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HEPCAT BLACK
AND HIS
PINK CADILLAC
AND HIS
PINK CADILLAC
on the station that's #1 for music and fun - S-P-M-M!
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"Rave On" - Buddy Holly
(June/July 1958, highest chart pos. #37 Hot 100,
#54 Cash Box/#79 Music Vendor)
That was rock 'n' roll legend Buddy Holly opening the show with "Rave On,"
a song first recorded by one of his Lubbock neighbors, songwriter & musician
Sonny West. Bruce Springsteen loves "Rave On," calling it "one of the
greatest rock and roll songs of all time," and it's way up there on
Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
HOWDY!
Hepcat Black's my name.
Hep music's my game.
I'm a cool cool kitty, but let's get one thing straight
between us, Gus. I ain't from New York City!
I just pulled up in my Pink Cadillac to
spin some cool tunes for ya. Old school
rock 'n' roll, R&R revival, rockabilly,
psychobilly, country, outlaw -
it's all good, understood?
between us, Gus. I ain't from New York City!
I just pulled up in my Pink Cadillac to
spin some cool tunes for ya. Old school
rock 'n' roll, R&R revival, rockabilly,
psychobilly, country, outlaw -
it's all good, understood?
You're tuned to Helpcat Black & His Pink
Cadillac here on S-P-M-M, my first full
Cadillac here on S-P-M-M, my first full
show as a member of The Shady Bunch.
The next platter I'm takin' for a spin on
my turntable is a song by Canadian
country singer Hal Willis who lived
in Nashville. In 1956 Hal and his gal,
wife Ginger, toured with a rising star
by the name of Elvis Presley. As it
turned out, Hal was no slouch in the
rock 'n' roll department either, and
Hepcat's got proof. This cat thinks
Hal has great taste in automobiles.
The next platter I'm takin' for a spin on
my turntable is a song by Canadian
country singer Hal Willis who lived
in Nashville. In 1956 Hal and his gal,
wife Ginger, toured with a rising star
by the name of Elvis Presley. As it
turned out, Hal was no slouch in the
rock 'n' roll department either, and
Hepcat's got proof. This cat thinks
Hal has great taste in automobiles.
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Listen now as Hal Willis sings about-- "My Pink Cadillac!"
"My Pink Cadillac" - Hal Willis
(November 1956)
Hal Willis right there, taking us for
a joy ride, not in his pink cadillac,
mind you, but in My Pink Cadillac!
Hey, if you're just tuning in, I'm cool
kitty Hepcat Black playing the best of
rockabilly and rock 'n' roll here on
S-P-M-M, the number one station
for a rock 'n' roll nation. Now
here's a rockabilly band from
Dallas - Gene Summers
And His Rebels.
a joy ride, not in his pink cadillac,
mind you, but in My Pink Cadillac!
Hey, if you're just tuning in, I'm cool
kitty Hepcat Black playing the best of
rockabilly and rock 'n' roll here on
S-P-M-M, the number one station
for a rock 'n' roll nation. Now
here's a rockabilly band from
Dallas - Gene Summers
And His Rebels.
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Gene has a thing for his gal and her-- "Straight Skirt!"
"Straight Skirt" - Gene Summers And His Rebels
(February 1958)
You heard right, friends and neighbors. Gene Summers can't get his mind
off his baby and her straight, tight skirts. Isn't it exciting enough that
she works as a mathematician at NASA? (BA-DUM-BUMP)
off his baby and her straight, tight skirts. Isn't it exciting enough that
she works as a mathematician at NASA? (BA-DUM-BUMP)
Hepcat Black on the radiator... uh, I mean... on the radio
here on S-P-M-M... the station with personality.
here on S-P-M-M... the station with personality.
Now here's Kieron McDonald, a feller
from the land down under, Australia.
Hepcat says he sounds just like
a natural born long tall Texan.
from the land down under, Australia.
Hepcat says he sounds just like
a natural born long tall Texan.
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Kieron was influenced by rockers
of the 50s, and right now, he and
his billy band are gonna play a
ditty named after this kitty--
"Hepcat Saturday Night!"
