Happy New Year, but Christmas isn't over yet. Although it's that weird space where you know the end is coming and you hold on a little tighter, it's a losing effort. The tree is starting to cover the floor in needles, it's almost time to get the boxes up from the basement - but not yet. I figured getting two artists on one platter was reaching a little in terms of a marketing ploy, but I figured at least there was truth in advertising from the folks at RCA. I didn't have a lot of Eddie Arnold in my library other than a couple of his Christmas songs, which aren't on this collection, so I'm coming in cold here. This will be a journey of discovery, and I love hearing new-to-me stuff. While Henry Mancini is a known name to me, I don't know him for his Christmas music. He's known for some beautiful classics, but to me, "Peter Gunn" is worth all the marbles, and the cherry on top isn't "Moon River - it's the Pink Panther theme. I kno...
A place where I blather on about music, vinyl, memories, nostalgia, things I miss, things I'm excited about, or stuff I just found and want to share. I could also be deliberately trying to waste your time. I generally don't know what I'm talking about, but sometimes I do. This is mostly a stream-of-consciousness brain dump, a reaction video without the images. Mostly, I'm just rambling. It's meanderambling. #oldenoughtoforget #oldenoughtoforget