An evening pause: From a project James calls “Living off the land.” This pause contrasts starkly from last Friday’s, in that this is slow and peaceful and that was fast, fast, FAST. I think it also makes for a nice entrance to the Memorial Day weekend.
Hat tip Cotour.
An evening pause: From a 2011 concert, sung to pay tribute to Loretta Lynn. From left to right, Jennifer Nettles, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood, and Wynonna and Naomi Judd.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
An evening pause: Grohl, of the Foo Fighters, begins by describing in detail how this song was created, a most interesting story.
Hat tip Rex Ridenoure.
An evening pause: This is long for an evening pause, but you can let it play in the background if you have other things to do. Recorded live January 2022 in Amsterdam.
Hat tip Dan Morris.
An evening pause: We’ve seen them before. This is just another grand live performance from Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, and their band.
Hat tip from Rex Ridenoure.
An evening pause: The animation created to go with Troup’s jazzy version of this song is utter fantasy, imagining America as portrayed in culture, not reality. No matter. Sometimes the myth is better.
This also makes a nice pause to usher in the weekend.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
An evening pause: We’ve seen her before in an evening pause, but this time she plays solo, covering the bass part in this Rush recording.
Hat tip Cotour.
An evening pause: From the animated film Beauty and the Beast (1991), a truly great movie made when Disney Studios was still sane.
An evening pause: The medley covers 25 songs from every James Bond film from Dr No (1962) to No Time To Die (2021).
Hat tip Dan Morris.
An evening pause: Performed by Grayson Samuels, Bella Coppola, and Anna Rose Daugherty at Texas State University.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman, who decided to find a version of this for an evening pause after we watched the 1972 movie Cabaret one evening. The film and play portrayed bluntly the decadence of Germany before World War II, a decadence that led directly to Nazi rule. Watching it now is somewhat horrifying, as it now accurately portrays the dominate and decadent leftist culture of America today. I watched and wondered if we Americans will have the courage and sense of morality to fight back and stop the kind of evils such decadence always leads to.
This song however is simply lovely, and illustrates the larger strength of the musical itself.
An evening pause: Beautifully performed, with grace and style. The performers are Elena Petrichenko and Sergey Chumakov.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
An evening pause: Performed live 2013. And yes, these are the sons of Ricky Nelson.
Hat tip Tom Biggar.
An evening pause: An example of the complexity of technology required to set fair standards in official competitive games — in this case ping pong — that no one ever thinks about.
I especially like the passion and dedication the tester brings to his work, to make sure all is right.
Hat tip Cotour.
An evening pause: A short “what if?” that gives the solar system a nice sense of scale.
Hat tip Alton Blevins.
An evening pause: The animation is by Steve Cutts. It seems perfect for today, income tax day. Note that I post it as someone who does not own a smart phone and empathizes entirely with the film’s main character.
Hat tip Mike Nelson.
An evening pause: When I lived in New York and worked in the movie business, I met many individuals like this man: creative, passionate, artistic, and very gentle. This tour gives us a glimpse at what sparks his own unique creativity.
Hat tip Cotour.