"Hepcat Saturday Nite - Kieron McDonald
(from 2009 album It's A Gas! Vol. 2)
(from 2009 album It's A Gas! Vol. 2)
Killer rockabilly from the outback - Kieron McDonald there with a song
for cruisin' or boozin' downunder-- "Hepcat Saturday Nite." Kieron and
his combo, which includes some of the best musicians in Melbourne,
are keepin' traditional Rockabilly, Rock’n’Roll and Hillbilly Bop
alive and kickin' with great tunes like that one.
Next we have Wanda Jackson, the
purty little lady with powerful pipes.
In the mid 50s, Wanda became a
purty little lady with powerful pipes.
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THE VIDEO NOW!
In the mid 50s, Wanda became a
pioneer of rock 'n' roll and earned the
title Queen of Rockabilly. Let's take
the plunge into Wanda's whirlpool
and listen to her flex her vocal
vortex doin'-- "Funnel of Love!"
title Queen of Rockabilly. Let's take
the plunge into Wanda's whirlpool
and listen to her flex her vocal
vortex doin'-- "Funnel of Love!"
"Funnel Of Love" - Wanda Jackson
(June/July 1961, B side of "Right Or Wrong")
Circlin' the drain there with "Funnel Of Love," a song written
and originally waxed by the lady you just heard - rockabilly queen
Wanda Jackson. Shucks, I'd like to meet Wanda in the tunnel of love.
FYI, "Funnel Of Love" is the killer B side of Wanda's 1961 single
"Right Or Wrong," the latter covered by Ronnie Dove in 1964.
and originally waxed by the lady you just heard - rockabilly queen
Wanda Jackson. Shucks, I'd like to meet Wanda in the tunnel of love.
FYI, "Funnel Of Love" is the killer B side of Wanda's 1961 single
"Right Or Wrong," the latter covered by Ronnie Dove in 1964.
Our next rock 'n' roll & rockabilly pioneer,
Mr. Gene Vincent, is the cat's meow.
In the spring of '58 Gene and his group
The Blue Caps released "Baby Blue."
If you're following the simulcast of my
show on YouTube, you're in for a treat.
Here are Gene and the guys performing
the song in a flick that was screened at
drive-ins that summer-- Hot Rod Gang!
Mr. Gene Vincent, is the cat's meow.
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In the spring of '58 Gene and his group
The Blue Caps released "Baby Blue."
If you're following the simulcast of my
show on YouTube, you're in for a treat.
Here are Gene and the guys performing
the song in a flick that was screened at
drive-ins that summer-- Hot Rod Gang!
"Baby Blue" - Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps
(Apr. 1958, uncharted, scene from Aug. 1958 film Hot Rod Gang)
One of the greats of early rock 'n' roll there - Gene Vincent - along with
his group The Blue Caps, doing "Baby Blue" in the 1958 drag racing
movie Hot Rod Gang, originally released on a double-bill with the
juvie delinquency flick High School Hellcats starring Yvonne Lime.
Good golly, miss Molly, I'm all outta time!
CLICK TO START THE VIDEO NOW!
Speaking of hellcats, you've heard of Cat Stevens, Bobcat Goldthwait,
Tiger Woods and "Deaf Leopard." (See what I did there?) Well, to play
us off, here is another cool kitty, John Cougar, with a little ditty about
Jack and Diane. Stay tuned. Coming up next on the flip side of news,
it's my buddy Jerry Blavat and Geator Gold. Now don't have a hissy...
because, before you know it, I'll be back, and that's a fact, Jack,
or my name ain't Hepcat Black. So long, everybody!
"Jack & Diane" - John Cougar
(Sept./Oct. 1982, highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100 & Cash Box)
I definitely remember Jack and Diane.
ReplyDeleteHepcat going to be spinning songs for us on Halloween?
Hi, Alex!
DeleteWelcome back over to Shady's Place, good buddy. You reclaim the early bird spot this week!
I doubt many readers will remember the songs on this playlist that were released in the 50s and early 60s. Truth be told, several of these artists were brand new to me when I did research for Hepcat's series. Glad you remember the more recent "Jack And Diane."
