Layla - Which Version Do You Prefer? Derek and the Dominoes or Clapton Unplugged?

 

One of my former colleagues at the NJIT Library  actually named his daughter Layla

Salute Her When Her Birthday Comes - April 22

 

Karen on Mother's Day 2011

I will be busy tomorrow morning, so I thought I would post this today.  April 22 would have been Karen's 66th birthday.  It will be sad since we will be apart for the first time on her special day.  I am dedicating a Bob Dylan song to her, She Belongs to Me which first appeared on his Bringing It All Back Home album in 1965.  I am featuring a cover by Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band seen on the Mike Douglas show in 1969.

She’s got everything she needs
She’s an artist, she don’t look back
She’s got everything she needs
She’s an artist, she don’t look back
She can take the dark out of the nighttime
And paint the daytime black

You will start out standing
Proud to steal her anything she sees
You will start out standing
Proud to steal her anything she sees
But you will wind up peeking through her keyhole
Down upon your knees

She never stumbles
She’s got no place to fall
She never stumbles
She’s got no place to fall
She’s nobody’s child
The Law can’t touch her at all

She wears an Egyptian ring
That sparkles before she speaks
She wears an Egyptian ring
That sparkles before she speaks
She’s a hypnotist collector
You are a walking antique

Bow down to her on Sunday
Salute her when her birthday comes
  For Halloween give her a trumpet
And for Christmas, buy her a drum

My Birthday with a Heavy Heart

This photo was taken at the Oldies Meet and Greet in October 2013

I'll never forget our first date in August 1980 when I saw a knick-knack in her apartment with Taurus the Bull.  She said her birthday was April 22 while mine was April 21, but not in the same year.  I never heard the end of that.  Every year in April we would go out to dinner and a Broadway show to celebrate our mutual birthdays.  Obviously, with her untimely passing, we can no longer do that.  Last weekend Lee and I went out for breakfast on Saturday and dinner on Sunday.

Life must go on.

I thank all my Facebook friends who wished me a happy birthday.

 

All Along the Watchtower - 3 Versions

 

Original Studio Version from the John Wesley Hardin Album (1967)

Studio Version by Jimi Hendrix - 1968

Bob Dylan with his Band at Woodstock 1994

Just Love Those Chocolate Chip Pancakes at IHOP

 

A new IHOP opened at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center just a few doors away from Ben's Deli.  Since there was a discount coupon in a local newspaper, I thought I'd try it out.  It was much larger than the IHOP on Northern Blvd.  When Lee and I arrived there at about 7:30 there were only a few diners.  I assume it gets busier later in the morning.  Whenever I go to IHOP I must have the chocolate chip pancakes shown above.  No other diner serves that dish.

Yesterday I Experienced Poor Delivery Service from a Major Furniture Retailer

 

I ordered 4 new dining room chairs from a major furniture retailer scheduled to be delivered yesterday.  I don't want to name this store since I am afraid I could be sued since anyone can read this blog.  I received three emails from them stating that the delivery will come between 12:15 and 3:15 PM.  Certainly, a three-hour window is reasonable since I could get out of my house in the morning.  Years ago the customer would be told the delivery could come any time between 8 AM and 6 PM.

At 3:15 I still had not received my furniture.  At 3:45 I called their customer service number and was told all representatives were busy and that I should leave a call back number.  They never phoned me.  Finally, my delivery came at 5:15 PM which was 2 hours late.

I don't want to become aggravated by sending complaint letters.  My recourse is not to purchase furniture in the future from this organization.  If many customers have similar experiences, this retailer would lose much business.

In any event, all's well that ends well.

The Weight by the Band from The Last Waltz

 

The Last Waltz has to be one of my favorite concert movies. The Weight is one of my favorite Songs by the Band.  Enjoy!