PFA - Once You Get Started/Knock on Wood

Here's Philadelphia Funk Authority with the Rufus and Chaka Khan's Once You Get Started (MP3), which can be found on the album The Very Best of Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan.

From there, PFA segues into a tune co-written by Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd, Knock On Wood (MP3), which can be found on the album Knock on Wood: Best of Eddie Floyd:

Knock On Wood is probably one of my favorite tunes, and Cropper is one of my favorite guitarists and songwriters. If you're thinking you heard of Steve Cropper before, it just may be on account of him acting the role of Steve "The Colonel" Cropper in The Blues Brothers. Not much of a stretch for him to be playing tunes like Soul Man (which some sources list him as writing, others don't; my take on it: listen to the guitar riff: he co-wrote the tune and that's that! =).

If you really can't get enough of "The Colonel", check out his instrumental performance of Knock On Wood (MP3) from the album Jammed Together with Albert King and Pops Staples. Seriously good stuff.

If you can't part from the vocals, give a listen to the album Raise Your Hand by percussionist Pancho Sanchez. Not only does Cropper play guitar on Knock On Wood (MP3), but he jumps in on at least one other tune, and the whole album is an excellent blend of Latin rhythms with R&B.

I Am A Norse God!

(with a lithp)

Yeth, that'th right! I'm Thor! =)

The moving of dragonflypug went smoothly. Arms and legs didn't turn into Jell-O and the back didn't start hollering and moaning and groaning until most of the truck (a 24 footer) was unloaded. In fact, I think they waited until the last four or so items were left. Of course, the last two items were a love seat and a couch... oy!

I didn't get the manufacturer of the couch, but I may ask Deb to ask dragonflypug. These things were absolutely the lightest bits of furniture I've ever had the pleasure to move, and I mean that with all due respect and not any of the sarcasm that generally springs up during a move. My brother-in-law's couch, on the other hand, is the heaviest one. I am sure, at it's core, it is filled with heavy metals. This set probably has helium inside it. Seriously. You know U-Haul's "Mom's Attic"? aequitaslevitas and I hauled the loveseat down from there without any strain whatsoever. I had pretty much tossed it up there, and, if it weren't for the bulk, probably could have done it myself.

Rachel helped out, too ~ her first time helping us with a move (other than our own, although she was only about five or so for that one!) While we were loading up, her job was Pug Patrol ~ she kept Ike in line (or vicey versa), but she ran a lot of stuff inside for the unloading.

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In other news patrixa and my brother made it back home safe and sound.