to Jeremy. I love skaters who can do the blues well (Victor Petrenko was always phenomenal in that respect) because it really really really uses the edges, and Jeremy is proving to be one of the best ever. He did a flying spread-eagle leap of some kind tonight where his whole back arched, his arms flung wide and it was breathtaking. I’d say I could wish he’d add a little spangle to his outfits, because it’s so neat under the lights and adds to the body movement, but that’s really not him. At least not yet. Maybe that will change. And Rachael’s finale number was wonderful…She seems like a charming girl and she’s unquestionably a phenomenal skater…and I keep forgetting just how young she still is.
One thing that somehow hadn’t registered with me Jeremy Barret is almost ten year older than Caydee. I’d never have guessed it. She, like Rachael, is just so mature, she just seems more of an age with Jeremy. Certainly she, like Rachael, doesn’t skate young.
And then, there was the moment when all the past Olympic Gold Medalists took the ice. Wow….
Did I mention, we beat our own attendance record? Wonder if there’s any chance we can get the Nats back here for 2014. Somehow, I doubt it, but it would sure be grand.
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