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Archbishop Charles Chaput has decided to forgo the customary knock on the cathedral door when he is installed in Philadelphia next month — and other details of the ceremony are also coming to light: There will be no knocking on the door when Archbishop Charles J. Chaput arrives to the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter [...]
I never knew that the theme song of my favorite sitcom is actually longer than 30 seconds. Until now. Thanks to the God Googler, Mike Hayes, here’s the whole thing — and a peppy little video, to boot!
As we get ready for Irene, here’s a favorite song from a favorite show, “The Fantasticks.” This is a clip from the seldom-seen movie version, from 1995. It features Jean Louisa Kelly, who is probably better known as the chipper wife, Kim, on the long-running sitcom “Yes, Dear.” Who knew she could sing?
Clouds are scuttling across a beautiful blue sky here in New York City. But batten down the hatches. Stay tuned. Things could get interesting in the next day or so. Meantime, take it away, Lena.
Actually, it’s time for a TV theme song so square, it’s suddenly hip! Get a load of “The Muppet Show” theme song, as re-imagined by OK Go (with a helpful assist from Kermit & Co.)
Half of the great songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, Jerry Leiber has died at the age of 78. Among other things, he helped give the world “Hound Dog,” “On Broadway,” “Spanish Harlem,” “I’m a Woman,” “Is That All There Is?” and, in collaboration with Ben. E. King, “Stand By Me.” Below, a blissful reminder [...]
CNS blogger Emma Lulgard reports that the legendary performer sang Thursday at World Youth Day in Madrid — which, of course, brought back for some of us vivid memories of Tony Melendez’s stunning performance for Pope John Paul (and a much younger Roger Mahony) in Los Angeles in September 1987. Just watch. This performance — [...]
I confess: I missed the Teen Choice Awards Sunday. But an author working on a book about Justin Bieber (whose mother is Catholic and whose childhood reportedly included Catholic schooling in Canada) did see the show, and notes the following: When Justin Bieber strode onto the stage of the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on [...]
“All around, people looking half dead Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head…” Oh yeah. It’s supposed to hit a hundred in New York City today. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. So, here’s the Lovin’ Spoonful, from the summer of ’66. You can read about the song here.
You gotta love this. Residents of a retirement community in Michigan get into the swing of things with a little Michael Buble action. In the middle of a hot hot summer, this is the coolest of cool. Enjoy.
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