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Blogocentric Formulations #1095406 added August 16, 2025 at 3:37pm
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Blogging, The Wizard of Oz, Elvis, and Worship
Day 3924: I'm looking at the forum and the daily response is me, occasionally another blogger but primarily me. Neva and I take time to do the prompts. I'm trying to decide whether it's worth keeping the group active. We're pledged to help with a WDC Birthday celebration but after that who knows. I've asked before for your thoughts, I'm asking again. Why you aren't blogging?
I am blogging, I'm just really bad about posting in forums to let people know that I've been blogging and responding to the prompts.  I'm also guilty of being pretty selective about the prompts I respond to. I keep tabs on a variety of blogging groups and will peruse the topics almost every day, but will only respond to the ones where I immediately think to myself, "Yeah, that's something I want to write about." That's been paired with a tendency to respond to a single blog prompt in more of a longform format (i.e., more than 500 words). I have been thinking about shifting to a more regular blogging habit where I push myself to respond to more prompts more regularly, albeit with shorter form answers. I'll give it a try for a couple of weeks and see if that's a better format.
Day 3925: What is the most viewed movie of all time? Look no further than the groundbreaking 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, one of cinema's most famous efforts. Legendary for its famous scenes, memorable characters, oft-repeated quotes. The movie was actually a commercial bomb when it first came out - making less than a million dollars over its budget. Have you watched The Wizard of OZ? More than once? Who's your favorite character and why?
I've seen The Wizard of Oz a number of times (most of them in film school where it was required viewing for more than one class!). More than the film itself, I think I enjoy all the behind the scenes stories about how they actually pulled off a production that advanced for its time, back when they didn't have visual effects and when even practical effects were in their infancy. It's a really impressive movie in that respect, even all these years later.
In the original movie, I always thought the Wizard of Oz was the most interesting character. There was such an air of awe and mystery about him that I enjoyed that aspect of the original film. And then, of course, Wicked came along and gave audiences a whole new take on the characters of Glinda and the Wicked Witch. I really loved that musical, because it was such a unique take on this familiar story.
 
Day 2645: On this day in 1977, American singer Elvis Presley, known as the “King of Rock and Roll,” died of a heart attack brought on largely by drug abuse. Were you an Elvis Fan? If so favorite song? How about a few trivia questions about Rock and Roll? Who was the first rock-and-roll superstar? What singer was inducted three times in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? What was the first rock song to become famous around the world? Which single was the last number one given by Elvis Presley in 1969?
I'm not a huge Elvis Presley fan. I definitely appreciate his career and there are quite a few songs that I really like (particularly, "A Little Less Conversation," "Burning Love," "You're the Devil in Disguise," "Suspicious Minds," and "Can't Help Falling in Love with You"), but he's never one of those artists that I ever really intentionally decide to listen to songs from. If something comes on the radio, or if someone else is playing it (I have a friend who loves Elvis and listens to his music almost every day), I'll listen to it and enjoy it, but I can't remember the last time I put an Elvis song on one of my playlists.
The one time in recent memory I got into a bit of an Elvis groove was when the ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits album was released in 2002, which included the JXL Radio Edit Remix of "A Little Less Conversation" which was a huge hit and popularized by it use in the 2001 remake of Ocean's Eleven starring George Clooney, as well as (I think) the show Las Vegas. That was also the same year that the original animated Lilo & Stitch was released in theaters and it just seemed like Elvis was resurgent for about a year and a half. Like I mentioned earlier, I enjoyed that year and a half and still like his music; I just haven't really made a conscious effort to listen to Elvis more than here and there since.
My guesses for the trivia:
Q: Who was the first rock-and-roll superstar?
A: I'm not even sure when rock and roll became popular... the 1950s? Ugh, my knowledge of "oldies" is admittedly not that great. I guess I'll go with either Chuck Berry or Bill Haley.
Q: What singer was inducted three times in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
A: I'm assuming it's someone who was a member of multiple musical acts, so I'll guess Eric Clapton... or possibly Paul McCartney or Phil Collins.
Q: What was the first rock song to become famous around the world?
A: Same answer as the first question. I'll go with "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets or something by Chuck Berry (I think "Johnny B. Goode" was later... so maybe "Roll Over Beethoven"?).
Q: Which single was the last number one given by Elvis Presley in 1969?
A: I want to say "Suspicious Minds" but I'm not totally sure on that.
Prompt: Who are your favorite Christian singers? What are your favorite Christian songs?
I've been listening to a lot of Christian music over the past few years. The singers that I really like (i.e., not considering entire worship bands or someone's instrument playing or songwriting ability) that have really impressed me recently are: Taya, Jon Reddick, Ryan Ellis, Elyssa Smith, Tauren Wells, and Brooke Ligertwood. There are so many artists I really enjoy, but I think the vocal/singing ability of those six are phenomenal. I can't think of a bad song that any of them have done.
In terms of favorite songs, that's something that changes from season to season. At the moment, my favorite songs to listen to are:
"The Father's House" by Cory Asbury
"Goodbye Yesteday" by Elevation Rhythm
"Loved By You" by Riley Clemmons
"Move Your Heart" by Maverick City Music
"Open" by LO Worship
"Sinking Deep" by Hillsong Young & Free
"Time and Time Again" by Bethel Music & Josh Baldwin
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