Yep, Hepcat Black's radio show will typically run in the weeks leading up to Halloween. Thanks again for coming, good buddy Alex!
I know plenty of songs from the 50s and 60s (even from the 40s!), but these are all new to me. Except, of course, the early 80s ditty "Jack and Diane"... from the days when John Mellencamp was still a Cougar!
ReplyDeleteHi, Kelly!
DeleteThanks for joining cool cool kitty Hepcat Black for the official debut of his SPMM radio show, dear friend!
As I told Alex (above), it doesn't surprise me that younger readers don't know some of these artists and songs from the 50s and early 60s. Buddy Holly's "Rave On" is well known and so is Wanda Jackson's song, but the others are obscure. I never even heard of them myself until recently. I'm glad you are familiar with the little ditty 'bout "Jack And Diane."
Thanks again for dropping by, dear friend Kelly, and have a great week ahead!
Hi Hepcat Black and Shady! Pretty cool post this morning. I adore John Mellencamp and he is one I would like to see in concert. His band is so good, and their musical arrangement for "Jack and Diane" really gives the song top billing. I have always liked this one, and it was a favorite of my son's, as he was just a few years old when it came out. Thanks for the video of the performance.
ReplyDeleteAnd WOW! Gene Vincent! What a doll! I remember him and "Be Bop A Lula"! Karo recorded that number here at home. I really like "Baby Blue" and the video is so cool! Gene's backup guys are almost as cool as he was. Great dancers and stage presence for all of his group. It's sad to have lost him so soon, and I feel that if Elvis hadn't come along, Gene would have been a "REAL" BIG DEAL!
Wanda Jackson really hit it with "Funnel of Love". Her voice is so unique, and she puts the drama just in the right places. I like this very cool song, with its mystery tones.
Another tragedy is Buddy Holly. His voice was also unique, and I always like hearing his songs. I don't remember "Rave On", and it does belong up there at the top. Thanks for playing it.
Thanks Hepcat for the great oldie lineup...plenty of good ones here. I remember Pink Cadillac", but it seems as though I've heard it by another artist and Bruce Springsteen. Hal Willis gives the song some real high steppin' beat, and fun dance moves.
Hope you are doing well Shady, have a great week dear friend.
Hi, Suzanne!
DeleteGood golly, miss Molly, you almost made it here in time to take the early bird honors, dear friend. Thanks for coming so soon after Hepcat's show went on the air!
Yessum, I was happy to find that nicely restored sync edit video of Mellencamp doing one of his biggest hits "Jack And Diane." The sound and picture are top notch on that one. One line of that song in particular resonates with me, Suzanne:
"Holdin' on to sixteen as long as you can"
That's the theme of my blogging career and words I live by.
I'm excited that you liked that scene from the 1958 teen exploitation - juvenile delinquency movie Hot Rod Gang in which Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps performed "Baby Blue." How about those little old ladies swooning in the front row? :) I'm glad that clip brought back memories of Karo recording one of Gene's other songs in your home studio. Yessum, Gene Vincent was only in his mid 30s when he died, yet he outlived some of his early rock & roll contemporaries who died even younger. As you recall, Buddy Holly was only 22 when he was killed and Eddie Cochran was only 21!
Of all the Wanda Jackson songs, I think "Funnel Of Love" is my favorite. The mysterious opus is still popular and has been covered by 21st century artists. "Rave On" is my favorite Buddy Holly song. Other artists who have covered the song include Bruce Springsteen and Hepcat's show closer John Mellencamp. I was thrilled to find that enhanced version of Holly's "Rave On" with extra layers of instrumental backing.
How about those Nashville cats pickin' on "My Pink Cadillac"? I love it! The guitar work is also first rate on "Straight Skirt." Notice how many rock & roll and rock-a-billy songs were about a woman's figure and the tight clothes she wore. There's also a song called "Loud Perfume" that was done by various artists of the period.
The heat has returned to Central Florida but we are doing AOK. I hope you and Scootie are enjoying your weekend and that you have a wonderful week ahead. Stay tuned for my next post this coming Friday when one of my favorite stars of TV and films hosts a sneak preview of his new SPMM radio show. Thanks again for joining the fun, dear friend Suzanne!
