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[445] I want you to listen to this song right here for me
I think I'm going to be counting this shift off by walks to and from work, because christ that was miserable and painful and it's supposed to stay just as cold all damn week. So... that's 1/14 down! I'm very sleepy, but I inexplicably woke up on my own at five in the morning, allowing me to really relish every single snooze, which was nice.
Got my bill for the heater, though I have yet to click on it because why. I have a full month to pay, at least, and considering the issue was fixed within an hour of my calling the guy, I am extremely pleased with the level of service these guys are providing, so thank you to Marc at Upstream for all that.
Goal for today is to email the lady in charge of benefits here for information so that I can get that stupid hearing test booked and go back to the stupid doctor on my next set off and get all of my stupid results. Stupid. Also apparently the warranty lady from Calgary is going to call me this morning and I'm to finally start filling in on some of that work? Will definitely need to ask for a raise if something actually comes of it this time around.
Wikipedia Sez: Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 is the second live album by the American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The album was recorded at the Harlem Square Club in Miami and released in June 1985 in the United States by RCA Records. Initially recorded on January 12, 1963, to be released as a live album titled One Night Stand, the concert album was not released until 1985. RCA Victor, at the time, viewed the album as too gritty and raw and possibly damaging to his pop image, and quietly kept the recordings in their archive.
Genre: R&B
Styles: Early R&B, Soul, Pop-Soul, Uptown Soul
Release Date: Sources differ; somewhere between April 29th and June 1985. More than two decades after he died, regardless.
Prior Familiarity: High. Sam Cooke is probably my... most problematic fave? Unless you believe the conspiracy theories that he was murdered by the man for being a civil rights icon, which, I get it, it's very appealing and the official story is an ugly one, but... c'mon now. At best he's a dude who reacted very poorly to getting scammed by a prostitute, but I'm not inclined to really think the best of dudes these days, no matter how much I adore their work.
What I Did While Listening: Put away my laundry, somehow resisting the urge to hit repeat as soon as every single track was over.
Verdict: Pretty much perfect. Truly something magic in the air that night.
Favourite Song: All the biggest and best are here, so it's basically impossible to say, but in terms of this specific live performance? The audience singing along with For Sentimental Reasons.... chills, man.
Leshia's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If I make it through today, I get an episode of X-Men '97 as a reward. Only ten more hours!
Got my bill for the heater, though I have yet to click on it because why. I have a full month to pay, at least, and considering the issue was fixed within an hour of my calling the guy, I am extremely pleased with the level of service these guys are providing, so thank you to Marc at Upstream for all that.
Goal for today is to email the lady in charge of benefits here for information so that I can get that stupid hearing test booked and go back to the stupid doctor on my next set off and get all of my stupid results. Stupid. Also apparently the warranty lady from Calgary is going to call me this morning and I'm to finally start filling in on some of that work? Will definitely need to ask for a raise if something actually comes of it this time around.
Wikipedia Sez: Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 is the second live album by the American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The album was recorded at the Harlem Square Club in Miami and released in June 1985 in the United States by RCA Records. Initially recorded on January 12, 1963, to be released as a live album titled One Night Stand, the concert album was not released until 1985. RCA Victor, at the time, viewed the album as too gritty and raw and possibly damaging to his pop image, and quietly kept the recordings in their archive.
Genre: R&B
Styles: Early R&B, Soul, Pop-Soul, Uptown Soul
Release Date: Sources differ; somewhere between April 29th and June 1985. More than two decades after he died, regardless.
Prior Familiarity: High. Sam Cooke is probably my... most problematic fave? Unless you believe the conspiracy theories that he was murdered by the man for being a civil rights icon, which, I get it, it's very appealing and the official story is an ugly one, but... c'mon now. At best he's a dude who reacted very poorly to getting scammed by a prostitute, but I'm not inclined to really think the best of dudes these days, no matter how much I adore their work.
What I Did While Listening: Put away my laundry, somehow resisting the urge to hit repeat as soon as every single track was over.
Verdict: Pretty much perfect. Truly something magic in the air that night.
Favourite Song: All the biggest and best are here, so it's basically impossible to say, but in terms of this specific live performance? The audience singing along with For Sentimental Reasons.... chills, man.
Leshia's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If I make it through today, I get an episode of X-Men '97 as a reward. Only ten more hours!