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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, May 28, 2011

The Ink Spots - I Cover The Waterfront

Lonely lovers, waiting for their men to return from the second world war, made this a major hit .....There were also about 200,000  women involved in the war, nurses, pilots, drivers, even prisoners of war.Prisoner Of Love / I Cover The Waterfront

ELVIS Frankfort Special

 

Elvis Presley Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn)

Elvis, this weekend, and one of my favorites is this simple song, which I played over and over
 
One of the best books, and movies   Suspense and daring dominate.  I loved it.  A perfect way to spend the holiday weekend, with a good read.  This is why we love Tom Clancy
A book that you can not put down.  I read voraciously and span a number of genres.  This is perhaps one of the most incredible stories of heroism and the triumph of goodness over evil.  The reviews are fantastic, this will make you proud to be American.  A perfect purchase for Memorial Day weekend.

Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire Best Tap dancers ever!

This is circulating in e=mail, great dancing, I agree, we may never see this again.  Here is the movie it came from Broadway Melody, 1940
Eleanor Powell: First Lady of Dance

The son of Eleanor Powell and Glen Ford has just written a book about his father, I link to that book here.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Language of God, Francis Collins

This is a fabulous book, especially for those of us that have faith.  Richard Dawkins has gone against Collins , as have many other scientists and he is being shunned for writing this book.  Almost like the dark ages...???

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

THE GAYLORDS - FLAMINGO L'AMORE

The Gaylords songs are hard to find, great music arrangement, nice break in a busy day.

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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Peggy Lee: A Hundred Years From Today (Washington / Young) - Recorded No...

what a sound! Peggy Lee's best song in my opinion is "Lover." no one can present it the way she does. Her song selection was not the best for her voice, I would have loved to hear more songs that suited her husky sound, like Chris Connor.

STARS FELL ON ALABAMA (Jack Teagarden)

The great Jack Teagarden, jazz leader.

Glen Miller Video Biography (1992) part 1

This says it all, the outdoor dancing with the Glen Miller band, "At Last", it calls back an era, a time when we all gasped in recognition that our great band leader was lost on his way to entertain the troops. A time of tears, lets not forget!  My second book is in the works and I am attempting to put the feelings of the war time into words that allow those not alive to experience the mood, the way of life and how we thought and acted in those days.

G I Jive radio show with G I Jill - Program 2255 c.1950

Imagine a night with mist moving in , like it is in New England now. You are waiting for your loved one to come home from the war, or he is in a foreign country dreaming of you, listening to G I Jill or Tokyo Rose. Imagine the feelings, the emtions, the music even had this almost tinny quality.. but the emotions were the same into eternity.

come back to the era of the 2nd world war....

Begin The Beguine - Artie Shaw

Love , love , love Artie Shaw, can see why Ava Gardner married him. His talent must have swept her off her feet!  Buy his collection now if and when you can find it..This is music!

Kate Smith introduces God Bless America

How wonderful it would be if we could keep this song going through our posts til after the next election. Shared sacrifice or shared prosperity. We have to decide, each in our own time and in our own minds...

What "Psychopath" Means: Scientific American

What "Psychopath" Means: Scientific American  

Quote, from the Innuit, "Somebody should have pushed him off the ice"

Jo Stafford - Taking a Chance On Love, 1958

One more from Jo

Jo Stafford - You Belong To Me - Her Best Version

This is my day for Jo Stafford, just love her voice

Jo Stafford - Make Love To Me

Jo Stafford had a wonderful voice, and was one of the biggest stars of her time.

The Ink Spots - I Cover The Waterfront

1940's music, The Ink Spots ruled the air waves, here is a medley is songs that set the mood of the country at the time. There were lots of love songs, songs of yearning for lost loves, like , "I cover the Waterfront". It was a time of heartbreak, that caused such anguish and intense feelings, that even as a child, I can recall the tears of the time.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

A vision inspired my book, Secrets of the Heart

About 15 years ago, when my mother lay dying, I shared a vision with her, and the Sister that was in charge of the nursing home. I cried for weeks, because I could not believe it, nor did I feel that I should be able to witness this magnificent gift.. Finally, I was motivated by various circumstances, beginning with a friend who kept telling me he was writing a book. He would ask, " Why don't you write a book?"


