Oxymoron

Yup, that's right, I believe I am an oxymoron. I couldn't live without air conditioning, dvd's and microwaves, but sometimes I feel like I was meant to be around in the 1950's and '60's too. Sure I know, a big reason I feel this way, is the way I was raised. Us kids were brought up listening to the music my parents liked. Anytime we worked in the yard,etc., it was all oldies all the time. And I never minded. I love oldies/classics! I love Archie comics, the idea of malt shoppes, poodle skirts and classic cars like the '57 Chevy, are my favorite cars. Fins and two-tones, that's what I love in a car. I am dead serious, this is a picture of my dream car, color and all.
So I was definitely influenced by my parents love of music, what cars my Dad talked about and seeing lots of black and white movies with my Mom. But you get to a point where you don't have to like the stuff your parents did, and you definitely don't have to listen to THEIR stations anymore. Well I hit that age a LONG time ago, and nothing has changed. I program the oldies station here in CT on anything I buy or drive. I love the Beach Boys, the Everly Brothers, The Dell Vikings and sooooo many more. I have a crush on Frank Sinatra, James Dean and Cary Grant. I adore Ginger Rogers and Betty Grable. Marilyn Monroe is an idol, I have all sorts of stuff with her pictures or movies on them. And I go around singing songs like "Stagger Lee" and "Sherry". I watch all the older musicals, Oklahoma and Brigadoon. I am obsessed with "Frankie and Annette"!!

Yet I am also singing "Complicated" and "Beautiful Girl". Watch The Matrix and Harry Potter. I have crushes on Johnny Depp, Paul Walker and Keanu Reeves. And I adore Sandra Bullock, Jessica Alba and Sarah Michelle Gellar. I loved Chicago and Mamma Mia, and have the best Top 40 stations programmed. So don't tell me I am not an Oxymoron. Maybe it was the way I was raised, maybe I could have lived in a different time, maybe just naming me Wendy made me this way (I mean my Dad's reason, my Mom has a totally different reason). The music I have shared so far, doesn't show all my love of music. SO I will probably post ALL the different ones I love. Including this:


To me, it's like, how can you NOT love the classics? And I go back even further, I love Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin,etc. One of my favorite movies of all time is "Singin' In the Rain"! I bet the name Deanna Durbin is foreign to most everyone but I adore her and her voice and movies. My sisters and I, up to it breaking down about 10 years ago, still used the record player and listened to my Dad's precious collection and to records we got from Pop, my mom's Dad, who got collections from Time-Life.
So yes, I think I officially MUST be an oxymoron. And do I mind? Not at all. :)