deliriouslove1970. The life & times of Gary and Denise Flanders. (Free and worth every penny. If you would like to compliment the editor, send to garytheflan@deliriouslove1970.com. If you would like to complain, call your mother.)

Denise, and I took our good friend Stephanie whale watching on December 8th.  We went out of Newport Beach and hugged the coast which is a main migration route between Alaska and Mexico.  We were treated to 3 different species of whales.  A Pacific Gray, a Great Minke and this ‘big dude’ a Humpback.  I…

We enjoyed all of the cities we visited, and perhaps our favorite city was Shanghai.  It could be compared to our New York City.  A strong, vibrant economy and modern buildings with a cosmopolitan population.  Our ‘daughter’ Xiaoxia along with her parents were our hosts. (Shopping in the Old Shanghai market.  Notice the gentleman’s hat)…

If you don’t know Playing for Change, you should.  Street musicians playing Peace Through Music. https://playingforchange.com/videos/teach-children-live-brazil/#.WEB95ZDaevQ.email

I am proud of all of my grandkids.  One of the things that impresses me very much about Ryan is how much this song reminds me of him.

Haley is on the varsity soccer team for Big Bear High School.  This week the team from Santa Ana came up to play a scrimmage game before Big Bear starts league play.  Santa Ana is a team that plays year around and they are very good.  They beat Big Bear 11-1.  But far more than the…

When I was a kid,  that is 60 years ago now, my hero, the guy I had lunch with every day, would have his weird puppet buddy, Pooky,  lip sync to someone and I soon learned his name: Mose Allison. The lyrics were funny and his delivery was so unusual it grabbed my attention right…

Music is such an important part of any Flanders’ life.  It is interesting how certain artists impress you and you remain ‘fans’ your whole life.  Denise and I used to listen to Leon Russell albums over and over.  After “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” we were hooked and loved everything that kooky Okie came out with.…

We spent the first part of the trip in Beijing with our dear sweet Chinese daughter Xinyi (remember, X is pronounced like “Sh”). We stayed in her apartment and she took us all over the capital city.  We also spent time with Xinyi’s good friend YU and our other sweet daughters Chen and Jing. Here…