In my pre-Thanksgiving blog, I heralded the then-impending announcement of the
Power, according to author Olivia Fox Cabane, simply “means being perceived as able to affect the world around us, whether through influence on or authority over others, large amounts of money, expertise, intelligence, sheer physical strength, or high social status.”
Thanksgiving is always a bountiful and enjoyable holiday, but this year’s was extra special as our immediate Family convened at (older son) David and Julie’s house.
I am sitting in the waiting room of a local urgent care center…waiting to take a COVID rapid test.We have been invited to attend the bar-mitzvah of the grandson of close friends this weekend.
Stephen Sondheim died last week at the age of 91. His incredible career spanned six decades. He shook up Broadway by breaking the mold of the ‘Happy Ending Musical”. Sondheim was a believer that great art should explore characters and culture in a deeper way. He was never satisfied with his work and always looked at each revival of his many shows as a chance to make the productions and the songs better. I agree with his designation as an artistic genius!
If you could see my current Instagram feed, you would see a plethora of ads for podcasts. I started investigating podcasts a few weeks ago and now I’m inundated with ads.
After Thanksgiving and Black Friday, it often signals the start of the holiday sounds on the radio; some years the tunes populate radio and various "elevator juke boxes" before Thanksgiving. With Chanukah starting this eve it makes sense to release the updated Happy Holidays In Song today.