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Just my world of dreams, music and thoughts. Author of two books, one a novel of Love stories set in Framingham, Mass, Secrets of the Heart the 2nd book an autobiography of growing up in Framingham, Mass. Small Town America, Framingham My generation was the first teenage generation, that was when the word was coined. Ours was the generation that started cruising through town and to the drive in theater and drive in restaurant. In our area, Ernie Kampersal,from Holliston, drove his bucking car through town, picking up girls. It rose in the air, like a stallion! We went to the soda shops and played the juke boxes. It was a different town, a different time, and it belonged to us!

Saturday, October 15, 2011

green eyes - Helen O'Connell

A song Dad loved to dance to . He would come right to Mom, take her hand and glide out on the floor. Bet your parents did too, those where the days of the big ballrooms. Many nice restaurants had dance floor too...remembering in "Enchanted," my newest book out in a few weeks.

Jimmy Dorsey Orch "Tangerine"

Bob Eberly, a long ago name, when we where listening in our home with Mom and Dad dancing in the dining room. Even the recording has the long ago sound. The Dorsey brothers ruled! Now you know why.

So Rare-Jimmy Dorsey-1957

this is one of my faves, as you know, but tonight is breath instruments in my mind, and I needed some cake and ice cream . I am full to the top with this wonderful Jimmy Dorsey arrangement.

Benny Goodman with the Paul Weston Orchestra 1957

it's like eating cake and ice cream, to hear this great horn, clarinet, the breath instruments.... 

Paul Weston - Blue Moon

tonight I feel like chasing the horn sounds, but the strings are lovely in this arrangment...

Jo Stafford - Taking a Chance On Love, 1958

Billy May arranged this and his style pops out...with the drag of the horn sound...

Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine - Pretty Eyed Baby (1951)

This was a song that helped us spin around like crazy with white bucks, ducktail hairdo and pegged pants, pegged skirts, and even poodle skirts....Do you remember this ?

Sarah Vaughan - A Garden In The Rain (1963)

 Here you are a night of Jazz, from my mind to yours, on Saturday night.....great music from the past... 13 songs....Yes, I have to bring this back, my all time favorite, of Sarah Vaughn, great instrumental, wonderful melody, imaginative lyrics.
Was heaven planning this song for us earthlings...I love all the action in the background, piano, horns, and her voice!

Ella Fitzgerald - Night and Day (w/ lyrics)

Talk about a spectacular arrangement, this has haunted me, for all my years. How can you beat this? Night and Day, is there anyone that does this better than Ella, now you know why she was one of the Divas of Jazz! Her voice was motherly, sexy, angelic, haunting, can I say more?

BLUE MOON - ELLA FITZGERALD - LYRICS

By now, you know that this simple melody captures me, by almost all artists, but I have my favorite, have you figured it out yet...?? Go back and look...

Ella Fitzgerald - Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Now com'on, you have to agree....this is spectacular...Louis comes on with his horn just right, and the voice of Ella, the timbre, then the roughness of Louis voice complementing her soft lush voice....just gorgeous....the skat, is in the right place....it bubbles down a waterfall of beauty.

Mama Cass Eliot - Dream a little dream of me

Blessed with a soft and angelic voice, she suffered for lack of love and overweight losing her life early. Sad. but, happy we can still enjoy her voice.

FRANKIE LAINE DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME

Wait a minute, ....just remembered this was my very favorite Frankie Laine, this is more my style, upbeat and with it....listen to the clarinet....it melts me... a singer is as good as the back up, or better because of great back up, and Rod Stewart has this too...

Frankie Laine - That's My Desire - 1957

This was my all time favorite Frankie Laine favorite. Do we all reach for the stars, then settle for the moon?

