All Aboard the Meme Express –Saturday, May 2, 2009
Bing Crosby, classic American crooner, was born on May 2, 1904. One of Bing Crosby’s most popular songs was “Swinging on a Star.” Written by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen, the song was part of the 1944 motion picture Going My Way. Bing Crosby won the Academy Award for best actor for that film.
Here’s “Swinging on a Star,” performed by Bing Crosby and the boy’s chorus from Going My Way:
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Today’s Meme Express prompt is twofold:
swing
star
If “swing” and “star” leave you speechless, try listening to the song for inspiration. Maybe you will select one of the animals mentioned in the lyrics as prompt for your post today.
Perhaps this concept will inspire you to create a drawing, a poem, a short story, or a journal entry. Then return here to leave a comment with your link. (Be sure to include a link to the Meme Express. Grab our train graphic from the sidebar for your link, if you want.)
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Of course, if this prompt seems to stump you, feel free to peruse the archives of the Meme Express and publish a blog post on an earlier prompt.
Throughout 2009, please join us at The Heart of a Ready Writer, a Bible reading and devotional blog, as we read through the entire Bible in chronological order.
