The Rickeybird Scrapbook, 1984 - Updates

Well Miss Gail, strolling down memory lane, and THAT Beastie Boys song... It wasn't 1989, more like 1998-ish. We played two weddings one day, and the only special request from one of them was that song. We learned it, we played it, the party started a mosh pit, aaaaaannnd somehow we managed to finish the night with no smashed equipment or broken bones. How, I do not know! Good time had by all. :)
 
Party on Wayne, party on Garth! With Gail's permission, the festivities continue!

Dearest Gail, it has been an honor and blast to have served with you. Your insights, humor, and perpetual sunshine shall never fade. I dedicate "Walking on Sunshine" to your indomitable soul! Debuted in 1985 when Rb was a fresh little rooster. I was having a blast living in Santa Barbara pursuing my dream career.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPUmE-tne5U"]Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine (Official Video) - YouTube[/ame]
 
Ohhhhhhhhhh
Emmmmmm
Geeeeeeee!!!!

Scott, I love this song. Is there a happier little romp anywhere in the world? I think not! Thank you, dear Ace (Mod Team Nickname for Scott, airline pilot extraordinaire). That was a good year for you and the Rb, and me, too.
Party on, indeed.
 
Gail, while all this musical remenising is fine and dandy, I hope that we might see more of you the RB and the Rival on here, now that you are laying down the moderator hat. One of my first friends on here, I wish you only the best in all you do or say or want.
 
Saxy! I was the third girl in the second row wearing the "SAXUAL HEALING" bandana!
You were great...
Uhhh...
Mmmm...
As well as I recall...
 
Oh, Mr. GoodWrench... yes, we have been besties, eh?
Ever since the days we Skyped for Salty's first birthday celebration... and before... and beyond...!
We're family.
 
The Rickeybird Scrapbook
Memory Lane Retirement Party
Episode 3


My Mod-retirement party wouldn't be complete without a nod to the 1998 hit movie "Paulie", a wonderful fantasy about a parrot who saves a little girl's soul. The Rb was about 14 that year. By then, I knew very well that he was not anything like the magical Paulie, but I still loved the movie. And I loved my bird. Here's the official trailer...


At the end of Paulie's many movie adventures, he reunites in a suitable fairytale with his beloved Marie through a song they shared many, many years before they were separated. This is the movie's climax!


That song? Randy Newman's "Marie", a critically-acclaimed, enduring, haunting 1970s love-song. I treasure it. I paraphrase it when I sing it to my Rickeybird: 'I always will love you, Rick-eee!'
 
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It's been crazy hereabouts, so I'm a little late, here. But any retirement party for my dear Abs has to be measured in days... even weeks! So let's keep the party jumping!

I can say with pride that I'm the one who came up with your mod nickname of Sunshine, and what an apt name it is! Anytime you enter a conversation, you bring such joy and light with you. No matter the circumstance, you always make things brighter. So thank you so much for the time you put in as a moderator. And the time you continue to put in as a member. You make all of our days that much better.

I'll miss you in the Mod Forum, but it warms my heart to know I can always come here for my Sunshine fix. Love ya, sweetheart! And in honor of your always upbeat demeanor, my video contribution is from that irrepressible bundle of energy, Janelle Monae. (As for the video's asylum setting, consider that more a reflection of my mental chaos than anything else. Lol!)
[ame="https://youtu.be/pwnefUaKCbc?t=16"]Janelle Monáe - Tightrope [feat. Big Boi] (Video) - YouTube[/ame]
 
How did you ever know??? She is one of my new faves. I identify with her in a really fun way... I mean, if I were 40 years younger, black, with moves and pipes like that, well... I'd practically be Janelle, wouldn't I? Only I would be featuring you on my next video. Seriously, does she have the magic touch or not?
Absolutely, I decree that my retirement party goes on for as long as anybody still has a good tune to share.
To wit: I MUST come back with this sunburst from Janelle, giving some love to another of my inspirations, Mr. Rogers. Yes, you did indeed nickname me Sunshine, and I will treasure it forever.

Now, then...
HELLO THERE!!!!!!!

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Rt06Xwl4w"]Janelle Monáe - Come Alive [Live at The Oscars 2020] - YouTube[/ame]
 
"I mean, if I were 40 years younger, black, with moves and pipes like that, well... I'd practically be Janelle, wouldn't I?" You most certainly would, dearest Abs... and that is a high compliment indeed to Ms. Monae!

And that performance you linked was insane, my friend! Loved it!
 
So, I've been gone for five days and what is the very first Thread that I visited; Sunshine Lane of course!!! :D

Why? If you have to ask, well that says it all!
 
The Rickeybird Scrapbook
Memory Lane Retirement Party
Episode 4

Thank you, my darlings! Well, now you've gone and done it: you've gotten me all nostalgic and misty-eyed!!!!!!!!!!!

I have GOT to share a special sunrise memory. It took place over 35 years ago. Many of you know the story already. I was still in college... and...

