Valentine Day Cheese Selections

David L. Donald · From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand

Cheesy love Songs for That Day Of Days.
Where's Daisy Mae Yokum when you need her?

I didn't compile this, but I can't argue too much.
You are bound to hear ONE of these this week,
Musak or mate inflicted etc.

You're The Inspiration - Chicago
The One That You Love - Air Supply
Suddenly - Billy Ocean
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
Hello - Lionel Richie
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
Separate Lives - Phil Collins
Hold On To The Nights - Richard Marx
Tonight, I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson
At This Moment - Billy Vera
Always - Atlantic Starr
Islands In The Stream - Dolly Parton
I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
Almost Paradise - Ann Wilson & Mike Reno
I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
How Am I Supposed To Live Without You - Michael Bolton
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Feels Like Heaven - Peter Cetera
I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
I Swear - All-4-One AND John Michael Montgomery
Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
The Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh
Always And Forever - Heatwave
I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne
The Power Of Love - Celine Dion
I Need Love - LL Cool J
All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross
Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow
All My Life - K-Ci & JoJo
Faithfully - Journey
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DLD, Chili farmer. Plus bananas and papaya too.

Real happiness has no strings attached.
But pedal steels have many!

Steve Hitsman · From: Waterloo, IL

I can't believe "If" isn't on that list. It's a cheese monument.

Charles Davidson · From: Phenix City Alabama, USA

You are My Special Angel.DYKBC.
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CrowBear Schmitt · From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France

is'nt this year gonna have Sadie Hawkin's day
or is it Daisy Mae ?
Feb 29

David L. Donald · From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand

Sadie Hawkins day,
She who is swiftest catches the best husband.
If'n ah kin grab 'im, he's MINE for keeps!

I am sure there are MANY more
'monuments des fromages d'amore'
yet to be plumbed
from the shimmering depths!
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DLD, Chili farmer. Plus bananas and papaya too.

Real happiness has no strings attached.
But pedal steels have many!

Ray Minich · From: Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra

Where's "Feelings"?

Brett Day · From: Pickens, SC

"I Swear" was also recorded by John Michael Montgomery.

Brett

David L. Donald · From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand

Ray,
'Feelings' belongs in a MAJOR sub-genre all it's own.

With a Minor in ' Alone Again Naturally"...

So dear what are you studfying at music school.
Maudlin tripe and excessive sentimentality, mom.
That's nice dear!
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DLD, Chili farmer. Plus bananas and papaya too.

Real happiness has no strings attached.
But pedal steels have many!

David L. Donald · From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand

And some VD history... Razz

The History of Valentine's Day
Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? The history of Valentine's Day -- and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred.

One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.

Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured.

According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl -- who may have been his jailor's daughter -- who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories certainly emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic figure. It's no surprise that by the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France.

While some believe that Valentine's Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine's death or burial -- which probably occurred around 270 A.D -- others claim that the Christian church may have decided to celebrate Valentine's feast day in the middle of February in an effort to 'christianize' celebrations of the pagan Lupercalia festival. In ancient Rome, February was the official beginning of spring and was considered a time for purification. Houses were ritually cleansed by sweeping them out and then sprinkling salt and a type of wheat called spelt throughout their interiors. Lupercalia, which began at the ides of February, February 15, was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.

To begin the festival, members of the Luperci, an order of Roman priests, would gather at the sacred cave where the infants Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were believed to have been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa. The priests would then sacrifice a goat, for fertility, and a dog, for purification.

The boys then sliced the goat's hide into strips, dipped them in the sacrificial blood and took to the streets, gently slapping both women and fields of crops with the goathide strips. Far from being fearful, Roman women welcomed being touched with the hides because it was believed the strips would make them more fertile in the coming year. Later in the day, according to legend, all the young women in the city would place their names in a big urn. The city's bachelors would then each choose a name out of the urn and become paired for the year with his chosen woman. These matches often ended in marriage. Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day around 498 A.D. The Roman 'lottery' system for romantic pairing was deemed un-Christian and outlawed. Later, during the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds' mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of February -- Valentine's Day -- should be a day for romance. The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. The greeting, which was written in 1415, is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England. Several years later, it is believed that King Henry V hired a writer named John Lydgate to compose a valentine note to Catherine of Valois.

