Friday, September 20, 2019

California Playlists

Movies, TV Shows, and Songs about California:

Anaheim

  • The Anaheim, Azusa And Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review And Timing Association by Jan and Dean
  • Disney Girls by Captain and Tennille

Bel-Air
  • Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  • Get Hard
  • Get Shorty
  • Jay-Z
Beverly Hills
  • Beverly Hills by Weezer
  • Beverly Hills 90210
  • Beverly Hills Cop
  • Clueless
  • Pretty Woman
Big Sur:

  • Al Jardine
  • California Saga by Beach Boys
  • Johnny Rivers
  • Trent Reznor

California Adventure

  • Aladdin
  • Ant-Man
  • The Avengers
  • A Bug's Life
  • Cars
  • Coco
  • Frozen
  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout
  • The Incredibles
  • Little Mermaid
  • Monsters Inc
  • The Muppets
  • Philharmagic
  • Spider-Man
  • Soarin
  • Toy Story

California State:
  • California from The OC
  • California Dreamin'
  • California Girls
  • California Gurls
  • California Love
  • California Saga
  • California Sun
  • Dani California
  • Going Back to Cali
  • Queen of California
Catalina

  • 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) by The Four Preps

Disneyland

  • Aladdin
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Country Bear Jamboree
  • Dumbo
  • Enchanted Tiki Room
  • Fantasia
  • Finding Nemo
  • Haunted Mansion
  • Indiana Jones
  • Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Peter Pan
  • Pinnochio
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Princess and The Frog
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Snow White
  • Song of the South
  • Star Wars
  • Swiss Family Robinson
  • Sword in the Stone
  • Tarzan
  • Toy Story
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • Winnie the Pooh

Folsom

  • Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash


Fresno

  • Wells Fargo Wagon


Hollywood
  • Another Day of Sun
  • Parenthood
  • Hollywood Nights by Bob Seger
  • Hooray for Hollywood by Doris Day
  • Hollywood's Not America by Ferras
  • Hollywood Swinging by Kool and The Gang
  • Hollywood by Michael Buble
  • Hollywood Tonight by Michael Jackson
  • City of Stars from La La Land
  • The Muppet Show Theme
  • New York State of Mind by Billy Joel
  • La Bamba by Ritchie Valens
  • Say Goodbye to Hollywood by Billy Joel
  • Singin' in the Rain from Singin' in the Rain
  • Shallow from A Star is Born
  • Sunset Blvd from Sunset Blvd
Huntington
  • Surf City by Jan and Dean

Irvine
  • Irvine by Kelly Clarkson
Laguna Beach
  • Come Clean by Hilary Duff

Lake Tahoe
  • The Bodyguard
  • Bonanza
  • City of Angels
  • Frank Sinatra
  • The Godfather
  • Last Weekend
  • Marilyn Monroe
  • A Place in the Sun
  • Sister Act
Long Beach

  • Where the Boat Leaves From by Zac Brown Band


Los Angeles

  • American Crime Story
  • American Horror Story
  • Angel Theme from Angel
  • Bring it On
  • City of Angels
  • Cold in L.A. by Why Don't We
  • Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.) by Glen Campbell
  • 500 Days of Summer
  • Gangsta's Paradise
  • The Graduate
  • I Love L.A. by Randy Newman
  • L.A.X. to O'Hare by The Academy Is
  • L.A. Woman by The Doors
  • Los Angelenos by Billy Joel
  • My Girl 2
  • Hey Girl from New Girl
  • Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight
  • 911
  • Party in the USA
  • Parenthood
  • Rock of Ages
  • San Andreas
  • Swingers
  • Tiny Dancer by Elton John
  • Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield
  • The Way We Were from The Way We Were

Malibu

  • Down at Malibu Beach by Jan and Dean
  • Gidget by James Darren
  • Malibu by Miley Cyrus
  • New Light by John Mayer
  • The Way We Were from The Way We Were

Modesto

  • American Graffiti

Monterey

  • Big Little Lies
  • California Saga by Beach Boys
  • The Parent Trap
Morro Bay:

  • California Saga by Beach Boys


Newport
  • The O.C.