Since this was the most momentous event in my life, I spun a yarn around the event of my mother's death, and the death of my daughter Karen. It is a hopeful book for those that are dying, and for those that fear dying. It is a book of love, between man and woman, the self and God, told in dreams and visions, sprinkled with songs of the times, going back to the 1940's and 1950's.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues (Live!)

Staying  up with  music,
 Have you heard Marty Robbins sing this number?  Breeze over to his Youtube rendition, its good, but I still favor Guy Mitchell, I like the upbeat arrangement he has.

Monday, May 2, 2011

My heart stood still - Artie Shaw - 78rpm

I talk too much and the song is too far back, so savor the experience of growing up at the end of the 2nd world war and how the spirit of our country responded with the joy of jazz....this is fantastic.!  We all have something to contribute to the greatness of our country!

Jazz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jazz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It becomes important to me to listen to a song famous at the end of the 2nd world war...
as I love the song, and listen to its jazz contributions, I realize even more, how important Artie Shaw was in his contribution to music. He had it!  Travel back in my blog to the Youtube posting of the full song.  The improv is just wonderfully pleasing to the ear.!

Busy doing nothing - A song for life . . . HD Video

 When the Navy Seals risked their lives, where you part of it, by your contribution to our society?  This is what it is all about, being part of it!   Search Amazon.com for a connecticut yankee in king arthur's court by mark twain

The National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum - History of Naval Special Warfare and SEAL Teams

Navy Seals: Seal Museum Archives, Vol. 1 [VHS  Navy Seals: Seal Museum Archives, Vol. 2 [VHS]

]The National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum - History of Naval Special Warfare and SEAL Teams

Next time you plan a trip to Florida, the Navy Seals Museum is a place that I enjoyed.  I was fascinated with the bravery and the training, I learned about at the museum.  There is a lot to do in the Ft Pierce area, many people are not aware of , like the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Museum that is also nearby.  A home we once owned in Florida, was donated to the museum, after purchase from us and now provides the office space for the museum.  It was moved from our site on Jupiter Island, by barge, up the river to it's new home, so the new owner of our property could build a new home.     .Marine Bioluminescence





NAVY SWCC | Official Website U.S. Navy SWCC

NAVY SWCC Official Website U.S. Navy SWCC  Now, is the time to celebrate this great part of our Military!  The unsung heroes who risked their lives in this operation, to end the brutal leadership of one man who terrorized the world.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Taxes Are Not Too Low: It’s the Spending, Stupid | The Heritage Foundation

Taxes Are Not Too Low: It’s the Spending, Stupid The Heritage Foundation  Worth looking at the charts.  Why stamp on the dreams of young Americans that want to start  a business and are willing to take the chance to employ people and owe money for goods, services, rent, taxes etc, all that it takes to run a business....

Friday, April 29, 2011

I Don't Know How To Love Him @ Sarah Brightman

A favorite of my husband , Howard, Sarah Brightman.  She does the best job on this song of anyone.
He timbre is just right!  She was married to Andrew Lloyd Webber and he wrote much of his music for her voice. 

Westminster Abbey architecture

Could not help but enjoy the architecture , the gorgeous cacophony of shapes, forms, and light, as I watched the wedding this morning.
There is a link here to the architecture, and the history of Westminster Abbey. Just imagine the task this entailed before cad machines!  Note the free book on the right below, delivered by Kindle

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

CHCH News - And While the Bright Shiny Thing Sparkled… by Frank Salvato , 10/22/10

CHCH News - And While the Bright Shiny Thing Sparkled… by Frank Salvato , 10/22/10

This is an incredible story that got little or no viable new coverage.  How can we the people handle this ?  The Administration turned down valuable help to reduce the cost of health care?  Wow, this is ....

Monday, April 25, 2011

Sam Cooke - You Send Me

Start the day with an old memory, bringing back Sam Cooke                                

Classic Car Drive In's

Remember the Natick Drive In, over where the Natick Collection is now...Hugh had a scheme where he put "kids" in the trunk and he backed into the drive in....who recalls those days at your drive in..???

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Eh! Cumpari (Alitalia Airlines) The Gaylords

the Jokes at the end of the song, they had us in stitches....

funny animals

John Belushi does Joe Cocker


I had to post this for a laugh today, the story goes that when Joe Cocker saw this, he asked when did I perform this?

