By: Alkelda,
on 3/7/2008
As it turns out, "I've Been Working on the Railroad" really is two songs stuck together. Walter Minkel of The Monkey Speaks has the story (and the chords for your ukulele).
By: Alkelda,
on 10/26/2007
I made some felt-board animals to use with Nancy Stewart's song Nocturnal Animals: On a moonlit night when the stars come out There are nocturnal animals all about Whoo, whoo, what do I see A wise old owl looking at me. Despite its legginess, I added a cricket, but left out other nocturnal animals like cuttlefish, tasmanian devils, tarantualas, skunks and vinegarroons. Did you know that
By: Alkelda,
on 8/2/2007
I'm doing some preparation work for a birthday party gig this Friday night. I had a special request for a story with a mouse in it. There are lots and lots of folktales with mice. However, I'm taking the opportunity to present two of my favorite literary mouse stories:
"The Crickets" from Mouse Soup, by Arnold Lobel
"The Journey," from Mouse Tales, by Arnold Lobel
In "The Crickets," a mouse is trying to sleep. A cricket chirps by the mouse's window, and the mouse calls down, "What is that noise?" The cricket replies, "What did you say? I cannot hear you and make my music at the same time.”
The mouse replies that she's trying to sleep, and that she doesn't want any more music. The cricket responds with, “What did you say? You want more music? I will find a friend.”
And soon, there are two crickets chirping...
I'm planning to sing and play, "Oh, Miss Mousie, won't you come out tonight?" to the tune of Buffalo Gals (a two-chord song I play using G and D7). If I'm lucky, the birthday party guests will join in to sing as the group of crickets grows.
"The Journey" has a mouse driving off to see his mother. When the car breaks down, he finds someone by the side of the road selling roller-skates. This arrangement works until the wheels fall off the rollerskates. The mouse continues on with different assortments of footwear... but what happens when his feet wear out? The solution is quite silly.
I'm nocturnal, my wife is primarily diurnal. I gues it's thanks to those crepescular overlaps that we have the two kids.
Limpy99: I think we owe a lot to crepuscular overlaps. There are friends I might never see otherwise.
CREPUSCULAR...Wow. I think we need to start a religion or something. Wow. That there could be such a word. I am in love. Or in awe. Or something. CREPUSCULAR!!!!!