Sonoma

  • Bunheads
  • Brothers and Sisters
  • Ventura Highway by America


Orange

  • Orange Colored Sky
  • Oranges and Lemons

Pasadena

  • Little Old Lady from Pasadena by Jan and Dean


Rowland Heights

  • Back to the Future

San Diego

  • Anchorman
  • Bring it On
  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High
  • Jurassic Park: The Lost World
  • Top Gun
  • Veronica Mars

San Fernando

  • Fernando by Abba
  • San Fernando Valley by Bing Crosby
  • The Sandlot

San Francisco

  • Ant-Man
  • Blue Jasmine
  • Charmed
  • Full House
  • He's the Greatest Dancer by Sister Sledge
  • I Left My Heart in San Francisco by Tony Bennett
  • Mrs. Doubtfire
  • Planet of the Apes
  • The Princess Diaries
  • San Andreas
  • San Francisco by The Mowgli's
  • San Francisco by Scott McKenzie
  • San Francisco Bay Blues by Eric Clapton
  • (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
  • View to a Kill by Duran Duran
  • We Built This City by Starship

Silicon Valley
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

San Marino

  • Alias
  • Father of the Bride
  • Felicity
  • The Holiday
  • The Office
  • Parks and Recreation
  • The Wedding Singer
  • The West Wing

Santa Ana

  • Santa Ana Winds by The Beach Boys
  • Summer Rain by Belinda Carlisle

Santa Clarita

  • National Lampoon's Vacation
  • Pirates of the Caribbean

Santa Monica

  • All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow
  • Private Practice
  • Santa Monica by Savage Garden

Santa Rosa

  • Pollyanna
  • Scream
  • Shadow of a Doubt
Sea World
  • Madagascar
  • Sesame Street
Sunnyvale
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Universal Studios
  • An American Tail
  • Back to the Future
  • Bates Motel
  • Beetlejuice
  • The Blues Brothers
  • Despicable Me
  • Dracula
  • E.T.
  • Frankenstein
  • Fast and Furious
  • Ghostbusters
  • Grinch
  • Harry Potter
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Jaws
  • Jurassic Park
  • King Kong
  • Kung Fu Panda
  • Psycho
  • Shrek
  • Star Trek
  • Trolls
  • Walking Dead
  • War of the Worlds
Venice
  • Grease
  • Muscle Beach Party
  • Speed
West Covina
  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Monday, September 9, 2019

Books I Loved Growing Up

Anne of Green Gables
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl
The Babysitter series by R.L, Stine
The Babysitter's Club by Ann M. Martin
The Berenstein Bears
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Fear Street by R.L. Stine
The Ghost of Graydon Place by Dorothy Francis
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Party's Over by Caroline B. Cooney
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Stuart Little by E.B. White
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls
Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal
Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
That Boy by Linda Lewis
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
The White Mountains by John Christopher
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Get Ready Playlist

Be Prepared from the Lion King
Broadway, Here I Come! by Jeremy Jordan
California, Here I Come by Al Jonston
Dress You Up by Madonna
Fancy by Iggy Azalea
Fashion by David Bowie
Fashion by The Royal Concept
Fergalicious by Fergie
Get the Party Started by Pink
Get Ready by The Temptations
Get Ready for This by 2 Unlimited
Happy Working Song from Enchanted
Here I Come by Fergie
Here I Go Again by Whitesnake
I Enjoy Being a Girl from Flower Drum Song
I Feel Pretty from West Side Story
I Have Confidence from The Sound of Music
I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair from South Pacific
Let's Get it Started by Black Eyed Peas
Put On Your Sunday Clothes from Hello Dolly
Put Your Records On by Corrine Bailey Rae
Ready for It by Taylor Swift
Ready to Take a Chance Again by Barry Manilow
Start a Fire by John Legend
Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones
Start the Commotion by The Wiseguys

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Swimming Playlists

Beyond the Reef by The Polynesians
Bubble Toes by Jack Johnson
Cannonball by Lea Michele
Drift Away by Uncle Kracker
Drowning by Backstreet Boys
Drowning by Hootie and Blowfish
Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini by Brian Hyland
Knee Deep by Zac Brown Band
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by Backstreet Boys
Soak Up the Sun by Sheryl Crow
Splish Splash by Bobby Darin
Swim by Andy Mientus
The Tide is High by Blondie
Toes by Zac Brown Band
Under the Sea by Samuel E. Wright

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Watermelons


Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Golden Oldies Playlists

At Last by Etta James
Come A Little Bit Closer by Jay and the Americans
Copacabana by Barry Manilow
Day O by Harry Belafonte
Do You Love Me by The Contours
God Only Knows by Beach Boys
Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson
Hooked on A Feeling by BJ Thomas
Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain And Tennille
More Than a Feeling by Boston
My Way by Frank Sinatra
New York State of Mind by Billy Joel
On Broadway by George Benson
Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones
Saturday in the Park by Chicago
Sea Cruise by Frankie Ford
Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers
See You in September by the Happenings
Sherry by the Four Seasons
Singin' in the Rain by Gene Kelly
Splish Splash by Bobby Darin
Spooky by the Classics IV
Stand by Me by Ben E. King
Teach Your Children by Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Tequila by the Champs
Then He Kissed Me by the Crystals
Things We Said Today by the Beatles
Yakety Yak by the Coasters
You Never Can Tell by Chuck Berry