Do not forsake me, My Darling. (High Noon)

Frankie Laine, introduces the movie,
High Noon" one of the greats of the past

Frankie Laine Moonlight Gambler 1956

The night time drops its cape over the yard, burying it deep in darkness, so I look for the songs of the old moonlight nights of long ago. This was a great hit for Frankie Laine

Anita O'Day - We'll be together again

silky, smooth

Love Me or Leave Me: Anita O'Day

Need I say more, this is really good jazz singing

Anita O'Day, A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square.wmv

Jazz lovers, you have to love this, one of the best jazz songs of the era....and Anita can't be beat in singing it....

Anita O'Day, I Can't Get Started With You.wmv

Her voice just gets to me. I love this by Bunny Berrigan, but Anita is the voice...wowee!

The National Initiative and Referendum Amendment

The National Initiative and Referendum Amendment

Kindness and love toward our fellow man, requires that this avenue be used to change our course, not protesting and hurting others by occupying public and private property that infringes on the rights of others.

Anarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Black ObeliskAnarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is time to think about this.  It is a dangerous time, our country is more at risk than ever. Anarchy is easy to fall into!  When I was young  I was hit by the experience of the Germans at the end of World War 1.  This famous author , whom I adored, taught me in this book how terrible it is when a government collapses.

It could happen.  Every action has a re- action, so don't count on it always being the reaction you expect.  The Black Swan is always lurking.

Lets talk about change through a referendum, isn't it a better way to handle the loss of faith in our government.



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Juipter, Florida, located in the Jupiter Farms area

Jupiter Farms for $329,900  REDUCED FROM $399,990.00

16944 Randolph Siding Road
Jupiter Farms , the countryside of Jupiter, Florida

BUY DIRECT FROM OWNER, call Janet 508-881-1600 FOR APPT.  SEE BROCHURE BELOW
A trade might be considered, who knows, present what you have to Janet.


A wonderful opportunity to buy a refurbished home, the plastic is still on the carpet, new kitchen cabinets and appliances, new counter tops.  The plan is a split bedroom, on the left of the entrance is a room with a door, that can be a 4th bedroom, or office at home.  Beyond this is a master bedroom and bath, with slider to back porch.  On the right side of the house entry  is a dining room with 1/2 wall open to the living room, the kitchen has a serving bar to the living room and a bar to the kitchen eating area.  The eating area has a slider to the back porch.  Open and airy floor plan for  casual Florida living.

Two bedrooms and 2nd full bath are on the right beyond the kitchen , dining room. There is a back door on this side, a laundry area, and outside shower, two garages.  See the brochure below.   Buy direct call Janet 508-881-1600.   There is a caretaker, (who will stay with the house if asked).   Call for appointment to see this home with the caretaker.  Privacy fence and gated entry.

Please note error on front page of brochure, it is a 2 bathroom home.... ( page in process of being corrected)


top picture, is kitchen from eating area, 2nd picture is looking at kitchen from living room, 3rd picture is dining room, 4 th picture is master bedroom, sliders face the back porch.

note the yellow line running parellel to 95, that is the Florida Turnpike...the beaches are about 5 miles to the east

Land , zoned , approved ready to build for all needs, Metrowest , Mass

\We have property all around the Metrowest area of Boston.  If you want to build single, multifamily, retail, light manufacturing,  combined use, or..give us a call.  Most is ready to go with sewer and water, some approval not required lots available.  Free standing 20,000 sf building at Rt 9 and 135, clear span, near Wegman's and other shopping areas, close to  Rt 495.  In Salem Mass., we have industrial and retail land for sale , busy area Rt 107.  In Milford, we have free standing locations at popular Quarry Square, build to suit your retail needs.  Call us
for help in solving your problems.  We take you from the purchase to the approvals if you need it.
Call today 508-881-1600  ask for commercial real estate.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Classic Movie Stars With Their Children

Movie stars are people too

Blood and Sand (1941) Tyrone power& Linda Darnell- Death

A favorite film from my childhood, just before the war, plunged the world into darkness.

