CHEERS to Bill and Michael in PWM, our Laramie, Wyoming-based friend Irish Patti and ...... well, each of you at Cheers and Jeers. Have a fabulous weekend .... and week ahead.
ART NOTES— an exhibition entitled Whistler to Cassatt: American Painters in France— late 19th- and early 20th-century painters who left the United States as expatriates and returned to shape the course of American art — will run at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond from April 16 to July 31st.
YOUR WEEKEND READ is this essay in The Bulwark by the always-interesting Tim Miller — how he likes former Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) and shares his wish for a GOP from yesteryear … yet is perplexed as to how he will find a lane to run in 2024.
THURSDAY's CHILD is named Sigrid the Cat— an English deaf kitteh who rides around in a basket on the bicycle of a man from London, even helping to raise money for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.
JOURNALISM NOTES— the leading French newspaper Le Monde now has an English language edition (with selected articles) online.
FRIDAY's CHILD is named Junior the Cat— a Colorado feral kitteh born at the Coors Field major league baseball stadium in Denver and was successfully tamed (after the age this is normally possible) to being up for adoption at one year old.
BRAIN TEASER— try this Quiz of the Week's News from the BBC ...… and the usually easier, less UK-centered New York Times quiz.
LAST NIGHT yours truly hosted the Top Comments diary, where my prior pet peeve (“I’m just saying!”) has now been replaced by the far more dangerous “Just asking questions!”… which they’re not.
SEPARATED at BIRTH— former UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and his professional impersonator Graham Dougall.
...... and finally, for a song of the week ...........................… again, a hectic week. So here is my favorite John Sebastian song (post-Lovin’ Spoonful) from early 1986.
You and Me Go Way Back features the (recently-deceased) Ronnie Spector, plus Roger McGuinn (the Byrds), Felix Cavaliere (the Rascals), Al Anderson (NRBQ) on bass and Richard Manuel (The Band) who died not long afterwards.
Well, here we are together again tonight I guess I knew it all along We keep on getting better with time Like something from your favorite song Has it been a long time? Doesn't feel like much You know, I hear these songs about brand new love But they ain't talking about usWell, here we are together again tonight Kissing underneath the stars Laughing like a couple of kids Who never broke each other's hearts All the times we wondered "Was it meant to be?" Now we're standing here after all these years And anyone can plainly see
So dance me cross the ceiling again tonight I know that you remember how We had a lot of love back then But there's nothing like the here-and-now And some things get better Like your tender touch It's so sweet to find that it takes sometime To be in love this much
Cause you and me go way back Way back to way-back-when And I love you since way back And I'd pick you again Cause you and me go way back Way back to way-back-when