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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Why hasn't Gaviscon secured the rights to Jimmy Webb's "Galveston" for their commercials? So close... it's right there.

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Galveston (Remastered 2001)

YouTube video by Glen Campbell - Topic

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Joyce Linehan @ashmont.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Overshadowed by the Department of Education yesterday was the invasion of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent agency with a tiny $276M in federal funding. It pays for things like digital access for rural communities, e-books, summer reading programs, and support for museums.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

#DailyGood Now and then, I like to go back and play Civilization VI just for kicks. I've loved the game since the early 90s. I haven't tried VII yet (old dog/new tricks). But my favorite thing about VI is being in Emperor mode, you just get knights and you see your neighbor already has helicopters.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

If I don't get this blanket out for her, she will yell and try to get in my lap while I work. The joys of working from home.

A demanding yet currently content tabby cat lies on a fluffy white blanket on the bed next to my desk.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

#DailyGood I've been so negligent in my #DailyGood, mostly because there is very little good happening with the avalanche of crap daily. But, as my birthday approaches, I thought I'd share some good from a birthday buddy (but before my time) - The great Faron Young. Hello Walls - Faron Young

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Faron Young - Hello Walls 1961

YouTube video by Country Music World Planet

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

you've been murdered, who do you want on the case?

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

#DailyGood The struggle is real to find something good each day. Mostly I'm hunkering down working or rage scrolling. I'm getting back in shape and avoiding alcohol, sugar, most processed foods, etc. (ugh). But, that doesn't stop me from wanting this good. Hopefully soon. The Jungle Bird cocktail.

A picture of the Jungle Bird tiki cocktail. It is reddish, with lots of ice, in a tall glass with a bamboo straw and wedge of pineapple. Some rum bottles can be seen behind the glass. Image and recipe from https://www.bamboosams.com/post/the-jungle-bird.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

If you're listening to a song, and the singer calls out, "we be jammin," and that singer is not Bob Marley, I can pretty much guarantee you they are not, in fact, jammin. Nor have they ever been jammin.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

#DailyGood Still struggling to keep up with the good, and struggling with the struggle. But today's good is 31 years old and still going strong. Half my PRs are on this bike - not my road bike. #SteelisReal Thanks to the weather for a break today.

My 1994 Nishiki Optima bike leaning against my garage door. The bike is light green with an orange saddle bag and brown topped tube bag.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

#DailyGood Still reeling from the onslaught of outright destruction, racism, misogyny, stupidity, and hate in this new administration. But, I saw a post somewhere asking what song instantly made you a fan on first listen. This immediately came to mind. Billy Bragg - Greetings to the New Brunette

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Billy Bragg – Greetings To The New Brunette (Official Video)

YouTube video by Billy Bragg

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I missed my yesterday's post for... uh... *do you not freaking see what's going on?!?!* um... reasons. #DailyGood is supposed to remind me there's still reasons to wake up and enjoy a smidge of something - anything - good each day. So, thank you Spurs for FINALLY winning a match (since November)!

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Spurs beat Brentford to earn first win in eight matches

Ange Postecoglou's side taste victory for the first time in the league since 15 December with a 2-0 victory at Brentford

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Feeling like I want to watch Canadian Bacon tonight for some reason.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

#DailyGood I usually read at night instead of watching TV. Given the state of *things*, I needed an escape so I started @johnconroe01.bsky.social "The Demon Accords Series" because I wanted fast paced stories of someone just kicking evil ass. In just two weeks I'm 7 books in and it fits the bill.

The cover of John Conroe's "God Touched." The title is at the top in A red and yellow flame color. The image background is the New York City skyline at night from across the river in colors blue and back with a big moon. shining. The authors name is at the bottom in white with "The Demon Accords Series" written beneath.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

#DailyGood Everything is overwhelming. I can usually fall back on some finer things to give myself a little break and brief pleasure - unfortunately, pasta and wine are out of the question for the 1st quarter of this year. So, it's up to music for that lift! Rachael & Vilray - Is a Good Man Real

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Rachael & Vilray - Is a Good Man Real? (Official Video)

YouTube video by Rachael & Vilray

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

It's really confusing living in Columbia, South Carolina right now. I wish people would learn how to spell.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

#DailyGood Among many other diverse likes and loves, I am a big West Coast Jazz fan. On a chilly Sunday, I love to put on something smooth and swinging and have a cappuccino (yes, that sounds pretentious and no, I'm not, I don't think). Today it's the massive talent and genius of Hampton Hawes.

