• First off, Sam Phillips is a girl. I should’ve guessed this because she is credited with the la la music on Gilmore Girls.
  
• According to wikipedia she was promoted in the 80’s as “the Christian Cyndi Lauper.”
  
• Went from using the name Leslie Phillips to the name Sam Phillips when she changed record labels in 1988. That’s quite the leap.
  
• New album expected out this year call “Will you trade me this for a tank of gas?” Haven’t we all asked that question at some point & time?

I think that in the scene when Lorelai is trimming the tree by herself before she finds out that Richard has had a heart attack (Yes, that was a lot easier than just looking up the episode title) that the background music is Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses. I win the award for the longest run on sentence. I’m not sure this is the music, but if it isn’t, it certainly should be.

The VCR is finally set for tonight’s “Gilmore Girls” episode. (Yes, I watch the episode, while taping it & then buy the DVD’s, I’m just that sick). It’s a magical Tuesday because Tom Waits’ new album just came out. The GG heart Tom Waits, I heart Tom Waits. (You can read about my deep & abiding love for Tom Waits here. You can read about my deep & abiding love for parenthesis everywhere).  My afternoon was spent on his Myspace page listening to “You Can Never Hold”, then clapping my hands saying “Again, Again” & then repeating the process. Ok I can listen to “You Can Never Hold” about 12 more time before “Gilmore Girls” starts.

One can’t be a proper Gilmore Girl wannabe without owning the Gilmore Girls Soundtrack. (Fine, I’ve finally admitted it, I’m a wannabe. Happy?). You definitely get your moneys worth with 24 songs, including the theme song by Carol King. By my count this CD has 16 good-great songs, 3 fair to middling songs, & 5 plain bad songs. That is a pretty good ratio. It sounds like something the Gilmores would listen to. My favorites is the “la-la” music by Sam Phillips Cue. You know the one, the songs that go la la la, where we can tell something magical is going to happen. I’m now on a quest to own all the “la-la” music from all seasons. If anyone knows where I can get more, I’d appreciate a comment. At my house things go something like this, “Sara I’m going to go get the mail”, “Just a sec, let me turn on the la-la music to increase the chances of something magical happening on your way to mailbox”.