Wednesday, August 25, 2010

It's Going To Be Crazy...!


My big sister "B", is in town from North Carolina for a week to visit Mom.

In order to celebrate her visit and uphold a family tradition, we are having a family get-together this coming weekend! Really, it started off as a memory celebration of my Father's birthday. However, over the years it has been changed, both in date and in focus in order to accommodate every one's schedule and all the other reasons, like out of town relatives.

Anyway, because we are having a family party this weekend, and because this song has been bouncing around in my head the past few days...I wanted to play it here to see if, by playing it, I can get it to go away for a day or so!

I'm sure that a lot of you probably remember this song, if not the movie! I like it...and can't stop tapping my foot when I hear it!



Now you know what the reason is, in case I don't post for a day or two! I'll try and get some pictures up on here while my sister is here!

Now, how about some coffee in the kitchen? Raining outside, which is nice for a change!

13 comments:

Felinae said...

Thanks Uncle Hermit,

I love this song, it's a fun song to dance to too. :D

I hope you and yours have a wonderful visit.

Hugs~Felinae~

HermitJim said...

Hey Felinae...
It is hard to not tap your foot when it's playing, isn't it?

Gotta love some of these older songs...and the movie!

Thanks for coming by this morning!

Ken said...

...have fun Jim,enjoy the clan visits...

HermitJim said...

Hey Ken...
Thanks, buddy! It's always an adventure, ya know? Never know what's going to happen!

Thanks for coming by today!

Ben in Texas said...

Enjoy the family get together, at our age we just never know do we?

About the promised pictures You Better get a bunch of them and post em up.. ( How bout handing the camera to someone else for a couple of hours for a fresh take on the event? )

Enjoy the time.

Ben in Texas said...

About the song you mentioned. Have never seen Animal House but I remembered the song as having been done by some black group. Good ole Google!!,, The Isleys wrote this on the spur of the moment at a Washington, DC, concert in mid-1959. As they performed Jackie Wilson's "Lonely Teardrops," Ronald Isley ad-libbed, "WELLLLLLLLLLL... you know you make me want to SHOUT" and Rudy and O'Kelly joined in on the improvisation. The audience went wild and afterwards, RCA executive Howard Bloom suggested putting it out as their first RCA single.

Here's an early version by them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL9xOLpwI0I

Baby Sis said...

Bubba -

You truly will have "all my sisters with me" on Sautrday! And we'll remember the one who isn't with us anymore. Talked to B last night, and could not stop - looking forward to a good visit, and of course, the FOOD! You put on the coffee,' cause I'll be there early, with bells and goodies!

Momlady said...

Hope you have a great visit. If you are referring to James' mom I'd like to meet her some day. Say hello for me.

HermitJim said...

Hey Ben...
This is certainly one of the classics from a time that you and I can remember pretty well!

Makes you want to dance!

I appreciate you coming by today!


Hey Sis...
You know that the coffee will be on early, and I'm always looking forward to the food!

Hope everything goes well this weekend, ya know?

Thanks for coming by today, Sis!


Hey Momlady...
If you don't have anything to do this weekend, then come on over! B would be glad to meet you as well...as would everyone else!

Thanks so much for coming by today!

Dizzy-Dick said...

Howdy Jim,
Our family back in Pennsylvania has a picnic/reunion once a year at my cousin's house on the Allegheny river. Haven't been able to go the last two years, but when I do I sure do enjoy it. Have a great weekend and enjoy.

HermitJim said...

Hey Dizzy...
Gotta take the time to enjoy the family get togethers more than ever, 'cause you just never know when the last one may be!

Guess I'll have to stop being a Hermit for at least a day, huh?

Tanks, buddy, for the visit today!

Mechanic in Illinois said...

Sounds like a fun celebration with alot of goods food. Have a great time this weekend.

JoJo said...

Hello My Special One,
I just realized I hadn't read you today, thats what happens when you run out the door looking for that big daddy elk at 6am and of course he was nowhere to be seen.
I always loved that song would dance my self silly with it too. Thanks for the memory.
Hope your get together is fun and enjoy some of that food for me too