This photograph
and the initial video form a portion of the ending scenes from the 2018 film,
"Alpha," a very imaginative and yet very plausible story about how
mankind and the wolf and its descendants learned to accept one another and to cooperate. I would recommend you watch this motion picture, if for no other reason than to give you something to think about other than politics and the challenges of living day-to-day life, as well as for the absolutely stunning visuals. According to
"experts" from the Smithsonian, gray wolves and dogs diverged from an
extinct wolf species some 15,000 to 40,000 years ago .... seems like yesterday; I remember it well
....
To borrow and
to bend from sports parlance (usually used in hockey is this northern neck of the
woods), this year I have sort of a "hat trick" in regard to the Trans-Siberian
Orchestra. This will be the third December in a row I have seen the group's
show .... or should that be groups' shows, since there are performances going on
in at least two other cities on the same day as here? This time around there
will be two shows at 3:00 and at 8:00 on Saturday, December 28, at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul.
This particular clip is of "Christmas Canon Rock" as performed in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 24 with Georgia Napolitano the lead singer. If the piece sounds familiar, it is Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major with lyrics composed by Paul O'Neill ....
"What
Becomes of the Brokenhearted" was composed by William Weatherspoon, Paul
Riser and James Dean, and became a hit single for Jimmy Ruffin in the summer of
1966. The song centers upon the struggle to overcome sadness while searching for peace of mind after a relationship ends. The song has been recorded many times, this version by Joan Osborne and The Funk Brothers from a 2002 documentary
film. It is here for no particular reason other than I like it .... baby. Among the adaptations I have heard, this is my "preferred" piece. A fascinating
element to this rendition is that one mind and one body seem to be controlling
both drummers. I cannot recall seeing two drummers in such perfect unison.
