Another weekend has come and gone. How was yours? What was your memorable event of the weekend?
Because Saturday was a full day, we strolled onto the ballroom floor Friday night – thus Saturday we spent the day at the Handbell Musicians of America conference (which included a good concert), and then attended a barbecue party hosted by friends.
Sunday was a low-key day. I enjoyed watching The (British) Open and its crazy ending. Also on Sunday, a homegrown kid who grew up to play for the hometown team was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Cheers to Cincinnati Reds great, Barry Larkin.
Your Monday Morning Entertainment is from the Sesame Street vault of fun moments. Enjoy the Martians and the radio – and a special shout-out to Madame Weebles, who (not long ago) shared this video with her readers. Have a good week.
Love the Sesame Street Clip. Sesame Street has an appeal to all ages. Great that you were able to dance on Friday night. Now when will you show a clip of that??? xx
Spiced,
Radio – Yup yup yup yup yup yup yup … Video – Nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope. Thanks for commenting.
Not much unusual on the home front, except having the wife home both days, a welcome deviation from normal. Had to attack grass and weeds for the first time in weeks – why is it that the same plant will grow where it’s considered a weed, and die where it’s desired? Somebody REALLY needs to look into that!
On a far more serious and somber note, you might want to Google “Paws And Stripes United Airlines”. Seems a couple of United ticket agents in Dulles airport were rather rough on a PTSD-riddled vet AND his service dog. The only thing worse than the event were the number of trolls out on United’s Facebook page, yelling at and chastising people for simply expressing their views. I had hoped UA had changed after my (VERY) brief stint with their subsidiary COVIA back in the late 80s, but if they have, it’s for the worse.
Okay, okay, enough heavy stuff dropped this weekend. Let’s look forward to a happy week, what with a good Neptunalia for you ancient Romans on Monday, and the Olympic opening ceremonies on Friday! PAR-TAY!
John,
The Paws and Stripes story is the ridiculous side of human behavior. Sad – but thanks for bringing to my attention. Meanwhile, good luck with the weeds. As for the Olympic’s Opening Ceremonies, I’m sure the Brits will do it right. After all, they love celebratory pomp! Happy Neptunalia to you as well. Thanks for sharing.
Saw my son play with his band on Saturday – first time I was “allowed” to see the band — it was at a biker trailer park – my son deemed it safe enough for me,and it was – I call him my rock god – he just sighs
My husband said we stuck out like a sore thumb –we are a bit preppy
LouAnn,
Now that funny … but I imagine people were nice to you. Thanks for sharing.
they were really nice – we had a great time
Not surprising …
I watched that Martian video a few more times just now. Love it.
Big ups to Barry Larkin! And big ups to Ernie Els too for not collapsing like everyone else did.
Weebs,
The Sunday scores at The Open were higher than the rest of the week. Regarding Larkin, he had his own section of the newspaper yesterday! Thanks for the video and for stopping by.
Loved the Sesame Street Clip,One of my favourites…Hey frank am with the first comment,I too want to see one of your dance clips .
wish you a lovely week ahead
Soma,
Glad you enjoyed the video, but sorry to say, odds of a dance video are slim. Thanks for stopping by.
Enjoyed the golf too. Not sure whether Ells won or Scott lost but it just proves again that nothing is ever over til it’s over.
Fasab,
Scott was so steady most of the day, and then it started to unravel. I feel for him as it seems he’s a good guy. Great to see Els win though! Thanks for commenting.
After this, it will be [a good week]! You too, Frank!
Marina,
How can this video not bring a smile! Thanks for commenting.
Good morning Frank! The weekend was great, mostly because it was entirely uneventful.
I loved the Martians clip…. I wonder what they would think about the iPad!
Good Morning Alex,
Great question, but unfortunately, the Martians haven’t encountered iPad … but if they did, I sure it include nope nope nope nope nope nope and yip yip yip yip yup yup yup yup yup. Thanks for visiting!