Horowitz, Chopin Polonaise op. 53 in A flat major

The great Valdimir Horowitz, playing Chopin (Til the End of Time)...great music knows no barriers

"Till the End of Time" Perry Como

here is Frederic Chopin, as interpreted by Perry Como, great music knows no barriers

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne 20 in C Minor Sharp

I decided to stick around because I got interested in great music, that came from the masters of old, wonderful haunting meloday. 

The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra -- The Song of India.wmv

Listen to the original version and then Tommy Dorsey, great music, no matter how it is presented.

Ivan Kozlovski "Song of the Indian guest" from Sadko

Great music, touches the soul, Tommy Dorsey made this into an American classic. Yet listening to this, you can imagine yourself in India on the banks of the river, on a misty early evening.

Tiny Tim

Oh, here it is my ending song, courtesy of Jim Seminare....who reminded me....

Billy Eckstine - Satin Doll

Satin Doll, wowee, he did a nice job on it.

Billy Eckstine - Satin Doll

Satin Doll, wowee, he did a nice job on it.

Midnight Cowboy-Everybody is talking at me(Full Song)

have a little fun with, Midnight Cowboy, the great Glen Campbell, and memories of long ago. Maybe this will get me going...

Pearl Bailey -- Big Spender

A big song from the past, with Pearl Bailey. Pearl married Louis Belson, one of the great drummers of the big band period.

Caravan - Buddy Rich (Drums) with Harry James & his Orchestra

be you haven't heard anything like this for a long time, Buddy Rich and Harry James, a sound long gone with the past.

Walter Hammel Plays Harry James Hit "I Can't Get Started" On The Lowrey...

Incredible organ bringing back the sounds of the big bands

Erroll Garner - The Way You Look Tonight

A musician that could not read music, it came out of him in torrents of song, in a distinct and unique way.

James Torme "Rock With You"

it reminds me of Michael jackson, a nice tribute to him, and a good song for James Torme

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Sugarland - All I Want To Do

Sugarland is appearing at Foxwoods, this weekend, I believe. Foxwoods feature lots of Country Music, the likes of Keith Urban, etc. Only about an hour from the Boston area, easy to get to, not urban and crowded. Heard this on Imus , this morning so, thought I would pass it along.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Uncle Sam Wants you

When  December 7,1941 hit us hard with the attack on Pearl Harbor,Hawaii, signs like this began to appear.  This sign was outside the Hollis Theater on Hollis Street, Framingham, posted on the left hand side.  I wondered if they wanted us "kids" too.  Many of us where just barely in first grade when the horrors of war appeared on movie " shorts " in the theaters, as the country mobilized for war.  My book , Enchanted, will bring you more on our small town and the war.  Enchanted,  should be published in November , 2011.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

News from Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance

News from Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance thought you might enjoy this cartoon

the movie - song of bernadette - jennifer jones - 1940 14

I probably saw this movie when I was 7 years old, maybe 8 at the Saturday kids matinee...after its first run, we use to pay about 5 cents or 10 cents to go to the movies...and I was very impressed with the subject


Beyond The Battlefield: Lack Of Long-Term Care Can Lead To Tragic Ends For Wounded Veterans

Beyond The Battlefield: Lack Of Long-Term Care Can Lead To Tragic Ends For Wounded Veterans  THIS WILL MAKE YOU CRY!

Our support system is down the drain.  We give out money and food and apartments but there is no support system in our way of doing things, of helping the people who need help.  I hope someone agrees with me that we need to change not only the help for wounded vets, but welfare.  Once again, read,  "A Boy Called It", by David Pelzer, I cried for days that this child could be so unloved , so wounded.  Yet against all odds he survived to become a man , an author, a husband.

We owe it to ourselves to come up with a kinder gentler way of distributing  our gifts, so they truly are gifts to the less fortunate, gifts of love , nurturning and caring.

