The Captain and the Kim

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Elton, happy birthday to you!!! I realize the sentiment is quite simple, but now that it’s done…I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind, that I put down in words…how wonderful life is while you’re in the world… Keep shining your light…

I’ve been wanting to write about this song – Japanese Hands – for a while.  It is one of my favorites from Reg Strikes Back.  And given the tragic events of the last few days, I felt compelled to write about it tonight. The song exemplifies the beauty and grace of Japan in a way…

…My answer to the question I am often asked (with a nod to Paul Simon): “Why do you still like Elton John?”  (Or, what they really mean, “Why do you still obsess about Elton John”)?  And, frankly, that’s not an easy question for me to answer, since there are so many reasons. If I had…

My last blog post left me feeling maternal and gushy (which doesn’t happen very often, just ask my kids!), so I’m feeling compelled to blog about the song which shares my daughter’s name (strictly coincidence, I tell you)…of course, that song would be Chloe. The first thing I’ll mention is that the lyrics were not…

He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas Day… Yes, you were born on Christmas Day, but that pauper to a pawn stuff is stretching it…in any case, I just love that your parents chose Levon as part of your name. It’s hard for me to imagine the world that you will…

Why is it that sometimes I get these feelings that I just can’t explain?  Last night, for example, as my Friday wound down, and I should’ve been looking forward to the weekend, I started feeling blue…quite blue, actually.  (And despite what my husband may think, it’s not because I love work that much).  You’d think…

On Sunday, November 21st, I awaken to the realization that I get to do this all over again tonight…this is going to be another (captain) fantastic day! And that’s a first for me – two nights in a row of EJ! After a nice, relaxing morning enjoying the Daytona Beach scenery (A big blue canvas…

November 20th has finally arrived!  Its been at least 2 years (probably more) since I saw Elton live…and I’m like a kid on Christmas Eve.  (Note to EJ:  This train does need to stop here in Florida more…) My sister Lisa picked me up at (zero hour) 9:00 a.m. to head to Daytona  Beach.  And…

Ok, so I’m going out on a limb here, but I’m going to choose Mandalay Again as my favorite song from The Union.*  I know I’ve said this before, but it is so hard for me to pick a favorite…whether it’s an all-time favorite EJ tune (impossible!), an album, or a song from an album. …

As I’m headed to Wings over Homestead tomorrow, I thought I’d get into the mood a little bit early and talk about Planes.  Although a lot of the planes I’ll be seeing tomorrow will be more of the “rocket man” type, I’ve been wanting to share this song with you because it is a recent…