Stephen Green at PJMedia rightly says…
It’s been nearly two decades since “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” earned the ire of our finger-wagging, no-fun, culture scolds.
but this,
The actual history of the tune is that Frank Loesser wrote it for himself and his wife to perform as a duet. And not just sung, but to be performed, perfectly staged, live at parties. The Journal spoke with their daughter, Susan, who said that “the reference to what is in the woman’s drink was common at the time, signifying only that having an alcoholic beverage was cool.” When I was a young boy in the ’70s, I can remember on many occasions my grandmother asking the very same thing when my grandfather had poured her a stiff one, and him replying, “Nothing I didn’t make for you last night,” or words to that effect. The same generation as the Loessers, middle age didn’t make them any less playful with one another.
Although for now, Green offers this and I cannot disagree,
For those of us who don’t need to make jokes — the ones who know how to be civilized grownups and take part in civilized grownup delights — I offer to you what is in my mind the definitive version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.”
Recorded in 1962 by Ann-Margret and Al Hirt, to me, their performance most perfectly captures the seductive nature of the lyrics. And the music, performed by a small jazz group including Red Norvo on vibes and Gerald Hirt on trombone, is appropriately and perfectly sultry. It’s virtually foreplay with their clothes on, and it became my all-time favorite version the first time I heard it, almost 30 years ago.
I hope you’ll enjoy it, too.
In 1964, I went to see Viva Las Vegas at the Oak Village theater on Long Point at Witte Road in Spring Branch. I wanted to marry Ann-Margret then and there. Hey, I was twelve years old and she was only twenty-three. That’s not such a big difference.
And there is this later version I am partial to…
May all my Christian friends have a wonderful, warm Christmas. If it is in the cards for you, might it be a romantic one, too.
24° here.
Headed for 18.
We made it up to 25 today, but it’s back down to 10 tonight they say. Tomorrow will get back above freezing. My pepper plants are done for the year, but I’ll do them again next spring. They did well all the growing season and still have a lot of unpicked peppers on them, My other plants are in larger… Read more »
Maywood, New Jersey Report
We just hit 8°F
Windchill is -13°
I’m worried about Texanadian and his Trophy Wife.
Hah !
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Report
Temp is -5°
Windchill is -14°
This is nothing for them.
Super Dave
Me too.
Amazon is promoting a wireless meat thermometer with a 500 foot reach for the handheld monitor. It’s the perfect gift for the lazy cook. GJT ? Super Dave ? I don’t remember the range but I have one from Thermoworks. Love it, one probe (I think it has six ports) to monitor fire or grill temp, the other for the… Read more »
Way too much fun keeping trolls out.
Texpat
Damn son you do look like one of those 3 letter guys.
Baby it’s cold outside! 24.7 degrees F, average wind 3.6 MPH, wind chill 20 F. TOO DAMN COLD!! Oh and I think our high today was 33.
My #51 My boy is a pretty good smoker/griller with his fancy Traeger pellet smoker and he communicates with it using his phone. That’s fine but not for me and I don’t think I could go with a fancy Traeger hell it took me years to go from charcoal to gas but I still use charcoal for smoking.
I have to get up early, heat up some bath and shave water on the stove, and be at church by 9am.
50 Squawk Back in 2017, I marched in the Israel Day Parade in New York City with the Lone Soldiers’ organization, the American volunteers who serve in the Israel Defense Forces. I have on my brand new, super cool, prescription Ray-Ban sunglasses, fresh short haircut and I’m surrounded by dozens of short Jewish marchers. At over 6′, I stand out… Read more »
Amazon is promoting a wireless meat thermometer with a 500 foot reach for the handheld monitor. It’s the perfect gift for the lazy cook.
GJT ? Super Dave ?
I hate the gubernment. Gotta go some guys with black glasses on are knocking at my door. They are saying something about me being a Jan 6 supporter.
Good grief
That Al Hirt Ann Margaret version ain’t bad.
I still like Dino’s best.
It’s already down to 12° here before 8 PM. I bet we’ll drop below 10° before sunup.
I can’t tell you how glad I am Fred Upton is leaving the House of Representatives. He has held numerous powerful committee chairs and wielded plenty of power in 35 years in the House selling out conservatives. At 38%, Upton scored even worse than Murkowski in the American Conservative Union ratings in 2022. Adam Kinzinger scored 42% and Susan Collins… Read more »
45 Squawk They are the size of seven Super Walmarts and there are a series of them owned by you and the other 335 million Americans, but they are all a secret and you aren’t allowed to know where they are. Congress authorized the creation of the SNS, then known as the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile, in 1999, the CDC says.… Read more »
The 18 traitor Republican senators who voted for the Bankrupt America Act this week got all the attention and deservedly so. Today, though, the House passed the same atrocity and nine crapweasel Republicans voted Yea for the bill. The nine include Reps. John Katko (NY), Chris Jacobs (NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Fred Upton (MI), Rodney Davis (IL), Jaime Herrera Beutler… Read more »
#45 – The answer should be obvious. Hand it out to Dems who are sick, with hold it from states that vote the wrong way.
More on the FTX scandal and the crooked prosecutors, the judge, and the whole convoluted mess. The $250 million dollar bond that never existed, now admitted he was released with no bail at all. Crooks, all of them. https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-business-manhattan-extradition-1ba52134bcf7ad1ce80c6b34186f5496 See my #42 for starters.
Can someone explain to me why the government is stock piling Tamiflu? Our beneviolent task masters are releasing Tamiflu to states that are short on it.
