 My Irish Grandfather
St. Patrick’s Day with Pat Chessell Celtic Band at Blue Frog Studios really stirred up my Irish blood, and as happens every March 17th, I think about my Irish Grandfather. This wee yarn isn’t as much about my Grandfather, as it is about where he was born. I didn’t get to know my maternal Grandfather, he passed away in Winnipeg, Manitoba shortly before I was born. His name was William John Wylie, and from all family accounts, he was a wonderful man who was proud of his Irish roots.  Parrotheads
Jimmy Buffett played Palm Springs this past Tuesday! It was my 6th Buffett concert and the first for Blue Frog’s Kelly and Juanita. They were certainly dressed for the occasion as you can see in the accompanying photo! Once at the concert, the Parrotheads were out in profusion. I always used to question hockey fans who would go to the games wearing their team jerseys. And then I realized I was doing the same type of fanatical thing every time I attended a Jimmy Buffett concert! I would dress in my best Tropical shirt with all the other Parrotheads.  The Big Chill
Every year on or around March 5th, Cathy Latremouille and a few friends gather for what we call our Big Chill weekend. It’s to mark the anniversary of the passing of her husband and our good friend, legendary broadcaster, Fred Latremouille who left us on March 5, 2015. We call it the big chill weekend, even though it’s not quite the same theme as the movie of the same name, and certainly not as dark as some of the movie. We get together to share memories, funny stories and celebrate a life, and mourn a loss in our lives. And, lately, it’s become a double celebration of life, as we had another loss in our group of friends, Joanne Sutton, a vibrant woman whose life was cut short on March 7, 2021.  According to Wikipedia, a Mondegreen is a mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that it gives it a new meaning. Mondegreens are most often created by a person listening to a poem or song and are unable to hear a lyric clearly, so substitute words that sound similar and make some kind of sense. Haha, sometimes!
The American writer Sylvia Wright is credited for coining the term in 1954. She recalled her mother reading the Scottish ballad, “The Bonny Earl of Murray” and misheard the words “layd him on the green” as Lady Mondegreen. |
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