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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!

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - Adios

 a fitting close for today

Begin The Beguine - Artie Shaw

Hands down he was spectacular...

Carlos Santana / José Feliciano / Ricky Martin - Light My Fire / Oye Com...



This is a Wow.....Feliciano, ummmm, Santana, yeahhhhh and Ricky .....love it when my faves get together....

George Harrison & Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps *Rare Live...

All great songs help you recall the time of your life when you first heard them, and what stage of life you were in....the refrain is so beautiful...

The greatest "Layla" by Eric Clapton.. EVER !

then there was Eric Clapton!  Layla knocked me off my feet!

Stephane Grapelli - As time goes by (Casablanca)

antoerh movie , with the song played by the great Grapelli

Johnny Mathis - Summer of '42

Another movie you are missing the pleasure of, if you have not seen it.....and the beautiful voice of Johnny Mathis tempts you here...

getting some fun out of life, madeleine peyroux

Style, artistic and one of the best sounds around....

Black Book-A Hundred Years From Today



Black Book a great story, just reminding you, if you have not seen it yet....this song is from the movie...the story and the song stayed with me for a long time

The Guitar Gods - Jeff Beck: "Apache" / "Sleepwalk"

 with Les Paul...came the popularity of the guitar, that still is probably the most favored instrument to this day.....I remember the day I heard..."How High the Moon."   We were at the Wellworth in downtown Framingham, and it blew me away.... We all went to the moon with the new sound...and Les Paul went down in history!

And now Les Paul and Mary Ford as it sounded, when we first heard it.....it Wowed us!  Listen to the Grapelli touch
http://youtu.be/UOzB7I2y7Ic

Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli - I Saw Stars (1934)

Imagine how popular this group was ....what a sound back in 1934

Blue Moon - Stephane Grappelli

I never dreamed I would love the violin, but Grapelli makes it vibrate in my soul...

George Shearing live in Japan Lullaby of Birdland



when piano was important...George Shearing was the great jazz pianist...

"Tell Me Why" Bobby Vinton

this was Eddie Fisher's song, but I think this is the version we all liked, I have to go get Eddie's version



http://youtu.be/meUK1XLOhYs   No....it was not Bobby Vinton....Eddie had it!

"I'm Yours" Eddie Fisher

today a few moments and this song from the past popped into my head.   It was his best song in my book,though he had many hits....the song just suited his voice