We'll have a Gaye 'ol time

Otis Redding is one of my all-time favorite singers/musicians/artists/people EVER.  He sings with so much soul, it always sends chills up my spine.  My love for him took me away from a lot of the other Motown/soul/R&B greats for awhile, but I have been rediscovering some of them again, including Marvin Gaye.  The more of his music I hear, not just the hits, the more I fall in love.  His tragic death adds a tinge of sadness to all of his music, but such is life.  He lives on with his gorgeous music and smooth, soulful voice that makes you melt like you just had a nice glass of red.  Ok, I'm sorry, I'll stop gushing.  But here is one my favorites of Marvin's for you to enjoy on this wonderful Friday afternoon:

TGIF and a Marvin Gaye salute,

bunny

Opposites Attract

One of my dear friends referred me to the blog Awesome People Hanging Out Together.  Of course I love this.  It's like my obsession with seeing outtakes & making ofs: I like to see these people working & being normal & having fun doing something I have wanted to do my whole life or at some point in my life.  And they aren't being a character.  It's them.  It's like I can't wrap my head around it b/c I become so engrossed by a movie I forget it isn't real.  So I stare in awe.  There were two that had a great impact on me, though, and they are on completely different ends of the spectrum.

Charlie Chaplin & Helen Keller

That one chokes me up.  I can't help it and I refuse to explain because it speaks for itself.

Pee Wee Herman & Regis Philbin

This also needs no introduction.  But please giggle as much as I did which was approximately one minute before I slipped into shock b/c this photo is so brilliant.

When I was looking through all of these pictures with icons being buddy-buddy, I couldn't help but think of how awesome it all seems, but how mundane some of the conversations probably were. Like, "Dude, I mean Sidney Poitier, I just had the BEST garlic chicken EVER."  Love, Barbra Streisand.

Sorry I haven't been posting a lot lately.  Busy trying to get the hell out of Dodge and up to Michigan so I can hurry up & relax for a week.  Patience is a virtue, though, so think about that...

Chinese food & icons,

bunny