Ah, musical memories. I grew up with my family always singing. In
fact, we took our grandson to see “Showboat” in Boston and it made me
cry. He asked why and it was because my aunts & uncles always sang
the music from that at family parties and many of them are gone now.
We had a console TV with a record player & radio in it. It played 78s
& 45s. You had to have those little adapters to put in the 45s so
that they would go over the spindle. Elvis Presley was the first one
I was inspired to spend my allowance on. You used to be able to buy
45s with four cuts on them!

My mom says she always has music in her head, even if she awakens in
the middle of the night. I always sang to our boys when they were
young. In fact,last night, one of them reminded me about how I used to
sing and dance in the kitchen on Saturday mornings (resplendent in my
bathrobe) to my own version of a spring dance and “Autumn Leaves”
where I was compelled to fall as the leaves did. And THEN… he
mentioned how he has a distinct memory of me with my hair in two
ponytails, cold cream on my face, and singing Al Jolson’s “Mammy.”
Somethings we maybe prefer to forget? I don’t always comment on
your podcasts but I always listen and enjoy them!
Aunt Kathy • 4/19/06; 1:04:16 PM #
I can just see you in the cold cream and pigtails, Aunt Kathy, you
haven’t changed at all. My mom’s favorite musical was Showboat,too,
which she saw with the original cast in Chicago. We saw it years
later in New York with her, and it just didn’t have the depth of
emotion. Too slick. Some songs are better left alone.
Susie Watson • 4/19/06; 1:23:40 PM #