Showing posts with label Mothers Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mothers Day. Show all posts

Sunday, 10 March 2024

La Mamma

It's Mothers' Day - [Mothering Sunday, the original British version] - so you'd better be good to her, or else!

In one of my convoluted connections, as is my wont, I was scanning the "recent departures board" for anyone notable and found an intriguing one that deserved investigation.

Abdou Cherif [for it is he], who has departed for the "Exotica Lounge" in Fabulon, was one of Tunisia's most renowned and admired singers, whose remarkable vocal style blended the Western "crooner" genre with traditional North African music.

And on this cover of an old Charles Aznavour number, he provides a most appropriate choon for today:

In case you needed a little more "Sunday Music", here's another from Monsieur Cherif:

Adieu, en effet.

Sunday, 19 March 2023

Mama's Day!

On this Mothering Sunday, I thought nothing less than a triple-bill of tributes would do!

Of course, here at Dolores Delargo Towers, we do like our tributes to come with a twist...

Have a great day, all you mothers out there!

Sunday, 22 March 2020

Mama's got the stuff!



It's a very odd Mothers' Day (Mothering Sunday) here in the UK, what with the current "Self-Isolation Society", and all. My sister and I (and Crog and Madame Acarti) were all supposed to be travelling down to visit her yesterday, but that was off for obvious reasons. However we're keeping in touch as best we can - we're even trying to get her on video-conferencing, which might help; I sent her a nice bouquet which she really loved, and it is gloriously sunny so she can - as have we all day - keep occupied pottering in the garden...

...it also happens to be the 90th birthday today of the most prominent and influential man in musical theatre (and Patron Saint here at Dolores Delargo Towers), Mr Stephen Joshua Sondheim, so let's combine the two things in an appropriate manner, methinks:


To all mothers out there, we salute you!

Sondheim website

Sunday, 31 March 2019

One magic moment





Once again, Mothering Sunday (Mothers' Day over here in the UK) is upon us. Quite appropriate, really, that today's birthday girl is the "Great Earth Mother" of The Partridge Family, Miss Shirley Jones, who is 85 years old today!

Here is the lady herself, in her absolute prime, with a faboo version of a Gershwin classic...


Many happy returns, Shirley Mae Jones (born 31st March 1934).

Sunday, 30 March 2014

Mother Love











Three important celebrations today.

It's Mothering Sunday here in the UK.

Our clocks have gone forward, so it's officially British Summer Time - yay!

And Miss Shirley Jones - whose career took her from grieving ingénue in Carousel to matriarch of The Partridge Family - will be 80 years old tomorrow.

Here is a rare piece that suits the "Sunday mood" - Miss Jones' magnificent version of The Sound of Music:


And here is a clip of Miss Jones (playing second fiddle again to the gorgeous David Cassidy) with The Partridge Family, and an appropriate number for today:


We were privileged back in 2010 to see Shirley Jones in her one-woman show - read all about it - and we were pleased to note her voice was still a force to be reckoned with.

Shirley Mae Jones (born 31st March 1934)

Sunday, 10 March 2013

Whatever you do



Today is Mothering Sunday here in the UK.

We spent yesterday with ours, and to celebrate here's a message from Alan Cumming that sums up many of my sentiments on this special day...


Mothering Sunday