Monday, August 25, 2014

Time for a Picnic

August is the last month of the summer.  If you haven't been to the beach, your local lake, your neighborhood’s pool or the park take the opportunity to go before the summer ends.  Go have a picnic and bring along your IPod, CD Player or how every you listen to music.  We will give you some suggestions for music that you can bring along with you on this day out and about.  What is good about this idea it should cost you very little money.  All you do is just bring along a picnic lunch.  This is the one time you don't have to cook for your friends because they can make their own lunch. If you don't want to make a sandwich then you can stop at your local sandwich shop or deli to buy one.  So, go out and enjoy the fresh air.  Remember to bring your sunscreen.

After you have enjoyed the sun come back and share your adventure with us. Don’t forget to subscribe to this blog so you can know when we post the next one. Thanks!

 

Your Picnic Lunch
How to make a sandwich
http://advicefromroseandlyssamarie.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_22.html

How to make a salad
http://advicefromroseandlyssamarie.blogspot.com/p/how-to-make-salad-satricial.html

Here is a list of beaches and parks.  Check with the websites before you go to see if it okay to be there and have a picnic.
http://advicefromroseandlyssamarie.blogspot.com/p/a-list-of-beaches-and-parks-in-unit.html
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Here is our suggestions for great music for a picnic.

The Beach Boys
http://www.thebeachboys.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-beach-boys/id562555

http://www.amazon.com/The-Beach-Boys/e/B000APTGZ0

Surfer Girl
 

Surfin USA
 

Kokomo/Good Vibrations/Fun Fun Fun
 

Backstreet Boys




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Tiffany








Village People
B.J. Thomas
Don McLean

Nat King Cole
http://www.natkingcole.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/nat-king-cole/id42616562

http://www.amazon.com/Nat-King-Cole/e/B000APBNRY/

Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days Of Summer


LL Cool J
http://whaddup.llcoolj.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ll-cool-j/id50311

http://www.amazon.com/LL-Cool-J/e/B000APXJKI/

I Need Love

  
Big Mountain
http://bigmountainband.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/big-mountain/id509491

http://www.amazon.com/Big-Mountain/e/B000AQ2U1G/

Baby I Love Your Way

Chicago
http://www.chicagotheband.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chicago/id197043

http://www.amazon.com/Chicago/e/B000AP9L4G/

Saturday In The Park
 

Bruce Channel
http://www.brucechannel.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bruce-channel/id199849

http://www.amazon.com/Bruce-Channel/e/B000APVKC2/

Hey Baby
 

Witch Doctor - Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_Doctor_%28song%29
 
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0046564/

Ooh Eeh Ooh Ah Aah Ting Tang Walla Walla Bing

Brian Hyland
http://www.brianhyland.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/brian-hyland/id308805

http://www.amazon.com/Brian-Hyland/e/B000APZXZW/

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
 

Bryan Adams 
http://www.bryanadams.com/
 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bryan-adams/id85932
 
http://www.amazon.com/Bryan-Adams/e/B000APVN8I/

Summer of 69

USA for Africa
http://www.usaforafrica.org/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/u.s.a.-for-africa/id41737861

http://www.amazon.com/USA-For-Africa/e/B000APK1MM/

We are the World

Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole
http://www.izhawaii.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/israel-kamakawiwoole/id4218340

http://www.amazon.com/Israel-IZ-Kamakawiwoole/e/B0017P6WFO/

 Somewhere Over the Rainbow


This part of the playlist is dedicated to Robin Williams.  What a great talent he was.  He made many of us laugh. He will be missed. We are sending out hugs and prayers to his family and friends.
http://www.robinwilliams.com/


Aladdin
http://movies.disney.com/aladdin

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/aladdin-original-soundtrack/id156088077

http://amzn.com/B000001M7H

http://amzn.com/B0001I561E

Friend Like Me
 

Broadway's Cast of ALADDIN Pays Tribute to Robin Williams

Aerosmith

http://www.aerosmith.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/aerosmith/id115386

http://www.amazon.com/Aerosmith/e/B000AQ0F4K/

Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
 

Mrs. Doubtfire DVD

http://amzn.com/B000QQLVPQ

Mrs. Doubtfire Cleaning Scene
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

July 4th Photos

We want to share with you what we did on July 4th.
Here are some photos from our BBQ.
Please share with us what you did this year.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

July 4th

In 1776, on July 4th is the day our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence. We celebrate that day and most people have off from work and gather with family and friends for a BBQ.  They also gather in the evening to see a firework show.

This year you too can host a BBQ.  You can make it simple with just hamburgers and hot dogs.  If you want you can add chicken and ribs.  Don’t forget corn on the cob.  That is a great thing to cook on the grill.  To go along with that food you can have cole slaw, potato salad, macaroni salad, a garden salad and grill veggies.  For dessert since this is summer you should have summer fruit like cantaloupe, honeydew, crenshaw melon, watermelon, grapes and cherries.  If you want you can make homemade popsicle.  That is always a refreshing treat on a hot day.

http://advicefromroseandlyssamarie.blogspot.com/p/hamburgers-or-turkey-burgers-hamburger.html 


Another good option for that day is, you might also want to watch some iconic movies that we think are perfect for this holiday.  One is “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” which is the story of George M Cohan, and it stars Jimmy Cagney.  George M Cohan was a famous songwriter and actor from the Vaudevillian age but most of his songs you may know of but never realized that he wrote them.  Three songs for instance are “Yankee Doodle Dandy,”  “Grand Ole Flag” and “Give my Regards to Broadway.” This movie is always on TV on TCM (Turner Classic Movies) every July 4th. George M Cohan was also born on July 4th.

http://advicefromroseandlyssamarie.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

Another movie that we think is great to watch on this day is Top Gun. It stars Tom Cruise who just so happen was born on July 3rd.   This is a great movie to watch with your friends. It is about those who fight for our freedom and those who enjoy, “The need for speed.”


http://advicefromroseandlyssamarie.blogspot.com/p/top-gun.html

If you don’t want to have a BBQ or watch movies you can go see some fireworks. Please be responsible and do not shoot off any of your own fireworks. We do not want you to hurt yourself or others.  There are many shows across the country that you go to. 