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I Got Rhythm

YouTube video by Hampton Hawes Trio - Topic

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

#DailyGood As I've noted, I'm a 60s spy spoof fan. But that comes from a love of James Bond. Not that he needs defending but, I think Timothy Dalton was a really good Bond and it was the 80s production and writing that mostly failed him. Best of his two? The Living Daylights. Give it a rewatch.

A movie poster for The Living Daylights. The title is in the upper left. To it's right is Timothy Dalton as Bond pointing a gun in the famous focal eye used in all bond opening credits. Below the title is Dalton as Bond, again in a circle, with just a head shot of him in a tux holding a cigarette near his mouth. The background for the poster is illustrations of action scenes from the movie - a car with ice outriggers, a horse chase, a tank, and the bond guys. In the bottoms right corner is an attractive blonde woman in a white dress lying on her side.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

#DailyGood I need a little boost this Friday. It's been a down week from snow days, a lingering cold, and the general unpleasantness in this country. So to pick me up, I turn to The War and Treaty. A recent discovery (for me) tracking artists on Garden & Gun's Back Porch Sessions. Amazing voices.

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Back Porch Sessions: The War and Treaty

YouTube video by Garden & Gun Magazine

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

#DailyGood Ars Gratia Artis - that, to me, is folk and outsider art. For some artists, it's a compulsion. For others, it's their core and why they keep going. No on exemplified this more than the late Daniel Johnston. I miss his simplicity and pureness, in his music and his visual art.

An drawing by Daniel Johnston done in a folk style, similar to say a high school drawing or doodle, depicting three skulls across the top of the pieces, each with a difference symbols as their background, and below left, a red woman with green hair, in a red dress, saying in a speech bubble, "Maybe easy living could be just as right. Don't you think?" In the middle of the picture is a three-headed ducks with a lions body. To the right is a man with a very large head that appears to be open at the top like a bowl. He is wearing a brown suit and physically resembles the Frankenstein monster. In the middle below the duck creatures is a spiral of various colors overtop the words, "Rock and Roll" written in red.

Image from the internet.

An illustration by Daniel Johnston on a white background. The top of the page is a rectangle made pink marker covered with text that says, "I have faith in things that love and love goes round and always was the strangest most strongest Evil's taboo wins all the time and victory upon victory till the end forever." The drawing consists of two humanoid creatures holding guitars. The creature to the left is green, hairless, and holding an orange guitar. The creature on the right is similar holding a yellow guitar. Between them is a yellow woman with black and blue hair, wearing a pink dress with large blue polka dots. She is wearing red shoes and below her is written, "I understand it may not matter but belief makes me Strong. Daniel Johnston"

This image is from the internet.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

#DailyGood Being sick last week reminded me of being sick as a child. I mentioned the clean sheets and fold-out couch earlier. But when I was sick, I'd get Sprite and then the big cans of this way too sweet punch. But I did love the commercials (and asking my brother if he wanted a Hawaiian Punch).

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Hawaiian Punch Commercial (1975)

YouTube video by Bionic Disco

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Today's #DailyGood is a sad one. Garth Hudson, the last living member of The Band, died today. If you were to ask me if I had a favorite band, I'd hem and haw and toss out a few names but always come back to The Band. There will never be another. The Band - It Makes No Difference

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The Band - It Makes No Difference

YouTube video by cg3480

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Today's #DailyGood I discovered on my refrigerator. Both my kids (teens) love to draw and are more artistic than I am. I found this doodle on the fridge from my youngest (15), which I first thought was a kids book illustration. She was trying out new markers. Very cute.