Friday, April 22, 2011

Acker bilk-stranger on the shore

  We were on our lives journey, out of college and traveling toward the future.  We were strangers on the shore, not knowing where we were going 1961

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

My heart stood still - Artie Shaw - 78rpm

Hey BarbaRee Ba! Here is where it came from! Listen to the music and you will hear the horns blare it.......I love both this version of the song and Dick Haymes version for Rita Hayworth......1945-1946

Monday, April 18, 2011

Jan Peerce - Full Moon and Empty Arms (1964)

The Bluebird of happiness, on the left shown here, is only$0 .01 how can you miss buying that for a gift?  Of course you have to find something else to go with it...

Kapell: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 iii. (1950)

William Kapell, Beethoven: Concerto No.2 / Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on Paganini. - Vinyl LP Record

Re discover this music.  It has always been a favorite of mine, since I was a young girl old enough to babysit for my aunt Anita, who had wonderful taste in music .  (Maybe because her father was a musician)
I couldn't believe it, I ordered this book and there was no charge on Kindle.  When you see this without a price, I guess you can get it for free.  I have not started it yet, I am still reading Cleopatra.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Kay Starr - Comes A-Long A-Love

Wow! here is our 1953 hit! Remembering Kay Starr, still have my collection.

Joni James - Why Don't You Believe Me (1952)

This song rocked the world in 1952...come back to our world...with Joni James, guarantee you will love her albums...ART NEWS - APRIL 1952 - VOL. 51- NO. 2ART NEWS - SEPTEMBER 1952 - VOL. 51 NO. 5
Current Biography Who's News and Why 1952

"How Important Can It Be?" Joni James

The wonderful Joni James years, do you still have your collection?

Hispano-Suiza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Legendary Hispano Suiza                                           Time for some car fun...I thought that if you had a
Hispano-Suiza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia              someone interested in Aeronautics that the book
 would be a good father's day gift.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Billy May And His Orchestra: Perfidia

This is a reminder of Billie May and the Totem Pole,at Norembega Park.  I don't know if my date that night was Artie Parks from Holliston, or John Mc Carthy from Framingham, but I was so happy, my first date at the wonderful, dreamy Totem Pole! Everyone of the girls I knew longed for a date there!  We also had Storyville , in Boston.

Bert Kaempfert - Wimoweh

Was this a hit in the early 50's or later? Bert Kaempfert style music swept over us for awhile....

Ray Conniff - Eres Tú

 A major hit in the early 70's., I was in Spain on vacation and it was playing there as well as in the States.

"Love is a many splendored thing"(慕情)

Xavier Cugat - Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White

Our Latin period, was it the early 60's?

Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Desafinado

This album rocked for us in the time of "The Girl from Ipenema",  and others

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

A_Very_Old_City_From_1950's.pps

A_Very_Old_City_From_1950's.pps I am writing my second novel with more of the 50's in it, and this is absolutely fabulous, sent to me by e-mail, I thought I would share it with my world

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

GM Hy-Wire "Car of the Future"

seGM Hy-Wire "Car of the Future" here it is the car of the future...wait til you hear the price.  it generates its own power....you can probably run your house on it....

Thursday, March 31, 2011

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY

I could never forget this movie that was frightening to me.  I was young enough to probably wonder if someone could make a deal with the devil. 

Monday, March 28, 2011

James Bond: GoldenEye Music Video ~ Tina Turner / Drumble007 channel page

Do you know who Golden Eye was?
Tina Turner....Wow!  She is fantastic in this....I have the c/d's for Bond, and this one song stands out...amongst many great Bond songs

Here There And Everywhere - Paul

Imagine!  Just Imagine the impact they had on the world, with music that has spanned their generation!  Get your own c/d someday you will be happy you did.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

While my guitar gently weeps - George Harrison & Eric Clapton

George and Eric together! What a time for music, the Beatles were so prolific....do you have a collection of their music...

George Harrison-Got my mind set on you

GRRRReat! Dance around the house music......get fired up....to do ...to do it right! We can do it!

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - George Harrison

Wow! the song, the guitar, the singer, it is great! What a battle , I think they played it together also, must look

Eric Clapton - While my guitar gently weeps (HQ)(Concert for George)

MUST listen to both Eric and George do this number.....Eric here...George is next

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord [HD]

THOSE WERE THE DAYS, the records must be worn out! Love this and While my guitar gently weeps....which I will post next...