Thank you for another good show, friend Shady. Love "Jack and Diane". It plays often on my favourite lil 70s/ 80s radio station Sunny 94 out of Lacombe, AB. Here is hoping, that you and your family are still happy and healthy. I still work frontline and so looking forward to retirement in December. For moral support and smiles and laughs, Theo and I subscribed and took to watching Pluto ... smiles ... https://youtu.be/M_Cg_RjFMlE ... I kind of retired from Blogger right now, but will follow you for sure. Much love, cat.
ReplyDeleteHi, cat!
DeleteHow are you, dear friend? Thanks a lot for coming down so early!
I'm happy to know one of your favorite Alberta radio stations plays classic roots rock hits like Cougar's 'Jack And Diane."
Oh my goodness, cat. I didn't know you are preparing to retire from the healthcare field a couple of months from now. That's great news, dear friend! Thank you for your service! Theo Thunderbutt will appreciate having you around more of the time to give him lubbins. I followed your link and watched the video of Pluto dispensing some helpful Worry Blasters advice. That pup has some excellent ideas, doesn't he? So remember that you can't be worried as long as you are doing something fun like playing with TT and giggling at his antics. I also hope the music and laughs offered in my posts at Shady's Place help occupy your mind. I greatly appreciate your ongoing friendship and support.
Thanks again for coming down, dear friend cat, and have a safe and happy week!
Happy Sunday my friend. I, too, can only recall the little ditty about Jack and Diane, but I do enjoy watching the videos of the others. I love seeing the reactions from the crowd as the groups are singing. Reminds me of being a little kid watching TV shows. Hope you are having a great weekend. Hopefully I'll be able to post some more this week as my typing workload is a bit less.
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Hi, Janet!
DeleteThanks for stopping in on your weekend, dear friend!
I realize that you are one of my younger readers, and therefore I am not surprised that you don't know most of these artists and songs. Buddy Holly, Wanda Jackson and Gene Vincent were major stars of the period, and I am happy to introduce you to some of their finest recordings. "Rave On" and "Funnel" are my Picks to Click for Buddy and Wanda respectively. If I had to pick an overall favorite song from the post it would probably be "Funnel" simply because it is so unique, so mysterious and so "Halloweeny." The youngsters and oldsters in that appreciative audience watching Gene Vincent and his group in the Hot Rod movie are typical. Whenever Ricky Nelson or Elvis Presley sang, you always saw plenty of cutaway shots of adoring fans swaying and clapping to the beat. Although completely staged with actors, the scenes helped elevate every performance to a perceived level of greatness.
Thanks again for coming over, dear friend Janet. I'll be looking for your posts now that the workload is easing. Have a wonderful week!
Tom,
ReplyDeleteYou introduced me to some new oldies. Wanda Jackson "Funnel of Love" and Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps "Baby Blue" are my favorites of the oldies. John Cougar Mellencamp I've always liked and "Jack and Diane" spent 4-weeks at number one Billboard Hot 100s in 1982. Why did he drop Cougar from his name? I can't remember. Great mewsic! Have a rockabilly good week, my friend!
Hi, Cathy!
DeleteI just returned from visiting CAAC, dear friend. Thank you for coming to Shady's Place!
I'm glad you found some new-to-you oldies and picked a couple of favorites out of Hepcat Black's Halloween playlist, namely the eerie sounding "Funnel OF Love," one of Wanda Jackson's best known songs, and "Baby Blue," performed by Gene Vincent and group in that 1950s teensploitation movie.
To answer your question about Mellencamp, I found this on Quora:
<< Mellencamp's first manager, Tony DeFries, felt that “Mellencamp” was too clunky a handle for a rock star, so he renamed him “Johnny Cougar”, which Mellencamp hated. ... So he actually went from “John Mellencamp” to “Johnny Cougar” to “John Cougar” to “John Cougar Mellencamp” and back to “John Mellencamp”. >>
Thank you again for your early visit and comment, dear friend Cathy!
Tom,
DeleteThanks for the tidbits on John's name change over. I was curious if Cougar was part of his birth day but Wiki shows his name to be John J. Mellencamp. After digging a little further I learned that Cougar was a marketing strategy to make him sound cooler but John never liked it from the get go. Have a funtastic day, my friend!
