Uncovered Past – Traditional charcoal making
An evening pause: It always amazes me the level of engineering sophistication that one finds in all human endeavor, even from centuries past.
Hat tip Cotour.
Category: The Evening Pause
A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
Judy Garland -Trolley Song
An evening pause: From the 1944 film, Meet me in St. Louis. I posted this in July 2010 as one of the very first evening pauses. As I wrote then, “The last line of the song says it all, about life and love.”
Hat tip to Judd Clark, who suggested it, which convinced me it was time to post it again.
Journey – Who’s Crying Now
<An evening pause: Performed live 1982.
Hat tip Rex Ridenoure.
Doris Day – Shaking the Blues Away
An evening pause: From the 1955 film Love Me or Leave Me.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
The Warning – Dust To Dust/Dull Knives
An evening pause: In 2017 I posted an evening pause of this band, when Daniela (on guitar) was 14 years old, Paulina (on drums) was 12 years old, and Alejandra (on bass guitar) was 9 yrs old. Today’s evening pause is from their 2023 tour in Mexico (where they are from), celebrating the band’s tenth anniversary. To put it mildly, they are a bit older.
Hat tip Matt Falk, who adds, “They are all adults now who’ve become one of the best live rock bands playing today, while still maintaining complete control of their career (a feat in itself).”
Emmylou Harris – Tulsa Queen
An evening pause: Performed live 1979.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Restless Viking – When Michigan and Ohio went to war
An evening pause: A bit of lesser known American history.
Hat tip Wayne DeVette.
826aska – James Bond theme
An evening pause: Who needs an orchestra when you have a modern synthesizer, properly programmed?
Hat tip Cotour.
Paul McCartney – Let It Be
An evening pause: Performed live 2009.
I must ask: It seems almost no one in pop music writes gentle ballads like this any longer. Everything must pound, with beautiful melody no longer a major consideration.
Dionne Warwick, Hal David, Burt Bacharach – I Say A Little Prayer studio rehearsal
An evening pause: Watching the creation of a classic song. From 1967.
Hat tip Cotour.
Foreigner – Urgent
An evening pause: Performed live 1982, with a truly great sax solo by Mark Rivera.
Hat tip Ferris Akel.
Badgerland Birding – Five things you didn’t know about Owls
An evening pause: Hat tip Wayne DeVette.
Gravity – Rocket Size Comparison as of 2024
A evening pause: The list is not quite complete, but it does give a sense of the comparable sizes of the most important rockets flying today, with a few important historic examples thrown in for context.
Hat tip Edward Thelen.
Chris Rea – The Road To Hell
An evening pause: Performed live 2006.
Hat tip Alec Gimarc, who adds these details: “Chris Rea passed away last week. About our age. Over 30 studio albums. British. Very much an acquired taste. Been listening to him for nearly 40 years. Smooth, smoky voice. He specialized in slide guitar. Road to Hell is probably his greatest hit.”
Anabasis – Dead Can Dance
A evening pause: Performed live c2018.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
HotPlays – Beethoven’s 5th Symphony
An evening pause: It isn’t what you expect. More from this group here.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
This a cappella group performs Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Credit: HotPlaysMusic YT pic.twitter.com/GB6NRQaOvs
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) December 18, 2025
Christina Petrou – Ta Pedia Tou Pirea
An evening pause: Accompanied by the André Rieu orchestra and Charis Laurijsen & Panos Dimakis.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
Stefan Langer – Compilation of glider low passes over beach, lake, and mountains
An evening pause: So, what will you be doing this weekend?
Hat tip Cotour.
Marshall Crenshaw – Whenever You’re On My Mind
A evening pause: Performed live 1985.
Hat tip Ferris Akel.
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – Summer Nights
An evening pause: From the 1980 film Grease.
Hat tip Judd Clark.