[Johnnypee Parker]

“Point Me at the Sky” is a single from Pink Floyd not to long after Syd Barrett was replaced with David Gilmour. 1968 That’s Dave singing the lead and he and Waters sing the chorus. Their voices sound very young. My favorite part is:

And if you survive till two thousand and five

I hope you’re exceedingly thin

For if you are stout you will have to breathe out
While the people around you breathe in, breathe in, breathe in, breathe in

Here are the complete lyrics and a promo film:

https://youtu.be/oXsCvlQ37jo

Hey Jean, this is Henry McClean
And I’ve finished my beautiful flying machine
And I’m ringing to say
That I’m leaving and maybe
You’d like to fly with me
And hide with me, baby

Isn’t it strange how little we change?
Isn’t it sad we’re insane?
Playing the games that we know and in tears
The games we’ve been playing for thousands and thousands and thousands and

Jumps into his cosmic flyer
Pulls his plastic collar higher
Light the fuse and stand right back
He cried, “This is my last goodbye”

Point me at the sky and let it fly (Point me at the sky and let it fly)
Point me at the sky and let it fly (Point me at the sky and let it fly)
Point me at the sky and let it fly

And if you survive till two thousand and five
I hope you’re exceedingly thin
For if you are stout you will have to breathe out
While the people around you breathe in, breathe in, breathe in, breathe in

People pushing on my sides
Is something that I hate
And so is sitting down to eat
With only little capsules on my plate

Point me at the sky and let it fly (Point me at the sky and let it fly)
Point me at the sky and let it fly (Point me at the sky and let it fly)
Point me at the sky and let it fly

And all we’ve got to say to you is goodbye
It’s time to go, better run and get your bags, it’s goodbye
Nobody cry, it’s goodbye
Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye
Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye
Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye
Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye
Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye
Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye
Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye
Crash, crash, crash, crash, goodbye

Songwriters: Roger Waters, David Jon Gilmour. For non-commercial use only

[Johnnypee Parker]

Now I realize the above is 6:41. I am also counting that one second after where you realize you have been smiling the entire time and you say to yourself,”Nice!”

Happy New Year!

JP

[Johnnypee Parker]

Happy New Year!

Press play for 6:42 of “The Best Years of Our Lives”

https://youtu.be/jxUlkky3oII

[Johnnypee Parker]

A drone over Cairo. It is quite lovely in the Fall. This is what it’s like where we live.

https://youtu.be/jxUtxa1yOzc

Now we actually live in the town of Leeds, NY. The closest bigger town is Cairo, NY. And then the next biggest is Catskill, NY. I grew up a couple hours north of here where we had shopping malls, big schools. I moved down here twenty years ago when I met Marlo. She was born and raised here.

We are a couple hours north of NYC on the Hudson River. This next one is shot from the town park. That white steeple is the church where Marlo & I renewed our vows. I have come to love the absence of noise around here.

https://youtu.be/u672Jb1Rf4U

And here is one of Catskill, NY

https://youtu.be/NPP00Ma9PDg

It didn’t take long for me to learn how to pronounce Cairo, NY. I was constantly corrected. We pronounce it Care-oh. I have come to believe, never confirmed, that it’s like a secret password. We can always tell who the outsiders are. Cairo pronounced kie-roe is in Egypt. When we hear a tourist ask for directions to “kie-roe” we all have a good laugh. When we get mentioned on the news, it’s almost always “kie-roe”

[Johnnypee Parker]

Great idea, Jung. The houses are laid out in some interesting patterns. I like the hillside setting. I’m not sure if there are any drone videos for around here. David, is New Classic a furniture store? The outside deck looks pretty kool.

JP

[Johnnypee Parker]

These Christmas songs have become traditions here. They really capture the Christmas spirit with their home movies, candids of their stroll through the markets, and smiles bright enough to light the highest tree. And their voices sound amazing. They truly ring of Christmas Joy. They are very catchy, too.

After watching Wonderful Christmastime just now, I am feeling very Christmassee . Hmm, I wonder where Marlo put the Christmas cookies.

