TRIPLE PLAY ~ # 6 ~ BETTER MAN (WOMAN)

  TRIPLE PLAY     The Gator gives us a challenge that envolves all the fun things... You pick a picture that you or someone in your family has taken... You write some words (a few to 50 or so) to go with it... And than you add some music that ties all three together!
(You can put the words to the music or not)
      To join in the fun or view more Triple Plays click on our cute little Gator below:           Our Cherie   Trees Fall... road blocks happen... brick walls sometimes get in the way!   Trying... reaching far... always striving to be better!   With love... helping hands... working hard to care for others!   Making... this our world... a much better and kinder place!                    
        Better Man  

Sittin' here in my problem
What am i gonna do now
Am i gonna make it
Someway somehow

Maybe i'm not supposed to know
Maybe i'm supposed to cry
And if nobody ever knows
The way i feel that's all right
That's okay

I'm gonna make my world a better place
I'm gonna keep that smile on my face
I'm gonna teach myself how to understand
I'm gonna make myself a better man yeah

Climbin' out the window
Climbin' up the wall
Is anybody gonna save me
Or are they gonna let me fall

Well i don't really wanna know
I'll just hold on the best i can
And if i fall down i'm gonna get back up
It'll be alright it'll be okay God

I'm gonna make my world a better place
I'm gonna keep that smile on my face
I'm gonna teach myself how to understand
I'm gonna make myself a better man oh

Maybe i'm not supposed to know
Maybe i'm supposed to cry
And if nobody ever knows the way i feel
That's all right that's okay

Yeah i'm gonna make my world a better place
I'm gonna keep that smile on my face
I'm gonna teach myself how to understand
I'm gonna make myself a better man

Well i'm gonna make my world a better place
I'm gonna keep that smile on my face yeah
I'm gonna teach myself how to understand
I'm gonna make myself a better man

Are they gonna let me fall
No no no no no no yeah
Yeah be a better man be a better man
I'm doing the best i can

Yes i'm gonna make my world yeah
You know what i'm gonna make my world
I'm gonna step right up and get myself together
I'm gonna make my world you know i'm gonna do the best i can yeah

He will make my world yeah tonight's gonna [incomprehensible]
He will make my world oh yeah yeah

I'm gonna make my world are they gonna let me fall?
No make my world yeah
I'm gonna make my world my world your world
Make my world

You know i'm gonna make my world
Teach myself how to understand yeah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMAGE & WORDS ~ WEEK 20 ~ PARADISE

   

Our Hostess this week is Milli

And she has picked the theme

Paradise

So much can be done with this one. 

I did three different pictures and picked this one because

I liked the quote so much.

 

taken December 2007 at Pawley's Island
with my Kodak Z740 Digital Camera

Triple Play # 5 ~ California Dreamin'

  TRIPLE PLAY # 5     To join in the fun or view other Triple Plays Click on our cute little Gator below:            

 

As the last leaf is about to fall I'll be:

 

Dreamin'

 

of boarding planes heading West;

driving along the coast highway;

angry waves shooting high into the air.

 

 

Dreamin'

 

of wind blowing through our hair;

looking up at the most wonderful smile;

feeling your arms wrapped tightly around me.

 

Dreamin'

 

of good dinners with friends;

the mist of beautiful water falls;

searches for heart shaped rocks.

 

Dreamin'

 

of camping near caves,

looking up to the stars,

finding your lips in the night.

 

Dreamin'

 

of Sooner

                              California Dreamin'                                                             by The Mamas & Papas       All the leaves are brown
And the sky is gray
I've been for a walk
On a winter's day

I'd be safe and warm
If I was in L.A.
California dreamin'
On such a winter's day

Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Oh, I got down on my knees
And I pretend to pray

You know the preacher likes the cold
He knows I'm gonna stay
California dreamin'
On such a winter's day

All the leaves are brown
And the sky is gray
I've been for a walk
On a winter's day

If I didnt tell her
I could leave today
California dreamin'
On such a winter's day

(California dreamin')
On such a winter's day
(California dreamin')
On such a winter's day
       

Mono Monday Plus ~ The Last Dance (a Season Comes to a Close)

MONO MONDAY PLUS

"The Last Dance ~ A Season Comes To A Close"

To Join in the fun one last time or view the other post Click on our Gator below:

 

Although I was one of the first to click on Gator's page and join up for Mono Monday...

It took me six months to do the first one....

Only right that I should be late with this one

(Although you would think I would have learned something about all the fun you miss when you are late!)

When I finally broke down and jumped into the fire ~ lol ~ the first thing I learned

was how to turn a picture B&W and pull back some color...

so I did one of those of my grandson for my Last Mono Monday!

