Some of you are probably wondering "what in the world is a Wurlitzer?" Others probably think "he's finally lost it!" Not so. I love organ music, and have been hooked on theater organs for a long time. Wurlitzers were the pipe organ of pipe organs for theaters. Yes, there are the Robert Mortons and the Mollers, but a Wurlitzer was.. Well it was actually "The Wurlitzer-Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra." It put an orchestra at the finger tips of an organist, and this was before digital synthesizers or keyboards! While looking for a Virgil Fox CD on the web (iTunes Store), ran…
Merry Christmas!
It has finally arrived. Christmas 2008 is here and just in time. Our prayers go to the families who are facing financial uncertainty. Maybe it's time for those of us who "have" to take time to do and give for those that don't "have." After all, that's what the season is all about – giving. We each got a great gift, and when the love of that gift lives in our lives, then it's time to share the love. To you and yours, have a very Merry Christmas. To my Jewish friends, Happy Hanukkah!
No Rules in Minnesota
Been following the recount in Minnesota for the Senate seat. Sure am glad that none of the "Canvassing Board" is an NFL, NHL or NBA official. I can understand the desire and need for a recount in a close race, but when the results keep changing without effecting any other issue, something has to be wrong. It was like those 133 "lost" ballots in one precinct – they had to be lost, because the number of ballots run through the machine (at the precinct) did not match the number of ballots delivered to election headquarters. Then there were the 171…