Smokey Robinson - Just To See Her

Remembering.....Smokey Robinson, hooray! Great music,  I am visiting with Karenrose! Just to see her again, is joyous! She does the whole alphabet and counts way way to the sky!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Ella Fitzgerald "Shiny Stockings"

So Rare, by Ella is not on You Tube, so I thought I would give you one of my fave jazz numbers by Basie and Ella....wow!   I have to find the name of the album that contains the song....,maybe next week, when I change the music in the car.  Don't forget to collect c/d's you will regret the loss of them in the future.    Listen to this great sound, great scat, great dancing music!   Imagine my grandson Kenny , got enveloped in Ella, driving around in my car, as a young boy.  He loves this song.!!! Enjoy then get cooking ....

So Rare Jimmy Dorsey

I met Ella Fitzgerald singing this in my car this morning on the way to exercise.  It reminded me of the greatest version of the song by Jimmy Dorsey.   I had to find it and give those of you who never heard it, a chance to live to music that brightens your day and gets you going.  I will post Ella too, because her version is lush, but Jimmy Dorsey,,,,ahhh! the best!  Have a great day!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Manhattan Transfer Blue Champagne

I ran right out and got an album for the car, they have such a great sound.

FRANKIE LAINE -SHINE (1957 VERSION)

this is another one I almost forgot by Frankie....big big hit years and years ago

FRANKIE LAINE - TWO LOVES HAVE I

Today, I put some old songs in my disc player . Lo and Behold, I was called back to Frankie Laine and this great song,

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Teddy Pendergrass: The Whole Town's Laughing at Me

if you never heard Teddy at his best, listen to this great song...."maybe if I had spent more time with you".....

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Marvin Gaye up against Teddy Pendergast, they both win....

Teddy Pendergrass "I Don't Love You Anymore" (1977)

The great Teddy Pendergrass! Got to put him against Marvin Gaye, lets see what I can find...

Bruce Channel - Hey! Baby (Original)

This is the version I first heard, in March 1961, I guess!

Bruce Channel - Hey! Baby

I was getting ready to post this song, when I heard this morning that it broke out on this day! I think it was a late 50's song!
Wow, did we have fun dancing to this!  Remember it from the movie "Dirty Dancing?"

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Devil in the White City

An unusual book, that will keep you interested, it is about a character that lived in Chicago at the time of the World's Fair, and it steeps you in the sounds, smells and aura of the city as it grew.

Tommy Edwards-Please Love Me Forever

Pray and hold good thoughts, we can get through this world catastrophe! Remember the Dorsey brothers, they had so many hits...!!!

Brook Benton and Dinah Washington - Baby (You've Got What It Takes)

We've got what it takes to make the world a better place to live...

It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards

Morning Side Of The Mountain; Please Mr. Sun

This brings you back to the 50's a time of beautiful music, relax and enjoy three songs

Lenny Cocoa & The Chimes - Once In A While

Music heals the heart!  Songs that never die

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia


Whie we are healing from the worst disaster the world has known since the end of the 2nd World War, it is time for music....Most likely I published this in my blog in the past, but, it is one of my favorites for rhythm, and sound.                                                           

Friday, March 18, 2011

Redundant cooling...why not use wind turbines at nuclear plants

Madlyn FafardDave DeCenzo


Dave, what do you think about this....would it make sense to plan to close down any of the plants immediately that are on faults, and to build new ones that are the pebble type, not able to have a melt down....this would seem intelligent, with a long term plan of phasing out the old plants that pose such danger to the public. Can we afford this type of a catastrophe, this loss of life and contamination? We need leadership , we can not allow this type of danger to exist when we have new technology, my mind tells me...what say you?

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Dave DeCenzo The 200MW VHTGR being built in Idaho for the DOE will provide a proof of concept. After that plant passes its commissioning tests in 2014, then copies can be built. Certainly, site plans could be done ahead of then and any enviro permits ap...plied for and so on for other sites. Existing plants on fault lines will not necessarily see a tsunami, but re-evaluation of cool-down redundancies after emergency shutdown is warranted. I would rather see the worst coal plants taken off line before the nukes if the nuke re-evaluations determine there are sufficiently low risks. Imagine how this would have played out if the Japan plants had had 3 or 4 WindTurbines of size 3MW sitting there as redundancy for the diesel generators and batteries. I have not seen a weather report yet where the wind stopped over there.

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18 hours ago · LikeUnlikeMadlyn Fafard great thinking Dave, there is no question the wind power would have been able to save the day...how can we get the Politicians to listen to this type of thinkingNuclear space vehicles using pebble bed reactors (SAE)