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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, July 7, 2012

Tell Me Why By The Four Aces

another song that we sang day and night, played on the juke boxes that looked like this, and on our portable radios, or 78 records

James Tormé - A Better Day Will Come

you just heard Steve and Mel, now James, from his recent album...good sounds!

Steve and Mel Tormé Scat Duo

The Torme's, love all three of them.  Just great!

Michael Bublé - The Way You Look Tonight

Wonderful, great back up, the voice is just right, some more Jazz numbers Michael, keep them coming!

Michael Bublé - "Me & Mrs. Jones" Live at Madison Square Garden

Great!

It's No Sin - 3 versions. Four Aces, Eddy Howard, Duprees

Here is a medley by different singers, of a hugh hit, that still comes and visits me in my internal music player.  Hope you enjoy it as I do.

Elvis Presley - They remind me too much of you

I was looking for a song that I thought the Ink Spots sang, and ran across this

Oh! What It Seemed to Be - Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest

someone had compared Don Cherry to Dick Haymes and yes, it seems there is a similarity.

BAND OF GOLD ~ Don Cherry 1955

A great voice, that I loved, and the song was fabulous.  A voice like this and we never hear him.  Hopeully he will get a shot on Siriusly Sinatra.

It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards

Another oldie I love to play over and over...

Jimmy Beaumont and The Skyliners - Since I Don't Have You

This is the version that melted us into the future...

Brian Setzer Orchestra - Since I Don't Have You

I have  been listening to so much Sinatra lately, that I hear Frank Sinatra in Brians voice...???

Brian Setzer - Nightingale Sang In Barkley Square Live!!! (rare video).avi

Now for the jazz beat...

Vera Lynn - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square 1940

Vera will always be the angel of the Second World War...

Mel Torme w/ John Colianni - "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square", 1994

Absolutely gorgeous such control, such beauty with his voice...

The Folks Who Live On The Hill - Mel Torme.wmv

There are some songs that only certain people can give meaning to.  I think that Mel has one of the best versions of this song.

How wonderful !  His talent is spectacular and he is now teaching others to use  discarded material to make art.
Lee's Cotton Picker Art
Lee A. Washington, Artist
Rolling Fork, Mississippi

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Cotton picker spindles are used in my Agriculture Power and Machinery shop to make chipping hammers to clean spatter and slag off metal after the welding process. While on spring break in 2001, I was given some used spindles. After making the chipping hammers, I wondered what I could do with the extra spindles. After arranging them in several positions, I was able to see a stick-man. At that point, I decided to try making a man. One spindle made the body and then other spindles were used for the arms and legs. I welded all parts together. I was not satisfied with the results, so I made another and another. Now I can make just about whatever I put my mind to!


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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Magical Healing Mantra: Om Mani Padme Hum

This is very nice, I like it better than the first singing bowls

The Music of the Spheres (Tibetan Singing Bowls, played by Jack Haas)

It sounds similar to the sounds of the universe, mediation music

First Official Poster For Sam Raimi’s ‘Oz: The Great And Powerful’ Released | Geeks of Doom

First Official Poster For Sam Raimi’s ‘Oz: The Great And Powerful’ Released | Geeks of Doom
Looks good

Guy spans entire history of rock n' roll with 100 riffs

Guy spans entire history of rock n' roll with 100 riffs  This is great, and so is our guitar player...

"The Rainbow Body Phenomenon" with Father Francis Tiso | IONS Library | Institute of Noetic Sciences

"The Rainbow Body Phenomenon" with Father Francis Tiso | IONS Library | Institute of Noetic Sciences
once more, I will introduce you to Father Tiso, the Rainbow Body is fascinating....if we found the God Particle, is it possible, that sound and color make up the particle in a holograph, that we all agree on that causes matter to form....okay, I am dreaming...but it is fun!

'God particle' discovery beats fireworks for scientists

'God particle' discovery beats fireworks for scientists   Wowee!

Nat King Cole song, Love Is The Thing, sung by Greg Peterson

Nat King Cole, had a major recording of this song....so here is the only version of this old song I could find...he's got a great voice.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Prokofiev playing his Piano Concerto No.3 (Audio Only)

Some music to contemplate with.
Books of illuminations were gorgeous to look at and used to meditate or contemplate
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Monday, July 2, 2012

NewsDaily: Cosmic discovery week ahead for science, perhaps

NewsDaily: Cosmic discovery week ahead for science, perhaps a little more teasing on the Higgs Boson, which will become even more public on July 4!  A day for fireworks!

Perez Prado - La Macarena

Dancing, Arthur Murray Dance Studios, and Mambo were popular.

XAVIER CUGAT - ABBE LANE nel film "Donatella" (1956)

How could we forget Xavier Cougat and his famous singers....

Silvana Mangano *** Non dimenticar

My parents never taught us to speak their Italian language.  Even though I could not understand the words, this was one of my favorites.  On Sunday afternoon, in my home town of Framingham, Mass., Guido Oliva and his daughter,
Pearl Oliva, had the Italian Hour on radio stationWKOX, we listened and sang along with great Italian love songs and their famous singers.

Silvana Mangano - El Negro Anna

Silvana was gorgeous, this was HER film

Pink Martini - Anna (El Negro Zumbon).avi

Here is a new version of an old song from the movie, Anna.  A great film of the past.

Rita Hayworth Sway Dancing

I saw Rita Hayworth films all the time as a young person.  She was absolutely beautiful, mesmerizing all of us!

Sway - Rosemary Clooney & Perez Prado Orchestra (W-CLIP DANCING).wmv

Rosemary Clooney has a better version of Sway, in my opinion.   You can hear Rosemary Clooney on Sirisuly Sinatara chann3l 21 Sirius radio, along with many of the great jazz singers.  My favorite station.

Julie London - SWAY

This is interesting, over one million people have seen this, and Julie London is never heard by me on the radio?  Think about it, Julie London, a big star years ago, can get a million hits and still not be brought to our market today?  What is it? There are many reasons, I am not sure this is her best hit...for example, maybe it is not the type of music we want to hear in today's market, and more?

NAT KING COLE - NIGHT LIGHTS

The great Nat King Cole, he was one of my favorite singers along with Billy Eckstein...all day long this record would spin around when I was home with my record player!

Gerry Mulligan - Night Lights

I used to love Night Lights by Nat King Cole, I will see if I can find it.  In thinking about Youtube and the way it proliferates, I am pretty sure that if you are an artist of the past, especially, you would be better off to let the music be shared on Youtube, otherwise who is going to share and enjoy it to keep you alive?  Those artists I like to share are oldies for the most part, and who hears today, Jerry Vale, for example, Sergio Franchi, Frankie Laine?  We can keep them alive and hopefully help to sell records.  I think that the protective veil over Nat King Cole, will be something to watch.  I very seldom hear his hits, but, thanks to Siriusly Sinatra, they are still alive....but who has heard his version of Night Lights, lately?  What to do, is always a dilemma....and maybe I don't know the answer, but it seems to be....keep the artist alive...especially when I read about the new authors whose books sell for 99cents and bang!  They hit the big time....one wonders, it is a different world, isn't it....!