tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post6490741687617625213..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: Old Postcard Wednesday--Shifting, Whispering Sands and a nod to Ken NordineLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-32497590671682850922018-11-20T13:05:02.385-08:002018-11-20T13:05:02.385-08:00@garmcd ~ Thank you for your comment! We share sw...@garmcd ~ Thank you for your comment! We share sweet memories of this song, and of the music from that time. Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-85779477731951993472018-11-19T22:52:25.585-08:002018-11-19T22:52:25.585-08:00I was 9 in 1955 when The Shifting Whispering Sands...I was 9 in 1955 when The Shifting Whispering Sands became a top 10 hit. Like the writer, I was fascinated by the imagery presented in the lyrics & to this day it remains one of my favourite songs. <br /><br />Billy Vaughn, along with Al Caiola, Jackie Gleason, Ray Conniff & Martin Denny supplied some of the most romantic & relaxing instrumental /easy listening music in the now distant fifties & sixties. How sad that this kind of music is no longer being made; replaced by rap, hip-hop, grunge, or senseless electronic noise.Garryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027082907196533020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-29322023141385581632009-07-04T01:36:42.726-07:002009-07-04T01:36:42.726-07:00@Chris- No kidding! I actually camped in Nevada...@Chris- No kidding! I actually camped in Nevada's Black Rock Desert back in my college days, and we wore LAYERS for protection! <br /><br />@Kirby- Two hours of scooting around the blogosphere with my blog as the jumping and returning point . . . WOW! I'm positive you had a wonderful time visiting some of the blogs I mentioned. :)<br />I appreciate the concept of thinking I'm "ahead of the game." That's very wise, very positive thinking!<br />Have a great weekend.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-86807733713236483762009-07-03T14:19:01.406-07:002009-07-03T14:19:01.406-07:00I've spent a few hours on your blog, clicking ...I've spent a few hours on your blog, clicking to other blogs you mentioned, then onto another blog and finally winding my way back to you LOL I love how that happens!<br /><br />I hope you enjoy your weekend and don't think of this weekend as anything but "you are ahead of the game!" No sense wasting a great weekend thinking you're behind.<br /><br />Happy PFF!<br />Kristin - The GoatKristin - The Goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08856336718919208752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-11124467215458099762009-07-03T09:09:22.483-07:002009-07-03T09:09:22.483-07:00Those are odd clothes to be wearing for a casual s...Those <i>are</i> odd clothes to be wearing for a casual stroll across the desert. Hope they brought some sunblock.Chris Overstreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943683672229387002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-54337260674121559142009-07-01T23:56:56.748-07:002009-07-01T23:56:56.748-07:00@Darlene- Seems to me that with the Internet there...@Darlene- Seems to me that with the Internet there will be a preservation of much more music, tv, movies, etc. than we'd have thought possible in the past. Another good argument for a "free" internet.<br /><br />@Ben- Intoxicating imagery, I agree! It was fun, such fun, reading your comments of appreciation for the song. It's great getting to know you via your blog, too. <br /><br />@Maggie May- It is, I agree. If I hadn't gone off on the musical interpretation of it I would surely have focused on the selection of desert designer wear by the two just takin' a little stroll on the sand...<br /><br />@the watercats- Your comments sure painted a picture of their own, reminding me of the wonderful writing at your blog. :)<br /><br />@Marie- Swooning is an appropriate word to describe how I felt. I <em>really</em> enjoyed working on this post. It became one of my favorite Old Postcard Wednesdays, most definitely.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-10076835427939257212009-07-01T23:38:51.375-07:002009-07-01T23:38:51.375-07:00How divine to listen to the version that touched a...How divine to listen to the version that touched and shaped your imagination as a child! You must still be swooning:)This is truly fabulous!Marie Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071668321977054448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-67116747990281418242009-07-01T11:05:16.319-07:002009-07-01T11:05:16.319-07:00Wow!.... The postcard is beautiful.. I love the wa...Wow!.... The postcard is beautiful.. I love the way it is so stylistic.... Also, the recording is lovely. There is something so utterly mesmerising and innocent about it. I sat here and was suddenly whisked away into a bakelite, formica, linoleum, fairy liquid soap sudded, Sunday kitchen.. sunlight spilling through the net curtained window, swifts screeching out in the yard, the sound of neighbourhood children on tricycles or skipping.... <br />It reminds me of listening to radio four round my nan's house, which never quite moved on in time... :-DBatteson.Indhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846214578565824955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-48415665631653239702009-07-01T10:36:54.181-07:002009-07-01T10:36:54.181-07:00what an amazing postcardwhat an amazing postcardMaggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-67935754026076647362009-07-01T09:50:19.369-07:002009-07-01T09:50:19.369-07:00What a cool song! The imagery is almost intoxicat...What a cool song! The imagery is almost intoxicating. I was totally wrapped up in the scene. I'll have to go look it up in Itunes. I didn't have a nintendo growing up either and feel very blessed for that fact. Technology these days seems sometimes like it's taking away more than it's giving. Thanks for the inspirational song. And thanks for your great comments on my blog. I very much enjoy corresponding with you.Benhttp://planb-publishing.com/AuthorsBlog/446/more-romantic-notions-love-is-vulnerabilitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-47647123441598345192009-07-01T08:59:59.058-07:002009-07-01T08:59:59.058-07:00I have noticed that a lot of music from my youth i...I have noticed that a lot of music from my youth is now appearing in movies or on TV. I think much of it can now be considered classic.<br /><br />We have to remember that the music by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, etc. was the popular music of their day. <br /><br />Good music lasts. I don't think Rap will ever be heard again after the newness dies out. (Except as an example of the era.) So it is not surprising that The Shifting Whispering Sands is still available.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.com