It was nice to be at my desk and to find all your beautiful comments on my blog, dear Frank. I don’t want to talk about my last week… I just wish to have a nice day now… and to forget what happened. I love your Monday messages, it was so nice to watch them again… Thank you, have a nice new week, love, nia
Nia,
And not writing/talking about your events is fine … so be strong! Thanks for commenting.
Remember, Nia, the universe moves toward balance. So this week – I sincerely hope – should be significantly better.
My weekend was productive and delightful. Matted several more prints and spent Sunday at Lake Erie. It was a perfect weekend. Glad yours was nice.
Mobius,
And I enjoyed your pic from the lake! But I imagine there is less humidity at your end of the state than mine. Thanks for stopping by.
Gotta love Sesame Street.
Sounds like a good weekend, Frank. I had a good one, too. The Color Run, the Jazz & Rib Fest, and visiting with my granddaughters. Couldn’t have asked for a better weekend.
Robin,
Thanks for commenting.
Yup yup yup yup yup yup … gotta love Sesame Street …. and it seems you enjoyed The Color Run (as per your post and one other).
Handbell music is lovely.
The Martians were gorgeous!
Cuttlefish,
Yup yup yup yup yup … Handbell music is special. Here’s a past post for you. http://afrankangle.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/on-cymbals-and-drums/ Thanks for visiting.
That video sounds like me without coffee in morning. Funny stuff. Best memory of weekend. late night swim with my mom in their pool 95 degree water!
Kellie,
Meanwhile, glad to hear that you are a cheerful one on Monday mornings. 
Thanks for commenting.
95 degree pool water is close to our spa temp.
Sounds like you had a great weekend, Frank.
I’m enjoying mine vicariously through you.
Guapo,
Maybe we should commission a handbells and guitar piece for you can play with us! Here’s one.
Thanks for commenting.
Thank you to you and Mdm Weebles for sharing that fun clip! The weather was spectacular in the Big Apple this weekend! I had a great time in Central Park getting all nature-y.
Lame,
Although most of my weekend was inside, being in Central Park on a nice day is a pleasure in itself. We did have a wonderful lunch on Cincinnati’s Fountain Square before the humidity crowded its way into the day. Thanks for sharing.
It seems that the humidity has found its way over here, too!
YUK!
Sound like you had a fun and enjoyable weekend. Cute video. I’m enjoying my Monday it’s a beautiful day perfect tempeture. Yesterday we sat by the lake and watched people take their boats in and out of the water.
Starla,
Great that you have nice weather, thus not the blast furnace temps. Enjoy and thanks for sharing.
Dance clip! Dance clip! Dance clip!
Funny you should ask about the weekend as I actually wrote about something from it, in my post today! We’re on a wavelength here!
Sesame Street never fails – great clip.
Eyes,
…. Although the chances of that happening are slim, I do appreciate the chants! Thanks for commenting.
LOL … chants from the gallery will have little impact.
Um .. totally unrelated question here, Frank. Any sign of our fair lady from the great white north? I don’t recall having seen her commenting here lately – though with the crappy quality of my Internet since that major power outage, I haven’t been as thorough reading through all responses.
John,
For whatever reason, no word for her or Al. It’s a shame as I enjoyed both of them. Thanks for stopping by.
I think Sesame Street appeals to all ages. i used to love watching it with my daughter’s kids when they were small. Sounds like you had a great and very varied weekend, with music, dancing and good food.
Paradise,
Yup, yup, yup, yup, yup … Appealing to all ages is a reason a sprinkle in some Sesame Street here on Mondays.Thanks for stopping by.
I love Sesame Street to this day! I will always encourage a sit down with my granddaughters, and we’ve found a proliferation of the “old” shows on Netflix. I love watching them and singing along!
Debra
Debra,
… thus hope everyone is having a grand time .. and glad this made you smile (and don’t forget to show the granddaughters). Thanks for visiting.
Cheers to you at the beach!