What's in a Name?

Hola kitties! I know I've been MIA this week. We're doing the big hard drive backup so we can hook up the new computer this weekend. We have an external hard drive backup but wanted a cloud backup just to be on the safe side We thought this would go faster if we didn't use the computer but it still is slow as molasses so here I am. I missed you guys so I wanted to say Hola.

Another week is almost over but before we begin I have the sads. Aunt Pauline is ailing and had surgery Monday. She's very sicky but I know with some special healing purrz, positive thoughts and the Power of the Paw, she'll be good as new soon. She's a big fan of this blog. Get well soon, Aunt Pauline! We all love you!

Music Monday has come and gone but we've gonna have some fun with the theme anyway. John from Sound of One Hand Typing chose it and I think it's a great idea for a meme! All you need to do is spell out your name using song titles! It can be your first, middle or last name. Pick a song who's title begins with each letter. I'm gonna go first. Of course you know I was named Cathy cos Gramma always wanted a girl named Cathy but never had one and Keisha as a salute to my roots.

I was gonna pick a secondary theme like song titles that are names but decided not to make more work for TW so she can play with me fan me until the air conditioner gets fixed. Well, it's fixed now—not without some drama first but that's another post—so I decided to sorta use the secondary theme of bands you may not be familiar with. Of course, some are household names. For extra credit, I did both Cathy and Keisha.

C—Celebrated Summer—Husker Du. TW's old roommates for a week.
A—Ages of You—REM. TW chose this version cos she was standing next to the guy in the picture in the first row. The photo is actually from a show at The Rat in March 1983. This is her fave R.E.M. song. She came home from that show with the entire back of her one leg black and blue from the slam dancing. Only in Boston do they slam during R.E.M. shows.
T—Take the Skinheads Bowling—Camper van Beethoven. And why not?
H—Hippy Hippy Shake—Swinging Blue Jeans. This is on the list cos one of the band members actually connected with us on Twitter after we played the song at Nipclub one week. We became Twitter furrends. It's also a great dance song.
Y—You're So Cool—Cylones. TW never liked this song but they were super sweet people and part of the late 70's Hoboken music scene.

K—Kid Fears—Indigo Girls. More great human beings. They let TW and her friends follow their van to Toronto when they opened for R.E.M. Once they got into Canada, TW and crew wasn't sure where they were going in the age before GPS. They also signed some stuff not that I'm into that.
E—Eureka—Hugo Largo. The music is ethereal and almost dreamlike but powerful thanks to ex-WNYU punk dj Tim Sommers' guitar and some pawsome violin work by Hans Rowe. Front woman Mimi Goese is a dancer/performance artist who took on many personas during their shows which included throwing candy, unraveling rolls of coupons and tossing knives. Even Pop liked their live show and he never liked going to see bands much.
I—Isadora Duncan—Vic Chesnutt. A man who left us way too soon but left us with a lot of good music.
S—Swim—Madder Rose. This band should have gotten more attention. Hailing from NYC, they were critical darlings in the UK.
H—Hyacinth Girl—Winter Hours. The only band who ever thanked TW in the liner notes. Joe and Michael are sorely missed. She sometimes can't believe she knew someone who wrote these gorgeous lyrics. Fun fact: Joe had one of the fattest and friendliest cats she ever saw.
A—Anticipation—Delta 5. Some funky dance beats from the UK.

Hear the entire playlist on my YouTube channel.

I'm joining the Music Moves Me blog hop hosted by Curious as a Cathy and XMas Dolly and a chorus of others.

Anyone else want to play? It's so fun. Since TW is #senile, we used our iTunes library to look up the songs. You can play along in the comments or on your own blog or social media.

These coupons are souvenirs from a Hugo Largo show.

Dunno when I'll be back with you. The peeps aren't very techie so hooking this new computer up might not be for the faint of heart. We'll be back visiting, commenting, etc. soon. Don't miss me too much.