A Few Of My Favorite Things

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kitten
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs

These are a few of my favorite things

While Maria Rainer let us know in the Sound Music that these were a few of her favorite things, my list of favorites is slightly different.

Here are a few of my favorite things:

FOOD FAVORITES

Apple – Granny Smith

Kenosha Pizzeria – Casa Capri circa 1975

Pie – Blueberry

Cheese – Mozzarella

Ice Cream – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Sausage – Italian

Pasta – Rigatoni

Snack – Beef Jerky

Kenosha Drive In – The Spot

Homemade Dish – Mom’s Perone Macaroni

TELEVISION FAVORITES

Drama – The Wire

Drama Character – Omar Little, The Wire

Sitcom – Leave It To Beaver

Sitcom Character – Andy Griffith, Andy Griffith Show

Reality Show – Survivor

Reality Personality – Gordon Ramsay

Reality Contestant – Russell Hantz, Survivor

Game Show – Match Game

Game Show Personality – Charles Nelson Reilly

Late Night Talk Show Host – David Letterman

British Sitcom – Are You Being Served?

British Sitcom Character – Jimmy Venables, After You’ve Gone

British Game Show – Whose Line Is It Anyway?

British Game Show Personality – Tony Slattery

SPORT FAVORITES

Baseball Team – Milwaukee Brewers

Baseball Player – Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers

Baseball Uniform – Milwaukee Braves

Basketball Team – Marquette Warriors

Basketball Player – Larry Bird, Boston Celtics

Basketball Uniform – Houston Rockets circa ’89-‘95

Figure Skater – Dorothy Hamel

Football Team – Green Bay Packers

Football Player – John Anderson, Green Bay Packers

Football Uniform – Green Bay Packers

Hockey Team – Milwaukee Admirals

Hockey Player – Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins

Hockey Uniform – Chicago Blackhawks

Roller Derby Team – Holy Rollers

Roller Derby Male – Ralphie Valladares, Los Angeles Thunderbirds

Roller Derby Female – Punky Bruiser, Holly Rollers

Soccer Team – Arsenal Gunners

Soccer Player – Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona

Softball Team – The 400 Club

Softball Player – Bruce “Hollywood” Meyers

Softball Uniform – The 400 Club

Wrestling Brand – World Class Championship Wrestling

Wrestling Individual Male – Ric Flair

Wrestling Individual Female – Stacy Keibler

Wrestling Tag Team – Fabulous Freebirds

RANDOM FAVORITES

Rock Group – The Who

Album – The Who By Numbers, The Who

Song – Oh Holy Night

Movie – Bang The Drum Slowly

Christmas Movie – We’re No Angels (1955)

Politician – Joe Andrea

Color – Blue

Number – 73

Day of the Week – Thursday

Season – Autumn

Job – Announcing Softball at Finney’s West

Quote – “From here on in, I rag nobody.”

Mother – Milly Vagnoni

Happy Mother’s Day to all our Mothers, whether they are still with us or in Heaven smiling down on us. Each one is a very special lady. Until next time…from the booth.