I guess the beat still does go on

In the Palm Springs air terminal there is a commemorative bust of one Salvatore Bono. That’s kind of nice. Sonny Bono was, of course, mayor of that lovely desert town for a while, then he went on to be a congressman. While his DC gig was was still in place he, sadly, lost an argument with a tree when he was out skiing.

I’m put in mind of this because a friend just took off today for Vegas.

“I’m not much for gambling,” she told me. “But, Cher’s performing and I’d like to see that.”

She probably wasn’t born in 1965 when Sonny and Cher’s signature song, I Got You Babe was a huge hit.

“How were Sonny and Cher?” I asked university commuting passenger one Monday morning in about 1966. She had just been to see them in concert in Vancouver that weekend.

“They were OK,” she replied. “But who I really liked was their opening act; two young guys named Simon and Garfunkel. They were really good.”

So, I was thinking about I Got You Babe and what a silly little song it was and who would have thought it would have become some sort of vintage offering that a person would still be hearing 44 years after S&C brought it into the world.

I think part of it is, it’s a likeable song. It makes no demands either musically or philosophically. Kind of in the realm of the Beatles’ All You Need is Love. Silly throwaways both but they evoke a kind of youthful enthusiasm. Compare them with the netherworld junkie realm of the Velvet Underground’s Sister Ray, or the Doors’ Light My Fire.

I Got You Babe is a 'ditty', pure and simple. A ditty performed by a couple of sweet kids at the time who were nutso in love with each other. That put me back in thoughts of the Sonny memorial at Palm Springs. For a kind of goofy little guy the man did well, and served both his town and ultimately his country well. And that’s a good thing. And Cher, well Cher has always been Cher in all her incarnations and God love her for that. Glad my friend is going to see her. If I were in Vegas, I’d go too.

On an entirely un-Sonny and Cher-ish

matter, the lovely Vivavoom accorded me this award and I am flattered and humbled to be held in such regard. Very thoughtful of a very thoughtful lady in all her Wonder Woman-ness. Thank you.

The Lemonade Award is for sites, which show great attitude and/or gratitude!

Rules for the award:

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs, which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Nominate your favorites and link to this post.

I need to nominate the blogs I find deserving of the lemonade award. But, this is a random choice because there are many others.

Here they are...in no particular order:

1. Jazz
2. Geewits
3. Get Off My Lawn
4. Deborah Sistrunk
5. Andrea
6. Leesa (told you I’d get you next time)
7. Leslie
8. Daisy
9. CS
10. Merely Me

I hate choosing names for awards because right now I could easily find 10 more and another 10 after that, and so on. So, if I didn’t choose you this time, I will next time around.