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When I was a kid, magazines like Popular Science promised us flying cars by the 21st century. Now they need to just iron the kinks out.

With the humidity we've been having, I'm breathing the stuff.

I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You – Jazz standard composed by Victor Young, with lyrics written by Ned Washington and Bing Crosby. Recorded by hundreds. Since I feel you can't hear too much Getz, I chose this version.

You Shook Me – Muddy Waters (I like this one a lot) And I like this one even better

As I get older, I think to myself, “80 is much too soon to go”. RIP Robbie, you wrote some very nice songs that will live on.

Body Language – Queen

Not Fade Away by Buddy Holly is nice, but I like the Stones' version better.

A House Of Gold – Hank Williams (digging deep and definitely not one of my favorites)

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun not a bad version Much more commercial and in many ways a bit better We opened for Cyndi when gigging on a cruise ship in the 1980s. She is actually quite a good and versatile singer (or at least was).

I took this one on Key West a few years ago.

One more Jimmy Smith single. From 1962 with orchestrations by Oliver Nelson. I believe this is the song that put him on the map. OK, no more Jimmy Smith for now. I've saturated myself, and time to move on.

oops! Ninja'd Heart Of Gold - Neil Young

Four Sticks – Led Zeppelin

Fortunately, I had put her through nursing school at the local college before I finalized the divorce. It was her dream, we had history, and I couldn't see not letting her pursue that dream. She graduated an RN and pursued that career until she retired. No alimony was rewarded. We are not friends, but still friendly A rare, happy ending. Notes ♫

OUCH. It had better be a very nice, very special, very rare resistor.

The Riff Song – Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra

Mrs. Notes and I have been in this duo since 1985. Well, she was the future Mrs. Notes back then. If the timing is right, I'll announce that, and add that the only group that has been together longer, is The Rolling Stones. After the chuckles die down, I'll add, “And we still have all the original members.” Until COVID, we were never out of work, and now that the emergency is in the rearview mirror, we are back full time. There are compromises with a duo. I make my own backing tracks, so there is never the surprises you get with other musicians. On the other hand, there is none of the drama either. Mrs. Notes and I have very strong work ethics and do what needs to be done for our clients to make money and be happy, even if it means skipping breaks, playing long, or learning customer favorite songs. We try to do a better job than our competition and we charge a little more for that. We have over 600 songs, most of them are here https://www.nortonmusic.com/cats/songlist.html There are a few I haven't added, like ones buried in medleys. We wouldn't want a customer to look, request the song, and here it instrumentally in a 10 or 15 minute medley designed to be played for a dinner set. Notes ♫

It was recorded from April 27, 1964 – April 29, 1964 and released in September. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_(album) Here's one with Stanley Turrentine This one recorded in 1960 and released in 1963 Stanley Turrentine is one of my all-time favorite tenor sax players. IMO anyone who plays the B3 owes a debt to Jimmy Smith.

I'm Bob and I am an uncle. At least I was until I divorced my first wife.