Rainy Day/Evening

On the Eastern Coast, and specifically in the Mid-Atlantic States, we are getting hit with some rain - well, a whole bunch of rain, to be exact. Since that is happening now, I thought I would take some pictures, and make a theme out of it. So, there will be some shots I took today around the farm, liek the shot above, showing the rain where my sister's back yard used to be. There will also be a few rain-themed music videos. I will start off with a favorite of mine, Anthony Callea, singing Rain.



My brother is never one to pass up some fun, and I took this shot of him riding the 4x4 in the rain, through my sister's flooded yard.



Of course, there is the iconic song by the Everly Brothers, Crying In The Rain. Once I saw the clip of them in their Marine uniforms singing on the Ed Sullivan Show, I knew it needed to be included.



I also knew I wanted to include old favorites of mine, The Alarm. The had a hit with Rain In The Summertime in 1987. It is a wonderful song, one I really love.



So this afternoon, I tried to go out to take pictures when it wasn't raining too heavy, and here are som of the pictures I took.



And, finally, I thought I would end with Madonna singing Rain.



Hope your evening it warm and dry...

The Hits of 1960

Middle: Me with my father when I came home from the hospital. Bottom: the same day, with my Aunt Peg.

Well, I thought it was a clever idea to list the top pop songs of the year I was born, 1960. And before anyone hurts themselves doing the math, it is true, I celebrated by 50th today. That is, until I started doing the research. There seems to be some disagreement over what the Billboard songs were, as people compiled them in different ways - from the numbers of weeks spent at #1, to other, more arcane methods. This was the early days of the charts, so I have decided to let that go. Instead, I looked over the lists, and just decided to offer up the songs, as I really was a bit too young to tie them to any memories whatsoever.

Theme from A Summer Place by the Percy Faith & his Orchestra was an instrumental, and I have to say I do remember this one, for it played for years. It also set a record, being #1 for nine weeks, from February 22 to April 24.



The Everly Brothers had a hit on their guitars with Cathy's Clown, which held the top spot on the chart for 6 weeks, May 23 to June 26.



Elvis Presley was the king, and had three different songs hit #1 in 1960, including It's Now Or Never, which held it for 5 weeks, August 15 to September 18. I chose this song because I liked the video.



Women were not shut out, as Brenda Lee had a huge hit with I'm Sorry. Brenda, the little girl with the big voice, held the top spot for 4 weeks, July 18 to August 7.



And, finally, there was the new rock 'n roll movement, which included Chubby Checker singing about a dance craze, The Twist. Chubby was #1 for two weeks, September 19 to September 25. And who doesn't know how to do the twist.