Happy Birthday, Dad
73 and counting…
Archive for Holidays
Easter Fun With The Akins Family
Mom had a bunch of old records she was getting rid of, and I figured we could put ‘em to good use.
Happy Charles’s Birthday, Everyone
It’s February 14th, and everyone knows what that means! That’s right! It’s my brother Charles’s birthday! Let’s all wish Chuk a happy one, yeah?
Happy Birthday, bro.
(Music from The National - “Fake Empire”)
Thirty-One (!) Years Ago Today
To all the ladies: Please sit down before watching this video. I assume no responsibility should you keel over from the overwhelming cuteness contained within.
Ten Years Ago Today
A little bonus Christmassy goodie: Me singing off-key!
This used to be pretty common at the parents’ house around Christmas. That’s me imitating a dying goose singing, my brother Alan on drums, brother Charles on sax, nephew Daniel sitting on the steps, my sister-in-law Cindy on electric piano, her brother Rick on bass, and Rick’s son Andrew on guitar.
Merry Christmas
You were pretty
Queen of New York City
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging,
All the drunks they were singing
We kissed on a corner
Then danced through the night
The boys of the NYPD choir
Were singing “Galway Bay”
And the bells were ringing out
For Christmas day
Thank God for good ol’ common sense.
And Happy Birthday, Shane. :)
More Christmas posts to follow…
A Hallerween Blast From The Past
A Chip and DAve holiday special, AD 1997. The Casio keyboard is the most underrated pseudo-drum machine ever made. I have to say that
If you don’t like Halloween, you can get the hell outta my face… right now.
is one of the greatest lines in music history.
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