{"id":42839,"date":"2020-01-19T13:04:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T20:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=42839"},"modified":"2020-01-20T09:15:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T16:15:34","slug":"42839","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=42839","title":{"rendered":"We Saw Rudy Vallee&#8217;s Son,Frankie Valli; Maybe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh? (You can email\/text me for the answer!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunrise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42840\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunrise.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunrise.jpg 960w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunrise-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunrise-450x450.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunrise-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunrise-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The day was cool but not cold, and even the brass monkey could stay outside.\u00a0 We used the Bat Phone with Lisa and Pete before I headed out to attack the garden again.\u00a0 The first thing was to pick another 20 oranges and make juice!\u00a0 Then I did about 5% of the pomegranate tree because it was in my way to weed the front inside the vegetable bed.<\/p>\n<p>The vegetable bed had a mess of weeds, but due to tot he recent rains and years of mulching, I could pull out those pesky critters with little trouble.\u00a0 Weeds begone, and within 30 minutes, a 24&#8243; by 50&#8242; bed was clean as a whistle and ready for planting.\u00a0 I shall wait until February to decide what to plant, but it is likely to be tomatoes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42848\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/funny-vegetables.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42848\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42848\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/funny-vegetables.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"997\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/funny-vegetables.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/funny-vegetables-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/funny-vegetables-450x449.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/funny-vegetables-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/funny-vegetables-768x766.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Decisions decisions!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After lunch, which was excellent by the way because all leftovers have now disappeared, we watched two episodes of &#8220;Last Man Standing,&#8221; and then I began checking for light-leaks in my eyelids!\u00a0 I am happy to report, no leaks were found after an hour of keeping them shut.<\/p>\n<p>We were supposed to go to dinner with the gang, but the late morning lunch did us in.\u00a0 We stayed home until 6:00 PM and then headed to Cerritos for a meeting with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Before departing for the theater, we chatted with Colleen on the Bat Phone, and she remembers the Four Seasons songs, but the name Frankie Valli did not ring a bell, kids!<\/p>\n<p>We were with Leon &amp; Marsha, Donna &amp; Bob, Vicky &amp; Del, and Vicky&#8217;s sister and daughter.\u00a0 The Robert&#8217;s were supposed to be joining us, but Kathy was feeling pretty lousy, so Vicky brought her sister and daughter to the show!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS: SWEARIN\u2019 TO GOD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fdcBg7msb54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We were in the fourth row, and it was a pretty good show!<\/p>\n<p class=\"didYouKnow\">Did You Know? A true American icon, Frankie Valli\u00a0 (Valli was born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio) has bedazzled generations of fans and critics with a legendary string of hits, including My Eyes Adored You, Grease, and Can\u2019t Take My Eyes Off You. As The Four Seasons\u2019 frontman, Valli\u2019s distinctive falsetto, led the band to the top of the music charts with Sherry, Walk Like a Man, Big Girls Don\u2019t Cry, and Rag Doll. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42852\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-003-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42852\" class=\"wp-image-42852 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-003-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-003-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-003-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-003-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-003-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-003-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-003-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-003-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">During one of the songs, we were asked to use the iPhone flashlights&#8230; It was like a mess of fireflies with all the waving going on! Fun!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Did I say we were upfront?\u00a0 Sue and I get our choice of seats, and we always try to get row five center.\u00a0 Tonight we were right in the center as we had six seats either side of the central aisle!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42853\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-004-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42853\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-004-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-004-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-004-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-004-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-004-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-004-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-004-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-004-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We were right there to see it all!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We waited until the mad throng (not thong) departed so we could quickly get to the wheelchair and leave without standing in a long line.\u00a0 Waiting 6-8 minutes makes all the difference in the world!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42854\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-005-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42854\" class=\"wp-image-42854 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-005-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-005-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-005-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-005-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-005-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-005-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-005-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-005-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There were 11 pieces in the band, including four brass instruments making for a delightful sound all evening!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We pulled out about 9:00 PM getting home at 9:14 PM, so we watched some TV before crashing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42855\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-006-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42855\" class=\"wp-image-42855 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-006-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-006-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-006-450x338.jpg 450w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-006-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-006-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-006-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2020\/01\/2020-01-19-006-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Silver Ghost got us home safely<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Oops, perhaps they were not related!\u00a0 Hubert Prior &#8220;Rudy&#8221; Vall\u00e9e was an American singer, actor, and radio host. He was popular in the 1930&#8217;s about the time Frankie Valli was born. Rudy was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh? (You can email\/text me for the answer!) 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