An Odd Mental Association
Several years ago, I went on a summer vacation to the Midwest with my friend Cheryl and one of the O'Malley Babes (Blondie). We spent some time with Cheryl's Aunt and Uncle in Oshkosh, WI. What a great trip! We toured the Holy Ground that is Lambeau Field, played 9 holes of golf on the course they built behind their house, got stoned on Benadryl (that we took to combat the mosquito bites we got while golfing) and Miller Lite, took all of their money playing Poker while stoned and just had a heck of a great time.
Memories of that trip always come pouring back on me when I hear the song, All I Want For Christmas Is You.
You may ask what a Christmas song has to do with a summer vacation. Actually, you may not care at all and just chalk it up to a bad join in the database that is my brain but there is a connection.
In addition to all the aforementioned fun, they took us to a Casino for some gambling and to see a show. They kept talking about this goofy guy who wore his hair in a point, made multiple costume changes and was just a riot. They were right on the riot part. They guy was Vince Vance and his band was Vince Vance and the Valiants.
The show was a total hoot! Vince pranced around, played to the crowd and was just plain funny. The musical highlight though, was when his female backup singer sang All I Want For Christmas Is You. It mattered not that it was in the heat of the summer, that song was awesome and sweet and made me think about Christmas.
A couple of years later, I found a Vince Vance and the Valiants CD at Best Buy with that song on it and I bought it for Cheryl. It's gotten quite popular. Dave Pratt on KMLE said this week it was the most requested Holiday tune at the station. That means I'm thinking a lot about the old Homeland during the Holiday season. I do miss it, sometimes, until I recall the the winter snow and the summer humidity. Then, I'm all happy to be here in the desert.
Memories of that trip always come pouring back on me when I hear the song, All I Want For Christmas Is You.
You may ask what a Christmas song has to do with a summer vacation. Actually, you may not care at all and just chalk it up to a bad join in the database that is my brain but there is a connection.
In addition to all the aforementioned fun, they took us to a Casino for some gambling and to see a show. They kept talking about this goofy guy who wore his hair in a point, made multiple costume changes and was just a riot. They were right on the riot part. They guy was Vince Vance and his band was Vince Vance and the Valiants.
The show was a total hoot! Vince pranced around, played to the crowd and was just plain funny. The musical highlight though, was when his female backup singer sang All I Want For Christmas Is You. It mattered not that it was in the heat of the summer, that song was awesome and sweet and made me think about Christmas.
A couple of years later, I found a Vince Vance and the Valiants CD at Best Buy with that song on it and I bought it for Cheryl. It's gotten quite popular. Dave Pratt on KMLE said this week it was the most requested Holiday tune at the station. That means I'm thinking a lot about the old Homeland during the Holiday season. I do miss it, sometimes, until I recall the the winter snow and the summer humidity. Then, I'm all happy to be here in the desert.