        Than I learned layers... thanks to Rita's help.  I haven't stopped with layering since ~ lol.   This is a quote I used in one of my Image & Words post but different picture   (ROFL ~ certainly not a new picture around here),   which I turned B&W, and added another layer too (The beach).   There is no way to thank everyone that taught me so much during Mono Monday...   Saw so many really neat pictures.... met some really nice people...   And Gary, we thank you so much!!!             And I had to add this last ~ one of my first and favorite layer pictures of our Gator...   It was for his Birthday but it seen so appropiate to put it here also!           And last I want to thank you for never fussing about my music.... and always having something good to say about it!  You have to be the best Gator in the Swamp!                  
 

Jason Mraz ~ I'm Yours

Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
Now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
And nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some

I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
Listen to the music of the moment babay sing with me
I love peace for melody
And It's our God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love loved

So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

Scooch on over closer dear
And i will nibble your ear

I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and laughed
I guess what I'm be saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue

But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yours
Please don't, please don't, please don't
There's no need to complicate
Cause our time is short
This oh this this is out fate, I'm yours!

Melody Gardot - Baby I'm A Fool: Video

Music video by Melody Gardot performing Baby I'm A Fool: Video
with Aaron Platt [Video Director], Justin Cronkite [Video Producer], Ara Kesheshian [Video Editor], Larry Klein [Producer]
(C) 2009 Universal Classics & Jazz

PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY ~ QUIRKY

      PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY        

    Our Hostess this week is Heather!!! And she chose the great theme:   QUIRKY   If you want to get us out taking pictures (and I know you do), you did a good job with this theme! I left work yesterday morning just wanting to get home and get to bed!!! Talked to a friend on the phone who thought about the quirkiest thing in town was:   Moon Over Homewood   So downtown I headed in the rain... It did let up long enough for me to take the picture from a dangerous curve (as there was no place to park on the roadside).... I changed the picture to B%W in Picnik as the sky was not very colorful from the mist and the cloud cover. (Link below to other pictures people have taken of it.)         If you would like to view others or join in the fun click on the icon here:           Moon Over Homewood   Vulcan's buttocks showing from under his loincloth over the upper middle-class, over-the-mountain city of Homewood.  An Alabama DJ Jack Voorhies even sang a song on the radio, "Moon Over Homewood" (sorry can't find the lyrics or the music or I would have shared)                 A little History if you are interested!       The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry. The 56-foot (17 m) tall statue depicts the Roman god Vulcan, god of the fire and forge. It was created as Birmingham's entry for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 World's Fair) in St. Louis, Missouri.  It is the seventh-tallest free-standing statue in the United States.

The Vulcan statue consists of 29 cast-iron components with connecting flanges that are  bolted together internally. The heaviest section is his whole head, which weighs 11,000 pounds (4,990 kg). Iron forge men designed and executed the connection details for the statue, which originally had no internal framework and was self-supporting. The grey iron castings were made in Birmingham entirely from locally-produced iron.  The completed weight of the god Vulcan's figure alone is 100,000 pounds (45,359 kg). When Vulcan's anvil, block, hammer, and spear point are added, the statue weighs a total of 120,000 pounds (54,431 kg) and it now stands on a pedestal that is 123 feet (37 m) tall. The statue has a chest circumference of 22 feet 6 inches (7 m) and a waist circumference of 18 feet 3 inches (6 m).

The Vulcan statue was eventually re-erected at the Alabama State Fairgrounds,  but the statue's arms were installed incorrectly, and the god was without his spear, which had been lost on the way from St. Louis.  

With nothing to hold in its hands, Vulcan soon became an advertising figure. Over the years, Vulcan held an ice cream cone, a Pepsi-Cola bottle, and even Heinz pickles. In the late 1920s, the statue was disassembled for inspection. During this time, children would often play around the disassembled statue. It was painted a flesh color and was reassembled in the early 1930s.

It was not until 1936 that the statue found a suitable home, thanks to the Works Progress Administration, which partially funded a new park in the city at the top of Red Mountain. A 126-foot (38.4 m) pedestal was built of local sandstone, and Vulcan was hoisted into place. A new spear was fabricated to be held high in his right hand while his left hand held a hammer at his side. Vulcan was repainted in an aluminum like finish. The statue's naked buttocks have been source of humor for many years. A novelty song, "Moon Over Homewood," refers to the fact that the statue "moons" the neighboring suburb of Homewood, Alabama.

1949 marked another strange time for Birmingham’s iron giant, though nowhere near as degrading as his stint in the 1930’s. A group of safety conscious individuals decided that Vulcan would be a wonderful symbol for traffic safety for the city of Birmingham. Once again Vulcan’s outstretched hand would come into use as he became the holder of a torch. This torch would shine green on good traffic days and shine red when someone died during a traffic accident. While originally planned as a short public service advertisement, the torch ultimately became a permanent fixture of the statue until it’s restoration in 1999. To this day you can visit Vulcan Center and view the torch, even pushing a button that will make it shine  green.

 

 

 

If you would like to see more pictures of Vulcan through the years and by several people, you can follow this link to flicker pictures:  http://www.flickr.com/groups/magic_city/pool/tags/vulcan/