JP

[Johnnypee Parker]

I would love to see Alone in a Duo Session

[Johnnypee Parker]

I agree. I understand the temptation to preserve the moment for down the road, but I can’t see how watching a show through a camera is worth it. And like you said, a lot of them come out pretty crappy.

I prefer to enjoy the moment. It can be annoying when someone near you is trying to film the show.

Everyone should just put their hands in the air like they just don’t care.

JP

[Johnnypee Parker]

This is a great picture, Sarah. Meeting celebrities can be very fulfilling. That’s a great memory.

Thanks for sharing it.

JP

[Johnnypee Parker]

Hi Sara,

Wow, you got everybody reminiscing with this one. The first album I bought myself was AC\DC Back In Black. I bought it at Record Town at the Mall down the road from our school. I think I was in tenth grade. I have an older brother and sister, so there was no reason for me to buy much up to that point. Now that I think of it, the first album I can remember is a Johnny Cash album. If I recall correctly, my parents told me it was mine, but I think it was just considered part of the house collection. Maybe one of ten. All I remember was it had every six year old’s favorite song on it. I think it was my favorite because it told a story, the singer’s name was the same as mine, and there may have been a cuss word in it. Was it bleeped for radio? I can’t remember. Wait a second, my first wife’s name was Sue, and, and…I have to think…did I subconsciously base any other life decisions on favorite childhood songs? Hmm, my Dad had an eight track player on our home stereo which I think came from a hardware store. I remember a couple of Christmas albums. I think we had an eight track in the car, also. I seem to remember Dad was a fan of greatest hits tapes. I’m hearing Tom Jones, and now I love cats. So that’s okay. I remember Blood Sweat and Tears “You Make Me So Very Happy”. That checks out. If music has unknowingly influenced any major life decisions, I better watch what I listen to. How old was I when I first heard Helter Skelter? Uh-oh.

JP

I can’t explain it. I remember it was my favorite

https://youtu.be/WOHPuY88Ry4

[Johnnypee Parker]

Thanks for bringing eight billion into perspective. It’s quite overwhelming. We live in a very rural area. It is very easy to isolate. I can’t imagine…when you attempt this handshaking experiment will there be gloves? Will you have a chase crew to keep you nourished and hydrated?

I agree MLT is evolving with each original album. WWT has some great pop songs, and ballads, as well as a dabble into psychedelia with Nothing Is In Vain. Orange got a little edgier with the radio like opening of The Future, and then pop, rock, blues, ballads, and now Why? covering every question of life. I love songwriting like this when an artist can bring life’s question to the surface in a dreamy or bouncy song and the listener(s) realize they have been thinking about the same questionable topics themselves.💡

Songs like these will remain popular in the future because they are about now. Any Other Day can be today, or any other day fifty years from now, or fifty years ago. These songs are timeless. I have a feeling we will all adopt “Jump Ship” as our rallying cry when faced with a challenge. It will come in handy on the slopes.

I am hoping Janitor Joe makes a miraculous return on a future album. That could be a kool story. The possibilities are endless.

I did say they are evolving, but I can’t put one album over the other. When I listen to WWT, it still sounds as fresh as it did when I first heard it. I but I guess more new songs are always better, so MLT does get better with each album. I hope they keep the same production crew for future albums.

Eight billion with a “B” Don’t eat the Soylent Green.

JP

[Johnnypee Parker]

Where’s that confounded bridge?

https://youtu.be/CWf5FYSK7Yc

[Johnnypee Parker]

Cheers Tom,

You totally dated yourself. I was only three in 1968.

I worry our GPS devices are going to control our travel like HAL. Mine knows all my driving habits. When I approach an intersection where any other day I would instinctively turn left, Siri starts man-splaining the next turn in a very condescending tone. “At the stop sign, pause, look both ways and when clear, turn right. You’re not going to work today, you’re going to the store.”

JP

[Johnnypee Parker]

Good one, Len ☕️

[Johnnypee Parker]

That’s funny, David. Jump Ship has settled in my brain today. I will try to listen to something else to purge it from my mind. Why?

JP