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Song of the Week: The Streets of Bakersfield
The Pax Plena Song of the Week comes to you courtesy of country music, and the the late 1980s. Doubtless, few will remember what they were doing during the hot and dusty summer of 1988. Yours truly was roughly five years old (almost six!). President Reagan appointed Judge Anthony M. Kennedy to the United States…
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Song of the Week: When the Saints Go Marching In
The long week is over, and below is a Song of the Week to suit the occasion – particularly on this gorgeous Saturday morning. Of the stars in this performance, Louis Armstrong needs no introduction. Danny Kaye, though, may be a bit more obscure. In case it jogs the memory, Danny Kaye was an actor/singer/comedian…
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Song of the Week: Mack the Knife
Last night the wife and I watched Kevin Spacey’s “Beyond the Sea.” I’ve yet to see a truly terrible Kevin Spacey film, and his performance in “21” has only heightened my curiosity since seeing it last spring. Being a passive fan of Bobby Darin’s the movie looked like a slam-dunk Netflix order for the middle…
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Song of the Week: Jingle Bells
With finals beginning tomorrow morning, now seems the perfect time to resurrect the Pax Plena Song of the Week! The tune this week will be a familiar one to most. Written in 1857 by Boston’s own James Lord Pierpont, the tune was featured prominently atop Diana Krall’s creatively titled Christmas album, “Christmas Songs” in 2005.…
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Lolcat of the Week
We are slowly resurrecting the lolcat of the week feature around these parts – even while the song of the week is pretty well defunct. Burning the midnight oils here in Tucson, I cannot help but think that the lolcat of the week accurately sums up my love affair with coffee (and now tea). Enjoy!…
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