In Great Britain, Valentine's Day began to be popularly celebrated around the seventeenth century. By the middle of the eighteenth century, it was common for friends and lovers in all social classes to exchange small tokens of affection or handwritten notes. By the end of the century, printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in printing technology. Ready-made cards were an easy way for people to express their emotions in a time when direct expression of one's feelings was discouraged. Cheaper postage rates also contributed to an increase in the popularity of sending Valentine's Day greetings. Americans probably began exchanging hand-made valentines in the early 1700s. In the 1840s, Esther A. Howland began to sell the first mass-produced valentines in America.

According to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine's Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. (An estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas.)

Approximately 85 percent of all valentines are purchased by women. In addition to the United States, Valentine's Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia.

Valentine greetings were popular as far back as the Middle Ages (written Valentine's didn't begin to appear until after 1400), and the oldest known Valentine card is on display at the British Museum. The first commercial Valentine's Day greeting cards produced in the U.S. were created in the 1840s by Esther A. Howland. Howland, known as the Mother of the Valentine, made elaborate creations with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as "scrap".

Special thanks to American Greetings.
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DLD, Chili farmer. Plus bananas and papaya too.

Real happiness has no strings attached.
But pedal steels have many!

Dave Mudgett · From: Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee

David L. Donald · From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand

Seems VD day in Thailand is an unofficial day
of youthful deflowerment! No kidding.

And this is a movement lead by young girls,
saving up their viginity all year,
to lose it on 'VD' day. (In this case VERY well abreviated.)
And thus become women!

The conservative parents get QUITE freaked out
more so each year I have been here, editorials
and government ministers blathering.

Some daughters are imprisioned at home
for the WHOLE DAY AND NIGHT, just to be safe.

Now the authorities try to close motels for the night
and have police investigate motels where
too many motor scooters are,
and patrol parks back corners etc.

So travel is not exactly a good thing that evening.
Your room could be checked by uniformed police,
and/or raided from a bad tip IF you can find one.

One consequence it has become a HIGH CRIME day too.

Theives KNOW the cops are too busy protecting
virgins from losing their cherries to properly
watch their normal crime prevention rounds.
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DLD, Chili farmer. Plus bananas and papaya too.

Real happiness has no strings attached.
But pedal steels have many!

Dayna Wills · From: Sacramento, CA (deceased)

Men are turned on by what they SEE and women are turned on by what they HEAR. I know some guys who think they just can't do "mush". Try reading a romance novel sometime. You might find out what it is that makes the guy in the story so "lucky".

Tom Olson · From: Spokane, WA

I can't believe "You Light Up My Life" didn't make the list. Remember that one? Who was the artist? My memory is fading -- was it Debbie Boone?

The thing I remember most about the song was that, in the music video version of the song, there's this point when she has her mouth open really wide and her head tilted upward and the light is shining right at her mouth, and ... you can clearly see her uvula. Neutral

David L. Donald · From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand

Dayna, I agree,
but there are GOOD loves songs.

'My Sweet Embracable You' sung by
Carolyn Martin of the Time Jumpers for instance,
and then there are OTHER things of lesser stature.

There are also songs the some women will go for,
but that WILL absolutely make most men run
for the nearest exit screaming in phsycic pain.

What's good for the goose ain't ALWAYS
good for the gander.
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DLD, Chili farmer. Plus bananas and papaya too.

Real happiness has no strings attached.
But pedal steels have many!

Dayna Wills · From: Sacramento, CA (deceased)

A lot of men write LOVE songs. Is it like Jim Croce said, "I'll have to say I love you in a song" because guys just can't SAY IT?
I have been with my hubby for nigh on 20 years and he has never said the "L" word. The good news is that he SHOWS it every day.

David L. Donald · From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand

I think Croce did a valuable service with that song.
Put it on and she hears it,
but you can avoid SAYING it. Confused

For some macho types this is an aide
to matrimonial relations.

Glad your other 'SHOWS' it regularly,
and for 20 years too.

I have found saying it sure makes things smoother.
After the 1st time it's easy enough, if it's true.

Bet Steve Earl says it to Alison... Idea

But there are some songs that are just SOOOOO smarmy
few men wants to be in the same room,
even if he WILL get luck because it was played.

I got mis-booked in a gay bar,
the 'regulars' stayed and danced
and joked with us how they rarely
EVER hear rock, just dance tracks.

Between sets they stayed and danced
with the new DJ.. till he,
in a fit of total stupidity,
played FEELINGS... Shocked

It cleared the room before the 2nd chorus
and they did NOT come back...

A rock band doing something different,
well it's good for a break,
we leaned towards our funkier material.

But, Feelings, well that tears it!
Come'on girls we're outa here. Surprised

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DLD, Chili farmer. Plus bananas and papaya too.

Real happiness has no strings attached.
But pedal steels have many!

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