Playlist For Sunday, January 29, 2023: Walking in the rain, running with ...gorillas

 Brain droppings on a dank-tarn-of-a-day in January:

1.) Danny Kaye was a knight and a king...knighted by Denmark, "kinged" by Brooklyn. Not too shabby for a high school drop out.

2.) I don't think I'm "taking down" Christmas this year. These light strings and village set-ups and RED ribbons are all too pretty to remove. I'll just keep 'em all up. No one will notice.

3.) Note to self: Senior Discount at Goodwill happens on Wednesdays. Not Tuesdays. Put it on the calendar. (I mean it: $2.00 vs $4.00 for a jump suit. With spangles. Who could resist?)(And, no...they don't card me.)

4.) Should I buy a Fit Bit? One of those highfalutin' watches that keep track of your steps? I sure as heck walked 5 miles a day when I was in Philly (and NYC) last time. Of course, all that walking was off set by the cheese steaks consumed. And gin. Nahhhh...my OCD mind can count 1 block of steps and multiply by...what, 57??

 

 

4.) Never pack a suitcase so full that you can't lift it BY YOURSELF. (And no, the weight of your bag should not be used as an excuse to ask a tall dark stranger to help you. The ones who notice me at this stage of the game are weaker than I am.) Also remember that the fewer clothes you take, the more you can BUY once you're "there". Annnnnd you can always ship all those new goodies back via some sort of mail, not stuff 'em in your suitcase. (I also in no way trust handles. Or zippers. The entire thing will break or explode if I add one more vintage blazer. Samsonite, where ARE YOU?) 

 

My parents gave me (starting at the age of 7) one piece of Samsonite Luggage each and every Christmas. 

I even had a "makeup case".

At the end, I was the proud owner of 5 pieces of sky blue luggage,

with nowhere to go.

 

Hardly profound, but then again I did call these "droppings". 

More profound (perhaps) is this week's playlist. Because speaking of steps, we're going to Walk, Run, Jump, Shake, Fly, and Sail through 2 hours of Broadway. Yup, locomotion is our theme of the day, or as I like to think of it: The Run, Don't Walk Edition of 2 On The Aisle.

Like Walking Happy, Runnin' Wild, Shakin' The Blues Away, Let's Go Fly A Kite, and Sail Away... and that reminds me. I will indeed be locomoting away (again) for the month of February. The Gritty City calls me (and Upstate NY says go ahead, get outta here), so off I'm flying. I'll be back LIVE on March 5...but meanwhile recorded versions will broadcast out to you for 4 non-LIVE Sundays. Hopefully, you won't even be able to tell the difference. 

Meanwhile, let's walk happy. And get somebody else to carry the damn luggage.

Walking Happy (Louise Troy, Norman Wisdom, Walking Happy)

Walking Among My Yesterdays (Robert Goulet, The Happy Time)

Love Walked In (Bobby Short, Bobby Short Is K-Ra-Zy For Gershwin)

When I Go Out Walking With My Baby (John Davidson, Kathryn Crosby, State Fair)

The Lambeth Walk (Robert Lindsay, Emma Thompson, Me & My Girl)

If He Walked Into My Life (Angela Lansbury, Mame)

I Don't Want To Walk Without You (Elaine Stritch, Stritch)

Walking My Baby Back Home (Johnny Ray)

Walk Like A Man (John Lloyd Young, Ensemble, Jersey Boys)

You Walk With Me (Jason Danieley, Romain Fruge, The Full Monty)

Walking Happy (Peggy Lee)

Double Talk Walk (Instrumental, City Of Angels)

Runnin' Wild (Company, Bullets Over Broadway)

Running In Place (Karen Ziemba, Steel Pier)

Run, Freedom, Run! (Hunter Foster, Urinetown)

Run Along Joe (Siubhan Harrison, From Here To Eternity)

My Cup Runneth Over (Mary Martin, Robert Preston, I Do! I Do!)

It's A Helluva Way To Run A Love Affair (Shirl Conway, Plain And Simple)

Run And Tell That! (Corey Reynolds, Danielle Eugenia Wilson, Hairspray

Bounce (Richard Kind, Howard McGillin, Bounce) 

Shakin' The Blues Away (Ann Miller, Easter Parade)

The Joint Is Jumpin' (Nell Carter, Ken Page, Ensemble, Ain't Misbehavin')

I'm Flying (Mary Martin, Peter Pan)

Let's Fly Away (Lee Wiley)

In Other Words (Fly Me To The Moon)(Kaye Ballard)

What Do We Do? We Fly! (Elizabeth Allen, Stuart Damon, Ensemble, Do I Hear A Waltz?)

Poor Butterfly (Julie Andrews, John Gavin, Thoroughly Modern Millie)

Never Swat A Fly (Anne Morrison, Scott Shafer, Good News)

When I See An Elephant Fly (Cliff Edwards, Ensemble, Dumbo)

Let's Go Fly A Kite (David Tomlinson, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Poppins)

When Our Ship Comes Sailing In (Ensemble, Oh, Kay!)

I'm Sailing On A Sunbeam (Des Toohey, Frank Coughlan's Orchestra)

Sail Away (James Hurst, Sail Away)

I Will Go Sailing No More (Randy Newman, Toy Story)