Please Welcome Cozy Mystery Author Tammy Walker to Kerry’s Kin for Today’s #FunFriday Takeover!

Happy #Friyay! Today we get to meet Tammy Walker, who is a poet and mystery author living in Dallas with her family, an overgrown garden, and too many radios. She's the author of the cozy mystery Venus Rising as well as three poetry collections with a speculative twist. Here's a little more about Venus Rising from Tammy: Almost as soon as recent divorcee Amy Morrison begins…

http://kerryblaisdell.com/2023/08/25/please-welcome-cozy-mystery-author-tammy-walker-to-kerrys-kin-for-todays-funfriday-takeover/

The prompt for #FortnightFridayMusic is “Quest”, and that’s what Hunters & Collectors were singing about in the Holy Grail

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Seymour says of the song “I wanted to write a song to serve up this idea that regardless of what happens, you’ve got to stay true to the quest”

It’s a tale of triumph amidst adversity. To signify the players quest to win the Aussie Rules footy cup, Holy Grail was sung at four Grand Finals in 1998, 2002, 2009 and 2013

Seymour's lyrics also reflect the band's own flagging attempts to "crack" the American market

Song: Holy Grail
Band: Hunters & Collectors
Album: Cut
Released: 1992
Video: https://youtu.be/iQI5fdVCvlU?si=D7W4ixohHUut1J8I

Lyrics
“Woke up this morning
From the strangest dream
I was in the biggest army
The world has ever seen
We were marching as one
On the road to the holy grail”

#Music #FridayMusic #FunFriday #90sMusic #HuntersAndCollectors

Hi pals, I followed a new trail today by the river. It was a great #sniffari with lots of inspiration for my nose. Hope you have a #FunFriday 🐶🐕
Don’t furget to suppawt the #GuideDogs 🐶🐕 Luv Rocky 💙
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#dogwalk #dogsofmastodon #PawGust #dogs #boopmynose

It’s #AlternateFridayMusic with a Queer prompt. Thought I’d go for a #Queer theme and legitimise it with a statement by the artist

“There were definitely a few out queer teachers and other adults in my life who were role models for me as a young person, just seeing them exist and have good lives”

Artist: Eli Conley
Song: Hey that’s me
Album: Searching For What's True
Released: 2023
Video: https://youtu.be/sO0luAGU5sA

Lyrics
“There may come a time when your body don't feel easy
And in order to be free it has to change
There may come a time when your gender it just fractures
And you have to take some action, rearrange
If it's that time you've got to tell 'em who you are
When you've been asking every star that they would see…”

#Music #20sMusic #FridayMusic #FunFriday #GreatSongs #TransMusic #TransMasc

Dumb thought Friday. When reading out loud, instead of saying “semicolon” when you encounter one, don’t skip saying it, but instead say “colostomy bag”.

I got the idea for this from a friend whose Dad had a colostomy bag and referred to it as his “semicolon”.

#YoureWelcome #FunFriday

For #funfriday here's a video from one of the most fun #racing #videogames I've played in a while - and it's not even about racing!

You Suck At Parking (#yousuckatparking) is a racing game that's actually about...parking. You've got limited time and gas to get from your garage, through an obstacle course, to your parking spot. This is one of those games where failing is just as fun as winning - a great time all around!

I hope you like it!

#gaming #ShareYourGame

https://youtu.be/B2c3WJN1V0Y

Punk was about high energy and The Exploited depict that here in their live performance. #FortnightFridayMusic is about Punk and by 1981 it was all but dead, despite what they’re singing

Song: Punks Not Dead
Band: Exploited
Album: Punks Not Dead
Released: 1981
Video: https://youtu.be/pN6mRC5dA78
(Live at Carlisle City Hall, UK, 1983)

Lyrics

“Punk's not dead

Say to me that punk is dead
I wish you more contempt
Don't like the music? Don't like the words?
You can all piss off, you're a bunch of turds

