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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, November 10, 2012



Small Town America, Framingham
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Imagine what it was like to be a child during the time of this war,that raged on for over 4 years. Our men, my uncles among them, left to fight in a distant war. We never knew if we would see them again.Songs were tearful, hopeful, and expectant. Sacrifices were made so troops could get what they needed first. The daily life we lived held them in our hearts and in our efforts to conserve and produce so they could come home. What a magnificent spirit seemed to grasp our country, and the souls that walked the town I lived in. At the end of the war we all jumped for joy, and in my home our Italian born Dad played on his accordion...

The word teenagers was born, we got cars!  Drive-in's came into being as did soda shops, and drive up restaurants.  It was the time of  the duck tail hair do, pegged pants, pegged skirts, bobby socks and the most wonderful music...our town was just a microcosm of all the small towns in America at the time.

 
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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Duke Ellington - Satin Doll

over 1.5 million hits, you can see why we loved this rendition of Satin Doll so much

Diana Krall - Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You

I found something by Diana Krall, that is overall gorgeous....

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Anna Karenina | A Focus Features Film | Movie Overview

Anna Karenina | A Focus Features Film | Movie Overview

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Can't We Be Friends (1956)

A big popular song once

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Stars Fell On Alabama (1956)

its time to go wild with great music from the past

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Under a Blanket of Blue

this is a great channel

Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb - A-Tisket, A-Tasket (1938)

Here is the great Ella singing one of her most popular songs

Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, & Al Jarreau Performs

A great tribute to Ella

Silk Shiny Stockings by Ella Fitzgerald

One of my favorite jazz songs by Ella

Top Tracks for Sarah Vaughan (playlist)

Phrasing, voice, back up music, Sarah and Ella vied for the best female jazz singer...and of course there was Mel Torme on the male side....my favorite jazz singer

Sarah Vaughan Broken Hearted Melody LIVE

Wow, did this get played over and over on 45 records...

little things mean a lot / kitty kallen

another big hit of the past for those of you who want to be sentimental, or just curious to know the songs once popular that are no longer heard..

JONI JAMES HOW IMPORTANT CAN IT BE

this was a major hit, for Joni, and a great old song to revive

Joni James - Have You Heard (1953)

The teenagers in 1953, went wild for this song....in our watering spot in Framingham Mass., called the Wellworth

The Mills Brothers ("Paper Doll")

Another long ago hit, my mother once sang as the radio played in the background.