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My Jams ’83

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My day one peeps will remember this series from a few years back where I share my life story via my favorite songs.
Recently, I did an audio series based on these posts called “Rambling Musical Commentary.” Lately, I’ve noticed, based on the analytics, that these posts have a pretty large viewing; therefore, I will be picking that series back up starting with 1980 on Sunday, April 18th.
So, stay tuned and check out other “My Jams” and “Rambling Musical Commentary” posts by going to the right panel and clicking on those titles in categories.
Meanwhile, enjoy a reblog of My Jams 1983!

Be forewarned!

There be Adult language afoot! LOL!

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Hey, it’s good to see you!  Boy have I got a lot to catch you up on!  I’m so sorry that I haven’t been keeping you posted on all the things that’s been going on.  Can you believe that we’re almost at the end of 1983 and I haven’t really told you anything new?

Well, I guess I better do like Lewis Carroll said, “Start at the beginning, keep going and when you come to the end, stop.”

So let’s start at the beginning.

Do you remember my Uncle Willie? You know the one who lives in Chicago?  Well he died back in March.  Nobody saw it coming because he was kinda young.  They say he was sick with pneumonia, then he just had a heart attack–out of nowhere– and died.

We didn’t see him much but I do remember the time me and my cousins were jumping on the…

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Rambling Musical Commentary: Where Funky People Play

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Join LadyG as she shares a storytime about PAY DAY, little brothers, popcorn shrimp, mama, daddy, Becky, hamburgers, “class ” and her favorite R&B/Soul jams from 1978-ish

**Post titles always include a lyric from one of the songs highlighted in the audio.

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Rambling Musical Commentary: We Can Take Forever Just a Minute at a Time

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Join LadyG as she shares a storytime about some big ass pancakes, a gaggle of cousins, cane syrup, Uncle Bill, Madea, and her favorite R&B/Soul jams from 1977-ish.

**Post titles always include a lyric from one of the songs highlighted in the audio.

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Rambling Musical Commentary: Nothing Can Be Better Than a Sweet Love Song

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Join Lady G as she shares a story about her sweet first grade, ukelele playing teacher, along with her favorite jams from 1975-ish.

*Post titles are always taken from the lyrics of one of the songs highlighted in LadyG’s ramble.

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Rambling Musical Commentary: When the Time Sets the Sun to the Moon

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Join LadyG as she shares a storytime along with her favorite jams from the 1974-ish era 🙂

*Titles for these posts are always taken from one of the highlighted song’s lyrics

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Rambling Musical Commentary: Gotta Make it For You…Gotta Make it For Me

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Join LadyG as she shares off-key singing, storytelling and a few of her favorite soul/R&B jams from 1972.

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Rambling Musical Commentary: I Could Live Without Love

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Moving into a new decade!

Join LadyG as she presents three favorites from 1970.

My Jams 1970

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Rambling Musical Commentary: Three Dusties

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Come along as Lady G rambles and sings off-key to a few of her favorite dusties!

Don’t know what dusties are?

Dusties are little known songs from a bygone era.

Anyway…

Never one to miss an opportunity to introduce thoughts that take unexpected twists and turns, LadyG gives you a plethora of non sequiturs along with loud Southern mama laughter !

But isn’t that what a ramble is supposed to be about?

Unscripted foolishness in 3rd person 🙂

Enjoy!

Bonus Jams

A Nice Chill Jam

On By Lady GIn Music, Spirit, Uncategorized6 Comments

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Now, I know y’all might be tired of “chillin,” but, hell, we really ain’t got no choice!

In other words, sit down and continue to STAY yo’ ass HOME!

Now…

In an effort to facilitate that dictate, I have decided to give you a little something to groove to whilst you chillax!

But before I do that, let me digress a little…

Friends, I am getting an urge to start blogging about music again.

I guess the nudge came after I was reading back over “My Jams,” which was a series that I posted on this blog in order to chronicle my favorite R&B songs for a span of about 30 years.

You can find those under the category “My Jams.”

Uh, but to be honest, I’m not really sure how the next series is going to look.

Should I pick up where I left off with that series?

Any thoughts?

I’m just muddling it over.

Meanwhile, getting back to my original plan…

Allow me to put something smooth on your mind.

Take a listen to this chill-ass old jam right here!  It’s called “She’s My Main Squeeze” by Gene Page.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the strings.  I am going to try to embed the video, but on the off chance that you have any playback issues, you can link to it here.

***The video was posted by xhy20

 

Enjoy,

LadyG loves YOU!

***Many thanks to those who are working hard to look after our needs.  The least we can do is make it easier on them by staying home.  

RIP to those who have transitioned and may God continue to bless those who have recovered.

I Sing and Dance!

On By Lady GIn Uncategorized, Whimsy and Fun21 Comments

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My Son:  “Mom…please…please…please…you gotta stop…you’re embarrassing us!”

Me:  “I don’t care what these people think about me…I gotta get my happy however I can!”

I can’t tell you how many times my son and daughter have decidedly hidden from me in the midst of grocery shopping.

They simply CANNOT  with me and my impromptu performances!

That said, I must come clean and confess that I am that lady who dances and sings up and down every aisle at Publix…and sometimes Kroger.

Supermarket sound systems…I love ’em!

Yep! That was me you saw twirling past the tomatoes and rocking by the waffles.

And you know what?

I DON’T give a hoot!

I’m gonna sing and dance until I die!

Why?

You see, it all started long ago…

I always wanted to be a ballerina or perform modern dance.

Alas…there were no funds for such!

To put it bluntly, Mama and Daddy didn’t have the money for lessons.

Further, they lacked any appreciation for that realm of the arts.

And so…

I made believe and danced my little dance…

And I did it everywhere…

All the time!

Dancing and singing all the way through life.

Even into motherhood…much to the chagrin of my children!

Oh, but not to worry, they’ve grown accustomed.

They’ve learned to let me be.

Because if they try to shut me up I’ll only sing louder and dance harder!

And there…right there in the produce section… I find happiness with two of my favorite people!

🙂 🙂 🙂

I danced with both of my babies at home and all over the stores to this song!

 

Still dancing to this one!

 

I play this whenever I’m about to take a flight!  Go Rod!

 

For my son!  I wish him a safe flight into the sunset— headed to Seattle and Portland!

I love you man!  Have a blast! See ya when you get back home 💋

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Love and light to you all!

Enjoy your week!

LadyG

😘💋