Aspects of Age
According to my AAA card I have been a member of the Automobile Club for 43 years. It's kind of funny to see something like that. I can recall a time when I thought 43 years old was rather old. When I turned twenty that would have been the approximate age of my own parents. Getting to that age myself didn't seem all that comprehensible to me back when I was twenty or so. And now, I'm not only passed that age, but I've been a member of something for at least that long.
The aspects of aging confront me on a daily basis. I still feel pretty physically well and I think I still have my mind. Others might feel differently, but they probably don't really care much anyway. The fact is that as long as we are alive, we are aging. After all, it's better than stop aging.
And as I think I've heard said somewhere, "Age is relative". Every once in a while Age will whomp me on the back of the head as though to tell me, "Hold it old fellow, you can't do that anymore" and I respectfully take heed. Unless I get so stubborn that I don't. Maybe someday age will do me in. Probably so. But I'm not the only one...
Battle of the Bands
Battle of the Bands is the blogging event started by Far Away Series and now hosted by StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands. This event happens each month on the 15th and on some there is also a Battle on the 1st of the month. My blog is one of those with a second Battle excepting over these summer months. The premise is simple: Listen to the songs presented below and then in the comments vote for your favorite and tell us why you liked it. Then visit the links listed near the bottom of this post for more Battle action.
As Time Goes By
And doesn't it though! This song is most often associated with the 1942 film "Casablanca" but it was actually written a decade earlier and recorded a number of times before the film classic came out. Here are two of the earliest versions. Which do you like best?
Rudy Vallee "As Time Goes By" (1931)
Fun fact: In 1978 I had dinner with Rudy Vallee (and others) in Huntington WV where he was appearing as part of a 50th anniversary of the opening of the Keith-Albee Theater. In retrospect I am disappointed that I didn't pay attention to this legendary star and engage him in conversation. At the time I didn't know that much about him nor did I care. Part of the difference between the younger and older me. Rudy made the first recording of this classic song...
Yes, time is running out. It's time for a Battle of the Bands! You're supposed to vote on one of these song versions. Which one do you prefer? Battles are no fun without you the reader participating. Hopefully you have an opinion of some kind. You don't have to know about music to have an opinion since it all comes down to your own personal taste.
Please vote on your favorite by letting us know your choice in the comment section and tell us why you prefer the version you chose. Then after you've finished here, please visit the other blogs listed below who may or may not be participating this time around. And if you've put up your own BOTB contest let us know that as well so we can vote on yours. I don't know if anyone else will be doing a Battle this time around, but you can still check out these sites.
Here are some other places where you might find BOTB posts:
StMcC Presents Battle of the Bands
'Curious as a Cathy'
Sound of One Hand Typing
Jingle, Jangle, Jungle
