Tilting at Windmills: David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy (Ultra High Quality)

Thursday, December 17, 2009

David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy (Ultra High Quality)

This is a wonderful piece of music and this new remastered video is so much better to look at, I couldn't resist posting it.

The story of this performance can be found HERE.

3 comments:

Lisa L. said...: Thanks for finding this and sharing! I put it on my facebook page.; December 18, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Yoyo said...: Showing not only my age but my music preferences here....I haven't a clue who David Bowie is, but Bing is a long time favorite. This was just a really lovely video, thank you for sharing. (and the David kid was good too LOL).; December 18, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Bridgett Owens said...: I love the Little Drummer Boy! I remember as a child my whole family would gather in the living room and my mom would make popcorn for us on the stove. We'd drink kool-aid and watch the Christmas specials and when they sang The Little Drummer boy it was always my most favorite part. Thank you for sharing this video clip so I could remember again...a much simpler time!
Hugs,
Bridgett; December 28, 2009 at 2:34 AM

Why "Tilting at Windmills"?

When I started this blog in October 2007, there was a story here about my connection to "Tilting With Windmills". Much of what was in that post no longer applies. Much other of it still does. So, here's the story.

When I was graduating from high school, more than 40 years ago, a group of my friend presented me with a print of Picasso's Don Quixote. They said it reminded me of them.

I get upset when things are wrong, even though getting upset cannot fix them. I dislike people who are cruel or petty or self-serving, and am frustrated that I cannot change them. I fight a daily battle with my health, although I know that every new day is another battle. I have a husband and close friends who support me, even when what I want or believe seems crazy.

So, the comparison with Don Quixote is perhaps an apt one. The story encourages me to take on the battles I see, even the hopeless ones. It reminds me to try to see the best in people. It comforts me that, in the end, even if my actions are futile, they are not meaningless.

I mean to try to continue "to dream the impossible dream".