Chosen by Iteach
My father always wanted to be one of the Beach Boys. It didn't quite happen, but he still loves their music. When I was a little girl he would play their 8-track in the car all the time. I can remember falling asleep in the car to him singing 409. Then as a teenager he would play them in the garage and I could hear his music from my lawn chair. I was a sun worshipper back then and I would once again fall asleep in the sun to the Beach Boys. When my dad hit 50 and after a few beers he decided to make his life dream come true. Him and his buddies dyed their hair blond, so that they could be beach boys. That lasted for a whole year and boy did he look goofy. I think back to it now and just smile. So today's blog is in honor of my dad.
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Fun video and story Iteach! Thanks for sharing. Do you have any pictures of your blonde Dad and his friends?
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Happy Sunday!!
Good morning...
Shirley - congrats on FIRST!!
I'm off to watch the video!!
I hope everyone has an excellent day!!
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Iteach -thank you for your blog today..
I can remember a group of boys in our neighborhood that made up a pretend band and would charge for their "concerts" -
thanks for the memories!!
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Iteach..
Loved that your dad did what his dream was, they say when you turn 50 to do as you please as you deserve it, so good for him..
Enjoyed the video, I have not heard that song in a while, thanks for finding it and sharing it with us..
PS.. I am still a sun worshipper.. love me those rays!!!!
Shirley...
Happy 1... (don't forget to write that down)
Mek...
Happy 3...
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Happy 4...
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I am off to get the grey washed out of my hair..
Hope all as a good day..
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Morning Glories!
SSSSShirley got first! Take that! LOL
Iteach loved your blog about your Dad. I bet you were embarrased at the time but I think it is delightful that he bleached his hair and went for the gusto at 50! Sure beats getting a Porsche and blonde to have on his arm! LOL
Living a dream even a little one keeps us alive and youthful!
Hi MEK and Carol!
Why is everybody talking about 50 like it is OLD?????????
Iteach...Loved the story and the clip! I'm with Shirley, I'd love to see pics of your bleached blonde dad!
Good morning!
Congrats Shirley for 1st today!
Loved the blog today Iteach! I've been a Beach Boys fan forever, even saw them in concert years ago.
That is so cool that your dad became a BB for a year!
Hi to MEK, Carol, Lynn, Scirishy!
I'm doing laundry and have committed to cleaning out a closet full of old clothes.
I'll be back! Hope everyone has a nice day!
OK this is kind of creepy. A Billy Mays commercial just came on (I have Animal Planet turned on).
I was so stunned I didn't catch what it was all about, something to plug into your car radio or something.
Just hearing that voice made the hair on my arms stand up!
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scirsh - lol at "50 being old"!!
Lynn - young and youthful!!
EBJ - from yesterday - our hole is still there - LOL - plumbers start this week..
cpgem - hope you use sunscreen!!
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EBJ - get used to seeing Billy on tv - apparently, he has a new commercial that was just filmed and his widow has given the go ahead for it to air..
it was also announced this past week that until they can find his replacement - he will still appear on all of his endorsed products packaging.....
Mornin' HOoters!
Shirley Congrats on first and thank you for bringing the sunshine.
Iteach That was a cute story about your dad. Living in SoCal the emergence of the surfing culture, I danced to a lot of Beach Boys tunes. I saw them once, it was probably 1960 or 1961, before they became recording artists. They were playing at a teen dance in the neighboring town of Azusa. I remember thinking they were awfully good for being at a little summer teen dance.
Should be "during the emergence". I need more cawfee.
Blogger is being weird! I was finally able to publish by previewing first, then publish, then getting foad message, then arrowing back to front page. By then my comment had published.
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Woo Hoo!!! That was very tedious being as I had to preview each time.
Hello feathered friends!
Just easing my way back into the cyberworld.
Belated BIRTHDAY wishes to WHABBY and LANI. I hope your days were magically delicious.
