Just heard the late great Buddy Holly singing "True Love Ways" on BBC Radio 2's Saturday morning show "Sounds of the 60s", that one always makes me want to cry as Buddy composed it for his wife, Maria Elena. But Buddy died tragically in 1959, of course so this song was a posthumous hit for him in 1960 (and therefore qualifies for "Sounds of the 60s") though it was actually recorded with the Dick Jacobs Orchestra in 1958, a recording session that also produced Buddy's lovely version of Paul Anka's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore", an ironic title and a posthumous no. 1 for Buddy later in 1959. It will be 56 YEARS on 3rd February since that dreadful plane crash in the snow that also took the lives of Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, a.k.a. The Big Bopper, why air traffic control allowed them to take off (from Mason City Airport, Iowa) at 1 in the morning in a howling blizzard in one of the worst winters for years in the American Mid West is inexcusable. But the biggest testament to Buddy and his music is that it still sounds as great today as it did all those decades ago. Spare a thought for him - and the others - when 3.2.15 creeps round

"The old ways are the best ways"

Men are superior drivers!

I heard this on my morning drive radio show and I had a hard time believing it. With that said, I Google'd it on the Internet and if it is posted on the Internet, then it's got to be true! Here it is;

IT'S MY PARTY AND I'LL BILL IF I WANT TO


Five-Year-Old Receives Invoice From Friend’s Mom After Missing Birthday Party

By Mary Beth Quirk January 20, 2015

(BBC)

Throwing a birthday party for a bunch of k!ds is not an easy feat — there’s all the planning, the hordes of tiny people running around shrieking and yelling and shoving cupcakes in their faces while refusing to go to the bathroom when they have to, not to mention the expense involved. Nonetheless, the parents of one five-year-old boy say that despite that stress, the mom of their son’s friend shouldn’t have sent them an invoice after the **** missed a birthday party without advance notice.

The absent five-year-old brought home an invoice for £15.95 (about $24) from school one day in his bag, reports the BBC, placed there by his pal’s mom. She claimed his absence from a party at a dry ski slope in Cornwall just before Christmas left her out of pocket, and that his parents should pay or face legal action.

The mom claimed that the parents in question had her contact details, and didn’t let her know ahead of time. But they say that when they realized they’d double-booked their son with his grandparents, who he ended up spending time with instead, they didn’t have her phone number to cancel.

The dad who received the invoice says he was told he’d be taken to small claims court for refusing to pay.

“It was a proper invoice with full official details and even her bank details on it,” he told the BBC the bill. “I can understand that she’s upset about losing money. The money isn’t the issue, it’s the way she went about trying to get the money from me. She didn’t treat me like a human being, she treated me like a ch!ld and that I should do what she says.”

The birthday mom said in a statement: “All details were on the party invite. They had every detail needed to contact me.”

So should all parents be afraid of facing court over missed birthday parties? Probably not, as a BBC legal correspondent says the claims likely won’t hold up, considering a five-year-old isn’t really expected to understand he’s being held to a contract.

Recovering a “no show fee” in small claims court is a stretch, the legal correspondent says, because claiming that a contract had been created doesn’t hold water, if a contract is with a ch!ld, and “it is inconceivable that a five-year-old would be seen by a court as capable of creating legal relations and entering into a contract with a ‘no show’ charge.”


For cryin' out loud! How many of you have planned a party, whether it be a graduation, Halloween costume party, wedding reception, etc., received R.S.V.P.'s from family and friends and still have "no shows? Yikes, being invoiced for a "no show" fee would be something! What are your thoughts, WWJJD ( What would Judge Judy do ) what would YOU do?

Gahhhh what happened to the funny forum topics? It's all been so boring lately I'd start one myself weren't I so uncreative

Considering New Year's Resolutions ........ any thoughts?

My right ball hurts/aches after I lift weights .. Especially squats .. 😐

I can't believe we're 15 YEARS into the 21st Century already, seems only five minutes since it was 1980. A belated Happy New Year to you all, I was away longer than anticipated over Christmas and only got home a couple of days ago so sorry these "well wishes" are late

I enjoy mystery/investigation type programs and what I find curious and do not understand is the term; "at large". Used as the fugitive is still at large.....


Does anyone know how the term came to be?

Today is FRUITCAKE TOSS DAY. Anyone have a fruitcake that they would like to enter in the competition?

The fabulous Michael Buble's 2014 Christmas show was broadcast here on t.v. last night with special guest the one-and-only Barbra Streisand. Two SENSATIONAL entertainers at the top of their game and their dueting on the old standard "It Had To Be You" was spine-tingling. Puts these naff reality shows to shame. My only complaint, it was just an hour long, could have done with another hour - as with Bette Midler the previous week whose t.v. show was outstanding in every way, especially when Bette and her talented backing singers performed the Andrews Sisters 1940's song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy". If these two shows get repeated here in the UK or shown in other parts of the world, DON'T MISS THEM!!!

Terrible tragedy in the city of Glasgow in Scotland here in the UK yesterday with that bin cart crash in which, so far, six people died. Dreadful at any time but even moreso just before Christmas when all they were doing was last minute shopping. Seems the driver had a heart attack at the wheel and it was not a deliberate attempt to kill people but, oh so sad. Spare a thought for the victims and their families whose Christmas has been ruined as has the rest of their lives.

December 21st is Humbug Day.

Humbug Day  allows everyone preparing for Christmas to vent their frustrations. With Christmas being 4 days away, what are your frustrations?

I'm bored I think I'm gonna shave off all my body hair today.

For those that are not aware, admin created the EVALUATION PANEL and any member that has 2 consecutive years is eligible to vote. I liken the evaluation panel to be a "jury" of sorts. Here are the guidelines that admin has set forth;


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