These cats don’t comprehend how lucky they are to live indoors. My wild visitors don’t comprehend how lucky they are to have food on the patio day and night, plus I just managed to dump and break up the 4-inch thick ice floe atop their water tub. *I* do realize how nice it was to have a long nap under… Read more »
On Saturday, some tree-huggers protesting the removal of eucalyptus trees in the East Bay Hills decided that their hugs needed more intimacy, and stripped naked to hug eucalyptus trees (no nudity at this link) on the University of California Berkeley campus for a photography shoot. Roughly 50-75 people showed up for the protest, which was organized by the Tree Spirit Project, founded by… Read more »
Here is a perfect example why parents should not waste their life savings to send Johnny to college. Get him a job as a plumber’s apprentice. Behold University of Rhode Island professor and Director of Graduate Studies Erik Loomis: “Science, statistics, and technology are all inherently racist because they are developed by racists who live in a racist society, whether… Read more »
All the way up to 29 degrees with bright sunshine out here today. Probably going to be the high for the day. Roads are all ice free since no precip, but it’s bitterly cold out there if you are tempted to go out since it looks so nice from the inside.
Once a con man, always a con man I guess. Especially if you are a Dem donor., https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2022/12/23/bankman-frieds-incredible-shrinking-250-million-bond/
Weird. I was thinking about looking for a fresh Battleship Texas update for this weekend.
Anyone wanna sponsor me to take the tour? I will pay for BSue ……. maybe. I promise to take a butt load of pictures.
Battleship Texas update. They mention at the last that there are tours on the dock to see the ship. Battleship Texas dry dock tours is only $150 during the holiday season. Here is the link to register.
Good still windy and cold afternoon, Hamsters, We have just made it to 32 at 3 pm after a morning low of 16 at 7 am. The fountain’s water is frozen solid. The birds could skate on it, but they are more interested in eating and finding places to keep warm in the sun. The nightmare of traveling by air… Read more »
I suppose you’d have to factor in that the Yankees and Dodgers both have fan support across the country, bigly, maybe if the ‘Stros keep this mini dynasty going they’d do so as well. After, everyone quit hating on them of course.
Driving around doing errands the other day there was some sports guy on the radio who mentioned that Houston, soon to be the 3rd largest city, had one baseball team, the two cities above it had two teams each. I was in and out of the car so not sure the point he was making but I hadn’t ever thought… Read more »
34 Tedtam It’s a national scandal and perpetual crisis, as far as I’m concerned. The “Racial Industry” in this country has done untold damage to the American people, not the least of which have been minorities themselves. The whole college degree requirement for the vast amount of openings (even in many STEM fields) was the result of “disparate impact” and… Read more »
A decade or more before Roy Hofheinz built the Astrodome in 1965, in New York City… From the link in my comment at 1:06 PM O’Malley was nothing if not ambitious in his vision for what the team’s new stadium would look like. He wanted to build a 55,000-seat stadium with a dome and a movie theater on the premises.… Read more »
Shannon You were 2 years old and I was 5 the year the Brooklyn Dodgers announced their move to Los Angeles. Mom must have been in a bad mood all summer long. She couldn’t believe they were moving and never forgave them. Here’s some interesting background on the history. I had forgotten about the New York Giants baseball team or… Read more »
Well, my potted elephant ears are all droopy. The critters’ water tub is frozen. I don’t like winter. Think I’ll just go back to bed.
Texpat Until rather recently, a decision not to go to college raised gasps of horror, since most Americans have been led to believe that anyone who doesn’t get a college degree is destined for a life of drudgery. All “good” jobs supposedly require a college degree. But that claim is quickly crumbling as more and more employers turn to the… Read more »
I just got up from yet another nap. My meds can lay me out without even trying. Maybe it’s God’s way of getting me caught up on all that sleep that I lost over the years. I could’ve easily lain abed for at least another hour, but made myself get up. Used the walker as I was still a little… Read more »
Sounds like Ammo Girl has hated the Dodgers a lot longer than I. 🙂
No surprise here; Jesse Watters Makes History With Primetime Fox News Show — Sets All-Time Record Popular TV host Jesse Watters of Fox News has set a new all-time record with his primetime show on the network. “Jesse Watters Primetime” was the fastest-growing cable news program of 2022 and finished the year with the highest-rated 7 p.m. hour in cable… Read more »
This appears to be a great book out now by two recovering academics. The opening paragraph quoted from the book: The average American college hopeful would be better off drilling a hole in his head than attending a present-day university. He’d learn about as much, wouldn’t be financially crippled with student debt, and would likely avoid acquiring a variety of… Read more »
One of the better versions I’ve ever heard! SING it Fellas!
https://youtu.be/CwfkGj51S2c
A balmy 25 in Katy – topping out at 30 today.
Low Sat morning 24 – topping out at 41
Low Sunday morning 22 – topping out at 48!!!
It appears IF we were going to have plumbing issues we’d already have had such.
*THANKFUL* it has not been worse this time around!
28 Shannon
Dang, what a headache.
Texpat
Only the Millheim Booster Station.
Which we can bypass when necessary. But we still had a bunch wake up to no water this morning.
Shannon
Which well site is on Center Point ?
Here is a site called The Covid Blog and they have run down everything they could on the doctor who authorized the transfusion that killed Baby Alex. Lots more interesting details about the parents and the doctor, Eleane Beadle. All searches of Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital medical staff indicate Eleane Beadle has been scrubbed from their sites which is not… Read more »