Guitar Noir

One of my favorite gifts this year from Gary was a CD by my favorite surf band, the Aqua Velvets. Their new CD, Guitar Noir, is...the best ever. As I sank down into a post-holiday bath, wine glass in hand, the music took me to some far away shore, dancing under the moonlight and swaying palms.

They never leave the west coast. I don't blame them. It would be a dream someday to dance to their gorgeous sounds. It's hard to describe...surf, with a dash of Latin and middle eastern flavor, mysterious, yet tongue in cheek. I don't know how they mix all of that in there, but it works.

Listen to some of the liner notes...as I stared across the water I saw a school of mermaids dancing and singing in the moonlight....I closed my eyes and danced a slow dance with a fast girl...I sat in the dark corner of a smoky basement subterranean dive while a couple dressed in black broke into a mysterious mambo slicing the thick, sultry air with steps of passion...

Yeah. Someday.

Here they are doing the first track off the CD.

Holiday Dances

There's something warm and fuzzy about dancing to holiday tunes like Jingle Bell Rock or the Christmas Waltz while Karen Carpenter sings fro-STED window panes. I grew up with most of the songs played at the annual Brickyard Boogie and Indy Dancers holiday dances, yet I never thought about dancing to any of them. So...these songs are both nostalgic and new all at the same time.

Here we are at the Indy Dancers...a little sweaty, but very very happy.



Happy holidays to all. We're looking forward to an old-fashioned New Year's dance at Raleigh, Indiana.

The cutest ever...

Nightmare

Gary and I watch this move Yuletide instead of Halloween, hence this post. I believe our vintage foxtrot would work! The clave would too. Maybe a tango. Who knew this song was so versatile? :-)

I couldn't agree more...

I love Danny Kaye, and Vera Ellen is one of the most beautiful women to ever grace the screen. And yeah, she can dance. :-) Here they are from the movie White Christmas.