Three Beautiful Things 02-25-2023: 70s on 7, Great Night at The Lounge, Popcorn and Lt. Columbo and Jim Rockford

1. Debbie and I relaxed late this morning and late this afternoon listening to Sirius/Xm's 70s on 7 channel. I don't know if the host was choosing the music or if the company has a pre-recorded set list for her to play, but the selections leaned toward soft pop songs by the Bee Gees, Stephen Bishop, Debbie Boone, America, and others and soul music (with an occasional hint of funk) by the Stylistics, the Spinners, and others. I found the time traveling the music inspired in me more enjoyable than most of the music, meaning that I had a lot of fun being transported back to KHS, NIC, Whitworth, summers in Kellogg, and other fun times, mostly in my twenties.

2. Debbie warmed up the left over chicken thighs, rice, and mushroom sauce from last night and after we finished our early dinner, we piled into the Sube and roared up to the Inland Lounge. We had a fun time yakkin' with each other and with Cas and Tracy. Around 5:30, people began to pour in to celebrate Sid Armstrong's 70th birthday in the back room. Ed and Nancy attended. So did Buff and Kathy. We didn't go back to the party, but we knew it was a who's who of movers and shakers in Kellogg. Sid is on the city council. So is Buff. Council member Terry Douglas was in the house. So were many other local power brokers, but we didn't see them all. 

I had a fun talk with Doug Yrjana about his grandson, Kolton Mitchell, who plays for the stellar Lake City High School basketball team. Doug will watch Kolton play at the state tournament this coming week and then will follow his grandson's exploits next year when he plays for Idaho State. 

Talking about Kolton Mitchell led us to remembering the 1966-67 KHS Wildcat team. They went to state, won their first game against Minico and then lost to eventual champion Caldwell. It was fun remembering being a 7th grader and watching that team play and listening on the radio to their games at state. 

3. Back home, I popped popcorn for Debbie and me and we settled into an enjoyable evening of Columbo and The Rockford Files and I checked online from time to time to see how Gonzaga was faring against St. Mary's and saw that the Zags defeated the Gaels and captured a share of the WCC title.