Listening to some #FutureIslands while we plan out our meals for this coming week as we wade back into the diet game.
Not so much a diet because we know it is more about sustaining good eating habits. We were very successful last year, I lost almost 20 pounds and Linds lost around 40 but we fell off the wagon somewhere around late summer. So, back to it and shed these extra pounds we've put on!
Today in 1990, They Might Be Giants released their classic album, Flood. Featuring Birdhouse In Your Soul, Istanbul (Not Constantinople), and Particle Man, it's probably their most well loved album.
Weather station at the National Weather Service Oxnard (NWS Los Angeles) recorded 2.71 inches of rainfall today, Dec. 21, 2023. That breaks the old record of 0.75 inches set in 1945. (!!!!) #rainfall#records#CAwx#LosAngeles
In November 2023, monthly temperature averages set new record highs in 12% of the Earth's surface, including large parts of South America, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, the Atlantic, and North Indian Ocean.
I've been tentatively exploring the world of music from Latin America, as part of my interest in learning Spanish and in spending more time in that part of the world (eventually).
As part of that exploration, I've been spending much more time in Calle 24, mostly because it has my fave restaurants, and also because it has a fantastic vinyl record store that specializes in music from Latin America and the Caribbean.
We Got The Beat b/w How Much More by Go-Go’s (1980)
Original U.K. recording on Stiff Records. Later rerecorded for inclusion on their album Beauty and the Beat. The latter version made it to number 2 on the U.S. charts.
Originally an L.A. punk band, after a couple of lineup changes, they veered toward their well-known power pop sound and became very successful (and with staying power; they’re still together). Written by Charlotte Caffey, We Got The Beat marked the beginning of their switch away from a more punk sound.
This initial version of the single was released as part of their 1980 UK tour with Madness and the Specials.