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Oregon Playlist

Movies and Songs to watch and listen to while in Oregon:

Musicals
  • Paint Your Wagon
  • Seven Brides for Seven Brother
Movies
  • Animal House
  • Are We There Yet?
  • Batman Forever
  • Elizabethtown
  • Five Easy Pieces
  • Free Willy
  • Goonies
  • Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
  • Into the Wild
  • If I Stay
  • Kindergarten Cop
  • Maverick
  • The Mighty Ducks
  • Mr. Holland's Opus
  • Overboard
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • Psycho
  • Point Break
  • Prom Night
  • The Ring
  • The Ring Two
  • The River Wild
  • Shenandoah
  • The Shining
  • Short Circuit
  • Stand By Me
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
  • Twilight
  • Without a Paddle
  • Wild
Songs About Oregon:
  • Back to Oregon by Broadwall Calls
  • Coming Home (Oregon) by Mat Kearney
  • The Charleston by Green Hill Instrumental
  • Eugene, Oregon by Dolly Parton
  • So Long Astoria by Ataris
  • The Ballad of Davy Crockett
  • How the West Was Won
  • Oregon Trail by Woody Guthrie
  • Pacific Coast Highway by Hole
  • Portland, Oregon by Loretta Lynn and Jack White
  • Portland Water by Michael Hurley
  • Roll on Columbia by Woody Guthrie
  • (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
  • Twin Rocks, Oregon by Shawn Mullins
  • Volcano by U2
  • Volcano by Jimmy Buffett
  • Whale of A Tale
TV
  • Bates Motel
  • New Girl
Oregon Musicians
  • Esperanza Spalding
  • Meredith Brooks
  • Everclear
  • The Kingsmen
  • Mat Kearney
  • Night Ranger
  • Cherry Poppin' Daddies
  • The Shins
  • The Dandy Warhols
  • Paul Revere and the Raiders
  • Chris Botti
  • Johnnie Ray

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Oregon Attractions

Astoria:
  • Astoria Column
  • Bridges
  • Goonies Jail and Film Museum
  • Mo's
  • Riverfront
  • Columbia Ship

Baker City:
  • El Erradero 
  • MT View RV Park in Baker City
Cannon Beach:
  • Cannon Beach RV Resort
  • Bruce's Candy Kitchen
  • Haystack Rock
  • Mo's
  • Tillamook Lighthouse
  • Tolovana Beach
Columbia River Gorge:
  • KOA in Cascade Locks
  • Multnomah Falls
Depoe Bay:
  • Whale Watching Center 
Florence:
  • Mo's
  • Sea Lion Caves
Gearhart:
  • Paul Bunyan sign
Lincoln City:
  • Driftwood Beach
  • Lincoln City Outlets
  • Otis Cafe
Newport:

  • Aquarium Village
  • Historic Bayfront
  • Mo's
  • South Beach Fish Market 

Oceanside:

  • Anderson's view Point

Otter Rock:

  • Devil's Punchbowl 
  • Mo's

Portland:
  • Columbia Gorge Premium Outlet
  • Jantzen Beach RV Park on Hayden Island
  • Keller Park Concrete Waterfalls
  • Mo's
  • Newport Seafood Grill
  • Old Spaghetti Factory
  • Powell’s Book Store.
  • Voodoo Doughnuts
Rockaway Beach

  • Twin Rocks


Seaside:
  • Boardwalk
  • Carousel Mall
  • The Crabby Oyster
  • Dundee's Donuts
  • Lewis and Clark Statues
  • Mo's
  • Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge
  • We're All Ears

Tillamook:
  • Tillamook Cheese Factory
  • Terrible Tillie Lighthouse
Waldport:
  • Grand Central Pizza
  • McKinley’s Marina and RV Park in Waldport
Yachats:

  • Luna Sea Fish House 


Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Portland


We stayed at the RV Park in Jantzen Beach in Portland.  We did go over the bridge to Vancouver, Washington.

















Multnomah Falls


Multnomah Falls is the best waterfall I have ever seen.  We also ate dinner at the Multnomah Falls Lodge. 




















Monday, July 29, 2019

Cannon Beach

We ate at Mo's.



We walked out to the Haystack Rock.  We saw many crab carcasses, black rocks, and clam shells.














We walked through the shops.











We saw the Whale Statue.