I have a ton to catch up on and I know I will leave out important comments, so I will just send a big HELLO to all and I hope you and your loved ones are well.
No, I didnt get the 'puter fixed, so I am still in limited mode!
Have a great Sunday.
Iteach~ such a cute blog~ I've never heard that song before~ Maybe it's cuz I'm so young! :)~
Shirley~ Congrats on first~ And thank you for plowing my field this morning~ :D
Scirish~ omg....i've read your post 3 times and laugh every time! 50!!~
Mo~ so glad to see you back~ Well...and ur front....don't want to discriminate here~
Hi to Mek, Carol, LynnD, EBJ, and J/L~
Tina Plowing your field sounds so pornish!
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Hi Moweenie!
Hi. I've always enjoyed the Beach Boys but they are from my dayso I always listened to them.
We went to my Aunt's bday dinner last night and she was in bed sick. There was only my brother and wife and MrD and myself as guests. I guess my cousins still had us over as they had flown in from CA and New Zeland. We had a nice visit with them. Today my niece invited us for a bbq for her boyfriends bday. . She asked if I could bring chips, dip, tomato, letece and drinks. She asked her parents to bring salad, drinks, hamb and buns. I wonder what she is providing? We asked her if we should bring catsup too?
SHIRLEY: I love seeing ur sun again and btw what do u mean that J/L and I could provide porn? We r two of the most un-porn people--j/s
TINA: MrD has agreed to paint us so bring ur drop cloth.
Hope u all have a nice afternoon
Dianne At least you don't have to bake the birthday cake! Sorry to hear that your aunt wasn't feeling well. That's really neat that some people came all the way from New Zealand.
Mary- I loved your blog about Bernie. It was very special tribute to him. Thank you for doing that for him.
Shoot, EBJ, I had ten dollars of quarters after my rummage sale in early June. I wonder if one of them you are still looking for was in that group of coins.
Great blog! I could see teachers using those in class in teach about states.
DeeDee, I so enjoyed those videos. They were funny. I liked how they "thought outside of the box" with the skin paint.
I also enjoyed listening to them talk. Love the accent....
Carol, I hope to see more poems in the future. I have never been fond of writing poems, but I made myself expand my poetry unit this past winter. I really started to enjoy it and it was fun watching the kids experiment with it.
I will bbl about today's blog. :)
Dianne, that reminds me of something my mom still laughs about til this day:
She and my dad were invited to a dinner party, and mom asked the hostess what she could bring.
The hostess asked my mom (seriously) if she could bring a turkey.
So anytime I have a party and someone asks me what they can bring, I always ask them to bring a turkey!
Once I explain it gets a lot of laughs!
Mo good to see you again!
Iteach I got Utah and Wyoming yesterday from JL so I need a couple less quarters!
Di~ I don't think they make a tarp big enuf for me~ He can do me outside~
J/L~ I don't have a pornish bone in my body~
Iteach~ So nice to see you~ :D
Dianne That reminds me.....Did the New Zealand relatives happen to mention that their flight crew was wearing unnaturally form fitting uniforms? Bwahahaha!
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Shirley Did you see that? I got 25 and 50. Happy Dance.
lol J/L~ my daughter was SO worried that they actually worked the flights like that!!! OMG!!~
Well....bacation eesss ober~ Hubby and son have landed~ I guess I should shower so I'm ready when he gets home....he'll probably want to take me to dinner~
Tina I'm sure Mr. Tina missed his little Hot Tamale.
oh no, J/L~ you can get those on every corner in Mexico~ ....And I'm sure the cruise ship had some as well~
Tina Maybe you should have gone along on that cruise.
ok lets see who is here
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Apparently you had privacy for that 69, Kgrl.
lmao......
Good evening owls!
It seems I am sleeping the day away! We have finally had rain! Also thunder storms have passed through a few times. Seemed like a good time to sleep to me.
So happy to se Mo check in. Damn your computer is sick? That sucks!