An illustration using markers on white paper of an orange cat taking a bath. A sink is to the right, a toilet to the left, and a window is behind the tub and the wall is green. A pink bath mat sits in front of the clawfooted white tub.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

#DailyGood I really enjoyed this collaboration. I've been a @richardkadrey.bsky.social fan for years (Sandman Slim) but was not familiar with Cassandra Khaw - but I will check her work out now. A wild ride with a great dose of gritty cosmic and eldritch horror. The Dead Take the A Train

the cover of The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey. The author's names are at top in purple on a black background. The title is large and white and is over top an eldritch horror illustration in greens, purples and blues of a woman's face with more teeth than a shark, and tentacles all around, splitting the Statue of Liberty.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

#DailyGood This *waves hands around* has me melancholic and apprehensive and I'm wondering how far things will go and what we may lose. I thought of this song and have listened to it at least 3 times today. It reinforces those feelings but also makes them bearable. James McMurtry - No More Buffalo

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James McMurtry "No More Buffalo"

YouTube video by Music City Roots

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

#DailyGood No, I'm not late to the game. First it was outlaw country and country rock in the 70s, then cowpunk, alt-country, and now Americana. And finding artists who keep that going yet still sound fresh and new is always a pleasure. I still go back, but good to see some going forward.

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Waxahatchee - "Much Ado About Nothing"

YouTube video by Waxahatchee

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

#DailyGood I've been knocked on my butt for a few days with the flu. I remember when I was sick as a kid, I was allowed to lie out on the pullout sofa and watch TV. The best feeling was taking a hot bath, putting on fresh pajamas, then coming out to find my mom had put fresh sheets on the pullout.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

#DailyGood Like most people, come January I'm looking to shed a few pounds and start the year right. I do Dry January, cut out sugar, most carbs, and put my bike up on the trainer and get to work. That's must be why I am craving my favorite, hard-to-find candy bar. The Nestle Chunky Bar

The Nestle Chunky candy bar in it's silver wrapper with the word Chunky in red diagonally across the bar. In front is a square Chunky bar (which is itself divided in 4 connected squares) that has been split in two and shows the chocolate, peanuts, and raisins inside.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

#DailyGood I'm a mid-century modern/googie/atomic/space age/tiki/ exotica/50s&60s art, music, style, design and culture fan. And I love current artists in this style & other sub-cultures (low-brow, surf, rockabilly, etc). One of these is Scooter, whose Mid-Mod Happy Hour book is a current favorite.

The cover of Mid-Mod Happy Hour, Tasty & Tantalizing Cocktails & Art. The cover if orange, the main title in white in a mid-century style font, with the subtitle below in black. The center of the book is taken up by a 50s style comic illustration of a dark hair man with a pipe in his mouth pouring drinks on a cocktail table. A mid-century modern clock is also seen and a large standing lamp. The illustration is very 50s, mid-century styled and whimsical.

A page form the book showing a stylized illustration of Elvis in a Hawaiian shirt is on the left side of the page, and the recipe for the Blue Hawaii drink on the right. Both in shades of blue background, white and red text on the recipe.

The pages for the drink Recipe Cheesecake Martini, with an illustration of a woman in a black cocktail dress sitting in a mid-century modern orange chair, drinking a martini beneath a stylized hanging light. The right side has the recipe with black and orange text on a tan background.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

#DailyGood I hate to do two musical goods back-to-back but it is Rod Stewart's birthday. The man dominated the 70s. I was not a fan of the turn to disco but the one-two punch of "Every Picture Tells a Story" and "Never a Dull Moment" really has no equal. Happy 80th! youtu.be/_5lX0eMI7Hw?...

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You Wear It Well

YouTube video by Rod Stewart - Topic

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

#DailyGood A song from this album came to me the other day and reminded me how they were the soundtrack of the early 90s for me in DC, along with Lloyd Cole, The Connells, and other alternative, pop-rock artists of the time. It's a definite good and needs a relisten. The Judybats - Native Son

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The Judybats - Native Son (Video)

YouTube video by Warner Records

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

#DailyGood Coming in late to today's #DailyGood but it's an important one... Fitted sheets with labels indicating which end it goes at the top or bottom of the bed. This is very important in king sized beds as they're nearly square. Thank you companies that care!