Punk's not dead, I know
Punk's not dead, I know
Punk's not dead, I know
Punk's not dead, Oh no, it's not…”

#Music #FridayMusic #FunFriday #Punk #TheExploited

Post a great band, artist, album, song or lyric using this fortnight’s word in #FortnightFridayMusic

Friday August 11 the Word is Punk

Don’t miss next weeks #AlternateFridayMusic

Dragonfly credit @Cyanocitta
Original post https://sfba.social/@Cyanocitta/110861819036524934

#Music #FridayMusic #FunFriday #CDFriday #GreatSongs #Punk #Dragonfly

Quest August 25
River September 08
Sex September 22
Trouble October 06
Under October 20
Velvet November 03
Wind November 17
Xmas December 01
Yearn December 15
Zig zag December 29

Pink Skies’ music has been described as a genre-bending mix of psychedelic rock, pop, R&B, 70’s, electronic, hip/hop and chill-wave. Arieh Berl, Aka Pink Skies, released his debut album SPECTRA in 2020 with St. Tropez as a single.

Well, now to the ‘original’ San Tropez by none other than Pink Floyd - two perfect songs for #AlternateFridayMusic with the key word PINK

Song: San Tropez | St. Tropez
Band: Pink Floyd | Pink Skies
Album: Meddle | Spectra
Released: 1971 | 2020
Pink Floyd: https://youtu.be/mjNYO-OI2Fo
Pink Skies https://youtu.be/6dsoQd6lM9U

#PinkFloyd #PinkSkies #Music #70sMusic #20sMusic #FridayMusic #FunFriday #GreatBands #GreatSongs #NowPlaying

It’s Old for #FortnightFridayMusic and what could be better than a band who were in the lineup at Woodstock in ‘69

The lyric of a generation “I hope I die before I get old”

Song: My Generation
Band: The Who
Album: My Generation
Released: 1965
Video: https://youtu.be/qN5zw04WxCc
Live at Woodstock https://youtu.be/gJecJ5SI5W0

Lyrics

"People try to put us d-down
(talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we get around
(talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold
(talkin' 'bout my generation)
I hope I die before I get OLD
(talkin' 'bout my generation)"

#TheWho #MyGeneration #60sMusic #Music #FridayMusic #FunFriday #GreatBands #GreatSongs #NowPlaying

Please Welcome Romantic Thriller Author Michelle Godard-Richer to Kerry’s Kin for Today’s #FunFriday Takeover!

I’m excited to welcome Michelle Godard-Richer to our Fun Friday Takeover today in Kerry's Kin! She was named Best Canada Author of the Year by N.N. Light’s Book Heaven in 2022. The first book of her Fatal Series, Fatal Hunt, is a finalist for the upcoming RONE (Reward of Novel Excellence) Awards. More about Michelle and all her books here.

http://kerryblaisdell.com/2023/07/28/please-welcome-romantic-thriller-author-michelle-godard-richer-to-kerrys-kin-for-today-s-funfriday-takeover/

Post a great band, artist, album, song or lyric using this fortnight’s word in #FortnightFridayMusic

Friday July 28 the Word is Old

Don’t miss next weeks #AlternateFridayMusic

#Music #FridayMusic #FunFriday #CDFriday #GreatSongs #ClearSky #LongExposure

Punk August 11
Quest August 25
River September 08
Sex September 22
Trouble October 06
Under October 20
Velvet November 03
Wind November 17
Xmas December 01
Yearn December 15
Zig zag December 29

A sign worth noticing
#funfriday #poetry

The prompt word for #AlternateFridayMusic is ‘Over’ and I was thinking of It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue by Graham Bonnet who did a cover in 1977. Consequently my search came up with it being a Bob Dylan song and, while I’ve never been a big Dylan fan, I do like the original