Hi, Cathy!
DeleteI don't blame John for hating the name Cougar. It sounded gimmicky at the time, and today the word has an entirely different slang meaning that would make that stage name even more inappropriate.
Thanks for your return visit, dear friend Cathy!
Hi Shady,
ReplyDeleteSuch a rainy day here today and you had me grooving as I worked. I think later, I'll groove to these sounds as a form of exercise today. :)
I'm only familiar with Jack and Diane, back from John Mellencamp's good ol' Cougars days, the others are new to me and I am impressed.
Hi, Jessica Marie!
DeleteThanks for joining the fun as Hepcat Black presents vol. 1 of his new show here on SPMM Retrosonic Radio!
These up tempo rock & roll songs will surely spur you on to a vigorous workout. I'm glad you are impressed with Hepcat's lineup. It doesn't surprise me that you are only familiar with "Jack And Diane." Boomer age folks like me will tell you that in order to have a more complete knowledge of rock & roll history, you should get familiar with the recordings of legends Buddy Holly, Wanda Jackson and Gene Vincent.
Thanks again for coming, dear friend JM!
Hi Shady,
DeleteI'm familiar with Buddy Holly, especially from the Weezer song. Such a shame that he tragically died so young with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. Yeah, dad still talks about that all the time. And of course, "The Day the Music Died."
But, I'm not too familiar with the other two. I enjoyed listening to them and I definitely want to check out more of their tunes. Thank you dear friend and thank you Hep Cat for introducing me to some awesome Boomer hits. :)
Have a great day, dear friend.
Hi, Jessica Marie!
DeleteThanks for coming back to chat and to give Hepcat's tunes another spin, dear friend!
Hepcat Black, Ernest P. Worrell and other SPMM deejays will undoubtedly be playing more Wanda Jackson and Gene Vincent songs, but if you'd like to investigate some in advance, I recommend the following Wanda songs:
"Hot Dog ! That Made Him Mad"
"Cool Love"
"Fujiyama Mama" (a second Pick to Click)
"Money, Honey"
"Honey Bop"
"Mean Mean Man"
"Riot In Cell Block Number Nine"
"Right Or Wrong"
For Gene Vincent:
"Be-Bop-A-Lula"
"Bluejean Bop"
"Crazy Legs"
"Lotta Lovin'"
"Dance To The Bop"
"Say Mama"
It's always a pleasure to help you learn more about the history of rock & roll, dear friend JM. Thanks again for dropping by!
Thanks, Shady! Tomorrow when I am in the office, I will give some of these a listen. I have to finish some paper work, then some phone calls. Blah. LOL! I'm dog sitting this weekend, so I might play them for the dogs too. :)
DeleteHave a great evening, dear friend.
Hi, JM!
DeleteI'm happy to know you are dog sitting again this weekend. I assume you enjoy doing it. Be careful at the office tomorrow and make sure to run thru Hepcat's playlist while you work. It'll help pass the time.
Thanks for popping back in. I got your email and glad to know you are covered for the influenza season. See you soon, dear friend!
John Cougar Mellencamp and all the other 1980s "roots rockers"--Bruce Springsteen, Bob Segar, Tom Petty, etc--were often described at the time as being the natural heirs to the 1950s rockabilly artists. But in the case of Mellencamp--and I'm willing to bet this holds true with the others as well--when you actually play him alongside the rockabilly artists as you just did now, you realize how different he actually was from them. I think he and the others only seemed rockabilly when compared to, say, the New Wave artists, whose era was winding down when "Jack and Diane" hit the charts. None of this is meant to take anything from Mellencamp. He was, and is, great, but he wasn't rockabilly. Not to my ears, anyway.
ReplyDeleteThen again, maybe I shouldn't come off as an authority on rockabilly, seeing I never heard of Hal Willis, Gene Summers, or Kieron McDonald, but I like the songs played here. I HAVE heard of, and have heard, Gene Vincent and Wanda Jackson, but not these particular songs. I have right now in front of me a tape cassette that dates from 1985 called Party Time Fifties, issued by a company named JCI (I bet they gave K-Tel a run for their money.) The very first song on side one, before the Everly Brothers, before Buddy Holly, is Wanda Jackson's "Let's Have a Party". Kind of a surprising honor as, then and now, she's not as well known as Holly or the Everlys, but she deserves to be.
