I got pretty red roses and cards and chocolate for V-Day. No one here is imaginative, 
but they are thoughtful. 
Take care,
--Cyn
***
In musical awards news, Green Day actually
did win best rock "record" of the year at the Grammy Awards. (How old
are the awards now, 50? Please don't tell me much more than that--I
already feel really ancient when I watch one of these shows (and I only
looked at copy and still photos of this show... and listened to some clips from
some winning songs! Woo.)
Green Day's American Idiot, a
one-hour sorta-punk-rock-opera, follows in the fine tradition of
well, they play like they have at least 20 distinct influences...after
the first few listenings, the Who's Tommy was impossible not to compare it to as well as the Clash, heavily but more tunefully--and Green Day comes out favourably!
American Idiot is the best rock album I've heard this year since Van Lear Rose, which is not really rock, more country/honky tonk/rock. Van Lear Rose (her mama's nickname, as in "The" Van Lear Rose) coincidentally happened to take Best Country Record
for the lovely Loretta Lynn. The CD showcases an excellent sampling of
several of her styles and though she's now near 70,
her voice is still in strong form.
I hear a lot of a Patsy Cline influence. Then of course there's the Jack White "of the The White Stripes,"
producing the whole thing and writing a bit and showing up now and
again performing vocally--which I think is cool (as I do Loretta
Lynn--that's why they made a movie about her--she's interesting. :)
So neat, I own two Grammy Awarded CD's!
(Do you think Queen Latifah looks better with breasts--
showcased in the film Chicago-- or without (now and forever, I suppose) after her breast :shiver: reduction surgery?
She's still got a broad, lovely body--pretty, wide hips. I think her original breasts looked really good on her. 
Oh, well.
I'm keeping mine. ;)
Monday February 14, 12:05 AM
Loretta Lynn wins first Grammy in 33 years
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran country
Singer/ songwriter Loretta Lynn , who launched a bold comeback last year by joining
forces with Detroit rocker Jack White of the White Stripes, has won her
first Grammy Award in 33 years.
Lynn, 69, who received five nominations in four categories, won the country collaboration with vocals prize on Sunday for her performance with White on "Portland Oregon" (Sample lyric: "Well sloe gin fizz works mighty fast, when you drink it by the pitcher and not by the glass...")
She lost the female country vocal
performance race to best new artist nominee Gretchen Wilson, and the
best country song race -- where she was nominated 
twice -- to Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman, the writers of the Tim McGraw hit "Live Like You Were Dying".
Lynn's album, "Van Lear Rose", was also nominated for best country album, the winner of which will be announced during the televised ceremony later in the day.
Lynn's sole Grammy to date was for "After the Fire is Gone", her duet with the late Conway Twitty, which they won in 1972.
"Van Lear Rose", the 71st album of her 45-year career, earned wide critical acclaim and attention from a new generation of fans, thanks to the unlikely involvement of White, who coaxed her out of semi-retirement.
The cherubic-faced frontman with the hallowed indie duo the White Stripes was a longtime fan and journeyed to Nashville in 2003, where they ended up recording most of the album in two days.
In addition to producing and arranging the album, he sang with Lynn on the atmospheric single "Portland Oregon", which won unexpected airplay on rock radio stations.
Lynn's chart-topping autobiographical 1970 tune "Coal Miner's Daughter" inspired both a best-selling memoir and an Oscar-winning film starring Sissy Spacek.
Mentored by the late Patsy Cline, she carved out a career as a feminist heroine. Her other No. 1 country hits included "Don't Come Home Drinkin' (with Lovin' On Your Mind)", "Fist City" and "Woman of the World". (A couple of my favourite titles include D.I.V.O.R.C.E. and The Pill.)
Loretta Lynn accepts the award for best country album with Jack White
of the White Stripes during the 47th annual Grammy Awards in Los
Angeles February 13, 2005. Lynn won for her album 'Van Lear Rose. Photo
by Gary Hershorn/Reuters
(There's a lovely little backstory of the 20-something year-old White, a life-long fan of Lynn's,
approaching her at her home in Nashville--where she'd been in virtual
seclusion since the death of her husband, and convincing her to come
back to what may be the biggest success of her career.)
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