A white label on the elastic portion of a gray fitted bed sheet that has black text in all caps that reads, "Top or Bottom."

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

#DailyGood Since I mentioned The Walker Brothers for yesterday's #DailyGood, I had to add their biggest hit and one of my favorite songs. It was also charmingly sung by Alan Rickman in the film, "Truly, Madly, Deeply." The Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore

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NEW * The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore - The Walker Brothers - 4K Color {Stereo} 1966

YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

#DailyGood Since I'm on a 60s movie kick, I'm a huge fan of 60s spy spoofs, too (Matt Helm, Derek Flint, etc). And also this one - with an incomprehensible plot, horrid action scenes, and wooden villains But, lots of bikini assassins plus a Walker Brothers title tune! Deadlier than the Male (1967)

The movie poster for "Deadlier than the Male." The poster is dominated by an illustration of three bikini clad female assassins, each in their own outlined box with blond, brunette, and redhead in text over their images. Action Guaranteed is stamped over the right woman in the lower corner or her illustration. The top of the poster says "For Hire: Deadly Weapons." Below the women are names of the stars: Richard Johnson, Elke Sommer, Sylvia Hoscina, and Nigel Green. Below that is the movie title and then credits.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

#DailyGood I have the feeling I will be needing a lot of comedy in the coming year. Comedies of the 50s and 60s are some of my favorites and this is definite top 5. Fantastic cast, great score, and great direction from Normal Jewison. The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming

The movie poster for "The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming." It's a comic illustration on a white background with the phrase "It's a Plot... to make the world die laughing!!" at the top of the poster in black. Below, divided by water and a Russian sailor and a blond American staring lovingly at each other are the Americans on the left and the Russians on the right. Below the illustration is the movie title in yellow in a red talk bubble coming from a lone man on horseback. The movie credits are below in blue.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

#DailyGood I never made it to Montana. I had a planned trip once but of course work got in the way. I was always drawn to the landscapes of Russell Chatham and wanted to experience the inspiration firsthand. There's still time.

A field surrounded by trees. A beautiful Russell Chatham oil painting. The field is green and yellow from wildflowers, the trees are and hazy as if in an afternoon sun. Further fields can be seen in the distance beyond tree breaks.

A cloudy sky and hill in the distance bisect this painting horizontally with a darker valley filled with trees and fields of grasses in the foreground. Oil on canvas from Russell Chatham. Muted greens and yellows are the major colors.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

#DailyGood Late but I was busy enjoying today's Daily Good - a misty, rainy, winter day. I listened to some music, cleaned up some Christmas, did a little laundry, and then did a whole lot of nothing. Music for All Occasions by The Mavericks is a favorite for days like today.

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Here Comes The Rain

YouTube video by The Mavericks - Topic

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

#DailyGood I took a day break after Christmas to clear my head of Christmas things. I love a good mystery and often read them during the New Year as winter is a great time to get cozy with a book. This is a favorite. Josephine Tey - The Daughter of Time

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

A great Christmas gift from Ron Sexmith! As always, a fantastic voice. Merry Christmas!

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

#DailyGood We bought an advent calendar from China. The quality is crap, you can't even read the printing. Don't even ask about the figures. But, it is our new favorite #ChristmasGood and our children will be fighting over it for years to come! Merry Christmas! Day 25 - Peanuts Advent Calendar

Tiny Peanuts characters and assorted other plastic objects like a snowman, igloo, candy cane, top hat, and toy train are on a poorly printed cardboard sheet that is supposed to look like the frozen pond from A Charlie Brown Christmas. The figures are poorly made and even more poorly painted.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

#DailyGood It's Christmas Eve. That always meant family. But now it's a quick visit and back home where I spend a good portion of the night wrapping presents and watching Christmas specials. This not my favorite but it's a traditional #ChristmasGood. Day 24 - Irving Berlin's White Christmas

The movie poster for Irving Berlin's White Christmas featuring a snowy scene with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera Allen in Santa suits apparently singing a song. Their credits are below in the snow and the title is above them in White on a blue country background. A horse drawn carriage is behind them.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