Song: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Artist: Bob Dylan
Album: Bringing It All Back Home
Released: 1965
Bob Dylan: https://youtu.be/L4HW33SgZlM
Graham Bonnet https://youtu.be/9HbEh0fy4io

Lyrics

"You must leave, now take what you need
You think will last
But whatever you wish to keep
You better grab it fast

Yonder stands your orphan with his gun
Crying like a fire in the Sun
Look out baby, the saints are comin' through
And it's all over now, baby blue"

#Dylan #60sMusic #Music #FridayMusic #FunFriday #GreatBands #GreatSongs #NowPlaying #BobDylan

Please Welcome Back Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author Claudia Blood to Kerry’s Kin for Another #FunFriday Takeover!

Happy #Friyay! Today I am excited to bring back Claudia Blood for another takeover! She is an award-winning author who blended her science and IT background with a life-long passion for Dungeons and Dragons to become a writer of sci-fi and fantasy. Her works include the Renegades Rising series, Relic trilogy, Merged series, and the Supernatural Detective Agency. The…

http://kerryblaisdell.com/2023/07/14/please-welcome-back-sci-fi-fantasy-author-claudia-blood-to-kerrys-kin-for-another-funfriday-takeover/

Post a great band, artist, album, song or lyric using this fortnight’s word in #FortnightFridayMusic

Friday July 14 the Word is Needle

Don’t miss next weeks #AlternateFridayMusic

#Music #FridayMusic #FunFriday #GreatBands #CDFriday #GreatSongs #DSOTM #PinkFloyd #Needle

Old July 28
Punk August 11
Quest August 25
River September 08
Sex September 22
Trouble October 06
Under October 20
Velvet November 03
Wind November 17
Xmas December 01
Yearn December 15
Zig zag December 29

This weeks #AlternateFridayMusic has #New as the key word and I have to go with another great Aussie band

Song: New Sensation
Band: INXS
Album: Kick
Released: 1987
Video: https://youtu.be/KygvdzH0gj4

Lyrics

"Live, baby, live
Now that the day is over
I got a NEW sensation
Mm, perfect moments
That's so impossible to refuse"

#INXS #80sMusic #Music #FridayMusic #CDFriday #FunFriday #GreatBands #GreatSongs #NowPlaying

Paranormal Thriller Author Norm Harris takes over Kerry’s Kin for #FunFriday!

When Katrinka Larvova steps into her roles as an adopted daughter, a Russian military agent, a future Russian princess, and an uncommon friend of Azrael, the Angel of Death, readers receive a powerful story that weaves elements of paranormal encounters into the center of the international intrigue that powers the plot of The Girl Who Knew Death. More about Norm and his books here. #fun…

http://kerryblaisdell.com/2023/07/07/paranormal-thriller-author-norm-harris-takes-over-kerrys-kin-for-funfriday/

Cozy Mystery Author Jill Piscitello takes over Kerry’s Kin for #FunFriday!

Please visit Kerry's Kin and give a warm welcome to cozy mystery author Jill Piscitello for today's #FunFriday #authortakeover! After her wedding plans go up in flames, a woman’s steps toward healing are put on hold by the discovery of a murdered media darling in Jill Piscitello’s new cozy mystery, A Sour Note. Old friends, family, the one who got away, and accusations provide unexpectedly…

http://kerryblaisdell.com/2023/06/30/cozy-mystery-author-jill-piscitello-takes-over-kerrys-kin-for-funfriday/

#AlternateFridayMusic with a #Magic theme I found difficult, but then I remembered this one

Song: Magic Man
Band: Heart
Album: Dreamboat Annie
Released: 1976
Video: https://youtu.be/Ps7tVvQHLyo

Lyrics

"Come on home, girl" he said with a smile
"You don't have to love me yet, let's get high awhile
But try to understand, try to understand
Try, try, try to understand, I'm a magic man"

#Heart #70sMusic #Music #FridayMusic #FunFriday #GreatBands #GreatSongs #NowPlaying