Finally, the video that came with the Gene Vincent song. The over-the-hill or even elderly woman who gets all excited in the presence of a young rocker was a common comedy trope in rock and roll movies of the 1950s and '60s, but this time I laughed in spite of myself.
Hi, Kirk!
DeleteThanks for coming by, good buddy! I'm pleased that you got so much enjoyment out of the post and that you shared so many excellent observations about the recordings in Hepcat Black's first official SPMM radio show.
I can't always tell the subtle differences between one subgenre of music and another that is closely related. On Hepcat's show, it doesn't matter, because he pledges to play a wide range of material from traditional country to psychobilly. The up tempo country style rock & roll or rock-a-billy performed in the 50s by artists like Hal Willis and Gene Summers typically focused on Friday & Saturday night small town thrills like grabbin' your best baby, hoppin' in your souped-up car and makin' the scene at the local teen club or juke joint. The focus was often on how provocatively the doll was dressed - bimbo chic. ("Politically correct" was still light years away.) The style of those 50s rockers was indeed different from that of John Mellencamp and other roots rockers that rose to fame in the decades that followed, but modern artist Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats, for example, loves to perform rowdy, 50s retro style cruisin' & boozin' songs, and modern Aussie rockabilly artist Kieron McDonald and his bands down under are also resurrecting old school rockabilly and performing it authentically to legions of fans, old and young.
Wanda Jackson's "Let Have A Party" is her best known hit recording, yet it is one of my least favorite. Wanda recorded more exciting and interesting songs like "Funnel Of Love,' an opus that I think has grown tremendously in popularity in the decades since it was first waxed. In a documentary about Wanda's life and career, Bruce Springsteen calls himself her biggest fan.
I'm glad you singled out that scene from Hot Rod Gang showing the little old ladies from Pasadena getting a thrill and feeling like giggly girls again as Gene Vincent and his punkish backing zingers the Blue Caps sang "Baby Blue." I'll bet somebody payed those grannies to stand there and swoon like that. :)
Thanks again for joining the fun, good buddy Kirk. I have a feeling you'll enjoy meeting the host of my next post this Friday. He's a rogue, a loose cannon, a rule breaker and the star character on two different hit TV series. Until then, have a great week, good buddy Kirk!
Hi Shady and Hepcat Black! (Hepcat you look just like Rae's cat named Tucker!) I didn't know any of the songs except "Jack and Diane" but I loved the videos! The one with the little old ladies (probably younger than me) really cracked me up! Of course I know Buddy Holly but not the song. Anyway, I'm late to the show but it's been a bit of a crazy weekend and week and it's only Tuesday! FAll colors are popping this week and hopefully I'll get a chance to go out and photo op them! Enjoy your week and stay safe!
ReplyDeleteHi, YaYa!
DeleteI'm happy to see you, dear friend! Thanks for tuning in to Hepcat Black's Pink Cadillac show - Vol. 1 - here on SPMM Retrosonic Radio!
You'll have to tell Rae Rae to log onto Shady's Place, take a look at Hepcat, and see if she agrees he looks like her Tucker.
I'm glad you enjoyed Hepcat's tune selection. Everybody seems to know Cougar Mellencamp's chart-topping hit single from the early 80s. Black's a smarty cat because he knows he needs to play at least one popular and familiar song in every show.
You aren't the only one to remark about the little old ladies grooving to Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps. I was half expecting to see Clara Peller in that group of grannies hollering 'Where's the beef?" :)
Even in retirement you are still having crazy weeks. That's how life tends to be. I don't know how many times Mrs. Shady and I have planned a "do nothing" day with total relaxation only to have broken appliances and family crises turn it into a frenzy of activity.
Yessum, please snap as many pics of colored leaves as you can. I look forward to seeing them. Thanks again for stopping in, dear friend YaYa, and enjoy the rest of your week!