Talent

Do you ever wish you had a talent?  Nothing spectacular - just something that everyone remembers you for.

	Henry Mancini & His Orchestra - The Pink Panther Theme .mp3
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I can play the piano and I can read music but I've always wanted to just sit down at the piano at a party and start playing a song that everyone knows, with everyone gathering around the piano, singing along and calling out for the next song.  Old-time party style.  My speciality piece is "The Pink Panther Theme" but that doesn't have any lyrics and when people say, "Great! What else can you play?" I tend to mumble something and wander away from the keyboard.

Now That's What I Call A Music Quiz - THE ANSWERS

Aaaahhhh! The Music Quiz that made you bash your head on the nearest hard surface!  Here are the answers as promised, with an extended version of each clip.  There were fifteen songs altogether.  Yes... really!  And if it helps, no-one got all fifteen.

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What would you do if you had £40,000 to spend on ANYTHING you wanted?  

My first purchases would be a new Filofax (natch) - probably in red - and one of those little Flip camcorders.  Then I'd treat myself to an iPad AND a new laptop from the Dell website.  I'm sure that everyone else in the family have their eye on a few things too.
My husband fancies some tattooing gear but then again, he'd probably be happy just let loose in Halfords.
Son #1 has been drooling over plasma screen televisions for as long as I can remember and anything to do with games consoles and related gadgets but would love anything from the Nike.

Do You Want To Moonwalk With Me?

First of all, watch this!

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It's safe to say that I LOVE *draws a heart in the air* the "Let's Dance" series of games for the Nintendo Wii and almost never film my friends playing the game after a few drinkies (sorry Mick, but your "MC Hammer" is now legendary on Facebook).  Anyway, after seeing the above trailer, the new Michael Jackson - The Experience game is on my "AAARRGGGHHHH I REALLY WANT THAT" list and I'm trying to find out if the trilby and white glove is included.

And before you ask, YES, the floor does light up as I walk down the street.  Doesn't it for you?


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Now That's What I Call A Music Quiz

There's a little bit of oneupmanship a craze going on in Blogland at the moment.  You have Paula with her visual music quizzes (#1 and #2, with #3 to follow on Friday) and Garry with his headbashing soundbites quiz (we don't talk about his first attempt as it was a bit of a flop!) so I've decided to jump on the bandwagon.  This is something I wanted to do with the #FridayTwiz but it moves a bit too fast on a Friday and not everyone has their speakers switched on.

The Gallery : Show Me The Funny

This week, The Gallery prompt is "Show Me The Funny".  Here are a few things that I've snapped over the past few months that have made me snigger:

Contraceptives for Kids

Today's media reports that a pilot scheme on the Isle of Wight will allow girls as young as 13 years old to obtain a month's worth contraceptive pills from selected chemists on the island.

What do you think of this?  Do you believe this is the right way to educate our teenagers; by offering them the opportunity to protect themselves against unwanted teenage pregnancies or should we be encouraging them to adhere to the UK law and refrain from sexual activity until they are age 16?

Musical Monday : Desert Island Discs

I was asked by Kate over at The Five F's to choose my Desert Island Discs - just eight pieces of music that I would be prepared to to listen to over and over again.  This sounds easy but it isn't.  Music affects people in many different ways, especially according to what mood they are in when they listen to it.  I spend more time hitting 'NEXT' on my mp3 player than I do actually listening to the tracks.

Anyway, here are a few that are stock favourites.  Songs or tunes that make me catch my breath and stop for a few minutes to sink into the arrangement of sounds and words.