I am grateful and appreciate the times and people I have and am living in and around. Just last night while taking some pictures my wife asked me to really be serious and do something about the weight, specially the protruding belly. This morning I suggest we go to IHOP for breakfast and my daughter reminds me what mamma said last night and my son jokes a little. I found Bellamy Brothers and Pervez Mehdi and Reshma on Youtube. And while Ramta is relating his Africa travel travails, and his Amreekan Wohti, again courtesy Youtube, I'm called for breakfast - Biscuits and Gravy. Just like Billie and Maria made them at Texas Inn in Irving back when I lived and worked there in the early 80s. A woman born and raised in Karachi makes Biscuits and Gravy as authentic as a born Texan. Oh, may be I'm exaggerating. But really every time without fail it reminds me of Billie and Maria and Big Bill and John Golden and other folks that lived, worked or frequented the place.
And, because she loves me, she probably doesn't even realize this B&G breakfast will fill me way more than pancakes would've. B&G has the added calories of memories of good old days and love of a woman my kids call mamma.
Here's Sabiha, Santosh, Muneer Hussain, Reshma and Pervaiz Mehdi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1EQ89Yu4M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYeotm1Cngc
These are just two of the thousands of golden, everlasting songs from Pakistan - one from a movie, the other from a television program. I can go on and on about them but those who know, know and those who don't wouldn't relate. George Jones puts it best, "Who's gonna fill their shoes..."
And here, finally, is the Bellamy Bros' Old Hippie song along with the sequel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzdvQOXxRD4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NziqyNiNdI&feature=related
Although in the 60s I was not even in my teens, except for the
Vietnam part, seems I can relate to all of what these guys are talking about.
And for some reason I remembered the 40 Hour week by Alabama and found it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38b3RVg7Jpo
And tell you what, here, while I'm at it let me post this Ramta link also. Just take the trouble of copy pasting it in the browser and enjoy many Ramta stories. I want to say the sweetest language, Punjabi, but then I think of Sindhi and Urdu and Spanish and I don't want to judge. I think when they talk about fun and joy and love and such things, all languages are beautiful. But really Ramta is hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID0W6Ukh2IM
And, because she loves me, she probably doesn't even realize this B&G breakfast will fill me way more than pancakes would've. B&G has the added calories of memories of good old days and love of a woman my kids call mamma.
Here's Sabiha, Santosh, Muneer Hussain, Reshma and Pervaiz Mehdi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1EQ89Yu4M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYeotm1Cngc
These are just two of the thousands of golden, everlasting songs from Pakistan - one from a movie, the other from a television program. I can go on and on about them but those who know, know and those who don't wouldn't relate. George Jones puts it best, "Who's gonna fill their shoes..."
And here, finally, is the Bellamy Bros' Old Hippie song along with the sequel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzdvQOXxRD4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NziqyNiNdI&feature=related
Although in the 60s I was not even in my teens, except for the
Vietnam part, seems I can relate to all of what these guys are talking about.
And for some reason I remembered the 40 Hour week by Alabama and found it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38b3RVg7Jpo
And tell you what, here, while I'm at it let me post this Ramta link also. Just take the trouble of copy pasting it in the browser and enjoy many Ramta stories. I want to say the sweetest language, Punjabi, but then I think of Sindhi and Urdu and Spanish and I don't want to judge. I think when they talk about fun and joy and love and such things, all languages are beautiful. But really Ramta is hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID0W6Ukh2IM
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