Breaking news.......

Makes one giggle, and suspicious. Cry wolf.  The sky is falling. Not now Gretta, I've GOT to hear this.

CNN.  Those on the Right, frown at the sight. Eh, understandable.  Regardless, or is it irregardless, I always get confused, CNN has "Breaking News" 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Or 8, as Paul McCartney might say.

Wouldn't it be fun to, say, have enough money to buy Twitter.... or, a major network... to where "you too can cipher whatintheheck is breaking news and what ain't."

You could post BREAKING NEWS, then take 43 commercial breaks before you ever get to the meat'a the matter, which in this case would be "THIS JUST IN, for everyone who has always wondered, we've counted...  as Mick sings Sympathy for the Devil, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie sing "Woo Woo" a total of 121 times."

You, and your network, could be the modern version of Paul Harvey... pay folks sitting at home to do research on stupid stuff that just might stir an interest. You know, like "Is that all there is?" the song.

Ya think of Peggy Lee don'tya?  Nope.  Leslie Uggams sang it first in 1968, THEN came Peggy Lee in August of 69, followed by Guy Lombardo same year, and Tony Bennett at the end of 69.

Victor, is that all there is?   Well, no.  Thru the years its been covered by big names (Bette Midler, Diana Ross, Chaka Kahn <-- which, breaking news tells us Chaka Kahn means "fire").. and little names, Giant Sand, Sandra Bernhard, John Parrish, PJ Harvey, Alan Price, The Bobs, to name a few.  And nope, that ain't all there is.

But...........but... the 'need to know', or, Paul Harvey, the resta the story, good day is....when Peggy recorded this in 69, it was a pain.  The songwriters and producers, etc, were PARTICULAR.  SO Particular...please tell us Victor, How particular?

Well....it took 'em three dozen recordings before they got it right.  Is that all there is?  No, more in a sec. It was said Peggy became increasingly at home with the mood of the song during all this. Damn she got some patience, I woulda said "Once more and if that ain't right, I'm getting the hell outta here, call Leslie back in " but she didn't.

Finally, TAKE # 36 Perfect.

Except.

Paul Harvey.

Breaking News.

The rest of the story.

As the jubilation of "getting it right" ebbed... it was learned.. the engineer.. forgot... to... press.... "record."  Uh huh, true.

So... it took 37 takes.  Is that all there is?  Yes, it is.

This is a very short blog today because I gotta work, I'm hungry, I stink and better take a shower before I go in. Oh, and get gas. Screw "Gas Buddy", breaking news on my network in an hour on who has the cheapest gas in/around Liberty, MO.

And tomorrow..... the sun'll come out tomorrow.. well... maybe.. it's April.. it's supposed to rain.  No, I don't mean forecast, I mean that's what happens in April... the showers bring May flowers, which, is not to be confused with the Mayflower.... and is there any truth in the matter that the pilgrams ran out of beer, all along they'd intended to land the Mayflower in Northern Virginia, but they ran outta beer thus landed in Massachew... ahm, Massachooo... well, you know.

Chaka Kahn, Chaka Kahn.  Hard to believe that ain't her real name ain't it? (Yvette Marie Stevens, also has a sister Yvonne who is in music too, as... Taka  Boom, Taka Boom.)

Victor, is that all there is?

Today, yes.  You see, I've these two way video things (like "Ring Doorbell" except only for my laptop.) I can see Terry is starting to fall asleep, and my buddy Pup has his zipper down and he's getting ready to take a walk.  I'd better tell him first.

Pup, breaking news......

Chaka Kahn.

Taka Boom.

Watch him folks, he's a thoroughly dangerous man.

By Henry Gibson and Paul Harvey.........   "Publish" button pressed by the guy who forgot to hit record on Is That All There Is?   Edited by some Loony Leftie

Love, Victurd