Category: Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers
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A Saturday Musicale on a Day Very Warm for May
Hi, everyone. It’s an extremely warm…nay, hot…late spring day here in Central Florida, and I don’t have anything interesting to write about, so here’s a “low effort” collection of musical videos for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
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Saturday Afternoon Musicale: ‘The Way You Look Tonight’
Saturday, May 2, 2026, Orlando, Florida It’s a hot, windy, and potentially stormy late spring afternoon in Central Florida. As I write this, it’s almost 2 PM, and the temperature is 90°F (32°C) under cloudy and windy conditions. With humidity at 49% and a brisk southwesterly breeze blowing at 22 MPH (35 Km/H), it feels…
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Saturday Satire Showcase: She’s Lost That MAGA Feelin’
I am pleased to showcase a wickedly funny political parody of 1964’s “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” (Spector, Mann, and Weill), written and performed by my longtime friend from the long-vanished Epinions review website, Jenny.
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A Sunday Mozart Musicale (from a Frazzled Writer)
I’m a bit tired on this hot and humid Sunday, and I don’t feel up to writing a regular post today. At the same time, though, I want to give my readers some fresh content to enjoy on this spring day.
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A Friday Musicale (No News is Good News, I Guess)
Friday, April 10, 2026, Orlando, Florida Hey, there! I’m off to a late start on this last day of the regular workweek! As I write this, it’s already mid-afternoon in my small corner of Central Florida, and the weather is typically warm for spring in the subtropical zone. With partly sunny skies and the relative…
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A Thursday Musicale
Hi everyone. Well, it’s already mid-afternoon on a chilly day in March 2026, by Florida standards, and I haven’t been able to write a proper blog post. As hard as I try, I can’t think of anything interesting to say, even though I have a lot on my mind on this cloudy and cold Thursday.…
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On Writing and Storytelling: Giving a Fictional Universe a Theme Song
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Billy Joel, Books, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Forgotten Dreams, Garratyverse, Kindle, Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Leroy Anderson, Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: Coda, The Jim Garraty ChroniclesThe Garratyverse Has a Theme Song — And It’s “Forgotten Dreams” Every now and then, a creative universe taps you on the shoulder and says, Hey, I know what I sound like.Today, the Garratyverse did exactly that. If the world of Jim Garraty — his memories, his ghosts, his quiet victories — had to be…
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A Friday Musical Festival
Hi, everyone. For those of you who don’t know me well, yesterday was my 63rd birthday. I didn’t do anything exciting; my landlady and her stepson surprised me with a birthday cake and card, and I received well over 100 “Happy birthday” greetings on my Facebook profile, so I felt seen and appreciated. We didn’t…
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On Writing and Storytelling: The Music of Memory: Why These Four Pieces Score the Garratyverse
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in Alex Diaz-Granados, Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Amazon Spain (Amazon.es), Amazon UK, Billy Joel, Comings and Goings: The Art of Being Seen, Creative Writing, Kindle, Kindle Create (Publishing App), Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Melodies and Memories: Music, Songs, and Singers, Music, Reunion Duology, Reunion: A Story, Reunion: CodaTaken together, these pieces form a musical arc that mirrors Jim Garraty’s journey: Elegy (Death of Falstaff) Renewal (All the Things You Are) Continuity (This Night) Memory (Forgotten Dreams) It’s a progression from grief to love to understanding — from silence to song.
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A Friday ‘End of Week’ Musicale
Hi, everyone, and welcome to the Friday edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. I had hoped to have something posted in this space by now (it’s almost 3 PM here in my tiny corner of Orange County, Florida, as I write this), but, try mightily as I can, the words seem to be…
A Certain Point of View, Too 