Here is a list:
 
Philadelphia
http://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/fourth-of-july-in-philadelphia-wawa-welcome-america/
 
New York - Macy's
http://www.macys.com/campaign/fireworks/index.jsp 

Boston- Boston Pop's
http://www.july4th.org/

 Washington D.C. - A Capitol Fourth
http://www.pbs.org/a-capitol-fourth/about/the-concert/

 California
Rose Bowl
http://www.rosebowlstadium.com/

 Hollywood Bowl
http://www.hollywoodbowl.com

 San Francisco
http://www.fishermanswharf.org/events-q10043-c4-Fourth_of_July.aspx

We will be sharing our photos with you on what we did for the Independence Day Holiday so check back next week for that update. We would love to hear from you in the comment area on what you actually did on that day.  Don’t forget to click on subscribe so you will be notified on our next blog. Thank You!

 To our Canadian reader we want to wish you a Happy Canada Day!  Enjoy your holiday and them come back and share with us what you did to celebrate your holiday.


Please have a safe holiday.  If you are drinking, please do not drink and drive.
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Saturday, June 7, 2014

The Tony Awards


To us June means it is Tony Awards time.  On June 8, 2014, The Tony Awards will air on CBS and be hosted by Hugh Jackman.  If you are a fan of the theater you should love this award ceremony.  This award show just doesn’t give out awards it celebrates the theater community.  It will show you highlights of the past Broadway season.  This way if you have a chance to go to New York, you can see what shows are available for you to see.

We suggest that if you are going to watch the Tony’s then invite your friends over for a cocktail party.  You can start with hor d'oeuvres as your guests arrive.  Then you could have some salad with balsamic  vinaigrette dressing. Next make shish kabobs for the entree. You can have beef and chicken.  For your vegetarian guests you can either make some with just vegetables or use a veggie meat or veggie chicken substitute.  If some of your guests can’t eat gluten then make sure the marinade you use doesn’t have gluten in it.  Something you make not think of but when you are cooking on the grill make the vegetarian and gluten free ones first.  If you cook it after you cook the beef and chicken then those guests who are vegetarian or gluten free will not be able to eat because their food will no longer be vegetarian or gluten free.  If you don’t cook their first don’t get angry at them for not eating what you prepared.  Always be a good host and make all guest happy. You invited them over knowing what they will and will not eat.

For dessert something upscale sherbert or sorbet and some small cookies. You might think this is too much to prepare but the only thing you will make from scratch is the shish kabobs.  The hor d’oeuvres are frozen or refrigerated and you just pop them in the oven.  You can buy the dessert at your local bakery or supermarket. We try not to make things too difficult for you to prepare.


If you don’t want to watch the award show but still love the theater then you may want to watch a movie that is also a Broadway show.  We have two to suggest you. First is Annie which was originally on Broadway in 1977, it starred Andrea McArdle.  Then it was made into a movie in 1982, that starred Aileen Quinn.  They brought  it back to Broadway in 1997 but it was filled with controversy and only lasted roughly six  months. The next time Annie was revived was for a TV Movie in 1999.  Alicia Morton played Annie in that movie.  In 2012, once again they brought it back to Broadway. This time it starred Lilla Crawford as Annie. Sadly, this didn’t last long on Broadway and closed on January 5, 2014.

Annie is based on the comic strip from the 1920's called Little Orphan Annie. It is about Annie who lives at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage with her other orphan friends.  Annie’s goal in life is to find her real parents who when she was left at the orphanage with a note saying they will come back one day to get her.  Mr. Oliver Warbucks a high power extremely rich businessman is looking to change his image and sends his assistant Miss. Farrell to the orphanage to get an orphan to make him look less mean.  Miss. Farrell brings back Annie.  To find what will happen watch the movie.


The next movie is Bridges of Madison County.  This was made into a musical.  Sadly it only lasted on Broadway a five months but will start touring in the Fall of 2015.  The Broadway show starred Kelli O’Hara as Francesca and Steven Pascale as Robert.  The 1995 movie starred Meryl Strep and Clint Eastwood.  The story is about  Francesca Johnson is an Italian-American housewife who lives in Iowa. A National Geographic photographer, Robert Kincaid, arrives to photograph the covered bridges in the area. Francesca and Robert embark on a brief love affair, shown in the present day and in flashbacks.  To find out more click on this link.


There you have it our suggestion for a Tony Award party.

The Tony Awards' Official Website

Playbill's Official Website

Playbill's Instagram

Check with them out on June 8th they will be live from the red carpet.

Broadway.com's Official Website
Everything you wanted to know about The Tony Awards

Theater Development Fund. If you go to NY and want to go to see a Broadway Show go to TKTS Discount Ticket Booth in Time Square or Downtown Brooklyn and you will get discounted tickets to any of the Broadway Shows.

Internet Broadway Database

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