#DailyGood It's titled "The Christmas Song" for a reason... it is THE Christmas song. Written by Robert Wells and Tormé in '45, it was first recorded by Nat King Cole with the definitive version in '46. I like Mel doing his own version of this #ChristmasGood. Day 23 - Mel Tormé, The Christmas Song

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Mel Tormé - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Verve Records

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

#DailyGood We're in the holiday home stretch where what I really want to do is just slow down but there's always too much to do. This #ChristmasGood I'll always pause for and it allows me to enjoy the season once again. The Ghost of Christmas Present is a fave. Day 22 - The Muppet Christmas Carol

The poster for The Muppet Christmas Carol. It's a snowy night in London with just Michael Caine as Scrooge in a circle of light on a dark street. In the sky above are Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzy, a rabbit, Rizzo the Rat, and The Great Gonzo in Victorian clothing as their respective Dickens characters. The title of the movie is above the Muppets in red.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

#DailyGood While the movie isn't strictly a Christmas movie, it does move through all the seasons and gives us this #ChristmasGood - the best and saddest Christmas song sung in a movie. Sorry Bing! Day 21 - Judy Garland, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas from Meet Me in St. Louis

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Meet Me In St. Louis | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Warner Classics

YouTube video by Warner Bros. Classics

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

#DailyGood You can still find a few attempts at the format but the prevalence is not what it was in the 60s and 70s. Today's #ChristmasGood laments the loss of the holiday variety show that dominated seasonal TV - Andy Williams, Bing Crosby, Perry Como, etc. Day 20 - Holiday Variety Shows

A still photo from a Bing Crosby Christmas Special. Bing and Frank Sinatra, in suits, are sitting in a living room in front of a teal colored couch with a tinsel strung Christmas tree behind the couch. They appear to be mid-song.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

#DailyGood Another non-traditional #ChristmasGood I love listening to this time of the year. While Tim is Australian and their Christmas season is a wee bit warmer, this one still hits just right and the sentiment tracks nicely with my own. Day 19 - Tim Minchin, White Wine in the Sun

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White Wine In The Sun by Tim Minchin

YouTube video by Tim Minchin

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

#DailyGood My maternal grandmother always had a counter full of Christmas baking - colorful tins filled with cookies, fudges, and other treats. On the other side of town, my paternal grandfather would also be baking another #ChristmasGood. Day 18 - Grammy's Pecan Sands, Granddaddy's Rum Balls

Picture from the internet of homemade pecan sands, very much like my grandmother made. One sand is on a sugar covered counter, more can be seen in a bowl on the left.

A picture from the internet of rum balls. One is in the center, looking half eaten. There are other rum balls around, dark cake balls rolled in shredded coconut.

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

#DailyGood I'm usually nostalgic at Christmas and my holiday inspiration runs more '50s, '60s, and '70s (if not earlier). However, this #ChristmasGood is a little more modern and one of my favorite songs, Christmas or otherwise. Day 17 - The Flaming Lips, A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn't So)

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The Flaming Lips - A Change at Christmas (Say It Isn't So) [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by flaminglips

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Quephan with a K @kevinshelton.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

#DailyGood As a pop culture lover, my #ChristmasGood list leans heavily in that nostalgic direction. So, it's just not Christmas for my GenX-self without the big three Rankin Bass specials. Day 16 - Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, & Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Hermey, a blond elf in a blue hat and jacket with pink tights, touches the tip of a young Rudolph's red, glowing nose in a snowy field with trees in the background. This color still is from the 1964 stop-motion special Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer produced by Rankin Bass.

Frosty the Snowman has just come to life and is giving a slight smile while holding a corncob pipe in his mouth with his left hand. His right hand is pointing up as if in an "a-ha" moment. He's just come to life so yes, the snowman has hands. He's also wearing the magic top hat that brought him to life, the hat is gray with a black band a pink flower. The sky behind Frosty is pink tinged as the day is coming to an end.

A stop-motion, young, red-headed Kris Kringle, just coming into his own as Santa Claus, is reading a list of good girls and boys in his workshop while a penguin named Topper, in a black and yellow striped scarf, watches on with goofy eyes.

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