Some people are better off living in suportive housing, like this wounded vet, who might be alive today if we had such a thing as supportive housing.  Children in the welfare system have to come first, and they are not coming first.   Families in trouble need to move into supportive housing first to stablize the family.  Supportive housing can easily be afforded and will help the people that really need help.  Newly single mothers with children need supportive housing. Drug addicts and alcoholics need supportive housing, so do elderly people, who can not clean and cook for themselves etc.  There is a big need , and at the same time we can clean up old areas of the cities that need to be improved. 

What hurts more, to lose your wallet, your job, your business, or to lose a loved one.  Love is what counts and we give in a system that requires no love on our part.  Giving has to become a labor or love for the needy, not a check, food stamps and a place to live, hope you will get on board with me and try to get the message out.

Want to create jobs, take run down factories, and change them into supportive housing facilities, where there are all kinds of support systems for single mothers, wounded vets, the aged, etc. with on site doctor, dentist, childcare, cafeteria, after school care etc..everyone that is able boided contributes to the "village" that we create for supportive housing.  It would be too much to continue here, but you get the gist of it.  We owe loving care.

The government skews the housing market in the way it sets up housing systems for the poor, there is a better and more sensible way.  The goverment, makes it impossible to change the decaying cities, because of it's interference in the market ..  So, hopefully, someone will listen, contribute and pass along a new way to create help with love and nurturing.

PSA test for prostate cancer not recommended: panel | Reuters

PSA test for prostate cancer not recommended: panel Reuters  Make sure your man knows that there is a controversy ongoing about the PSA tests.  It is important to use your own intuition and your family history when you make a decision on taking the test or not.

Extra Vitamin E May Be Associated With Prostate Cancer - Prostate Cancer Center - Everyday Health

Extra Vitamin E May Be Associated With Prostate Cancer - Prostate Cancer Center - Everyday Health

There are new findings about the psa test, that most men have been required to take, and new findings on treatments, so browze away and keep up to date on this health issue.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Hank Williams Hey Good Looking in my Wurlitzer 600

take a look at the juke box we use to have ...and have a listen....

Sarah Vaughn & Billy Eckstine - You're Just In Love (Original Stereo)

a long lost song, that was a big hit many years ago

Billy Eckstine - "Because you're mine"

you can imagine what a hit this was

Billy Eckstine - Everything I Have Is Yours

movin over to one of the greatest songs of the past, with the wonderful Billy Eckstine

Sarah Vaughan - Lullaby of Birdland

jazz with Sarah, remembering great music

Nat King Cole - Unforgettable (duet with Natalie Cole)

Lovely voice Natalie, with her Dad, remembering Nat King Cole, today, enjoy the memories.

Nat King Cole sings "When I Fall in Love"

We all want to fall in love forever. This song was a big hit as we all dreamed our futures

Nat King Cole - Smile

The best advice you can give anyone. My mother always told me, keep smiling Madlyn. It is hard to do sometimes, for all of us, but it helps

NAT KING COLE ROUTE 66

Great dancin!

Nat King Cole Send For Me

Jazzing it up with Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole -Walkin' My Baby Back Home

is it really Billy May in the background. Certainly has his style...loved Billy May, loved Nat King Cole....jazz it up with me today

Nat King Cole - A Blossom Fell

Soft voice, lovely melody, remembering Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole Night Lights

1950's dream music, with the great Nat King Cole, remembering

Duke Ellington - Satin Doll

Oh, yes, this was the monster hit, the best arrangement, best jazz...

Gerry Mulligan - Satin Doll

haven't posted any by Gerry Mulligan, this is a great song, but I don't think he had the run away hit with it, have to look some more.

Hank Williams Jr Your Cheatin' Heart

This morning Imus said that hank Williams had a new song, it might be called , Spare Change. Interesting tid bits, here, did not know he had an accident that wrecked his face.

World's Oldest Running Car Brings .6m at RM Hershey

World's Oldest Running Car Brings .6m at RM Hershey  This magazine is the greatest, Sportscar Market, the articles are great if you are a car fan, and it keeps you up to date on the auctions.