I had just made the impulse purchase of my life. When I walked into a bird store in New Mexico, the Rickeybird (then a 3-month-old chick) flapped and flew from his display perch to me, scrambled into my arms, turned on his back, and grabbed my fingers with his feet. He seemed glued to me. I had just gotten my work-study college check, and I had always wanted a brd, and he was so precious, and I could figure a way to make it work, and he just seemed so desperate, and the store-guy said he'd help me out, and, and... so... I bought him! COMPLETELY CRAZY. I was so hypnotized that I couldn't even leave him there for even one more night, AND THE CAGE COULDN'T BE DELIVERED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. But home we drove. That night, he slept on my shoulder, as I sat on the floor, my back against the wall. The next morning, that predictable, brutal New Mexico sunlight slanted in the livingroom window, lighting us up like a giant spotlight... and he began to call and squawk... and thus began my life with the Rickeybird.

Just a little detail that explained a few things, much later. Using his band, I traced his breeder. She bred and hand-fed baby birds in Arizona, and then shipped them all over the Southwest, for resale. That was a couple of weeks before I showed up. We eventually exchanged photos and letters (this was pre-'net, y'all!)... and she could have been my sister! We were both very tall, very thin, with very long red hair and very big Poindexter glasses, very long faces and very big toothy smiles. The Rb thought his mommy (or close enough!) had walked in to rescue him. He wasn't letting go again, not ever. Imagine his joy. And as for me? I wasn't sure why, but... there was no way I could have found the heart to peel him off my fingers and leave him alone that night. To this day, I cannot recall that day without a sigh...

Now, flash forward to 2020, when the Rickeybird was greeting the sun (along with the help of his favorite bed-fellow, his bell... thanks, Al). Yeah, normal pets sleep with cuddly blankets or stuffed snimals. My parrot sleeps with a bell.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVm9NTINO8A"]rickeybirdproductions - HAPPY NEW YEAR... 2020 !! - YouTube[/ame]​

Anywayyyyyyyyyyyyyy... WHO COULD HAVE IMAGINED WHAT 2020 WOULD BE LIKE?
But here we are, still.
And I am a grateful member of the greatest parronting community on Earth. I love you, Parrot Forumzszszszss.
 
I love this story! And love you too Miss Sunshine [emoji3590]
 
Hola Gaily Sunshine! Your sunny rays are already making my day so much brighter!

The Rickeybird was right about one thing, he had met his "forever" mommy who would love and adore him for his whole life. Every little birdie out there deserves to be so lucky. I'm so happy you found each other and that we get to share just a little of the Rb with you. Maybe that's the real reason why the interweb was invented! :) :smile015:
 
The Rickeybird Scrapbook
Memory Lane Party
Episode 5

Thank you again, always, darlings. Onwards, down Memory Lane...

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GaleriaGila said:
The Rickeybird Scrapbook
Memory Lane Party
Episode 5

Thank you again, always, darlings. Onwards, down Memory Lane...

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I laugh at this every single year. Time really does fly!
 
How about this memory Gail? Salty's 1st birthday party/conference call. Went something like this:

Me: Hi Gail!
RB: SQUACK
Gail: Hi A...
RB: SQUACK
Gail: Hi..
RB: SQUACK
Me: I'm so glad you could..
RB: SQUACK
Me: Join us...
RB: SQUACK
Gail: Hi Sal...
RB: SQUACK
Gail: Salty
RB: SQUACK
Me: Geri says...
RB: SQUACK
Me: Hi
RB: SQUACK
Gail: Hi Ge...
RB: SQUACK
Gail: ri !
RB: SQUACK
Salty: Peep
RB: SQUACK
RB: SQUACK
RB: SQUACK
Me: Salty's been...
RB: SQUACK
Me: been...
RB: SQUACK
Me: having a..
RB: SQUACK
Me: good birthday so..
RB: SQUACK
Me: far.
Gail: He's so...
RB: SQUACK
Gail: cute...
RB: SQUACK

And so on for another 15 minutes! Loved every one of them!
 
wrench13 said:
How about this memory Gail? Salty's 1st birthday party/conference call. Went something like this:

Me: Hi Gail!
RB: SQUACK
Gail: Hi A...
RB: SQUACK
Gail: Hi..
RB: SQUACK
Me: I'm so glad you could..
RB: SQUACK
Me: Join us...
RB: SQUACK
Gail: Hi Sal...
RB: SQUACK
Gail: Salty
RB: SQUACK
Me: Geri says...
RB: SQUACK
Me: Hi
RB: SQUACK
Gail: Hi Ge...
RB: SQUACK
Gail: ri !
RB: SQUACK
Salty: Peep
RB: SQUACK
RB: SQUACK
RB: SQUACK
Me: Salty's been...
RB: SQUACK
Me: been...
RB: SQUACK
Me: having a..
RB: SQUACK
Me: good birthday so..
RB: SQUACK
Me: far.
Gail: He's so...
RB: SQUACK
Gail: cute...
RB: SQUACK

And so on for another 15 minutes! Loved every one of them!
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Oh my gosh, I am dying laughing at this, this is hysterical!
 
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