Dianne I hope you picked up the Hamburger and hot dogs to go in those buns. Lettuce won't go to far! LOL
Ok back to napping.
lmbo Carol~ that QOTD was from today for tomorrow! :)~ lol....scirish...I'm still laughing!!!~
I'm almost positive we have pictures of them when they dyed their hair. My mom puts them all in one big shoebox. I've been bugging her for years to put them all in photo albums.
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Must be everyone has gone to bed!
I have been off line all day. It was a beautiful day here. I was outside a lot. That might have been a mistake since my allergies are kicking in.
Just 2 wks after General Motors cut off our Dental plan, one of my filings has broken. I have the best timing lol! It must be taken care of cuz my whole left side of my face is in pain. I was having dinner with Hubby last night when I chewed down on something and instant pain! que sera sera!
Iteach, I got the biggest kick out of your blog! I would love to see that pic of your Dad and his buddies! I have seen the Beach Boys many times. I never tire of hearing them.
Have a great week everyone!
Good night
Same to all the sweet lurkers z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z
Mary Sweet dreams! Sorry about your filling. Dental problems are such a pain, literally!
Evenin' All!
ITEACH: I've always loved the Beach Boys, their music just makes you happy and is synonymous with summer and fun. My fave Beach Boys song is "God Only Knows"..it's just so pretty.
I think it's wonderful that you have this fun memory of your dad. I hope your mom can find the pictures..the laughter and smiles they would bring would be worth their weight in gold.
Great blog in honor of your dad ITEACH..thank you for sharing a little bit of him with us! :D
Justlin,glad you popped in, I was getting worried that the Owl Mansion had been abandoned lol!
Goodnight back at yah!
Zona!! I had to say goodnight to you too :) btw, it is 57 deg here
MARY: I'm so sorry you're hurting. I hope you can get that tooth fixed soon. Try to get some sleep..
J/LIN: 115 here today...I need a beach.. ;)
MARY: I'll be right up! ;)
SHIRLEY: Congrats on FIRST Sunshine!
MEK: I hope you stayed inside today. We lost power for awhile..I headed right for the pool!
CAROL: I don't have much grey..but I think I might be the reason others do!!!! :D
Zona, I'll be right THERE lol!!
Zona 115? That's not fit for human habitation. I was in 120 degrees once for a couple of days. It was absolute hell and I was young at the time. It would probably kill me know.
J/L: Wait I know..'some beach..somewhere..'..lol..
LYNND: I have very small dreams..but a lot of them..so I should stay verrrry young, yes? ;)
SCIRISH: AMEN! Course..the fact that AARP is sending me stuff does not help.. ;)
EBJ: They are going to continue to run those Billy Mays commercials..very weird..
J/L: We are going to 'cool down' to 113 tomorrow..hopefully the ac will stay on..
It got to 121 here once..they closed the airport. I lived in CA at the time, Thank God.
MO!!! Grape to see you! ;) HA!!
DIANNE: I'm sorry your aunt isn't feeling well, I hope she feels better soon. ;)
TINA: I hope you got more than dinner..ijs.. ;)
KGRL: Congrats on that hot 69! ;)
MARY: Are you sure? It is so hot. I was walking through a parking lot yesterday and I swear my shoes were melting and sticking to the asphalt. When it's like this here, pedestrians walk too slow..and drivers drive too fast..not a good combination. And the tempers..sheesh!! Gimme my pool anyday! LOL!
Speaking of which...I think I'm goin' swimmin' right now!
Sweet dreams everyone..have a nice day tomorrow!
Aaahhh! I remember those hot summer nights in SoCal and swimming in the pool, well, just kind of floating around, really. Very lovely and relaxing.
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Do I get a special prize for getting 25, 50, and 100 today?
Yes, J/L, your special prize is that you get to write three blogs this week!
hehehe
Homework? The prize is homework?
Sweet dreams, HOoters!
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